mm ? Tm A TTr 1 ? . . .nrvTTxrnTT. T5TTTrTC ! i G Amir 1711 V r 1ot7A/r c-t. QA The Daily Bee. COUNCIL BLUFFS. Saturday Morning , Doc. 30X1 SUBSCRIPTION BATKS ! "MP"'Nkj omoe : No. 7. Pearl Street , Now roadway , _ MINOR MENTIONS , J. Mueller's ralaceJMnrio Hull. A. et of trngiry rnnnen for s Ie at 1 E. Seaman's , Only one drnok marked the pollc record yesterday. Dishes , glassware , lamps , etc. , at 80 Broadway. Howe ft Son , L rga Mortment of New Year gift at U. K , Seaman's. Them Is talk of Council Bluffs bavin till ono more bank , Old papers for sale at Tna BBS oSce at 25 ctnta per hundred. Imported and Key West clg ra con stonily o hand at Late & Lange's. Ixava tj wed WM yesterday Riven to August Uoibert and Mary Martin , both of MIndon. Prof. Samuels will clone his afflee on Sunday , December 31. Snbicrlba for newipapen and periodl eU at U , E. Seoman'a book store. Hendorsbott , chanced with robbing a countryman named Newton , has been found guilty by a jury In tha dlatrlc court. Lutr & Langs hara now opened a re tad store In connection with their whole * ala eatafallihment In Shugart's new block The matlnea this afternoon will ba generally attended , for the Whltely com pany gives "Tha Child of tbe People. " Furniture of all kinds repaired by Howa A Bon , 303 Broadway Lute 4 Langa'a fine selection of am ber , meencbaum and smokers' goods of tha b st grades Is supplying tha holiday de mand In that line. Key. J. X. Armstrong will preach at tha Broadway Methodist church to-mor- ow morning and evening. This Is the lait night for the Whltely Co. , and they give on this occwlon the greateitofall Irhh comedy-dramas , the Colleen Bawn. Last evening tha play of the Two Or phans W B well given by the Whitely dramatic company to a largo and enthusi . astic audience. ' Veaterday afternoon the trial of the cases of McKune and Bently far obtain ing goods of Forman & Bro. . under a bo gus chobk scheme , was come , enced In tbo dlatrict court. Tha Glenwood Journal is contemplating ing tbo suspension of tbo'dally Issue of Us > paper , bcciuio of lack of support and too many delinquent subscribers , The citizen's bank Is fitting up ita new quarters in Bhogurt'a block In an elegant on yet buiincis like manner , the counters , diakc , etc. , being all of oiled cherry , one the whole presenting as pleating an appearance - ; pearanco M any bank In tbe west , whloi ; ns skying much , but nevertheless tha truth , A.tnia a m d Mxlln WM 'rofc Injured at Bftrnos' corn shelling place abont eleven tnllos e&it Of thla city , on Thursday. Ills team became frightenec $ by tbo cars nnd as they sterted ho fel under the loaded wagon , tbe hind whee of which passed over htm , ' breaking thro rtbi and otherwise Injuring him. Dr , Bel linger , who attended htm , thinks he wil recover. Charles T. Officer , son of Thomas Officer , of this city , was united In mar ilagelast Thursday to Miss Maggie Boyle at the home of the brldo In Allegheny City , Pa , The bride is a sinter of Mm. L C , Baldwin , and both will be heartily wol corned on their return to this city , wblcl will bo about the middle of January , thny in tbe meantime to enjoy a wedding trl ; an through the oast. Toodt Bros. ' hardware store at Glen wood burned Wednesday night. Th cause Is unknown. The building was completely destroyed. Iruured for 91XX ( The stock , which waa Insured for 15,000 was damaged but much of it saved. Mr $ Lyon , who waa engaged in the pump bus now , had all hla tools and pumps In tb bnilding and lost $500 , on which there was \ no Insurance. Wes Jioluon yesterday lost a valua gas ble thoroughbred cow , which died so inys terloutly that a post mortem waa holt The cow's stomach waa found to cental needles and bits of glass , and the snppos tion Is that she swallowed these whil emptying a swill pall Into which they ha been carelessly thrown. $ A large and merry sleighing part left hero shortly after noon yesterday fo a brief visit to Omaha. There were cu tors , and bobsleighs , and boxes on run a ners , In fact , nil aorta of rlgr , but the pas eengera were none the leas merry , and th Boys' band discoursed lively mualo as eve tbe snow they went. It is to ba hope that Omaba may reciprocate at no die