m * I TTTR OAIATTA T > A1TV HP tfs AIOVHAV. .TAXI * AIM * 1. 1 ! ) OO. COUNCIL BLUFFS. MI.NOIl MP.NTIO.V. Davl5 tcr.n girts. Klne A. U. C beer , Ncumi ycr's hotel. Wplsbacll burnurs at Hlxby'B. Tel 193. Uudvvol cr bcor. L. Ilo cnfuldt , ngent. Gravel roofing. A. II. Hond. 511 H'vvay. Mr C ( ' . Cook and son llobcrt arc vis- King In Chlr-Hgo UrV. . A. ( iprvalu , oitoopath , ZOJ Mcr- riiim block , C'cuii" ! ! IJIurts. The place to have your framing done , .Alrxandf r's Art emporium. Minn C. Hrldt-nitPlii will leave today for ft visit In St Joseph , Mo. Dr S Tobpy of Avoi-a was In the city yi iprOay calling on friends. Wins Dot Klrhland IM eiitprtalnlng MUs Nilllp l'aroiiH of Tiitior , In. Uct jour work done at the popular Eagle laundry , J24 llroadway. ' 1'hono 157. W C ICste-p , undertaker. 2S Pearl street. Tcl > phoins : Olllti07 , resldur.cc , 33. Dr S. K. Shrivi-r went to ( Slenvvood > PS- tirrtay to Hpend New Yur's with n-latlve-s. Miss Kathorlne MM-M of Park nvonu" will Imivp today to rcsuniP her vvork In the C'bli ago Kclioo1 MIHS JciKilo I'nnllim will rpturn to lovva C'ltv tomorrow to re-sumo linr studios at the HindtinlverHlt > . Sheridan coal makes n largo tlamo nnd ilpnr tire but no smoke , soot Or cllnkcra. F' nlonfc Folcy , solo ngunts , Thp reguliir mcPtlUK of , | PVVP | I'ouit No. 2 'Jribu of lii-n Hur , will IK- held this evening In Woodmi-n of the- World hall Wrs William Mnorp and daughlpr Ml s Slilrltv , U-ft jis-.i-rilay for Mlnnp.ijiolln , where Miss Shirley vdll pnti-r Stunle-v Hull. Mrs A. llnno of lliisl I'lirnntrpot. . Is cnjovlnif a visit from her brothe-rH , Augu t mill Will Hoikmiiebl of Cedar HIulTs , Ni'li. Jaim-H 1'e-rry. nn old resident of this ( 'n , lia gonn to I'rovldeniP. K. I. , whole In- will in ike bin future Tiome. Ills famll > will Join him later. Mlo * IIlslP llonii and Miss Itililvvln nt AMIlow avcnur li-fl last evening for Chicago , where th < > will ipstimc tholr studle-s In thr Chliaeo unlvi'ii < lt > . .Miss Maud HobliiMin , who bus lieen spend ing the holidays with hci pan'iits on Park iivrnur. lift yesti-iilaj for WlHiur , Kan. to resunnhir position as teat bet In the. Mi-bools there. -Mis .Miller and thewoiiien of the t'liloii mission dislrito e-xtend tbe'r ' he-aitfi-lt thanks to all who as lste-d In piovldlng for the ( . lirlstmas dinner vvhlrh was given tlu- jmor rlilldiun at the mission Siturelay last. The < oinmlttee.s nppolnte-d liv the various Odd Fellow lodyp.s anreiiesteil ( | to meet at iho lodge room ovirlor 'I'uesihiy t-venlug to Kimplutu airiliB''mi-llt.s fur the lolnt Installation vvhleh vsill take plaeo Janu- iirj 11. At HIP niiiHiiuorndp bill given Saturday night by Bluff flty ledge , Commonui-altli J'rovlrtent association. Miss IHta Hath WHS uwardPd tinllrst prlzo foi the most rlegaiit rostiime Oeorge Bennett carried off thu jirlzo for tbo most < omli.il make-up. Palm Orove No. 11. Woodman i-liele , will inci t In tegular session tomorrow e-veiilng , when the Installation of ollleeis v\lll bo lie-Id Mis Umma B. .Manphe tei , supreme Ruardlan , and other supri mi * ollleers will Inpresent. . At the close of the Installation < criMnonlcs a baiuiuet will IKserved. . .1 M Depi-Sv of DPS .Molnes , who Is prom inently imentloneel as thellkel > mn-cehsor to W. II. I'enii as chief rlork of the railway mull services ot this division , was in the < it v yesterday calling on friends. Mr I'PIIII lias been appointed assistant Hiipcilntrndeiit mid will luivo hla heaiUiuarter.s In Chi cago. .Mrs. Mary Nevvhoiise , age-d OS > ears , died nt her home , at lldS Avenilo A , at a late hour Saturday night , after an Illness ot twelve days , rrom pneumonia. The remains rwlll lie taken to Missouri Valley tomor- jovv for Interment. Mrs. New house leaves Jive clillihen , Harry Nevvhouto ot Mlssouii Valley. Ml.s 10. W. llo.suer ot Arkansas f'ltv. Kan , 'Mrs. John Hobliuion ot Omaha , SMr.s Wlllanl Smltli and .Mis. Georire Mutz- jjer ot this oily. N. Y. 1'luuiblng Co. Tel. 250. Tear Brooches , Kdholm's , Omaha. Council Bluffh B. P. O. P. Call at IM- holm's Jonelry store , 107 N Ifith wt. , Omaha , and BCO some handsome 121k Tooth Charms and Klk Head Lapel Buttons. TO Hioi'i.N ; : Trnsi > .vv. Jlunrit IHnlii-M Itiioin for IMiiilln lu tlir HlKll V-llOIll IllllllllllK. Superintendent llayden has niado arrange ments whorohy when thu schools reopen to morrow morning utter the Christmas vaca tion , the High school pupils , who have oc cupied two rooms at the Washington aveuuo building will bo accommodated In the High bchool building. During the holiday vaca tion partitions have been placed In the looms occupied by Profs. Klint and Thomas , Unit , nffoidlnp ; two additional rooms for the accommodation of the