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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEEt THURSDAY , JANUABY SMS. . 1888.
BEE.
BLUFFS.
NO. 12 , FEAKL 6TIIEET
Timed by carrier IB any p rt of the city at
twenty cents per week.
H. W TILION , Manager.
Tlir.RPHONEBl
nuftiNKM OrricB , No. 43.
NIOUT EDITOR No. 23.
MINOR MENTION.
N. Y. Plumbing Co.
Ilcitcr , tailor , Fall goods cheap.
Money to loan on improved city prop
erty byV. . S. Cooper , 130 Muln street.
Nick MOUSB and Kittio Nelson , of
Omaha , were married ycuturdny by
Bquiro Schurz.
Workmen oxcavatinp on Broadway to
repair a burstcd water pipe found the
ground froxen to the doptii of 11 vo feet.
George 11. Rodgers , a patient nt St.
Bernard's hospital , died yesterday af
ter a five week's illness of typhoid ma
laria.
Omaha parties are watching the city
BcalcH in thin city , and are buying largo
quantities of corn which they arc ship
ping across the river.
Marriage licenses wore issued yester
day to S. W. Brown and Louis Bnrstow ,
of Shelby , la. , and to Patrick Cronicnn
and Mary Jones , of this county.
The P. E. O. will meet with Miss
Jlockwell , 81IH Third avenue , this after
noon at 4 o'clock. A full attendance is
desired. By order of the president.
Jennie , youngest daughter of T. A
Kirkland , died yesterday. Mr. Kirkland -
land is in Nebraska at present , and has
been telegraphed of the sad event.
The donation party at the hospital
occurs tliis afternoon. A committee of
the ladies of the Woman'H Christian as
hociation will bo present to receive all
cullers.
The fifth of the second Beriesof Pall
Mall parties was given _ at the Royal
Arcanum parlors Tuesday evening.
About thirty couples were present , and
heartily enjoyed the excellent pro
gramme that had been prepared.
Miss Cora Van Tassel appeared at Do-
hamv's last evening asCapitolu , in "Tho
Hidden Hand. ' ' The largo audience
present was enthusiastic over the line
acting and realistic manner in which
the play was presented. Mib3 Van Tas
sel was fully equal to her part , and the
support was very good. The company
carries its own orchestra and the
change was greatly appreciated. This
charming little actress will meet with a
rousing reception when next she visits
the Bluffs.
Tipton has some line business property
on Broadway and Main street. A bar
gain.
Ilarkness Bros , this morningopen the
largest and choicest assortment of cm-
broideries ever brought to this city.
Notice.
Some of our competitors are circulat
ing the report that we have sold out.
This Is not true.
Wo , however , come very near it every
day , each of our customers getting their
share. Como and examine our goods
and prices , and you won't bo surprised
that wo sell so many goods.
Wo guarantee to give you moro gro
ceries for one dollar than any house in
the city.
TUOXEI.T , Bnos. , Cash Grocers ,
No. 345 Middle Broadway.
Telephone No. 20
Union Abstract Co. , 230 Main st.
E. H. Shcafo loans money on chattel
security of every description. Private
consulting rooms. All ousincss strictly
confidential. Oflleo 600 Broadway , cor
ner Main street , up-stnirs.
Pickups of the Police.
The victims in the police court yes
terday included some of a particularly
bold , bad nature , and numbered but
five. DavoPylo had not finished up his
spree , and had scarcely gone two blocks
Iroin the station before ho was full again
and was roarrested. Tn consideration of
nil the facts in the case the judge con
cluded to call it all one drunk and
lumped it all at $8.10. Jake Shout ) had
kept sober about as long as usual and
came up for his regular assessment of
& 8.10. The police- had nabbed him be
fore ho had indulged in his common
recreation of beating his family. Ed.
O'Donnell had enjoyed to the utmost
all the fun that could bo crowded into
ton short hours of liberty and was again
before the bar of justice. Ho had gene
into the Salvation army hall in the
course of his travels and frescoed a sis
ter's nose in black and blue. Ho was
ordered to the county jail for thirty
days. Commitment papers were made
out and ho acted as nis own escort on
the way to the jail , whore ho turned
himself over to Sheriff O'Neil. Dan
Do mi van , a boarder at the Denmark
hotel , had threatened to kill any ono
, who entered his room and nourished an
ancient blundorbus in a rather promis
cuous fashion by way of emphasis. Tlfo
landlord swore out a warrant for his ar
rest , and the police gathered in the of
fender and his arbcnnl. The court or
dered him to pay the costs , settle with
his landlord and get another boarding
place.
