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' 0 fHB OMAHA DAILY TBEBft TUESDAY * OCTOBER' 11. 1887- THE DAILY BEE. COUNCIL BLUFFS OfflCE , * 4U. 12 , PEARL STREET. Delivered ty carrier in tint part of the city at twenty COD la per week. II. W. TILTOK. Manafer. TKLHPHONE3 : BCPIHFM Orncr. No. 43. IflQlir EuiTOit No. 23. M1NOU MKNTIO.V. N. Y. Plumbing Co. Heller , lallor. Fall goods cheap. BSco Chapman for wedding presents. The connection of the Vine street nnd Jiryntit street sewers was niado yester day.Ladies Ladies , sea combined writing desk and Hewing machine. Domestic oil'tcc , 105 Main street. The chins arc gathering for the repub lican county convention which meets this forenoon at 11 o'clock. A piano has been rented of the Mueller Music company , and It was placed la the high school room last night. A. iy , KinKftbury of Omaha nnd Carrie Walker of lcs Molnes were married Sunday by 'Squire E. S. liaruelt. J. W. Palmer and Nancy A. Hischell , both ot this county , were married yester day by Justice Schurz at his judicial p.irlors. Auditor Kinnt'lmn yesterday cancelled 110,000 worth of city warrants recently put In judgment by the Portsmouth , N. II. , Savings bank. Pile driving for the liroadway bridge was commenced yesterday. Four wore driven. Thu doubters and croakers will now rest easy for a time. Several of the citizens ot Council Ulufla have expressed their intention of being on hand to-morrow to witness the affect ing meeting of George Kudlo aud Presi dent Cleveland. The Koval Arcanum elves its opening dance of the series this evening in its hull. These parties have been ever pop ular ana this season promises to be fully rqual , if not superior , to previous ones. The piano to be drawn at the Catholic bazaar has been moved from Voss' jew elry store , where It has been on exhibi tion , to thu Masonic temple , where it will be used for rehearsals until it Is drawn. The llurlinirlon route has issued one of the most attractive of the series of time Bchcdules nf the presidential train , show ing the arrival of the train at the various btations between Omaha and Kansas City.There There Is nothing being doae m the sa loon cases. The federal court adjourned without giving any decision on cases pending there , and Judge Dconior seems to be saving the best of the wine to the last of the least. Many of the bachelors of this city are Anxiously eyeing thn beautifully dressed bride in Kiscman's window that is to be given to the one receiving the most votes at llio Catholic ba/aar in the Masonic temple October 24. Marriage licenses were granted yes terday to John Wolf and Carrie Knott , of Alindeii , and i. L. Hays and Maggie A. ( Hays , both of this county ; J. W. Palmer and Nancy N. liirehell , of this city ; T. II. Dobcck and Adeline Wohl- ford , of Omaha. William Fitzgerald , 210 Main street , Crcstou house block , opened on Saturday last with u full and complete stock of groceries. His goods' are all now and fresh and judging from Iho trade ho has had thus far the people appreciate the bargains they are getting. Henry Martin , the victim of Sunday's shooting accident , is reported by Dr. Thomas to bo much more comfortable , nnd the chances are good for his com plete recovery. He will , however , bo compelled to go through life with ono lcs.s eye than he staricd with. Dr. Kothortson , who has recently set tled hero nnd opened an oilico , has plans drawn for his new house to bo erected on u lot bought by him last spring on Fifth nvuuiio. Ho proposes proceeding at once to lay the foundation , and will pos sibly complete the structiuo this fall. Yesterday at noon the lust meal was served in the dining room of the Uechlele house. Mr , Ucchtolu will conlinuo to keep the hotel open and give the public the opportunity of securing rooms there , but no meals will be served , the dining room being closed until further notice. Mr. lieclilelo is ono of the oldest citizens , and has done much for Council lilufl's in many