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Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30
SIDEWALK ORDINANCES TABLED
Committee of Whole Tired of Further
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Committee of Whole Tired of Further
Discussion.
At the meeting yesterday afternoon of
the city council in committee Of the whoRi
It was decided to lay all amendments, Pc
titions and communications relating to the
ordinance regulating the use OF the public
sidewalks for the display and sale of NOR
chandise on the table. II the city council
at its next meeting concurs in the recon-
mendation Of the committee OF the whole,
the ordinance as 1t now is will stand. The
present ordinance permits a merchant to
use a space not exceeding eighteen inches
in width in front OF his front windows for
the display Of. but not for the sale OF
merchandise The use OF any portion Of
the sidewalk at the side OF a building is
prohibited,
The committee discussed the bids Of the
Weekly Times and the Nonparell company
for the publication OF city official notices,
but fnIled to reach any decision. The mat
ter was finally referred to the COMMITTEES
on claims and printing to report back at
the next meeting OF the council.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30
Council Bluffs

from spreading to the adjoining buildings
The printing establishment Of the More
house company on North Main street and
the undertaking establishment OF Baird n
Boiand were for a time in imminent danger
The contents OF the Baird q Boland estab-
lishment were hastily removed TO the street
and the coffns and costly caskets were
piled high upon the sidewalk.
Two wagons several sets Of harness and
a quantity Of feed were destroyed In the
De Vol barn. horse was rescued, al
though the animal was somewhat severely
scorched. w. r. De Vol stated that the
loss was fully covered by insurance.
Numerous small BIazes.
While the firemen we're battling with the
blaze on Broadway at 4:9O O'Clock an alarm
was turned in from Oakland avenue and
the chemical engine was dispatched to the
scene Of the fire, which was In the rear
Of the residence Of Walter Hough at 2l
Lafayette avenue, opposite Fairview ceme-
terry. James Shaveley and Frank Gum,
employees OF the City Water Works COM
pany, who were working in the vicinity,
formed themselves into a volunteer fire
department organized a bucket brigade
and, with the assistance of garden hose.
succeeded in getting the blaze, which was
confined to the kitchen, under control by
the time the chemical engine reached the
place. A defective flue is believed to have
ben responsible for the blaze at the Hough
residence.
Shortly before o'clock some of the fire
men had to be sent TO Clark and Fifth
avenues, where burning grass was threat
enlng residences in that neighborhood
The first fire yesterday was in the morn
ing, when the department was called to
the residence Of John Mcsorley at SOe
South Ninth street, where barn filled
with hay was ablaze. The fire was ex-
tinguished with but nominal loss.
Shortly before / o'clock yesterday the
department was given a run to the coal
yard Of the Walt Smith Fuel company
at 1901 South Sixth street, where the sheds
were on fire. This blaze was also extin.
guished with but nominal loss.
At 2:50 o'clock in the afternoon a still
alarm took No l fire company to the
warehouse building on Main street occupied
in part by the NJ. e. Smith company OF
Omaha as an overall factory A sparl
from a locomotive is believed to have
started a blaze In a heap Of rubbish and
the flames communicated to the platform
at the rear of the building. The blaze
had made considerable headway when the
firemen reached the scene.
A still alarm in the morning gave No
2 fire company on West Broadway a rur
to the southwestern part of the city
where burning grass was threatening dam
| age to nearby cottages.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30
Black Hills Chicken With
Back Action Feet and Wings

RAPID CITY, S. D.. April 29,-(special.)-
"Bnl' Edwards a Hills rancher, living
near Pactola, in Rapid creek, took off a
Barred Plymouth Rock hen and fine
brood OF chicks recently. In the brood
was one freak chicken, the like of which
was never before seen in the Black Hills.
This particular chicken had been over
endowed by nature. 1t had two pair" Of
perfectly formed legs and feet and two
sets of perfect wings From the outset the
chicken thrived with the rest of the brood
and Edwards noticed that it was able to
run backward on one pair Of legs with
the same apparent ease that 1t ran for
ward with the other pair. A close ex-
Animation showed that the chicks wings
were so arranged that, had 1t lived to ma
turity, Edwards believes II would have
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30
Partnera Are at outn.