llrbt > car class. All I the High Hchool pupils who were formerly assigned to the Washington avenue build ing will'report tomorrow morning at tbo j ' High school. They will have the same hours as the higher clahse-s and are advised I to bring their lunch boxes , as do the other jiuplls at the High school. This consolidation of the whole High school lias been contemplated since last August - gust by Superintendent llayden and will be of great advantage , especially In icgaid to HiipervlHloii , which will be moro dlre-ct through having all the pupils under one roof The change will al D benefit the Wash ington avenue building , as It will penult of the HBO of tbo two much needed rooms formerly - me-rly occupied by tlie High school class. Ml.ss MaiiKum , the pilnclpal , will now be nblo to have an olllce loom. During the Christmas vacation the new school at Cut-Hit hflK been placed In rcadl- nebH nud vvill be opened tomorrow morning The desks nre all In position and the equipment i- mont Installed. Mrs. Lou Graves will act : as principal of the school and will have' charge of thu primary and lower intermediate - mediate grades. Miss Laura McK.uldun , from the Clalk school , which his bceu cloned , will teach the higher and Intei- mcdlalo grammar grade pupils. Diamond ! ! , IMliolm , Jeweler , Omaha. Howcll's Antl-"Knwf" cures coughs , colds. CIllNI-ll VII 1)10. The Boston store * will hn clewed all day Jfow Venr'H In ardor to glvo the clerks nil opportunity to spend the holiday. WIIITHLAW & ( JAKDINHH. Davis Bells paints. The modern and most effective cure for constipation and all liver troubles the fa mous llttlo pills ktiown iih DoWltt's Llttlo Early Klso.ru. VICTIM UF A BURGLAR DIES JlrliluiCoiitrnttor IloliNon nl sioo-v Cll > Siu-i-iiiiilix < < > i riu-lnri-il si.ull vtiirdi-riT l > i-iiirx. SIOUX CITY , Dee 31 ( Special Telo- loil giam. ) John K. Hobson. the brli o con tractor , who w.iu murde-ronfly nhsaiilted ilby a hurslar 'in his otllco latu Fililay iilsht. died at C o'clock'this evening TLii- police hnvi * been unable to locate the murderer. Hobson's wife , who sal up all Friday night awaiting bin return. Is prcsuntcd. The weapon with which the murder was ilotio was found behind n pile ef wood In the olllce. It wna a hutclirl and the full Itiigth of the Keen blade was driven into Hohaon's brniu. _ _ " V IN "MARTIA NT" JMiirianiVlno NVorUlI-'tunoiis Tonic Written endorsrmi'iits from moro than 8000 ptijBlelanv Never has anvthttig j-eielvcd such high recognition from the medical profession therefore Vln Mai1- anl Wine can bo taken with perfect wfoty Sold bv all druggU's Avoid euliolllutos LOAWS T NcKullnied In Kastern Nebraska and t.\vu. James N. Casady , jr. , K6 Main Bt. , Council Ulufla. COUNCIL BUFFS PROSPEROUS Improvement Along All Lines of Business During the List Year , LARGE AMOUNT OF RAILROAD BUILDING Uiilrv of Illinois Crnlrnt Clilf Ilvont \n > 1'nlil l'romiitl > llvnltli Ili-norl. The jear Just closed , one of the moat plospe-rous In the history of Council Bluffs. 1ms been ono of progress nnd Improvement along all lines of business. With the dawn of the new year the prospects nre of the brightest and everything points to thin city enjojIUR a long era ot steadily Increasing pronperlty. Much of the Improvement In business dur ing the last twelve months has been due to n great extent lo the vast sums spent In this rlty and Immediate vicinity by the rail roads. Not only have these railroads given employment to thousands of laborers , hut have spent large sums of money In nciiulr- Ing right of way and property upon which ito build depots and other buildings. Those purchases naturally created quite a boom In the real estate market , making the year one of the liveliest , real estate men all say , sliico the days of the boom I'uhllo linprovomenU have not kept pace with private etulerprlses , due mainly to the fact that the assessment laws of Iowa are In an unsatisfactory state , prcveiitltiK con- Hldcrnblei paving that had been ordered ear- rled out A large amount of building has been done during the last twelve months and u number of business blocks and private rcsldrwces creeled. Several new Industries ha\u been established In UK- city and the prospects for the now vcar In this line nro ihittcrlng. The health of the city , except for a slight i-pldemlc of mtaslcs among 'the ' school chil dren , has been remaikably good and Coun cil Bluffs could with safety advertise Itself ub u health resoit. The business In the banks has almost doubled , with no failures among the busi ness Hi ma of the city recorded. Collections have been good and the people of the city appear to have been blessed with more money than for many jears. Taking every