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Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs
JUDGES FIX VALUE QUICKLY
Appraiieit Appointed for Water Plant
to Meet Next Thursday.
wil take rapid woek by city
Com pilar Said to Kr Hradr with
howlac mn (II; Will Have
llnatlr tn Prravat Facta
lit t'aa.
Minor Mention
Tha Con roll Bluff offloa oft Tha
Omabi Bat la at IS Bcott itrcat.
Both phonti 43.
Th prnmplnoaa with which City Solic
tor Kimball and Mayor Malnnry dlB'-liaraed
tlirtr dutlra In connection with the jro
Itram R(tred upon by th rlty council at
tha meeting: on Mondar nlifht for th- con
demnation of th Council muffs city watr
plant in taken an an Indication that Mayor
Maloney meant what he nald when he de
clared on January 1 that thins were to
he dona this year lnotead of simply being
prcmlaed.
In accordance with tha resolution ordr
Ins tha condemnation of 4he Watt-r plant
and In compliance with the law under
irmrn the condemnation procedure I In
stituted, City Solicitor Kimball and Mayor
Maloney went to Ir-Molne Wednesday
morning and made the final application to
tha supreme court for the appointment of
three district court Judges to act : ap
praisers of the plant. The court took Im
mediate action and Chief Justice Sherwln
named Judge A. H. Thornell of the Fif
teenth district, whose home Is In Sidney,
Fremont county: Judge A. N. Hohson of
the Thirteenth district, resldlnn at West
t'nlon tn Fayette county, and Judge F. O.
Ellison, on of the four Judges of the
Eighteenth Judicial district, whose home
Is at Anamosa, Jones county. Thus the ex
treme southwestern portion of the state
and ths opposite oorner are represented In
the selection of the Judges, disinterested
to the remotest degree, who will fix the
value of the plant.
The supreme court selected Jurists of the
highest charaotsr on the Iowa district
bench. Judge Thornell has been on tho
bench for more than thirty years, and Is
one of the fairest and ablest Judges on the
bench. Judge Hobson Is almost bis equal
In maturity of intellect and ltngth of serv
Ice on the bench, and Judge Ellison Is t
fair second for either In point of expert
ence and attainment. Ixcal attorneys say
Chief Justice Bherwln could not have se
lected three more able and conscientious
Judges from the Iowa bench.
Meet Here Thursday.
Ths order from the Biipreine court re
quires the Judges to meet at Council Bluffs
next Thursday and begin the work of tag
Ing testimony on Friday. This may sp-
pear pretty sudden and will require some
energetic and thorough work on the psrt
of ths city's representatives to prepare the
necessary evidence fixing the value of the
plant from the city's viewpoint. It will
require the presence of expert witnesses
from abroad. Members of the city council,
including Aldermen Younkerman and Hard
Ing, held conferences yesterday with
view of outlining ths immediate course of
procedure. It was their opinion that Buiiis
ft McDonald, hydraulic engineers of Kan
sis City; Engineer Wynkoop Klersted and
Consulting Engineer M. II. Bryan of St.
lyouls should be called before ths apprala
ers and repeat ths evidence they have al
ready given In the behalf of the city, and
that In addition to these men other ex
pert familiar with the value and quality
of cast iron pipe and ail of the details of
water works construction, involving pres
ent cost of material ' and Installation of
plants, should be called into the case.
Manager j-iait oi the water company,
upon whom will devolve the work of ar
ranging to present the evidence upon which
the company will rely for fixing the value
of the plant, said yesterday afternoon that
the company would be In a position to aid
In advancing the early determination of
the case and would have Its evidence ready
whenever ths city was In a similar sltua
tlon.
Borne Delay Likely.
There seemed to be soma fear, however
that one side or the other will be forced
to ask for more time, and that the court
cannot do much more than meet and or
ganise the work before it, and then ad
journ to a Jater date. Judge Thornell
sunering from an acute attack of tr-
grip, which has prostrated all of the mem
bers of his family, and was unable to hold
court yesterday. lie decided that it would
be wiser to remain In bis room at the
home of Freeman Reed on Bouth Sixth
street than to attempt to discharge the
duties of the bench. Much speculation Is
being Indulged as to how the Judges ar
to arrange for the time required to take
the evidence, consider it and reach a con
clusion. All ars engaged In holding court,
and substitution muxt be placed tn their
districts during ths time, which mey be
ten dsys or several weeks.