Fred Haensn and John F.. Johnson. pro
prietors of the Haenen Artificial Limb
company OF this city, are at outs and the
trouble existing between the two partners
eliminated yesterday in Haenen filing an
information In the court Of Justice Cooper
charging his partner, Johnson, and a
young woman named Effie Painter with
living together as man and wife without
going through a legal marriage ceremony.
The young woman on being taken into Gus
today by Constable Maltby declared 10 the
court that she and Johnson had been law
fully welded In Omaha a week or more
ago and that she had a marriage certki-
cate to substantiate her assertion. She
was released on a bond in the sum OF 500
and stated she would produce her mar
riage certificate In court, to the disoom-
future OF Haenen. Johnson had not been
located by the constable last evening.
The trouble between Haenen and John
son resulted recently in HGenen bringing
suit in the district court for the winding
up OF the partnership.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30

flown backwards as easily as forward.
This freak chicken came to an unumely
end three days after IT broke out OF Its
she'll The old hen was strutting about
the barn lot with her brood and the freak
chick was chasing bug far from Its fell
lows. Mother hen started to corrall the
little wanderer when It started backward
so suddenly that she stepped on 1t ahd
broke its neck.
Edwards and his neighbors do not mourn
the untimely death Of the freak and con-
tent themselves by trying to figure out this
problem: II a normally equipped chicken
can scratch up ten hills of cucumbers and
a row of peas I'm half an hour, how many
hills of cucumbers and rows Of peas could
chicken scratch If provided with a
double set of scratchers?
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30


Judge wheeler Decides Not to Con-
tinue Them over Term.
The. civil suits brought in the district
court by G. f. Castle Of Britt Ia; NJ Jack
man Of Minneapolis, Mimi; Joseph w
Leisen of Menominee, Mich, and DR.. A. A.
Van Cleave of st. Louis, Mo-, against local
parties to recover the money out of which
they claimed they were buncoed by the
]. C. Mabray gang of big store" swlndlers
will have to be tried at this term Of court
or dismissed. Judge Wheeler yesterday
handed down his decision overrullng the
motions of the plaintiffs for further con-
tlnuance. Objection to the further post
-ponement Of these cases was made by coun-
sci for the defendants on the grounds that
they had already been continued over three
terms at the instance OF the plaintiffs
Judge Wheeler also handed down his de-
cision in the divorce suit of Nellie Gibbons
against Sidney Gibbons, granting the plain
tiff decree as prayed for.
The criminal case against Mrs. Grace
Collins and Quito Callanese, negroes.
charged with the murder of Eugene Collins,
the husband of Grace Collins was dismissed
yesteHday on motion OF the county attorney
for lack Of evidence to convict. Eugene
Collins was shot to death on the morning of
January IA at the home of his wifes mother
on South Eighth street. Mrs, Collins claimed
to have shot him in self-defense.
The case Of the state OF Iowa against
Mrs. Luella w. King, colored charged with
maintaining a nuisance in the nature of a
house Of Ill repute was dismissed yesterday
on motion of the county attorney for lack
OF evidence to convict.
The Illinois Central Railway company has
| filed notice Of appeal to the supreme court
from the decision of the district court in
the suit brought against 1t by the city
OF Council Bluffs, Under the ruling Of the
district court the railroad was required to
install crossing gates at Avenue A and
Eighteenth street, where the street rail-
way tracks cross the railroad tracks.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30
IUsKs CORN ALL WINTER
Iowa Man with Score OF seventy-FOur
Hundred Bushels.

MASON CITY, Ia, April S.-CSpecial)- y
Clarence McKibben of Marshall county is
undoubtedly the champion cornhusker, not
only Of Iowa, but Of tho world. so far as
quantity is concerned. He lays no claim to
daily speed but in sticktotiveness is
where he excels. or the 1909 crop ne has
husked and cribbed 7.4OO bushels and every
ear was handplcked, He completed the
last bushel but few days ago. He com
menced his task in late October. and de-
spite cold. wind snow and ice he stald
right by It, Before the severe weather set
in he had husked 5000 bushels and the re-
naming 1000 bushels have been picked
since. For the first he received 4 cents per
bushei, or a total OF $40. For the last II
was cents per bushel, amounting to 1854
Compiling his corn huskins earnings he
has rounded out SSS4 He kept a daily
record OF his work and his report can be
verified in every detail.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30
Council Bluffs
Democrats Busy
Making Up Slate
For the Primary
Balloting Will Take Place June z and
Petitions Must Be Filed by
May Seven.