thing Into consideration the year 1S99 has been < a record breaker lu the blstory of Council Bluffs nnd I'otlawnttamle coumy. Kiilry of Illinois Ci-nlral. The entiy of the Illinois Central into Council Bluffs nnd the construction of its branch road from this city to Fort Dodge i was the chief event In railroad building. The amount expended in thp construction of ' this line Is estimated at $8,000,000 , a largo sluiro of which was bpcnt directly within this city. Close on $100,000 will bo ex pended by this road In the erection of its passenger and freight depots and other buildings during the coming year , work ou these structures already being under way. The Chicago & Northwestern railway has likewise expended an immense mini of money in this city and Immediate vicinity and moro will bo expended as soon as spring opeiiH up. The double tracking between here nnd Missouri Valley ban been completed to within four miles of Council Bluffs and It Is estimated that It will take at least $50,000 to complete the work. The Chicago , Hock Island & PacVc rail way has not only built a handsome brick passenger depot and a new20btall round house during the past year , but has also irado extensive Improvements In its yards , involving an outlay of In the neighborhood of $1150,000. Over twelve miles of new- tracks have been or are now being laid In the yards and new steel girders placed over Indian-creek. The jards have been-brought to grade nnd entirely remodeled. The Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy rail way has carried out extensive Improvements In Us yards and freight house on South Main blrcet. All the grounds and tracks have been brought up to giado and the depot and fi eight platforuib have been . raited. | I The Omaha Bridge & Terminal lallway i has elected a eommodlou.s and handsome j | I freight depot at Ninth street and Bioadway , i at nit-sent occupied by the Illinois Central. j This road has also made a number of Im- j I proveMiients along Its line and Is nowcon - j htructlng a switch track to connect with the lllliiola Central and as soon as the material ] arrives heto will erect a steel bridge at l-'list avenue over Indian creek. Vniillii-r Mrl ItiillMiiy. The je.ir marked the entry of another ; street railway company In the line of the ! Omaha , Couneil Bluffs & Suburban Uall- ! v.aj company between Kast Omaha and Lake j ' Manawa , partly completed. The old motor , icompany | has declared Us intention of bulld- ! Ing to the lake also j The number of building permits Issued In 1Sl'J ! , whllo not giving an accurate account ' ' the building done , nevertheless show that . much has been done along this line Many l 'old | unsightly lookerles along Broadway have I been torn down and replaced by substantial | brick blocks and business houses. Quite a laige number of private residences have ' been erected , giving carpenters and brlck- lajers ono of the most piospcrous years In ' , the history of the city. Among the prin cipal ones erecteil may be noted The Min neapolis Threshing Machine lomp.inj's ware- hoiibo and olllce building , the Steadman block on Broadway , Klmlull Bro.s ad ' ' dition to their olcvatoi plant , the Kverctt ! row of stole buildings on Broadway , the ' Kolsem block on the same street , the hand ' some stout and flat building elected by tins Hlnrlchi ) , the btoio and lesldence i erected by Miss Mase > nbuiK on Bioadwiy ' , the Improvements , ou the 13.V Nash build- ing. the Barnaul b o k and the ( ilessner- ; Bushnell company's building now In course of construction on Main street. The permits rej mits Issued during the liiht jear amounted ( to about $17.1,000 , but this does not Include ] any of the Illlnolb Central's buildings , as permits for them have not jet been taken out. The llgucs fallow less than Jb'JS , owing to the I'cavoy i levalor , which amounted to $175,000 alone. Kscludlng this the record for ISliO U well in advance of that for the year before. I'.v lilriiritil I'roHiii-rlt ) . A pure evidence of the piosperlij of the : city during the last twelve months la hhowii b > the Increased business at the posiolllee , The pojtal lecelpts amounted to $52,20205 I and the deposit of postal funds by fourth- ' I class postmnsteis to $51,137 ; , making ' u i total of $103.339 I'M. This Is an Increase ol j at Icabt lii per cent over 1S9S In tin I money order department the tales of do- . nicstlc money orders amounted to $ C2S1G 15 Son which the war tax amounted to J21C 16 The saleof International money orders vvai } 2.M5.0S. Money order funds received fron iltposition postmnfateiu amounted to $374 , 707 , making a total buaincss In this depart incut of $410.083 U9 , being 12 per cent In- cicase over the