Tipton has some cheap residences on
easy payments.
Money to loan. W. S. Cooper.
The District Court.
The attention of the district court was
occupied yesterday with the case ol
State vs W. B. Cuppy , of Avoea. The
defendant is charged with n uniting
ono J. J. Frlol with intent to do grcal
bodily injury. Friol rented a piece eland
land of Cuppy , and the quarrel was
about a division of the grain. Frlol en
dcavorcd to drive away with a loud
when the defendant stopped him , am
finally hit liim over the head with i
club.
Colonel O. R. Scott , of Omaha , nut
Fremont Benjamin , of Avoca , are defending
fending Cuppy. Friol was on the ntum
nearly the whole day. Tho'cnso wil
occupy two or thrco days.
The next case will bo that of State v
Hugh Thompson , charged with bigam ;
and perjury. The dofentio will bo con
ducted by Judge L. II. Bradley , o
Omaha. _
Tipton has bargains in building lots
On the mnrkot for over twenty years
Still the most reliable and the mos
popular sewing machine made. Th
light rnnnlng Domestic. OIHco 10
Main st. _
The youngest of the thirty-eigh
living widows of revolutionary soldier
is Nancy A. Green , of Vert-aillos. Sh
draws a pension , but there are thus
who question her right , for this reason
She was born in 1818 ; the rovolutionar
was ended In 1783. If her husband
twenty-one years old when he was nuts
torcd out , no was fifty-six years ol
. jvhon she was born' , and if ho marrlc
nor when she- was eighteen years eli
ho was then n man of seventy-four. Bi
stranger ' things than thut have ha ]
. poneu.
ANOTHER SOFT COAL FIND ,
The Contents of a Mysterious Hole
South of the City.
THE STUFF BURNS ANYWAY.
Trial of mil Cuppy For Thuttiptnft
Tenant Narrow Kscnpc From
a Big Blaze Police Points
Personals.
Finding Clack Pminoncls.
During the past ( our months there
have been rumors afloat hereabouts that
coal had been discovered within iv few
miles of Couneil Bluffs , but they were of
bo vague and unsatisfactory nature that
they have been regarded us canards
and tales having no existence in fact.
For till this certain per.-ons living in
this city have been quietly investigating ,
making mysterious visits , etc. , the re
sults of which they have sacredly kept
to themselves. The fact thut we are
situated near or upon the coal belt
which traverses the .state ( as lias been
demonstrated by late geological sur
veys ) , lent a strong color of probability
to "the oft repeated prophesy that within
a few years , at most , the fuel of the city
would bo supplied by home mines. Now
it seems moru than probable that these
prophesies will be speedily realized. At
various times traces of soft coal have
been found at different points near and
in the city , but none that attained to
near the magnitude of this latest dis
covery.
This hope of fuel at home is based
largely upon recent discoveries over the
line in Mills eounty\ where it is thought
a vein of cannel coal has been uncov
ered. The IInd is located on the
farm of Mr. ( J. II. F. Spetman , which
is about one half mile from
Honton's station , or sixteen miles from
this city. A portion of the farm is cov
ered by timber through which a small
stream of water Hows. The soil abut
ting is low and marshy , interspersed
with rocky cliffs which rise twenty feet
above the water level. This forms a
kind of glen , at the mouth of which
lives a wood-chopper who is in the em
ploy of Mr. Spctman. The difficulty of
access to the spot is , without doubt , the
reason the find has remained undis
covered so long. Yesterday a son of
Mr. Spetman called at the Iiii : : olllco
und gave a history of the finding. It is
interesting and 'the facts arc herein
given as detailed by him :
'It was some time between Christmas
and Now Years , " said he , "that J found
it. I was walking along through the
woods by the stream when I ssnv ti hole
which was not naturally made. I knew
somebody had been there and I made up
my mind I would find out what they
were there for. "
' You thought something might bo
buried thereV" suggested the KKI : man.
'WellI didn't know what to think"ho
replied , "Whoever they were , I knew
they had no business there and 1 went
to work to llnd out what 1 could about
the matter. I asked the wood-chopper ,
but he said no ono had gone in by his
house. I learned afterward they went
in over the hill. Didn'twanttobe ecu' ?
