Nebraska Newspapers

    THK OMAHA DAILY ! BEK : MONDAY , JANUARY , 10 , 1893.
NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS
Experience of Constable Wesley in Trying lo
Attach a Theatrical Company.
GAVE HIM THE SLIP ALL AROUND
\Vlirn Ho TlioiiRlit UP IIIK ! DIG Mutineer
It lr\clnpnl Mr Didn't llati ; Illiu-
OIIIIP , ( tut Not Likely to
lip l'iirottriii
IjiteSatuiilny nlu'lil a writ of attachment
ns Issued from .lustlco Tox' court on the
" 1'iu'li ? SI I'ltmkctt" I'omiiany , wlili'h pa\e n
performiiitco In this city on that evening.
The plaintiffs were II. M. Mlntcr ntid Robert
Mai-It , uiiil tlio amount rlalim-d to bo due was
I'JS.
I'JS.Tlio
Tlio plaintiffs claimoil to have had some
lort of IniHlncBs ( IcalliiK * with .1. C , rc\vis ,
the mumiKrr of tlio iihow , nbotit cloven years
Ix-foro. auil that 4iS ) wns still comlntf to them.
The writ was plu-eil : In the hands
of Deputy Constable C. Weslr-.v ,
\vlio stood iironnd tiio building
for nn hour after thu play was over , waiting
for the maimpor to come around. Mr. howls
WIIB on the Htago for so.no tltcic niter \Vcslc\v
iirrlvod. hut he somehow got wind of what
was Koine on. and us semi ns thn piny was
over he iulftly | aklppi'il out by the back
door Where he went no one. Unrw. The
other ineintiei's of the company nlutwl tl-at
l.ouls had nothiiiK to ill ) with the show ex-
rt'pUiiff as a manager , briiife cmnloyed on a
salary by the owner , who lives In the east.
1'lieiv was nothing to altacli oceiiinif. ' the
I'ostiimes. and as the.boiiinired to the In
dividuals composing the company , they
could not be held. Wesley .stayed at tin-
opera liou.se until midnight waiting for
Lewis mill thru went home. It was then
Sitndio uml the writ could not have been
M-i-vcil if it had been possible lo Hud Lewis.
Yesterday noon the effects of the company
werr quietly iiaclced up and talten away to
the depot , mid the writ of attachment Is
still unserveil.
liiiMlou Store.
' \Vnlrli the daily papers for the nn-
noiincfincnt of fyreat. ANNtlALCLKAH-
LVJ SAI..K of MinU'ijjnoils. .
HOSTOX STORK ,
I-'nthprlnphmn , 'Whlfoluw & ( . ' < > . .
Council Mlull'M , la.
Do you MiinUo ? llavo yon tried T. I ) .
'r CII.'H Put-tuga * ? It's u flmi'inui1. '
liht one.
Died Siilnnlii.v Kif-nluir.
T.ouis O. I.inltey died Saturday uiglit very
fmildr-nly from hcmorrhao | of _ the lungs at
his vesldenee , 70. " . Hind's direct , aged 40 years.
The deceased bad been baggageman at the
I'lilou Tarldi ; depot for many yenis. He
lea\es \\ltc and four children. The funeral
will talce place tomorrow afternoon at " : ! ! 0
o'eloclc from the residence under the
auspices of tlio Masonu and Odd t'enows , of
both of which be was a member.
Hnsia Scaliill died Satiirihiy evening at her
home. Ill Knst Pierce street. vcr.suddrnly
of heart Uisease , aged L'll years. She had
been subject to attacks ( > C this disease for
foine time past , and only a little while ago
film fell on the street and had lo bo carried
to n neighboring bonne. She was a member
of the Catholic church and had been em
ployed in Mrs. I'foift'or's store on upper
Hrondway. The funeral will tnkn place from
St. Krancls Xavlcr's church. Hev. Patrick
Bmith olllciatiiif/ . The time will bo an
nounced later.
IIOKtllll Stfirp.
"Wiik-h Uio dully pupors for the an-
nouncoincntof reut ANNUAL CLHAU-
1NO HAI..K of wintoi1 jjooilH.
11OSTON STORK ,
Fotlieringliaiii. Whitoluw ft Co. .
Counoil Blull'tf , la.
Crown anil otlitir pianos.
Crown anil other oi-guiw.
At Bom-lulus' , 11(1 ( StutHinun street.
Not Id ll MouldVvttli. ! .
Titr. HF.R subscribers who have lived in
Council Bluffs for several years read with a
great deal of Interest the telegram pub
lished yesterday morning with reference to
the encounter which James A. Jackson bad
at Kloux City with u would-be blackmailer ,
find the result of which was so disastrous to
the face of the latter. Mr. Jackson was forman
man\ , years a resident of Council lilufTs , and
was well known as a man whoso disposition
would not allow him to cnduro any "monkey
ing" of the kind referred to.
llontun .More.
'Watch the dally papers for the an-
nouneoniPiit ofrent { ANNUAL ( JLHAU-
1FG SALE of winter { foods.
HOSTON STOHH ,
FotlierinyliainVliitelaw & Co. .
Council Hlufl'n , In.
For warming iicst chaiubors , bath
rooms , otc. , oni' gas heaters are just
\\hatyouwant. Look at them. Clean ,
convenient , cheap. C. U. Gas and Klec-
trie Light C'o.
Inri-fitHf In I'rrlKlit Itutc * .
An application has been made to the rail"
way commissioners of Iowa for an Increase in
freight rales on hay by changing this article
from class " 10" to class ' ( _ " ' on the schedule.
Next Wednesday has been set as the time
for the hearing of the arguments in Iho mat
ter at DCS Molnes. If the request Is com
plied with It will result in an increase of
about f > 0 per cent. The farmers of this part
of tlio state arc considerably interested in
the outcome.