There have been .several valuations of
the water plant, but the one that generally
agreed upon as bcliig the nearest physi
cally complete and correct was made by
Engineer Klersted, who began the work
of making a personal examination of the
plant In June, VM,- and completed his re
port on tha following January. His work
was carefully performed and. Involved ex
amination of the cast iron mains, a com
plete Investigation of the machinery and
reservoirs and every pther portion of the
plant. Summarised the expert's decision
was: That' the original cost of the plant
was I3S7.818; that lis present worth a as
MW.199; that Its "going value" was 20,?;
and that Its total value was tatO.KiS. aud
that there was needed for Improvements
and extensions to meet the requirements of
the city the sum of 1107. is:.
in January j. ljo., John W. AKord of
Chicago whs employed by the water com
pany to make an estimate of the physical
value of the plant. lie only spent, a few
days In the town, but submitted a report
which admitted was based almost entirely
upon the Klersted facts by which he de
termined the value of the plant to be
1706,141. He lu. hilled, hoaever, real estate
not listed by Klersted and fixed Its value
at KlM). It la probable that murh of the
ovldnnre to be submitted will be furnished
by theae experts. All of their findings Is con
talned In the city official publication com
piled by W. II. l.ynchard tn U. and which
will now be most interesting and valuable
reading.
Iavl. drugs.
Corriitsns, undertskera Phones 148.
FA VST RKKR AT IHWEKS IMTKFET
Majestic ranges. P. C. I' Vol HJ Co
Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel.
I-ems Cutler, funeral director. I'hone 7.
Vine blackl erry J'ike and Virginia Dare
lne. J. J. Kl iin Co.
Want.d (iood b.. to carry papers in
Wniit part of city. Call 15 Hco'.t street.
JO p.-r cent din-our.t on fii-une. f,ai"'
and fiamlng at Fauble's Art Shop, J3.1
Green Seal of Quality brM" -v-,
m?mtljm lktautJrf
i oadWH v
Fryrr Printing '. new location. Z1 mu
.1 W. I'.wav. Phones !. Ma" u P"'"
all anxwercd in person.
The S. A. Pierce it Co. noe store will be
pen for business at their new
,11 Vest Hrosdu. between Pearl an.l
Jxth .streets. January i'i.
tn Hansen of Marian, la., snd .Miss
itena Muttsen of the same place weie mar
led vewterdav hv It'-v. .1. .M. Williams oi
lie Broadway Methodist church.
At 7 o'clock last evening J. M. Williams
married Krtiesl C. Ijiwrcnce or mioiix i ny
nd Miss Marie It. Jackson of Manilla. I ne
marilage occurred at the Metnoaisi iiar-
sonage.
wetlal to January lr-nest gold filled
frames, guaranteed for twenty-five years,
fitted with best lenses for far or near
Islon. Jft. J. W. Terry, optometrist. 411
ltruadway. Council Uluffs. la.
If fair weather prevails for ahottier week
Contractor Wick ham will complete the con-
rete erches for the new Eighth street
rlilge. Three sections, or twenty-four feel,
f the arch have been completed, and forty-
hree feet more remain to be done, the
nds of the huge concrete tune have neen
losed and the Interior is kept' constantly
heated by coke fires.
Tii (lllrpiiu lniDrovement club held
a meeting Inst night In the city building for
the purpose of considering the new pnase
presented by the waterworks problem. It
was discussed at tome length by Alderman
Younkerman and others, but no conclusions
were reached concerning the courne to he
pursued to Insure the fullest advantage
to the city of the evidence to ne suomiueo
to the apparl.-ers' court. It was decided to
call a special meeting on next Tuesday
evening for further consideration of the
matter.
William M. 1II1I, a laborer of Manilla, la..
filed a voluntary petition In bankruptcy
n the federal court yesterday. He places
his liabilities at $(117,76. and hts assets,
which Include his household goods and a
0 watch, at Jilirt, all of which he claims
as exempt. He lists In addition 8.000 fra
ternal Insurance, which is exempt under
the law. Ills obligations appear to be about
ii 1 In the shane of notes given to secure
store accounts for merchandise bought and
consumtd in his family and on which in
each InHtance it is specified no interest has
been computed. One other large Item la
13 for newspaper bill.