Why , of course they didn't , or else they
would have gene in the other way , and
not gene climbing over the rocks and
running the danger of breaking their
necks. "
"Then the discovery was purely acci-
dentaiy"
"Well , yes. I had no idea there was
coal there and my digging was to llnd
out what the other fellows got out of or
put into the hole. The spot was so low-
that water llowcd in as fast as I took
anything out. Those who dug the hole
must have contrived some way to keep
the water out. "
"To what depth did you go ? "
"About thrco feet. The weather was
so cold and the water llowcd in so fast
thai I gave up doing anything more
until it moderates , but there is a three-
foot vein there , anyway. "
"Did you take out enough to make a
fair test as to its burning dualities11" !
"Yes , I took out quite a quantity. 1
tried it at home and found it burned
freely after the- water had dried out of
it. I really tool ; it out of the water ,
you know. "
ThoBKKman was gett5ng _ curious to
see practical evidences of this story and
asked why his informant had not
brought some of his product into town
with him.
"I did bring in some , " ho answered.
"A gentleman in this city heard about
it and left word with a neighbor of ours
( or mo to bring some in for him to see. "
Hero Mr. Spotman went to the front
of the office and took up a bag from
which ho produced several specimens.
They had very much the appearnco of
shale or a species of slate. "
"You see , ho continued , "they feel
soapy or greasy , and the water which
came in contact with them in the hole
looked decidedly oily. Let's just see
whether they will burn or not. "
lie put ono of them into the stove.
In a moment the rocky looking tiling
had dried off and was throwing off a
brilliant llamo. "Some of the pieces I
have burned , " said Spotman , "burned
down to u line , clean ash , while others
loft a kind of slaty substance. " Wo
watched the piece slowly consume , then
lie looked up with a questioning glance :
"There's no doubt about it being coal ? "
In contact with the lire in the stove
the ignition was as rapid as with much
soft coal , and judging from all that
could be seen , the BUK man gave it as
his unqualified opinion that it was of
that nature.
For several days past negotiations
have been in progress between certain
parties in this city and farmers living
in the Spetman neighborhood for the
purchase of their land , and it is fully
believed that this llnd , with the possi
bility of the existence of an extensive
coal bed there , is the cause of this sud
den demand for farm land.
In nil matters of this kind the pub
lic mind is very suspicious. It is famil
iar with all the processes of salting for
booming purposes and will possibly re
gard this as of the same nature , but Mr. .
Spotman and his family are too well
known here to have any discredit at
tached to what they may say. They
have no coal land to sell ; they do nol
desire to form u stock company to devel
op their "halo in the ground' " nor art
they trying to perpetrate any othei
scheme for advancing their own linan
cial interests at the expense of another
If it should appear that they are the
possessors of rich coal mines they wil
reap a handsome bonolit. but if itshouU
prove otherwise no one will be the
looser.
One or two other facts mav bo men
tinned in this connection. That vein :
of natural gas underlie portions of lows
is an established fact , but to what extent
tent these n.\lst , and what their quixn
tity and power uro has not yet bcoi
proven. The indications re-enforcci
by this later llnd , are most favorabli
to the existence of- iv vein no
far frOm Council Bluffs nin
it would npponr to be'an act of wisdom
as well as good llnitnc.o , to ascertain to :
certainty whether or not this is true
The discovery of this natural f.uol ha
been the uiukiuf of other- places on
lively lacking In all other rc ui itcs ,
and could such a thing be found here it
would advance property values wonder
fully and make a city of J6OOU ! ( ) people.
Do not the possibilities warrant making
the necessary expense ? That is the
ejuery made by many , and there is some
talk of securing an amount of money
necessary to do at least some oxpiri-
mcnting for the purpose of ascertaining
whether there is gas in this vicinity. A
number of cltirens have expressed
themselves as favoring such a. plan of
operation.
Shcafc loans money on real estate.
Horse , harness and two buggies for
pale very cheap. Johnston it Van 1'al
ien , U3 Main street.
If you desire to pet a new Hull typo writer
cheap , ill op u postal curd to H , A. I' . , HUB
ofllt-c. A great- bargain for the first who
upplies.
Travelers 1 Slop ut the Bcchtele.
For best quality coal'and wood , call
on Glcason , ( i Pearl street. ,
AtiitoNt n lllazc.
