Adams County Free Press from Corning, Iowa • Page 9

Cotmto lltuott-Hemtblt All Home Print. STATE NEWS. The janitors of the Council Bluffs schools have asked the board of education for a raise in their salaries. D. C.

Campbell has been appointed postmaster at Harvard, Wayne county, vice F. M. Ryckman, resigned. The Jefferson county teachers institute a week's session at Fairfield. The attendance is large.

The Cedar Rapids National Bank has been approved as a reserve agent for the Farmers' National Bonk of Jnwoofl. W. M. Benbow of Albia and C. Shepard of Alison have been admitted to practice before the interior department.

Anticipating a large volume of business at Keokak this year, the Burlington is making preparations to enlarge the yards at that point. E. V. Brown, former "well known business man of Fort Dodge and a resident of Webster county for forty years, died at his Lome in that city of heart failure. -The'Butler house of Boone, has changed hands.

R. M. Wieser being the new" landlord. Mr. "Weiser is also' manager of the Tibbetts house of Boone.

The question of building an electric line Between Iowa City and Montezu- jna is again being agitated, by those two and other towns along the line interested. After working less than a day In Council Bluffs, William B. Cook, a switchman -employed by the Great Western, was fatally crushed between two passenger "The saloons in Des Moines are on the increase. The quarterly report made to the cbuntj' auditor by City Schramm shows 112 saloons 'doing'business in Dts Moines June 1. "Kim" Carlton, eldest son of Mrs.

A- Thurston, police matron of the Sioux City police department, was found dead in his room at a Seattle, hotel. Death was due to heart 'failure. D. F. Gahan of Dysart has commenced suit against the Western Union company for the sum of $2,000.

The trouble sems to have arisen over the incorrect sending of a message by the Western Union. The Lyon county fair and agricultural association has completed its organization, adopted a constitution and by-laws and elected officers. Work will be commenced at once on the grounds at Rock Rapids. Beginning July 1, and ending September 1, the public library of Iowa City will close evenings at seven o'clock. The library board decided that the hot evenings of July and August were for rest and not toil.

The semi-annual examinations by the supreme court for applications for admission to the bar have begun at the state house. They will continue three days. Fifty applicants for certificates are up for examination. The ice trust has no signifiance In Waverly. In former years ice for domestic- purposes was delivered at twenty-five cents per hundred.

This "year it is furnished to private consumers in any quantity at fifteen cents per. hundred. The B. Q. railroad has found upon investigation that employes addicted to the use of cigarets are not as reliable as those who do not, and has Issued an order that all employes caught smoking cigarets will be discharged.

Bluffs City lodge No. 71, A. F. A. -51.

of Council Bluffs has just celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of its existence. John Keeler, who was senior warden during the first year, was present at the celebration, although he is over ninety years old. The curfew ordinance at. Webster City has been abandoned, as a number of the aldermen feel that fathers an-1 mothers of children under age should look after their children nights and not leave the task of their bringing up to the city officials. Lightning struck the barn of Robert Kirkland of Missouri Valley totally destroying the barn, worth and a large amount of implements, harness, grain.and hay.

The horses were rescued. The loss is estimated at $800; Insurance $600. There was quite a little excitement at Ames when a gang of workmen, laid off of the water works extention because of the rain, got out on a big drank and started to rule the town with an iron hand. Several fights took place in which townsmen were worsted. While in the act of mounting the porcli of his son's residence, Simon Calvert, a prominent and wealthy resident of Mason City, fell, fracturing his hip.

He is in a critical condition owing to ill health an dthe nature of the accident. He is a pioneer of Cerro Corning, Adams County, Iowa, Wednesday, July 4, 1906 Vol. XXXVI, No 27 Gordo county and is 70 years of age. Mrs. Winthe, of Sumner, came all the way to Waterloo to catcft a glimpse of the face of her son, William, who is an employe of the Wallace circus, having been in this position for the past seven monQis.