ways. Ho has spout thousands of dollars on improvements , but ho savs ho is through now. Ho declares that prohi bition makes it impossible for him to continue llio hotel business longer , and as his bar has been closed , he closes his dining room nlso. Altend the millinery opening to-day &nd to > nighl at II. Friedman'D. Every one making'o , cash purchase of 25 cents at T. D. King As Co.'s cigar store gets a chance in the annual prize draw ing. Twenty elegant , pri/cs , J. W. nnd E. L , Squire lend money. Personal I'arntirnplm. II. B. Williams , of Glonwood , is at ( he Itechtelo. Mr. Peter Heck , of Nebraska City , ar rived hero Saturday evening. Ho will move his family to that place to-morrow. Donald Macrae is preparing for the medical psof 3ssion , having entered upon p two years' course in the Omaha medi cal college. Mr. Henry Sprink Is in the city , called hero to attend the funeral of his fithor , thn lalo John Sprink. Ho did not arrive in time for the obsequies. At the Ogden yoiterday : J. W. Milncr , Chicago. At the Pacitio : W. M. Snell , BiouxTjity ; W. C. IJrown , Chicago ; C.K. bcott and B. M. N > colson , Omaha. Mr. Lucius Wells has returned from St. Louis. While there ho learned from Daniel Lament , the president's private secretary , that the parly would bo uu- able to.stop in this city. A. C. Bergmnn , of Avoca , arrived at the Kiel hotel yesterday to attend the rn- niblican county convention to-day. Ho } ias strong claims to ono of the nomina tions for representative. General U. M. Dodge , a prominent of ficial of thu Union Pacitio railroad , was in the city during yesterday , having ar rived on Sunday. Ho loft for the west last night in the interest of his road. James Wild , of Hardin township , a prominent stock man , is at the Creston wilh hia wife. Mr. Wild 1s suffering from temporary lameness , caused by ono of bis short horns stopping upon his toes. John Ericson , of Shenandoah , la. , vis ited thu city yesterday , getting pointers in architecture , etc. , ho being a promi nent contractor and builder. Ho was particularly struck by the mute beauty I- of the clock on the court house. This is If. Ir - no joke. r She had n lovely bonnet f. On her head With a lot ot iixturcs on it Aud slio said Slio bought it at H. Friedman's open' ing last ovcnlng. No. 40'J Broadway. Cole & Cole are sending lots of stoves , . to Omaha , because they are soiling lowoi than Omaha dealers. Send for catalogue nnd get prices on the Radiant Home Btowart Heaters and Hangers. COLK&COI.K , 41 Main st. H. Friedman's opening to-day and to night. . . Save 20 cents on the dollar nnd hav < pictures trained at once , Only.nim Sour more. W. W. Chapman , Main st , THE NEWS IN THE BLUFFS , A Euiplclous Trio Armtetl lor Burglary and Sneak-Thieving. THE DISTRICT COU.RT DOINGS. Morno on HI * Second Trial Hie Jonathan Jon en Murder Case- City Council Uolr.RH-L.lt- tic lilts of News. Ha curd for nurglnrjr , George llonroo , Chnrlcs Turner and J.inius Wilsey are the names given by three men who arc awaiting trial this morning on several charges. Wllscy has been. idcntl tied by W. A. Matirer's servant girl as the burglar who was in her room Saturday night. The trio also stole an u\o from Cole & Cole , and a rubber coat from M. Marcus , both of which articles they sold for much less than their actual worth. At Mr. Mauror's residence the girl was awakcnea by someone striking u match , and seeing a man in the room nsked , "Is that you , Mr. Maurcr ? " "Hush I" was the reply , and the light was immediately extinguished. Aloud scream Irom the girl awakened Mr. Mauror , who rushed from his room just in time to see the fellow take a Hying leap the whole length of the stain , jump through a window and run like a deer. About 3 o'clock Sunday morning OniccrsO'Hriun , Stevens and Covalt saw the men on the street , and after watching them for an hour , urrcnted them as suspicious char acters and placed the charge of viigrancy against them , pending