The store of Metcalf Bros , had a nar
row escape Tuesday evening from a dis
astrous bla/.e. A clerk attempted to
light the gas in the window , and when
he turned it on , a quantity of water
charged with gas burst from the burner
and fell upon the goods in the window
below. The burning goods were
promptly thrown into the street and
the lire extinguished without turning
in nn alarm. The ( Intnngo was merely
nominal and but little inconvenience
caic-ed. The failure of the electric
light to illuminate occasioned the at
tempt to light the gas.
Guns of all kinds at Odoll & Bryant's ,
fiOl S. Main St.
A Snap.
Splendid chance to go- into the imple
ment business at Beatrice , Neb. Since
the history of Beatrice there has never
been half so favorable a time as at pres
ent. If taken at once will sell the entire -
tire stock of general implements , con
sisting of seasonable goods , regardless
of cost. Address me at Council Bluffs ,
la. , or Beatrice , Neb. O. P. McKesson ,
assignee for W. I. Shullenburger.
Blankets , dress goods and underwear
at a large discount to-day at Harkness
Bros.
Por-Mmnl Paragraph ) ! .
J. E. F. McGce left for a week's visit
to Sioux City yesterday.
A. A. Edgington , of A'voca , was at
the Bechtele yesterday.
Messrs. Merriam. Hill , Stewart and
Evans are at DCS Moincs , working hard
to secure more favorable freight rates
for this city.
Judge W. C. James is recovering
from a severe Attack of typhoid pneu
monia , anel hopes to soon bo out again
if the weather continues pleasant.
Mr. Miller , agent of the American
Fire Insurance company , was in the city
yesterday , investigating the recent ac
cident at the electric light station by
which an armature was burned up.
J. S. Standoford , traveling salesman
for the Kaw Valley Paint company , ar
rived home yesterday. He has traveled
1,600 miles since the first of January ,
and will soon be on the road again.
W. R. McGarry , of Ashland , Wis. , is
in the city , the guest of C. J. Blanch-
ard. Mr. McGarry is largely engaged
in mining enterprises , and is ono of the
most prominent and successful young
men of the Badger state.
Mr. A. T. Rice and Theo. Laskowski
have been appointed as assistant cash
iers of the First National bank , of this
city. These gentlemen have been for
years actively connected with the bank ,
and the promotions thus made are surely
merited , the business of the bank hav
ing grown into such proportions that
two assistant cashiers became necessary.
A wiser choice could not have been
made.
Colonel Cook , of the BulTaloGapsand-
stone quarries , is in the city , looking
over the building prospects of 1888. Ho
has several specimens of his building
stone at the club rooms , and they are
greatly admired. Colonel Cook is thor
oughly posted in this branch of build
ing material , and those who are fortu
nate enough to meet the gentleman get
many interesting and practical ideas
from conversation with him.
Two line residences for sale by Tipton
Domestic patterns at 105 Main st.
*
One thousand head of one , two and _
three-year-old steers for sale. Will give
credit to reliable parties. Enquire o
A. J. Greenamaycr.
S. B. Wadsworth & Co. loan money.
A Great Shooter.
Correspondence Glebe - Democrat :
Williiun N. Riddle , ex-president of the
Penn bank of Pittsburg , a .broker , now
in Now York city , is ono among the best
close-range shots in America. Ho is
pale and slender and has only ono lung ,
out he is quick as lightning and shoots
on the intuitive sight plan. Ho once
defeated Buffalo Bill and other crack
marksmen in a close-range contest with
rillcs. About once a week ho makes the
rounds of the shooting galleries in the
Bowery and is more popular with the
crowds that drop in than any ward poli
tician. Taking a revolver or a sixteen-
shooting rille , ho rings each target in
succession.
One of Kiddle's most remarkable ex
ploits with tirearms was when ho went
to California last May. After the train
passed Reno ho and Billy Emerson , the
negro minstrel , had a jolly time. The
train was beginning to slow up at a sta
tion when Emerson spied a chicken
ahead in front of a small house. He bet
$1 that the hitter could not shoot off the
chicken's head with his pistol while the
train passed. Riddle pointed his pistol
from the window , llrcu , and the fowl's
head was severed from its body. Emer
son throw SI to the astonished negro
woman who saw her chicken keel eve -
as if it ha'd been guillotined. In Cali
fornia Mr. Riddle visited a miningcamp
and soon had the freedom of the place
presented to him. Maily minors , scouts ,
hunters and prospectors were at a shooting -
ing match. A friend who accompanied
Mr. Riddle to the town said that the
slim man with him would shoot against
any man in the crowd for a treat all
round. Instantly four or live champion
shots accepted the terms. The 1'onn-
sylvanian hit the bull's eve nine out often
ton times with a ritlo , and then , taking
his pistel % ho centered the bull's eye
seven consecutive times. The people
wont wild over him and made him an
honored guest of the town.
