CURRENT NEWS OF INTERESTS FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MI.VOIl
Cooper , Tire Ins. , 6 Pearl , tol. 372.
Schmidt's bjs rcHcf photos arc the latest.
Spconcr Grocery Co. , 323 Dwajr. Tel. 3H.
A. carload a week at the reliable llluff City
Laundry.
J. A. Dumthc ot Oto , la. , was a Bluffs
visitor ywtprdiy ,
John Hamilton of McIMul. la. , was a city
visitor yei'torday.
O. A. Johnson ot Glenwood was a guest In
the city yesterday.
P. P. Estcs of Sidney ws In the city yes
terday on bushcEa.
J. 0. Crawford of Stsni'jcrry , Mo. , was a.
cltr visitor yesterday.
Henry Kruso of M'ncoli was In the city
yesterday on a business trip.
J. J. Dalby of ncoebcrry. Mo. , was In the
city jcBtcrday visiting friends.
Perry Kcrncy and Jacob Hanson of the
Board of Supervisors were In the city > cst r-
day M. J. Van Kirk , an extensive cattle raiser
of Silver City , was In the city yesterday on
buslnerfl.
II. D. Sackctt left laat evening for Kansas
City , where ho will spend Christmas with
relatives.
Mra. II. H. Glover and son of Grand laland
will visit the family of T. E. Gavin during
the holldajo.
J. L , . Gaboon of St. Paul , Minn. , Is the
Kuest of his mother , Mrs. A. S. Deck , on
Glen avenue. Ho will spend the ho'.liMyn '
here. ,
Wo want you to feel thnt your package Is
very welcome at our place , and every effort
will bo made to please you at the Eagle
Laundry , 724 Bwny.
Do you want n hair brush , n tooth brusher
or any kind of a brlstlo brush ? Wo have
them In cndlefs variety , and cheap and good.
C. n. Paint. Oil & Glass Co.
Mra. Trumbull. Ablcy Homo , county Cllng-
ham , HorwIcUshlre , Scotland , Is spending
Cbrlntmas and Now Year's with Mr. and
Mrs. Ilowetson on Park avenue.
Misses Gertrude and Kloreaco Kennedy
have gene to Logan to spend Christmas with
relatives. Krom Logan M'es Gertrude Ken
nedy will go to Des Mclncs to attend the
meot.ng of the State Teachers' association.
Mr. and Mrs. O. R Ottmar of Lansing ,
5Jich. , arc enjoying a portlcn of their honey
moon In this city. Mr. Ollmar was a col
lege mateat Ann Arbor of J. W. Fcrrler and
Clem P. Klmbill and will visit them dur
ing his stay In the city.
The police were notified yesterday that
John DoiKVhoe , at 1220 'Fifth ' avenue , had lost
of flno Plymouth Hock
a d-zcn and a half
chickens , which wcro stolen from his hen
house. The thieves also appropriated a suit
of underwear that had been left hanging on
the clothesline.
William Earncs. an Inmate of the county
Jail , Omaha , will be brought to thlo city at
the request of Governor Drake. Application
for requisition papers ha\e been made.
Earner Is charged with the theft of a lot
of hogs from Robert Klrkwood at Crcocent.
Ho fled to Nebraska and was arrested at
Blair.
Charlie Sanderson of hose company No. 3
met with a severe aoclafcnt last evening. He
slipped through the hay chute tfiave the
Msl'a ' , falling a distance of nearly twenty
feet cna ccmlcg In contact with numerous
obstacles before he finally ecttled down Into
the bottom of the manger. Ho was paln-
ful.y bruised but escaped' ' without having
atiy bones broken.
C. B. Vlavl Co. . remote remedy ; consulta
tion fteo Ofllco hours , 9 to 12 and 2 to 5
Iieattn book furnished. 320-327-328 Merriaa :
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block.
N. Y. Plumbing compmir. TP ! . 50. .
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Domestic soap wrapubrs call for spoons.
Hoffmay's fancy patent flour makes the
best and most bread. Ask your grocer for
It.
Charlie Moore and his assistant , C. Prank
Rohrcr , of 'the Corner Cigar store extend the
greetings of the season to all of their cus
tomers today , and remind them that the
celebrate ! l\iltana and the famous Corner
cigars will bearflttlng finale of the Christmas
einncr today. They also thank the public for
the ( biggest Christmas trndo In the history of
the store.
GoliiK in for Clilckciin.
Poultry raising on a large scale Is one ot
the possibilities that Is attracting a good de il
! thn nttontlnn of urn-oral Council Bluffs
men who own farms near the city. The
splendid exhibit made by the Southwestern
Iowa Poultry association a few weeks ago
served to attract additional Interest to the
business of raising finely bred poultry , and
the Investigations that It led to disclosed the
handsome profits attached to the business if
It Is properly pulled. Among the men who
have taken a deep Interest In the subject
is C. M. Trcphagcn , who owns a couple of
farms within a few miles of the city that
arc favorably located for poultry raising , and
yesterday ho took the first steps toward going
Into It on a largo scale by ordering the con
struction ot several of the largest incubators
over constructed. The smallest of these will
frlld 2 , GOO eggs and the others are proportion
ately larger. Ho has planned to raise 12,000
chickens , 4,000 turkeys and 2,500 ducks , using
cgga from the best gradcft of fowls , Other
farmers arc taking a correspondingly deep
Interest In the subject , under the Impression
that the Transmlsslssltipl Exposition next
year will afford a ready market for all of the
chickens that can bo produced. Interest In
the business wo/s stimulated by the visit to
the city yesterday of Piank Poye , who owns
one of the largest duck -farms In tha world ,
located at Brough , la. With htm was J. L ,
Toild , the chicken fancier of Atlantic. Both
were enrouto homo after attending the
chicken enow at Shcnandcah. The talk ot
the gentlemen raised the chicken fancier
'business ' < o a fever beat , and will
probably t > o the means of sending a number
ot small farmers into the new field , with thu
expectation of making their fortunes within
the next few years.
Domestic eoap wrappers call for spoon *
1I1H AVIfii \ iIllKiimy. .