further develop ments. The result shows thu correctness of their suspicions , and the cases will come before Judge Aylesworth to day. The District Court. The trial of criminal cases in the dis trict court was resumed yesterday. The cnsu of Jonathan Jones , charged with the killing of David Roberts , was set for the lirst case. Colonel C. R. Scott , now of Omaha , but formerly of this city ap peared for the defense. This case has been long in the courts , and the contest has been a hard ono. Colorful Scott se cured a new trial , and that is to take place at this term of court. Ho was not quite really yesterday to proceed with the trial , and the case WHS sot for Thursday , wlmn the trial will commence. A special venire of thirty jurymen was secured , and although they were sum moned for the Jones case especially , yet they wore told by Judge Dcemcr not to leave , although the case had been con tinued. Ho thought they might bo wanted as jurymen in some other case. The case of William Morse , Rothery's partner , was then called. lu securing a inry most of the afternoon was taken up. The regular panel was exhausted , and some of those summoned by the special venire were pat m the box. The attor neys for the defense objected to this , but their challenge on this ground was not deemed sulltcient cause by the judge. Morse will bo remembered by many on account of his connection with thu .sen sational Rothery case. Rothcry and Morse were arrested for stealing a diamond mend from Mrs. Uurhorn's jewelry store. Rothery was found guilty , but jumped his bondsmen at llio last moment. Morse also skipped , but was brought back and tried. The jury disagreed , and now lie comes on for a second trial. Ix > ggerhnaflg. The Iowa & Nebraska Telephone com pany is endeavoring to procure an in junction rostruimng the Electric Light company from crossing their electric cables on the same' side of the street now used by them. The claim set up is that the olliciency of their lines is destroyed by induction , the electric light current being so much more powerful than that of their own system. The cables are to bo fastened about ten feet aoovo the wires of the telephone company , the iiolcs and cross-arms being now in place. This distance , it is claimed by the com plainant , is not sufficient , and at least thirty feet is asked to bo the minimum distance of separation. The application for the injunction will be argued to-night before Judge Deouicr. The impression prevails that the in junction will not be granted , for evidence will bo introduced to show that at cer tain places in the city the two wires have operated well with only two feet separa tion. The struggle is mainly on upper liroiulwiiy , and should the injunction bo granted it will effectively bar the electric fight company from gain" to many places desired to be reached by them. Tlicy will , at least , bo forced to the alter native of running their cables under ground , for it is impossible to maintain a distance of thirty feet between the two Dull Monday for Police. Thcro wore but two unfortunates in the police court yesterday morning who had to explain the whys and wherefores of their being thuro. Charles Van Zee was fined S3.1Q for being drunk , and William Griffith was given a pass to the county jail for thirty days. For a iioven- Untlitr. showed himself teon-yoar-old to be decidedly tough , but it seemed aa though circumstances had conspired to niako him so. Ho availed himself of an opportunity given him to skip and de parted. m A Hig Transfer. Yesterday was consummated ono of the largest real estate deals made hero in months. By it , I. M. Hay and wife deed to E. A. Nordquist , of Minneapolis , Minn , , the east forty acres of the original Manawa park. The price paid is fii 1,000. . The purchaser assumes the mortcago existing against , each lot. (133.80) ( ) There are cightblocks viz : 0 , 10 , 11 , IS , 21. 