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Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
suprcme Court Ruling Holds.

The Iowa supreme court having passed
upon the question and thus construed the
Iowa constitution and the Iowa statutes
prior TO the time when the city Of Council
Bluffs took any step towards creating the
proposed Indebtedness, the question as TO
this court is foreclOsed. And the Iowa
supreme court having so decided prior to
the year 1905 lin 1900 and that opinion be-
ing the latest expression Of that court upon
the question. this court b. reason Of a long.
unbroken line of authorities, must give
the same construction to the Iowa statutes
and the Iowa constitution. And as section
l. chapter AZ. acts Of the Thirty-first Gen
eral assembly authorized the 5 per cent
debt to purchase OF construct water works,
the city is within both the statute and the
constitution. Therefore. as in any view
under the evidence as TO the existing In
debtedness OF the city, an additional in
debtedness of $4,000 will not exceed the
constitutional limit, the bin Of complaint
herein IL dismissed.
The suit brought by the c. B. Nash COM
pany was begun nearly a year ago. shortly
after the special election on October q,
I9G at which the proposition to issue 500. :
600 bonds for the construction or purchase
of a water works plant was approved by
the vote OF the people. Evidence was taken
during the summer before J. J. Ferguson as
special examiner and the case was tried
before Judge Mcpherson at the recent SEES
sion Of federal court in this city and was
by him taken under advisement.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
COuncH PrOeeedinEs LeEal.

on the question Of the records Of the
city council meetings dealing with the pre-
liminaries for the special election at which
the bond proposition was submitted TO the
voters. the court holds that the corrections
were sufficient. on this point Judge Nc
PhersOn says:
The city council has a rule, but which is
not covered by statute OF ordinance, that
the regular meetings OF the council shall
be held on the evening OF the first Monday
OF every month. The last meeting OF the
council in August, lsS. was August 81
The record, as made up at the time, re-
cited many doings Of the council, none
OF which were connected with this matter
and they recited an adjournment, not
specifying any time. This record was
next Monday was the first Monday OF Sep
tember. The record. as made up for that
day monday, September %, showed that
the mayor and all eight OF the councilmen
were present and that, on motion, the
council adjourned until the next evening
Tuesday. II Is conceded that that record
was untrue. The mayor was not present,
nor were six councilmen. Two OF the coun-
council room. These two voted 10 adjourn
until Tuesday evening. Proceedings were
4. adopted at the instance OF the complainant
herein. TO correct the record OF Monday
evening and show the truth. ThereupOn
the council changed the record OF August
"A showing that the council then declared
that the next regular meeting should be
September s Tuesday,. as Monday the
9TH, was a holiday. And the record OF Sep
TENDER Z was changed so as TO show tina
these two adjourned the meeting until the
next evening.
But 1t seems to me that an adjournment
BY less than a quorum, ratified by the
actual presence OF all members at the time
10 when such adjournment was Attempted
and the transaction OF business, Is not "a
be questioned by the courts But aside
from this II will be kept in mind that the
D E0IAEGLe4 record shows that by a un1mf
nous vote the council. August q. adjourned
until September s for the next regular
meeting. thereby in effect suspending OF
aorogating the rule for a Monday. Septem.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
Matters In the District Court.


r. C. F. Chambers. district superintend-
ent OF the Iowa Anu-SaIoon league. insti-
tuted suit in the district court yesterday
to enjOin c. A Mathiesen and Bertha
Mathiesen. his wife. from further conduct
ing a saloon in Bentley. Ia II is alleged
in the petition that the defendants have
violated the provisions OF the mulct law,
but In h respect is not stated.
John Scherer. who dismissed without
prejudice his 5000 personal injury damage
suit against the Alfalfa Meal company
Thursday after the case had been partly
heard. filed a new suit yesterday.
Anna E. Lunbeck filed suit for divorce
from Oscar J. Lubbock. 20 whom she was
married In this city October L. 100. She
says her husband deserted her within
three months Of their marriage.
Sarah NJ. Etherington seeks q divorce
from Albert Etherington. to whom she
was married March 1. 1891. at Glenwood
la. The cruel and \inhuman treatment
OF her husband. so she alleges. forced her
to leave him on December s of last year.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
one Point Not Ruled UPon.

