Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-22
ASKS REFUND ON TICKET
Cousin Of Man Dying at Sea Wants
Steamer Line to Pay Him.
CLAIMS VALUE OF UNUSED PART
wife Of Frank ShercIiffe Brings suit
for Divorce in Des MOines
COurt-Death In Ex-
pIOaiOn.
tFrom a staff Correspondent)


gram.) -Because his cousin. Joseph Rather,
died and was buried at sea while en- route
to his home in Assyria, Hamaid Rather,
who runs a notion store, has made one OF
the most unusual demands ever made on
the Fabre steamship line of New York
The Des Mones merchant, who paid for
his cousins ticket, demands that the steam
ship company refund him the money for
the unused portion Of his dead cousins
ticket. He asks for the return OF five
siXths Of the passage money, as the cousin
died when out at sea only two days, and
the Des Moines man claims to have fur
nished the money for the passage.
Death Follows Explosion.
Terribly burned about the entire body
this morning by an explosion OF gasoline
in her home, Mrs. Charles Anderson died
today. BY mistake Mrs. Anderson poured
gasoline into a stove while starting fire.
The explosion ensued. Hardly a portion
OF her body escaped burns. She fingered
in excruciating pain until death came.
Mrs. Morris AFTER Divorce.
Mrs. Sherman Morris, whose husband,
better known as Frank Shercliffe. is serv-
ing time in the Colorado penltentiary for
murder, today brought suit for divorce.
They we're married I'm Marshalltown in 1905,
but she charges that in 1908 Morris held
up a Great Northern train, but was &C
quilted. They have two children.
Attacks the Voting Machines.
The democrats locally started a fight
to have removed from the voting machines
in use in this county the straight party
lever" by which the voters are able to
vote q straight party ticket with one mo
ton Of the hand. They claim that the
lever corresponds to the party circle"
which the legislature removed from the
printed ballots hence is illegal. The dem
oorats also make the claim that the use
Of the machines in this county brings
about trouble in the election OF assessors,
as by the use of them It is possible for
voters in incorporated towns to vote lille
gally for assessors in the surrounding
townships. The court will take up the
complaint and decide on an injunction Sat
urday.
Press Clubs Compliments.
The Des Moines Press club at a special
meeting this evening passed resolutions re-
gardlng the late Senator Deliver, who was
member OF the club The club heard an
address by Alex Miller, editor of tho
! Washington Democrat.
! InfantIIe Paralysis Again.
A fresh outbreak Of the infantile paraly-
/ sis epidemic in Grundy county was re-
ported to the state board OF health today,
| Twelve new cases were reported from
! there and of these seven were in one
family Of eight The only one OF the chill
dren not yet affected is a baby but a
few months old. For time 1t was thought
the epidemic was abating, and the reports
from Grundy county were good. A report
was received of two new cases in Wood
bury county and one case and one death
in Sioux county,
To Drain Bancroft Lake.
State officials gave hearing this morn
ing to persons interested In the drainage
Of Bancroft lake in Kossuth ". The
surveys have been made and the prelimin-
aries entered upon with view to the
drainage of the lake and disposal OF the
land for farming purposes Objections were
made and the council some time ago set
today for the hearing. State Treasurer
Morrow who was unable to go to the
Dolliver funeral by reason of suffering
from rheumatism, represented the council
in the hearing.
Report of Terminal Line,
The report Of the Des Moines Terminal
Railway company was filed with the State
Railroad commission today for the last
year. The cOmpsny operates about five
miles Of line in Des Moines being the
terminals connecting up with various manu-
featuring enterprises. The report, show.
receipts OF S,SSS.93 and expenses of s. O65 "a
or net profit Of over $1,000 a mile
withdraw from Race.
The secretary Of state received motto,
Of the withdrawal from the race for repre-
sentative of c. N. Williams OF Greene
democratic candidate in Butler county.
The Mount Pleasant Glove MANUFACTURER,
company OF Mount Pleasant filed articles
OF incorporation with $4,000 capital, J. l.
} Virden, president, and George E. Vlrden
secretary The Clinton Real Estate anC
Investment company, with $1,000 capital
r filed amended articles.
Carroll Back in Campaign.
Governor Carroll will re-enter the stat
political campaign on Friday, carrying on
the original program for the remainde
of the week. He Will speak in the after
, noon Of Friday at jefferson and in tn
: evening in Boone. On Saturday he viii
; speak In the afternoon at winterset an,
in the evening at St. Charles II is prob
able that the next week will be spent II
) the Sixth district, and practically all tn
l rest of the campaign in southern Iowa
/ wade Takes the stump.
, Judge Martin j. Wade Of Iowa CITY
democratic national committeeman 70
Iowa is In the campaign. He is to speal
7 Saturday evening in Keokuk, then on Mon
( day will so to Marshalltown and on Tues
2 day in Boone. lie will probably speal
\ every day following until election day. Tn
\ democrats will carry out their progra,n o
keeping Senator Porter on the stump con
( tlnuously and filling out with q host o
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