THE DAILT BEE-WEDNESDAY , FEBRUARY , 13 1884.
THE BLUFFS HOUSE BUKNED
Ihc Now Wntar AVorki Trlcrt niu
1'roio Sntlsfrxotory.
A quito disastrous fire broke out las
night about 10 o'clock , making an nlmos
total loss of the Binds house. The fire
was first seen in the west cud of the
building , and , it is supposed , originatct
from a dofpctivo iluo. The furniture am
movables in the house nero nearly al
saved. The house was used for hole
purposes , and was run by Pete > < Hussion
The fiio company responded very prompt
ly and did excellent service , the now
water works being all that could bo do
aired.
COMMKUCIAIj.
COUNCIL BLUFFS MARKET.
Wheat No. 2 spring , OJc ; No. 8 , GOc ; ro
JoctoJ , 45cj [ food ilomarul.
Corn boixlovs tire imjlup 33o for old ci
and 2io ( for n w.
Data In peed demand nt 22c.
Hay 1 000 00 per ton ; 60o per balo.
Kyo 10@15c.
Ccrn Meal 123 per 100 pounds.
Wood Good supply ; prices at yards , C 00 ®
700.
700.Coal
Coal Delivered , hard , 11 50 per ton ; soft ,
C 00 per ton
Uutter Plenty and In fair demand at 20o
croimery , 35c.
Lgfffs In good domnnd at 23o per dozen.
Lard rairbank's , wholesaling at lie.
Poultry Heady sale ; dealers are paying for
chickens lie ; turkeys , Itc.
Vegetables Potatoes , -10c ; onloni10c ; cabbage -
bage , none in the market ; apples , ready sale
nt 3 00@3 50 for prime stock.
Flour City Hour , 1 G04 00.
Brooms 2 95@3 00 per doz.
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle 3 00@3 50 ; cahes , 5 00@7 50.
lion Local packers nro buying now and
thereU a good demand for all ( Trades ; choice
packing , 5 35@5 55 ; mixed , 4 7C@5 25.
IOWA ITEMS.
Rock Rapids has incorporated a board
of trade.
Orange City will vote cm incorporation
on the 20th inst.
Miss Minnie Strain has boon m.ide
deputy treasurer of Crawford county.
The winter weather does nnt stop the
building of now houses in Orange City.
The Merchants' National bank of Fort
Podge has increased its capital stock to
§ 100,000.
The Crawford county fair will be at
Denison on the Oth , 10th and llth ol
Soptembar. ,
About $1,000 has boon subscribed in
Burlington , so far , toward the Dodge
monument.
The value of Davenport fire depart
ment property , inclusive of buildings , is
about § 30,000.
The Jofiersojj postoflico sold 10,00 (
Ji-cent stamps ih January. The entire
proceeds ol the oflico for the month
amounted to § 350.
Judge Mitchell , register , declines to
recommend the acceptance of Folk &
Hubbell's oiler of 5300,000 for the as
sets of the Allen estate , in DCS moinen
Ho also rejects their claim for interest
on unpaid dividends , and thinks the best
interests of the estate will not be promoted
meted by the sale of the assets by public
auction. He recommends to Judge Love
tha | the entire assets bo sold on the
teinn proposed by Polk it Hubbell for
5330,000. They wilt take the case up
for further hearing before the United
States district court.
The matter of Fence-Posts.
It seems certain that steel or iron
barbed wire Trill in the future supersede
boards for making farm fences. The
objections to it are few and are gradually
diminishing as animals become accustom
ed to it. The advantagcs'of it are many.
It is cheap , _ easy to transport , durable ,
und convenient to put in position. Prairie
fires do not burn it and violent winds do
not blow it down. A fence inado of it
does not harbor vermin or provide a place
for a nuisery of weeds and bushes. II
does not occupy the space of a Virginia
rail-fence or a stone wall. It does not
trespass on the ground or injure growing
crops like the roots of hedge plants , li
is easily removed if it is no longer wanted
in the place where it was first erected.
Barbed wire has obviously "come tc
stay. " It is likely that it will bo improved
and cheapened , but it is not likely that it
will # 0 out of use. There is now an ex
cellent opportunity for inventive talent to
find a substitute for the ordinary material
for farm fence posts. Cedar is fast be
coming scarce and high. The largest
trees , are used iri the manufacture of
cooperage and for various fancy articles.
The tallest trees are employed for tele-
qraph poles. A vast amount of cedar
blocks are now uaed for paving streets.
Numerous lartjo cedar forests have been
destioycd by fire during the past few
years. There are few or no cedar trees
within easy reach of the territory that is
now being settled up. Chestnut , which
furnishes the best substitute forced.ardoes ,
not grow to any considerable dxtont in the
west. Some varieties of oak that grow in
the west nuke very good posts , but meat
of them do not. Tlio southern pitch jrino
and cypress make good posts , and it ap
pears strange that they are not moro ge
nerally used for this purpose.
