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THE OMAHA DAILY BEJS : JE8JDAX JULY 14 , 1891. THE OMAHA BEE. COUNCIL E3LUFFS. OFFICE : NO. 121'EAKL STREET. Delivered by Carrier In any part of the City. II. W. TILTON MANAGER. TELEPHONES ; Business Onico , No. 43. Night Editor. No. 23. 3ll\tHl JllZA'JilOX , y. Y. i' . Co. Council lUuffs Lumber Co. , coal. Craft's chattel loans , 201 Sapp blook. If you want water In your yarcfor house FO to IJIxby'g , 'JOM Marrlnm block. The ncroan Uapttst Sunday school will picnic today on the Clmutttuqun grounds. John nilack of Albion , Neb , , and Fannie Klosc'l of Omaha were married yesterday by Justice Swcarlngcn. A. Ulvens , H. Crooks and Tom Cunning ham wcro lined for drunkenness yesterday mornliiK In police court. The Twin City club and the Lightweights playca a gnii.o of ball Sunday iiftornoon , tho'scorc being 11 to 10 In favor of the LlRht- weights. Charles White , who has been 111 for several months past , has recovered and ho took his accustomed place as deputy City marshal yes terday morning. Everett , the two-year-old son of Henry Short , died Saturday nltfht , at his homo in Onrnor township. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon. A son of Charles Hartman. nfeil six weeks , died Sunday afternoon of congestion of the lungs , The funeral will take place this after noon at it o'clock. ' Sixteen young pcoplo were baptised Into the IJercan Baptist church last , Sunday evenIng - Ing In the the presence of an uudlcnco that packed the church. Edward Fours was arrested lant evening for drunkenness. Ho had In his pocket quito n sum of money and a certllicato of Ocposlt for $ . ' ! UO , Issued by the United States Na tional bank of Omaha. V. V. Bell , who was arrested n week nijo niul given un examination by the Insanity conitnlsslo'ncrs , was ordered sent to the asy lum at Clarhula ycstorday. Ho wll bo re moved today or tomorrow. Joseph , the six-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. . ) . C. Vies , died Sunday mofningof In flammation of the bowels. Thu funeral oc curred Sunday afternoon from the family residence on East Hrondway. A woman who gave her natno as Mrs. Jensen - son and her occupation as n street walker , was lined $10.SO In pollco court yesterday morning for prosecuting her business at , ' ! o'clock Sunday morning on Iroadway. The Spoonor comedy company hold the bo mis nt the Now Broadway last evening , the t > lay being "Inez. " It Is a well-balanced company of a rather amateurish variety , but seemed to meet the hourly approval of most of the audience. The East Ornaha land company Is making nrrungcmcmts for the erection of ten now houses on Cub Off Island. The contract has already bcun lot , and tbo work will bo com menced at once. Work is commencing to llvon un in the various factories on the island , ami Indications point to a prosperous settlement there. The arrest of n physician for falling to comply with the law compelling medical - practitioners to register with the county ro' corder , and the newspaper notoriety result ing therefrom , has brought some of the neg ligent ones to tltno with u snap. Yesterday morning bright and curly James Irvln Allen and F. T. Soy , ort of this city and J. C. Hob- crtson of Dublin , Washington township , were on hand , and their permit * from the state board of health wcro placed on record. Clmntamiim 'Irnlna. Special trains on the Chicago & Rock Island will run as follows between the local depot on Main street and the Chau tuuu.ua grounds : Leave Council Bluffs 0:10 : a. m. , 7:50a. : m , , 0:15 : p. m. , 10:15 : p. in. Drs. Woodbury , dentists , 39 Pearl street , next to Grand hotel. Telephone 143. High grudo work a specialty. J'EIISOXA M , J'Tl It A O HA I'US. N. B. Crowoll of Dow City Is nt the . Grand. U. M. Loupbrldgo , of Crcston Is nt the Grand. H. A. nnd W. T , Cole loft last evening for Toronto , Can. Daniel Hudson of Topokn , Kan. , Is a guest of the Grand. A. U. Schmook goo ? to Neola und Manilla this morning on business. II. W. Tlllnn nndvlfo Uift yesterday morning fora week's visit nt Colfax. A. Spooner und the Misses Carry nnd Grace Spoonor of Mondamm are nt the Grand. C. II. Whcolarof Wheormjr , W. Vn. , Is visiting his brother-in-law , J. T. Cell , on West Hroadway. Miss Edna Martin , who has boon visiting Miss Belle Prleo for the past woolt , left for her homo yesterday morning. Alias Alllo lioobo loft yoatorday afternoon for n two months' visit lu the cast. She was accompanied by her cousin , Frank Mother. \V. II , Thomas and wlfo returned Sunday evening from n two .weeks' trip through the west. Mrs. Thotnns , who was very 111 when she went away , Is much Improved In health. Miss Lmir.i Kliqklngor loft last availing for her homo nt Independence , where she will visit during the summer. She will also at tend the meeting of the Stnto Stenographers' association , which moots nt Clear Lalto July Pianos , organs , C. 13. Muslo Co.,59 ! ! B'way. Don't wear n heavy , ill-llttlng suit when you can got olognnt sunmiorsuits and eastern prices at Uoltor's the tailor , Ull ) Hroadway. * CouncilDlutTa souvenir spoons nt Bui-horn's Superior Court Notes. Judge McGco rendered two decisions In superior court yesterday. The first wash- the coso of J. \Vhlttaker against Homier , In which "Judtfo" Julius Coolov of Omaha was In reality the plaintiff. The plaintiff was awarded n Judgment for f'J'JS.SS , tno full amount of the note upon which the suit was commenced. "Judgo" Cooley asked that an execution bo Usucd at once on the property of the dotondnnt , hut his request was refused , ltho defendant having been given tiino In which to prepare a bill of exceptions and u now trial , The second decision was In the case of Council Blurts & Omaha Transfer company ngalnst M , Sultainunn , which was taken to superior court on upponl from Justice Swear- Ingon's court. A Judgment for the defen dant was rendered for $1L'.5U. Buy your furniture , carpets , stoves nnd household goods of Mandcl is Klein , Council BlulTs. Prices very low frolwnt prepaid to yourclly. O. Younkcrtmin & Co. , food and commis sion , 1CW Uroadwny , Council Biulfs. Tel 77. cm-air iHiiu a Tomorrow morning the Cut-Off island o.