f DAILY BFE MONDAY , JUJNJdJ tf , 1885.
COUNCIL BLUFFSJ
ADDITIONAL LOOAL ,
FUSSING WITH FINANCE.
The Giimcil Fails to Persuade the
enemy Board to Make a Raise ,
E.vtromo Ilotronchmont Threatened.
Aa announced In Saturday morning's
BEE , the city council called npon the
county board with a resolution asking the
county board to make a general raise of
the asiossod valuation of the city , the
raise suggested being 10 per cent. A
number of the Urge property owners of
the city were also present to protostnjainat
any such raise , and the matter was qnlto
fully discussed. The city officials gave
as the chief reason for making
the request that the revenue was
not aufliclout to meet the demands
and tbat this raise would help out DJ
giving more taxes. Thorp was such op
position on the part of citizens present ,
that nftormmo talk , the mayor hurriedly
called a special meeting of tbo city coun
cil in ono corner of the building , and the
request for the raise nas withdrawn.
Then these who had opposed the raise ,
having had a little moro tlmo to
contidar the matter , concluded
that they wonld not oppose
a raise of five per cent , and they joined
in a petition to the board of supervisors.
Thla petition was referred to the county
attorney , who reported adversely , on the
ground that the board could not legally
grant it , In his opinion the board had
no right to raise or lower tbo assessment
of Council Bluff * , unless by comparing
said assessment with that of the other
districts of the county it was found to be
too high or too low. The board had no
right to consider the matter of bow Coun
cil Blnll'i anil its revenue wonld bo af
fected , ita only right and duty being to
compare the abscsimont with thatof other
districts of the county and equalize them
The attorney thought the law very plain ,
and that it would not permit of a lalso
on the mere claim that the rovonno of the
city Tifu not aaflijleut to meet the neces
sities.
The claim rraa not made that there
was an inequality between the city's as
sessment and the assessment of any other
part of the county , and this was the only
claim that the board had a right to
consider.
The city officials were by no means
pleased with the failure to oocuro the
raise , and it was informally docldod that
If the citizens did not want to bo taxed
enough to meet the needs of the city ,
another policy wonld bo followed by the
council. It was threatened tbat the
council would make a reduction in ex-
panso3if It oould not make an increase in
the ravonuo. It was expected that the
council would mcot Saturday evening for
the purpose of cutting off all possible
expenses , but there waa no
quorum , and the matter
wont over nntll this morning , when it IB
expected that the council will moat. It
la talked that the lighting of the streets
will bo stopped , the police force reduced
and all work suspended , but when the
brains ara allowed to cool a little there
will bd less probability of any such ex <
trcmo measures of economy taken. The
council has wisely concluded to bring
the city finances Into a healthier
condition , and aa there are some
of the beat financiers and largest
property owners on the board of alder
men , they will not bo apt to act foolishly ,
or to run to an extreme. In their at
tempt to further the interests of the city ,
they are entitled totho wisdom and encouragement
(
couragement of other citizens , and if they
feel that they can have the nrcesssry
support in all justifiable measures , they
will be moro apt to act deliberately and
wisely.
IOWA. ITEMS.
Mitrsballtown Catholics will build a
$15,000 church.
The estate of ( ho late Franklin Hinds ,
of Dubuque , is valued at $200,000.
The State Boating Association has sot
Jnly 14aa the date for the state regatta
at Spirit Lake.
Webster City proposes the erection of
a soldiers' monument , ta bo unveiled on
next Memorial day.
William Stoltonbou , Dubuquo's load
ing merchant , assigned. Liabilities $15-
000 ; assets nominal.
The conem returns clvo Burlington a
total population of 23,400 , a gain of 4,010
over the causua of 1880.
Canaus returns give Kosjuth county a
population of 0 300 , a gain of over ; ) , -
000 In the past four yoirs.
Laceon , the twelve-year-old son of
Prof. Rodgers , of Marjhalltown , was
drowned on Decoration Diy.
A company with a capital of 825,000
has boon formed at Dubuque to manu
facture patent medicines.
The population of Marshall is 8,521 , n
gain cf 2,211 since 1880. The popula
tion of the county la 24,054.
The Iowa congregational ttato convcn <
tlou mot Thars-Jay at M rshaltown , with
an attendance of 250 delegates.
The Marshalltown district of the M ,
E , conference will hold their missionary
conference at Hampton , June 25 and 20 ,
The prohibition law la a well nulhon
tlcited fact in Delaware county. Nc
saloon la to bo found within ita borders ,
2 0b.as. Knooner , a pressman In thi
Burlington Hawkeye office , lost three
lingers in tho.cogs of the press tha othei
ni ht.
The Chicago , Burlington & Qalncj
railroad company are undecided abou
rebuilding the recently bnrned shops a'
Oreston.