23 , 23 and 24 , which makes the lots worth about $2 each. The property will bo improved and put in shape for dwelling cites. Notice to Claim Property. The owners of certain restaurant pro perty and tents , sent to Lincoln , Neb. , during state fair , by the team of M. E. Matherboe , of Council Hlufls , la. , can have same by calling on him and paying charges ; if not , same will be sold Novem ber 1 , 1687 for said charges. Council Proceedings. The council met in regular session last night , Alderman Wells That the gas ordinance bo referred to the gaslight and ( ire committees for changes necessary to suit present conditions. So referred. Petition of forty residents of city That the city construct water mains to the driving park. Referred to water com * mittoo. 1'etition of the electric light and power company : That the city designate which side of upper liroadway and other streets shall bo used for stretching their cables. On motion of Alderman Motcalf thonoith side was designated subject to the provisions of the ordinance. Petition of citizens on North Seventh street : That that street to avenue E bo raised to grade. Referred to committee on streets and alloys. Cleric instructed to draft resolution iiranting such peti tion. Drafted > md passed. The Cltv Suburban and Transit com pany died their accoptauce of ( lie city's grant to build two lines of street rail way. The matter qf the settlement of the btdn case referred to mayor , judiciary committee and city attorney. Petition of property owners on Miller avenue that they be exempt from sewer tax. Referred to the finance committee. - - ta fc TAklnit Time. Last ovcnlng the well known attorney , W.V. . Hilger , had his gold watch stolen from him as ho stood in the crowd at the postollicc. The thief broke the chain , in order to get possession of the ticker , and made good his escape. Avooa Itotiubllcnni. AVOCA , la. , Oct. 10. The republicans held their cauctis last evening in the city hall. The meeting was called to order by J. H. Jenks. The following delegates were chosen to attend the county con vention at Council Binds' Tuesday : Charles Uhdcn , J. H. Jcnks , W. J. Trailer , J. U. Ulakn and Mcrrit liarnes. The delegation was not instructed , but a motion to the etlcct that it was uio de sire of the convention that A. C. Horg- man , of 'Pleasant township , bo nomi nated for representative was adopted. Attention Co. A. All members are renuired to meet at their armory at 7:30 : Tuesday evening , October 11 , for drill and business meet ing. By order C. M. HIUHSMITII , First Lieutenant. fllcd. Jesse F. Walters , infant son of Mr. and Mrs. C. D.Walters , died October 10 , 1887. at 5 o'clock p. m. , Aged two years ami nine months. Funeral vVednesday , Oc tober 13 , at 3 o'clock p. m. , from the family residence , 127 Grace street , Rev. Mackay otliciating. List your property with Cooper & Judson , No. 120 Main st. Oue thousand head of one , two and three-year-old steers for sale. Will give credit to reliable parties. Enquire of A. J. Grecnamaycr , G23 Mynstcr St. , tele- 211. The Governor Here. Governor Larrabce came over from Omaha on yesterday morning's train and made but a brief stav in the city , proceeding from hero to Gleuwood. An elegant millinery display at H. Friedman's. A First Class Opportunity. Wanted a first class caterer and cook to take charge of the Council Bluffs club rooms. Rent and dining room fixtures free. None but best experienced men need apply. First class reference re quired. Apply to Simon Eisoman , chair man executive committe , Council Blutl's , la. Money to loau. Cooper & JcxJson. Dr. J. T. Van NPSS , physician and sur- goou. oflico room 8 , Opera House block , will attend professional calls day or night. Residence corner Eighth avenue and Fifteenth street. GOLD IN CHINA. Mines to He Opened lu the Celestial Kingdom. \ \ hilo people are wondorme what to make of the now Arabian Nights' Enter tainment by Count von Mitkiowic/ little expedition is departing from this port which may elloct more jor the Americanization