\io will again como to the front , .ud the taking of the testimony will bo commenced In Omaha. Tlio commissioners before whom the testimony will bo taken uro Howard H , Smith for Omaha niul T , C. Duwsou for this city. J. M. Wool worth aud O. J. Green of Omaha will bo the attorneys for Nebraska and Attorney General John Y. Stonu ami .I , J , Stownrt for Iowa. After ull the evidence lias been taken for Nebraska the commission- era will hold u iCislon In Council Bluffs , nt tthlchtlmo the testimony on the lowu sldo will bo taken , Vflwu JViby wan ilck , wt ) gate her CfJtorla , Vfhen alut waa a ClillJ , alio crUnl for Castoria , When kho Waino Mia , itie cluni ; to Castoria , Itflisa the had ChUJntu , the gavd Ilium CaalarU , < NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS , William Martin's ' Barn Burned Early Yes terday Morning , LANTERN KICKED OVER BY A HORSE , HaukH anil Oilier Property Destroyed by the Flames Story of a Driver anil Suspicion of the l-'lrciitcn. A flro alarm was scntln yesterday morning at it o'clock from thu western part of the city. The fire that caused It was In William Mar tin's barn , at the corner of Twentieth street and Avenue A , and When the flro department arrived almost the ontlro bulldlnff. together with its contents , was destroyed. Thu flames also scorched Martin's dwelling house , but the prompt application of water prevented the damage to the latter from being serious. According to the story told by Wlllard James , who drives n hack for Martin , the lire wan started from a lantern which was upset by ono of the horses. Ho says that after no had unhitched the horses from the hack and led them to their stalls ho set the lantern down behind the stall and went in to take off the harness. Whllo ho was thus engaged ono of the horses knocked over the lantern , and the hay In the stall was sot on llro. lie nt once proceeded to untlu the animals and lead thorn out of danger , after which ho turned In the alarm by telephone. This story Is the only thing that throws any light on the affair , but there Is one discrepancy which loads to suspicion. The young man says ho went to the stable at about ! ! o'clock , but the alarm was not turned in until nn hour later. Wnat was being done during nil that extra hour Is n mystery to the dromon. The stnblo contained three hacus , u lurgo amount of harness , and n lot of feed. Nothing was saved excepting the horses. The loss Is estimated at about 81,000 , which Is fully covered by Insurance. Swanson Music company , 833 Broadway. Picnic at Manhattan beach , LakoManawa- good lishlng , line bathing and boating ; plenty of shade ; best place for camping out parties. Try it. _ SCHOOL , ItOAlll ) X13ET1NO. Steps Taken Toward KrectiiiK the HarrlKon Street ISulldliifj. The school board mot last evening in regu lar monthly session with Members Schoenf gen , Wnite , Hunter aud Schubert present. In the absence of both president and secre tary Schoen gcn was appointed chairman and Shubert secretary. CKa Attention was called to the fact that the board hod never formally resolved to build anew now building on Harrison street , and a reso lution to that effect was accordingly passed unanimously. The bids for the construction of the build ing were then examined , and J. O. Weaver was awarded the contract , his bid being ? 3r)20. The bid of Shugnrt & Co. for heating the building was $ ( V.W , slightly lower than the other bidders , and the contract was lot to them. Hunter moved that Contractor Weaver bo required to furnish n bond of $1,003 for the tultllling of the terms of his contract. The motion was carried and the chairman of thu bulldlntr committee was authorized to sign the contracts of the succonful bUJ era for the work. The bill of Hell .t BorUnghof for S200 f or the drawing of the plans was allowed. The bill of W. Scott for $70 for sodding and cradlng on the Plercostrcot school house not was allowed. An order wiis drawn for $100 to apply on the account with J. A. Murpliv. Thu bill of It. L. Williams of $100.40 for ex tras in curbing on the Hill school property was rejected. The report o.f J. C. Blxby , state Inspector , In regard to the heating apparatus In the Hill and Bloomer schools was read. In It ho stated that the entire heating apparatus , with tno exception of the boilers , was in very had ahiino , and trouble might bo expected at any time. Ho estimated the cost of the re pairs necessary to put It In good shape , the whole apparatus , excepting the boilers , being replaced by now , nt $1,934 for the Hill , and $ J-75 ! for the Bloomer. It was decided to lay the report on the table until the other mem Dors of the board should he1 present. Shubert read a report from Spinguo & Co. with reference to the hoatlng apparatus In the Third and Plorco street buildings , saying they were slightly out of repair. This was also hud over until another mooting. A petition was read