The democrats are busy securing candi-
dates for the several county offices, nomi-
nations for which have to be made at the
primaries on June z. The nominating pc
titions have to be filed on or before May
and time is getting short. A number of
the local leading members of the party
gathered yesterday afternoon at the city
hall to fix up a slate and partly sue
ceeded.
Henry Bornholdt Of Avoca is slated for
the party nomination for sheriff. but
candidate for county treasurer has yet to
be selected. w b. Reed was mentioned
for-the nomination, but the gathering yes
terday picked him as the candidate for
clerk of the district court.
John Hannah, formerly Of Nicola, q pres
ent deputy under County Recorder Barg-
hansen, was picked out as the candidate
for county auditor and BILLY Barghausen
will have no opposition in securing renom-
ination for county recorder.
Dr, c. II. Bower, city health officer and
DR.. w. II. Benjamin VIII be candidates
for the democratic nomination for coroner
while Attorney Havey Ouren is understood
to be slated for the nomination for judge
Of the superior court.
p D. "duSWOIln Is q CanulQate Tor the
democratic nomination for county attorney
and II is said that Frank j. Capell, member
Of the Board Of Education, will also be a
candidate for this nomination at the demo-
cratic primaries
The democrats have not as yet settled
on candidate for county superintendent
of schools.
AL A. Lenocker the democratic war
horse" Of Oakland, and John 7. Hazen,
another veteran in the ranks Of the same
party, will be the candidates for repre-
sentatives from Pottawattamie county.
Their nomination papers were forwarded
yesterday to the secretary of state.
Robert j. Harding of Grove township,
Fred Beck OF Lewis township and d. A.
Coe mayor Of Hancock, will be the demo-
cratic candidates for members Of the Board
of County Supervisors. Harding and Beck
will be candidates for the terms beginning
1911, while Coe will seek the term COM
| mencing 1912
DR.. H. A. Reichenbach and Henry Cutler
| both Of this city, 1t was stated yesterday,
would be candidates for the republican
nomination for coroner.
The following filings were recorded yes
terday in the office Of County Auditor
Innes:
H. M. Lilies, for republican nomination
| for justice of the peace in Kane township
j. X. Cooper, for democratic nominatior
for justice of the peace in Kane township
| w. 9. Joseph, for republican nomination
for justice of the peace in Kane township
r. T. Bryant, for republican nomination
! for justice of the peace in Kane township
All Of the present officers, with the ex.
ception Of County Attorney Hess, will seeh
denomination and. will file their nominating
petitions before May T.
is YOUR CHILD among those backward
in school? Perhaps it's eye trouble. Find
out. We examine eyes free. Lefferts.
| Wanted-Young giri to help with house.
| CaII Rail u
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30
Dies ON Visit 10 brother.

FORT DODGE, Ia, April &.-(special
Telegram the steps Of his brothers.
Central Avenue restaurant, William Hits
man OF Boone, aged ss fell dead this after
noon OF heart trouble. Mr.. Hitsman had
Just arrived for visit here Ills body will
be sent at once TO Boone. where his wife
and children reside.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30
A Fortunate clOthinr Purohase,

MI ]. HeIphand Of the Helphand Cloth
ing company. s14 North Sixteenth street,
was very fortunate In securing the entire
surplus stock OF clothing OF Morris & Co,
New York City. The clothes are OF this
seasons latest production and are con
sidered the highest grade ready made
clothes on the market. The entire pur-
chase is now ready for inspection.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30
Poisoned by BIte of bug.

MARsHALLTowN, Ia, April 2S.-(spe-
cial) )-Frank Falkinburg of Council Bluffs,
switch engineer in the local Northwest
ern yards, is at 81. Thomas hospital, seri-
ously Ill from blood poisoning. resulting
from the bite of a bug. The bug bit him
on the little finger OF the left hand while
no slept. Infection developed and spread
through the hand and up. the wrist. An
operation was performed on the hand to-
day to drain Assesses that had formed.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30