The iioard of County bupervlsors yrster
day received entirely new sets of bids for
the county printing lor the new year
after rejecting those previously submitted
and upon which more than one day had
been spent. They were rejected upon the
kioumls that they were too Indefinite In
lelutlun to the various Items. Kepresenta
tr.es of the two bidders, the Monarch
Printing company and Morehouse & Co. who
were present all the time the matter w
under consldei atlun did not help much In
clearing up ambiguities, but rattier in
creased them. The acerbity of their dispo
sition was also slightly Increased and when
the new set of bids wore tiled yesterday
afternoon a slaughtering war on prices
appeared to have been Inaugurated. On
tho face of the bids there Is an apparent
reduction of almost II.OOU In the prices
named In the original bids. The bids will be
considered at the meeting of the board
today and the contracts awarded. The
amount involved will be about $4,000.
Damages to the amount of $4.'3 were asked
by farmers in various parts of tho county
alleged to have been inflicted upon farm
stock by vagrant dogs. Claims to. this
amount were considered by the Board of
County 8nupervlsors yesterday morning.
The damage la said to have been Inflicted
mostly upon sheep and young stock. The
tax returns show that only forty-seven
dog owners have admitted ownership by-
paying taxes, and there are Known to be
about 4.0uu dogs in the county. It was
stated before the board yesterday that
there was on township where luO dogs
were counted, yet the assessor's returns
showed only one dog there. The board felt
considerable reluctance toward allowing
any of the claims, and there was an ex
pression of opinion that It might be well
to have printed some copies of the ten
commandments and the gulden rule and
cause them to be circulated, using the Hbi
for this purpose Instead of paying It over
to fellows who swear they have no dogs,
The- Board of County Supervisors yester
day afternoon went down to the Missouri
river near the mouth of Indian creek for
the purpose oi viewing tne newiy con
Btrwted levee erected by Contractor Kelley
for the Iwls township landowners who
asked protection from overflows from ths
creek and river. The work has been com
pleted and the contractor has asked for
final estimates. It was a good opportunity
for the board to see how this work is belns
done, and It also afforded them a chance
to Investigate the proposition of former
County Surveyor Mayne to construct an
obstruction across the east channel of the
Missouri river to deflect the current to
its former course and prevent the destruc
tion of a lot more valuable Iowa farms
Mayne's plan was to stretch a steel cable
across the partial channel from the head
of tha Island south of the Union Paclfbi
Drtnge 10 mi main inu ana ancnor to it
large number of forest trees that would
catch and noia tne silt ana form a per
manent sandbar.
MS
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w anted Uood boy to carry papers In
west part of city. Call IS Scott street
Meal rock ana rye tor medicinal and
family use. Holt led In two sixes. Kosenfuld
Uquor Co., 31! South Main.
Marriage Licenses.
Marriage llcena were Issued yesterday
to the fol lowing named persons:
Name and Residence. Age
r. J Mc ullougn. omana '.
J.uella 1 nomas, Omaha
Krnest C. I.awrnce. Stoux t'lty
iUns H. Jackson. Manilla, la bj
I E. !avls. Omaha j
Uertha M. t apehart, Omaha., 1$
In
Wanted Clood boy to carry papers
et part of city. Call 15 Scott street.
Upwards of half a
million pounds of
Old Golden Coffee
have been sold and
the demand is ever
increasing.. .. ,
The reason is in
the coffee itself. You
must try a pound of
LD OOLDE
COFFEE
to appreciate what real
"cup quality " means.
Notice that luxur
ious full-body, rare
flavor and delightful
aroma.
At grocers Z0c pound
TON! BROaU De Mease. !
JllJUri af Is Ihmj Tsm . Ss&at
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tat thi Original end Genulnt
E30 HUGH'S
HALTED MILK
Thi Fesd-drlnk for All Agis
For Wants, InvtlUs, and Growing clulJrca.
Pure Nutrition, up building the whole body.
Invigorate the nursing mother and the aged.
Hich miikt mailed grain, in powdef form.
A quick lunch prepared U a aoiiiirta.
Tale no substitute. Aik for HORLICK'S.