W. A. Swansea , a 1C year-old Creator
lad , killed a hugo wild cat and captnroc
her litter of kits in the timber near tba
town a few days ago ,
Harry Fisher , the 0 year-old son o
Wm. P. Fisher , of Musratlno , was rur
over and killed by the street cars In tha
city on Monday afternoon.
The citizens of Franklin county held i
mass convention June 2 , at Htmpton , ti
tlisanss the location of the proposed L
Groieo and Southern railroad.
D. W. King , a yonng man jast enter
iog his 4Cth yvarcompleted a elx month
course of study at the Marion basinet
college last nook anil received his di
plonitt.
Robert M , Reynolds , ex-auditor of th
United States troainry , who was ace
dentally killed in a St , Louis hotel o
Tuesday , rorved dnrlng the war in con
pauy A , Firjt Iowa cavalry , being mw
s , tered out with the rank of captain.
* The Nebraska band of horse thieves ,
number of whom bavo been captured an
aant to tha Fort Madison penitentiary
nra again raiding the border counties
along Missouri , plundering the stacks of
the farmers of late In Mills county.
Rev. D. 11 Dnggan , of Dos Motno ,
and Rev. S. D , Pcgg , of State Center ,
have arranged for a alx daya' go-as-you-
please talking match at Wlntorsot , com
mencing Juno 11 , The question they
are supposed to discuss will bo Iho sev
enth day Sabbath.
Of the 2,000 Ohloans resident In Dos
Molncs not ono shows up as a preacher.
The association of Buckeyes in the capi
tal city made this dlecovery last week ,
when they were compelled to elect a sin
ner to the position of chaplain of the as
sociation
Frank Lenders , an employe of tbo
Chicago , Milwaukee and St. Paul rail
way , fell from the foot board of the
switch engine in the Ottnmwa freight
yard Sunday ulht and was instantly
killed , the snitch engine cutting off Iho
back part of his head ,
Father Burke , pastor of the cathedral
in Dnbuqno , who has juit returned from
a visit to Ireland , brought back with him
a munificent gift to Bishop Honuossy
from his brothers , Including a complete
altar sot , candle stick , pyx , chalice , etc. ,
made of solid gold and costing SlO.OfO.
The Knoxvlllo postoflio was burglarized
on Tuesday ntght. The safe waa blown
open , a number of registered letters and
several dollars' worth cf stamps and a
book of postal notes , numbered from
2,501 to 3,000 inclusive , stolen. No
trace or clue has been discovered of the
thieves.
The articles of incorporation of the
Breakneck land and otttle company of
Des Moines , have been filed with Secre
tary Jackson. The company is organized
t ) do a general land and cattle business ,
with $500,000 capital. Incorporates ,
W. M. Jones , J. B. Parsons , L. Halsh ,
F. E. Wood , 0. F. Moore , Wallace
Pratt , 0. J. Jones and Charles Painter.
W. H. A. Williams , who la charged
with the murder of L. H. Phillips , of
Liberty township. Warren county , April
8 , 1881 , is on trial before Jndgo Mo-
Henry , at Des Moineo. Williams la ono
of live indicted for the mnrdcr of Phillips
two of whom are serving a ton years' sen
tence each in the Fott Madison pen
itentiary.
A carpenter named Rowon lately came
to Davenport , leaving his wife and chil
dren in Buffalo , whom ho neglected to
provide for or write to. The wife , a few
days ago , reached Davenport In eoarch
of her husband , only to learn the truant
had married and gone off on a wedding
tour. It is now learned that Mrs. Rowen ,
the abandoned wife and mother , had at
the tlmo fallen heir to a fine property
and was expecting to gladly surprise her
husband with the news of tholr good
fortune.
GREAT GATHERING OF DUN-
KaUDS.
Forty Thousand of tlio Seel's Follow
ers to attend the Coming Meeting
The national aisomblago of that popu
lar sect known as Dunkards , which opens
en the 22d Inat. , on the farm of M. K
Beashor , four miles cast of this place ,
and which , saya the Philadelphia Mail ,
continnea ono week , will bo the largest
ecclesiastical meeting over hold in this
state. Extensive preparations are mak
ing for this meeting , and shertf , hotolr ,
tents , and meeting-houses are being
erected capable of accommodating 40-
000 pernona. The tabernacle or preach-
iag homo will bo 100 feet long , 95 feet
wide , and have a capacity of seating
5,000 persons. Tbo dining hall will bo
200 feet long and 70 feet wide. A res
taurant building 100 feet long and 20
feet wldo has also been commenced.
There is to be a baggage-room , a com
missary department , and a hospital.
