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THE DAILY BEE-COTTtfCIL BLUFFS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER II 1885 : THE DAILY BEE. Friday Morning , September 11 Office No. 12 Pearl St. DolUeredby carrier to any part oi the city or twenty cents n week. II , W , TII.TOX , - K 31 tor nnd Lessee. MINOR MENTION , Flower pots at Homer's , 23 Miln , Hotter , merchant tailor , foi fine goods The city conncll li to meet this even ing , or at least ; make ono ot Its trys. A cue of doctors Instruments baa boon found , the owner of which can find the tame at the BEE office. The legal contest over the chieftain- uhlp of the fire deportment Is to como np In the superior court to-day. The Hebrews hold appropriate services hero yesterday , conducted by Mr. Ham- moraloagh , of Milwaukee. Mrs. Mitchell , head trimmer In H. Friedman's millinery store , has gone to Chicago to look np the latest styles , Albert Kahl , the sixteen months old child of William Kahl , of Keg Greek , died of lung fever on Thursday , and was burled yesterday in Mlnoola at 2 o'clock. Yesterday being the 10th cf the month , the U. P. boys were made happy by re ceiving tholr chocks for August. The employes on the street railway , also bo- 'ug ' Union PaolBo employes , received tholr chocks too. Ferguson & Son , of the Pacific , are feeding tholr guests on juicy , tender beef of tholr owii raising and fattening , the product of tholr stock farm. It's a big advantage for a hotel to have such a base of supplies. The Johnsons , a colored family of a good deal of Pierce street notoriety , wore before the court yesterday on the charges of restating an officer , disturbing the peace , oto. Tholr cases wont ever until Monday. Now mattresses were being placed In the now jail yesterday , and everything put In readiness for the recaption of the prisoners , who were matched over Into the new quitters about 5 o'clock. They numbered fifteen. Fred Limb while collecting some bills was set upon by a dog who lunched off of ono of his calves. Fred now has the permit of the city marshal to shoot the dog on sight , and if ho can't hit him there ho will put a bullet Into uomo other part of his body. Susan F. Fleshor , who has been in the nsylnm at Ml. Pleasant , and who was allowed to como homo for a brief vacation about two weeks ago , has been taken BO violently Insane , while visiting Mrs. James Wright In this city , that it became nocea sary yesterday to take her In charge nni start back to the asylum with hor. Raymond & Campbell , the well known bridge builders , bavo just closed a con tract to build two bridges in Henry county to cost $27,000. Both bridges are to ba of iron , ono to have a 250 fool upan , and the other GO. The bridges are to bo put lullome , near Mt , Pleasant. An accident befell a eon of Mr. Mer rlam , a huckster , as he proceeded along Washington , avenno yesterday In wagon. The boy In some way fell off , and down behind the horse , which klckec him In the chest. The boy was taken to his homo , a llttlo out of the city , and the extent of the Injury has notbeon learned , but It appeared to bo sorlouj. The following were the bids opened yesterday for attending to the pauper cases of the county hero for the ensuing year , and furnishing medicine : Dr. Cleaver , $350 ; Dr. Hanchott , $500 ; Dr. White , $300 ; Dr. Bellinger , 8297 ; Medi cal Association , $000. The board did not make any award of the contract yesterday day , the bids being laid over until this morning. The county board carefully Inspectoc the new jail again yesterday , and took pains to measure and examine every do tall so as to bo snro that the people were getting all they paid for. They soemoc perfectly satisfied , and conld find no flaws or causa for