from property owners between Broadway and the Union Pacific dump and between Thirty-third street and the river , asking that a building bo either eructed or leased for school purposes. In order that un ungraded school might bo kept thuro. The petition was referred to the toachors' committee to report next meeting. The commissioner on buildings and grounds was Instructed to see the Trustees of the Twenty-ninth street Baptist mission and find out whether or not the building can be se cured for school purposes during the coming year. The following report was road by Superin tendent Sawyer : Total enrollment for the past year , II.75S ; total enrollment for the month of Juno , boys , 1,210 ; girls , 1,40,1 ; average daily uttciulanco , 2'J87 ; avcraxo per cent of attendance , .1)3 ) ' Drs. Stewart und Patty , veterinary sur geons ; 45 Fourth street , Council Bluffs , la. Try Duguotto & Co.'s pomoua fruit Juice tablets. They are delicious. All Ahonrd I'orColfav. For health and recreation seek the waters and rest of Colfux Spring , Iowa. The Chicago cage & Hock Island 'Is selling round trip tickets from Council Buffs and return for $7.1H ) . A. T. Elwell , tlojiot ugout. No. 10 Pearl street. School .V a'ains In Town. The Pottawnttamlo county teachers * Insti tute opened yesterday morning In the Bloomer school building wltn a good at tendance. The county superintendent had expected a total enrollment of nbout two hundred , but ho was huppll } dlsaupolntod when ho counted up the names at the cud of the session and found there were 10S on hand the first day. Many more are expected today , and by the end of the week It Is thought Chu attendance will run up to the neighborhood of thrco hundred. The following nro the Instructor : J. W. McClcllan of Vlitton , reading and didactics ; J. W , W. Laird of C.iwoii , arithmetic and geography ; O. P. MatMti of Macedonia , his tory ; A. B. Warner of Harlun , physiology und reading ; H. W , Sawyer of this cuy , mathematics and language. The morning session was occupied mainly with the assign ment of the teachers to their proper classes , and the giving out of the work for today. It has been decided not to hold any afternoon sessions this wenk , In order that thojo at tending the Institilto may bo given an oppor tunity to take in Cnautauqua. Try Duquette & Co.'s Pomona fruit oaugh tablets. Tlioy are delicious. Hotel Cordon , most centrally located Urst- class house in city ; straight W u day. Will AHk for Property owners on Uldgo street nro be coming anxious to have the street paved. After every heavy rain storm largo portions of their property and the road adjacent uro lound licuttorod along Pierce and the other streets lying below , and they think paving would prevent a largo amount of the Oam- ago resulting from mis cause. A petition Is being talked of and will probably bo circu lated and presented to the council at Its next meeting which occurs next Monday night. Urs. Stownrt & Patty , vetorlnnrv sur gtons , 45 fourth street , Council Bluffs la. Model * VM. . ' loux ludlaiiH A npvetty In the way ot base bull will bo witnessed this afternoon at the Union driv ing purtc The Models of this city will play a club composed entirely of Sioux Indians from Pine Illdgo neoncy , among whom Is Quick Bear , ono of tno survivors of the famous battle nt Wounded Knco , who plays shortstop. The names of the other members of the club are Ueil Wlntr , Rental , Wnkpuln , Hobu. Casko , Collins , Wnfll Tntakn , Hopi and Itakcdan. The coaching is done In the Sioux language , and will bo n revelation to lovers of the national game. The visitors are said to put up n good game of ball. STOPIMU ) THK GKADING. The Hook Inland DlHputc Puts n Stop to City Improvements * . The Chicago , Hock Island ft Pacific rail road company commenced a suit yesterday In district court to stop the grading work which It Is claimed K. C. Berger and Mike Lawless are doing on Seventh street between Twelfth and Fourteenth avenues. The tracks belong ing to the company nro nbout four feet below grade , and several months 'ago an ordinance was passed ordering them to bo graded. The Milwaukee tracks In the snmo vicinity were ordered to grade nt the same time , and the work Is now being dono. The Hock Island , however , proposes to light the grading busi ness to the bitter end. In the petition It Is alleged that the worit of grading is boinp prosecuted by permission of the city of Council Bluffs , that the right of way was granted the company over Hid- die's subdivision , and that there was never nny right of way grunted for n street over the company's tracks at that point. It Is also alleged that If the work is completed as It is now being carried out the plaintiff will have allmcans-of access to the transfer cut off. off.A A writ of Injunction was as kcd for , re straining the contractors above men tioned from going on with Ahp work of grading , and from tcafTug up the tracks or In any other way Interfering with the rlgnt of thoco'iipany to operate Its own lines over Seventh street , be tween Twelfth and Thirteenth livcnuo.s. The writ was granted by Judge Smith ns de manded. City Attorney Stewart will handle the con tractor's sldo of the cao , and will nt once lite ii motion for thu dissolution of the In junction. This motion will bo argued in n week or two. In the meantime tlio Rock Island tracks nro not being disturbed , A Good Substitute. Instead of n cocktail In the morning , "wo fellows at the club" taper off by taldnjr a re freshing drink of Sulpho-Salino. Union Park races , Omaha and Counci