TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE
COUNCIL liLUKFS.
OFFICD , - - NO. 12 I'BARL STUKUI
Delivered by carrier to any part of the city.
II. W. TILTON , Lowe * .
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J//AOK
Duy your cln-irs , pipe * , tobiccoi and canes
at Gr nd Hotel Cigar store.
Grand hotel , Council niuffn. Newly fur-
nlihed. Reopened Oct. I. n. F. Clark. Prop.
The city council Is to meet as a commttteo
of the whole thin morning at 9 o'clock.
John and Jennie Miller , Implicated In the
robbery of Oscar DoUgh , the barber nt the
transfer , are to Invo a hearing In Justice
CcoU'R court next Thursday.
A small son of AusUBt Swanton. who lives
at Avenue O nml Twenty-fifth street , fell
Saturday , while rldljiu a neighbor's horae , and
dislocated an rlbow. Ho was attended by
Dr. K. S. Thomas.
Judge Thornoll has granted the plaintiffs a
new trial In the Uo cases of Klrkcndill , Jones
& Co. and dllmore & Uuhl against Uotnoltz ,
In which a verdict was rendered In favor of
I. Goldamlth , Intervenor. t
J. C. Drylo haa returned from St. Paul and
Sioux City , where he played In the Omaha
Cricket club against the clubs of the two
' s plac s , one game In Sioux City and two In St.
Paul. The Omaha people plucked one Kam
In each place , and wan defeated once In St
Paul. Both clubs ere to visit this city nnd
Omaha In October , and some match games
are to bo arranged for that time.
"Tho Ulg Four , " who were booked for an
appearance at the Young Men's Christian ut-
Boclation yesterday alternoon. were reduced
to three when the time cnmc for holding the
IV meeting. Ucv. H. P. Dudley of the IJroadway
Methodist church was disabled by sickness ,
IVi and had to forcso preaching nt his own
church , as well as nt the young men s meet
ing The other three were Rev. Stephen
Phplps , Hev. Q. W. Snydcr and Ilcv. V. C.
Uocho. An IntcrcGtlng mealing was held and
gymnasium was well tilled.
A call for the patrol wagon was sent In
to tt.o police headquarters yesterday after
noon , and Officers Sandul , Murphy and Weir
responded. An old man named Feeny sai
that while ho was getting a drink at
neighboring house a couple nf tramps picket ,
up hli bundle of cloth ng , which he had ttucl
In a tree. After a chase over several acre ) o
cornfields u very Irampllled man was found
answering to the name of Jim Kelly. Hi
had sold Feeny's razor to a man named John
Flynn. who lives In the neighborhood , for
quarter. Flynn Identified him as the righ
party. Kelly's pal escaped.
Fire and tornado Insurance written In bes
companies. Money for farm loans at lov
rates. City property for sale or trade fo
farm lands .In Iowa. Lougce & Tonic. 23
Pearl St.
Don't overlook the fact tnat the Spetma
stock Is being sacrificed at any price to Bel
If you do vou will miss the bargains In dr.
goods , clothing , shoes , hats and all season
able standard goods that you mutt buy. Th
larger the crowd the quicker the goois go
and the greater the sacrifice In values
D. C. Bloomer has returned from a trip o
several wcckp to the cast.
Mr. and Mrs. E. n. Fonda have gone t
Dcn"er for a week's outing.
Mrs. C. W. Hicks leaves this evening for
visit of several weeks to the cist.
Frank Plnney left last evening for Spr !
Lake to visit Judge McGee and wife.
Bert Plnney has returned from n year
schooling at the University of Michigan.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Benton and children lenv
tomorrow for a summer trip to Dsnver.
Mrs. C. W. Coker loaves the latter part o
this week for a visit with relatives In Kan
Eas.
Eas.J. . E. McDcrmott left last evening for
month's vacation between Sioux City nnd S
Paul.
Paul.Mls.5
Mls.5 Mary Davenport has returned fror
Chicago , vvhcro she attended the university
during the past year.
Mrs. Anne Wood and Miss Vcra Wood of
Santa Cruz. Cal. . are In the city , the gucsU
of Miss Emma Van Brunt.
D. W. Bushncll , W. H. Hanthorne , Theo
dore Luskowskl and J. T. Oliver left last
evening for Spirit Lake , to spend a couple
of weeks camping out.
Miss Frances Dally Is expected home from
the cast Wednesday. She attended school la > t
year at Northampton , Mass. , and visited
friends at Montreal before returning home.
Drown' * C. O. O.
Scrfen doors , 49c each. Hammocks , 49c.
Gasoline stoves from $1.08 up.
One-pint Mason fruit Jars , per dor. , 49c ;
quart Mason fruit Jars , 59c doz. ; half-gallon
Mason frulf Jars , 79o doz.
21 pounds granulated sugar for $1.
Ono pound plug tobacco for IGc ; one pound
smoking tobacco for IGc.
Five gallons gasoline for 65c. Salmon , lOc
per can.
MEATS.
Sirloin and porterhouse steak , lOc.
Round steak , 8',4c ; chuck steak , GUc-
Beit rib roast. Sc ; chuck roast , EC and Cc.
Boiling beef. 3c and Cc.
Mutton chops , Sc. ,
Leg o' mutton , 7c. i ' , ' 5 '
Salt pork , Ce. , . . I ' , 1' ' ,
Breakfast bacon , lOe. ' Jl
Compound lard 80. 11
Plcnlo ham. So ; boneless ham , lOc. ' >
Sugar cured ham , lie.
I'lqht lit I'lc ' I.nlto.
Dig Lake has been the resort for several
Sundays past of a lot of people who were
bent upon having a good time , even at the
expense of the properties. Yesterday n boy
on horseback rode nt post haste from the
lake toho Northwestern round house and
cent n telephone message to the police- head
quarters , silting that eighteen men were
lighting and had overcome the officer. From
the excited way tn which the alarm was
given It seemed as If the eighteen were about
to massacre all the resldenta of Crescent ] j
township. No one chanced to be at the sta
tion who could bo sent , however , and no
fatalities , or even serious accidents , were re
ported. _ _ _ _ _
Orrnt ( null Kockor Rulr.
The Dtirfee Furniture company will sell
this week the largest line ot floor , spring ,
camp and swinging rockers ever brought to
the city. Prices 25 per cent off. Here's
your chance for summer comfort. 33C-33S
Broadway. .
Yes. the Eagle laundry is "that good
laundry. " and Is located nt 721 Broadway.