The Nash COMPANY commended that in
strict compliance with the law the council
should not have taken action on the mat
ter Of calling a special election until the
meeting following the filing Of the petition
asking for such election The records OF
The city council showed that action order
ing the special election was taken the same
night that the petition was presented.
Judge Mcpherson does not seem TO have
ruled on this point in his decision.
The advocates OF municipal ownership in
the city council were greatly edited when
they learned Of Judge AcPherson's decision
in favor Of the city. They expressed them
selves as being in favor Of al once taking
steps 20 secure municipal ownership OF the
water works system, either by c0ndemna-
ton, purchase or construction OF a new
plant In the event Of construction or pur-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24

In our thirty-five years Of business we
were never loaded up with pianos as we
are now, over 600 pianos in our several
stores and warehouse. We must dispose
OF a big number Of pianos before January
L Our purchasing contracts have swamped
us Buy your piano now. It's our loss.
your gain- A. Hospe Co. q Pearl street
and 2S'South Main street, Council Bluffs,
Ia
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24

The great Majestic Range exhibition all
this week. October Is to q Come in and
see the elegant display. All this week we
give free with each Majestic range sold an
elegant set Of kitchen ware, actual value
s. Investigate now. P. G. Devol Hardware
company, O4 Broadway; 10 North Main
street.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24

.nses to wed were issued yesterday to
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
Council Bluffs
WATER BONDS HELD VALID
Judge MCPHERSON Rules Against Con-
tention Of the G. B. Nash Company.
INJUNCTION Is DISSOLVED
for the Nash Company
nnoun Case VIII he Appealed
20 the Uhited states Circuit
Court of Appeals.

That the city Of Council Bluffs has the
right TO issue SsO0.O0 bonds for the con-
~struction or purchase Of a water works
plant and by 50 doing not exceed its con-
stitutional limit Of Indebtedness. is the de-
cision Of Judge Smith Mcpherson Of the
United States court, handed down yester-
day in the suit brought By the c. B.. Nash
company Of Omaha against the city The
suit Of the c. B. Nash company, which
attacked the validity OF the proposed bond
issue. IL dismissed by Judge Mcpherson
and the injunction which the company had
secured pending the trial OF the case, re
straining the city from further proceeding
in the matter OF the issue Of these bonds is
dissolved.
Tbs principal question raised in the sui
was whether the issue Of the S0.0o water
works bonds would increase the indebted
ness OF the city beyond the constitutional
limit. The petitioning company took the
position that the Indebtedness Of the city
could not legally exceed 5 per cent OF the
taxable value Of the property OF the city
while the -city. ~conteRded that II could incuI
an indebtedness up to 5 per cent Of the
actual value, which is four times that Of
the taxable value. This contention OF the
city was based on a ruling Of the supreme
court OF the state and Judge Mcpherson In
his decision SAYS:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-01
TAMMANY CHOOSES
 GAYNOR FOR MAYOR
And Declares for Municipal Ownership of Public
 Utilities.
Special from United Press )

New York, Oct. 1.-Tammany Hall and municipal ownership of public utilities New Workers to-day are slowly recovering their breath follow ing the declaration by the Tammany convention which last night nominat- ed Justice of Supreme Court William J. Gaynor for Mayor
 We favor municipal ownership and control of public franchises and utili- ties.' Nothing of this kind was look ed for from Tammany which in the past has declared municipal owner ship a vision of socialism and to- day politicians are looking for the reason for the radical departure from the Tigers usual conservatism.
 One reason advanced to-day is that Justice Gaynor forced the adoption of the plank in order to forestall a cam paign by William R. Hearst heading on similar platform. But no mat ter what the reason the rank and file of the political sharks declare that 1t, will give Tammany distinct advan- tage in the coming campaign.
 The complete ticket nominated by Mayor; Robert R. Moore, president of the Commercial Trust Company, for comptroller, and John F. Calvin, rich nanufa cturer, for president of the board of aldermen.
 The convention also saw the down. fall of Patrick H. McCarren, whose candidate for the nomination of comp tro1ler was turned down. Should Tam many win at the coming election Murphy will fare fully as well at the hands of Gaynor as will McCarren, al- though the Justice comes from Brook Iyn while the rich office of comptrol- Ter will be directed entirely from Tam many headquarters as Moore and Mur- phy are intiTnates.
 Gaynor will resign from the Supreme Court bench at once. In announcing that he will accept the nomination he insists that he has made no pledges and that he will, if elected, oppose official oppression in all forms.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-01
CARD INDEX TO. REPLACE MEMORY
 OF FINNEGAN