Soiiu * of the heaviest , cnal consumers
In town are using Koal-spav to good ad
vantage. Kvery economical family
should use it. Junsson & Gregg , 1174
1'earl street.
First National Lean ollico , No.10(1 (
lirmulwuy. Largo stuck of forfeited
goiuls for s-alo. Money to loan on
watches , etc ,
Wanted C'anh offer for ten shaves
I'itiy.on'H Htate hank stock. Must he
bold. Address K , A. Sheafo.
Minor Mrnlloii ,
N. Y PlumUing Co.
Council Hlufrs Luniner Co. Coal
Mr and Mrs. II. (1. MeCJce will be at homo
to their friends at their home In Mornlngsldo
after February 1. " " "
Mrs Waddell and family , accompanied by
Miss Waddell. left Saturday for their home
In Kansas Cilj , after spending several weeks
with Mrs. ICverett In this city.
The many friends of Hev. and Mrs. T. ,1.
Mackaj of Omaha will bo interested in
learning that their family has received an
addition recently , in the shape of a little
girl baby.
Mrs. Cieorgo Chamberlain and her famllv.
Mils Pearl , Miss Clalr and Master Carl ,
hnvo returned from Oskaloosa , where they
went last week to attend the funeral of the
husbr.nd and father whu h took place under
the auspices of the Masonic order.
The case of William Sledentopf against M.
M , Mai-shall , la which a hirgo amount of
"accretion" timber land near Crescent is in
dispute , and which occupied most of last
week In the superior court , was submitted
uiul taken under advisement Saturday.
Attention Odd Fellows. All members of
Uawkeye lodge 184 , Independent Order of
Odd tellows , and sister lodges are requested
to meet at their hall at I p. m. Tuesday ,
January 17. to attend the funeral of our la'te
brother , L. C Linkey. Visiting brothers
are Invited to attend. Hy order of Fred Hani ) ,
noble grand.
Thomas O'Donnell , who disappeared last
week and was thought bv his friends hero to
be the man who was drowned In the Missouri
river la t Tuesday , has set their fears at
icst b\ turning uji bufe and sound ut the
town in Jsebrubka where ho had been living.
It ttcenii he lost hlmnelf whllo trj intf to cross
tlir i Ivrr from Omaha to Council Uluff * . and
finally found his bearings ty going back to '
hM old home
foal anil wood ; lx.'Ht and cheapest
Missouri hard wood In the rltvj prompt
delivery. II. A. Cox. N'o. ! fiiln.
THE HICJiEf TOWNSHIP FEUD ,
JS'iui Frnncljru Argonaut.
It waM certainly a first-rate feud , and a
source of much pride to the settlers In
ntul about Iltekvy township , just aw a
haunted house , or a murder mystery , era
a long-lived scandal might have been
onlytho feud wns much more satisfac
tory , because it had been on for four
yeur.s and hardly a month lind passed
during all that time that hud not wit
nessed Pome new episode In the affair ,
and each one seemed more startling
than HH predecessor. And so it wan
that Iho good people of Illekev township
held their heads just a little bit higher
than thi'ir loss fortunate friends who
resided in moro peaceful portions of Hie
country.
It the feud all started on account o
a yearling calf than which , permit me
( a stock raiser of limited but fruitful
experience ) to iiiterpdhiU * . tliorc never
was nor can thi-ru ever bo a erealnro
more hopelessly , unreasonably "onery , "
and one more productive of sinful lan
guage and display of siilti-y temper on
the part of its keepers. Yearling calves
havot raiist-d thu recording angel more
trouble , broken up moro old frirndshipx ,
produced more family jars , and. in the
form ofial. . begotten moro indigestion
and the insomnia resultant therefrom ,
than but this is not an essay on the sin-
nl , sportive , steei-let and his shoi teom-
fllgrt.Thf
Thf Walkers and the Heiu-dlets had
been old neighbors for years "back in
lo\\a\ . " In fuel , the elilcV U'alker.s and
the eldur -neiliclf I ! < had been mari'icd
about the same linii' . at the beginning
of. the war , and had just settled cm ad
joining homesteads when Iho first gun
was fired on Suintor. The mr-ii enlisted
in the same company , fought side by
side , ate and slept and sulTcrcd toirether ,
and at home their yonnir wives waited
and wept logctlior. When tlu > uttlo
Wulkors and the little licncdicts grow
large enough to run about they were
playmates and boon companions. The
children of one family felt as much at
liberty in the homo of the other as' they
did in their own for twenty-eight years
the two families had lived In pence and
amity , and then that miserable calf pre
cipitated an irreparable row. i
It was too bail , all HIP neighbors said ,
but. it is a noticeable fact that none of
them attempted to patch up a peace-
life in Iliekey township and at Ilickcy
Corners would have been drill , indeed ,
hilt for the feud : so everybody sat by and
watched each new pha o of the alTair
\\ith nervous , morbid interest , and coin-
montcd thereon , but not in a manner
likely to prove conducive to a truce on
thi ! partof the disputants.
It was this wav : The Honedict and
Walker honrcs had been built on ad
jacent corners of the homestead quar
tern , and were quite clore together : in
fact , one well , sunk on the quarter-sec
tion line between the two homesteads ,
had furnished water for both families
for the first four years after coming to
Dakota , and it was only a short dintanco
from either house.