Bluffs , September 8-11 , $0,500 ; October 10-'J3 ! $4,000. For programmes address Nat Brown Merchants hotel , Omaha. At Clinutauqua. The Chautauqua exercises wcro well at- attended yesterday. Rev. George W. Miller gave nn interesting lecture in the morning , while In the afternoon James Clement Ambrose - broso entertained the audience with an ac count of the ' 'Sham Family. " In the even ing a concert was given by the Swedish male quartette. This was the closing concert of the engagement of this popular quartette and a largo audience went to hear them for the last time. This morning J. C. Ambrose wilt deliver another lecture. In the ovnnlng there will bo u concert by the Stryk en Blans Lust club under the leadership of Prof. Charles Baotens of Omaha. Gasoline and oil ; cobs , wood and coal : prompt delivery. L. G. Knotts , 27 Main , telcphom 203. . Claim for Kent. T. J. Evans commenced a suit In district court yesterday against C. i-i. Gillette , the bankrupt wall piper man. Ho alleges that ho holds u claim against Gillette for $170 for back rent due on the building where his store was located , nt 45 Main street , and also a claim for $1)85 ) duo on the lease which Gillette had signed and which had not yet expired. Ho states in his petition that the property is covered by two chattel mortgages , to the Citizens' State hand and F. J. Schnorr , but that the plaintiff's claim for rent is superior to those of the mortgagees. Ho asks for a landlord's writ of attachment. Information Free. Do you know that any old sere or put can bo absolutely cured by the intelligent use of Hullcr's Bai-bdd Wire Liniment' . ' Bo merci ful to your horse and try it. Hoy. A little four-year boy named Broom , whose homo Is In Davenport and who Is visiting the family of O. W. Butts on First avenue , wan dered away nt about 7 o'clock last evening with a crowd of small boys who were parad ing the streets with a drum and life. Late In the evening his absence was discovered , and his frightened parents commenced to hunt for him. All the boys in the neighbor hood were put on the trail , but up to 10:30 : last evening ho was still missing. For Sunstroke Use Hereford's -Acid Phosphate. Dr. A. L. Zurkor , Melrose , Minn. , says : "It produced a gratliying and remurkablo re generating effect In a case of sunstroke. " SOUTH OMAII.V'S COUNCIL. Bills Cor a IJIfi'oh of Paving and Curb ! in Opened. The city council met in adjourned session last evening. The session gave promise of being intcrnsting and tno lobby was filled by n largo crowd of interested onlookers. Mayor Sloano presided with his nccustomed dignity ana all members were In their scuts. Ordinance No. 291 , requiring the dr.ilnlng and tilling of certain lots were Introduced. Also ordinance No. 20,1 , ordering Q street , from the viaduct to Thirty-third street , paved with Colorado sandstone aud instruct ing the proper committee to advertise for bids , was passed. A communication from citizens asking that Railroad iwonuo , from N to Q streets , be put in n suitable condition for travel , was re d. A similar petition , signed by the managers of the packing houses and stockyards , was read. read.R. R. Redman asked to bo appointed on the llro department. Referred. A potitfon IromTwent.vsixthstreet . prop erly owners asking that that street bo graded and paved was referred to the city engineer. The special committee to examine thu dif ferent paving materials reported. The re port was partial to thoStradamant pavement as laid by the California Petroleum and As phalt Company and they recommend that Twenty-fourth street ba p.ivod with that material. J. F. Rltchnrt , on behalf of the property owners on Twenty-first street , asked that the contract for grading that thoroughfare ba not lot until they can got the nccussary signature * to a potitlon asking that the es tablished grade bo changed. The request was granted , The opening of bids for paving and curbIng - Ing different streets was the next in order. The bids were as follows : Barber Asphalt company : Paving Twen ty-fourth street , from A to Q strojts. fo nn B , $ J.7U per superficial square yard ; Strada- mant , $ . ' .7U ; street asphalt , guaranteed for llvo years , $ ' ' , IW ; form O , S..b'J ' ; form A , guaranteed for llvo years , $2i S. California petroleum und asphalt company -for paving Twenty-fourth street from A to Q , nsphnlt guaranteed for Ilvo years , $ ' . ' .75 ; from B , intersections , $24,003 , balance of street at $ v',77i ! per superficial square yard. MitlspuuKh&Cuddington CurbliigTwenty. fourth street , A to Q streets , Colorado sand stone , ( W , cents , C. U. Wookworth Paving L street , Colorado - orado sandstone , $2,20 ; red Colorado sand stone , $ -.20 ; curbing , (15 ( cents. C. D. Woolworth Curbing Twenty-fourth street , from A to Q , Colorado sandstone , 70 cents , Hugh Murpliv Paving L street , rod Col orado standalone , $ .WJ ; curbing , Colorado sandstone , 01 cents. Hugh .Murphy Curbing Twenty-fourth street , from A to Q strceU , Colorado sand stone , tW * cents , The city attorney was Instructed to draft nn ordinance ordering n sidewalk laid on the south sldo of Q stieet , From Twonty-sc'cond to Twenty-third streets , Ordinance i'Ji , which was defeated nt the last meeting , was taken up again and passed , This ordinance provides for the paving of Twenty-sixth street from L. to Q streets. The committee on tlnanco was Instructed to advertise fur bids for the sale of grading bouds of the First , Second uud Third dls- . , . . ! I trlcts : also for bids for tht ) . Sklo of 000 Intersection paving bonds , A motion by O'Rourko to reconsider the ordinance ordering Twenty-fifth street trom 1 L to M street and from O t&CjjstrcoU paved , was carried. This ordinance was defeated , nt 'he lost moating. u' I A culvert was ordered put In nt Sixteenth street nnd Missouri avenue to cost not to ex ceed $100. 