A new card system is about to be installed at police headquarters by the police commissioners who. at a. meet ing of the board. last night, appoint cd Commissioners Hili and Coughlin 8 committee to arrange and decide de- finitely upon the exact system The purpose is to have a ready reference system with the record and descrip- tion of petty offenders and others for the use of the court and the prosecut- ing attorney. If the judge now de- sires to know how many times an offender has been before the court he will refer to the cards instead of to Court Officer Finnegan whose memory for faces and sentences has been relied upon The court officer is never mis- taken. but it is thought that card system would be a big improvement in that the information wanted can be known exactly
 Memorandum cards will be sent to each of the three stations in the city for the use of the officer at the desk. When a prisoner $ arrested a record will be made on the card. Before the next session of the city court these memorandums will be sent to the clerk at headquarters. who will keep the in dex fer the use of the court and the police department.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-01
IN DUEL WITH z
 FOUR POLICEMEN
Special from United Press.)

Newark, Oct. 1.-AIbert J. Dema- rest, who came to Newark several years ago from St. Louis, died in the Orange hospital to-day from two re- volver bullet wounds received late last night in a duel with four policemen at his boarding house. here. Dema- rest earlier in the night had tried to shoot Adam G. Marshall who lived in the same house and then took refuge ir his room announcing that he would shoot anyone who tried to interfere with him.
 A warrant for his arrest was pro- cured by Marshall and placed in the hands of the police and four of them started for his house. When they knocked at the door he warned them not to enter but they broke down the door and he started shooting. A re- volver duel followed and Demarest was hit twice, once in the abdomen and once over the heart. He was hur- ried to the Orange hospital where he died.
 According to the police Demarest re- gently came into a fortune left by a realtive who died at Canton, Mo, and since that time he had been drinking heavily. He had been. ordered to leave his boarding house and blamed Marshall for his troubles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-01
WELLESLEY GIRLS
 CARRYING PISTOLS
Especial from United Press.)

Wellesley, Mass, Oct. 1.-Terrified by the activities of a Jack the Hug ger," who is busy here scores of girls at the big Wellesley seminary for young women are today carrying pis- tols to repel the intruder and the po- lice of the town are staying out nights to catch him. Two of those hugged so far lave been Mrs. James Atkin- son, a pretty young matron of the town, and Miss Isabel Bradsell of Brooklyn, a student at Wellesley. Both were attacked on the fringe of a small hamlet near here and only es- capped after sharp struggles with the intruder. In both cases the clothing of the women was badly torn and the feeling is general that it is possible that only their stout resistance pre- vented the attacks from becoming tragedies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-01
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

A surprise party was given last evening in honor of Master George French it being his 9th birthday. at his home, GAY Housatonic avenue. The evening was pleasantly passed in games, recitations, etc. Those present were the Misses Hilda Russ, May Patenaude, Ruth Patenaude, Helen Ketner, Minnie Fritz, Frieda French Lillian French, Mary Oros, Bessie Shannon, Mary Donovan. Emma French, Susie Shannon and the MeSsrs- George French, Thomas Donovan, J ohm shannon, George Sweeney. Wt'liam Sweeney. Fred French. Georg Pate naude, George French. Murdack urgu- hart William French, and Henry French.
 Miss Jessie Elder has returned from New York, where she witnessed many events of the, Hudson-F Fulton celebra-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-01
REPRESENTATIV CHANDLER
 COMING.

All men interested in the doings of the past Legislature are invited to hear Representative George B. Chand- Ter of Rocky Hill, when he appears before the Bridgeport, Business Mems Association, Tuesday evening. Oct. 5, at the Stratfield, and speaks on the topic, Public Utilities and the Legis- lature of 1908-9.''
 Representative Chandler was a lead CT of the fight against the Barnum bil1 and with Representative Whiton offered the Chandler-W Whiton bill which
 un1nnl7 inlI0,a tiouS among those
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-01
Girl Murderer to be Hanged

Aberdeen, S. D., Oct. Emile vic- tor, convicted of the murder of Mill dred Christie, IS years old, was to- day sentenced to be hanged Nov. 16 in Aberdeen. Victor was accused also of killing Mildred Christie's father and mother and Michael Ronayen a guest of the Christie family, but was tried only for the murder of the girl.
 The motive for the crime was rob- bery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-01
A NARROW ESCAPE