Representatives will ba present from
all over the United States , but more es
pecially from Ohio. Pennsylvania and 1111
nols. At a like gathering in Ohio last
year over 35,000 persona were In attend
ance. All the means and details for the
erection of buildings and ior the boardIng -
Ing ot the multitude have been provided
for by the brethren of the conference cf
the middle district of Pennsylvania. The
meeting will be a national one , and 1-
500 delegates will attend to represent the
Brethren church of the United States of
America. Twenty-five steers weighing
about twelve hundred pounds each , have
been secured , and are now in the course
of fattening. In addition ta the beef tbo
bill of faro for the meeting comprehends
500 weight of ham , 1,000 pounds of cof
fee , 75 pounds of tea , 3,000 pounds of
sugar , GOO pounds of bologna sausage ,
350 pounds of dried beef , 150 pounds of
cheese , 30 barrels of crackers , 300 dtzon
eggj , 10 barrels of pickles , 100 gallons of
milk par day , and many other articlea of
feed
According to recent statistics , this sect
has over GOO churches , nlth morothan ,
50,000 communicant . Tholr church
government is nearly the name as other
Baptists , except that every brother la al
lowed to exhort. When they find a man
who is apt to teach , they cheese him to
bo their minister , and ordain him by the
laying on of hands , attended by fasting
and giving the right hand of fellowship.
They have also deacons and deaconesses ,
From among the teachers who have boon
tried they appoint bishops. Their usual
meeting In May Is attended by the bish
ops , teachers , and other representatives
chosen by the congregations. Important
cases brought before those meetings are ,
in general , decided by a committee of
five of the oldest bishops. They use
great plainness of dresa , language , and
manners , and , like the society of Friends ,
they neither take oaths nor fight. They
will not go to law , and until lately the
taking of Interest on money was nut al
lowed among them. They celebrate the
Lord's supper with accompanying usages
of love-feast and the washing of feet , the
kiss of charity , and the right hand of fel
lowship , They annotnt the elck with oil
for recovery-end baptlza converts by lay
ing on of bauds and prayer , even while
the person baptized ia in the water. The )
also believe in general redemption ,
though it la not wltn. them an article ol
faith.
Murder and BuloUlo.
t NKW BEDKOHD , Mass. , June 0. A horrible
tragedy occurred hero about noon to-day Ir
the outfitting store of Phillip & Blocnmb
Slocumli was ulttintr at a deak in the countlof
ronm making on entry in the ledger whei
Charles 1'osj cams from the back room
loaned agalnat tbo ruling dividing the count
ing room from the ( torn and without speaUInf
drew A revolver and fired , the ball tuklni
effect at the base of Slocomb's skull
lie fell Inettutly to the floor am
died , Von then want to the back roon
placed the nuzzle of the pistol to hi a tempi
nutl pulled the trUger. He died Instantly
1'ots waa n confirmed < ruukard , and had ai
piled to Slocumb to ship him to Hondura
Uiy. Slocumb hud not yet procurred a bertl
for Kosa and It la thought tba delay BO en
a- raged Foag tbat he murdered Slocumb aui
then committed suicide.
id I Seal of North Carolina Tobicco la th
I beat.
MISS MANDY ,
WRITTEN FOR THE BKE BY A. 11. GIBSON ,
Mandy Mnllon , splustor , lived al
loveless and alone In the vlllago of Konga
dale. She waa alone co far as human
companionship goes , but aho had qnlto
monagoilo of pots ,
There was Web , the swoot-volced
can ry , In hln Immacnlato prison of
painted wlraa anipcndoJ from the colling ,
and Button , the majestic gray nnd whil
cat that always capped on the big ohlnl
rag before the fire ; then there were Ooch
arid Bufly.tho chlokena that Miss Mandy'/ /
partiality RBVO crodlt for moro wisdom
than some people possessed.
Surrounded by this cotorlo of dumb
friends she lived on , unheeding the broad
hints of her neighbors who had marriage
able bachelor brothers. Some talkative
parties in the town , reported Miss
Mandy sourcross , nnd even uncharitable ;
bat these who know her boat condemned
such judgement aa unjust.
Mandy Mullen was n woman of thirty-
nine. She had a round face , made
strong in its contour by a firm mouth
and a pair of mettloiomo gray oyot. She
never were anything finer than calico ,
except at church where jho would appnar
In a plain dark cashmere , unadorned
with tufile , velvet or satin trimming ,
But her dresses always made up In neat
ness and cleanness what they may have
lacked in quality.
She ever were a whlto handkerchief
with a palo colored border , pinned with
exact nicety around her rather long and
loan neck. She had formerly lived on a
farm , but had moved to town after the
death of her father.
That parent had left her a very snug
sum , on the interest of which she now
lived.
lived.Having
Having no living relatives , she now resided -
sided at Kongsdalo , dividing her money
among the poor who deserved her aid.
For Bomo limo the lot adjoining Miss
Mandy'a propexty had been "To lot , "
At last it was to have a tenant. Iho
agent had been down , and the house
had undergone a thorough renovation for
Its now occupant.