Davis drugs
The Clark barber shop for baths.
CORRIGANs, undortakers. Phone 2lS.
FAUST BEER AT ROGERS BUFFET
woodring Undertaking company. Tel. 5S9.
Lewis cutler funeral director. Phone 81.
Baird q Boland. undertakers. Phone ~.
My tailoring makes friends. Martin pet
trsen.
wantcd--.Yogng g..l to help with house
work. Call Bell Boo.
j w Terry. optIeIan. moved to ~ w
Broadway. Eyes examined free.
See our gold frame specials FOR this
week. c. l.. Alexander, 1888 Broadway.
For nrst-class wall paper work, painting
and wall paper and reasonable prices, see
Jensen, Masonic temple.
1ue Jest and cheapest place IN the city
W. Nichoialsen & Co. IL south Main street.
For rent, livery barn, corner last Broad
way ana Union street, $500 per month,
first clitss condition, room for forty head
ol STOCK. II. W. Binder n Co.. Council
Bluffs, Ia.
Paul Petersen and Theodore Peterson,
charged by Inspector Smith with selling
mllk lacking the required percentage OF
butter fat, were each fined $25 and costs
by Judge Snyder OF the superior court yes
terday. The fines were paid.
Roy the infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Umble, 24l0 Avenue I, died at a
late hour Wednesday night from whoOping
cough. The funeral will be held this morn
ing at 10 o'clock from the family residence
and burial will be in the Graner township
cemetery Rev. a. Overton will conduct
the services.
Nels M. Nelson clerk at the Neumayer
hotel and Miss Emma Larsen were mar
ried last evening at the home OF the bride s
parents, Mr., and Mrs. William Larsen, l2i
Vine street, Rev. c. w. Snyder, pastor of
st. Johns English Luthern church offcat-
Ing Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson will make their
home at 126 Vine street
Turner Tinnell, aged 81 years died yes
terday morning at his home, Sixteenth
avenue and Fourteenth street from heart
trouble He Is survived by his wife, two
daughters three sons two stepdaughters
and one stepson. He had been a resident
or Council Bluffs for twenty-one years
Arrangements for the funeral had not beer
completed last evening.
Charles Moore, a negro and Ada Ander-
son, young white woman, both of Omaha
we're married In this city yesterday the
ceremony being performed by Rev DeLonl
az his office In the county court house
When the couple first applied for a license
u was refused by II. NJ Brown, clerk OF
the district court Cas the negro had the
appearance of a lad Of 10. Later the couple
returned with an aged negro resident OF
this city who made affidavit that Moor,
was Of legal age.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30
Iowa News Notes.

PATTERSON-William p. Newell, aged
45, a Burlington section foreman, was
struck and killed by passenger train while
riding a track velocipede near here Wednes-
day.
WEST UNION-Leonard Meade. an un-
married man aged 40 years, was sentenced
to twenty years in the penitentiary Wednes-
day for assaulting the little daughter of
Robert Scott Of Waucoma last January.
CRESTON-The AdaIr school board has
elected Superintendent V. B, Magnum fol-
the ensuing year, Superintendent T. b. Ho-
man, who has been in charge of the schools
for the last year, being elected to the super
ntendency OF the Griswod schools at an
increased salary.
DAVENPoRT-A cold storage agent was
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30

These transfers were reported to The Bee
April 2S by the Pottawattamie County Abb
stract company of Council Bluffs:
Annie e. Swanson and husband to
William Currie, lots I3 H. Is 16
II and 1s, in block 143 In original
plat Crescent, Ia, W. d., ..".......s s 300
John Allen to John Z. johnson and
wife, lots Z and S, in block g. in
Fleming & Davis addition to Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Ia, W.. d. .,,..,....,......... 1000
James A. Fike and wife to Cyrus D.
Glover lot Is, in block TO- in Ferry
addition; lot s, In block 90 and lot
addition to Council Bluffs Ia,
M Solomon and wife to Henry An
derson lots q and 2S, In block Z, in
Wrights addition to Council Bluffs.
Ia W. d. .,.,.....,.................. 60C
William Barker and wife to william
Arnd, lot 9, in block a. and lots
and s, in block 35 in Beers sub
division, and lots Z and g. in block
Bluffs, Ia, W. d. ...............,....... 5OC
/. b. Cousins to John 7. Kiey, lot
3, In Auditors subdivision of lot l.
block %, in Mcmahon, Cooper & JEFF
ferris addition to Council Bluffs,
Ia, q. c. d. ...,...........,,......,.....
Wlliao Currie to N. Swanson, part
ma nh nh OF 22-76-44, W. d. .......... 3GOC
Henry Chrtstlansen, WIZ of south
S acres Of SEX nwh 4-77-4S, W. d.. 9SI
Charles H. Heagney and wife to Ell
lis Christensen, ei5 OF south 25 acres
of SEX nwh 4-77-4S, W. d. ............ 9S
d, J. Smith and wife to Emnnie
Belle Holloway part nwh mex of G.
H-4S W. o. '''..'.',..',',..,..,.,,,..,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30

Anheuser- Busch Malt Tonic for medicinal
and family use. Port, sherry, sweet
Catawba wine, 90 cts. per fun quart. Rosen-
field Liquor Co. Phones 1923.
Wanted-Two good boys TO carry Bee
routes. Bee Office, 10 Scott street.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30
Council Bluffs
Minor Mention

The Council Bluffs office Of the
Omaha bee is at IS Scott street.
Both phones 40.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30

JEwBLRY REPAIRING may be done in
two ways. 1t may be done right, with
artistic and satisfactory results or 1t may
be done in a crude way, leaving the article
in worse shape than 1t was, We pride our
selves on the high grade work turned out
OF our shop. Leffert's.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30