Hut it came to pass that on thu Walker
domain there was born and grew and
waxed fat and "sassy" a bi-indle calf ,
with n right smart clianco of white in
Us eye and a plethora of deep-dyed mis
chief in Its soul and he ( for' it was a
young gentleman ' 'critter' ' ) , while yet of
tender ago , but tough record , engen
dered the feud. Ho had wandered away
the day before , and when ho returned a't
night the gate of thccnlfpcn was shut
against- him : and hrthu morning , when
Papa , Benedict arose from post-hrcukfust
prayers , and , followed by the younger
male Uenedicts , hied him toward the
stable , ho beheld his neighbor's incipient
steer nipping in the bud sundry young
and toothsome cabbages , and kicking out
of tlio earth , in his bovine- abandon , all
he could not eat.
Then was Papa Benedict wroth , and
thereupon did ho give way to naughty ,
profane words , while the young Bene-
ilictH surrounded the offending calf and
brought him up for judgment.
Now , Papa Honedict was a man of
hasty temper , but easily calmed ; so ,
when the calf was tendered him at the
end of a long picket rope , his wrath was
decreased several degrees , and ho
wound the rope around his hand and
started to lead the calf home.
It was while he was pomloring on
what to say to the calf's owner that the
calf suddenly remembered a proviou
engagement , and started , in some haste ,
to keep it , heading directly across the
croquet ground. Papa Benedict wished
to follow with more dignity than the
calf desired , and. presently , his feet
'
were scraped from under'him by a
wlckot , and he was being handled..tho
way the vaqueros in South America arc
supposed to make butter at the end of
a lasso. Ho did not look very neat
when , a few minuton later , ho reached
the Walker residence and called his
neighbor out. Ho was holding the calf
up short , but his temper had slipped its
tether and caused him to sav bad words ,
to which Papa Walker replied in kind
whereat Papa Benedict seized a con
venient neck yoke and killed the cause
of the trouble.-
Of course , there was a light and con
siderable ill-chosen language ; then , as
soon as possible Papa Benedict sued
Papa Waikei-for damages to liis cab
bages and Papa Walker sued Papa
Benedict for the \aluo of his calf. After
that they prosecuted each other for
assault and battery ; the younger mem
bers if both houses "sasscd" each other
at every available opportunity ; Mrs.
Walker and Mr * . Benedict did no moro
"neighborm" ' and Mort Benedict and
Nelllo Walker "busted up" with each
other.
That is , Nellie broke with Mort. who
for his own part hud u wholesome con
tempt for feuds and such nonsense and
would fain have ignored the state of
all'airs , so far as Nellie was concerned ,
except for the opposition any overtures
from him would have received on all
sides and especially from Nellie. So ho
had to grin and bear it , leaving , how
ever , all the hostilities to the others
and speaking pleasantly to any of tlio
Walkers ho chanced 4o meet.
But finally , through a rash act of his
own , ho was forced Into the feud. Thero-
was a husking IHJO of the good old-
fashioned sort ill Thompson's one night
and thu younger memlHM-s of the host Ho
houses attended. During the evening
Mort found a red ear in his pile and - ho
never knew what impelled him to do it
unless it was that Nellie looked so
pretty and tempting ho took his former
sweetheart in his arms and kissed her ,
not once , but three times.
As soon as it could IHJ done without
the girls knowing of it. Bud Walker
and Harvey Free invited Mort and Pol
Hoi-ner out into the moonlit pasture ,
where Bud insisted on "having It out. "
Mort demurred , but in vain. and. much
to his regret , was forced to "lick" to a
standstill , not only the man he hoped
some day to call his brother-in-law , but
the lattor's second as well ; Pell Homer
being a cripple and unableto accommo
date Free , who " " '
young was "plain" on
account of his principal's defeat.
That entiled It. Thereafter , even ten
derhearted Mrs. Walker- who , like
Mrs. Benedict , sincerely but silently ro-
gruttcd the trouble thut kept her apart
from lior oldtimefriends tliw four
years , and who had alwujs had a picas-
ant greeting for all the family .especially
for Mort , who was a great favorite of
hers cut him dead when she happened to
meet hlm.andoyeii the frigid inclination
of the head with which Xellto had been
wont to recognize his presence on those
rare occasions on which they met wan
now denied him.
All this cut Mort deeply , but he was
made of too tough fiber to show It : so.
till the end of the feud , ho tried to act
as though ho did not care-just ns did
Nellie , who. however , was obliged to
confess to herself , once in a while , that
she did care , "lots. "
The spring of 1K8 is a memorable
one In the history of many portion * of
thu Dakotas. The amount of rain in the
fall and the snowfall in the winter pre
ceding had been very slight indeed ,
and there were no spring rains to en
courage the farmers. The creek beds
and coules were dry ; the lake beds and
sloughs were us innocent of water ns
powder magazines , and the matted
grasses and reeds standing in them
were us dry as was the grass on the prai
ries. Everything invited the fire fiend.
who.se woi'k on the plains is so swift and
thorough and he accepted the invita
tion.
From the wheat regions up north
canii.1 tales of his deadly work of coun
ties almost entirely laid waste , of hun
dreds made homeless and ponnilrr-s.
with nothing left even wherewith to
wring their bread out of the soil.
In ( . ' county and its neighbors.
however , all felt secure : the fires were
far north of them and being gradually
exterminated. BcMdes they were in
Jim river valley ; it is curious how
much confidence the proximity of a
river will give to the settler who is
threatened by prairie fires.
Mort Benedict and his father were re
turning from the county town one day ,
having been in to leave "mother" for a
two days visit and to have the breaking
plow repaired. For a day or two there
had been rumors of fires only twenty
miles or so to the north and they won ;
talking of this as they crossed the
bridge four mile- ) from homo. As they
reached tlio top of the hill on the west
side of the river , Mort glanced at the
northern huri/.on , which was not dis
tant on account of a range of hills run
ning cast and west , and
Did his eyes deceive him or was that
smoke , just rolling up above the line of
hills ? "Look , father1 !