If In doubt about this try It and be convinced.
Don't forget name and number. Tel. 157.
Itrltlih ItepiiUHc.nin ( lilnliic.
William E. Busby , private secretary to
General Agent Mandsrson , of the Union Pa
cific Railway company. Is again at bis
desk , after a two months' trip to his oU home
In England. He states that during the few-
years since he left home the republican spirit
In Great Britain has made a rapid growth.
Still , when the people who favor the repub
lican Idea are asked If they will favor a re
publican government on the death of Queen
Victoria , they shako their heads dubiously '
and Eay that since the last presidential elec '
tion In the United tSatcs , republicanism has
looked a good deal llko a failure , and they
are dcubttul about making the experiment.
Our best gas ranges will bake after ( lames
are turned out. Economy of gas the great
question. A few genuine Qulckmcal 1S9E
gasoline stoves at very low prices. Jusl
when needed , allumlnum fruit kettles
Granlteware verv cheap. Get an Old Doctoi
Ice pick. Best In the world. Cole & Cole
41 Main street.
Nutlmnieii UlllimUr.
The Hebrew part of the population ol
Council Bluffs enjoyed hugely a social event
which took place last evening at Hughes
hall. It was the wedding of Abraham I. Gil'
Insky and Sarah Nathansen , both joung people
ple of this city. Quito a number of visitor *
were present from Omaha. Alter the cere
mony was over the rest of the evening was
put In disposing of the bountiful refresh
ments that were served and In the amuse
ments common to such occasions.
Davis , agency fnr Munvon'i remedies.
Hardmao. tto piano par excellence.
NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS
Deputy Mntihal Aiu'orcon Recovers Mn , L ,
Q. Knotts' Stolen Bicycle.
RBERT MARTIN CAUGHT RIDING IT
Rlxtcrn-Vcir-Ulil Uoj NWIT In .lull on
Chare * at StcHlInc n Wheel Pound
In III * I'ciMtMlon by the
Shrew il Officer.
By means of Deputy Marsh&l Anderson's
power of guessing , Mrs. L. G. Knotts' bicycle ,
which was stolen from In front of her real-
Uoneo SaturiUy , was recovered yesterday
morning , and tlic young man who stole It Is
behind the bars at the city Jail.
The young mnn's ntimo Is Albert
Martin , and ho lives with lis ! parents on Hast
Pierce street , between draco street and
Franklin avenue. About 7 o'clock vestcrday
morning Anderson started from his home to
go to the city building. As ho reached the
Benton street bridge , ho aplcd a boy on a
bicycle , and thinking , for some reason best
known to himself , that perhaps that might be
the missing one , asked the > oung man to dis
mount. Upon examining he found the num
ber on the bottom of the crank hanger tallied
exactly with the one on Mrs. Knotts' bicycle.
i
To prevent It from being recognized , Martin
had cut off the name cf the ounor from the
cdgo of the saddle , and torn off the dress
guards , When questioned about It , tbo boy ,
who Is only 1C years of age , said first that It
was his Bister's blcclc , and afterward that
ho bought It from a boy at the corner of
Ninth street and Ninth a\enuo , paying him
$10 for It. Ho was taken to the city jail
and locked up , nevertheless , and when ho uas
told that the oulccrs had a sure care against
him , lie finally , after much persuasion , ad
mitted that ho had stolen It. He told Ander
son that ho had hidden the dress guards In
some weeds en Twentieth a\cnuc. On visit
ing the phco Anderson found them. Martin
was charged with larceny ,
HOT \\JAI 111:11 : ifAitr.Ai.v3.
lloaton Store.
25 dozen men's and boys' sweater ? , worth
25c , on sale at 17c each.
39c sweaters at 25c.
50c sweaters at 33c.
CO dozen gents' negligee shirts , full size ,
made with pocket , on sale at 25c each.
Extra quality gents' shirts , In madras and
cheviots , at 39c , 45c and 50c each.
Gents' laundered percale shirt ? , worth
? 1.23. on sale at SOc each.
25c quality ladles' black silk mitts at lOc
a pair.
COc quality Infants' ribbed hose reduced to
25c a pair.
Special prices on umbrellas. See values at
$1.00 , $1.25 and $1.95.
FOWLER , DICK & WALKER ,
401-405 Broidway.
Council Iluffs ) ,
Iowa.
Mny Clove tlio Altilltitl
The Council Bluffs Medical college , which
has been running with a fair measure of suc
cess for the past two years , Is about to be
closed for good , If the plans now being
talked of are carried Into execution. The
State Board of Health has taken act'on ' re
cently which will undoubtedly have the effect
the board desired , to close up the new medi
cal colleges throughout the state and give
the older Institutions a monopoly. A rule
was adopted providing that hereafter no di
plomas would be recognized from Institutions
that had been In existence less than five
years One more year would have completed
the three years' courro tor several of the
studpnts and diplomas would have been Is
sued them. By this ruling the diplomas
would have been worthless , and even If the
students were willing to take their course at
a school where the final examinations countvl
for nothing and other eximlnatlona had to
be gone through at the state capital bpfore
admission to practice , the college authorities
would not * care to run a school o' tl.at sort.
Another rule passed by the state board
that after this year a four years' course will
bo required , In place of 'hree. ' This riu&t
necessarily raise the standard of the medi
cal profession In the state , and the physicians
who are- connected with the Coital Jllufls
college are heartily In sympathy vilh the
change. ,
It Is possible that Instead of closing up the
college It may be decided tn run a % Intitl- ,
tutlon for teaching the rudiments of the pro
fession , but this Is hardly likely. The work
has been one of love and nothing else , rene
of the professors being silarlod. They went
Into the scheme originally for the purpose
of brushing up their own knowledge cf the
medical science as much as to twin young
Ideas , and now that they have do 13 so .they
are quite willing to let the college 0-oi.
The 2 p. m. train to Lake Manawa Is an
excursion train every day In the week ex
cepting Sunday. One fare pays for the round
trip , tickets good to return on any train dur
ing afternoon or evening.
\\lllte < > K I'llhur.
Five thousand feet 8-Inch top , 12 to 2C
feet long , at 9'/4c per lineal foot. A. Over-
ton , Council muffs , la.