Charles Philips arnllcd to the district
court yesterday for a divorce from his wife ,
Lllllo Philips , whom lie says ho married a |
Blair , Neb. , on September 3 , 1891. Ho as
sorts under oath that Lllllo committed the
crime of bigamy within less than a year front
the time ho led her to the altar. In January
1892 , ho says , she left him and was married
to Charles Smith , with whom she Is still
living.
Domestic soap wrappers call for spoons.
Xmas novelties cheap at Davis * .
Bee Davis for fine perfumes.
Cleanliness ,
Even Heat ,
Base Heat.
Economy novt'r
loforo seen with
rift coal. IM tons
ofsoftcoul
1 ton of hard ,
A report from llev
J. Hcale , J1JJ iatt
I'lercc SI : "I lin\e
been using jour
Hot Dliul with
toft coal us fuel
for lx weck .
\\'e are \ cry much
pleased with It. It
not only g\\tn \ un
toad latlufartlon
BI our hard coal
biM burnt r , but
l > ravine a | UPK
part of the expent , )
) l lieatlne. "
B it Running at
V COLD A COLE'S ,
41 Mitn St. . Council U luff a.
MILTON UOGEHS & SONS , Omaha.
OEO. W. UOIGG3 , South Omaha.
SF , NICit ASD THE ORPHANS
Delightful Celebration at the Christian
Homo Last Night ,
UNFORTUNATES HAVc ONE GOOD TIME
HcniiMful Tree I.nden irltli ( ilftN and
Ciouillc * , Which UliI Sail til Ohms
ComcN to lluml Out to
the Children.
Christmas will bo celebrated In Council
Bluffs 'today ' In a style commensurate with
the prosperity of the people and the excep
tionally perfect winter weather 'that has pre
vailed during the greater part of the month.
The holly and the evergreen will bo found
In almost every house \\liero there are
children to make happy with visions of
Scuta Glaus and his bountltul gifts. Dealers
In Christinas dainties and troca report the
greatest demand for their goods In recent
hlstcry. Lwi't ' year several carloads of holly
wcro left on hand to bo sold at after-Christ
mas prices or given away. This year almost
every sprig of the rich green foliage with Its
scarlet berries bos disappeared &nd empty
crates stand where full ones were exposed
to tempt Christmas buyers la t year. Deal
er ) declare that the demand has Indicated
thut nearly every family In the city has pre
pared Us Christmas tree. Venders of other
novelties make the same report. Tiac itoy
shopa are almost denuded of their large
ntocKc and nil acrcarances seem to Indicate
that very few of the 4,700 school children In
the city will be overlooked when old Santa
drives hla rctadcer team through the city be-
bcforu the dauu this morning.
In all the churches some special recogni
tion of the day has been prepared for. In
many of them the usual Sunday school
Christmas tree has been provided , laden with
Iti burdens of toys and sweetmeats for the
little people. In all of the oV.nrltable Insti
tutions the same prognim has been followed.
One of 'the brightest places In town last
nlgftt was tbo Christian Home orphanage ,
where nearly 300 fatherless and motherless
little waifs danced with 1'ccncst dcllghl
around a gigantic tree that had suddenly
grown up In the largo eiapel of the Institu
tion. The sturdy boughs of the tree were
bending to the floor with the weight of toys
candles and nutu. Every child In the home
woa remembered by generous old Santa , not
cnce merely , but many times. The tree was
brilliantly 'Illuminated and 'the ' light from its
boughs was all there was In the room , cxccp
t.iat which shone frcin the hundreds of
radiantly happy little faces. The children
trooped and shouted around It , singing
Clirlstroia songa and carola Presently San' ;
Claur appeared enveloped In it Is great coa
of furs , his Jolly red face showing brighter
as ho gazed 'Into the countenances of tht
merry thrcng of children around him. The
tree was quickly dismantled and Its burdei
of good things transferred to the ll'ttle people
for whom they were meant. Space near the
t-reo w'as reserved for the members of the
"tiluit-lti-bin'J , " little helpless cripples who
have sought the shelter of the home us Uie
last place on eaith to which they could go
It was a revelation to them , a realization o
all of the wildest dreams of Santa Claus 'ilia
had ever been conceived to their little heads
end they were radiantly happy. Some at
tempt Urrender a set program -was contcm
plated , but the exuberance of childish life
was too much for any restraint or decorum
and none v.as attempted. The little people
were consigned to the care of Santa Glaus
and ho was In solo command of the. bind
The g-lfts came from all parts of the country
but the greater part from the merchants o
Council Bluffs. Boxes and buckets of candy
wcro donated and sent to the home during
the early part of the day. Several boxes o
oranges found HSielr way to the Instltutlca
from the same source. Toduy the children
and 'the homo workers will bo treated to a
gorgeous Christmas feast. I.V program will
bo rendered In the chapel during the after
noon.
The little people who compose the kindergarten - ,
garten Classes In the Bloomer school build
ing were treated to a lovely Christmas tree
that had been procured by penny dotations
from themselves. Santa Claus , In the form
of thoughtful mothers , supplied each young
ster with a suitable present. The tree was
spread ! during the afternoon , and after U had
been relieved of Its loidi of dainties It was
sent to the Christian Home.
Superintendent RothTt of the Iowa School
for the Deaf scot special invitations to a
large number of people to bo present at the
institution today to participate In the Christ
mas festivities. The Christmas tree and the
big wheel were erected In the chapel last
night and \\ero dismantled amid scenes of
the happiest gaiety. Every pupil and every
person connected with the Institution was
remembsred with a present. Each present ,
however , was something good to cat , Prof.
Rothcrt having decided that the regular
gifts to bo given the children should be
placed ) by the bedsideof each during the
night BO that they could find them on first
awakening la the morn'ng. Candles , nuts
and frulls were distributed during the even
ing ; and composed the burdens of the tree.
One of the features of tbo evening was the
presentation by the Board of Trustees of 250
-volumes ot valuable read'ng matter to the
library of tbo Institution. These were placed
on. the big wheel , .ind the children were
permitted to look at them as they were
taken down and see that they were Intended
for the use of all. Totey a big Christmas
dinner will bo served.