01 The contract for curbing Twenty-fourth street from A to Q street , was awarded to Hugh Murphy , ho being Uialowcst bidder. Mr. Murphy was also awarded the contract for paving ami curbing LTKireot from the west end of the L street yuujuct to Thirty- third street. The California patrotciitri" nnd Asphalt company was nwnrded the contract for pav ing Twenty-fourth street from A to Q streets , with Strndamant asphnltum from B , The bid was for Intersections , $21,000 ; balance of the street $ J.77Ji per superficial square yard. As soon ns the contract for paving Twenty- fourth street was awarded to the California Petroleum and Asphalt company , Deputy Sheriff Henry Orcbo presented himself and served nn Injunction on the mayor and mem bers of the council restraining them from entering Into the contract. The ease is sot for hearing on August 17. The cnjolncrs nro Ucorgo W. Mason , John A. Doe and Alfred A. Gary. Conldv moved that the city attorney bo In structed to draft nn ordinance or.lorlng L street from Twenty-fourth to Twentieth street. Twentieth street to Missouri avenue , Missouri nvonuo to Thirteenth street , nnd Thirteenth street paved. The motion pio- vniled. Councilman Walters nnd Haley made some very pointed remarks in regard to the Injunc tion business , nnd their sentiments were very well rec"Ivcd by the lobby and mem- bow. Walters said that the Harbor asphal- tum company was the Instigators of the In junction , and ho scored them thoroughly. Ho said "tho very men who had served the in junction were thosn who were the prime movers and circulated the petition for ns- phaltum , and now they turn around and enJoin - Join the council from entering into a contract which was legallv Int to the lowest bidder. It was a mean trick , and they ought no * to have n cent for paving Twenty-fourth streot. " The council adjotirnod until next Monday evening at 7:30 : o'clock. Iletnll ClrrkH in Session. IxnrAXAPoi.is , Ind. , July 13. The National Retail Clems' Protective Association of America met hero today in annual conven tion. ItUWAltOKI ) AT LAST. A Story of Self Sacrifice and Unlccpt Promises. Awny down In the Vermont hills in the town of BnUtloboro is n faded little womnn who looks today upon the world with eyes in which there is ii-licht quite now ami strange to them. After long Booking she has found justice sind a re ward for services well and faithfully por- fornied. Like mnny another story , says the Chicago Herald , this ono is traced from the end backward , hut when straightened out and arranged in tollable foinn it is something like this : ' When Chicago was very young in 1858 there ) cauio hero n young man named Elijah S. Alexander. Ilo cnmo from Braltloboro. Vt. , jvhoro ho loft a father and mother and a sister in hoi- loon ? . Elijah prospered in Chicago and accumulated considerable proporty. Meanwhile , his sister Sorotia had pur sued the study of music and had edu cated herself as a teacher thereof. After bovoral years she went to Boston and established herself there as a music teacher. S'no was talented , young , beautiful , and lifo in the metropolis seemed much fairer than in her poor paternal homo. She found a fruitful iiold in hoi1 profession hnd was soon earn ing between $1,000 and $1,500 a yoar. Just as she found herself alloat on prosperity's sou a telegram from' homo called her to the bedside of her mother , who was thought to bo dying. Elijah was also called from Chicago. This was in 18G5. The illness of Mrs. Alexander however , was not fata ! . She recovered from it , hut was an invalid. Before returning - turning to the west Elijah had a serious talk with his sister Sorotia. Ho told her that ho would like to have her remain at homo and take care of the old folks. They would not live long , ho said , but while they lived ho would like to fool that they were lovingly attended. It was hard to give up all that lifo on her own chosen lines meant to hor. She saw the two sides of the .shield clearly. Ono was golden nnd attracted her ; the other was dull lead. But she saw her duty after much inward battling with self , nnd with a grave face she an nounced to her brother that she would accept his terms. She , would renounce alUhor plans , her hopes , her prospects , iind would taUo up her post with her parents and attend them wliilo they lived. Tlion Elijah came back to Chicago and wont on piling up wealth. Ho mar ried , too , and proceeded to live as ho choso. The years wont by niul the old folks lived along feebly , but yet with a tenacious grasp on lifo. Sorotia passed the mark of thirty years , but she was still beautiful and still had suitors. These she dismissed ono after another , cleaving to her original pledge to remain with her parents wliilo they lived. At last she wavered. She grow very lonely , She saw her lifo fading and know that she was not fulfilling hordes- tiny , lloivgirl friends wcro happy wives and mothers and she was an old maid. She wavered and , being pressed to wed by a suitor who had loved her through many yours , she wrote Elijah that she thought she would marry. Elijah Immediately wont down to Brattloboro and talked her out of this selfish notion. It was clearly her duty , ho said now moro than ever to