Looking for Ilki Hots
Paul Hlrsch was looking last evening for
some traces of his two sons , Julius and Wil
liam , aged 11 and 13 years , who have been
living with him at 625 Harmony street. They
liavo been picking berries for William Drown
near the Hess place , and had some money
coming to them from Brown. Yesterday
morning they announced their Intention 'of
starting for the farm to get their pay , and
that Is the last seen of them. They were
barefooted and wore their old clothing , co
that It hardly seems as If they could have In
tended to run away. At 10:30 : last evening
no trace had been found , and ho reported the
case to the police.
Couldn't 1 luce Him.
Judge : "Who am dls Napoleon dey're all
talkln' 'bout ? " said Deacon Ketchum at the
supper table the other evening , as he bit
his piece of mince pie in two and handed half
to the dog.
"W'y , dldn * yo' nebber heah ob Napoleon ? "
asked his son with an air of superiority.
' "Pears to mo I has , now I kum to t'lnk
about It , " replied the deacon. "He robbed er
bank , didn't he ? "
"No , no , fader ; yo're 'way off. "
"Den It was er railroad ho bustld , " cried
the deacon , convincingly.
"Wrong agin , dad ; wrong agin ! " chuckled
the superior jouth.
. "Ho ain't de billiard player , am he ? "
queried the elder , with a noticeable lack of
confidence In himself.
"No. " -
"Nor de fellah dat eats thirty quails In
thirty days ? "
"Keep on guessin' , ole man. "
"Den he muster bea de man dat dlsccbered
Grover Cleveland. "
- "No , fader ; he wuz er fighter. "
"O , she ! am dat all ? Wa-al , dere's so much
. trash In do ring , nowerdays I kaln't keep
track ob cm. "
And as the diplomatic rclon of degenerate
ancestors wished to borrow a dime about
then he thought It policy to let It go at that.
*
A Kontnokr Ituby's I'l i tli\nc. \
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Martin , who live on Cat
creek , In this county , says the Clay City
Chronicle , have a bright little boy , S years
old , who , while undressed for a bath , desired
his mother to allow him to run and play. He
was cent Into a carpeted rcorn , where the
curtains were drawn , and after a few minute' ,
, with an exclamation ot surprise and delight ,
the little follow came Into the hall holding-
. , his hands a huge copperhead snake. He had
grasped U near the tall , and the reptile was
writhing and twisting , Its head nearly reach-
Ing the floor and moving about the feet of
the child. Mr. Martin , who had just entered
, the house , was horror struck for a moment.
Ho called Icudly for the child to drop U.
The little fellow obeyed , and ran frightened
to his father's arms. The reptile Immed'ately
pursued the child and endeavored to strike
him , colling and darting Its poisonous tongue
In the most threatening manner. Mr. Martin
- despatched the snake In less time than It
takes to tell It , to the great distress ot the
little boy , who teemed to think he had found
a beautiful plaything1 and was being deprived
of It , and was Inconsolable w"hen U was re
moved from his tight.
nujin orm > /.vo.s AM > n >
As'nUbu'a Ccunty , O. , Jung
28. : To the Editor of The Bee You will see
by the heading of this that I am here In
this , historic place , from whence radiated
that which has made the Western Htssrve
tlm
noted atU Ohio poislbly can look back here
for t'.io starting place ot that which has made
her turnout as the home of so many of our
presldenti , but more especially did It make
known to the world the old Nineteenth con
gressional district , always spoken of as the
home ot Jushua R. Glddlngs , Ben Wade , and
later James H. Garflrld , Jefferson Is a small
plato of about 1(500 ( people , hiddenaway
among the hilts and trees ; It Is 1'iccounty
seat of Aehtabtila county , ( the largest county
llll the state ) , u quiet little place , with noth
ing to attract , or tell to a stranger of all that
It 1 has been , and Is today , to this country.
What , then , hat made It so famous ? This
was the home of Jushua R. Glddlngs , Ben. F.
Wade and W. D. Howells , the author , and
Is | 'i today tlio home of Stephen A , Northway ,
who occupies In congress the seat once held
by Glddlngs , Wade and Qarflcld. Do you
wonder that when Wade was In congress at
the same time with Glddlngs , that he gave
the answer he did when asked about Jeffer
son ? The story Is , that a stranger to
this place , supposing from .the men he had
met that It was a large place , asked Mr.
Wade what the peculiar advantages ot Jef
ferson were. "That , " said Wade , "Is very
easy to answer. The advantages ot Jeffer
son arc peculiarly political. "
I spent last evening * In the court room ,
and as I listened to the lawyer ( who , by the
way , was the ex-attorney general of Ohio )
my mind wandered back through the past.
Here 1 Glddlngs had stood and made some of
1I
his 1I I cool , clear arguments on the bench occu
pied I last night by my father ; here Whlttel-
sey. Wilder , Chaffce , Wade and others ren
dered their decisions to the jury , and I could
almost eee these men back again. Their pic
tures hang on the wall , and It seems as
though they must be an Inspiration to the
younger men of today. This court house was
built In 1836 , was partially burned and re
built In 1S50 , and a new part added in 1S93 ,
but the court room Is the same.
Joshua R. Glddlngs was one of the first
anti-slavery men. He was in congress during
the year of 1814 : how long bsfore or after I
do not know. While there he had a quarrel
with'a toiitherner over the slave question.
He 1I 1 was expelled for this from congress and
tent I home. The old Nineteenth district , true
to Its principles , at once sent him
back. j His son Mid : " 1 have often
ji jl heard l my father say that the proudest
moment i of his life was when he stood
there i to again take the oath before those
same i men. " Last evening It was my good
fortune to visit his old homo. His office h
a i small building , perhaps 18x20 , left just as
he left It. His library looks as though he
had made good use of his time , as all the
books are much worn. Going Into the lions ;
I was given a seat In an old chair that was
used by Henry Clay , while speaker of the
house of representatives at Washington. This
chair has a high back , narrow rim of mahog
any , with upholstering of green velvet. A
paper pasted on the back tells how It was
sent to Glddlngs by members of congress
It , too , shows wear. Here , too. Is a very
handsome solid silver service , given by mem
bers of congress ; at the same time ho was
presented with a gold-headed cane. During
his service at Washington the negroes on
board the ship De L-J Armltago were arrested
for mutiny. Glddlngs defended them , and
was successful In his case. Soon after the
colored people of Washington sent him a cane
made from this boat , and I was shown that
as well.
Among other very Interesting Ihlngs was
a congressional album , containing the names
of many persons known to ns from chlldhcod.
Among the number was a poem written by
John Qulncy Adams. I was permitted to
copy thla from the original , so send It just
as It war written In the book :
To Joshua R. Glddlngs , of Jefferson , Ash-
tabula county , O. :
When first together here wo meet ,
Askance each other wo behold ,
Tlio bitter mingling with the sweet.