Last year Kiddle took a jaunt through
Union county , Pa. , and made such a
success as a marksman that the people
wished him to settle among them and
accept some political office. His skill
came through an illness. For several
years ho was in a hospital , suffering
from pulmonary troubles. Too weak to
take any exorcise of any kind , ho
amusnd himself by .shooting marks nil
day in the rear of the hospital.
For Sale Cheap Lots near the bri-lge
to parties who'will build at once. Ad-
drc s or'call ; on J."R. ' Rlco'j.No 11C
"
ii 1 Muin'.btreet , CoiuicilBluffs.- . '
* ' I i * ( ' , * ( , . ' * i , * " t
THE WILLS OF MILLIONAIRES ,
Some Curious Ways In Which For
tunes are Disposed Of.
RUFUS HATCH ON JAY GOULD-
Some Queer Will * of Tllch Frenchmen
Compound Interest Barn urn's
Will-How Millionaires Have
Money.
Frank G. Carpenter in the Chicago
Tribune : There Is no pocket in a
shroud. All of A. T. Stewart's millions
could not prevent the body-s.iatchers
sci/.ing his corpse , and It is said that
it costs $ -50,000 a year to guard the
ashes of William H. Vandcrbilt. The
Vunderbllt tomb cost half a million dollars
lars , and $30 a day is spent for the de-
tectlvo guard which Is now kept about
it. It is perhaps the costliest tomb in
this country. It is more than one hun
dred feet square and sixty-three feet
high , and lies in the Moravian ceme
tery on Staten Island upon the ground
which gave their start in the United
States. It is watched night and day ,
and in order to better protect its con
tents a powerful fiame is lighted from
its cupola at night. The detectives
have to inspect the tomb every half
hour , and there is an electric register
which shows whether they have done
their duty.
The guarding of rich men's graves
has become a regular business since the
death of A. T. Stewart , and few promi
nent men die whoso remains are not
watched for some weeks after their in
terment. The vault in which F. A.
Drcxel's body lay was watched months
after his death , and a widow of another
of Philadelphia's millionaires , in addi
tion to guarding her husband's grave ,
had a massive granite slab put upon it ,
so heavy that it could not bo moved
without the use of powerful machinery.
Jay Gould bus a mausoleum in Wood-
lawn cemetery , and his lot there is a
circular one containing about four
acres. There is not a single trco nor
shrub upon it , and Jay Gould , when ho
leaves his $ l00,000K)0 ! ( ) , and , without Ills
check-book , passes to the other world ,
will rest in an Ionic temple made of un
polished Westerly granite. Thirty col
umns , eleven feet high and about afoot
in diameter , will uphold the roof above
his remains , once so rich but now so
poor , and a bronze door of Grecian
design will shut out the intruders
and give visitors a chance to peep in
the holes which arc pierced in it at the
magnificence within. The foundation
is concrete and a single stone forms the
floor. There is a window with the pic-
11 re of a chair of angels upon it which
brow a soft light into the tomb , and the
, 'ault will be us big as that of the Capu-
ets and will give an uncrowdcd resting
ilace to nt least a score of dead.
Rufus Hatch , who is a writer as well
is a millionaire speculator , gave an cs-
inmto last year of what Jay Gould's
vill would probably be , and he says that
he Irvington property will go to Mrs.
jould with an income of $100,000 a year.
Jould will give $ r,000,00 ( ) to each of his
children in trust until they are twenty-
one years of age and the bulk of the rest
if his property will go to charity , with
he exception -50,000,000 , which will
bo given to his son George J. Gould to
"jeep up the family name and reputa
tion. Jay Gould has not been noted for
ins generosity to the poor during life-
, ime and ho will hardly care to make a
reputation of this kind after his death.
"Us $200,000,000 will o put in such a
hapo that it willcontinue , to growuntil
either his children or his children's
ihildrun fight over a will and the hvw-
: ers and his descendants scatter it to
he winds.