Christmas will be observed at all of the
other city Institutions. The Woman's Chris
tian Association hospital will have a fine
dinner for all of the patients. S. A. McAteo
sent three big turkeja to the commissary
department yesterday afternoon , and the
women who have been contributing for years
to tbo support of the Institution have been
unusually generous rod have provided the
necessaries for a flrst-clara feast ,
| At St. Bernard's hospital the earae gener
ous treatment was bestowed upon all of the
Inmates and Christmas made a reality ttf
them.
Christmas dinners will bo spread today In
the city and county jails and the unfortu
nates of the vnder worlol will be given some
evidence- that tboy are slU within the tound
of the good will proclamation made 1,900 ,
years ago.
Miss Cook's studio , Grand hotel annex.
Domestic BOO ( > wrappen. call for spoons.
Hvnl KKtntf TrniiMfiTM.
The following transfers nro reported from
the title and loan otllce of J. W. Squire , 101
Pearl street :
Farmers' Loan and Trust company to
Mary II. Wind. e > ,4 lot ) , block 10 ,
Mynster's addition , q , c. d } 311
Samuel a. Underwood and wife to
John M. Underwood , Ee'/4 swll 1-75-
42 , w. d 1
A. J. Crlttonden to Arthur C. Smith ,
trustee. 22 acres part 1st 1 In subdi
vision of nwVi noV4 and of lot 0 In
Hubdlvlslon of neVi mv',4 30-75-43 ,
w. d 2XW (
Llda T. Crlttcnden to A. J. Crltten-
den. same , q. c. d. . . . , , . . . . . , , 1
Heirs' of Christ Illsso to Vorena Ilerg ,
bwil swU 23 npd ue i ucU 20-77-41 ,
n. c , d. . , " . . . . . , , y
William A. Saundrrs to Smith B.iun-
dfrs.mnfllvlded ono-hnlfof lots 1 to
C , IS to 21 and 24. block 23 and lots
1 to 0 , block 20 , Omaha nddltlon. q.
c. d , 1
Bnilth EiuiiuUTB and wife mid William
A. Saunderu to National Heal Estate
and Investment romp-iny. loin 7 to
17 , blcck 23 , and lota 7 to 12 , block
26 , Oma'.ia addition , q. c , d. , 1
Seven transfers , total , . , $2,32)
I'n III I Itlirlorloal ,
the first of the public rhetorical exercises
arranged fen the prcoent term by the puplla
of the High BoboDl was given yesterday aft-
einoon In the High echool assembly room.
Tbo character of the prograln was of such
a nature us to amply repay thoss who made
the journey up tb hill and well befit the
Mirlstmns sefson. The essays and reclts-
lens were nicely executed and the musical
numbers of the program were exceedingly
veil rendered. Among the vlsUors wcro a
number of the tud"nti' parents nnd qtiltn
a contingent of the High school alumni.
Iritndvrnx 'Mctlmillut ' OlirlMinniM Tree.
The Sunday school of the Broadway Metho-
Ist church made special arrangements with
canta Claus to .take charge ot the iblg Christ
mas tree provided for the entertainment of
he school last night. The tree occupied the
open space In front ot the platform In the
lascment and the remainder ot the large
oem was filled with the several hundred
members of the school. Gifts for each child
vcre found on the heavily laden boughs of
he tree , and Santa , Claus , enveloped In his
ur coat ipersplrcd as he unloaded the tree of
ts treasures. A fine musical program of
veil rendered Christmas music helped to
nako the evening pleasant for all who at-
cndcd.
Up to Friday night the Council Bluffs
I'alnt , Oil and Glees company enjoyed the
Dtislcst and most profitable holiday It has
ever experienced. The line of artists' sup
plies could not be more complete and the art
department Is unexcelled. From a can of
red paint for your coal shed to a beautiful
pleco ot art to adorn your parlor mantle or
wall , your wants arc easily supplied ,
Davis always has nlco holiday goods.
Domestic soup wrappers call for spoons.
Shcn .FIK-w Ills Petition.
J. J.Shcn has filed his petitions for tem
porary Injunctions against the saloon keepers
upon whom he had notices served several
days ago. The court Is asked to enjoin
Schott Brothers , D2D Main street : J. Shoe
maker , Twenty-first street and Eighth
avenue ; Ashley & Castle , C35 Brcadway : Has-
musscn & Olsen , BOG 'Broadway ' ; Llndcr &
Filter , 1021 West Broadway ; William
Whitney. 718 Sixteenth avenue ; H. W.
Butterfield , 1609 South 'Main ' street ; John
Olcson , 211 'East ( Broadway ; A. L. Smith , -IIS
East 'Broadway. '
Arnold's Hromo Celery cures Headaches ,
lOc , 25a and i"0c. All druggists.
LEGISLATIVE SLATE IS FIXED.
AVIio ArcI.Iktly to lie OlHriTs In
( lie House nt UOM Moliics.
MARSHALLTOWN , la. , Dec. 21. A DCS
Molncs letter In the Times-Republican gives
the following frt&ft gossip In regard to the
organization of the Iowa house In January :
The prospect now Is that there will bo less
contest for legislative places than usual , for
most of the house positions seem to be pretty
well settled already. The slate announced
now Is really not a slate , but Is only a list
of these who are In the lead and almost cer
tain to win. There Is no combination. All
talk of that sort Is nonsense , now and al
most always , for combinations are hard to
make except on paper , and hard to hold to
gether after they are made. This list la as
follows :
Speaker , J. II. Funk of Iowa Falls.
Chief clerk , James D. Rowen of Des
Molncs.
Chief doorketoer , James A. Gllmore , Stuart
Sergeant-at-nrms , some good man from the
Second district.
Journal clerk , Harold Lounsbury , Marshall-
town.
Enrolling clerk , Miss Nebergall , Hull.
Engrossing clerk , Clara Keller , Wapello
Louisa county.
First assistant clerk , C. R. Benedict
Shelby.
Second assistant clerk , C. H. Graves , Rice
ville.
