Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-09
CEN. WEAVER LAID AT REST
Members of Public Bodies Pay Trib-
ute to Dead Soldier.
SONS CHOSEN AS PAILBEARERs
stockmen Throughout Iowa Com
plain of Scarcity of Cattle Cars
on All characterization
Headquarters Opened.

(From a Staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES. Feb. &-(special Tele-
gram.)-The funeral of the late General
Weaver was held this afternoon at the
First Methodist church and was attended
by members OF the Grand Army of the
Republic and Women's Relief corps, old
friends from Bloomfield and Colfax, and
prominent citizens In all walks of life
The services were conducted by DR..
Pruitt. pastor OF his church at colfax,
assisted by Rev. orien Flfer Of this city
and by Rev. Father Nugent, a close per-
sonal friend
draped the casket with a silk Gag and a
handful OF survivors Of the Second Iowa
infantry attended the ceremonies. The |
sons. three sons-in-iaw and q nephew were |
pallbearers. A special car had been Sc
cured to bring from Colfax q large num- |,
Der Of the school children who desired to |
pay tribute to the man.
Scarcity of stock Cars.
stockmen In all parts Of the state are
filing complaints with the state Board
OF Railroad Commissioners because they |
cannot get cattle cars in which to move
their stock. According TO information re-
ceived at the offices OF the commission |
the railroads are filling orders for cars
and moving stock as rapidly as possible. |
but cannot place the hundreds OF cars
desired for two or three weeks.
Breeders at Des Moines.
About fifty members Of the Iowa Aber- |
deen-Angus Breeders association assem- |
bled hero today for the opening session
OF their annual convention One Of the
objects OF the convention this year will
be to establish a sales center In Des
Moines for Aberdeen-Ansus cattle.
ceiored Man for Legislature.
AT the State Association Of coiored
Lawyers Of Iowa the candidacy OF George
H. woodson for member of the legislaturel
from Monroe county wgs unanimously
ndorsed and he was pledged assistance
in his effort 20 land the nomination. n
elected he would be the first colored man
In the Iowa legislature.
Wilson Headquarters Open.
Indications that a vigorous contest for
the Iowa delegation to the national dem
ocratie convention at Baltimore will be
waged became certain today. when
friends Of Woodrow Wilson speped head
quarters here. Adherents q Champ
Clark already have opened headquarters.
Earl Bronson OF Spencer Is In charge OF
the Wilson campaign.
New Member of Board.
]. b. Uhl was today selected by the
Board OF Supervisors 10 be q member Of
the board succeeding the late Thomas
Morgan. Mr.. Uhl Is a retired farmer,
living near Mltchellville. Morgan psd
served on the board but a short time.
Too aeneross with Beauests.
Christ hines OF Sioux City divided up
his small estate between direct heirs and
certain charities. making requests to the
German Lutheran church. the st. Vim
cent hospital. Home for Old Men and an
Iorphanage. The supreme court today oe-
Icided that he exceeded his rights by CIV
Ing away to corporations more than one
fourth OF his estate so long as he had
children. and directed that the requests
be cancelled.
Hoard Had Right to settle.
The Board Of Supervisors Of Lyon
county was upheld by the supreme court
today for having made settlement with
the county auditor and allowing him 800
q year for extra clerk hire each year.
The court found that the proceedings
were irregular. but tho board had the
right TO make the settlement II did and
the county cannot recover.
| Supreme Court Decisions.
Aschah Ruth Han. appellant against
Hampton Wintermute. From Taylor
John c. Frederickson against John Bile
rent. appellant. From Woodbury. county.
Van Buren County Savings bank
against Z. II. Rockwell. appellaR from
/ Van Buren, county. Affirmed.
Estate Of Christ hines against ]. NJ.
worsley, appellant. From woodbury.
p. il. Mccsrty, appellant. against II. {.
Eggert. From Lyon county. Affirmed.
| Terror of Death Removed.
Elder Charles Thompson Of Nevada. Ia.
president q the Northern Union confer
ence Of Seventh Day Adventists. In an
address to the delegates OF the Iowa
conference here today declared that he Is
looking forward TO the time when people
shall be taken up bodily from the earth
and transported directly to heaven with
out experiencing death.
/ This he believes TO be but q few years
In the future. He stated that he will
never die OF old age. believing that Christ
| will return 10 earth before he Is an old
man.
The membership Of the churches Of
Iowa. Minnesota, North and South Da-
kota and Nebraska are represented at
the meeting.