The warm attempered by the cold.
Wo seek with searching- ken to flnd ,
A boul congenial to our own ,
For mind. In sympathy with mind ,
Instinctive dreads to walk alone.
And here , from regions wide apart , ' i
We came , our purpose to pursue ,
Each with a warm and honest heart ,
Each with a spirit firm and true.
Intent , with anxious aim to learn ,
Each other's character we s-can ,
And soon the difference discern ,
Between the fair nnd faithless man.
And here , with scrutinizing eye ,
A kindred Foul with mine I see
And longing bosom to descry ,
I sought , and found at last In thee.
rarpvvell , my friend , and If once moio
We meet within this hall again ,
Bo ours the blessing to icstore ,
Our country's and the rights of men.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS , of Qulncy , Mas" .
H. R. . Tl. S. . WashlnKton , 17 June , 1KI4 an
niversary of the battle of Hunker Hill.
Glddlngs was a religious man , but his part
ner , Ben F. Wade , was not. He was gruff ,
but kind at heart , If jou only knew how to
take him. Wade's home is a large , white
house , with the name , B. F. Wade , en
a silver plate on the door. His
cluco is like Glddlngs , just at the entrance
The house is cared for by a servant and none
of the family are here. Wade and Glddlngs
sleep their last sleep here In this little ceme
tery. Their graves ore marked by a simple
monument , so much In keeping with the lives
of these grand men , who only looked for the
true man , no matter what the outside ap
pearance might be.
I had the pleasure of meeting the brother of
W. D. Howells , a man of fine ability , editor
ot the Ashtabula Sentinel ( lirat edited , I be
lieve , by Giddlngs ) . He has a very fine home
here , but the old home of W. D. Howells
Is a little red house almost hidden In the
trees one of those homes that makes one
feel when one looks at Is that there Is peaca
and rest within Its walls. This home Is oc
cupied now by an Invalid brother and a sister
His father died one year ago , and Is resting
In this quiet place , where Mr. Howells wants
to rest. He spent a week here Just before
my visit.
Stephen A. Northway lives In a little white
cottage lives and dresses as did all these
other men , plainly , but one has only to talk
with him for a few moments to realize what
It Is In this man that has placed him In the
seat In congress made noted by Glddlngs ,
Wade and Garfleld , and to say that he la
worthy the place Is putting It mildly. The
people ot this district know how to choose
their representatives. Mr. Northway Is a
man standing six feet six , slender , but with
the keen eje and pleasant manner that makes
It always a pleasure to meet him. There are
so many here who are known to the dis
trict , but are not as yet known to the outside
world , that I can only tell you of a few.
I spent a pleasant hour with the family of
Attorney E. H. Fitch , a former partner of
Mr. Northway. They havp a beautiful home
here , one of those places that are truly home ,
because they make | t so vvhcro one will flnd
a warm welcome from all the family. Here
I met Judge Lauble , one of the circuit Judges
ot this district , and James R. Garfleld , son of
the late President Garfleld ; ex-Lieutenant
Governor Lampson , another pleasant , genial
man , of true worth and ability ; Mr. Ruggles ,
former law partner of the late Judge Woodbury -
bury , a shone man at 'he ' bar , as well as
a pleasant friend. Among the younger men
Is Lieutenant How land , who has just gradu
ated at West Point , a son of Judge How land
He has been ordered to Fort Leavenworth
this fall , and has promised to visit us at
Council Bluffs during the coming winter , and
I bespeak for him a warm welcome. All of
these men are men you are apt to hear
of In time to come. News 1ms just been re
ceived that James R. Garfleld lias been nom
inated tor state senator front here.- Already ,
you see , one of the men I told you of has
taken a step upward. He visited In Jefferson
the other day , you see , E , C. M.
Nrilrnnn S'lito iceit lo ' run' "ervlco.
NOQALES , Ariz. , July 7. General Fenocho ,
commander of the Mexican gendarme fiscal
( border guards ) , has received Information
that In the vicinity of Frontrcras , the scene
of the recent robbery and summary execu
tion of bimllts , the Mexican government has
arrested forty residents and sentenced them
to service In the army campaigning against
the -Indiana In Yucatan as a penalty for com
plicity In numerous petty roberrles and cattle
thefts which have taken place In that part
of Sonora.
I'rult Vi'iutcrn Arrmted.
DENVER. July 7. All the provision stores
In Denver were closed today by the police
under a city ordinance recently pastedThs
proprietors of about thirty such thops which
were found open were notified to appear In
1 the police court tomorrow.
A GIANT AMONG PIGMIES
The Champion Swindling Bolt dmrfu'ly
Awarded tlo'fibglantl. '
AM RXMNSNOTIN , tl)3GAMI ) A LITTLE
"I 4
The Olc.inllc Opcrntlbrti nf llnlfour Toner
Abovp tliu Combine UlTorts of Amer-
Icnn Olnclplc UtUilno of n
Mum moth .Swindle.
Within the past few years this country
has produced a few1 pr6nif > ters whose opera
tions were regarded In sjii/ic quarters as de
serving the tkle of Napoleons ot finance.
Chief among the number stands Somerby ,
the originator and wrecker ot the fraternal
order of the Iron Hall , . He flashed on the
horizon as a philanthropic meteor , and when
the Inevitable reckoning came he found him
self In the hole anywhere from $2,000,000 to
$6,000,000. A good second to Somerby was
McDonald , the Missouri promoter of the
Guarantee Bond Investment company , Into
which the federal authorities of Chicago
sank their hooki and landed McDonald In
jail. The operations of this concern repre
sented a clean swindle of nearly $2,000,000 ,
and It was but om of many similar con
cerns of minor swindling capacity. There
was the chain lightning banker of western
Iowa , who fled to Mexico to escape the wrath
of his dupes ; the Knoscs of New York , the
guarantee fugitive of Minneapolis , the soarIng -
Ing Taylor of South Dakota , and Innumerable -
able lesser lights In the arena of financial
legerdemain. But the plucklngs of all might
ba lumped and not approach within hailing
distance of the gigantic operations of Jabez
Spencsr Balfour. He stands as a giant
swindler In a multitude of pigmies , and his
operations , aggregating $30,000,000 , compels
America to award , unquestionlngly , the lau
rels of supremacy to England.