Miss Mandy watched the "movln * in , "
as she term it , with no favorable eye from
behind her brown cotton blinds.
"It must go and bo a maty man ! "
eho gritted out , scowling very unbecom
ingly npon Mr. Uarkncea Bathnrst , who
was rapidly transferring various articles
from the dray , which bad drawn
up before the door of the little cottage
opposite to hia new place of abode.
"Pots of plants , tool" she uttered with
deep contempt. "Well , I declare to
mercy , if that ain't too dlsgustln'l to BOO
a big man with a hairy face actln' so silly
over them green things. I'll ' jlst record
It in my alminlk that he's a rtglar old
granny , and I never cou'd etund a
granny-manl Well , if ho lives next tome
mo , I'll show him a trno sample of
woman's independence ; I'll never even
ooilcu the critter. "
With which characteristic speech , she
retired to her kitchen and waged war
with her household appurtenances
there.
Harkness Bathurat was a bachelor of
forty-sis , with more eccentricities , people
plo began to announce , than ho had any
use for. Ho had met with some disap
pointment In the days of his early man
hood. He had then drifted off from his
native state , and had encountered good
luck. Ho found himself possessed of a
largo fortune ere he was < tnaio. Ho had
then wandered off to foreign lands , and
had been trying for twenty years , but
vainly , to forget the nnroalizad dream of
his earlier days.
Ho had sot his face homeward , at last ,
and resolved to settle in the quiet town
of Kongsdale , a vlllago not very remote
from his boyhood home which had passed
to other hands. He was accompanied by
bis cook , a modest young follow who
could always be seen nnder a partial
eclipse of an expansive apron , the insig
nia of his culinary honors. Ono day
Miss Mandy was out at her cistern. She
was in a greater hurry than usual ; for
she clammed the tin pall into the cistern
with such vehement force as to draw the
attention of Harknots Bathurat who sat
at his window reading a newspaper. The
fall of the pail took his mind away from
"Tariff , " and ho looked "across the way. "
"There's that noisy old maid , again , " ho
began to apostrophize. "She's trying her
best to draw my notice , I'll bet a pill.
What a prime old bird she isl But 1
wonder what she always wears that will to
rag pinned around her wizzon-plpe ? I
wonder If she was ever in love. iNo ; I'J
bet Cupid has been too shy of her to over
pierce her heart , She looks about as
sour as a crnb-applo at a wedding feast.
Well , yon might bettor stay in the honeo
than to como out there to capture mo ,
Miss Frlmy Prim. I'm too old a dog to
uibblo at such hash , "
Now Mr. Harknets Lathurat did node
do Miss Mandy justice. Ho was judg
ing her from a distance and through glais
at that.
When spring came , Mr. Bathurat madi
quite an oxtenslvo garden next to Misi
Mandy'a yard. Ho worked early and
late to make the earth fertile and mellow ,
The beds were laid out in handsome reo
tangnlar shape * , and received into their
bosoms tbo seed * of onlont , celery , rad
lobes , beets , peas , etc.
Ho careful had Harkness been to cnltl
vato every clod of the garden-plot tha
that ho had assiduously raked all the
diet away from the paling which separa
ted his lot from Miaa Mandy'a. Thii
left an opening In one place which Cool :
and Bnffy discovered , and they quickly
Invited themselves to creep under and
explore thoto mysterious mounds tha
looked 10 Irresistible in their txac
smoothness ,
Ooch placed his head on one side , and
wis evidently not BitlsQed with the style
In which Harknees bad left the bede. So
bo and Buffy went to work at tbolr rolf-
appointed mUs'.nn ' of remodeling , by first
making a wcof al depression rleht in the
center of the onion bed. Next they
made duplicates cf it on most of the
other beds , and were vigorously engaged
on an ngly sollop in the margin
of the plot where Harknecs had con
signed the celery seed. Hera ho found
the mischief doom , and , gathering rocks ,
clods , ad inGnitum , the justly indignant
gardener bgin a robust assault. Coch
and Daffy , taken by surprise at this un
locked lor reception , unheralded by a
formal declaration of war , missed the
opening which had enticed them into the
forbHdeu land , and ran about with wings
extended wldo and creating a vast din ,
Miss Mandy seeing tha attack , came
rushing upon the scene bare-headed and
with sleeves rolled np , ready to defend
her erratic pets , and all forgotten of her
rft-ropeated resolution "to never apeak a
Jpglo word to that granny.man , " But
In tbo excitement of wrath , resolutions
are apt to be forgotten , It waa so in
Miss Mandy'a case , She believed Hark * I
nets to bo abusing Coch and Bnffy with-J
out provocation , She did not an'Mt ncr
ask an explanation , tier tongue fairly
flow. She used language that was very
threatening and oven terrifying to a man
of llarkncts Bathartt's retiring nature.