Edgar N. Bayliss. a merchant of Robinsonville. Del, wrote: About two years ago I was thin and sick. and coughed all the time and if I did not have consumption. it was near to it. I commenced using Foley's Honey and Tar, and it stopped my cough, and I am now entirely well, and have gained
 twenty weight pounds. all due to the good results from taking Foley's Hon. ey and Tar" F. B. Brill. local agent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-01

orally this morning in all sections east or the Rocky Mountains. Light rain has fallen during the past A hours. in the lake region and northern portions of New England. An area of high pressure central over the western DOT ton of the lake region will move slow H eastward and produce pleasant weather in this vicinity for two or three days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-01
OLD MINSTREL DEAD
F'AIH OF CHARLEY MITCHELL IS DEAD IN
 LONDON
Special from United Press ]

Especial from United Press.)
 London, Oct. 1.-'Pony'' Moore. one of the best known sporting men in England and also we'll known in the United States, died here to-day His real name was George Washington Moore and he was the father-in of Charley Mitchell, the well known English pugilist. Moore was the founder of Moore & Burgess min StrelS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-01
PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
 RECEIVES TURKISH RULER

Especial from United Press.)
 Paris, Oct With great formality and ceremony President FalIieres to- day received Cheftek Pasha. virtually military ruler of Turkey. In response to a formal speech of greeting by Fall Heres, the Turkish general gave an ex- tended discussion of Turkeys pros poets for the future predicting the n>sH1y S1ngth of the Ottoman empire
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-01

for Marseilles, whence he will return to Constantinople. The Turks in Paris have arranged a great demon stration in his honor with a big pa rade which will escort him through the streets to the depot.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-01
Death Toll of Alps
 ArOuSeS Government
(snecial from limited Press, ,

Geneva, Switzerland, Oct. 1.-The an- nual death toll of the Alps, this year, 151 killed and PIT injured, has arous- ed widespread public opinion through out Switzerland and the. strongest pressure possible is being brought to bear in favor of the enactment of strict government regulations to re- strain mountain climbing. This year the majority of the victims of the high peaks were. either inexperienced mountain climbers or pleasure seek CTS wishing to make the highest with out guides.
 Some of the smartest of linen coats are sleeveless, and are made up in shcrt and long panels, the short ones edged with deep fringe. Such coats are always elaborately embroidered or braided.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-01
WinSfed Artist Dies
 From Effects of Gas
Special from United Press,

N NSpRcIaI from United PreSs.)
 Winsted. Oct. Miss Anna H. Brad ford. aged 66. who was found lying un- coDscious in her apartments on Main street yesterday from the effects of gas, died early to-day in the Litchfield Eour1 Hospital Her death is be- 1ieVet have been accidental.
 HfiS adford was born in Schenec- fady Y, and was a graduate at Vha Seminary at Norton, Mass.
 an artist of some ability A
 George Bradford, survives her.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-08-12
Fooled Him.

Country Drummer with cigars) u
Pardon me; have you a match? VII
lage Loafer tentatively Yaas, but !
hain't no segar. Country Drummer
Good! In that case you won't need
the match! Chicago News.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-08-12
First Wheel Clock

Some say that Archimedes .uade the
first Wheel clock as early at 200 B. C..
Others give credit to Wallina ford, who
lived SO late as the beginning of the
fourteenth century. But the most per
feet water clocks were, long before the
latter period, furnished with wheels,
so that the only Improvement was the
substitution of a solid body to act as
a moving weight instead Of water. It
Is not to be wondered at that the ap-
plicat1on Of weight to clocks as
moving power should attract so little
attention, as water and sand were un-
doubleday thought more convenient by
contemporary writer's. The oldest CON-
.plete clock moved by weights is prob
ably that sent by the sultan Of Turkey
to Frederick II. in 1882. In the thir-
teenth century many of the church
steeples In Italy were furnished with
clocks moved by weights, which struck
the hours. Hele of Nuremberg is sup
posed to have constructed the first
watch in 1900, and to him must also
be given the credit Of the spring clock.
The fusee was probably invented in
England about the end Of the six
teenth century. But it was not until
the middle of the seventeenth century
that the pendulum was first applied to
clocks by Huyghens. I. e. w. Il +.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-08-12
Feeding Swine Alfalfa.