remain at her post. Ho imnlorcd her not to j/orsnko her trust and promised for ho was now very rich to give her $10,000 in addition to his original pledge. Ilo WUU1U IIA 1U lll lUb'llllJr 111 , UI1UU , 11 She yielded. NoV because of the money , but because he'1 had harped on the string of filial duty } ' ami thia won hor. She chilled horhoirt , ( to love and sent her lever away..Then the old lifo wont on and the yours lengthened out und bho faded and grow old. At last in 18S5 Elijah died hero in Chicago and the nowtiwas flashed to Sorotia , who wus still'fHUhfully ' attend-1 ing the old folka at fyoftio.Mion the estate-was settled up , , , l(6wovoi' ( , it was found that no portionof. the property had boon loft to his pavonts and no pro vision made for poyintf-Sorotia her just claim , The spirit of 'bftorosslvonosti in the little old maid's hcjufttawokoat this. She was nearly fifty "years old. Over twenty ytwrn of hoilifujmd boon sacri ficed to duty andabi'q\nor's \ pledge. She now meant to BCO if there uras Justice to bo had for herself and her parents. She consulted eminent Chicago mw- yors , and ono after another they told her that she could roeoyor nothing. She hail no contract , tlioy said ; and , besides , the statutes of limitations barred her claim. At last she found one , lie said ho thought ho could recover ; that the statute of limitations had nothing to do with the case ; that the fund was like a Don't Ilo Deceived , especially when your hunlth may bo at sc.iko. If any one ollurs you Johann Holf'a Malt Extract and "Johiuiu HolTV signature is not on the nook of the bottle , do not take it under circumstances hank deposit duo only on demand. It had never been demanded ; therefore It was not due and could not have expired by limitation. Ho took the case into court in 1897. In 1888 before Judge Clifford ho obtained a verdict for ! 0,000. Tito estate fought it and took an appeal. The appellate court alllrmcd the judgment. It was then taken to the supreme court and after it year it was there atllrmod. Then n petition for a rehearing was filed nnd after due t mo refused. Thus was the last obstacle overcome and the other day the probate court ordered the payment of the claim. On the 8th inst. Edwin Walker , ad ministrator of the estate of Elijah S. Aloxnndor , wrote a chock for $3fiUl ( ) ! and turned it ever to Attorney Ash- jcraft. who deposited it in a bank and wired his client that her claim had boon paid.And And this is why there is a now and strange light in tlio eyes of Sorotia Al exander today. She may look back on the past and see In it only solf-sacrlllco and disappointment for herself , hut she may look to the future for comfort for her parents and herself with the reflec tion that who fought a valiant light and won. HU'ACITY OI-1 IjKOAIj SIIAHKS Keller from It KnrnlHlieil by 'I lie lice Tlir. ugh ItM Claim Hnrcan , Thousands of pcoplo In the territory roach cd by TIIK Bir. : have claims of some kind against the national government , claims for pensions , Indian dcnrcdatlons , land or min ing , patent or postal ctalmd. It will bo gratifying news to these appli cants to know that Tin : Bin : , ever nllvo to the needs nnd wants of Its patrons , has per fected arrangements by whlcn their claims can be presented , through Tin : BIK , to the uropcr authorities at Washington assured n speedy and Just adjustment with but a nomi nal cost to the applicant. A short time ago n now departure was inaugurated by the Smi Kranclsco Ex aminer , now the Icadln ? paper on the Pacific coast. Its proprietor , Mr. Hearst , son of the late Senator Hearst of California , who has n very largo fortune at his command , conealvod the Idea of cstnollshlng n bureau of claims at Washington , manned by the ablest lawyers nnd specialists conversant with the routine work in the various departments and bureaus of the government. The object of Mr. Hearst In this undertaking is clearly sot forth la tno prospectus publishcdln Tin : Biu. : When the announcement of this now de parture was made negotiations were at once entered Into hot ween Tim Bin : and the pro prietor of the Examiner to join hands nnd mutually sniro in the enterprise. Those ar rangements hr.vo now been perfected and agreements entered into by which TiiBBcn becomes comes a co-worker of the Examiner in the territory where Tin : BEI : enjoys so orftensivo n subscription patronage. Under this arrangement all applications for claims , cither for pensions , Indian depreda tions , land or mining claims , ) . i postal claims in the states of Iowa , Kansas , South Dakota and Nebraska , will bo taken in hand by Tun Ben Bureau of Claims-in Omaha and through it forwarded to headquarters at vVashington where tbo Examiner bureau will prosecute them to a final and speedy con clusion. Tin : Bnn takes pleasure In offering to all Its patrons and particularly to subscribers to Tup WCEKI.V Bic , the services ot this now bureau which , wo nave no doubt , will provo of great advantage to them , bjth in prose cutlng now claims to n successful issue and In expediting all claims entrusted to Tin : Bm : bureau. No strut c will lie undertaken foruny jicrsun U'lm Is nut an 'ictiMlnubscrlljtr of The Bee. Tlio Terms. The terms under which claims will bo prosecuted will depend entirely upon the amount of service rendered in each ease.Vo can safely assure all patrons of the bureau that the ctiargos will bo very much lower than rates charged by the regular claims lawy and claims nsrcnts nt W ashlngton It go without saying that the Examiner and THE BBC are in position