The poor man stood In his shirt
sleeves , his broad straw hat pushed back
from his heated forehead , with his tight
arm rained to throw a big clod at the In
vaders , noir trying frantically to find an
exit. Spell-bonnd ho stood. The more
the woman said , the greater criminal ho
felt. How guilty ho must appear I How
ngly the clod looked.
For a few seconds Harknots stood thus ;
then , something in Miss Mandy'a tonta
Inspired him with courage to look np. Ho
gtzad with almost Incredible yearning
Into the woman's wrath wreathed coun
tenance , then , throwing down his
Rcologicil weapons of wnrfara , ho ap
projchod the paling and repeated softly
" Mandy 1"
"OhI in Ityon , Harkncssjafterallthcso
years ? " the asked , with sornt thing like a
dry aob , stnggoilng stop or two forward
It was indeed the meeting of two who
had boon lovers In youth. Patted by a
trifling quarrel , ono as Insignificant ( on
Miis Mandy'a part , alouo , this time ) , bad
brought thorn together at last. The years
had changed both. They conld not got
used to it at once , but s'ood studying
each other clotoly , tenderly , perhaps.
By this time Ooch and . a fly were on
their own sldo of the fence , Uoch scold *
Ing lustily , shifting the blatno of their
expulsion from Eden on Bully , no doubt.
When Miss Mandy ounlcl command
herself to speak again she said :
"Tho preacher needn't never toll mo
any moro that there ain't so vlrtuo in
fussln' . I know btttor. If It hadn't i
boon for this fuss , we'd never knowod
sach other , for I'd made up my mind
never to oven look at you. But como
iver , Harkness , and wo'll make it all np. "
He ciino.
HAMMOND'S G1JI3AT
3no Hundred and Fifty-Five Fee
Down from a Cliff Into the Rio
Or mi do.
SAN ANTONIO , TEX , , Juno 4. When
ho nowa of Professor Odium's fatal leap
'rom the parapet nf the Brooklyn bridge
cached hero wo wcra talking over tno
iffalrin the "Geld Room. " Sam Gra- :
iam , ox-sergeant of rangers , called at
tention to a parallel incident which at
tracted a great deal of attention on the ;
frontier at the tlmo and gave the came
jf "Hammond'a Leap" to a lofty canyon
ivall on the bank of tbo Rio Grande ,
ibout BIX miloa woat from where the al
kaline waters of the Pecoa empty Into it.
Fho track of the Southern Pacific rail
road rune cloeo to the river hero , and aa
you whirl by the tralnmon will point out
; ho spot where Robert Hammond made
i eheorloap of 155 foot to the muddy
waters of the Rio Grande below. Thla
Icao was made in the early eummor of
1882 , when the railroad wag In process of
: onstruciion. The painted rod men
From a safe hiding place on the Mexican '
lido watched the bnsy aceno with wide-
opened heard the " thunder"
eyes , "big of
the blaata with loud beating hearts and
itolo back to the Santo Rotas. The
aiily animate beings that did not >
jeom to mind the noise and
lumnlt were thoao pestiferous
tlttlo varmints , the vincgaroan , the devil
horse , the tarantula , the centipede , the
stinging lizard and the rattlesnake. They ;
remained and disputed the ground inch ,
by inch with the invaders , They caused
a great deal of trouble , and the navvies
feared and respected them. It waa a
stinging lizard or ecorplon that canied
Hammond'a leap. Hammond wan a
navvy , born in Eugland , and at the time
he made the leap about twenty-nix
years of ago. He waa of rather slender
build , but wiry and muscular , and Jock
Harrla , the contractor for whom ho
worked , considered him his beat churn
driller. Harris' camp was at the head
of the canyon , abont ono mile souta of
Yinegaronan. Ho was engaged In
making a fill and two aldo cuts , and
and worked ganga day and night.
Hammond worked in tha day gang ,
and the big wall tent ho shared with six
or eight others waa about 300 yards from
the edge of the lofty wall , against whoso
base the muddy watora of the "great
river" dashed and tumbled. At thia
particular point the river la quite deep.
Ono night tbo sleeping occupants ol
Harrla'camp were aroused by etirtlint ;
yells , which came from Hammond's tent.
Before they conld collect their senses
and Bottle In tholr minda whether or not
the camp had been attacked by Indians ,
Hammond dashed from the tent , and ,
although held by hla companions , tore
himeelf away , and , yelling at every jump ,
made giant bounds toward the rlvor.