This Is a good list and It Includes'repre
sentatlvo people , who will alee make good
ofliclals. There are contests forrsome of the
other places. In the senate It Is morb-u'n
certain , and as yet low strong candidates
are well advertised , except for the three sec
rctirlcs' placee , where the old officers seem
sure of re-election unless something new
turns up very soon. They are : Dr. George
A. Newman , Cedar Falls , secretary ; C. H
Talmadge , West Union , first assistant , and S
H. Slbley , Marshall county , second asslstanl
Frniilc Xovnk to lie lltelenscil.
VTNTON , la. , Dec. 24. Frank Novak , con
vlcted pf the murder of Edward CMurray , ant
sentenced to prison for life , -will oe released
on ball next Monday pending the supreme
court decision on his plea for a new trial.
Of the $18,000 ball required $16,000 has al
ready been secured.
lown I're N Comment.
Burllngfon Gazette : The Chicago news
papers are already laying out the -winter's
work for the Iowa legislature , and Iftheir
program Is properly carried out it will be a
busy session.
'Burlington ' Hacwkcye : Inthe long run it
will bofound that Senator Allison Is the
most practical currency reformer. He may
bo a little short on sanguine theories , but he
Is well loaded on practical results.
Atlantic Telegraph : The snow now coverIng -
Ing Iowa Insures abundant crops for next
year and every Inch added to it Increases the
prospect for Increased yield. It has already
helped business as well as the enjoyment
of the younger portion of humanity.
Stoux City Tribune : The national banks of
Sioux City , whose statements of condition
made upon demand of the comptroller of the
currency were all except one printed In offi
cial form In yc-stcrday evening's Issue of this
paper , show a gratifying Improvement. The'
statements made .three months ago showed a
remarkable Increase ot resources , but this
statement shows a still further Increase of
nearly $50,000. The banks of Sioux City
are keeping right up iwlfh the procession.
Iowa City Republican : ( Regent F. W ,
Mahln will socn start for hla post as United
States consul at Helebenberg. Mr. Mahki's
resignation 'from ' the -Board of Regents will
not be tendered until the first of the year.
Ho will bo sorely missed by the univer
sity , whore his wise judgment and' great in
fluence wore almost constantly employed.
By the way , President iMcKlnley das nov
removed two of the university regents and
made them consuls. Wonder If there's some
sort ot diplomatic training In a regency
DCS Molncs Leader : The next legislature
should pass a bill providing for the payment
of Interest on all dc-poslts of public moneys ,
but It should be a well considered bill. It
should carefully guard against 'the possibility
of less. Llko the dog In the fable. It would
bo poor policy to snap at the shadow of in
terest If It meant the dropping of the bonq
of principal. The proposed bill should bo
dUcussed and perfected , not -with clamor ,
but with calm liberation and a careful sur
vey of the whole field.
lolVIIiMK \OtfH.
Thomas Olsen of Daws was asphyxiated
In a Chicago hotel ( Monday night.
The Colonial Dames of Iowa will held their
annual meeting In Davenpart , December 28.
Mrs. W. P. Hay died smddenly at her homo
In Odebolt last -Sunday evening and &ie was
burled In Chicago.
A monster wolf was recently killed near
Hucgell. When fcuid , the animal waa
quloily amusing lUclt among a bunch of cat-
tic.
tic.It
It 1J rumored that a vein ot ccal has been
struck near Llvennoro twelve feet thick , uid
at a depth of only thirty-eight feet .under
ground ,
T. E. Ilrjcu , president of the defunct Nora
Springs National bulk , died -Charles City
on Monday of Illness brought on by nervous
brooding ever the lorn.
Mapleton has beuj making addltlci'fl to
the 'flro apparatus and it U claimed will soon
have an equipment equnl to any city of 5-
000 Inhabitants In the state.
stranger at Muscatlno worked a fraud
en a number ot people by prctwcMng that
ho was authorized by the government to In-
ctall letter boxes at 2D cents each.
Po&tnnster Is'-at/i of Sioux City , will cu-
gage In the fuiolturo buslneru the first of
February , whfti he U to bo succeeded as
poitnv'Ater by EJ Holier of the Journal ,
A big fucking liouao in ClUitcn which has
been Idle two or three years , has been put
in operation by Its owner , Ch-ulc.i Limb ,
and It la slid Chicago persons may buy the
plant.
Coughs and colds. Those who are Buffer
ing from coughH , colds , core throat , etc. ,
should try Brown's Bronchial Troches , Sold
only In boie .
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LAST GREAT VAR IN IOWA
* M
Pitrco Battles in Wrjoh.tho } Monnd Bullihn
DISCOVERIES Ofl' , i'X BATTLE GROUND
'III-IH that Wore Almost
WonitntiK of Wnr Hurled wllh the
Dvnil AVnrrlorH l'ottery nml
the ArtM/Umiy Kliie ItrlloN.
The mounds of northeastern Iowa have
never boon fully explored by the archaeolo
gists , but investigations have been carried
on by a number of local scientists sufficient
o show that the moimd builders lived In
own and made < i hard fight against the In
vading Indians < it one time In the distant
past . Selwyn Coltraln of Waukon has made
a study of these things and recently con-
rlbutcd to tlio Kansas City Star a valuable
article on the subject , r have received o
copy of the Sunday edition of the Star , ho
wrote. In which I find the description ot
excavations made * on the Arkansas river ,
with smnnsltlnri ! ) ns In thu hiiblts. clrr.ss and
ways of a prehistoric race of people. There
s a striking similarity between the de-scr'p-
: lon ot that race and the remains ot a race
which has been dug up in this ( Allair.akcc !
: ounty. I have specimens of nil the war
Implements and pottery dcsrlbod lei the
Star and seveial which were not mentioned.
There Is a etrcug probability that a long and
bitterly fought war was carried on In tile
northern part of this country'as there Is a |
line ot fortifications extending all along the
Oneota or Upper Iowa river nearly to Its
source. Around these some of the battles
must have been fought , for there arc
numerous graves scattered In and around
them , and the bdles In some places seem
to have been burled In trenches. The bodies
are burled In every poaltlon , some doubled up ,
othpf E lying crossways and seem to have been
thrown Into the trench and covered ui > .