Much has boon written during the past
fpw jears on the advantages of employing
living trees for supporting boards or wire
employed for fencing. The appearance
of a farm is greatly improved by having
it surrounded by stately trees. If these
trees could bo used for the purpose of
supporting fence-wire they would bo both
useful and ornamental. Great trouble ,
however , has been found in attaching
wire to them. As the trunks expand
they giow over the wire , cause it to rust ,
and finally to break. Of course it is im
practical to remove the who after it has
become- imbedded in the wood of the
growing tree. A correspondent of an
eastern paper suggests boring holes
through the trunks of trees and passing
the wires through them. This plan ,
however , would not prevent the wires
from becoming imbedded in the wood on
the sides of the trees , while the injury
done to the center would bo likely to
cause the trunks to decay. A better
plan would suom to bo to put a piece of
iron tubing , like a gus pipe , through the
augur hole , This would exclude the air
and allow an opportunity to stretch the
wire when it became necessary or to re
move it altogether , In sumo of the
eastern states granite fence posts have
been in use for moro than a century.
They are heavy to tiamport and are
liable to bo broken by having carts run
against them. They aio not liable to
decay and of courbo can not be injured
by ordinary fires There are matUines
.for drilling holes into them for holding
luih or staples , and the latter can bo
fastened in place by the use of molten
lead or sulphur. In many parts of the
v.oat are deposits of limestone that would
make excellent posts. It is easier -worked
than granite and lighter to handle. In a
few instances posts of earthen und con
crete , as well as of artificial stone , have
been used. Iron is BO well protected that
the pr ptf t of using it for protecting
< , , ' a appear * t" bo \ ery pot r.
r BWKJ r MPL iL NT WAREHOUSE IN THE WEST
and Co
MANUFACTURERS GENERAL. AGENTS FOR
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J UUJLJ JL JL V O.JL X UJLlMj JLC.ll.
Hearst , Dunn & Go's Peoria Advance Corn Planters and Check-Rowers ,
TE ® SGHOTTLER WAGONS. FISH BRO'S & GO'S F , ETG ,
And a Full Line of
i c XL 1 1 ti , 17 a , 1 Xxxr x > l oxxrexr t > m
Nos. to 1116 South Main Street , COUNCIL BLUFFS , IOWA.
Peoria Advance Corn Planter and Check Eower.
Old Eeliable Peter Schuttler Wagon.
Pish Bro's ' & Go's CelebratedWagon.
We carry a complete line of buggies aud can iurnisli
iiything.from bcft , to cheapest.
Call on ii3 at our Mammoth Warehouse , and see the
IP * * t iVifcj > i v of ve'n'des on Hie Missouri river or write
for catalogues.
bUPWMOU ADVANTAGES 01' THE
1. Lightness of draft and ease of hand
ling.
2. Combination of hand and foot lovers ,
is such that Plantar can bo made rigid or
flexible , at will oC opeerator.
3. Hand l ° ver is in centre of machine ,
hence one runner cannot go deeper than the
other a fault common to nil planters with
lever on side of machine.
4. Made of A No. 1 stock and substan
tial in over particular.
5. Painted with the best Oriental Vernril-
lioii , elaborately .striped and varnished ,
making it very handsome and attractive.
0. Warranted to do first clafs work in
any soil. The check rower is very simple
and warranted to do first-i'lass work if prop
erly handled.
The Old Reliable
PETER SCHUTTLER
Needs uoboimword o praise from us. It
is known all over the United States , and
where the very best wagon is wanted , you
can always sell a Scbutller. A sample sob
up in your Warehouse will convince you
that farmers will buy tli Schuttler at
Schuttler prices.
Owin" to the fact that we brought the
FISH WAGOW !
into this trade one year ago , -and sold in
twelve mouths # 100,000 worth of them ,
many of our competitors have been repre
senting to the trade , because of the financial
difficulties of the Fish Bros. , that we would
not le able to supply them , heyce we wish
to assure dealers that wo have arranged for
the sale of tbis celebrated wagon , ami call
thnir attention to the fact that the wagon
must be nearly perfect , if that is all the
fault our competitors can Hud with it l aver -
vor us with an order for any number and
wo will convince you by a prompt shipment
that we arc able to supply the large and
over increasing demand.
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f you want Corn Shellers , write to
" Peoria Planters , write to 3
Stalk Cutters , one or two rows , write to. , O
Rakes and Harrows , write toj
Feed Mills , write to
Fish Bro's Farm "Wagon , write to
Peter Schuttlei'sfjWagon , wnteto [ :
Barnes' or Royal Check Rows , write to
O
Peoria Check Ro ws , write to en
Bradley's Tongueless Cultivator , write to
Fish Bro's & Co , , Spring Wagon , write to o H
O
CheaperflSpring Wagon , write to O
Buggies or Carriages , write to
a
Anything in the Implement or Vehicle line o
write to Q I
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The Fursb & Bradley Plow is BO favorably known to ever } ' farmer
west of the Alleghauy mountains , that it is not necessary for u.s to
recommend it.
The Bradley Iron Beam Spring Cultivator has been well and favorably -
ably known to farmers and dealers for years , and we are bound to main
tain its buvmble reputation in the trade.
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This is our second year with the Bradley Tonguoless Cultivator niid
are guaranteed to bo like all implements manufactured by Furst & Brad-
lor Manufacturing Co. , first-class in every particular.
The Bradley Hakes are first-class. Wo make tliem either hand or
self dump , for one or two horses.
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This Thresher is manufactured by C , Aultmau & Co. , Canton , 0. , and
with their now power or Traction engine is all that con bo deaired by the
bent threshers.
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