A fortune of the size of Gould's seldom
escapes a will suit. The Vamlorbilts
have had their turn in the court , and
shortly after A. T. Stewart died a score
of claimants brought suits for a part of
his propcrtv. Stewart had no children
himself and the lawyers got good fees
out of his widow. The estate of John
Anderson , the rich tobacconist , is still
being fought over in the courts , a con
testant has lately appeared for the
Girtird estate , and few rich men arc able
to make their wills so sound that law
yers cannot puncture them. If there is
inything out of the usual line in them
, he deceased is accused of insanity , and
.ho queerest actions of sane men are
often exhibited in their wills. A French
millionaire named Henri Meynard , who
died in the south of Franco about two
years ago , was during his life esteemed
a man of extraordinary common sense.
Ho amassed a largo fortune in cotton
spinning and was one of the most noted
officers of the French government in
his part of the country. Still his will
was contested by his heirs on the ground
of insanity , and it certainly contained
some curious provisions , It directed
that his cotlin should bo deposited in a
tomb cut in a solid block of stone and
that cement should be run into the in
terstices and over the top so that the
whole should form ono solid mass. Upon
the top of the whole a stone was then
to bo cemented and the solid block con
taining the body was then to be put up
in the cupola of his house. The will di
rected that his homo containing art col
lections to the amount of $40,000 should
remain uninhabited except by the scores
ofdogschickcns , pigeons , mid " other
pets which testator was so "fond of
during his lifetime , and that the house
remain untouched except for repairs.
Another Frenchman provided that anew
now cooking recipe should bo pasted on
his tomb each day , and another mil- ,
lioiiairo provlcd that an epitaph to his'
dog should bo put beside his own upon
his monument.
There is a millionaire in Connecticut
who 1ms now passed his three-score and
ten , who has mada his own collln , and
who has arranged all the details of his
funeral. His name is Richardson , and
ho is said to bo the richest man in Con
necticut. He is a good business man
and has increased a fortune which Ills
father left him. Ho isa crank on the
subject of elm timber for colllns , and it
is now forty years since ho sent to Eng
land for an elm sapling. While it was
growing ho told his friends that ho in
tended to bo finally buried within itnnd
that ho hoped td have enough wood
from it to furnish colllns for all
his friends. A few years ago
the tree , then over thirty
years old , was cut down and
enough material got out of it to make
three colllns. Ho packed ono of these
away in his garret for himself , burning
his name into the top and sides with
iron. Ho snid that an rngravcd plate
would lie too expeiis-ivo , and his direc
tions for his funeral provide that the
simplest ceremony shall bo used.
Enough of the wood for another collln
ho sent to Dr. Dlx , the rector of Trinity
church , Now " \orlc , and the other
planks ho presented to his only brother.
Dr. Dix is gaid to have had a-collln
made from the wood ( but the brother ,
though ho lias sent his thanks for the
prcsoiitt has not cared tq do so.
Speaking of curious wills , a rich
"Englishman gave some years ago 10 a
year 'to his monkey JacUo : 6 to hU
dog ShoolC .ud a pcatlun of. 5 a veur
to his well beloved cat Tib. Another
rich Englishman gave his daughters
their weight in XI bank notes , and the
eldest daughter received more than
$1200,000 , and the younger nearly $300-
000 from it.
Another Englishman In 18S3 be
queathed $ -10,000 for a college which
should teach wives and housekeepers
their duties , and a French advocate bo-
qucuthcd 100,000 francs to a local mad
house , saying : " 1 earned this money
from those who passed their lives in
litigation , and in bequeathing it to the
use of lunatics I only make restitu
tion. "
Among the big wills of recent date
Avas that of the Cuban Terrv , which loft
an estate of 9-50,000,000. This will is
entered Into jointly by Terry and his
wife and it is "wo" and not " 1" which
is Used as to the various provisions. It
declares Unit the two contracted mar
riage and that they had certain chil
dren , which are named. It gives the
amount that Senor Terry brought into
the family , and ends in appointing the
survivor of the two executors of the
estate. By one clause of the will $ . ' ? 00-
000 in Spanish gold was to bo given to
certain members of the family for a pur
pose which was secretly intrusted to
them. The heir or their representa
tives must not demand explanations as
to the investment of this sum , and an
other clause provided that if any one of
the legatees contested the will he should
bo deprived of the share which he was
given in it.
Will suits have made fortunes for
many lawyers , and many an estate is
swallowed up by the courts. Ono of the
richest of the San Francisco million
aires , named Pioche , left u fortune
which has been thus dissipated , and the
citation of such suits in Now York City
would fill columns , $1,200,000 haying
been paid for legal services in cases of
such contests and thus led some rich
men to provide against them.