complaint. Tho' bo arc seems to bo especially careful , and the taxpayers cannot bnt rest easy at the prospect of the new court house project bolng In the hands of men who bavo tholr confidence , and who show such de termination to have every dollar go as far bs possible. A number of search warrants and writs were Issued by Judge Aylcsworth yester day , and placed In the hands of officers , who hunted up the places whore U was supposed that liquors were bolng aold without a license being paid. In each case the officers reported that they oould find no liquor , or else the places were closed np , When one of Council Binds officers cannot get into a saloon , or find ( something to drink , it Is clearly proved that either there is no saloon , or else the barrels are dry. They are making thcr ougn work In this line. There were several plain drunks In the pjlloo court yesterday , all of whom were fined except one , named Merrlam , who claimed that ho como to town with only fifteen cents , and that after spending five cants for a glass of beer , he proposed to gamble with the rest of his capital , bnt was ordered away from the table , and es he did not want to go , a policeman was called on to arrest him , and he was charged with being drunk , The jailer testified that Merrlam was not what ho would call drunk when brought in , and Merrlam insisted that ho conld not ooo how he could get drunk on ono gUts of ber. The judge concluded that the polica had put him In to save him losing his money , and so let him go , bis ten cent ) being handed him by the clerk , MORE MANUFACTURING , Move to Hftlao $100,000 to En- courngo Snch Enterprises tn Council Ulnflfc , Oonncll Binds needs moio minufictnr * leg enterprises , and with a llttlo exertion on the psrt of her citizens and moneyed men could easily Increase the number. This fact has been patent to many for a long time , bnt each seems waiting for aomo ono else to make a move , and what la everybody's business la no ones. A ichomo Is now being talked up , and prom ises to prove a success , It being In brief an organization with ample capital for encouraging and fostorln manufacturing enter priser * hero. It Is proposed to have ono hundred shares of $1,000 each , making a total of $100,000 , and thia to bo Invested In different enterprises as they thall com mend thomsolvoa to the judgment of the members of the organization , If , for in stance a manufacturing enterprise wants to locate hero , It can bo encouraged by this organization taking a certain amount of stock in the company , The city has many advantages to offer as a manufac turing point , and If besides thcsa advantages , a man desiring to start an ontorprlso hero conld bo aasurod of some help and encourage ment , snch enterprises csnld easily bo secured hero. More than this , the more fact tint Council BlullY own citizens stand willing to Invest In such enter prises would bo a clinching proof that thoao who llvo here , and who have every opportunity of judging of the advantages of the city , are BO confident that It Is a good point that they are willing to Invest their own money , and take a part of the risk , Instead of asking strangers to do It all. Such n showing of confidence in Council Bluffs would do more than anything elao to establish confidence In others. The plan pro posed is to have each sbaro ot $1,000 paid In only aagood Investments are found for It. If , after securing subscriptions for the whole $100,000 , some ontorprlso Is found , which Is a worth ono , and which would locate hero , th company wonld take § 10,000 c the stock , then each ah are woul bo called on for $100 , and after another good chance presented It self another assessment conld bo mado. . Thus the money will not have to ba pal In all at once , and what Is paid In la no a mcro free-will offering , but will prov an Investment , on which the chances nr that fair returns will bo had. The mor profit on the Investment is not , however , the main object to which those who an working on the plan are looking forward , The chief purpose Is to so work as to se cure what Council Bluffs needs so badly , tuoro manufacturing. Ono hundred cltl zens In this city could easily shoulder this enterprise , It being only a thousand dollars [ each , and that In Installments and $100,000 thus divided among varlon manufacturing enterprises would call intt this city several hundred thousand dollars lars of manufacturing. The starters o the enterprise are quite enthusiastic over It , and propoao to push right along to a Buocoasfnl completion of the organization A Card From Win. H. Brooks , To the Editor of the BEE. Your "Old Stager" Is wleo. Beyond what is written in yonr Issue of the 8th. I am not a candidate for any office. My friends are not looking out for any place for mo. I expect to leave Iowa on the ICtb , to bo absent till December. Yours Truly , WM. AI. BUOOKS. Tabor , la. , Sept. 10. HE TALKED TOO MUUH , A. Veteran Fireman Discharged for Telling " \Vh t lie Thought of the Mnyor. The announcement that Charlie Nichol son , the veteranOrornnnhad boon thrown out of his position as driver of No. 1 , caused no llttlo talk yesterday. Nichol son Is a first clats fireman , and baa only had ono fault , and that he has bravely fought and snccoitfally for aomo time , and has always been ready and eager for duty. Hence there were many surmises as to what had caused him to be laid off. The solution of the mystery Is said to bo that the fireman has a tongue which ho unoa freely to express what Is on the In side. Whoa ho found that the mayor's llttlo paper bad opened war not only on aomo of his friends , bat had attacked the reputation of defenceless women and In nocent children , Nicholson's blood boiled , and ho declared that the mayor's paper would ba llko thn Irishman's polecat , If let alone It wonld soon dlo as the result of Its own foolishness , and from over-exertion. This vraa said In the presence of "Left Handed Joe , " who Immediately proceed ed to Inform the editor mayor , who promptly caused the fireman to bo thrown iff the force. Such Is the current ex planation , but the mayor says through bis organ , that Nicholson had too much booze , and adds significantly that "he talked too much with his month. " This Is the mayor's Idea of free speech. Not in Paying Qunntltiov , When the east end of the county nude such an efiort to got a term of court and a deputy clerk established at Avoca , there were roseate plctnrlngs of the amount of business which would bo done there , but the report of the clerk for the past five months does not shoir that it Is a paying Investment for the county so far. It needs developing badly. From the first } f April to the first of Junp the following iroro the receipts of the clerk : 3o ts oollecttd $ G3 00 Marriage licenses , , , 8 00 Dltlzen jmpora 3 Total 874 25 During the months of June , July and August the following were the rccelpta. 3oiU collected 853 60 Licenies , c 00 Dihzen papers StB Total § 5076 Thli niakoj the total receipts for the Ivo months , § 134. The ta'ary of the ilrrk alone , to say nothing of other 01- joiis.'s during this time , was $250. A Heavy Transfer , E. P. Oalilwcll , who was lately prao- Icing law hero , and who baa now located u Washington territory , has been In the Ity for 5 fo w days , and the purpose of ils mission has now become known. He its just sold his farm In Monona county , cgether with lands In Shelby county , o Mr. H. L. Votaw , the whole oonuld ration reaching the snug little turn of :3i,000. : The farm