The mother was destined to disappointment as the officers could not locate her boy. Prof. I. A. Sabin, located at Jefferson, has a most unique record as a teacher.

He is past 75 years of age, still hale and hearty and actively at work in iiis profession as teacher, which he has followed for the past fifty-two years without interruption, never having been absent a day from the school room, save on Saturdays and Sundays and the regular vacation days for any cause whatever. During that time he has. taught in many schools in many cities, and altogether 13,000 students been'in his classes. The members of the English Lutheran church at Fairfield are already preparing, to entertain the synod of Iowa of the Lutheran church, which will meet in that city in October. Among the immediate preparations are extensive improvements on the church which will be begun about July 1.

At a meeting of the directory board of tie East Des. Moines Commercial league, it was determined to grant to the Interurban company no favors un- ess the managers of the road would promise East Des Moines a separate depot, express station and loop across river, to run around at least one blpjk. next Sunday, Rev. R. E.

Ramsey will preach his last sermon in the Unitarian eliurch at Humbolt after a pastorate of three years. He tendered his resignation a few weeks ago and eaves with his family in a short time 'or the east. He expects to re-enter Harvard college this fall to take spec- al post-graduate work. Rev. H.

J. ScWeier, pastor of the SL Boniface German Catholic church at iioux City, will become pastor of the ieeds Catholic church on Aug. 1. He will have under "charge "Hihton also. At the present time there is no iatholic church building at Leeds, and it will be one of Rev.

Father Scheier's first duties to raise funds to egin the erection of a building. The capital stock of the Green Wheeler shoe factory, one of the largest employers of labor in Fort Dodge, las been increased from $100,000 to 150,000, because of expansion of bus- ness. The firm employs over 300 skilled laborers, and is one of the argest manufacturers of ladies' and misses' shoes in the middle west. Rev. Alexander Corkey of Oska- oosa, state president of the Iowa Christian Endeavor union, was elected a trustee of the Union Society of Endeavor at a meeting held Boston this month.

The term is or one year. Rev. Mr. Corkey was elected president of the Iowa associa- ion at the annual meeting last fall and will preside at the coming state convention to be held in Des Moines. A big attendance and a big time Is assured for the annual celebration of Semi Om Sed, D.

0. K. K. to be held Des Moines. June 26.

F. E. Duncan, secretary, and R. A. Weesner, royal visier, have issued a circular, setting forth In blazing letters the wonderful things which will happen when the clan gathers.

The ceremon- es will continue from 12 o'clock noon until 12 o'clock midnight The most expensive fad or epldmeie which Lake Citv has ever experienced now on. It is an epidemic of cement sidewalk building. Brick sidewalks have seen their day in Lake its. The people here nave become educated up to the of knowing what is demanded in the line of a good sidewalk of cement. Many miles of walk are contemplated, and in the course of construction in this city.

The Cement Post company ias just received a new mixer to be used exclusively in sidewalk building and have a gang of men at work doing custom work. A smoker given by five young women at Whitman college, Walla Walla, was a unigue feature not on the regular commencement program, and created intense excitement when first reported at that institution. The report came from the dean taat three girls had been caught red-handed the pernicious habit of smoking a corn cob pipe in their room. Investigation, however, disclosed that five girls had prepared to a room to make a. batch of fudge.

In a spirit of fun one of the number took down a son- venir corn cob pipe, Ughtscl it and took a puff. She passed it to another, and had reached a third, when the dean of the institution happened along and mistaking the act for one of real diversion made a report. MUST GO TO PRISON. French Ministry Refuse to Remit Sen tence of Vanderbilt's Grandson. Paris, June ministry of justice has rendered a decision on the application of Elliott F.

Saepard of New York, grandson of the late W. H. Vanderbilt, to remit the term of three months' imprisonment imposed upon him October 26 last, with a fine of $120 and for running over and killing a girl while driving aa automobile at St. Ouen in April, 1904. The decision says it is impossible to recommend that President Falliers remit entire three months, but the ministry will advise a reduction of the sentence to six weeks.