Jabsz Balfour caused more financial ruin
In England than had been experienced slnct
lie bursting of the South Sea bubble. His
cttms were numbered by the thousands ,
rgely composed of persons of small tt.v-
, widows and orphans and traders , who
ad been Induced to Invest In the varlOJs
ompanles with which he was connected
ecause "he was sucli a good mai " Me
as a non-conformist In religion ; EO were
iost of his victims. He was a temperance
cturer , a leader In his church and the
chools connected with It. an eloquent leader
n public prayer and exhortation. In the
ousc of Commons he was one of tha stanch-
st supporters of Mr. Gladstone , a champion
f homo rule for Ireland , one of 'he rlernest
plovers of the House .of Lords for Its
lutocracy and contempt for the ccmmon
eople In brief , a Simon-pure , all-wool , vvar-
anted-to-wash friend of humanity.
As a young man a quarter of a century ago
abez present'd a scheme to the Liberator
lulldlng society for the utilization of phll-
nthropy In the promotion of financial suc-
ess.
ess."Only think , " he said , "of the vast sums
hlch are being saved by thrifty and tem-
eratc persons of the lower middle and of
he working classes , by non-conformist min
sters , plodding school masters , small trades
men , artisans , and the wives , widows and
plnsters of the same ( Uasses ! The enter-
rise which could tap this source of wealth
vould always be sure 1 > T a great return on
he capital lnvested"al > d yield a handsome
eturn for the people , while encouraging the
; reat cause of tempefahce and thrift. If we
lon't do this some pne 'dlse will be shrewd
'nough ' to do it , and who , knows but that
omc dishonest scouiiflf'l might see a chance
o get rich on thes3 p rjjpns. "
The society received enqrmous sums In the
irst year , 1866 , for vvhjch a commission of 1
ier cent was charged , subsequently reduced
o % psr cent , nnd 'ln ' > the end a round sum
jf $705,000 was paid In this way. How
horoughly the moral Idea was present In
hese pioceedlngs vva8shown _ when , In 1871 ,
in the society removing to Its new offices n
resolution was adopted "that on the occa
sion of taking possession this day of our
new premises the drec.lQrs desire to record
heir own sense of-.thankfulness for the
> rosperity tvlth whlchf'hs they believe. God
las hitherto blessed tlitflr efforts in the es-
abllshment of this business. "
But the Inflow of contributions did not
ast. Several building associations failed ,
resources of the non-conformist enthu
siasts were exhausted and the legitimate
justness of the Liberator began to be a
allure and the directors began to look
around for other means of making money.
In the meantime , however , Balfour's pros
pects had grown with the previous success
f the Liberator. He was elected mayor of
Croydon , where he lived , chosen member
of Parliament in the Liberal Interests and
was looked upon as one ot ( he solid men
of the party , especially as one who had para
mount Influence In the ranks of the _ non-
corformlsts. He gave money liberally to the
mlldlng of churches , hla name was promi
nent In scores of lists of the great charitable
contributors ot the country and at the last
Section before his flight he contributed 700
o the campaign fund of his party. All this
time the Liberator company was getting
leeper and deeper In trouble.
From this period onward about 1875
there was a regular succession of new com
panies. It has been well said that the se
cret of Balfourtan finance was"Wheji In
difficulty start a new company. " Thus
there followed In succession Hobbs & Co. ,
the London and General bank , the Building
Securities company , George Newman & Co ,
the Real Estates company and the Sher-
Ingham Development company. In most of
these concerns there was a regularly paid
dividend of 5 per cent to the shareholders
and 4 per cent to depositors. The reckless
ness of the financing was never surpassed.
Balfour discovered a progressive builder In
Croydon named Hobbs , a man in a com
paratively email way of business , In 1878 ,
and a member of the House and Lands
trust. ,
Such largo amounts were advanced to
Hobbs that In 18S1 , when he was practically
Insolvent , he owed the Liberator $3,500,000
and the Building Securities company and
Hobbs & Co. ( limited ) were successively
started to take up the concern. Finally
when Hobbs failed this limited concern vvas
Indebted to the Liberator to the extent of
$10,495,000. From 1SS3 forward , there was
no choice but to make fresh and ever fresh
advances to Hobbs and the parent com
pany had to forego Its claims and negotiate
first , second and third mortgages in front
of Its own.
The system on which this was done was
simplicity Itself. Each new company took
over some of the liabilities of the old ones ,
and these were put down as EO msny success
ful transactions , severally yielding a hand
some profit and fplendld security or , as
the phrase went , "a large and noble prop
erty" to the Liberator.
Apart from these transactions the Balfour
group were financing properties of a more or
less speculative character all over the coun
try. All of these Jinvolved scores of thou
sands of pounds , rfah > ; > apparently , with a
magnificent disregard bf real value. The
advances to frlendowere on an equally lib
eral scale. The sjim of $235,000 was al
lowed to a Mr. Kfuypn Benham , who al
leged that ho had an Interest In a will said
to have been lost on the Underground rail
way , but never legally proved. Richard
Kenyon Benham an ! Albert Bennett Benham ,
'
for their share In the'se'broccedlnga , Including
the forgery of the wll ( , are undergoing terms
of fourteen end flvp jrars' penal servitude
respectively.j n
The Baltour group financed Newman , an
other progressive bullllor , who was alto
forme. } , like Hobbs lutb a limited company.
Newman had been "sentenced to five years ,
Hobbs to twelve yuars and Henry Granvllle
Wright , a solicitor | n\wwtely \ mixed up wth |
all these proceedings , to twelve years' penal
servitude. Though faster followed these
concerns fiom fir ft to 'last , dividends were
always found In the new subscription ! and de
posits and directors' remuneration never
faileJ. Under the latter head Jabez Bal
four and his colleagues divide ! among them
from the seven leaJlng companies a total of
$892,770. The total qmoJnt of ruin brought
upon Investors through the final crasji may
be reckoned thus : Liberator society , stock
holders. $8,305,325 , and depositors , JS.2C1.4CO ;
Land ] Allotment company , capital rubtcrlbed ,
$3,831,050 ; Houte and Lands True' , siockho'd-
ers , $363,725. and depoiltors , $7 936,725 ; Bulll-
Ing Securities company , capital subcrlboi ,
$1,318.675 , and Hobbs & Co. , $305,810. Theie
aggregate $30,250,770 , a colossal cum. But
there are various other Items which. If add 3-1 ,
would bring It up to nearly or quite
$35.000,000.
When the inevitable crash came , causing
untold misery to tliout.imls ot depositors.