of China than the day dreams of all the counts that have ever been counted. Among the passengers who sailed the 21st nil. in the City of 1'c- kin for Yokohama were Mr. A. M. Ells worth , a mining man of experience ; Arthur E. Roberts , ns&aycr ; Frank J. Nicl , machinst ; Mark J. Ltdstoue , mill- man ; Niel Diven , mining foreman , and Charles Tavlor , prospector. All these are in the service of the government of China , engaged under special contract to reopen and work the gold and silver nines in the province of Shan Tung. To understand the now departure it is necessary to go back a long way. Gold and silver mining was at one time a nourishing industry in China. There is reason to bciievo that the Chinese used gold coins at a poiiod anterior to the date of those Grnok and 1'arthian speci mens which form the delight of numisma tists. Thov are said to nave been cubes without inscriptions. However this maybe bo the art of mining died out. This was duo to several causes. In mining , as in other mechanical pun-mits , the Chinese reached a certain distance and no fur ther. They learned how to mine ore and to separate mineral from rock , but they never discovered how to pump water outer or pure air into underground workings. Hence in all their mines there cauiu a time when foul gases and water drove out the miners. Still more fatal to the mining industry was the superstition of the tung Shin. The Feng Shin were underground de mons who were quiet and well behaved enough &o long as they were unmolested in their subterranean abode , but became troublesome aud malignant if their rest were disturbed. It was discovered that epidemics and famines followed the workings of ccrtajn mines , and it was demonstrated without diHirulty that the visitations were due to the justly irritated Feng Shin. The controversy lasted some years as such things do in China. But it ended in the issue of an imperial rescript absolu tely prohibiting the prosecution of drift- mining under penalty of dnalh. This edict is supposed to have been issued about a century ago before the discovery of America by Columbus. It .has never been strictly enforced. Min ing has always been prosecuted to some extent in Shan Si Yunnan and Honan , On the Yangsto Kiang and its conlluents.is the stream of Szo Chuen , and throughout Mgntchooria , gravel mining has always been followed as a business by a portion ot the people. Al lusions to the mineral output of the empire arc scattered through the works of Pumpelly , Davis , DeCarno , and oth ers. More recent writers , such as Wil liams and Von Rlchlhofen , mention the fact that the precious metals are pro duced , without entering into details. Still , the disappearance of gold and the absence of gold currency , show that the edict , though not strictly carried out , had the desired etl'oct of putting a stop to mining as a regular industry. It is only within a few years that the Chinese gov ernment resolved to reverse its policy in this respect. The frightful straits in which the cmpiro found itself during the French war was satisfied its leading men that China could not hold its own in the family of nations unless it provided itself with a gold currency. It was resolved to reopen the mines. Gold , like coal , is found in every ono of the nineteen provinces of China. Bui the largest and most accessible source of supply is to bo tound in the range of hills which divides the loess prairie of North Central China from the ocean slopes. Those hills can bo traced from the shore of the Gulf of Pectuli , in the province ol Shan Tune , down into Quaug Tung. It is quite likely that they are mineral-bear , ing throughout. Mr. Ellsworth told the Herald correspondent that Americans could form no idea of the quantity of gold in China ; there was far more there than hero. It is pretty difficult to set a limit to the possibjo consequences of a general re sumption of gold-mining in China. Uu- Inss Mr. Ellsworth is much mistaken Cnina is richer