Some of the fort& are remarkable pieces
of civil engineering , one In particular being
almost Impregnable , except to the use of
modern firearms. It is situated on the apex
ot the watershed between the Iowa river and
Bear creek. On 030 side the embankment
Is a precipice down to Bear creek , 400 feet
below , and on the other It Is almoo a cheer
fall to the Iowa river. A handful of men
could hold It against an army. Another fort ,
about a mile from this , seems to haVe been
hastily constructed , for It Is maffe of bould
ers , which seem to have been put up In a
hurry and without any care used in Its
construction. It w'as probably only a tem
porary defense , as It a party had been cut
off from the main body of troops and fought.
The fighting , however , eaems to have been
desperate , for numerous arrows , knives and
spear points have boon found there. There
are also a inumber of skeletons at this place
and further ffow.n the river are numerous
mounds , some iOf them very large. Ttie
largest , it Is estimated , would take a hundred
wheeled osrapers three yearo to construct.
These mounds are almost Invariably filled
with skeletons , an l 'some ot them seem to
have foeen regular .burial places , as the
skeletons are In rows and well covered up.
while others are a heap of humaa remains
with the dirt thrown over them. Some of
the Pkeletonfi. are'only about olx Inches below
the surface. The bones are so mixed that
It Is almost Impossible to tell antj-hlng about
them except that nviny of the skulls are
crushed and numerous arrow and spear
points' ' are mixed up with the holies.
'J ABbniGINES'OF IOWA'/ / , , ,
The race which inhabited this section of
the country were of short stature , compactly
built ; of an average height of abbut five feet
four Inches. Their skulls nro low and re
treating In front , full In the back and broad
and flat on top.
In the excavations made hero Is unmis
takable evidence that some of the ancient
warriors met death by violence. In some of
the graves opened arrows were Imbedded In
the bones , and some of the skeletons wcro
minus the skull. One singular case was where
an arrow had been shot directly through the
head from front to back , being Imbedded In
the back part of the skull , about half of It
sticking through the bone. lAnother skeleton
was dug up with a knife sticking through a
rib ; It had evidently been driven Into the
body by a terrible blow , splitting one of the
ribs as It passed through.
Every Indication points to a war of ex
termination ; the last stand of a nation made
In the canyons of the upper Iowa. One race
or the other was destroyed , and It must have
besn the Mound Builders , for the heaps of
skeletons dug up are all of this race of
people. Another proof Is that the regular
mounds are much more ancient than the
hastily created heaps of earth dotting the
river bottoms. The only proof -wo have of
this Is that the bonea found seem to have
been burled regularly , and are In a far more
advanced state of decomposition than In the
other mounds. In most of these mounds all
there Is left of the skeleton Is the skull and
some parts of the larger bones. In digging
Into one of the bone heaps left by the war
riors , skeletons In a fair state of preservation
may bo obtained , the finger and too bones
being all that are missing.
UNKNOWN RACE OF PEOPLE.
On the bluffs on both sides oif tbo river
arc single graves of both mound butldera
and a race of people similar to the Indian.
The shapes of the skulls of the latter , how
ever , differ In many respects from those of
the Indians. The inouod builders ecu bo
distinguished by the pottery In the graves
and also by the material from which their
war Implements were made. Their war tools
were of a more regular shape than those of
the unknown race of people , and their
spears , arrows , war clufbs and war axes are
made mostly 'from ' obsidian. Obsidian Is vol
canic glass , commonly called sugar flint.
Some of 'the ' war clubs and axes are made
ot a kind of granite which Is only found In
the Allegheny mountains ud in the moun
tains of Now Mexico an'd ' Arizona.
Some of the mounds are made In the shape
of birds , beasts ani' ' snakes. One Is shaped
like a spread eagle ; another Is a snake with
an animal of some kind In Its -open Jaws.
In a great many 'of the graves are copper
spears und arrows"and also strings of hard
ened copper 'heads. ' None ibut the mound
builders have cvff been known to have eop-
< per Implements : i n4 ornaments In tinelr
graves. t , < ' > i
One remarkable skeleton was dug up by
myself and anollidH-man. It was that of a
slant , being ovW J ivcn feet six Inches In
height. An ldoa/p , . , tlie size of this man maybe
bo gained by tho.length , . ofhis shin bone. I
stood It on the ground at my heel and It
reached about two/Inches above my knee
Joint , being tw nty'-five Inches In length.
The only part ofti e' skeleton we were able
to take away \ > $ a , tjio Jaw ( bane. Everyone
who has seen It ( UAI It Is the most massive
jaw ever seen by 'tneni. ' It measures Irom the
top of the front teeth to the lower edge
of the jaw brad one and three quarter
Inches. Around .Ihp lower cdgo It measures
six and a half ; # 0hq9 , across f.ie jaw from
the two tips la ilvo and a half Inches. It
has a rc-raarlrablylvperfeci set cf teeth. Its
first owner must'hsve been some great chief ,
for there waa $ ' , b iltlfully shaped pot burled -
led over his mouth , and with him were
found several rtrlngs of beads and a number
of war Implement ! .
AHT WOIIK OF THE PEOPLE.
In my collection I have five different slz's
of pots. The smallest Is ot a reddish color
and hclds about half a pint , while the larg
est holdi about three quarts. Some of tlictn
ate as largo as a goad sized washtub. I
have pieces of po'.a which by taking the
circle from Uio piece they will measure two
feet In circumference , They were founJ
In various place * , mortly In the graves with
akeetor.c ! . They were frequently ifcund ovci
the mouth , tut aoraeUrnen on the shoulde ?
and often at the head. Neitr the pot a
clam shell was usually found. These are com'
monly called death ipocrp Some of them
arc ornamented wljb different dcolgno , ccal.
loped edgei , etc. Corn mlllt , chliels and
drills arc all found In abundance , but all
Indication * are that they luvo been abanr
doned. or the race that used them bad beta
exterminated.
The pots found here are ebaped like ia
old-fashioned kettle , with a swelled body
and faring mouth. , Some are straight , llko
a. common kettle , with hold ? In the sides
near the top for a ball to be attached , but
mc.it of them have ears or luge. Ncarl >
all have two lugs each , but sometimes ( our
and rarely nix ,
I have been endeavoring to learn what
substance they used ! o coloring the clay of
which they made the pots , but have only
come to a conclusion regsrdlng the black
ones. I find that by soaking tlio clay in a
solution ot tincture of Iron and burning It
a similar color to that of the pots found l
produced That they were colored Is ovldral ,
for they arc Invariably ot a < Tarker hue out-
elde than Inside. They seem to have been
made ifrom powdered clam shell aad cl y ,
as there are pieces of the shells visible nil
over them. Four of the pots I luvo ara
ornamented -with scalolpcd edges and striped
sides , while one Is plain , being devoid ot any
ornamentation.