previous year. I'aymcn was made on 36.113 domestic money orders iimounilni ; to $250.C21.t(3 , and on 98 lutcrna tlonal orders , amounting to $2,328 11. Tti amount i emitted to Chicago was $191.923 IS The lofcs by fire during 1S99 was the small ebt In jcars. The report of Fire Chief Bate shows eighty-four tires , with only flO.OO loin and $110,000 Insurance The clt > was frco from crime of a aeriou nature although 'be reroH shows the usual number of robbers and lesser offenses The police made 1 44) ) arrrsts In IS'i'i ' ' of hi h the large rnajorltv were for the usual everyP d > offenses The receipts of the miuslml s otllre from fines nd other motley paid my prisoners was $5,330 S3. I'roiiipt I'll ) nil-til of Tit\i-i. The manner In which the taxes were paid la another sure Indication that 189fl was a year of prosperity In Council Bluffs and I'ottawnltnmle county. The records of County Treasurer Arntl show lfS50 ! receipts Issued , the greatest number In the history of the office In one > ear. The taxes were paid up better than for many joars pnst , and prompter. The records In the office of County He- cordcr Smith show 7,2t5l Instruments filed , whllo the deeds filed exceeded the number In ISfiS by 170. These transactions In realty lla amounted to hundreds of thousands of dol- lars. A large number of mortgages were ( lifted during the vcar , especially fiom farm lands. Council Bluffs has always Imd a reputa tion for being a Mecca for marrying couples and the record of 1S99 maintains this reputa tion. Clerk of the Dlstilct Court Iked Issued - sued Cl ( ? licenses to wed , In A majority of cases to couples living outside of the city and state The records of the Board of Insanl'v ' Com- mlssloncrs sh iw that thlrteight cases wers Investigated during ism as against thirty- six in ISIS. j j ! Of the banking Institutions In Council Bluffs the Klrst National ranks llrct In Im- This Institution , formeily the Citizens' State bank pui chased the entire capital stock of the Klrst National last > ear nnd assumed the lat tor's name January 1 , 1S9H , by which It Is now known , and eoni- j | pilses a combination of business men among the most reliable and enterprising citizens of the city The enterprise of Its active officers has tended to bring this Institution Into popular favor. Last > ear II removed Into n now building standing on the comer of Main street and Broadway , making It easy of access to nil of Its patrons. The new building Is one of the finest appointed structures of Us kind In the west. The In- terlor woikmanahlp could hardly be 1m- proved upon for nrtlstlo beaut } mid couI vcnlenc'e. U Is up-to-date In all re-spects. The assets of this concern are over $2,000- 000. During 'the ' last jear Its deposits * re-ached the history highest proportions in the - tory cf the bank. Its ofllcers and directors | are1 President , J. D. Kdmundson ; vice 1 proildcnt , B. U Shugart ; cashier , C. 11. Hanuan , directors , E. E. Hart. J. V. Hindi- man. The bank itransacts a general bank ing business and pajs Interest on time de posits Below Is a copy of Its last ofllclal statement at the close of business Dccem- i her 2. 1S9 ! > , which speaks for itself : j uisouucis. Loans and discounts . $ l,2 fi.fi < M 9s I'nlted St.itcs bonds , at par . 13't , RIOO Bonds and cash securities . KU.2H ro Hanking IIOIIFC 0 He-ill estate 2J.2H ti7 Cash and U. S. treasurer IM 41 ! 01 t _ Total .017,827 GS f'apital stock $ IflO.Wfl ,9 Surplus and ptollts , net IU.40AOI , Circulation 22,50000 Time deposits t 34fi.SV.31 Sight deposits lS707SSr,2 V. S deposits sr > ,2i73S 1.SOJ.9I9 B3 ' - Total $2,017,82750 1ST-11100. ! ! Mr. Sargent , of the shoe house of B. M. , Sargent , bays that 1S)9 ! ) has been a phenom enal jear for his business and that the last v ear's business has been the-'largest In tbo blstory of any one bhoo nousc 'in the city of Council Bluffs , and as shown by his books ? tl'pre is no doubt of It. Mr. Saigent , ib not only the olde-st shoe man In the cit > . but also the jounge.st. In 1S7G Mr. Sargent , then a boy of 14 jears , began woik for Mar tin Van Burcn Weeks of Burlington , Vt After sU months , his ability being sbo.vn , , / ho accepted a position with Kelscy 'i ' Brodie of the same cltj , where ho woikcd three jears , going from there to Thomas j | Moslcy In Boston , acknowledged to be the | J , best shoo &toro in that city. Hero he re mained for two years , coming to Omaha In 1881. Mr. J. M. Phillips lit that time wns | running the best tboc htoro in Counell Bluffs. Through n friend of Mr. Saigent , who vvas also an Intimate acquaintance cf 'Mr. Phillips , the position as manager of his retail fitoro was tendered Mr Sargent and accepted. Krom that