One of the most extensive and sue
cessful swine raisers in Kansas tells
the author this: ''Twenty-five years Of
pasturing hogs of all ages on alfalfa
have proved conclusively to me that
fourth to half grain ration while they
are on pasture will produce greater
growth per day than when in. dry lots
on full feeds of corn. Hogs will main
tain a reasonable growth but not fat
ten much on alfalfa pasture alone. I
believe it profitable to feed them some
grain while running on green alfalfa.
If it is desired to full feed hogs they
will make rapid fattening growth
from increasing the grain ration while
on pasture, and with the full grain ra-
ton the meat will be nearly as firm
as that Of hogs kept In dry lot where
grain alone has been fed. L find no
distinction on the market between al
falfa fed swine and those purely grain
fed. and they sell price and price alike.
The general health Of the alfalfa fed
hogs is equal to that of those main.
tanned on any other feed, and they are
prolific Prom Coburn's Swine In
America" ~ .--aa-.-..~.>,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-08-12

sky, star studded impenetrable. wGs
above her. The man Of whom had
been her last conscious thought came
between the sky and her puzzled gaze.
Then she saw the long train. din.
shadow-like. uncertain. stretched out
darkly before her. She knew that
lights flashed about. voices cried.
means shook the silence. And then.
with sharp twinge of suffering. she
knew that the wreck had caused her
to be injured-tha she could not rise.
Perhaps horrible though! her spine
had been seriously disabled and she
would never rise again.
''My darling. said a voice softly. a
voice she knew well. yet had never
heard With this strange. wonderful in
tonation.
A wave Of ineffable gladness met and
conquered the rising tide of distress
ane ;,;;;;>::cy. Again she swooned. This
time IT, h~s.ital had been reached be-
FIRE Shn ,.'.tle to, I .a. & i.
Fer wees she lay there helpless. fac.
ing t':e' terrible uncertainty in regard
to her .u.C"e, There were times when
j. Wa fs.r"i that her days Of activity
were y"r Through it all he was her
ccre+'::,t s-.,y and the rock on which
her T.'re"t'." hopes rested.
TO I'll" !, nelly woman with no living
relative his tender. gentle companion
ship was sweet beyond expression. She
was still observation-disclosures than ever
determined now that possible invalid
ism lay before her-never to marry.
but she would not allow herself to
realize how and where she was drift
ing. To have realized and acknowledg.
ed the truth would have meant his
Punishment, speedy and unrelenting,
and she simply could not bring herself
to face this new and pain illed life
without his continual solacing pres
ence. Fate. smiling. took the case in
hand.
II shall not be helpless or even
lame" Marcia told him joyously one
day after long months Of waiting
But l shall be even smaller than ever
they tell me-"
He. who had come outwardly scath-
less through the ordeal. smiled as he
bent over her
Dear love-" was his tense whisper
you will be just as high as my heart. -
Z =
1t was frail bride, pale, slender,
leaning hard upon the arm Of her hus-
band lover. who stood at the altar a
few weeks later-a bride who looked
especially small and diminutive beside
the big man who had just thankfully
claimed her. And into the eyes of this
bride, joyously happy in her complete
surrender. crept a whimsical CLEAN as
she realized this fact.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-08-12
GRANDMOTHER Two Fads.

my grandmother said the man
who was raised on the farm. was a
woman Of great determination. One
day she was showing grandfather and
me how to seize hornets and smash in
their skulls between the thumb and
forefinger before they could sting-a
little trick in which the old lady took
great pride. She picked the yellow
buzzer off the window shade: the usual
faint crushing sound was heard. and
the old lady smilingly held the dead
body up for our approval. We showed
proper admiration for the feat but still
regretfully preferred to slap the little
fiends with board. Not till several
days afterward did we notice the
swollen finger and discover that the
hornet, by some sort Of devilish in
genuity. had managed to sting grand
mother. ....2 -. j.,
"She also used to cut up with hoe
all the snakes she could find and feed
them to the chickens. Snake meat, es-
pecially milk snakes. gave the chicken
a peculiarly fine flavor, she asserted.
No one could contradict this theory,
as the fine flavor was there every
Thanksgiving day to prove it."-New
York Sun. s