thus transferred con- tits of 1,037 acres , and there is B largo amount of stock and many Improvements. Mr. Votaw has been living In ' "Washington territory for a year and a half past , but formerly was a resident of this state , Salem being his homo. Ho Intends to move back to Iowa and take possession of his farm , and It Is not unlikely ho will make this city his residence , and look after his Inter ca'fl ' from this as headquarters , Mr. Caldwell will In a few days leave for the east , and after visiting Now York , will return to hla now homo In Washington territory. A Musical Choir. Last evening ai the residence of J. J. Lulzf No. 50G Sixth street , Profs. Lip- fort and Zerkowsky nnd tholr pnplla gave a muslcalo to a largo company of friends. The pupils showed fine progress , and tholr parents and friends were much pleased. The following Is the QuI vive , duet . Oanz Mlises Grace Spooncrnnd Francis Smith , La Fontaine . Lysberg Mies Ida Lutz , Violin concerto On. 1C . Do Ucriot Prof , 1) . Xerkowsky. Thou Art eo Near . Hicliard Mlsa Grace Spoonor. Rlgoletlo . Lii Prof. 0.13. Llpfert. Romance . Goltorman Prof. B. Xerkowiky. Martha . S.Smitl Miss Francis Smith , Matinee of Birds . . . . . , . , Miss Mtnnio Miller , Norma . Joe ! 1'rof. 0. 13. Uptott. Pall and winter clothing to order , Norono & Landstrom , 205 Main street Substantial abstracts of title and re estate loans , J. W. and E. L. Squire 102 Pearl street. J F Barnard , J It Hardy and E J Sward prominent officials ot the St. Jo road , wore i the city yestorday. Workers with metals generating oloc trlclty escaped the cholera of ' 49. Thci use onr olcotrlo belts. Jndd & Smith Oouncll Bluffs. Agents wanted. IVImt Will the Taxes Do ? The county board has fixed the follow Ing as the tax levy : State 2 50 mills , County 0 CO Bridges 2 25 Schools 1 00 Insane 75 Poor , with improvements 1 25 Court house and jail bonds 75 The levy for this city will thus stand : School 17 25 rnillf , Stttennd county 14 50 City 23JT5 Total 60 50 mills. Dr. Wiles , Eye , Eir and Throa pocialist , Room 5 , Everett bpck. Homovecl. The T. N. Bray stock ol boots am shoes will bo removed to-day to 10 ( Main street , two doors below the ol' stand. The stock will bo closed out a greatly reduced prices. T. N. BSAY , Proprietor , B. K. BEACH. Manas er. N. J. SWANBON. 0. E. SWANSO : SWANSON MUSIO 00 , , 329 Broadway , Council Bluffs. Sold on Monthly Payments All kinds of repairing on Musical Inatru menta a Specialty. Waves , \ vitches. Etc. HAIR 'GOODS , S7iamjooing , Jlair Dressing And Cutting , HAIR GOODS , Bangs Cut Pamprdour , Langtry or other styles. Hair Goods MRS. 0. L. GILLETTE , 20 Main St. Council Bluffs. _ Kiel Sale Stables , Horses iiid Muhscomtnclly on hand , for ealo at re tall or In citlimil late. All Stock Warranted as Represented , \Yholoinlc and retail dealers In train and Baled Hay. Trices reasonable. S tulactlon gimaDtecd. SCIILUTEIt < c HOLEY Oor. 5th Av. and 4th St. , Council Bluffs. In Council Bluffs bavlug And all modern Improvements , call bells , Gre alnrw bells , etc. , is the CRESTON HOUSE Nos. 215 , 217 and 210 , Main Street. MAX M1HN , - - S PROPRIETOR KEMEU & SEAIUGIIT , No 34 N. Main St. , Council Bluffa Telephone No , 141. All work first claas. B , Bice M , B. 1ATJPPPO or other tumors removal without the JuNUDUUj knlloor dn tngof Mood. JHRONIC 'DISEASES , - - * -P-Hr Over thirty year * rractica eip il nc . Cfflco < S" Cbtteet , ounolla. Ulufla cultloiClie SPECIAL NOTICES NOTIOK. SpecUl t rertlssmcn na M Lost fonnd , To I/Oftn , for B l , To Ken Wants , BoardIng - Ing , eto. , will be lntert < l In thli eolnmn kl lh low r ! of TEN CENTS PER LINK for the flrtl Inwrtlon nd H7E CENTS TEB LINK ( or caeh tnbseqnenl In sertion. te&roAclrtrttstmsnli | cur oQet , Mo , 12 POM I etrott ctkr Broadwar WANTS. O RENT \ new seven room donna. Inquire at Bus Offlcs. K SALB The leme nod furniture of the Aracil- can home Apply kl Amortcko house , Main slreit and Ninth avenue. FOR SAM Houses , lot ) and UnJ. A. J. Stephen * on , COS First Avenue , Council Blurts . FORM.YT- slv room house , ten tnlnntcs walk ( rom bustooid , city water , well an J cittern. For rent cheap. FOR HUM No. ISO Harrison street , three rooms. JIcSUliov * Co. 41'oatl street. FOU SALE , FOR RENT Oil EXCHANGE. NO. 53 For Bale or rent , on very liberal terms. The Coun-ll Bluffs Paper Hill , complete , with the large boarding house find three acres ot ground. No. SB Abu | < lncBeprOpeit'ln | Cherokee , Cherokee oeuntr. Iowa , fl111 trade ( or western Unas. Value aboutSI.OCO. No. 89 A bciulKnl homo In the town ot Hastings , Mills count ) , Iowa , ( or Nebnska land. Value , 3,600. no. 41 A ( toed business property and also a good residence property In the town o ( Chcnvo. ItoCoan county , 111. , low down lit cash or will oicbange lor western lands. > o. 170 A splendid ( arm , wtll lnpro\cd , OlOacroa In Dickinson county , Ion ft , joining the town olfplrlt Lake. Price , for aehott time ; $39 per aero. No. 164 to 137 Are ( our Improved farms In Phillips county , Kansw , cica with & email Incumbranoe. The cqultas will bo exchanged ( or unlncumbcrod wild land In Nebraska. No 183-480 acroe In Holt county , Nob. , parti Improved , at a big bargain. Hants to exchange fo' merchandise. No. 64 A fine tno story bilek rtslJcnco , one o tto best locations In Council llluffs , n 111 trade lei zood utilncumbercj Kansas or Nebraska lands , Vklui 816100. No 66 ftHil 11 Are two other beautiful heroes li Council Bluffs , which cash pnjrnent will buy nt brrzaln. No. 6fl A b ° &uttlul mburbin looallon In Ion ; City , low a , will exchange ( or western lands. Valu $5,000. The above nro only a ( ew of our epcclal bargains If jou'AOKrt anjthlng to trade ( or sell , ornantti cell any rosl estate or merchandise , write us Wt have semtlgood stocks o ( eooda to trade for lauds SWAN & WALKER , Council Blufls , Iowa. j. L. 81 ieit Xfo. 607 Broadirw Ooanoll Bluff * COUNCIL BLUFFS. The following urt the times ot Iho arrival ml de iirtnreof trilns by contra ! standard tlcie , it the local dcpoto. Trains leave trmsfor depot lea rain Dtoj earlier and arrive ton rnluutoa later. DWABT. ARR17I , unoieo and KORnrwuraiur. 0:25 : A H Hall and Expriag 0:50 : r u 12:40 : r H Accommodation 4:10 : r H 5:30 : p 11 [ Express 8.05 A u cmcUGO ADD aooK ISLIKP. 9:25 : A It Wall and Exprosa B.63 r M 7:16 : A M Accommodation 5:45 : r M 6:30 : P M Kxprcta 10.00 A M OD13AQO , UltWADKBI AMD I. rAUIr. 0.20 A M Mall and Exprosa fl.50 r M 6:26 : P M Express 0.05 A M CHKUUO , tuEUsarox xtro qvnoT. 0'45 A H Mall and Express 7:10 : F H 0 30 P M Accommodation 2:00 : p M 6:15 : p M Express 8:50 : A u WABARII , sr. LOOTD ASD rAcmo. 2:15 : P M Local St. Louis Express Local 8.00 p M Transfer " " Transfer 8.ZO p H liuou cm , BT. 10 * Am > council ttum. 10 10 A H Mall and Express 7:25 : p H 8.05 F U Express S.26 A 11 tioax crrr AND FACING. 7:20 : A u Mall for Sioux City 0:50 : P H 7SO : r u Exprosa for St Paul 8.25 A H BMON PACIFIC , 11:00 : A U Denver Express 4:35 : p u 1:05 : F H Lincoln Fats Om & R T 2.35 F M 7:55 P H Overland Express 8.80 A M DD1111T IRAIhB TO OMAHA. Leave Council JSIufla 6.65 7:55 : 0.20 10:80 : 11:40 : a. m. 1:30 2.30-8.80 4.28 5:25 : 8.25 11:15 p. m. Leave Omahs 8.25 7:28 6:50 : 10 li:15 : a. m. 12:50-2.03 : 800 4:00 : 4:55 : 5.55 , Office & IPusev. Council Bluffs , Iowa. Established - 1865 HOH OFFICER M.W. HPUSET CarpetSiCafpets ! Our buyer writes from New York that he has purchased the Largest and Choicest Line of -AND- UPHOLSTERY GOODS Ever Shown in this pity , These ; oods are now arriving daily and ve resoectfully invite everybody : o call and see them. Oil Cloths , Linoleums , Mattings * OF ALL KINDS. Window Shades , Cornice Poles , Etc , , Etc. POPULAR PRICES. Council Bluffs Carpet Co 405 Broadwav. . A. Ii. ROBERTS , Formirlycf New York. IRST CUSS DRESSMAKING , Cutting and Fitting E tabllihinent fo. 34 Pearl St. , Council Bluffs. 