Unt day. Hnrknesa. Orcutt & Co. have still few fine silk dolmans. Call aud so : ho thorn , _ is Peregoy & Moore have got their re and tall store half-soled and revamped also Their oaao of holiday pipes and ciga holders ia a big attraction and th The best pieces will soon bo gone. U3-f > To strengthen and build up the ay tern , a trial will convince you tha thus Brown's Iron Bitters ia the best mot city icino mado. > Lidies * and children's wool hoods a Darkness , Orcutt & Co.'s. > W , PaUon , a fireman on the Union Pa Ion cine , Is here on n few days vhit to h ! brother , O , II. Dalsan. Major Wooda 10 in the city , It. 0 , White , of Gleiiwoctl , visited th ray. Bluifi yenterday. > ' Bo Careful of tbo Batiiai. your children are threatened wit : or any throat diilicultv. apply a fai of TbomaV Kcloctrio OH. It ia th medicine fur the little ocei w otel FACTS AND FIGURES , Showing That Oonnoil Bluffs is Orowing and Prospering , The Resultn of the Old Year and the Promises of the Now. Now BnUdlupi Kara Hpnma en All Sldw nntl Bniln HIM Boomed Causes of Congratulation. The year now drawing to a close haa roufjht many changes to Council iluffa , but they have been for the moat part changes for the bettor , and which clearly Indicate growth and onoral prosperity , These changes , as wrought ono after nether , day by day , have not escaped otlce , yet but few roallto how many nd how great they have boon , with- ut the help of a grouping or sum mary , bringing them to the mind aa a Irdnoyo vlow. In the building line , the sound of 10 hammer has surely boon hoard in 10 land , This has boon a'busy year , nd OD every sldo appears practical vldonco that men gladly testify to heir faith in Council Bluffs' present nd fntura by placing their money in rick and mortar. The busincis troots have boon given a still moro metropolitan appearance by the oroo- ton of largo blocks , and tbo promise s rnaJe that the appearance and tllity of at least Main street and a { roadway will bo still further In- reaaad next year by being subsist- lally paved , it is to k > o hoped with ranlto or some equally lasting ma- orlal. Ono of the most Important building , mprovomonts started this year is the ow opera honso located on Broad way , orner of Seventh street , which is (55 ( y 1G5 , and is to cost about 975,000 when completed. It promises to bo no of the finest in the west , if not no of the largest. Its seating oapnc- ty will bo 1,200. This year has soon the completion f the big elevator , which has boon written np so of ton that tho.publio are utto familiar. The water works company also ommoncod its mammoth work thin oar , and will soon be in active opera- ion. . - _ Another very important and Tory | ' roat Improvement , is the Shugart lock , extending from Main to Pearl treots along First Avenue , it being > 4 by 102 foot , throe storica and base ment , and its cost about $20,000. Thu MoMahon block adjoining , and uilt uniform with it , is alao ono of his yoar'a improvmouta , and roaches about the same amount of txpendl- uro. uro.Tho building of the Bennett block Bancroft street , near Broadway , Is ono of the marked improvements of roar. It is nearly seventy feet square , hroo stories and basement , and is very attractive and commodious. The Empkio hardware company bare built this year on Main nlreet the briokAoak occupied by thorn , It being 55 by 100 feat , four storlus and a basement , the cost not being far from $30,000. Conrad Golso has made gront im provements In his extensive brewery , $ adding a third atory to the building , ind making other expenditures , footIng - Ing up 15,000 or moro. Ho has also broken ground at the head of Wash ington avenue for a new residonoo , the work on which is to proceed as fast $ possible , and which when completed will cost from $8,000 to $10,000. Holte & Spotman have greatly Im proved tholr brick blook on Main $ stropt , where Kiel's hotel la located , adding a third atory to It , and mak ing in that and other improvements oxpondltnro of $10,000. The Shugart implement company is building a wooden warehouse- near to the 0. B. & Q. depot at a cost of The driving park and fair associa tion has expanded In buildings and Improvements to Its grounds about $15,000 this year , the exposition building , oreotod this year , being the best in the state without doubt. The deaf and dumb Institution hon been Improved this year In several $ ways , an addition being made to its works , another brick building beIng - Ing erected , and other minor expendi the tures footing up over $5,000. Beobo & Co. , the furniture men , lin have added largely to their salesroom and warehouse , the now part being two stores 40 by 1GO foot and costing and $5,600. son 8. 