' 'Good God , Mort ! She's a-eomin' . an'
comin' t' boat h 1 , too. Wo got t' raco't
save anything1 !
And lace they did , but the fire was
racing , lee , and when they drove their
panting horses into the dooryurd the
flames were only a few miles away and
coming down at lightning speed.
While Tom and Hey saddled their
punios and rounded up the live stock
Mr. Benedict and the three elder boys
and Bessie , in an incredibly short space
of time , put into the two wagons every
thing that it was possible to save , after
which Hal and George saddled their
ponies , joined Tom and Ioy ! with the herd ,
and tlio whole procession , headed by
the two wagons driven by Mort and his
father moved otl at u rapid pace toward
the river.
Then , and only then , did Mort notice
that there was no sign of human life
about the Walker place. Ilia heart gave
a leap.
"Bess ! " he said , sharply , "did did
they git away ? Did yo notice 'cm movin'
'round ? "
Tlie girl's eyes opened wide. "Oh.
Mort ! I haven't heard or KCCU a sign of
'em all day ! "
"Take them reins. I'm goin' back an'
see. "
lie leaped from the wagon and ran
back , noting as he did so how hot the
air had become and how near the big
wave of smoke was.
Mrs. Walker , singing softly as she
bustled about the kitchen , was a bit
startled to see who her unannounced
visitor was.
Mis' Walker , whore's all your men
folks ? No , I didn't come for trouble
only th's a prairie lire only n little ways
oil'an' comin' down like * mad ! "
Mrs. Walker sank into a chair. "Oh ,
heavens ! An' father sick abed an' all
th' boys over t' Berry's on a bi-eakin'
bee ! "
"Good Lord ! Ain't I glad 1 come back !
Where's th' horses ? "
"Oh , Mortl They're all loose in the
paster ! "
"Git what things yo wniituh save
t'gcther real quick ! They ain't no .spare
time.1' And Mort tore out of the house
like a madman , and down to the pasture ,
not noticing that Nellie- had entered tlio
kitchen and was staring at him , open-
eyed.
Both Mr. Walker's wagon teams were
composed of animals usually as docile as
lambs ; but , today , bunched together in
a corner of the pasture , they snilVed the
coming flames , and it seemed to put wild
imps into their lumbering carcasses , and
it was a long , trying time before Mort
could catch two of them , swear , pray ,
try as he might and tlio great lire
rolled swiftly nearer. The wind had
shifted from northeast to northwest.
Mort saw , with a sinking at his heart ,
that there was an even chance of getting
cut on" from the river.
Mr. Walker was on a feather bed on
the lloor of the wagon , and Mrs. Walker
crouched beside him. Nolliu ran back
into the house for the family bible , then
climbed up besldo Mort.
"Git up ! Clk ! " Tlio heavy whip came
down hard on the horses' flanks , and the
race was begun.
Faster eamo the flames ; the billow of
smoke rolled ovei1 them , now and then
dropping feathery grass cindo.-s as it
passed : they could hear the roar of the
llro and feel its hot breath whenever the
wind increased in velocity and .lini
river = o far away !
Nearer came the great wave of flume ;
the air was dense and suffocating. Mort ,
in his frenzy , lashed the now running
horses incessantly , cursing , praying ,
saying ho knew not what. Mrs. Walker
wept and prayed ; Mr. Walker now and
then gave a feeble moan ; Nellie , on the
seat beside Mort , kept her lips tightly
closed and said nothing , only clinging to
the scat more dospcratcly as the wagon
bounced and 1m chcd.
Mort looked at her ; her silence an
gered him. "Git ofV'n th' seat ! " lie
roared. "How d'vo think I e'n drive ,
with you sittin' thar ! "
The girl olwyed , and fell , rather than
climljod. back into the box.
Mort Benedict's recollections of what
occurred after that are very dim. Ho
romonibors driving deeper and deeper
into the terrible heat and smoke , of tear
ing through a volume of llamo that
teemed endless llamo that burned his
eyes , his nostrils , his throat , and
scorched his hair and eyebrows then ,
with a final leap , the 'horses dashed
down the slope into the shallow river ,
and he know no more.
When Mort awoke ho could not for
some time realize where ho was , and lay
for some minutes trying to remember.
Oh , yes ; ho was In Will Berry's room.
Ho remembered the antlers on the wall
and the white curtains at the windows.
Some one came in softly from tlio next
room.
"Who is it ? "he asked.
It was Nellie , and she came and leaned
over him. "It's me , Mort. I'vo been
hero all th' timo. I thought yo know
mo , sometime : ) . Vou'vo'be'n sick. "
C3"Aro yo hero t' stay , Nell always , I
"
mean ?
She Bat down ou the edge of the bed
and nut her hands my bis shoulders.
"IfT want mo to. Mort"
He drew her face dowiiTo his , but put
hoi' at arm's length prcvt-ptlv.
"But how about th' fund. Nell ? "
"They alnt no more fond. Mort. "
SHARONS IGNORE HER.
llrlattti- the CitliroriiU j'umlly
Star * hip ,
Mrs. Joseph Ixjpez , who calls herself Mrs.
John Sharon , told a story ill the oflli-e of tin )
Chicago Hellef and Aid society yesterday ,
which , whether It be trim 61' not. contains
all the elements of a French romance. I 'lay
ing prominent parts la the story are the
millions of the late Senator Sharon of Cali
fornia. a rascally Spaniard , and a wealthy
father , who Is now a stockman In Montana
and who has never seen his daughter since
she was an Infant in arms , says the Chicago
Tribune.
Mrs. Sharon , who Is still n pretty jounp
woman In spite of the line which care and
privation have drawn upon her face , lives
with her two children In a single room at
No. Mil West Van Duron street. Her hair is
a soft auburn , her features regular , and she
shows many Indications of education and re-
llnement.