in gold than any other country known. The people have been washing gravel for gold for filty cen turies or more , but the veins are com paratively virgin. And never did a nation need gold so badly as China does now , to pay for her licet , her fortllica tlons , her rnilromls Hud telegraphs , and the other improvements which'she must havo. If a few score ifllnbs lu the foothills of Shantung , Kiang Su , Che Kiang , and Fo Kicn should beirin to output | < 0,000,000 or fiO.OOO.OOO of gold ttud silver per year through American management and with the aid of American machinery the event could not bnt bo followed by im portant commercial and political cense quences. _ Imperfect digestion and ] assimilation produce disordered conditions of the sys tem which grow and are confirmed by neglect. Dr. J. H , McLean's Strengthen ing Cordial and Biped Purlller , by its tonic properties , cures indigestion and gives tone to the stomach , f 1.00 per bet tic. Not on the Pay-roll. "You would bo surprised , " said a rail road man to a Chronicle reporter yester day , if you * should learn how much money the Southern Pacific company is pending every month to maintain its service. Of course the greater number of men , and women too , of this class , are employed by the operating department , and particularly in the passenger lino. Most of them come under the head ot 'spotters , ' although they are sometimes spoken of as 'stutters. ' By the regular employes of the line to whom their at tention is chiefly dovotcd.thcy are known by another nanio. but as it wouldn't look well in print , I won't give It to you. "What are the duties of these people ? Well , they are engaged in various ways. One man may bo particularly bright in detecting the 'knockmg-dowu' methods of dishonest train men , and bo able to report the exact sum sequestered from the revenue of the company by a given man during n given period. "Others ucvelope an aptness tor dis covering whether friends of the train- hands are allowed to ride without paying fare. fare."Then "Then there are those who are set to watch ticket-scalping operations. Not long ago there was a big list of these sharp/oyod individuals on the Soutncrn Pacific company's lines , and their labors resulted in the ejectment of many * per sons from the trains of the companyand the taking up of their scalped tickets. This is not an easy task , as you may be lieve , but one in which great shrewdness is essential. It is by no means a pleasant duty , cithcrand is one in which a sympa thetic or compassionate man cannot very well engage. Besides thcro are great riikn and responsibilities , for in putting oil'a man whose ticket you suspect has been purchased from a scalper , you may eject a person who is perfectly innocent of such an action. Scalpers like to put up jobs on spotters and train agents by leading them to believe that tickets have been sold through their agency , when in reality they arc perfectly straight , hav- ug been bought at the regular ticket oilico. In the ca.so of an ejectment under such circumstances the spotter does not c eape censure for bungling , and as the company sometimes has to settle damage suits on an expensive basis , it behooves the spotter to exertthe utmost caution. "Thcro is a class of spotters who are assigned to the rather uncertain business of detecting cut rates. There is a great leal of this sort ot business going on now I mean rate-cutting and in order to get proof of it the company sends out ts spotters and stutters on the streets and on the road to Inquire into the matter. A larty of a do/en Portuguese was ticketed o Boston one day lliis week at sfoO.n ) a icud. The rcgularTalo is $ (54.50. ( The .ickcts wore sold at an outside ollh-o mving no connection wilh the Southern L'aeilic. and the rate wnj , of couise , a uofouiid secret , as the tickut-sollurs did lot wish to run afoul of the intor-statu commerce law. A spotter employed by ; he company secured an interpreter , went