8. Keller & Co. , to moot the de mands of a rapidly increasing busi ness , have extended their furnlturo establishment clear to Piurco street at coat of 84.0CO. The most important of the building Improvements made by the boaidof education is the erection of the school of bouso i.u ITaH's addition , a brick struc ture coating $ DCOO. The Improve his ments on the other school buildings and amount to about $2,000 , The now engine house , occupied by Rescue company , is ono of the E , oauiug improvements by the city. It very complete in its arrangements , this costs about $5,000. The city has $ this year expended $1,500 in the loimtruction of a fire alarm system , the city has alio built the culvert nnd rldgo on First street , which , when completed will cost $7,000. The work on the Jevoo at the river $ far foots up (3,500 , and on the park 2,000 , whllo $13,000 has $100 oen expended on atroots and alloys. the P , 0. DoVal'a new store on Main street , with other improvements on his atory property , cost $10,000. Deere , Wollo & Co. have put up a rlok agricultural warehouse on Main treot , 100x150 , and a frarao addi- 75x100. The total cost was bout $10,000. P. J. Gallagher has spent $300 in ยง raprovernonts to hla store , 308 iiroad- his ray.Tho city livery on Main atroot lisa to eon given $500 improvements by Mr. land 'ones. A , A , Clark haospont $3,700 on the biick ere occupied by Oaopor & Magee on has Iain street , near Peter Hasten has put up a $5,000 each. on High street. Moses Plum has improved the store occupied by Peregoy & Moore , on Main street , by $500. J Whitaker has built n store nnd dwelling house on lower Broadway at a cost of $2,500. Lo Xummnhlen has opcnt $500 In Improving block corner of Broad way and i Main street. J. Keller , $500 in improving block oornc Bancroft and Brand wny , Ono of the largest building enter prises , of the season is the new five story brick building being erected hy Palmer Wright and to bo occupied by David Bradley & Co. It is 75 by 150 foot , and will cost when finished $35,000.t Larson's steam laundry building on Broadway wai built this year for $3,00 Mason Wiao built a now livery stable on Scott street costing $5,000. A. L. Lingmado has enlarged the Metropolitan hotel at a cost of $2,500 , and built a $1,000 store also , located on adjacent property. Dr , W. L , Patton has built on Main street a now livery stable coating $2,00 A. 8. Bryant is jnst finishing a now brick bnilding corner of Union avenue and Broadway , at a cost of $4,000. A , Bocckhoff has put an addition to his otoro and d trolling on Fifteenth street , $500. Dr. Plnnoy has built on olcgant brick offiaa on Pearl atreut at a cost of 11,80 The improvement * on St. Francis academy amount to $1.200. Jacob Loutzlngor is making ex- tomh Improvements to his bnilding on Broadway , which when completed will cost $8,000. The 0. M. & St. Paul road besides completing ] its road to this point , has built freight-and passenger depots , now round honsoa , oto , The 0. * N. W. railway has built now and largo round homo here this season. The Wabash freight depot la also ono of this yoar'a improvements. Gcorse Blaxalm has built on lower lain street a substantial brick store , $ tire ntories and basement , costing bent $4,000 John Taylor has built on Main strool a two story framu store costing about $2,400. Mr Straub has put up now sheds at hla brick yard aud made other 1m- irovomonU there to the amount of 1,500. A. H. Harris built throe ono story fratni stoics next to Mueller's on Main street at n coat of $000 each. The Crystal mill has boon rebuilt and improved I to the extent of at least 520,000 , making ouo the most com- nlo'u establishments in the country. The