day to this be has been closely Identified with the business In i. tereats ot Council Bluffs. As u salesman and manager he bad no equal In the citj Si us Mr. Phillips' business proved. As a man , for bimscilf ho has a record of which he should Justly feel proud. Starting In n small way as Sargent & Pusoy and Sargent & Evans , his business has grown until today - day ho has a stock of shoes and a business i that in his line Is second to none lu ; ho state of Iowa. Mr. Sargent today has the lea satisfaction ot knowing that theie is not a shoo house In the city located here when In ' come. Mr. Sargent's Ideas of business aie , . . peculiar ; flrbt , to give the people what they I pnj for , and the best to be had for their j money. Second , lo take advantage of no one and have but one price. He sajs that any ono doing business on those lines will sue- ' ceed. Another hobby of Mr. Sargent's Is , no prison-made shoes. He f > ajs that a few , cents a pair piotit extin will not offset the i ' sutfcrlng that families of shoemakers must | endure as a icsiiH of cheap labcr and penl- It-Hilary made goods Mr Sargent's success I the past year proves that honesty In busl- ucss Is the btet policy. He also says that ; a shoe-house which cannot como out and , ! ' nay that they do not line prison made shoe- * ' is not entitled to the worklngmen's trade' | , which Is * the best trade on earth Many Im- , provcmcnts wcm made In the Sargent btoio I building In the past ye-or , the moat Import- jl ant of which was the enlargement of the ] store by fifteen additional feet In the 'f' i thus affording more lloor space and better - fucllltle. . for displaying goods than any ; other store In the city. < > > xlr mill KlHli Miu-Ki-l. I H Is truly said that to de&eivo giucess Is i to earn H. There Is no ono lu Council Blufis more deserving of the success ho h.is at > tulned than Sullivan , the grocer , at 313 Bioadway. He has established In this city one of the best ojster nnd fish markets In be seen anywhere. During the ojater and I tlsh seasons ho keeps a supply suinclcnt for f all demands , Ho selects his goods with the greatest care , thus securing the best to be ° had ou the markets. The leading brands of ojsters carried are the famous Berwick ' Bay and Solid Packed , which arc reeog- nlieil to have no superiors , even If Ibey can : " ' be- equaled Mr Sullivan's trade has bec-n u Increasing In all lines and In thcso two os- peclally. until his store Is recognised as thr leading oyster nnd fish market lu western " ' Iowa. He expects to redouble his clforts tc ' Increase the coming year's business ovet ' that of the last and that of 1899 Is very eat- ! isfactory In all respects. - Vlujilrnl IiiHtriiinrnlit , irtThe musical business of Council BlulTi ' Inhas undergone some Important changes uri j ing the Pafl jear. Among these cbangei , i notably Is the removal of the Bourlclu ' n.iMusic house from 325 Broadway to Its pre'S * cnt locatlotr , 330 Broadway , onlj a few doori west of tbo old place In Us new quarten allhas ! been found an elegant homo for bib fnvorlte music house It Is a large two story brick and commodious In every dc- partment The Hourlclus Mutlc houee startiug fourteen jears ago from a sinal s ale has liern built up bv cnteriir se hon oriblp dcnltng and upon the mrrlts of th. goods rained U Is toJiv the leading tnusU store In Council Bluffs and western Iowa The pianos , organs and other Instrument * handled by this house are ot the best makes obtainable and satisfaction Is always Ritar- , anttrd. The high standing of the Dourg Iclus ' ' Music hou o In this community Is a guaranty In Itself that the goods h nnd led must sell upon their merlin. The business done by this house during the past jear attest this fact and reach Immense propor1 tlons ' In comparison with that ot other j-ears. During the jear of IfiOO It Is expected to make a still greater showing , and If enterprise - prise , honest goods and fair treatment count , i this ' anticipation will be rcallred. j Tin- HiitiHili'uriilnliir * . ' Ono of the high standing business houses of Council Bluffs Is the Iowa Kurnlture and Carpet company , 407 Broadway. The pro- prletors arc U. W. Keller and M. Band , both .well known nnd representative business | ' men of the city They opemM their stoto nt Us present location a llttlo over n yiar ago. The gooJs they handle' consist of fur niture , carpets , rugs , curtains nnd every thing that goes with the carpet burlnesn , also ' stoves , dishes , chlnaware , o'c. In fact the establishment is a complete house fur- 1 ! nlshlng store and their big success for the last jear Is due to their skillful buying and the handling of the best goods made. These i j me sold