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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.
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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 ,
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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.
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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