I have In my collection about 200 arrow
points. Sonio of them are ot obsidian , but
they are mostly flint of different kinds. I
also have about thirty spear points In per
fect condition , several skinning celts of
granite , n grrolto war club and a granite
war ax. I had a singular specimen In the
shape ot a celt made of basalt , the only
one I over heard of being found. It re
sembled greatly the one used by the quat
ernary river drift men of America , but It
was found -with a mound builder's skeleton
and the material la only obtainable In Cen
tral America , Mexico and the inouatalns In
the cast.
Important Miitinr Dcclnlon.
DES MOINES , Dee. 2i. ( Special. ) One of
the most Important liquor decisions In this
state In years has been secured In tlio federal
courts In this city. John Callum Is a whole
sale liquor dealer at Hock Island , 111. He
drove A thriving business sending liquors Into
Iowa , selling them In largo lots to people In
towns where there are no saloons. The goods
were shipped In crates , and the persons re
ceiving them also received bills dated at
Hock Island , and paid for them when the
goods came , cither to Callum and his agents ,
or to the agents of the tiillroad or express
companies liaiidliag the liquors. Agent
Grlggs ot the Adams Express ccmpany tit
Corning received and remitted payment for an
amount of these goods. The government
secured an Indictment of Callum on a case
from Corning , charging him with Illegal sale
of liquor. Tha government maintained that
the goods being sold on orders taken In Iowa ,
the delivery not being In original paskages ,
aud the collection being made at the time
and place of delivery constituted the transac
tion a violation of the liquor laws , and re
moved them from the protection of the liquor
dealers' revenue stamp held by Callum at
Hock Island. Callum pleaded guilty and will
bo sentenced In a few days.
Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup has always bsen
kept up to the standard. It Is the same It
was forty years ago , the best sold.
iY MAKICS A STATEMENT.
( ) Pay 1C very Dollar of Ills
lllllclltf llllOHH.
PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 24. The Record to
day publishes the following editorial :
To the Public : The Record Is compelled
to make a painful personal announcement
this morning. Owingto the linnnclal em
barrassment of Mr. William M. Slngcrly ,
president of tlio Rscord Publishing- com
pany , the Chettnut Street National bank
and the Chestnut Street Trust and Savings
Fund company were obliged to suspend
business yestsrday.
Thp weight which proved too lieavv for
Mr. Slngerly to carry was his large Invest
ment In the Slngerly Pulp and Paper mills
at Elkton , Md. The extrume shrlnkags In
the price of paper and the resulting de
preciation in the value of that property
was the primary cause of his embiirra ° s-
ment and of the suspension of the bank and
trust company with which he has been so
closely Identified. An extraordinary effort
was , made before the announcement of the
suspension yesterday to tide over the diffi
culty ( ind Mr. Slngcrly's friends rallied to
Ills assistance with rare generosity and
fidelity , but It was found Impracticable to
turn the assets at his disposal Into a shape
to meet Immediate requirement.
A complete statement of the condition of
the Chestnut Street National bank will soon
be available. It Is probable that such ar
rangements will be perfected as will enable
the bank to liquidate Its obligations without
the necessity or delay of a recelvsrshlp. In
the Record property Mr. Slngerly has a
valuable asset. The earnings of this journal
during the year 1S9G. In excess of all ex
penditures , were J-'IIO.COO. With such a
money maker to fall back upon and with
a grim determination to pay every dollar
he owes , he hopes to redeem his credit and
satisfy his creditors.
The Chestnut Street Safe and Deposit
company , which closed Its doors yesterday ,
made an assignment today for the benefit
of creditors to George 'H. ' Earle. Jr. , presi
dent of the Tradesmen's National bank , and
Richard Y. Cook , president of the Guaran
tee Trust and Safe Deposit company. The
Chestnut ( Street company is closely affili
ated with the Chestnut Street National
bank , which was yesterday placed In charge
of the national bank examiner. William M.
Slcgerly Is president of both companies and
the boards of directors of the two compa
nies are the same with the exception that
In eaeh board there Is one member who Is
not a director In the other.
Tlio deed of assignment Is signed by Wil
liam M. Slngerly , -president , and there
Is no reserve In the conveyance of 'he prop-
eity of the company to thb assignees. The
directors of itho trust company held a meet
ing this morning and the assignment to Mr.
Earlo and Mr. Cook -was the outcome of a
discussion of the troubles of the company.
It Is understood a statement will tie Issued
In a day or so , showing the exact conditions
of 'tho company's affairs.
An assignment was made today by the
Philadelphia Binding and Mailing company.
This U a small organization which was In
corporated In Maine. The assignment Is
said to have been forced upon the- com
pany through the failure yesterday of the
Chestnut Street National 'bank. '
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 24. William M.
Slngerly , president of the Chestnut Street
National bank and of its allied Institution ,
the Chestnut Street Trust and Saving Prnd
company , which collapsed jcsterday , Issued
th' ' ( statement to the public- tonight :
"On Tuesday next , or .at the latest on
Wednesday , a plan now being formulated
requiring the devotion to Its purpose of all
my assets will bo submitted to my creditors
fnJ to tbo credltora of the Chestnut Street
National bank and "tho Chestnut Street Sav
ings bank. I believe , and this belief In
chared by these who have been Informed of
the situation , that this plan , which will In
volve partly an acceptance cf Record Pub-
lUVng company stock , approved by the
creditors , none of them ultimately will esc
anything. "
The only other development In the situa
tion today waa the formal anslgnment ot thu
trust company to Georgu H , JOarlo , jr. , presi
dent of the Tradesmen's National back end
of other financial Inatltutlons , and Hlcliard
H. Cook , president of the Guaranty ( Trust
and afo Deposit company. This was but
a natural outcome of the filluro and was
taken after a lengthy ses.ilon of the board
of directors of the trust company. The deed
unreservedly convojo all the property of the
company to the assignees.