at very low cash prices and on the easy pajtnent plan. The plan ( if easy piv- menls has proven to be a boon to mnnv , who were thus enabled to furnish their homes at a moderate cost and , even though their salary was meager , by this means they are now out of debt , own their home- hold goods nnd aie happy. This store carries .in Immense line of goods and all are treated alike , the ; high nnd the low. the rich and the poor , ono price to all and that the low est of any similar concern In the city. Coiiin-ll Mill IT fi It on I KNllltr. The deals In real estate for Council Bluffs during IS'ta will reach enormous proportions. It will run up Into the millions. The dim of Day .t Hess , In the Shugart block , Is one ot the oldest and most substantial In the , cltj. The new century opens up to them j' I very bright and their business for Hie past Ijcar | has been successful bejond their most ' sanguine ' cxpcctaltons. This llrm handles | some ! of the best residence and business property ' In the city and their farm Inmli ! , are the choice of the great Missouri valley 1 1 and Hie middle west. During the year they have closed out some of the heaviest deals I ever consummated In this part of the country | | and expect a greater result for the coming ' . They loan on first mortgage a large1 I i amount ' for eastern and home clients. Thcli , faith In the building up of this city and the I i western country Is firmer than ever. Those [ | i living at .1 distance , who desire to bo put ' touch with the best investments to be i had In real estate nnd mortgages , will con sult their own Interests by writing or call ing on Day it Hess. A Moil -rii hlioi > Slori- . Success follows enterprise. This has been demonstiatcd In Council Blutfs bejond : i doubt. Attenlion Is called to Hamilton's Shoo house , 112 Broadvvajrrom a fcinatl j business it has been turned Into one of thu leading establishments of Us kind in the city. This has been accomplished In the face of obstacles that were overcome by ' pluck , honest goods and full value for the money spent at this store. Ocorge K Hamll- ton , the pioprletor , commenced business at this location n llttlo over a jear ago and ! 'he started with a determination to give the pcoplo a first-class shoo' store , conducted on stialght business principles and by keeping I In stock the best grade of shoes , etc , made ' the countiy. The business of the past jear has grown at a. > wonderful pace nnd i cached a , higher point thaii was anticipated. It Is Intended to make the coming jcor a record breaker and nofrflng will bo left un- done to keep the Store ! up to Its picsent , standing and 'make ' such Improvements as is warranted by the times. I ! In nk- Monks tiiul Illiiillnir. The firm of Morehouso & Co. , lo cated In the Everett block. Is one of the oldest and most reliable book-binding cs- tabllshrnents in the west. The firm doeb a largo business in the manufacture of blank books of all descriptions. The jear of 1S'I9 wab one of the best jears of Us busi- nws career. A number of Improvements have lately been made In this cbtablishment and some of the most modern machine ! y for turning out work has been added. Mr. E. A. Morchouse , who Is nt the head of the concern , is classed among our leading young business , men W'o take an active interest In the welfare of the city. The Morehouso bindery is known far nnd wide , owing to enterprising methods and has grown un- der his management to bo an immeiibc entcr- prise. The work tinned out Is first-class and gives that satisfaction which tends to increase trade The establishment emplois force of skilled workmen U.a good-sized working - men and Is looked upon as the leading bind- cry of western Ion a. AHljr < * nrn- < & < r < . H'A store of Treyr.or & Gorham Is Iho leading establishment of that kind In the tlty. The goods carried by the llrm are i of the beU weaves and patterns In tbo countiy and of the latest designs. They i carry an immense stock of cm pets , nigs , linoleum , oilcloths , lace cm tains , portleies , draperies , etc. The lower story of Odd Tel- lows' temple , the building occupied by this firm. Is one of the finest business blocks In tin- city , and one of the moot cciitially lo- cated. The business transacted by this llrm i during the * jear Just closed has ' . , evoiy I way been KUIsfaUory and the increased sales are evidence of the populiulty of the lnm throughout the < lty nnd western Iowa. Pcoplo visiting Council Bluffs should not losef the opportunity of inspecting this stoic , ns the designs and Interior decorations of the flue- line of gooiU carried by this Him make a bower of bcautj well woith seeing. i \ Moili-l III ! I ; i-j. Another new Institution