Look In the show window OF the p. c.
De Vol Hardware company and see the
bushels OF sample pocket knives on sale
knives worth from 76c 20 81 on sale for
only sc each. Every knife fully warranted.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30

DON'T TAKE CHANCES on so important
a matter as your chlldren's eyes. A defect
Of vision, II neglected may mean a perm
anent ailment far more serious than the
present slowness in studies. Consult com
petent opticlan. We examine eyes free and
you incur no obligation to have glasses fit
ted. Leffert's
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30

wanted-rwo good boys to carry Bee
routes. Bee office. Is Scott street.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30

N. 7. Plumbing Co. Tel sOi night, I-i7Ol
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30
Reeord BreaIser for Fires.

Al o'clock last night fire OF unknown
origin started In the barn at the rear Of the
De Vol Hardware eompany-s store, 5Ol West
Broadway and 10 North Main street Five
boxes OF blasting powder stored In the barn
exploded at the outset OF the blaze and for
a while Il looked as II another costly con.
flagration wouss ensue. The firemen. how
ever. we're quickly on the scene and, de-
spite the dense smoke and inky blaekness
OF the blind alley in which the barn was
located. succeeded In preventing the flames
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30
MIKES MUST PUSH CASE

Wanted-Young giri to help with house
work. Call Bell b. 949.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30

is YOUR CHILD among those backward
in school? Perhaps it's eye trouble. Find
out. We examine eyes free. Leffert's
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30

For Group there Is nothing better than
Cough Remedy.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30
Marriage Licenses,


Licenses to wed were issued yesterday to
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-10
pers will still be one day behind, al

pers will still be one day behind, al
so other mail matter. Again this
change will be of no benefit to out
going mail some of which will re-
main in the local postoffice "a hours
before the same can be sent out The
only satisfactory plan to the twelve
post offices which are affected by the
present mail schedule, will be to re-
store the mail or postal mail car SER
vice to trains Nos. 45 and 46.
George w. Proebstel left on the
early morning train for the county
seat to transact business.
Miss Stella O'Harra is at present at
the bedside of her brother Herman at
ST. Mary's hospital, Walla Walla, the
young man having had an operation
performed for appendicitis, and from
the effects of which the late reports
are said to be in his favor
Sid Warren, who has been in Port
land for the past two or more years,
is here on a visit at his mother s
home, Mrs. f. NJ. Warren.
G. w. Warner from the Reed and
Hawley mountain was in today trad.
ing with the city merchants.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-10
SOME SHORT NEWS
NOTES FROM ATHENA
Especial Correspondence.)

Athena, ore, June 10.-Chas.
Crawford, manager of the Jamison
meat market has moved over from
Weston and is now domiciled with his
family in the Bailey house.
The brilliant japanese lanterns and
electric lights shone over fair lasses
and brave lads at the Brotherton res
idence on Tuesday night, the occasion
being the eldest born's 18th birthday.
About 90 of his friends gave him a
complete surprise. The presents
were many and a good time was en-
joyed.
Green Estes went TO Montana with
the La Grow outfit from this city
Mrs. Charles Dunning has returned
from the hospital at Walla Walla
much improved in health.
Ad Pinkerton's new auto runs as
smooth as silk under his steady
hand
The victims of the recent taXicab
accident are all getting along nicely,
They all declare their next trip VIII
be in a flying machine or a-wheel-
barrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Ferguson of
Weston mountain were visitors in the
city on Wednesday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-10
MILTON PERSONAL
NOTES AND NEWS
Especial Correspondence


Milton, Ore, June 9.-S. d. Peter
son is a business visitor at the coun-
ty seat today.
c. P. Strain, county assessor was
a visitor in Milton today
Miss Winnie Shields was hostess
this afternoon to sixteen little girls,
her sunday school class, at the Pres
byterian church. Games We're played
and most enjoyable time was had
Refreshments were served.
Roy Shropshire is in the city today
He is on his way home to Washtuena
after a trip to Portland.
T w. Jones, the baker, has secured
the services of Mr.. Hammil Fucker
of Denver, Colo, who will assist him
in his bakery this summer. Mr..
fucker is an experienced bakeryman,
and Mr.. Jones is fortunate in secur-
ing his services.
H. F. Miller, circulation manager
of the Evening Bulletin of Walla Wal
la, was a business visitor in Milton to-
day.
Eunice McEwen, the little daughter
of Robt. McEwen, fell on a sharp
stick while at play and was seriously
injured. The stick ran into her body.
just at the side of the stomach caus-
ing hemorrage. At latest reports