She said yesterday that she greatly wished
to avoid notoriety , and only after much urg
ing did she consent to lell her story to a re
porter for the Tribune.
"I never saw my father. " she began , "and
my mother died a week after I was born. 1
was adopted by a Mr. Adams , who was after
wards mayor of Virginia City. Nov. . and
who served in the Nevada legislature. My
foster parents prospered , and I was given
every advantage. When 1 was H years old 1
was sent to the Mills academy for young
ladies in Oakland , across the bay from San
Francisco.
' Vhlle I was attending school I met and
fell in love with John Sharon , a nephew of
the late ScnatorSharon of California. When
I was only in years old we were married and
went back to Virginia City , where my hus
band's millionaire uncle gave him a position
in one of his gold and silver mines. We
lived happily together for years , and three
children were born to us. Fred , the eldest.
now being lit years old. Three years after
my marriage I learned for the first time that
1 liad a brother living. 1 wrote to him and
he came on to Virginia Citv and went to
work in the mines. Mis health soon failed ,
however , and when bellied he left me S'J.OIK ' )
in cash.
"About two years ago my husband. John
Sharon , also died. His estate practically
amounted to nothing. 1 then was left with
my three children , Fred. Walterand Geneva.
the youngest a mere baby. J appealed to
the Sharon family , who were enloving all
the millions of the late senator , 'but they
treated me with contempt.
"About a year after my husband's death 1
went to 121 Paso. Tex. , to visit friends , leav
ing my sons in Virginia City.
"In El I'aso I met Joseph l ope ? . a bluek-
e\ed , handsome fellow of Spanish descent.
Ho persuaded me , after the lapse of some
months , to marry him. and we set up house
keeping there. Seven months ago Lopez
wanted to come lo Chicago , declaring that
he could make a great deal of money during
the World's fair. He finally persuaded mo
that the move would be a wise one. Last
July wo came to this city and again set up
housekeeping on Ohio street.
"Finally I sent for thu I wo bo\s to come to
Chicago. Walter started alone , and it was
some weeks before I learned that Fred , the
elder , had run away from the woman with
whom I left him and gone to San Fram isco.
Bis great cousin. Fred Sharon , son of the
late Senator , has since taken charge of the
boy and he is now at thq Hopkins academy
in California.
"Four months ago Lqjwz , my husband , told
mo that he wanted to start in business and
persuaded me to give him tl.stX ) , all the
money 1 had left. He took the cash and
went down town and I have never seen him
since , nor do I care to find him.
' For the last four months , ever since my
husband deserted mo , leaving me penniless. I
have struggled to earn a living. I have tried
housework and canvassing , and often wo
have gone to bed wltliouffpod and with no
tire in the room. Since the cold weather
started 1 have taken up hair-dressing for
ladies , but if some charitable women had not
eomo to my relief 1 am afraid wo should not
bo alive now.
"Only a few months ago I got the 'first
tidings of my real father since Mr. Adams
adopted mo , thirty years ago. I saw his
name in a paper ns one of the attendants at
a convention of stockmen at Butte , Mont. , af
ter the 'rustlers' war. Tlio article said that
ho was wealthy. Hut 1 cannot fcci that I
have any claim on him now.
' I still use the name of Sharon because 1
wish to forget the rascally Spaniard who
robbed and deserted mo. As soon as I am
able I shall got a divorce from him.
"I have been driven by the force of hunger
and want to apply to the relief and aid society
for assistance , hut what I most deslro is a
chance to get buck to my old home in Califor
nia , where the winters are not freivingcold
and wheio I can , at least , be among people
who know inc.
"EMERGENCY" BILL OF FARE.
UUfluIpli WoftHlIrlt Won't H Smiiliilii IT
Hi : KnoivH It.
Kudolph Wosslick , whose restaurant is in
the basement of the Stock exchange build
ing , Dcarboin and Monroe streets , says the
Chicago Tribune , called on a printer yester
day and left an order for 100 bills o. " fare
from which the following extracts are made :
Soft boiled eggs (3) ( ) . . . $ ; i pr.
Ilillteied toast 1.35
Pork ebons 4.110
Million chops [ | ' 2H' >
Mutton chops ( KiiKllsh style ) IUIG
Pork and beans 1MO
Ham and eggs ; j no
Oyster patties a Un-rume 4.no
StulTcd cralx n.fio
Crab meat a la Maryland 4ho
Tried .shrimp- la Creole. ! : irj
rinnan baddle ( Delninnlco style ) a.r > o
C'lilTee , i > er cup co ,
Coffee , pur pot i ro
Milk , per Klas-i r.ll
K.\tra order * of bread 7li
I'lik'lcun , spring ( half ) 0.40
'Possum and sweet potatoes 10.00
This bill of fare , Mr. AVosslick explains , is
to bo used in "emergencies. " An "emer
gency" occurred Friday night , when two
colored men accompanied by two women of
their race entered his establishment and
evinced a desire to eat. Mr. Wosslick told a
waiter to take the order. Ho took off his
apron and said he'd quit his job first. Kvery
other waiter was of the same mind , and as
Mr. Wosslick could not wait on the party
himself they bad to leave with hunger uii-
assuaged. Yesterday they sued Mr. Wes
slick before Justice 1'rindlvillo for itamages
under the civil rights bill.
In the future Mr. Wosliek will wait on
colored customers hlnlself , handing them
] K > litely an "emergency""blll of faro.
SHORT ON KISSES.
Jonus ( Jri Imiiiu , .SuSttys llui .Inry , Muni
I'liy Iriiui lliiill > roii itr : > oo.