Jabrz Balfour wa ? ready for It. QuIeMy and
unostentatiously he gathered In some $500,000
and dopurte } for Argentina , where he liopcJ
tc pats the remainder of his life In comfort
an ! the culture ot orchids.
But England wiu determined to have him ,
and the did after tils retreat had been dis
covered < though when ho took up his resi
dence In Argentina England had uo troity
of extradition with the South American re
public.
STATISTICS ON MARRIAGE.
Itntlun Kxprrtt llccltico the Qaeittau to
rignrr * .
Lulgl Orlmaldl-Casta and Enrico Kaserl ,
Italian statisticians , have compiled , and the
International I Statistical Institute has Issued
In a bulletin a mass of significant statistics
upon marriages and births In most of the
European and a few American states. The
compilation Is made up from recent official
census reports , says the New York Sun. For
reasons not explained , the Russian statistics
do not Include those of Poland , Finland , and
the Trans-Caucasus region. There arc other
omlsflons In the European statistics , and the
province of Buenos AyresH which figures In
the compilation , does not Include the city cf
that mme because It belongs to the Federal
district of Argentina. The statisticians con
tent themselves with setting the figures In
significant order , but make no attempt to
account for result' ! . The earliest marriage
able age Is taken by the statisticians to be 15
years. This Is for the sake of uniformity ,
though many states name a higher age.
One of the most Interesting tables In the
compilation Is that showing for the year ?
1S74-D2 Inclusive the average annual number
of marriages per 1,000 Inhabitants , the number
per 1,000 lu the first year , the number per
1,000 In the hst year , and the smallest
number per 1,000 In any year of the series.
The figures for Austria and France cover
the jears of 1871-91 Inclusive ; thosa for Spain
1878-88 Inclusive ; those for Russia. 1874-90 In
clusive ; those for Servla lb79-92 Inclusive ,
and those for Connecticut 1874-89 inclusive.
The number of marriages per 1,000 Inhabi
tants for the first > ear and for the last > car ,
and the average annual number for the whole
series In Italy was 7.62 , 7.49. 7.77 ; France ,
8.33 , 7.49 , 7150 ; England and Wales. 8.51. 7.72 ,
7 CO ; Scotland , 7.59 , 7.03 , C.SC ; Ireland. 4.C2 ,
4.C4 , 4.45 , and In 1880 the lowest , 3.92 ; Ger-
many. 9.53. 7 93 , 7.99 ; Austria. 9 01. 7 79 ,7.92 ;
Hungary , 10.71 , 8.59. 9.61 ; Spain , 7.04 , 567 ,
6.27 ; Russia , 9.63. 8.24 , S.93 ; Servla , 11.41 ,
9.40 , 11.13 , the highest record In the table ;
Massachusetts , 9.65 , 9.31 , 8.81 ; Connecticut ,
8.23 , 7.SI , 7.76 ; Rhode Island , 1018 , 9.51 ,
9 13
13All
All the count ! IDS dlrcusscd , save Hungary ,
show that In these years the average number
of unmarried men of marriageable age wab
over 80 per cent of the total number of mar
ried men. In some countries it was from 85
to 90 per cent. The number of unmarried
women of marriageable ago was usually 90
per cent of the whole number of married
women. The statisticians flnd that the mar
riages of widows with widowers are only an
Insignificant percentage of the whole number
of second marriages. There are few mar
riages at or very near the age limit , and al
though the statistics Indicate n slight ten
dency among men to marry earlier than they
have recently been marrying , the number of
men married under 20 Is small. In several
European countries the bulk of men marry
between the ages of 20 and 25 , In others be
tween the ages of 25 and 30. There Is n
considerable number of men marrying1 In all
countries between the ages of 30 and 35
and the number of men marrying between 35
and 40 and 40 and 50 Is nearly the same
The number falls very low between the ages
of 50 and 60 , and the number marrying above
GO Is Insignificant. Many women In Europe
and America marry under 20 , and by far.
the largest percentage of women marry be
tween the ages of 20 and 25. There Is a
marked falling off between the ages of 25
and 30 , though the number Is still consider
able. The decrease for the succeeding
periods Is rapid and there arc fewer women
marrying In those periods than men In the
corresponding periods.
Perhaps the most significant table Is that
showing the average annual number of births
per 1,000 Inhabitants for three series of years ,
1887-91. The statistics for
1865-69 , 1876-80 , -
Spain cover the first of these periods and the
periods 1878-80 and 1887-80. Those for Con
necticut cover the first two periods and the
years 1SS5-S9 ; those for Massachusetts substi
tute 1886-90 for the final series. The average
annual number of births per 1,000 Inhabitants
for the three periods were InMtaly , 37.2 , 3G.8 ,
37.6 ; France , 25.9. 25.4 , 23 ; England and
Wales , 353 , 35.4 , 31.3nScotland ; , 35.1 , 34.7 ,
31.1 ; Ireland , 26.4 , 258 , 228. The highest on
the list is Hungary , 40.7 , 44.1 , 42.8. Connecti
cut-is the lowest. 22.9 , 22.2 , 22.C. Massachu
setts and Rhode Island are not very much
better.
One table devoted to a few of the European
countries shows the number of married and of
unmarried women of marriageable age , the
annual number of legitimate births per 1,000
of married women , and the number of Ille
gitimate births per 1,000 of unmarried women
for the series of years. 1871-91. The figures
show that In most countries the number of
legitimate births per 1,000 .Married women
exceeds 250. Germany leads with 270 , and
Scotland comes next with 269. England and
Austria show 250 each , and Italy 251. Ireland
shows 250 , and France Is the low cut with
163 , or 107 less than her enemy , Germany
In the number of Illegitimate births per 1,000
of unmarried women Austria leads with 44.4 ;
Germany shows 2G.C ; Scotland , 19.9 , Italy ,
24.6 ; France , 16.7 ; England , 12.1 , and Ire
land by far the lowest , 4.1. The average
annual number of Illegitimate births per
1,000 , not including Infants born dead/ waster
tor the period , 1887-91 , Inclusive , in the
province of Buenos Ayres , 21.6 ; in Bavaria ,
Saxony , Wurtemburg , Sweden , Portugal and
Austria It was from 10 to 15 ; In Italy , Trance
Scotland , the German empire as a whole ,
Prussia , Hungary , Belgium , Norway , Den
mark , Roumanla and Finland , from 5 to 10 ;
In England and Wales , Ireland , Switzerland ,
Holland , Servla and Massachusetts , under C.