Mr , Slngerly'a etatcment comet ? as a re
suit of a conference of the directors of the
defunct concerns held tod.iy and It U gen
erally believed that ( ho hope of a settlement
en a 100 per ccot basis will to realized. A
statement will bo Issued In a day or two
showing the exact condition of the com
panies' affairs.
The only embarranrmcnt thus far result
ing from the crash was the assignment to-
Cay of the Phlliaelphla Binding and Mailing
compsay , a small organlzatlan Incorporated
In Maine ,
The- tank examiner and bin assistants epent
the greater part of the day going over the
books of the two conipa-ales , but declined to
inaku any statement. It U eli that the
bank has about 1,800 deposit accounts and
the trust ccmpcny about 8,300.
State Banking CommUiloner Gllkeson and
Attorney General McCormlck were engaged
today Icqulrlo.g Into thu condlllon of the
state deposit In the bank rhd looking after
tbo Interests of depositors In the trust com-
piny , which la Incorporated under the itatb
The bank examiner and his asulBtantBrcro
busily engaged today In going over the books
and accounts of the Chestnut Street National
bank. The examiner declines to make en ?
statement regarding the a SB eta and liabili
ties of tlio Institution , butieaye ho will fur
nish a complete statement when his Investi
gation shall liavo been completed ) Every
-sr -j
effort Is belnft matin by President Slngorly
nml tlio dlrcetore of the bank to adjust the
accounts of the bank In such manner thnl
tlio creditors will receive every dhllar duo
them. Following thp nipe'tlns of the director
of tlio trust company , \\hlch terminated in nn
assignment of the company , thcro was a
conference of the officials of the bank with
representatives of n number of financial In
stitutions of the city at which was dlacutiicd
a plan to raise sufllclent funds to llquldato
all the claims asalnst the bank. President
Slngorly soys ho Is confident eomo plan e H
bo consummated by which nil creditors of
the bank will bo paid and the bank will bo
permitted to RO Into voluntary bankruptcy.
The truet company has about 3.200 deposit ac.
counts and the bank about 1,800 deposit ac
counts. ,
HUCTON , Md. , Dec. 24. When the news
of the closing of the Chestnut Street Na
tional bank of PulladQlphli. of which Will-
lam < M , Slnncrly fa president , reached -this
town yesterday afternoon It hn , ' a disturbing
effect upon tlio depositors In the Second Ma-
tloiml bank of Elkton , of which Mr. Sing-
crly Is vice president and n heavy stock
holder. The bank opened Its doors as usual
thli morning fop business and a steady
stream of depositors fllo.1' In. nnxlous to
withdraw their accounts. The officials of the
bank had anticipated a run and made prep
arations for it. The depositors iwcro as
Bured .by 'President ' William 0 * Warburtc-n
and Cashier Isaac D. Davis that the Insti
tution was solvent nml fully able to meet
all Its outstandlnR obligations. As a result
oftho assurances many depositors decided to
retain theJr funds In the bank. It Is fearoi
thnt the "ntniclal failure of Mr. li'lnRcrly '
\vlll. close"M paper mills In 'thin county.
nui.vns SUIT rou iiu.vvv UAMARUS.
Clirtrprc * Stniiilnril Oil nml Ilnllwny
rfimliiiilliM xrtlll ( ? 4lllMlllrilfv.
NEW YORK , Doc. 24. Papers were nied
today In the United States circuit court In a
suit brought by the United States Pipe line
against the Standard Oil company ,
New York Transit company , Penn
sylvania Haltroad company , Krlo Rail
way company , Delaware , Lackawanna &
Western railroad , Tidewater Ploo company ,
National Transit company , William T. Ward-
well , John D. Ilockefcllcr , William Rocke
feller , Henry II. Hogcrs. Henry M. Papier ,
John D. Archbold , O. U. Jennings and Wesley
II. Tllford. Conspiracy Is charged and dam-
ogc3 amounting to ? 65S,44G with Intcrc.n and
$10,000 na attorneys fees nro asked for.
The plpo line alleges that the conspiracy
has been In existence since January , 1SSL' , and
prevents any pcroons or corporations other
than the defendants from storing and trans
porting oil and conducting operations. This
has been dene , It Is further alleged , by aults
and Injunctions and tlio publication of de
famatory statements on the United States
Plpo Line company , reflecting on Its financial
responsibility and by destroying of Its pipes ,
and inducing employee of the company to
betray their trust.
The defendants In answer make n general
dental of the charges and intimate that the
Olpe line was not organized for the storing
and transporting of oil as a common carrier.
I'CXRIO.VS POII WKSTLMIX VKTHUAA'S.
Survlvorti of I.ntt > War Itoiucinliorcil
Ii.v the ( iciicriil KovoriiiniMit.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 24. ( Special. ) Pen
sions have been Issued as follows :
Issue of December S , 1S97 :
Nebraska : Additional \Vllllam H. Marsh ,
Uoniphnn , $6 to JS. Increase Lowellen
Metz , Fremont , JO to S.
loan : Additional Samuel Wilson Cedar
Iluplds. Jtf to $ S ; Haincy Whitney , Puluski ,
? 10 to $12. William J. York. Des .Molnes , $30
to $72 ; Uarry J. Wnrren , Ke Grand , $ S to
$12 ; Justus K. Jnyne , Wilton Junction , $8 to
$12. Original widow , etc Samantha A
Cook. Casey , JS.
South Dakota : Original Widow , etc
Angelluo D. Koote. Urookings , $ S.
Colorado : Original Widow , etc. Itac'icl
A. Olm * trail , Boone , IS.
Issue of December 9 , 1S07 :
Nebraska : Original James Ij Brown ,
Crcston , $ G. Increase Barzlllla W Lamp-
man , Culbertson. ? 2 to $6.
Iowa : Original Allen B. Carter , West
Bend. $8 ; Nathanual A. Waenifclt , Winter-
set , $12. Restoration anil supplemental-
James Harding- , Baldwin , Jl. Reissue Ail-
klns J. Morton , West Union , $10. Original
widow , etc. Almlra Hunt , Independence ,
IS. Restoration ana Increase Charles A.