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Prince Housain's "Magic Carpet of Tangu," described so vividly in the Arabian
Nights, could have been, no more potent in carrying one into the land of beauty than
tho soft toned, richly-colored rugs in our store. Somebody ha said that wheu he wants to travel he looks upon the rugs of his parlor
or library. Krom there he is transported ii'to the dream-places for which he has longed. He sees a moonlit softness resting over some
quaint lieople of the Orient. Scintillating sunset colors flash before him like the1 sparl ling gleam of a hundred sabers and he finds
himself in some ancient Turkish principality. Fretted towers of the east besieek the horizon and he is gazing iipon a thinly clothed
people as tliey lazily stroll along the streets. To anyone who appreciates the beautiful things of the world there is no stimulus like n
richly colored rug. In our annual Green Seal of Quality sale this month we are selling many rugs far below cost. In the stock nro
the inspiring Orientals. Mission Scotch weavves, Wilton Velvets, soft Axminsters, firm Brussels, and many others. All these are high
class designs, woven in the best fabric, and possessing a wear-resisting texture.
$18.75 Cedar Chest Genuine
Tennessee tsedar, 48x122 inside, 15
inches high, large tray $14.07
$50.00 Ladies Easy Chair Soft
leather seat and back, heavy ma
hogany frame $25
The
Green
Tag Has
the
January
Sale
Price
$10.00 Bath Cabinet Mahogany
finish on birch, beveled mirror,
15x11, serviceable $7.50
$15.00 China Cabinet Solid oak,
except shelves, strong, glass front
mid sides $11.00
$6.00 Commodity Box Covered
with Japanese matting, 27x15, 14
inches high $4.50
$8.50 Commodity Box -Matting
covered, suitable for skirts, 46x2U,
16 inches high $6.3S
$8.25 Chair Imported cane back
and seat, mahogany veneered
frame, high quality $4.00
$25.00 Jacobean Table Cathe
dral oak, cane top, diameter, 19
inches $18.00
$25.00 Serving Table Solid ma
hogany, an article of genuine
beauty, 30x17 top $12.50
$9.50 Sheraton Muffin Stand
Solid mahogany, is inlaid, strong
and pretty $G.00
$13.50 Arm Chair Seven oaks,
genuine Spanish leather seat,
broad back, strong $8.00
$40.00 Dining Table Solid quar
tered oak, 8-foot extension,
Colonial platform base $25.00
$17.00 Solid Mahogany Rocker-
Loose Plush seat, well built,
beautiful $12.00
$25.00 Serving Table Solid ma
hogany, 3Gxl7 top, a handsome
article $12. oO
$21.00 Denim Covered Couch
lined with Teunessee cedar, 6
feet long $18.00
$20.00 Top Post Beds Mahog
any finish, highest class furniture
built and 94 sizes $16.50
$1.25 Elm Dining Chairs Artistic
design, strongly constructed, dur
able . $1.10
' $10.50 Writing Desk Imitation
mahogany, very artistically ar
ranged, strong and pretty $8.00
Tag
Policy
Insures
Quality,
and
Price
Rugs, One-Third Off
$27.50 Wilton Velvet Rugs .'
10-uxl2-9, January seal price. .$18.35
$25.00 Wilton Velvet Rugs
9- 10x10-6, January seal price $16.75'
$30.00 Wilton Velvet Rugs .
10- 6x11-3, January seal price. .$20.00
$21.00 Wilton Velvet Rugs-8-3x9-6,
January seal price... .$14.00
$21.00 Wilton Velvet Rugs-7-8x10-6,
January seal price. . .$14.00
$21.00 Wilton Velvet Rugs
7- 8x12-9, January seal price. . .$14.00
$21.00 Wilton Velvet Rugs-
8- 3x10-6, January seal price. . .$14.00
$26.50 Wilton Velvet Rugs-8-3x16-6,
January seal price. . .$17.67
$23.00 Axminster Rugs 8-3x
10-9, January green seal price, .$15.33
$32.50 Axminster Rugs 10-6x
12-6, January green seal price, $21.67
$31.50 Axminster Rugs 10-6x
10-3, January green seal price, $21.00
$25.00 Axminster Rugs 8-3x
10-9, January green seal price, $16.67
$27.50 Axminster Rugs 7-4 x
10-6, January green seal price, $18.33
$22.50 Axminster Rugs 8-3x
8-7, January green seal priee $15.00
$25.00 Brussels Rugs 1 Ox
10-6, January green seal price, $16.76
$31.00 Brussels Rugs 10-6x . .
13, January green seal price, $20.67
Choice Couch Covers
Distinctive patterns and designs character
ize our select assortment of couch covers. They
are classically made in beautiful tints and
shades, nil possessing a comforting air that
throws an entrancing atmosphere about the
couches. Among them are tasteful Persian,
Oriental and Bagdad styles.