that has latelj l , opened up for business in this city Is Co- , i valt's Model bakery , 23S Broadway This es- j lubllshment Is headed by u Council Bluffs I joung man , 'Mr. ' Scott Covnll. who was I reared In this city. Ho is accomplished In * his special line nnd understands the business ( thoroughly , as Is nttesled by the goods he turns out for his liicicaslng tiade. The bakery Is centrally located and easy of oc- cy cebu to the larger population of the tlty EverjthlUK In connection with the cr'tei- ' i prise Is new and of the most modern type 10be r The oven Is of a hlgh-grado pattern and the neatness and cleanliness of the surround- | ngB warrants the prediction that n rapid giowth In business will be the irsult - I vim's I'nriilNliInu Slort- . ' Ono of the now stores of Council Bluiii- thai'deserve mention Is that of Smith A. usBradley , the men's furnlsliciB , 116 Broad way The projuletors aie both joung , cu- ' terprlslng buw'ncsB ' men and succe.si has crowned their cffortr In giving the city a first-class establishment In that line. hind atgoods - kept nio of the latrat styles and everj-thing Is up to date. They have glvm special attention to pleasing nil ctistoim rand - , and the firm's knowledge of the wants ot * I the public In Us line enables the proprlnum - i to bold favor with the most fastidious _ _ "i am indebted to One Mlnuto Cough Cure I for my health and life U cured mo of lung ' trouble following grippe. " Thousands owe their lives to the action of thU | prompt never 'rt.r 'rt falling remedy It cures coughs , colds , "j ocroup , bronchitis , pneumonia , srlppo and dcthroat and lung troubled Its earlj use pre- , vents tontiutnption It Is the only harmUea renicdj that gives immediate relief. 'MAKER ' J OF FISH WAGONS DIES I'ltiiK l (4. full. I'n-ilili-Dt of ( Inllnnu - I'ni-liirtiiu ( IIIIIIIIIIM nl ( llnlnn. | i In. . N Demi. I CLINTON' , 1 , Dec. 31. ( Special Telo ' gram. ) Titus 0 V-tk , founder cf 111 * cole * bPHted ri h wagons and president of the t Pish Bros. Manufacturing colnixuiy , died hero , todav , aged CO Ho was born nt St-inlo. S Y. . anil wont to 1 Hnclnc 1 , WK , In 1SR2. where tie started a ] ' wagon shop , doing nil his own work by hand. He soon look his brother , 15. U. Fish. Into the firm , ami In a few yours InilU 11 | ; a great factors which was moved to Weal Superior , WIs , In 1SSS. In ISM the factory moved to this city , sixty cars being necessary to movettio Hia- , chlnery , where It has been operated to lla I fullest capacity ever since nnd Is now ono ' J of the largest wagon factories In the world , sending Its ptoduct to all parts of the two continents. Mr. KIsh had other commercial Interests lo different pirts of the country and was ono of the most widely known manufact urers In the United State * . Death was dun tn might's disease , rrom vvhleh ho bad be-on a sufferer for sivi-n months. ' KEGIMENT TO AID THE BOERS snlilli-m siilit to He ISoliiK from lo n Diileli tiilom lo War lu Miuill Siltiilili. ' CHIC \at > . Dec. 31 A spei lal to the Times-Herald fiom Oiange Cltj , la. suy.s An entire regiment of soldiers H .Ud tn be en route fiom the Dutch uilony In ibis ( Sioux ) counlj to Join the Boers In tbi- Transvaal If seemingly well-authenticated au-ounts are to be believed the organisers of the force are not ntlemptlng to send the entire bodj lo the seat of war nt once > , but me i content lo ship them out Unco 01 four at u time by different ionics. i The recruits were not all gathered in Siouroiintj. f . but the money to hire and equip | them was all raised In or near Orange Cltv and Sioux Center. l That dillllng has been In progiess In le- i mote ( parts of the county for some time is certain , though much seciecv wait obseired It Ifi said that only picked men have bei n accepted. DEWEY CELEBRATION IN ICE Hero of Miualln lo lli-i'Hti- \ llntlim to HiiiuNl of M. I'linl Diirlnii Ci < i-iil > nlWiU. . ST. PAUL , Dec. III.dmlr.il Dewev will bo invited to be the guest of Si. Paul during cainival week The Dewej .itch and mult of honor , that were features in the New York celebration last September , will be le- produced In Icj columns. Through the eol- umns and under the arch the in.irihlng clubs will pa s to n review of the- Olympla. also jeproduced In Ice The ehlef spectacle will be a bombardment of the gallant cruiser. * Wllhln the walls of the frozen ship 300 or 400 men will net the part of crew , from the man behind the gun to the captain on the bridge , each having bis part in the vcs- fccl's defense by file. Iand batteries will be elected of the same congealed material to belch foith sky rock- ets , loman candles nnd other artillery upon the admiral's vessel. After the battle vl - tory