aboard the train and in a very short time afterward came back to head quarters with full information regarding no cut , aud it has created a row amoug : he jw-senei'.r agents that is still very far from buing quieted. "How are spotters paid ? Wellas their services are of a transitory character , their remuneration is not very great , de pending , as a rule , upon the value of the work to the company. It is therefore dillicult to say what they do get. I will ; ell you ono tniug , however their names never appear on the pay roll , and the money used for the payment of their ser vices is all drawn on general vouchers , [ f it wore otherwise , the sympathy be tween the hundred odd clerks who han dle the vouchers and accounts and the railroad men whom the spotters are set to watch would nullify the object of the whole sj stum of hi-cret railroad service. At least the department ollicials think it would , and for that reason the spotters remain nameless on the records of the railroad expenditure. " An Important Element. Of the success of Hood's Sarsaparilla the fact that every purehas or receives fair equivalent for his inonev. The fa miliar headline " 100 Doses One Dollar , " stolen by imitators is original with and truly only of Hood's Sarsaparilla. This can easily be proven by any one who desires - sires to test the matter. For real ecnuo- my , buy only Hood's Sarsaparilla. Sold by all druggists. REAL ESTATE. Vacant Lots , Lands , City IlcBldeneos and Fauns. Acre pioperty In western part of city All gclllnir cheap. B. P. OFFICER , Real Estate & Insurance Agent , Moom & , over OOlcer & 1'usey's Bunk , Co line llluira. FINE MILLINERY. New Fall Styles Open. OMAHA , Xeb. ftgk yonr retailer for the JAMES MEANS $4 SHOE or the JAMES MEANS $3 SHOE , according to your needa. ' CAUTION I Toiltlrel ) none genuine unlen our i name and price appwr plainly on the ir > lei. home ( Icalori. In order to make la rue r profit , will recommend the Interior Iruodi with which Hie market la flooded. JAMES MEANS B4 SHOE U Illht and itllih. It flu llkeastockln * and UK- . . OUIltKS NO "UUKAK- < fl IN. " Mag perlectly eaty the flrit time It li w orn. It will latltly the molt faitldloui at It U In every ' ' ! mprct equal to ahoei which Art for the J me - ' . . ie.n rc. lulled at . JAMES MEANS * 3 SHOE U theorlel. lial $ J Shoe and li abiolutely the only ihoe of Ha price. hlch haa eer l en placed eilenilvily on the market In which durability l conildf red before mere outward appearance. Theic thnri are aold br the tit retallera throughout Ihe United matet , and we will place tliom enilj within your reach In any Hate or territory If ) on will lend in * pnital card , mentioning thli paper. * mtnra SIe na Co. , 41 Lincoln bt , UoitonUua. ft Full line ot the above Shoes for sale In OMAHA by U. W. Cook , 1100 Farnamstreet ; O.a Miller. 812 North 16th street ; HarwardBros..407 Bout ! 16th street. In COUNCIL Ui.uira by Sargent & Kra&s , 112 llroaawny. SPECIAL NOTICES. ndvortlsomrntd , mch ti Lost , Fo.tnd : olxian , For 8ut , To Kent , Wftnti , Boanllnr , to , will bolnc rttl In thli column- th low rittofTEN CENTS PER LINK for the flmlnssr- Ion and VlToCent rerliln fore oh iubtuaat nmtlon. Ix-nre aJrerlUementi M our offlc * No. 12 Vearl Iticct , near Broadway , Council Uhifft. _ WANTS. I VANTni A Rood conk. Mrs. Thomas OI11- ccr , WJ Willow Avenue , 1 0 lIXCHANdK-Kor Council Bluffs or Omnhn JU property , a rot nil mock of boots nnd Rhoos , amount $4,000. Cull at store No. 60S llroadwitjr 01 address It. Martin , Council IllulTi , lown. WANTKU Two dining room boj s at Crcttou house. fj'OH 8AI.K 100 acre * of choice land Improved F ai follows : Ptnnll house and atnblo , 4tv ) rodi of ll-wiro fence , 'J3 acres or broaklup , 11 acres of nsh trees m thrifty growlnir condition. Price 11,000. Terms eo y. Address Charles H. Wilson , Oitord , Neb. _ T\MNTKD A competent dining room gir at MM. Welflch'i. . No. 118 fourth gt. _ FOK BALK My residence property corner 8th st. and Gth a\o. Flno H-room house , two lots , the corner ono vacant Cltr water and sewerage , good barn , cnrriugo house , utc. A bargain it taken toon. Apply on premises or at No. 14 1'oarl St. , Council Illuns. S. T. 