The drillers and blasters in the cut
stopped tholr work and ran
np on the bank to BOO what wai
the matter. They saw Hammond
aa ho dashed toward them , acd heard hla
goniziag yells. A cry of horror burtl
rom their lips an the yelling man reached
he brink of the precipice , and , wilhou
a second's hesitation , leaped out and
hot down llko a plummet to the balling
bed , 155 feet below. They hoard the
oud splaah made by his body when it
truck the water , and then , witl
> lanched facoa and hushed voices , hur
led down to the tivcr level to search for
he poor fellow's body. What surprlao
o meet the supposed dead man alive , un
njured. Ho ivaa shivering with cold ,
lowovcr , and the muddy water drippoc
'rom bis clothing.
"What was the matter ? " cried the
; ronp of searchers in chorua.
"One of them infernal atlnging Hzzatd
jot in my car and nearly drove mi
crazy , " answered Hammond , ' 'but ho
> opped ont when I struck the water. Bj
ho vfray , boye , what do yju th'nk ' of tha
"It ought to h&Vd killed yon , " said on
man.
man."It didn't , though , " cried Hammond
with a laugh. "I'll make It again for
ten dolhr bill. "
The next morning Jack Harris had th
distance measured , and the tape lliio.holi
close to tbo cliff edge , mafked 155 fee
and a few inches when the other one
touched the water , Hammond did no
appoar'to buffer from his terrible High
though the air. Ho worked for Hairl
until the litter's contract was finisho
and then wont into Mexico to work o
the Mexican Central , Ho was io his un
derclothes that night , and his feet wor
protected only by thin socks. He stiucl
the water feet first , and described th
sensation experienced as similar to that'
the feet had been smartly slapped with
broad strap , While in the air bo felt n
difQcalty in breathing , and the increased
velocity ai bis body neared the water was
not perceptible.
Dr. Zlntgraff of Bonn , has taken a phonograph
graph with lilui to Afiica , lie Intends to
bring home phonogram ) of the savage dia
lects wliicQ he will hire the natives to speak
Into the machine.
Scott county derives a revenue of ? ! , -
010 from Its 50-cent tax on dog * .
rOOKETDOOK BAftT ,
Tlio tjuocr Yarns of n Hooter Monn
tnln 1'rospcctor who Narrowly
Kscnpcrt I/ynohliiff ,
The Maroon lakes nbovo Aspen are
reputed to bo full of fish and the country
around altvo with game. There WAS , ac
cordingly uo difll 'ulty in nuking up a
party of half a clozun last fall to put in a
woi k up there fishing and shooting Wo
nil enjoyed the trip , yet , It mutt bo con
fessed , not solely for Its sporting pleas
ures Fish were few and hard to catch ,
thongh what wo did got were these nim
ble brook trout found nowhere but in the
clear strtams of the Rockies. Game was
oven scarcer , nnd , in fact , wo got barely
enough to stock onr lirdor. The joy of
the trip came In when after a hard day's
tramp over an abominably rough country
In search of doer or gronso , or altar a
fruitless or rather fishlcsa poling expedi
tion on a clumsy long raft over the lakes
without even a blto , wo sat after supper
around a camp fire with back against a
tree or stump , and tired legs stretched
out , The fragrance of the pines comes
back even now , and emphasizes the mem
Qty of the time ,
Ono night wo wora setting thus , and
watching the four or five -jacks which ,
poor , patient animals , had packed up onr
outfit. Ono of' them had just devoured
moily old nowspapir in which somobacon
bad baon rolled , and wo were laughing
aver it when a rugged old prospector , as
taut and trim as an Indian , and a jolly
; ocd follow spoke up.
"Boys , " said ho , "you've often asked
no how I c&mo to bo called Pocketbook
3am. Well , I'll ' toll you. It is all on ac-
: ount of the omnivorous appetite of a
ck , or rather , of a .jenny , for it was tome
mo of the latter that I owe the name.
Chore's preclbus little romance in the llfo
> f a prospector , it Is all downright hard
vork , and poor pay , for it , too. Now and
hen wo do have something a little
itrango hnppon to us , and onoo in a long
vhllo wo do strike a rich mlno. Both
hose things happened to mo together
moo , and out of It grow my nicname.
iomo of you know , perhaps , that I was
ho locator of the Russia mlno over on
flount Lincoln , near Alma in Park conn-
y. I had'nt been In the state six months
then I ran across it When I came to
Colorado aomo eighteen years ago I went
irat of all tc Fairplay , In Park county.
t was a pretty rough place then , and 1
rae well enough pleased to go on up to
lima , where an excitement was just bo-
lnnlng. My partner at that waa a man
tamed Steve Cutter Ic was well on In
ho winter when wo wont , but we hadn't
icon very long when ono day , as I was
forking'my way round a ridge on Mount
jincoln , I came scrota an outcrop that
ookod too good in my eyes to lot pies
itevo had a look at it the next day , and
aughed at mo as a tenderfoot for paying
Mention to such a showing. I bad faith
moogh , however , to go to work at It ,
bough the snow was very deep. Before
ho end of January there waa ai pretty a
ihow of mineral aa a man conld wish. I
md got about twenty foot under the grass
'oota by that time , it would have done
ronr heart good to see how Stove and , in
act , almost every ono in camp changed
heir tune about the Russia.