will rest , as It alwajs did , upon the Olympla. The Invitation will be delivered to the admiral at his Washington homo on Mon- day by United States Senator C K Davis. BEN CLOVER KILLS HIMSELF -r ICniiHiiH CoiiKroHMiiun llo- IIIOS l ) < -siinili-iit iriini SleU- iii-Ns mill 1'ovrl } . TOPHK \ . Kan. , Ie-c. 31 Pormer Con- Krossman Hen Clover coiuinlttpd suloldo nt his homo ne'ar noiiRlnsH. Butler county , toi day , by shooting hlinsclf. Despondcne-y ro- suiting from sickness and poverty vva the caiii-c. clover formerly repretpntod the Third district In conprebH and vv.is among the- first j ' i to bo elected by the famoiih Fanners' alii- anco movement ' Ho von consldcrablo fame by going to sleep dm Ing the vote on an Important measure In the house , but the Incident cost him his place , the populists refusing to 10- nominate him. ' > FORECAST OF THE WEATHER I'nlr Momlii ) anil Tin-Niln > wllliiirl - lililc AVInds I'rcilli'ltMl for NcliriiHl.il. WASHINGTON , Dec. 31 Forecast for Monday and Tuesday : Tor Nebratka , South Dakota , KatihiiF and Montana Fair Monday nnd Tnchdaj , varia ble winds. For Iowa and Missouri Fair , continue I cold Monday and Tuesday ; fresh to noi'h- vsest \ \ Inde For Coloiailo Fair Monday , eoldcr In cabtern portion ; Tuesday fair ; vvlndh mostly | northerly. I For W > JinltiB I'nlr Monday and TUP * , lay , colder Monday In northwest portion varia- Ibio ' v\lnds. l.oi'lll llrroril. oFnrn OF Tin : WRATHn nrur\t' , OMAHA , Uee31 Omuba ici'oiil ul inn- iTrratiiVe'and JirecliiltJllon ( oinpiinl ui.n PoiresDondlng du > of the- last tbiLO " etirs : 1S99 IS'IS 1'17 l in .Maximum tftiipernlure . . U ! ! ' - ' 4i Minimum ti-mperatuto . . . 3 U ) HiI" A\eruxf tc-mpeiaturo . 8 1 'I 41 J'rr flpltatlon T I' ' T , , J ' He-cord of tomperoturo nnd picclniiatlnn at Omaha for this day and sinceM.neh 1 , 1SPT Noininl foi tbo day . -I Petli'leiu > foi thedn > , . . . I ! ' vi'rniniil.iloil i-Mpss Hlnci- Man li I ill Normal lalnfiill foi HIP day. .01 lm h I Ui'llrlone.v for the ilnv < U lin li I Tot il inlnfiill sln < f Mnieli 1 . 2 > % lini ) < n , | JPIIIC | | | > slm c Jlanli 1 . I J > lm hi , < Dellclcney for coi ppnod , IWi ; ! Ullm / hi" , Ufllvli ney toi cor pprlod , IVJ' 1 ill in Ins I.I firs A Koi.il l-'on'ea'-t Olllci il Nirvis , Tid ln-omriia. BLATZ MflLT-VIVINE BUILDS UP A DEPLETED SYSTEM. HAVE Yd' I1VLK TKILV If3 ALL DRUCCST8 ! Prepared by VAL. BUH BREWING CO. JIM.i KII : . i. " . \ . briincn 1412 Douglas St. , Tel. 1OBI. OF 13KKF. The Roniuno l w bnon known 'nnniil tlio vorld for ever lluily jonin us the Htnmlmd for qunlity. It is ] ) tire beef , fu > o from till adult unit ion ? , without fat m golntnio. It has recently boon wolootcd by the English govonununt for r eo in the tiold husjiitnlH of the British Anny OorjiR in South Africa ti roiniirkiiblo ollioiivl ondo'rscnient. This is the signature on cvory genuine jar and wrapper. 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( Mid e Mi > iii ! > H.ail u. in to lip in I \ ciilng7 to h 10 p ni f-linday lOn m to 1 p in. The Original Worcestershire BEWARE OF IMITATIONS " Is adapted for every variety of dish from Turtle to Beef , from Salmon to Steaks , to all of which it gives a famous rcltbh. " JOHN DUNCAN'S SONS , Agents , N. Y i i I ! tJjal our prices are ahvays moderate Examine them for yourseli' . | I Telephone 1/15 I Silver Filliiitrs . $1.00 Gold Alloy FillinjfB . 1.00 Plu'iiniin Alloy Fillinyo . 1.00 i ( Jold Ktllinofb . 00 ( mil up - o.OO and up ' . A. Woodbury , D , 0. . , i Next to BUFFET LIBRARY CARS Best Dining Oar Service , la what an architect nrtlut or draughts inn requires There la Just ODO Eutto vacant on tbo north ildo of A veiy bandeoBii ) nulte , It Is , t o hard woo < l floi.r , newly decoiato ! walls and It fat-pa the grand court You will enjoy looking at thorn and U will be pleasure fur us to sh'.w you. R , C. PETERS & CO. Rental Agents , Ground Floor , Bee Bldg. BUY THE GENUINE MANUrACTUIlED BT CALUOrtNlA I'll , SYKUP CO. AU'112 TUB NAS1U. / * Tir m r % ft V * 3 TJ T rfV. . JOHN G.WOODWARD a CO WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTERS 'COUNCIL QLV7FFSIOWA CHARGES LOW. IfflcCSREW , SPECIALIST , T i' all Tcmu cf DISEASES AND DISORDERS OF WiEN ONLY. 2i Ye ' Fcperiencc , 12Vtanln Umanz. , FITTItiriTt kinl I Ml DK'Alj ' 1 leatinrii ii.iul'incd Viriinrc | , ti'n tarS - pljuU , J < ci ul Vicor and Vitality ( i in s nruuvm n. ciian-n low. IIOMP Till , 11 .Ml N r. li. b ton uli.itii.iiaml I.K.UII Inai i I MMHi n 8 i .1 leO , VioKji 11 Sunda 'M.l' ' ' ) . l-t7A ( Orr.iN. . H i-ut. J Ua-J ! ir. m t > .n.'lo OMAUA , . ' /I.U- IIOWKLL'S 'I In- fin nl intijiiK i urt- li i'ii ei'il l in i h iillbUc lav in K ilnr .ll < ? ll lu ai U .ll liant.