'rencu , FOK 8ALK Beuond-hand Columbia blojclo > cry cheap , O.-lnoh , HI Ileo otlico. JL Olt HUNT -A now modern oljrht room homo II very convenient , within -i ! blocks dummy lopot. Inquire of W. H. Wnro , over Sin Ings ) ank. Council muffs. _ . to loan on renl estate aud clmttelrt ny $100.000 Day.aai'carlBt. _ BUIMMNU lots and acre propuity for sale by V. J. Uty , 3i ) 1'cnrl st. _ WANTKD-A trlrl for Kcnornl housework , Small Inmily , handy kitchen. 709 Gth AM * . SAF.K Oil TIlADR.-For Council Illuffl -I property 10,000 acres of Iowa and Ne braska land. J. H. Ulcv , 110 Mam St. Council Bluffj. JV. SCHUKZ , Justice of the Peace. Otllce o\cr American Express. No. 419 BROADWAY Finest Landaus Coaches and Hacks in City. WILLIAM WELCH , OFFICES : No. 418 Broadwa ) The Manhattan Telephone No. 03 Na. C15 Main Street , Telephone No , 9 OFF1VER * FUSET , fiOO Uroailway , Council Bluffs , Iowa. Established 1S5T. Star Sale Stables and Mule Yards Droaduny , Council lllulls , 0ip | Dummy Depot . > * Horses and mules constantly on hand for sale at retail or in car load lots. Orders promptly tilled by contract on bhort notice. Stock sold on commission Telephone 114. Sm.i'Tr.u A : HOLUV. Opposite Dummy Depot , Counci IJIufl's Creston House , Main Street , Council Bluffs. Only Hotel in the City with Fire Escape. Electric Call Bells. Acconiniodnf ion * rirtt Cla , And KiitCH Ilciitoimblc Max Mohn , Proprietor LATEST NOVELTIES lu Amber , TortoiseShell etc.Hair On namcnts , as well aa the newest iiov- eltieain hair goods. lluir goods madeto order Mrs. C. L. Gillette 29 Main St. , Couucil Blulls , Iowa. Out f town work solicited , aud all mall orders promptly attended to. E. S. BARNETT , Justice ot the Peace , 415 Broadway , Council BlulTs. Refer * to any bank or business houte in Ihe city. Collections a specially. HARKNESS BROTHERS , 4O1 Fall Goods , NEW GOODS , BEAUTIFUL GOODS , GOOD VALUE and CHEAP. CALL and SEE THEM We have now In stuck otirnciv purchases in Silk * , Dress Goods , l/wfei - tvear , Flannels , Domestics , etc. , etc. Headquarters for CARPETS And OIL CLOTHS We have the largest sclcctlonand finest patterns of carpets In the city or the west. They comprise Axminster , Moquettes , Body Brussels , Tapestry Brussels , Three-ply Ingrain , Matting , Rugs , Etc. , Etc. TJ'e shall br pleased to inset and ahowonr customers these new and cholct . . fabrics. Do not fonjvt the nlai-e. HARKNESS BROS. , 401 Broad way , Council Bluffs , Iowa. No. 201 Main St. , Council Bluffs , Iowa. A COilll'I CTi : ASSOKTMENT Fancy and Staple Groceries Both Domestic and Foreign , CROCKERY , LAMPS , GLASSWARE , FINE POTTERY. Fi'lccs Very TMW , W. S. HOMER & Co. , J\'O. A.V MAIN ST. , COUNCIL ItLUFJfS I A E.STAIIUHHKDIWS D. H. McDANELD & COMPANY , Hides , Tallow , Pelts , WOOL AM ) I'UKS. Highest Market J'Hcei. Fronip Jtetitrns , 820 and 822 Main Street Council Uiulls Iowa. JOHN V. STONE JACOB SIM * STONE & SIMS , Attorneys at Law , Practice in Ihe State and Federal Court Rooms 7 and S Shugart-Deno Block. COUNCIL ULUFP * OGDEN BOILER WORKS CARTER & SON , Proprietors. ) MANr AGTUIIMlS Ol ( ALL KINDS OF STEAM BOILERS ) AM ) ( SHEET IRON WORK Orilorc for ropulis by mall pteiraptly uttcimlo to. SutUfnttlon Kimrantpul. 'lonth Aviaa liuOtfdrtii Iron Works , Ccunillllliiqi. LATEST BY TELEPHONE ! A. H. Hello , Central ! Give mo the Council Bluffs Carpet Co , 'No. 4O8 W. Broadway. C. O. Can't ; sixteen ahead waiting for their 'phone. A. H. What's the matter ? Anybody killed there ? C , O. No. Three woman fainted in the crush-Aw ful crowd getting their fall carpets. Big bargains everybody says. A. H. Guess I'll go dowu and not wait for the phone. C. O. Better do that if you want to reach them today. A.YXIOU& llU tAM > . --tiifr * * : * * * * * J