"I determined to take a jack lead of
ro over to Fairplay to sco If I couldn't
nteroat moneyed men in the property. 1
yent lo Mr. Blrgo , who was the principal
nerchant at the time , and ho lent mo a
jenny to pack my ore , and at the tame
lmo asked me to get § 1,200 for him at
ho bank and bring it over. I agreed
readily enough , and started out. I made
> no grand mistake here. I hadn't the
the Russia recorded yet. The only thing
to show who was the owner was the loca
tion stake at the mouth of the shaft , giv
ing half and half to me and Steve. If I
iad taken the trouble to record the cer
tificate while in Fairplay half wonld have
been mine In spite of anybody , As it
was , if I were ont ot the way Stove could
get the whole mlno by simply rubbing my
name off the stake. But I trusted him
too fully to think of such a thing.
"I left my ore to have assays made ) got
the money in the shape of a roll of bills ,
and started back through a heavy utorm
of wet snow. By the time I reached our
cabin at Alma it had cleared off and a
bright aun was shining , but I waa wet
through. I laid my coat in the sun to
dry , and on top of it apread the bills , for
they were damp. I then went to got
something to oat. Steve was outside
smoking , and the jenny was picking up
what it could find , near the cabin. On
coming out I wont to my coat , and to my
horror the money was gen . At first I
thought Steve was trying to play a trick
on mo , but ho assured that ho had not
eoen the money , tbat either It had blown
away or else the jenny had eaten it
Thoio wasn't a broatb of wind atirring so
I finally concluded that it had gouo down
the jenny's throat.
" 1 went over to Blrg'a and told him I d
lost his money , and the whole story. He
didn't seem inclined to believe it , but
said very llitlo at the timo. I went to
bed prettyjearly ] that night , feeling tired.
I bad hardly cot asleep when a gang of
fellows , with Blrgo at their bead , broke
Into the cabin , Almost before I could
speak they had a rope around my nock
and the other end over a beam in the
ncf. The rope 'l rtmod , and a fjllow
called out that I had just live minutes to
give np tbo money or die. Good God ! I
waa so choked I conld hardly breathe. 1
don't know what I did , I tried to tcT
them I hadd't.tho money , that it Wai
really lost , but they only jerked the ropi
and bid rco berry up or they'd atring mo
1 broke into a cold aweat. I fell on mj
knees and orayed and begged for life ,
Those few miuutea were years to me and
I ban given np all hope , when I hoard
Blrgo's voice :
" 'Lot the critter co , boys , lot's lead
him out of town llko the thief he is , with
a rope round his neck , and if ho eve
cornea back we'll ' bang him. '
" 'Go on with the banging,1 yelled half
a dozen ; ' wo don't any thieved In Alma. '
" 'No ; I lost the money , and it's m
ay,1 replied Birge.
"After a lot of talk they let me dow
md I breathed again. Then they led m
nit of town , I made tracks yon can be-
love. I stopped in Boulder , Wbon I
iad been there abont three weeks , one
night Blrgo and three miners came to my
boarding house. Blrge walked up to mo ,
and raid 'Sam , shake , old boy ; we've got
all tbo money , We treated yon llko a
dop , and wo'vo como to apologize. '
' I oould hardly trnstmy ears , buttbey
scon told the story. The very next day
after I'd been led out of Alma my part
ner Steve was caught In a snowalido
while going up to Russia , probably to
take oil my name. He lived long enough
to bo brought to town and to make a
confession. Whilej I was inside the cabin
the jenny , snuffing round for something
to eat , had very innocently protruded
her tongue and taken Into her mouth tbo
wbcla $1,200. , Uteve happened to toe
her jnst at she was about to swallow her
valuable ration , ran to her , put his hand
in her mouth , to zad the greenbacks and
brought them forth , Ho then bid them
with the almost fatal result to me that 1
luvo described. He pointed ont tbs
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spot where hud bidden It , and Birgo got
bis money. I was brought back to Alma
in triumph , and they gave mo a pocket-
aook with a cool thousand In it to make
up. But I wouldn't go through auch
mother lime for twice a thousand. After
that they called me Pocketbook Sam. J
sold the Russia for $30,000 , and tbat waa
the beginning of my fortune. "
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From Theodore Rooaovelt'd account of
"Still-hunting the Grizzly , " In the Juno
Century , we quote the following : "Sure
enough , there wore two bears ( which
afterwards proved to ba an old she and a
nearly full-grown cub ) traveling up the
bottom of the valley , much too far fcr us
to shoot. Grasping our titles and throw
ing off our hats , wo started off ai hard as
we could run diagonally down the hill
side , co as to cut them off. It waa some
little tlmo before they saw us , when they
made oft at a lumbering gallop up tbo
valley. It would seem impossible to run
Into two grizzlies In the open , but they
were golcg up hill and wo down , and
moreover the old ono kept stopping. The
cub would forge ahead and conld proba
bly have escaped ua , but the mother now
and then stopped to sit down on her
haunches and look round at us , when the
cub would-run back to her. The upshot
waa that wo got ahead of them , when
they turned and went straight up ono
hillside as we ran straight down the
other bshlnd them. By this time I was
pretty nearly done out , for running along
the Bleep ground through the sigo-brnsli
was moat exhausting work ; and Morrl-
tiotd kept gaining on me and was well In
front. Jest as ho dlaapcoared over a
bank , almost at the bottom of the valley ,
I tripped over a bush and fell full length.