Kink , Soldiers' Home , Marshall , } 0 to $12
Increase John M. Johnson , Milton , $30 to
J30.Colorado
Colorado : Additional Calvin P. Angcll ,
Cripple Creek , $6 to $12.
Colil WiivcStriken \IMV
BOSTON , Dec. 21. A cold wave , accom
panied by a severe northwest gale , swept
For Infanta and Children.
lisi'ie-
Itn
over New Knglnml late last nlRht ami con
tinued todny , While the tempernturo In not
uiiiiRimlly low In the southern portion , tha
fenrful \ > | iui hns mndo the cold very psnc-
tintlnR nnd one ilentli linn been reported
In this city , CleorRO Wheeler. 55 yours old ,
who \vtia found frozen In South Iloston.
Hero temperature Is recorded In many
places.
Pat-ilim for n I ) > liir 'Mini.
PITTSlU'lia. I3ec. 24.-A. C. AIMson of
Pnnhiiry , I'n. , convicted InM March of
fraudulent use of the mulls nnd sentenced
to eighteen months In the Western pcnl
tcntlnryvna todny unrdoned by President
McKlnley. Wnrden Wright of the penlten *
tliiry received n tolosrnm from Attorney
Ooticr.il MuKemm nbout noon todny fny
ItiK to pardon Allloon na n Christmas gift
from President McKlnley. It Is feiircd , however -
over , that the panlon cnmo too Into , a *
Allison | g lylniin the ihnypltnl of the pent *
tcntlnry crltlrnlly 111 from consumption.
nml 1'lut Cam Col I Id p.
NH\V YOUK , Dee , 24-A tlrlll engine nnd
a train of lint cars on the Central ml I rend
of New Jersey collided In Communlpaw to
dny. Hrnkcmnn Collla Hnycock waa killed.
Ii'lrrmnn John HlKRlns man fntnlly Injureu
nnd I'ltiRlnecr 'M , Mnrtngh was BO badly
scalded Hint flc. h cnmo off with his cloth-
Injj in great strips.
"MY I.IKB msp.vmin OK. " Thcso
nro Words of Mrs. Win. nurton of Drvrt-
more. Ont. , nftcr doctors hnd prescribed
nnd she hnd taken every known In-art rem
edy. Dp. AKIUIA'R Cure for the Henri iravo.
relief In utmost shorter time thnn U taken
to tell H It worked n Uonderful cure In
n case of long Htumlliur nnd today ulio
says : " 1 um n .well womiin. " Jr. Agnew'a
Cure for the Heart bus no cnse recorded
ngaliiHt It where It did not give relief In-
Pldc of 30 minute" . 43. Kulm & Co , IStli
ind Douglas ; Slicrmnn Jt McConncll Drug
Co. 1313 Dodge.
MADE ME A MAM
AJAX TABLETS POSITIVELY C011U
.1 J.rVrtroii * JHeast Fntltnn Mem-
pir.Ippotency.HlooplcMnoM.oto.cnufpJ
ur Abuse or other llrcoosoo nna India-
cn > llon . J7iru qulr&fu ami tuittu
K1'0 uyl Vitality H rU oryounii.anli
fit man forMudjr , lu lt > i > 3 or tnotrlotjo.
Pnjjjnt Insanltr nnd ConDiimi.tlon it
tnUon In limn. Tholr M O shown liumocllnto Irarrofo.
mont and rffecta n OUUR nhore all other toll In-
Mil upon httvluu the etnutna AJrs Inbloti. Tlicr
invocuroa tboinc'.idson.l nlllcurorotu Vt'oKlroapoa.
ItlTO written Bonrnntpo to offwt u c-jro KftfiVQ ia
each COM or rofuril the tnoner. PricoUU VlOipor
rnckncvi or tli rknca ( full trcntracctl for 11M. lly
For mic in Omatm cy .turner ) 1'ormlti , in it
ICtti etrtct.
Kulm & Co. . IMli and touaii.i ! Klrt-cti.
For SaliInly by .IOII.V U.Mr.H ,
Slain SI. . Council Hindu.
SPECIAL NOTICES
COUNCIL BLUFFS WANTS *
IMVUL.MNGS , KIIUIT , KAIIM AND GAHUUN
lands for Bale or rent. Day & Hess , 3a rearl
ttreet.
MONHV TO LOAN IIF.nUCEO RATC ON
Iirst-cln. 3 Improved furtm nnd Inside cltv
property. Apply to JIIB. U. CassnJy , jr. , 2t
Main St.
Inptrncttnns. Albln Huetcr , e til ill a
33S IlroniUvuy. Ocnnun mcthoil
of Dresden Conservatory.
J. W. SQUIRE. CITY AND FAIUI LOANS.
FOR"SAL.I : . AT A IIAUCIAIN , A SMAL.U BUT
\\ell established and remunerative inercantllo
business. Inquire of D. W. Otis , 133 I'earl
St. . Council muffs. Ia.
KOIl 8IM. . A KINK TWO-SUATBD SURIOH ,
cheap. 2SC South Seventh etreet , Council Illurfc.
Not from a financial standpoint exactly
butfree from the defects found in tin
average heating system ,
Steam and Hot Water Heating
All the lea ling Incandescent , Gas
Burners and Mantels. Plumbing
work ,
J. C. BIXBY ,
202 Main anil
20.'l 1'carl St.
COUNCIL BLUFFS , ' /
( FOUR PLAVOUS )
VANILLA , CHOCOLATE , STRAWBERRY AND MAPLE.
Made for Trade Who Appreciate Quality.
DEALERS SUPPLIED BY * & J.
John G. Woodward & Co. ,
Wholesale Manufacturing Confuctiuncra.
Council Bluffs , la.
Reduced Prices !
New Improved
King of them all , with tha best mantle anl chlmns" mide-
Burns loss eas ; ami makes more light than any other lamp in
the market. STEP.HArt BROS. , 529 Bvvay.
THOUGHTLESS FOLKS HAVE THE HARD
EST WORK , BUT QUICKWITTED
PEOPLE USE
SAPQLIQ.