$8.75 Couch Cover Persian design, 60
inches wide, 3 yards long. . , $5.85
$5.00 Couch Cover Bagdad design, 60
inches wide, 3 yards long $3.75
$11.50 Couch Cover Oriental design,
60 inches wide, 3 yards long $8.63
$3.00 Couch Cover Reversible, 60
inches wide, 3 yards long $2.25
$3.25 Couch Cover Reversible, 60
inches wide, 3 yards long $2.44
$2.50 Bagdad Stripe Couch Cover 60
inches wide, 3 yards long $1.S8
$2.75 Amure Tapestry Couch Cover
60 inches wide, 3 yards long $2.07
$2.00 Amure Tapestry Couch Cover 60
inches wide, 3 yards long $1.50
$1.50 Conch Cover Oriental stripe, 60
inches wide, 3 yards long $1.12
Mission Rugs, One-Third Ofl
$3.00 Mission Rugs 30x60,
January green seal price $2.00
$3.50 Mission Rugs 3(5x72,
January green seal price, $2.33
Rugs 6x9,
seal price, $6.50
Rugs 7-6x9,
seal price, $9.33
Rugs 9x9,
seal, price, $10.37
$9.75 Mission
January green
$14.00 Mission
January green
$15.00 Mission
January green
$17.00 Mission Rugs 9x10-6,
January green seal price,
$18.00 Mission
January green
$11.33
Rugs 9x12,
seul price, $12.00
The
Original
Tag
Policy
on
Every
Piece
The
Contract
Tag is
he
Buyers'
Protec-
j tlon
Out-of-Town
Buyers
Get
-Every
Advantage
Tag
Policy
Tells
Whether
the
Wood isv
Veneered
Irrefragable ! Good furniture may be cheap, '
but "cheap" furniture cannot be good.
& Beatoiu Co.
Established 1884. 413-15-17 South Sixteenth Street,
Miller, Stewart
Rugs, One-Hall 01!
$19.00 Wilton Velvet Rugs
10- 6x10-6, January seal price. v $9.50
' $35.00 Wilton Rugs-10-6x
12-9, January green seal price, $17.50
$11.00 Wilton Velvet Rugs-5-9x6,
January green seal price, $5.50
$22.50 Wilton Velvet Rugs-
8-3x8-3, January seal price. . . $11. 2o
$32.00 Axminster Rugs-10-6x
11- 3, January green seal price,' $16.00
$15.00 Axminster Rugs 7-6x9,
January green seal price, $7.50
$13.50 Axminster Rugs 6x7-1,
January green seal price, $6.75
$27.00 Axminster Rugs 7-3 x
8-3, January green seal price, U.oU
$25.00 Brussels Rugs 10-6x
11- 3, January green seal price, $12.50
$26.00 Brussels Rugs ll-3x
12- 9, January green seal price, $13.00
' $33.50 Brussels Rugs 10-6x
11- 9, January green seal price, $16.75
$45.00 Brussels Rugs 10-6x
12- 6, January green seal price, $22.50
$29.00 Brussels Rugs 10-6x
10- 4, January green seal price, $14.50
$33.50 Brussels Rugs 10-6x
11- 9, January green seal price, $16.75
$43.00 Brussels Rugs 10-6x
12- 6, January green seal price, $21.50
$30.00 Brussels Rugs 10-6x
10-10, January seal price, at. . $15.00
Printed and Inlaid Linoleum
Linoleums that are handsome, quiet, resili
ent and comforting to busy steps are offered at
concessions during this month. They are that
clean, longest-wearing kind. Our stock includes
choice and beautiful patterns in plain colors,
tile and parquetry effects.
50c Printed Linoleum 6-foot wide, per
square yard 35c
65c Printed Linoleum 6-foot wide, per
square yard 45c
75o Printed Linoleum 6-foot wide, per
square yard 55c
85o Printed Linoleum 12-foot wide, per
square yard '. 60(5
$1.00 Inlaid Linoleum 6-foot wide, hh-
square yard 75t5
$1.25 Inlaid Linoleum 6-foot wide, per
square yard.... 90c
$1.35 Inlaid Linoleum 6-foot wide, ier
square yard $1.00
$1.50 Inlaid Linoleum 6-foot wide, per
square yard $1.15
$1.65 Inlaid Linoleum 6-foot wide, per
square yard $1.30
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