When 1 got up I know I could never
make up tbo ground I had lost , and be
sides could hardly run any longer. Mcr-
rifitld was out of sight below , and the
heara were > laboring up the steep hillside
directly opposite and about throe hun
dred yards off ; ao I ait down and began
to aboot over Morrifield'a head , aiming at
the big bear She was going very stead
lly and in a straight line , and each bullet
sent up a poll of dust where It atruck the
dry aoll , so tbat I conld keep correcting
my aim ; and the fourth ball crashed into
the old bear's flank. She lurched heavily
forward , but recovered herself and
reached the timber , while Morrlfioldwho
had put on a spurt , was not far behind.
" 1 toiled np the hill at a aort of trot ,
fairly gaiplng and sobbing for breath ;
but before I got to the top I hoard
aconplo of ahota and a about. The
old bear had turned aa soon aa aho was in
the timber , and came towards Merrifhld ,
but ho gave her the death-wound by fir
ing into her chest , and then shot at the
young one , knocking It over. When I
came up bo waa just walking towards the
latter to finish it with the revolver , but 1
inddcnly jumped np as lively as ever anc
made oil'at a great pace for It was near
ly full grown. It woa impossible to
fire where the tree trunks wera so thick
but there wa a small opening across
which it would have to pats , and collect-
in all my energies I made a last run , go
Into position , and covered the opening
with my r.fle. The instant the bear appeared
poarod I fired , and it turned a dczet
somorbauUa downhill , rolling over am
over ; the ball had struck It near tbo tal
and had ranged forward through tbo hoi
low cf the body. E oh of us bad tbu
given the fatal wound to the bear intc
which the other had fired the firt
bullet. "
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Railway Time Table.
COUNCIL BLUFFS ,
b following r the times ol tbo arrival aud d .
lartnro ot trains by central standard time , at tha
ocildepota. Trains lo ve trnnafcr depot ten mln.
otei miller and nrrlve ten mlnutoa later.
DXFART. ARRIVB ,
1010100 and noarrmamM ,
0:25 : A M Hall anil Ktpreta 00'r : u
2:40 : r M Accommodation < : tO r M
6:30 : r u 9.06 A u
C1UOAOO ARO
0:26 : A U Mall and Express 0:13 : r u \
:26 : A Accommodation 6:15 : r u .
6:30 : r it Kxprcts : M > A u
emoiao , im-wAnm A D IT. MCI ,
M Mall and Express 8:60 : r U
6:26 : r > M Xxprcai 0.05 A u
omaiao , tcEunsroN t o quraci.
0:60 : A H Mall and Kxpres 7:10 : r u
Sir Accommodation S:00 : iC"
IS f Kxpreyj . 8:60A : u
WAiAaii , BT. LOUIS AHD rAnno
! :16 : r M Locil Ht. Louis Kxrircsa Local
8:00 : rM Tranifer " " Tranalir 8:20 : ru
7 'IB I'M Local Cblcigo & St It Exp Local 8SO : A M
" " " " Trawler 9:06 AM
7:85 : rii Trinifer :
, IT , ; oi AMD council , iturn.
100h ; A it Mall and Kxprota 6:40 : r M
8:16 : r u Kxpreta B.26 A u
liooi omr AND rAoino ,
7:20 : A u Ifill for Rloux City 6:10 : r u
7SO ; r M Eipreea for Ht I'tul 0:26 : A ti
UNION 1'AOiriO.
11:00 : A u Denver Kxpreat 1:35 : r u
1:06 ) u Lincoln Tata O'a &R V 2:86 : r u
7:66 : iit Overland Kxprtea 8:30 : A u
BUMMT IIU1X8 TO OU1U1.
Uara Council llluDe - fl 66-7:66-050-10:30 : :
11:16 p. in , 'Leavo oiaahr-6 : S-7:26 eJO ! 'lO
Hits a. Ul. 12:60-2:00 : : 0-liiO-4:66 : : 6 6
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