Letting Him Dentil ICany.
Plttsburg Dispatch : "The other day , " ea'd
Byron King yesterday , "I was called to a
town down south to address a meeting ot
mill workers In a course of lectures on uni
versity extension. There was quite a largo
judtentft present and they all listened atten
tively. During the course of my remarks I
had occasion to refer to- our lowly origin , sayIng -
Ing our Creator maJe us out of clay. At th s
a man , who was sitting away back In the
audience , and who was well known In the
community for his capacity for absorbing
liquor , and who , from his fondness for drink ,
had made a rank failure In life , while his
fellows had cucceeded , got up and said : 'I
disagree with you ; from my experience I
would say that I was made out of inuj. ' It
was a pretty good remark , knowing the man
to be what ho was , nnJ I was stumped for a
reply. Finally I said : 'You are mistaken ,
my friend. You were originally made , out of
clay , foul the trouble was you went out and
got soaked. ' "
Mile. Elenore de Varalgne of Herlcourt , In
the Department of Haute Soane , Is a lively
centenarian. At the celebration of her 101st
birthday by the townspeople recently she re
cited from memory a long poem from a
public platform.
Nicotine Neutralized
TOBACCO
No Nerves Quaking
No Heart Palpitating
No Dyspeptic Aching
-NERVOUS
-DYSPEPTIC
LOOKS LIRE AN OUTSIDER
Ohanco for an Unknown to Sjcuro the Town
Gnbcrnatorial NoiuiuiUlom
0.1AKE AND IIARLAN SEEM TOO STRONG
ucceM Uncertain for Klther ntnl the Pre
lim Inn rjr StrncR'o nt IJci Molncs
1'oluU to the Uofcut ot Itoth
In tlio Convciitloj.
DES MOINES , July 7. ( Special Tele-
gram. ) The icpubllcan state convention will
bo held In this city next Wednesday for
the nomination of governor , lieutenant gov
ernor , judge of the supreme court , stnto
superintendent of public Instruction and
lallway commissioner.
There Is practically no contest on nny of
the offices below governor , but for tbit fu
sltlon thcto are seven avowed cimlldates ,
wltb a couple of favorlto sons and a tew pos
sible dark horses. The delegates have nil been
selected , and the various candidates have
figured out what to their minds Indicate *
their strength. Despite the published flg-
uics of known Instiuctlms and 'ndlcMcd
preferences , which have been ; ni'jll lieil and
not disputed by the delegates IhcriM-hcs ,
thcio Is a wtdo dlver'l y < > f npl'tlon re
garding the number ot dcleiati's ; who wilt
vote for each candidate on the Hist I allot ,
and If the sum of nil the claims wcio tiuo
there would bo nt least -,000 doing lies , 'n- '
stead of the 1,200 cdd that have b on
selected.
The latest figures given .ut by the iMako
clement In this city are : Di iko , "e3i ( , rliirlrn ,
217 ; Parrott , 160 ; McF.i.-iml ! , 115- Harsh ,
61 ; Ormsby , 28 , Kamr.ir , 20. fills leaves ,
however , nearly 300 delegate ? not coi'ntcd ,
and It Is this itnknoMi quantity which
causes the diversity , and which 'nuM prac
tically t bold the balan-o of power and dic
tate the nomination If It wore tn'ldinvd '
The Hnrlan forces do not concede no t.uich
strength to Drake , and claim more for their
candidate , namely , about 350 to 100.
, It Is between these two that the strongest
fight will bo made , but the remaining c.imil-
dates promise to bo tenacious and prolong' '
ho battle Indefinitely. There h some lively
ork going on beneath the surface this even
ing , and It will continue till the convention
rocecdlngs decide all bets off. The Corning
Gazette scandal Is still being worked for all
it Is worth by certain opponents of General
Drake , and enough has been developed hero
: oday to Indicate without doubt who Is re-
ponslblo for the publication of It , and who Is
lushing the matter at this time. When the
xposuro Is made , as It probably will bo by
ho Drake forces , If necessary , It will cause
no of the biggest political sensations In
. cars. But the disposition Is to keep the
matter as quiet as possible , and choke off all
pposltlon on the quiet by a domonitratlon of
ho proof without making n public matter of
t. Private detectives are on the track of
everybody connected with the scandal , and
not a movement is made that is not known
o those most Interested , If the worst comes
o the worst , the nomination will probably
go to some one not now showing much
trcngth , rather than to those who profess to
bo In the lea'd ,
A Yntlejr of Doitli.
A valley surpassing In reality of horrors
he fabled region of the upas tree Is reported
.0 have been discovered In the Island of
Java. This Island Is volcanic , and lu one
spot the emanations from the Interior of the
earth are so deadly that the place la cilled
the Valley of Death. As the traveler approaches
preaches It be is attacked with nausea nml
giddiness. He also notices a Miffccatlng
smell. As ho advances these symptoms dis
appear , EO that , after passliig throuph the
belt of fetid air which guards . .ha valley , the
visitor Is able to examine with less risk the
spectacle b foit 1.1m. Tile valley 's rival
about one mile In circumference , and from
thirty to forty feet below the level df the
surrounding .and. The floor of the valley
Is flat and dry , without any vegetation ; am
scattered all over It arc the Acidtoin of men ,
tigers , wild boars , birds and stags , Ijlng
among the largo blocks of ftnne.
The hills which hem In this vatlpy of deso
lation are clothed from base to summit with
healthy trees and bushes. A trawler de
scended the side of one hill , with the aid of a
bamboo stick , to about eighteen feet from the
bottom , and compelled a dog to go down to
the plain. In flve seconds the animal fell on
Us side motionless , although It continued to
breathe for eighteen minutes ; and a fowl only
roi'sted ' the deadly air for a minute and a
half.
A Curious AIodiTM Snip.
Ono of the most curious sales of modern
times Is that which took place recently at the
Paris Mart , the Hotel des Ventes , in the
Rue Drouot. The Heraldic College of France
was put up at auction , together with all Us
archives. It Is true that the institution was
never anything but n private enterprise , but it
has had an uninterrupted existence of more
than half a century , and It has amassed a
great store of documents relating to the titled
famlllci of France. The Marquis do Magny ,
the compiler cf the "Llvro d'Or do la No-
Beecham's pills are for bilious
ness , bilious headache , dyspep
sia , heartburn , torpid liver , diz
ziness , sick headachebad taste
in the mouth , coated tongue ,
loss of appetite.sallow skinetc. ,
when caused by constipation ;
and constipation is the most
frequent cause of all of them.