City roller mills have boon really enlarged and improved the past Lar 'oar , as fully described in TUB BEE of ocont date. It is certainly a credit o this city , ag well aa to iho ontcrpriso ofiU proprietors. Mrs. M ) nator , is about completing her brick t black on Broadway , a two otory brick with forty foot front , cost ing $10,00 ( ' . Taylor Woolaoy , the restaurant man , has just j taken possession of his now two stoty i brick on Broadway , which oo.itPi $3,000. Potar Wois and Peter Tholl have built two brick store buildings on Mail atrnot , costing about $15,000 Mrs. Dargon r.ddod $3,000 im $ provements to her hotel. provM Mr. Mitchell of Jbo , hole , erected Irnjonnect $1,500 stable. O. F. Smith , betides doing much building for others , has erected two dwelling houses of his own on South $ Seventh < street at n coat of aoout $3,500 ; alao a carpenter shop on the corner of Broadway and Seventh street at a cost of $350. $ J. F. Weir haa built this season two houses on bonth Tenth street , costing $1EE . E Lnskowski put up a two story nnd basement briok residence on Bluff , corner of Ninth avenue , costing ec.cM . William Koolino , a ono story briok addition to hla houao on Broadway , near Book street , $1,200. 0 Strab , who has done much build ing for others , made a frame addition hla own house , on First street , bn- twoon Eighteenth and Nineteenth avenues , at a cost of $800. Pat Lacey has built this season nix houses on First avenue , between Tenth and Eleventh streets , each coating abont $1,000. Mr. Berger , of the Citizen's bank , be and Mr. Ritchie have built houses alike on First avenue , each costing $3,000. Peter Bochtolo haa improved bis ol residonoo on Washington avenue to extent of $2,500. H. H. Field , now house on Frank avenue , $700. Judge James has built n very fine Swiss cottage ntxt to his own house , in all built seven houses this sea at a total cost of $10,000. iif John H. Keosoe has put up a two story frame dwelling house on Third and street worth about $1,400. Hoary James , a one-story frame dwelling on Fifth avenue , at $1,400. B , W. F. Dodge has bnilt over his rosidenoo near the traiufor at a cost $1,200. , how II , 0 , Cory has built a house next own residenceon Sixth avenue , has greatly improved his own , ex pending in all about $3,000. and Dr. Keller , n now housn on avenue near Oakland avenue , $1,800. and J , O , Tipton has built a residence season on Oakland avenue , coat $3,500. utoa Mr.Macrao has remodeled his house , Improvement being fully $300. J , T. Ilout has Improved his resi dence greatly as well as other houses owned by him. Total expenditures $7,000. The H , Van Do Bogort has put about to improvements on his residence In First ward , ness E. H , Odoll has put up a fine two wo briok rosidenoo on High school avenue , coating $4,000. Georfjo Oornor has built a 52,500 ouod residence on Glen avonuo. bars Joslo Woods has put up n $10,000 residence on Vine street. . William Grocuoircg hau epout abont 1,800 in enlarging and improving if residence on Second etroot , In F. Sperling htu put a $500 addition the his houao on avouno E , near Oak avouuo. John Hathaway luw built a $3,000 cruit roaldanco on Graham avenue and Six also built three frame dwodings ors the trausfcr at a cost of $000 each.Anton Anton Roaner has built a brick " dwelling on First street between Broadway and the paper mill , coating $1,100. 0. K. Mayno rebuilt and Improved bis residence to the extent'of $1,200. A. 8 , Bonhftm , now residence on Pierce street , $1,000 , W , Williams , $100 barn corner of Pinrco aud Gray streets. Etatsman street hai bnilt up rapIdly - Idly , the following now houses having been bull * : A. Glen , $1,000 ; P. L Johnoon , $800 ; M. B. Brown , $000 ; Ed. Waterman , $1,000 ; Jacob Zooler , $000. ilonry Otto ban created n $1,000 residence corner Benton and Washing ton avonno. W. 11. Withoroll , now $000 residence - donco corner Benton and .Harrison atrttute. W. T. Foster has spent $1,500 in improving hU dwelling on Harmon street and $ GOO on a now honso on the fiamo stroot. 