conjointly to ex pedite business nnd do service -at moro lib eral rates than any other medium for the prosecution of claims. In the matter of fees and charges TIIE BEE desires only to clear expenses. The bureau is intended for the relief of the people from the rapacity of logalsnarka. In many cases fees all owed'attorneys are Irrevocably fixed by law , and in such the question Is decided. In other claims such a charge will bo made as scorns to cover the actual expenses involved * in collection Wo innKO no effort to solicit your patronage , ns docs the ordinary agent who seeks your claim for a financiu consideration. Such is not our pur pose. Wo offer to ono and nil the services of a well equipped bureau , where a claim of any nature can bo sent , or information in regard thereto bo obtained. If your claim is worth less or illegitimate you will bo so notifi-id without fear or favor. If the claim is genuine - uino it will receive prompt attention nnd ofllcicnt prosecution. If unsuccessful , no charge will bo made ; provido.l , however , that claimants must defray their own expenses pensos in the preparation of affidavits , depo sitions , and other evidence outside of Wash ington. Wo will furnish the uocoss.iry legal papers and bear the Washington expenses only in unsuccessful claims. Whim claims are allowed , a reasonable fee will bo charged to cover actual cost. AH letters will bo promptly answered nnd nil Information concerning form of applica tions for claims , terms , etc. , will ba given with as Httlo delay us practicable. No lot'xjr will bo answered unless the scudor encloses requisite stamps for reply. No information concerning any particular claim will bo im parted until the applicant has become n member of The Boo Claims Bureau assoclu tlon. tlon.Address Address all letters relating to claims to MAKAHUH OMAHA BIE BUKUAU or CLAIMS , Omaha. Neb New Ijino to DCH Commencing Sunday , May 31. the Chicago , Milwaukee ft St. Paul railway will establish a through line of sleeping cars between Sioux City and Dos Monies via Madrid. Passengers from Omaha iindtho west can leave Omaha at 0:20 : p. m. , secure sleeping car accommodations and arrive in Dos Molncs at 0 n , in. Re turning , leave DCS Moines 0-IO : p. m. , arrive Onmlm'JMoa. m. Dining cars on botli trains. Ticket olllco , 1501 Farnam street. P. A. NASH , Gon. Agt , J. E. PKESTOX , City I'ass. Agt. Positively cured l > y these Little Pills. They also relieve Dis tress from Dyspepsia , In digestion and Too Haarty Katfng. A perfect rem edy for Dizziness , Nauaca , Drowsiness , Had Taste hi the Mouth , Coated Tongue , Pain In the Side , TOUI'ID LIVER. They regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable. SMALL PILL SMALL DOSE , SMALL PRICEJ nnniirA SANII.U.V > CAl'dUI.Kb uru iliu 111 I A t > o lnn'l ' unlr capaului proio .iru tha UUUU I II ro < Ur | .iliriiol.'vni , | ( or tlu rlbul by Qonortiao.t uinl UUcur ji tro u tu : urmircarj uf uliurltuil or ucqulroJ , IbJ pjr but. All orx/uni CTA. HAMMER , JUSTICE OF THE PEACE OFFICE 115 liroadwuy , Council Uluffd , la HENRY H. VAN BRUNT , Carriage Repository , COUNCIL BLUFFS , IOWA. Wholcsalc4 Dealer in Carriages , Buggies , Spring Wagons , Carts and Road Wagons. Guarantees better value and more satisfactory goods than any other hoiisejnjhejlissotiri Valley. General western repository for the Hamilton Grade Vehicles and Columbia Carriage Co's buggies , surries and phaetons. Bonanza buggies and phaetons. All styles spring wagons. Van Brunt and Michigan road and farm wagons , carts and harness in great variety. Correspondence solicited. Catalog ues and price lists on application. HENRY H. VAN BRUNT , 12 , 14 and 16 , Fourth St. , - - Council Binds , Iowa. SPECIAL NOTICES. COUNCIL BLUFFS. LOSl' Two slruvls. ono liir o brown woolen the other black cashmere. Lost botwuun Jlh street an.l C'liaiilanqiia. Kinder will pluaso leave lit lice ollleu. Council Ululfa. \\'ANTKO I'onr good men that can lonva ' homo to travel In Iowa. Call at Kiel hotel. Main street. Council lllulTM ; forenoons only , until Thursday , tfm 10th. Morris llros. WANTKD-OIrl at hoarding house , OS Sovunlli avenue , Council lllnirs. HOKSK that can boat 2i3 : : , due bred. Will still or trade , Address or call on U. Hrown , llCi west Uroadvvay. Council HlulVs. 1'OH SAI.K A line nleeo nf mirden und f rnlt land , at $ . ' > 0 per acre. Johnston & Van- I'utten. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ClAlKVOVANTiml : svi'luniiotrlu , or char- aeter readings ; uKo diagnosis of disease. nenil look of Jialr for rundlnes by letter. Sun days and oven tigx. Mrs K. Hooper. 112J Avo- dno E , near corner IStli street. Council lllitirs , Terms , SJo and $ ; .OJ. MAGNIP10ENT acre property In five-aero tracts * lnoatud V- miles from po'itolllue , for sale on reasonable terms i-oine line resi dence property for rout by liy& ; Moss. T7HU KENT i l Iahoii bloekr 3 iitn ry J- brick , wliasument \ and elevator. J. W. ! UI ' . . . . Squire. I'b. Mruut _ _ _ _ T71OH 3\i7s iir fWl ifirUen land. vrltU - - housui , oy J. tt. llloa. IQi Mala at. , Oounoli Bluffs GUH Ranges $ ( ) . ( ) ( ) anil $1.OO. ( ) Eo'no oieirant gas stoves. Gas company's are asking $ . ' 0.00 to MO.UO for similar goods. Don't fall to see us before buying a gas stove. The Wonderful Now Process Vnpor stove. Tim BUS It , uses costs only 43 cents pur 1,100 feet. The Victor Illcyclc Wins all the rnces. Tliolr wondurful cushion tire inalios thu other fellows chance their minds. They all talk cushion tire loud enough now. Thoru Is no guess so ordon't know about the Vhitur. Guaranteed from llrsttolast. More Durable , lOnHlor Put on. the fastest and easiest riding tlroovor used. It Is patented and not used by any other eciiieern. Don't think that everything called a cushion tire Is good because the Vic tor cushion Is such a big SUL'CCSI. 