When Jonas Greenotiaum makes out a
check for ft,500. ; says tho-Chicago Tribune ,
which sum a Jury yesterday decided ho
should pay Irma Hellbroii for trilling with
her young affections , hfewiil not sign it
"Yours as over lovlnft' Joi : . "
While the jurymen worn a little loth to re
veal the secrets of thoiiulcllberatlons , one of
them intimated last niaht that -the kisses
did it. " In his lovingcpitilo to Irma , --Yours
as over , loving .loo" contracted to deliver an
almost inconceivable number of these tokens
of affection. He defaulted aniTtho jury fig
ured out the damages ut > .follows :
Unucarhiad Kisses mot dollveieib . . . .tl.onn
OIIP million klsM'Miiot delhei-edi TOO
Unu lot three and one-half Imshels ,
kisses mot delivered ) 326
Several bushels kisses mot ilellveredi . . i > .riO
Many sweet kisses uiot delivered ! l&O
Sunday lob lot kisses ( not dellven-di. . . 25
Heartaches 6110
Disappointment and wrecked hopes neil
M.COO
When Miss Irma heard the verdict read
she smiled , and when her friends con
gratulated her she. smiled again. She said
rho was happy In the vindication tlio verdict
gave her.
The loci-1 lodge of Klks of this city held an
cnjoyailosocial" Saturday evening at the
brotherho d hall at 1W ! ) Farnam street.
Congrei umn li II. Mercer was appointed
chairman i the gathering and Frank Flan-
nlgan uetc .is leuard. The program wai a
literary ai. ' julcal ono and impromptu
' ' Jrlch LIbby , recitations by
Hen Singer of--A Trip to Chinatown com
pnn.v and Chester Hernia ml of the same or
ganlMtlon were the features of the se
lections. The Klks listened to a short ad
dress by U. AI. ( iotthold and at Its conclu
sion refreshments were served.
The hall was filled with members and
their friends , and the affair was ono of the
most enjoyable given fora long time.
SEEING THE MORAL.
Dr. Criinu Point * It Out In "Dr. .Irk } II unit
Mr. llyilp. "
Kobert Ixmis Stevenson's fascinating story
of the strange case of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde" Inspired a powerful sermon by Hev.
Frank Crane at the First Methodist Kplsco-
pal church , last night.
The truth contained in the novel wa . to
Dr. Crane's belief , what made It so absorb
ingly Interesting. In the dress of a work of
fiction a great moral lesson was told. F.vll.
If allowed an abiding place In the hearts of
men , burns and consumes , the spark of yes
terday becoming a heated furnace today.
Men cannot trifle with sin. It blights and
destroys good qualities and by small and
scarcely noticeable degrees assumes com
plete mastery. Kvll thoughts , evil secrets
are the worms that enter the human heart ,
spreading corruption and decay where all
was once pure and good. In the hearts of
men. said Dr. Crane , there are two contend
ing forces , good and evil , an angel and a
devil. No man is so upright and pure as to
be wholly without these struggles. To sub
due and triumph over theevll Impulses of the
animal nature requires nobility of soul ,
strength of character , manhood and woman- J
hood. It is glorious to successfully battle
with evil. It is the struggle that makes men
Ctodlike. whllo to jield and allow vice
and wickedness to gain complete s n.\
over the heart is infamous. Those men whenever
never feel the struggle going on within them ,
but who have always walked the even road
of placid purity , lack the noblest quallt.x -
brain and soul and if studied will be found
to be a blockheads.
The best and the noblest do not rise above
temptation but maintain an Incessant con
flict with the de\il within them. That
smothered voice within the heart urging
men on to wrong doing , if once heeded will
call louder and louder each time until its be
guiling whisperings change to tones of com
mand.
To point out some of the Dr. JckIN , ami
Mr. Hydes among men , Dr. Crane spoke of
some of the men of genius of the past and
present. H.M-OII , Heine , lioiisseau and others
bad high ideas and lofty aspirations , and at
times they gave voice to some of the most
beautiful thoughts and sentiments of which
men are capable , but there were also times
when the angel overlooked ami unheed. no
longer inspired their utterances and they
spoke with the hideous imagination of a Mr.
Hyde. Their loftv sentiments were offset by
the false and misleading thoughts the.\ some
times expressed. They were aggravated
cases of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Dr. Crane closed his discourse Interest
ingly.
"SONS OF OMAHA" m ! BANQUET.
Tlu-y i : t mid Talk of tin- City of Tlilr
Adoption.
' Sons of Omaha" banqueted Satan-day
night at the Omaha club. H was a formal
affair and an elaborate menu w.is prepared.
The club rooms were handsomely decorated
with smihix and flowers and presented a
handsome appearance.
The list of toasts was a lengthy and enjoy
able one. W. S. Poppleton conduct ing the
after-dinner observances. In introducing
the speakers of the evening Mr. Poppleton
referred to the great good done by the organ
ization of the "Sons of Omaha" and the op
portunities for further good work by the
united co-operation of the club. Charles 1) .
Sutpheu responded to the toast , the "Sons of
Omaha , " dwelling at length on the history
of the organization and closing his short but
interesting response by proposing the health
of tlio club.
Hev. L. M. Kuhns responded to the toast
"Looking Forward" by giving an interesting
recapitulation of the growth of Omaha , Its
opportunities from a commercial and geographical
graphical standi > olnt and the many advan
tages of the city. O. Chat Kedick and
Gcorgo W. Mercer responded to toasts , and
a delightful evening was spent by all.
Letters of regret were read from Hun..I.
Sterling Morton and Dr. Cieorgo L. Miller.
A largo number of the members of the club
and their friends were present.
.4 xv o r.vf/-.Mi.vr.s.