3. Oovall , now $700 residonoo on Madiann ittreot. C. W. Tibbltts , frame rosldonoo on North Seventh strout , $1,000 , and a $150 addition to a dwelling on Mills htroot. j ! M. Palmer , improvement to resi dence , $1,500. Simon Eitoman has just completed an elegant brick residence on Bloff stroo1 , costing $4,000. Miss A. Graff , a now residence on Firnt street , costing $400. Mr. Kdwards bos put up a two atory brick residence on Frank street at a cent of $3/000 / , and two frarao dwollingo on the same street costing $1,500. Mrs. Baasdlt , now rcstdonco on Graham avenue , $800. 0. II , Scott , now barn and improve ment on house , $1,000. Mr. Boyd has bnilt a $500 homo on Eighth arenue. Charles Banghn has built this season three houses , on High street , five rooms each , costing $2,500 , ono three rooms on samostract , $500 , two north of Horn's park , costing $800 , two near Foster's green house , $800 , ono $900 honso on Picroo street , a $400 ono on Baughan street , and has spent abont $500 in general Improvements. W. 0. Jackson built a fine residence corner of Fourth and Willow avonno , coating $5,000. Ohas , BarghausoD , a residence on Btinton street , costing $3,000. B. Tcrmlltger snout about $4,000 Improving his residence on Fifth ave nuo. nuo.Dr. . Daotkon haa erected a fine now residence on Washington avonno , cost ing $1,000. Ed. Thornton , improvement on his . houao , Madison street , $1,100. John Bassott , residence on Graham avonno , $800. Mrs. Snodderly , rcsidenca on Modi son stroot. $1,200. Mrs. Johnson , improvement to honso on Damon street , $100 ] ? Jo. Bradahaw , improvement to honso on Pierce etroot. $300. L Linko , now dwelling homo near B. & M. depot , $000. E. Lewis , now rcaidonca on Ban crofc street , $2,000 Thomas llatcliffe , now residence on Bluff atroot , $2,000. Mrs. Clark , Tenth Btroot , now dwell ing , $1,800. C. Taylor , on Mynstor street , addi tion and improvement to dwelling , $700. general improvements on hia'dwelling houses. ' ' " " * W E. Shnll , residence on High street , $000. B , Donahue , reaidenco on Fourth street , $000. Mr. Bailey , dwelling on High street $70 . The coming year promises the completion plotion of the water works , the new opera house , the erection of a government mont building , a now city buildinj and jail , a now Methodist church , am probably a Catholic ohurch , nnd vari ous other enterprise ? , so that noz year will doubtless bring an even greater growth than has this. am He Children's heavy school hose a HarkuoBs , Orontt & Co'a. lly Save your money by buying horse to blankota and lap robes at 0. J. Bock all man's , 335 Broadway. eye When you fool out of sorts , havi the blues , melancholy , etc. , it mus Indigestion that ails you. Brown' Iron Bitters cures it. Tnblo linens , napkins , doylies , tow : and crashes cheap at Horkness and Orcutt & CO.'B. me ITHE CAPTURE OF OMAHA a BO BY COUNCIL BLUWS. city and The "Boys' band" led a column of I ty teams ( actual count ) all bound f o : It Nebraska's metropolis , a sleigh ridi it a good time. Your reporter wai and warmly onsccnaod in the robes of 0 Wilson's cutter , and the musio o Little Sioux's hoof j waa merry as thi bolls , for that black gelding knowi to make a record far doivu in the twenties. At the river bank a runner of th Prof. band sleigh out through the ioy inuc the tongno sustained n cotnpoun truly that fracture , The big dram , little dran horns got out of that sleigh in stantor and Mr. Hall's swlft-footec when roadster took' the lead. In a few rain aa the band boys had their tongu with trlod spliced and again joined the invading lilted host. to host.Tho The flags , music aud closed uj column of sleighs were greeted witi many a cheer from the captured town welcoming smiles , no roforemc liquids , and the hearty grip of tin surrendered indicated their willing to filvo up the city and lor hour hadeverything at our disposal. TJIK KVENINII BKB announced thi arrival in a neat paragraph and threat a counter attack , no rcforonco i ou the morrow by the orubattle sleighs and cutters of the Nebrask " "cna. Lot thorn come ; wo are ready , anc Council Bluff.1 does not do her duty this trying hour , v e greatly mlstaki motnl of which her people nr nndo. If wo are defeated by over powering numbers , wo will ro , reorganise and attack again. days go an you please. The Bluff 0 