No date nas been set for beginning the imprisonment. PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS. Number of Appointees Sent to Senate for Confirmation. Washington, D. June nominations sent to the senate today are: Assitant treasurer of the United States, at Chicago, William Balden- wecq; appraiser of merchandise, District of Chicago, Thomas X.

Oshaug- henessy; collector of customs, district of Chicago, John Carnes; United States marshal, northern district of Illinois, Luman T. Hoy; district attorney, Edwin W. Sims; pension, agent at Chicago, W. Charles Bent, of Morrison, HI. ATTACKS I AND REYNOLDS.

COMPLETED I EIGHT YEARS. Chairman Shonts Thinks Canai Will be Finished in That Time. New York, June Panama canal will be completed in eight years is the belief of Chairman Shonts, of the canal commission, as expressed Mr. Shonts made this prophecy just before sailing' for' the Isthmus on the steamer Panama in company with Chief Engineer Stevens, of the canal. Mr.

Shonts said that the recent decision of the congress that the canal shall be of the lock type will not in any great increase in the working force in the immediate future. 1 it 1 it MEN WANTED! To buy farms as an investment, or for a permanent home. I can locate you right and where you can make money. These cheap lands will soon be taken. 1 can place you in the Artesian belt, South Dakota or in Northwestern Kansas, the home of the sunflower.

These lands are rising in value rapidly and will soon be worth as much as your Iowa land. Come in and see me and we will talk it over, and then make arrangements to go with me on the first and third Tuesdays of each month on excursion rates. I office with W. C. Chubb.

Wharton of Chicago Makes Bitter Arraignment in House. Washington, D. June and Reynolds, wno made the report on the packing house investigation to the president, were taken to task by Representative Wharton of Chicago, in the house last nigfrt. He called them the "privy council" of the president. Their report, he said, was slipshod.

'As to Neil," 5ie continued, "he knows he told a deliberate falsehood when he made that report; he knows that ae went out there to make that report ust as he made it; he knows those things were not true." President Roosevelt's recent pronouncement against the accumulation of large fortunes was made the text 'or a speech in tae house last night by Padgett of Tennessee. He regarded as the most vicious statement in its effect ever uttered by any public man. H. P. The Real Estate Man.

POPULISTS ISSUE ADDRESS. Say That Principles of Party Will Finally Be Victorious. St. Louis, June report of the committee on the address to the American people opened yesterday's session of the annual conference of the national committee of the people's party and was adopted unanimously. The address says the national conference "Looks back upon the contests that have been made by the party with satisfaction.

It is joyful over the acceptance of tie doctrines which the party has advocated. Every political party has adopted part of them, and there is every reason to believe the principles we have advocated will in the near future be the foundation of the politics of the American people." A resolution providing that this conference agree in the work being performed by the conference of the provisional committee caused a that occupied most of the session. was finally adopted unanimously. SALE OF LAWN HOSE! Notice to Contractors. Notice is hereby that bids will bo received by the School Board of Independem District Corning far the construction and Dstalllng of Sanitary Closets la the Rawson school bulldlnc.

Specifications for the work on same are on file at the office of Secretary 01 Board and sealed bids will be received up 10 o'clock p. m. of Wednesday. July is. lOOi, tor the lu'DlshlDK and placing of same The reserves right to reject any or all bids.

W. C. 20-4 Secretary. HE time is here when the lawn must be sprinkled to preserve its verdure. Don't put it off.

Perhaps the hose you used last summer is worn out. Now is the time to replace it with new. inch Rubber Hose, 50 foot lengths, complete with couplings i inch Hose, per 50 foot 15.00 1485 A LAWN MOWER? Try the Invincible Mower. None bee ter. We sell them.

Come in and see the Cyclone Dish Washer. Don't YouiWant a Step Ladder to Wash Your Windows With? We Keep all Kinds of Legal Blanks,.