Go by the book. Pills IDC
and 250 a box. Book free at
your druggist's or write B. F.
Allen Co. , 365 Canal St. ,
New York.
Annual pales more than 6,000,000 boxes.
LUXURIANT1 HAIR
li produced by the Curicrfiu IltfMEDins wlien
all others fall. They clciuno the
scalp of Inllutlni , ' scaly , < riutid ,
and blotchy liuiuore , ntlmulato
the hair follld.-i , niul clestrcn ml.
croicoplc lii rcu nhlch ffc'd on
thehnlr.nml hcnrcmuicul when
. . tliebot phj lcln § uml nil oilier
remedies fall. r-c-Id throughout I lie v.orM.
blesiu do rranco , " fcunJod It In 1841 , pro *
te * dly In order lo continue the work ot tba
Kcncjlcglstt ot the eighteenth century. Out
the new generation of frenchmen mo llttla
for tables ot precedence , * nd what Carlyld
oiled "Tom Tool tWi's , " to that the whole-
concern went under the hammer. Upward ol
40.000 genealogical trees and 40.000 original
documents upon pirchtncnt or paper wcra
imbmltted at the tale.
CnrHcM Shooting Iteinlli Pntplly.
WILKESnAIlHE , July 7. A tragedy toolj
phco at nttston this morning. Mlts Kat *
Council , ancd 21 , found a revolver In her ;
brother's pecket. It contained two cartridges.
She hoisted the vUndnvv and began firing at
Dome sparrow ! . Ono of the bullets struck
Mrs. C , Kclley. nn aged woman who was In
the yard. Death resulted almost Instantly.
Ml s Council gave hortclt up and wag com
mitted to jail. It U feared she will lose her.
mind.
The Tel do Metal Wheel worUs. Toledo ,
O , will enlarge Its factory and employ moro
men.
This represents n pnrt of our ]
factory the part wliero we
nitikc pk'luro frames Being
the only mannfaetureus In Ne
braska , we cnn turn out frames
for less than the moulding
would cost you under ordinary
circumstances. We always
show samples at our Douglas
SUcet Store.
A. HOSPE , Jr.
Art nud Music
IBM DouitliH ,
Also the "Lniety. "
The following uro bomo of the rccoU ad *
dltlons to our stock :
I jsol , "
Ljretol ,
Horo-lvptol ,
T.ikn-DIastiise ,
Koln-Cnrdlnctto , .
Honey-ol ( tasteless castor oil )
Tr AdonPs Acbtlvnli.
Vln Knlnfin ,
Full line 1 * . D. & Co. Hypodermic Tab.
lets.
lets.Full line Wycth's Tablet Triturates.
Sherman & McConnell
Drug Co ,
The store where people go when they-
want "just what the prescription culls for. "
16 to
135 dajB. You cnn bo treated at homo for
Itho tame price undorpnmo guaranty. If
rouprefer to coine bero wo wlW contract
to pnyrallrond faro nndhotol billsand no
chnree.lf jro tolltocuro. Ifjou IIOYO taken mer
cury , IcxllUo potiiHh , and BlIII Imro nrhes and
palna.MucouiVatcliCH In mouth , Horn Throat ,
I'implcc , Copptr Colored Hxitc | , Ulcern on
inTimrtof tlio bodr. Halror Kyolirown fulllnc
out , ltlatilsNyihlllUomom ! | > l'OlSONttiai
vo guarantee to euro WotollcltttiomoBtoliiti'
ftnte c.'inen and cliullenco the world for a
case vvocnnnot euro , utih dl-cnso has nlirnys
ballled tl.nxklll of the ineRt eminent physU
clnnn. < SnOOUO ( > cnnllnl behind our uncondl *
lionnl ruarantr. Absolute proof * acntaenlod on
application..ddri'H < ! OOK ItKMKOY CO. .
807 Masoato Xcmnlc. CHICAGO , IJUU
anonan p. BANFOIID , A. w. HEIKMAN.
President. Cashier.
Of COUNCIL QLUFF3. Iowa
Capital , . - Sl ( ) 0,00
Profits , . . . 12,0000
One of the oldest tanks In ttio etnto of lona.
We Bollclt your business and collections. Wa
pay 6 per cent on time deposits. Wo will bo
pleased to see and ECIVO jou.
EVERY WOMAN
Fomellmts nceJn a reliable
monthly regulating medicine.
DR. PEAL'S
PENNYROYAL PILLS ,
A-o prompt , hafo nml ccrtnln In remit. The genu
ine ( Ur. 1'oaVn ) noterdlMDPoInt K < 'nt anywhere ,
tl 00. Sherman & KcConntli Drue Co. . UU
Dodte atr/et. Omaha. N b ,
SIMS & . RAINRRFDPiK A
0ftlitDlUUULpractCj
, |
( in the Stata
and Federal Courts. Uootns SOC-7-8-9 , Sm >
rjart. Ulock. Council Bluffs. Iowa.
Special Wees-Council
CHIMNEYS CLUANKD ; VAULTS CLEANED.
_ UU Uurkc. at W. H. Homer's , 03S Broadway.
, . I'AHM AND dAHUUN LAND FOU
Kale cheap and oil cany terms. Day Sc llesa ,
89 Pearl utrcet.
I'On BALK. A NHAIILY NHW NINE-ROOM
house , with burn cistern , city water at house
and barn , fiult , nice shade trerx , on a nicely
eradcd lot 0x223 feet , for 12.300 00 , two-lhlrdJ
cash.34STerm _ _ avenue. Council muffs.
1'EUD WILL AND UWUI.I.INO HOUSE , 10
mllen from Council Illurts , to Hade for uncn.
cumbered farm lund ; so ecus ucod land for
tuilo In 1'utnain county , ria. , one mile from
rnllrnai ] , price , Jl.IOO. r. O. I-ongee , Council
Illurfs , lu.
LObT. A SMALL LnATIILMl IIAO TON WEAH-
_ tng with a belt. Hoturn to Dee oftlce.
rou HUNT , rnoM ji'i.vTs TcTocroncii i. "
references nqutrid Aildrcva L. llee olllce.
cool rroms , sIiiKle or en suite ; bcm location :
tin co large , vsell furnished und exceptionally
Your House
Heated Free
Not from a financial standpoint ex
MOA actly , but entirely FREE from the
A defects which are EO often found in
the general run of heating planti
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