vs. the ; Omahotsea. P Holiday gocda at Harkneas , Orcnt bus no PfiOF. SAMUELS , OPTICIAN OF QUIN07 , ILLINOIS , las returned to Council Bluffs ( for a hort tima only ) , where ho can bo con- ultod at parlor 0 , CGDEN HOUSE Prof. Samuels offers to all these hat are suffering from Weakness and > efeotlvn tight his IMPROVED CRYSTAL SPECTACLES 1 Superior to any other in use , H the oliowing homo evidence of well- cnown people of this oity and vicinity will teatify. TESTIMONIALS. Convert , DLDm , IOWA , ) December 21,1882. ) Prof. If. Sumnds : Dear Sir Some two years And a half since you Tlslted this city , and at that tlmo I wai troubled with my cyc , caused by excessive proof-reading nnd other oHlco work to such an extent that I could at times hardly read , study or decipher pltln print without frequently resting them. You .djunted a pair of glosses for mo that are next to nUUpcrmable , and I hare nnhesitancy In recom mending persons to you who may bo troubled 1th weak rcs. Yours truly- J. C. IIOROAX. Editor and 1'ubllshor Globe. COC CH , HLUIFS , February U , 1880. ro ( . Samuels : Dear Sir I feel that I would bo unera'eful In deed K I did not in tome manner rxprcsa my gratitude to you ( or the wonderful bcnefltsdo- rlvcd from the use of j our glasses adjusted to my cytsliy you. I hare tried other gla fBand means , but all to no purpose , and 1 had con cluded raj self doomed to go through the world nearly tl htlc-s ; but whereas I WAN nearly blind , now I sec , at-d am able to read as I never could before. I rejrrct that I had not met Prof. Sam jela booncr , iotli.it I mlgnt have been enjoying this blesslii of peeing , lloplnt ; that many others may hare thcbentfltBOf jour help , laiu , irratcf ully > ours , UISS ABUY WALTON , Nurso. Whllo on the Pacific coast years ago I btcame partially blind , and my right eye haa never re- ubVered , . 1 hate trie i numbers of tlmOT to gel glaMcs to help me , also other remedies , but II wai of no use , aa no one could help me. When I'rbf. Summit came this time to Omaba I thought that It wuld do no barm In trying him and see what ho would say. He examined my ejca and told me that he could nake mo sc , not with one , but with both eves. I told him to EO on nd tnako mo see , aa I had ( fired up thi Idea of crer being able to aoe well again. To my surprise he made me a pair of glasses that eu abos ! me to ece with my right eye 09 well aa with the other , I will cheerfully recommend him to all thOHO that hara tflven up hopes. Yours , with good Bight , OEO. E. OinSON , Hciald Oltico. Omiha , Neb. , December 20,1882. I used to have very weak cyca and tried a grca rainy things for relief , but It was all In vain When Prof. Samuels waa In the city a few years ago I was advised by ono of my friends who was benefited by htm to call on him. I done BO , am triad to ttato that ho helped mo wonderfully fitted mo at that tlmo with n pair of hii glaHSe.i , and they iraro me Instant relief , am after using them fora chart tlmo my eyes Irn prof ed so that I had no use for the glasses at all eight Is perfect , although Iwas advlied no put on glisaea , for I u 'old hare to near them the tlmo ; but Prof. Samuels' glasses work different. They Improved my eyes , and 1 wouli advise all persons who have trouble with thcl * to call on him. lUwpectfulIy , A. T , SWKJAUT , City Polio , Omaba. December IS. OMHU , September 18,1879. Somecars since , whllt engaged In editorial labor at night , my eyesight became Impaired I found'It difficult to find glasses which would afford any relief. Durlyg the pant two o threw years my eyca grew weaker by conitan , and I began to be alarmed lest 1 might fo lime be obliged ta lay atldemy books , wh ch much delight In , Providence , I think , haa kindly aided ino by sending Dr.tSamuols to thlr , DyuHoofms Improrol costal glawcsfo iercraldaa I tlnd tbe natural vl.lon restored I am now able to read and study aa much a please wlthoiit tiring the eye or causing pain teems wonderful toattucban effect can bi produced In 10 short a time , and I \ ae no doubi will bo permanent , I am glad Prof Samuo'Bhos visited this city where to many nerd the aid he cm afford them I hopu his glawuti will bo Introduced and ux tcnslvcly