For four nights , commencing Thursday
evening next , the Boyd will offer its patrons
the successful comedy drama called "A Nut
meg Match , " in which the effervescent
spirituality of Miss Annie Lewis is called
Into play In the character of Cinders. An
odd girl appears this Cinders upon llrst ac-
quaintarce in the earlier scenes of the play ,
but before the curtain has fallen on the final
act of reconciliation , the audience rcaliy.es
that this brave , uncouth girl is a noble
product of the pcrfumc.swept , clover clad
bills of Connecticut.
Mr. Hobert Arthur , representing Charles
II. Hoyt's comedy "A Hole in the ( { round , "
is in thu city. His attraction comes to the
Uoyd on Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week.
O ;
Sllll lloldliiK the far * .
Sir George W. Pullman , through his local
representatives here , has evidently taken
cognizance of the law with reference to
taxes. On Saturday the amounts duo from
the company for the past three years ,
amounting to $142. was paid to the city.
The money was turned into Omaha's ex
chequers by ex-State Auditor Beaton. Up
to date , however , the company has done
nothing with reference to the attachments
on their palace cars held for $10,000 taxes'
past due. One of these , the St.-Lawrence ,
will bo ready for the road Monday , hut it
can't bo touched unless the courts Interfere.
Wants it Diikiitii Dlvoi-rc.
YANKTON , S. D. , Jan. 15. Thomas n. Dav
enport , a wealthy manufacturer of Philadel
phia ran away from that place some time
ago with his wife's sister , taking with him
his S-ycar-old daughter. Ho came here and
applied for divorce today. Davenport's son
arrived in search of his sister , but she is
spirited away and cannot bo found. Daven
port has been married twenty-nine years
and became infatuated with his sister-in-
law while she was employed as stenogra
pher by him.
Onlrt Along the lEIn ( irantli * .
GAI.VMTON , Tex. . Jan. 15.A special from
Laredo lo Iho Galvcstnn Xows says :
Deputy Marshal Hall and four other depu
ties have returned with four suspects of the
border warfare. Hall says all Is quiet on the
lowcr-Hlo Cii-ando. Ho has scouted over MX )
miles of the country and no bandits are to be
found.
If Your Cistern
Is Out of Order
or Soji Walcr is scarce ,
don't worry yourself for a moment
go right ahead and use hard water with
WHITE RUSSIAN
ar.J you'll ' never know the difference
The clothes will be just as white
clean and sweet-smelling , because tin
"White Russian" is specially adapter'
for use in hard water.
JA5. S. KIRK & CO. , Chicago.
" " ' " " ' "
Diamond TaTSoap. .f'r '
Dusky . "u"S < .
'MY GROCER PUT ME ONTO
THIS
SOAR
ard ) tf does j
v/at ! ) \ie \ claims for it"
YOUR Grocer for it
INSIST on having1 it.
THE BEST SOAP MADE
FOR ALL HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES.
MADE ONLY BY
N.K.FA1RBANK&CQ. CHICAGO.
he Groni JA\-cr and Stonmcli Itonicrty
( hires all iliMinlcis of tlie Stomach , l.ivcr , Hnwcls , Kiilticys , Itliuklcr ,
Nervous Pisu.lscs. , Loss of Vpputitc , HciUl.ichc , Constipation , ( lostivcncss ,
Indigestion' , Dilioiisnuss , Fever , IMIe.s , etc. , iiiiJ rotulers Hie system lesn
liable to contract disease.
ItADU'AV'S PII.I.S ureni-im for this complaint. Thny tone up Uio Intoriint secretions to
lion I thy act Ion , lesion1 si length ti. the stoiimeliniiden-iblii it totiirforiii iis fnm-tlom.
I'rlfu''Deubiix. Ho'd by nil ilriiffglslH , or mailed by ItADWAV & t'o. . .ti Warren Street , Now
-torn , on iiicelpl of i
Evans
S. T. HENRY ,
SEC'Y ' AND HG'R.
{ 520 PEARL ST. ,
Council Bluffs , la.
Telephone i90.
Special Terms to Agents
IT IS NOT
WISE " ? & = COST
WHEN YOURIO
HE ALTHIO
Wouldn't It
cost loss to
CURE
You now
than
LATER ON ?
A you value
your llfo don't
iiuitloptconsult-
IllK KOHIC 'MIC
.vlioso advice
will ho of viiluo
If you eons nit
Blood , Skill mill Kidney
Female V/onkjieshCH , Lost Mnnhood
CURED.
I'lt.KS , FISTULA , VIPSUHt : . pnnimncntly curoil
without thu U9U of Vnlfc. llq.-itilre or caustic.
All irmln'.llui of a private or Uullcato nnturo , of
either BC.Y , popltlruly ctirpil.
( 'nil on or mlilreM. nltb etnthp for Circulars , Frco
Hook and llcclpos ,
" 9 South intu street
fir Qnnrlno V Cnnrloo
Ul. cCuIIGS a ollOiIGS , oiim/
.Noit Door to I'otlulUix' .
COUNCIL BLUFFS STEAM DYE WORKS
All Ulnda ot Dyeing and Cleaning done In
slio hl 'host Hlylo of tlio art. I'ailuil nut ]
tiilnnd fabrics inudo lo lool : as goo.l as now.
Work promptly done nn l dullverol In all
parts of the country. Send for-priiio list.
C. A. MACHAN , Proprietor.
llrcudvruv.nearNorlhwuslorn Do ot ,
CoificIthiffH , lii.
NOTICE OP ASSESSMENT OP DAM
AGES FOR GRADING.