'L'bero are Rood and had In all things. If you want a wheel Investlgato the Victor. Wo can fill all orders on Cs and Us now. OOIiE & COLE , 41 Main street. The ( oliiinhla Bloycie. Wo have the best cushion tire nmdo. Hut this is not the only good feature of the old reliable anil popular Columbia , Investigate what some unscrupulous dealers have to say for their wheels. The Columbia Is worth Its weight In gold , even with "free silver. " Do Without a UefrlRcrntor. In hot weather It Is Impossible to do sound preserve your health and comfort. Kooil can not bo preserved without dangerous deteriora tion. In a cooked or raw state , without riifrlsr- oration. Von will find It more Impossible than e ver to do wit lion t tb Is Import ant ad juni'l when you look at ' .ho North Kt'ir and lesirn the prlcns wo wllf nmUu for the no.\t thirty days. Gasoline Stove. " , Imwu BloworH , And garden hose at lower llgtm-s than yon over Rot before. Kverjoarllclohold Is Ihuhleh- est grade madi1. Suri'en doors and window screens at cost. MaUo your homes comforta ble at little expense. V , C. DeVol. no I Ilroiidway. They Must Go at Cost. There Is no use of your endeavor us to got along and cconoml/.o by doing without ft re frigerator. Health and comfort cannot bti maintained In the hot summer wuather and food properly preserved without somu moans of preserving a cool , diy atmosphere , I ho now Guernsey refrigerator Is thu world heater In every essential point , and from this tlmii on wo propose to nut them Into your houses at absolute cost. This Is a bona lido olTer that It win pay you to Investigate. Window Soreons and Doors Oo at the game prlco until our present largo stock is exhausted , Thin Is your opportunity to provide your homes with those necessary comforts. All modern Ilttlo labor-savin- comfort- produolng novelties In the hardware line for summer use will bo disposed of In the same manner. & Son , No. 1 1 Main Htreet , Council lilulVH. ELECTRIC TRUSSES , BEVT , CHE PKQTji.CTOUS. , ETC. AOtSNTS WANTED. DR.C. K JUDD , 606 Hroadway , Council Bluffs , la TELEPHONE 204. C. ESTEP , 14 N. Main St. , Council Bluffs. Funeral Director nnd EnV'alinar. COUNCIL IIMJbTS Galvanized Iron Cornice Works , 11. OIIAIU , 4 HUN , I'ltOI-H. 1O1B nncl 1O17 Broaclwnij. Killinntai furidilK'il on nil kind * of ( lulvanliail Ixun t'urnk'O Work , Irni Itwiflnv , hlore Krunt * unit Cupper Work. Arildla work n iKi.-.alty t'orr'i- I > uuiluicu iillclvit ( rum i/ylul WJ tullui Hum Cuuu ell Ulutti anil Uuiutm. COUNCIL BLUFFS STEAM DYE WORKS AH kinds of Dying anil Cloiinln-j done In tha ( ItahcstStylo of the Art , Faded and titalnod Fabrics made to look as Kootl as UO\T , Hud Keatliuis ( 'loaned lly Ste.-nn , In First. Ola < H \Vurlcpromptlydonoand delivered In all parU of the country Send for [ irloa list O. A , M/vOIIAN , Prop. , 101J llroadwav , N'ear Nortliwosloru opoi , COUNCIL , HMtfM , IA. Lake Manawa Hotel , Attractions : Kino Fishing. Ilontlng , llath- IIIK anil Excellent Mineral Water. Only fifteen mlnutcrlilo from Council IllulTs. .Motor trains every linlf hour , direct to centers of Council lllull'a and Omaha. Ainst delightful and accessible place for picnic uartles. TELEPHONE NO. 45. CITIZENS STATE BANK Or Council Bluffs. CAPITAL STOCK S150.000 SURPLUS AND PROFITS 70.000 TOTAL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. . . . 225.000 DiiiKf.TOlis I. A. Mlllor , K. O. Qloaion , E. fj , BhuKart R B. Hart , J. D. Edmnndson , Uli'irlai It , llannan. Trantaot K0iior.il Danklnt bun- nen. Lnr.-ost caplttl and nurplui ot auy banliln Sotithwostorn IO.T.U INTERE3TON TIM i OEP 33' ' P 5 First--National--Bank : : -or COUNCIL BLUFFS , IOWA , raid Ui ) CupHiil , . . . . $100,093 Olilmt orK"nUuil b.ink 111 tliu ally. Foreign nnd clomoitm uxvhuuu : ant lojil Jjoirttljl. : I'JlpoMl lUtuntlon p.ilil to OJllujUom. Aoo ) intt of InlUlt imK InukH , b.uiliuri.uiaij.or.ulu.li | jjlljltjl Jo ; rusiiuniluncu Invltoil. CJ15O. I' . HANTOHI ) . I'rexlilent. A. W. IllliKMAN , Ciuhlor A. T. HICK. Ai lU t Omlilor NEWOGDEN HOTEL. Centrally located In the business portion or Council Bluffs , all the street car lines in the city passing the door. Modern and conven ient ; thoroughly fire proof ; 12O guest chambers. The best $2 a day house in the west. Board and room from $3O pet * month up. Table board $0 pep week. G. M. WHITNEY , Mgr. Dr.M.H.CHAMBERLM . . . Eye , Ear , Nos3 and Tiimt SURGEON , Council niulTs , In. Shugnrt-Mono IJ'Ic. Room 1. 0 to 12 m 7 nnd 8 p. m. Sims & Saundcrs-AcoorIr8t ° , ollraI ! , d federal courts. Itooms i ! , I and 5 Hhu art Iteno block , Council ItiuITa , la. HI flrilllllpr ! < ; Attornny at I < aw , No. 10 . J , UlillllDUb , i-uuri street , ovur Itmh- null's Htore. Toloiihono No. 'Jit Ittnlnusi liours. H a. in. tou p. m , Council ltlnlt.4 , In. D. H. McDanold & Co. , Outchors' ' aid Paslurj1 Su.i.illjj . , Market Fixtum , Casing , plenn and Pnnsnqo Maker * ' Mnuhlnory. B'J ) . &Maln HU ( Joimoll litulU la. AUo doalori n Hides and I < 'UM THEX QRAND , Council Bluffd , la. This Elegantly Appolntad Hotel Is Now Opan. George T. Phelps , Manager Gas Heating Stoves. No Asnedl No Hunicx. Just the tiling for hath rooms , hod rooms , eta , Call and sue our lar u umorUnuuL C. B. Gas and Elootrla Lljtu ill i'uurl uud 'M Main SlrouU