IIMX ! hero , K. H. 1" . JAMISON , Pastor Hint IlaptUt Church. OMAHA , Neb. , December 12 , li . II. Samuels : Dear Sir I have now used the pitmen with uhlchyou furnished me for ooo week andean nay that 1 hatedcrlu-d moro comfort In short spate of tlmo than In yearn prei lous Almosl from my earliest recollections I hav e tuHerod fromtn Inability lo eeu dlktlnitly even close by , Bomotlmrn filled to know or rcc ognite my most Intimate friends , allot whid tion a constant soiirco ol mor'lllcatlon ' to mo. remedied and glasses of different kind , bul | very llulo benefit and until I con you , deemedmy voaa bupelCM Thankg your ( kill , I amabloto see better than ere beforn. Try Prof , Samuels' treatment and be benefited M I have been. Very truly your * , JIAUY I10.SAHD , 2X Dccatur Street. ARTIFICIAL EYES ALWAYS ON HAND. J , OFFICE HOUKS : a. m. to 7 p. m. Prof. Samuola does not attnnd to business : outoldo of hii rooms , aud haa ono i connected with him. at HARKNESS , ORCUTT & CO. , 41 AND CARPET HOUSE. * Broadway , and Fourth Street , , Council Bluffs , Iowa msr-J-Sm J. MUELLER' Headquarters For the Cele brated Weber Pianos 3UC TJ Toys and Fancy Goods Wholesale and Retail. S ; Address , Hl O J. MUELLER , I.C . COUNCIL BLUFFS , F. F. FORD Guarantees the Best $1.50 , $1.75 and $2.00 Bluff aid ffillow Sreets , Council Blnffs. B. HAGG & CO. X.E83EC.S 3CKT GEISE' BOTTLED EEEE , MADE FKOU THE ARTESIAN WELL WATER. ALSO AOENT8 FOB THE 3tt'O 3n > "t/i/2Eii5BjeJi JHia'HfJi Jt-Ji s-r Orders filled In tiny part of tbo city. Orders by telephone promptly attended to. JOSEPH EEITEK , T TAILOE , MARKS THE FINEST SUITS IN THE LATEST STYLES , At the Lowest Possible Prices. NO. 310 UPPER BROADWAY. That norar require crimping , at Mrs. J. J. dood'a Hair Store , at price * never before touched ny other hdlr dealer. Also a full Una of switches , etc. at greatly reduced prices , Ab by , . o gold Uver and colored nets. ' Wavoa made from ladlca' . own hair. Do . not fall to call before purchasing ilsewhore. All goods warranted aa represented. URS. J. J. GOOD , MMaln tree , CouncilBluffg. Iowa. | VKW ( Nfl _ < ELLER ! _ & CO. , The finest quality and largest stock west of Chicago of wooden and metalio , cases Callfl attended , to at all honn. We defy competition In quality of goods or pricoa. Cnr Mr Morgan baa served as undertaker for forty years and thoroughly understand his business. WAREROOMS , 346 AND 857 BROADWAY. Upholstering in ! all its branches promptly attended to also ; carpet-laying and lambreqniui. Tele * graphic and mall orders filled without delay. OONRAD GEISE'S MALT Council Bluffs , - Iowa. Beer and malt In any quanllty'to ' rolt purchaser * . Veer fS.OO per barrel. Private families . piled with anull kegs at 81.00 each , delivered freaof charge to any part of the city. lap. PETERSON & LARSON , Wholesale Dealer In and SOLE AGENT FOR Joseph Scblitz Brewing Company's Celebrated MILWAUKEE BEER No. 711 Broadway , Council Blnffa , Iowa , Orders from tbe oonntry elicited , City orders to families and dealers delivered free. DUQUETTE , GUI BERT & CO. , ( Successors to EllB & DUQUKITK ) , 1C and 18 Pearl-st. , Council Bluffs , Ia. No. 529 S Main Street. Council Bluffs. Our constantly increasing trade la Bufliclentrproof of our square dealing and atten to customers. Good butter always on hand. Prompt delivery of goods. S. M. OKOOKS , Pros , N. B. EASTON , Secy , J , 0. HOFFMAN , Vica Prea , N , B. MOOIIE , Counaolor. MUTUAL IOWA STOCK iNSURANCE GO. [ Incorporated under tbo Laws of Iowa. ] Insurance at Ictnal Gost , Insnrinc LIVE STOOK Against Loss by ACCIDENT , THEFT Oil DEATH , Or Any Unknown or Contingent Event Whatuver. Experienced ngenta wanted. Correspoudenca solicited from all parts of Iowa , OFFICE : 103 Pearl Street , Council Bluffs. la , dtcS-dtf F. KIM BALL , GEO. U. CHAMP , ( aucccssora to J. P. J. M. Cawady. ) Abstract , Real Estate and Loan Brokers. have * > i only complete eet of abstract boocti to all city tott and lasda In PclUwitUTl county. Title * examined and tbstr ctj lurrbheJ co thort totlcc. Honey to loan en city and property , thoit md Ipng time , In luma . to irult the torrowtr. Kcal cst , bought and kclil alm oe old eUnJ oppcalt co ut louta. omca