To the owners of nil lots unit p-irlsof lots on
1'lfth struot , from I'lurco street lo Woolworth -
worth nvoniiu ;
You are hereby notified that Iho nnder-
slKiicd. thrcu disinterested freeholders of thu
clly of Omaha , luivo hcon duly appointed hy
the mayor , with tlio approval of thu city eoiin-
i'il of said elty. to HHSOSS thu diiiniiKO to the
owners rospuctlvoly of the inonui-iy ulTeutod
hy Krudlrcof said street , declared nocimary
liV ordlnniii'o No. il- > 7 , pasieil I letX ! ) , IhUi , un-
pinvud Due. II ,
Von nro further mitllli'd , IhHl having ue-
copied alcl appointment , ami duly < | iialltlcd
at required by livv , wo will , on thu iTtnday of
.liinuiirv. A. D. IM'l ) , at Ihu hour of Id o'clock
'
In the 'forenoon , at. thu olllco of Hhrlver
O'Donolioe. I I'll l'.irnini ; street , within the
corporate limits of said elty. meet for the pur-
posoof considering , nnd making the asscss-
inunt of damuKO to the owners respectively of
said property , alTecteit hy said Kr.iillni ? . takini ;
Into consideration .special IwnclltH , If any.
Vou nro notlllcd to he present at thu tlmu
nnd pliii-u aforesaid anil muko uny objection
to or fctatoimmts eonrernlnu mild nHio.l-uuent
of damages as you may consider piopcr.
\V. If. HIIKIVKIt ,
iio. ; : .1. i-Aii : , ,
JAB. KTOOKDAkK.
Umulm. Jan. 4 , IHri. JSdIOt
I'ropoinU fur ( iriiillni ; .
Sealed propoiitls will bo received by the mi-
derslciicd until l.0 : o'clock u. m. Jamuiry
'Mill th'.il ' , for u-radliiR ' 'Ith struct from Dudu !
street to Cuss street :
Jaok on street from ; iOth stieul to : i7lh street
nnd The alloy In block I , Koont/eS 4th audition.
In the city of Omih. . In accordance with
plans and gpoflfk-ntlons ou Ille In Hie olllco of
thu hoard of public works.
llldn will hu made ou printed blanks fur
nished hy thu board , anil to bo accompanied
with u ourtllled cliuek In Jhe" sum of | Vj ) , pay-
uble to the eliy of Omaha UN an uvlduncoof
Kond faith.
Thu board reserves thu rl.'ht to reject any
or all Mils and to wulvu dufucik.
I' . W. IIIHKIIAI Blvlt.
Uhalrmanof tne llonrlof I'ublle Works.
Omaha. Neb. , Juuuarr 0 , Ib'JJ. ' JO-7-1J-H
Special
COUNCIL BLUFFS ,
US I'll ACTS and lo.vn Put-in ami city propartr
A liotiKlit anil sold. 1-insy , t Tlium.i , Council
KO--C1I01CK loin In M riio it'ldltlon ' no.ir nsnt end'
-'of Iho now lntcr.il.itH brlil > ! . Will > ull In bunclici
or blii ly. ( luur 3 itotcilf. Ooiitmlt llltitld.
AHIIAUi ; remavod. cnji | > unli , TaulM nnl
G chlmauj cleaajj. K. D. Hark. ) , oltj bld ( .
A ciipnblo girl for uunnral housework
hi family nf tines. W. A. Coultur , 4XI ! ( ilen uvo
1/Olia.VI.KOll IlKST-iOO-noro fnrni nine inlloi"
1 oust of Council Illuitr well Improved , building *
and tellers all pew. Addroso or cull ou It. T. Haiti
oMj UnKK. IVnimMnUuttJ. _
640 ACItlC fnrm 1C mile * from l.lncuiii , Neb. . Im
proved. I'rit-o only $ IU per ittrev tf taken at unco ,
John.ton X Vnn I'lillun.
_ _ _ _ _ _
1'OH S A 1.10M > - livery buMmm In this cltr or will
trtulo ttopk for KOOI ! clear property. JohuDo *
linny. lomu'll liliim ,
OW ACItlCH im mill's from Oakland , uood atnto of
cultivation , seven room house , otchard. cnrrt
erlbi anil itrnnarlov , Till " 11 for fill nn aero.
( Jiucimhleldii. Nlcholion , V I'D. , (121 ( llroadmiy.
riMIHKK room house on Sjntli Klorentli Mroot ,
1 rlcarof Inciiiubrancc , to vichnnKU for up town
resilience. Will pay dltlercnco In cash. Croon-
fliU'lda , Nicholson A < 'o.
HOHHK wanted In nxclmiiKO for lot between
llroarinny and uuw bridge , ( .reonshlolils , Nich
olson A Co.
Parties
Anhcusof , Uudwoltio : * , F.iust nna Pule
HKKUS , KITIIKH IJOTTL13D OR IN
KKGS , cnn lenvo orders nt No. 218 Mnlu
Si root , Council 13 lulls , Iowa , or Tclo *
phone 3'i. !
Goods delivered in'oniutly.
SOLE AGENCY FOH
oi si. LOUIS , Ho.
ImprovaJ Safety Elevators ,
KIMBALL BROS.
OMAHA OI'TICK 1014 DUlKlbAS HTUIvP/C
Cor. ( Ith St. and 11 Ave. , I'onnrll Illuiro.
"Absolutely the Best Made , "
Ct
-t
tC
C/Q
"A Delicious Medicated Con-
Portion" for the relief of Coughs , O
Colds , Hoarseness , Sore Throat , ami , | P
for clearing the voice. lor talc \ty \ p
nil Druggists nnd Confectioners , * "
full two i-t-
lacked in ounce packages ,
Tricefi Cents. If you nro unable to E *
procure the Pomona Cough Tablets CD
from your dealer tend us b cents in H
stamps anil receive n box by mail ,
.Mi < le by the manufacturers of the
celebrated Pomona Pruit Juice
Tablets.
DUQUETTE & CO , ,
Council Bluffs , la.