8-A2 nnd 344 : Broadway , Council IBlufiV , lown , RETAIL DEPARTMENT Mens'Fail& ' Winter Wear CLOTHING Wens' nnd Roys' Business Suits Mens'nnd Boys' Dress Suits. Childrons' every day & Dress Suits. Overcoats for Men , Boys and Chil dren. Merchant Tailor Suits. Merchant Tailor Overcoats , UNDERWEAR Merchant Tailor TrowEers , Equal to the best , to order , At half the pr ce Pat mous' Suits and Overcoats Lean rnons' Suits and Overcoats. Fat meus' Trowsers. Saanilcss Shirts and Drawers in Scotch -wools , medicated Scarlets extra heavy Balbriggans. fancy col ( red Wools , and mixed qualitie from 25c each to 84.50. Dunlnp nnd Stetson's Hats i'6 fall of 1885. urnishing Goods Gloves , Neckwear , Suspenders Handkerchief : ? , Collars and Cuffs of first class qualities and lease ble prices. Please call and look at our stock Metcalf Brothers , Retail Department , 842 and 344 Broadway , Coimci Bluffs. The New York PLUMBING CO'Y. 55S JBroadwav ; Council Bluffs , Iowa SANITARY HYDRAULIC ENGINEERSPUB- LCau , RIVATE SYSTEMS of S2W- ERAGE , WATER WORKS and VEN TILATION design ed and constructed. PLUMBING work in all its branches This conraanv have one of the best assort ed stocks ot plumb ing goods in the west. Estimates furnish" ed. ed.Marry Marry Birkinbine * Manager NEW YORK , PLUMBING CO'Y 55 BROADWAY COUNCIL BLUFFS Tele-ohone No. H. BdEtTRZl OTJDt AMD2UOJUJ AT- Mrs. D. A. Benedict's ' , Vo. 337 I ) road nay , Council Blufli , IIAIK GOODS HAIR GOODS Of all kinds Of every stifle nade to order. ready made. lIAIlt GOODS , IIAIU GOODS , No 33/ / , 33Broadway , JACOB SIMS , ifiorney - Law AT-- darkness Brothers , We shall offer at CASH SALE , until sold , a large in voice of COTTON FLANNELS at 25 per cent below the prices heretofore asked , 10 dozen Blankets at $1,25 to $2. worth Irom $2 to $3. These goods wera bought at Auction Sales and will not bo duplicated. Parties will do well to secure them while t heycan , Our new stock of SILKS , TRICOTS , DRESS FLANNELS , PLAIDS , Etc , , Are unusually attractive and never so cheap as now of fered , Are received ind our stoch is ivelJ uvsortedjor the cat'ly fall trade. Bugs , Door Mats , Etc , , Etc , n 401 BROADWAY , COUNCIL BLUFFS , ouse. . m ubber BootsShoes and Arties lubber and Oil Clothing , FELT BOOT IMMENSE STOCK. Eastern Prices Duplicated. Send for Illustrated Catalogue. Z , T , LINDSAY & CO. , Warehouse and salesroom , -il N Main bfr , Council B.ufft , Iowa , Office 412 Broadway W. P. A.YLSWORTH Brick buildings of any kind raised or moved and satisfaction frunrnntood , Frame boa cvrd on Little Glnnt trucks , the best In the world. vniiTrr 1010 Ninth'streetl Council Blufls PHILLIPS , WUOLESAM : DKALKK IN oots & Shoes Employ no traveling agents , thus saving their expenses to customers. Agen t for Para Kubber Company , Write for prices i3 ! Broadway , Council Bluffs , la DYEING AND CLEANING WORKS. Gentlemen's Clothing Cleaned , Dyed and Repaired. Ladles' Dresies Claaned and Dyed rlthout ripping Plumes Cleaned , or Colored any Bhado , to Bomple. Silks , Velvets and , ac s Cleaned , Dyed and KoQninhod. Lice Curtains neatly clcanedj 29 Main street , Coun- " " 'u'r" ' ' opli08lta I)06to"ie9' I)06to"ie9'F. . B. PATTON. Manager. [ . BROHLICH , JOOH&ating Stoves from $3 to $10 Eachj j Chosp Cook Stores and General House ruroibhlngUaodt , including Now and Second [ and Furniture , m jjROADWAY , COUNCIL BLUFFS ,