P. T. Barnum lately says that ho has
provided that if any of his legatees
make a contest of his will ho shall by
that act forfeit his bequest , and he has
left $100,000 as a fund for the executors
to fight any contestant. Ho thinks
there is too much contesting of wills
on the ground of ineompetpncy , and ho
has had three physicians witness his will
and these have all made oaths that ho
is of sound mind. His will contains
700 pages and it was made several years
ago. It gives $10,000,000 to twenty-
seven direct heirs and gives various
sums to the charities of his I'ative town
of Bridgeport. It is very sensibly writ
ten and Barnum's precautions will
probably stave off a number of lawsuits.
There has been talk ol contesting Til-
den's will since his death and trouble is
said to have now arisen between the
widow of Alexander Mitchell and Ills
son. Mitchell left his wife an annuity
of50,000 during IHM- natural life
to be paid her in monthly installments
from the date of his disease. He
gave her $200,000 in cash and $200.000 in
stocks , and also the homestead during
her lifetime. The bulk of the rest of
his property went to his son , and the
widow and son were made the executors
of the will. The son , who is forty-six
years old , now manages tlio property
and a report has been published that
Mrs. Mitchell is not satisfied with his
management , and that she is thinking
of going to California to live.
John \V. Gnrrctt divided his property
almost equally among his thrco chil
dren , and ho left , it is said , somewliero
between $20,000,000 and $ tt7,000,000. Pie
tried to keep the Baltimore & Ohio rail
road stock intact , and provided that
80,000 shares should be held for twenty
years from the dale of his death , when
it should be divided among his three
children.
Robert Harding recently collected a
crowd in front of u public hall in Lon
don. When a policeman asked him
what he was doing ho said : "I am here
for the purpo-e of testing the right to
free speech. I came here to deliver a
speech on peaceful anarchy. " Ho re
fused to go away , and the policemanat
tempting to take him. found his fast
ened to the iron railing by a chain
around his waist , locked with a puzzle
lock , of which ho refused to give the
combination.
The lives of the Protestant Episcopal
bishops , Talbot and Leonard , present a
remarkable coincidence. They were
boys together in a little mission school
in Missouri , starting together the same
day and sitting at the same desks. They
wore confirmed together , were ordained
deacons and priests at the same time ;
each performed the marriage ceremony
for the other , and now are appointed
bishops over neighboring jurisdictions.
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WANTS.
WANTKI ) Hy a young man , single room ,
hentfld ana lighted. AUlre-s A. S4 , llee
olllce.
WANTilD-Stocks of merchandise. Huvo
Oinnlm mul Council Hinds city property ,
also wc-tfiu land to rxchaiiKO for goods , oill
on or addruiM J. II. Christian , 41'J llroadway ,
Council llluffH , la.
FOR HUNT New lwu e , 7 looms. Inquire
W. T. Cole. MM 1'oarl st.
FOU SALE Finnltine and stoves ut u sacri
fice to reduce stock. You tan buy at your
own prices * . A.J. Mandel.
" | 7KH 8AI.K Second-hand Columbia blcycla
J ? very cheap , KMncJi , ut llee office.
"DUII.DING lqtsnnd aero property for sale by
F. J. Day , 38 Pearl st.
DR. S , STEWAKT ,
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HOSPITAL AND omcK 43 FOUHTII ST. ,
Council lllmr , In.
Veterinary Dentistry a Specialty ,
A BARGAIN FOR SOMEBODY
1 have now for nale -ypai-old trotting stal
lion. Ills MID and dam both stnndund
DR , WADE GARY ,
1C South 1 Ith Street , Omaha.
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SEE US BEFORE YOU PURCHASE I
SWANSON MUSIC COMPANY , 329 WEST BROADWAY ,
COUNCIL BLUFFS , . . . . IOWA.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL CASH GROCERS
HAVE SOLD OUT !
Several times and stocked up again , and so they will do to
the end of the chapter.
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Call mid be rottvlnuod. Send In your mall orders.
COMPETITION DEFIED.
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Telephone No. 2l > .
DR. C. B. J U D D ,
MANUFACTURER OF
ELECTRIC BELTS AND ELECTRIC TRUSSES.
No. 6O6 Broadway , Council Bluffs , Iowa.
WANTED Good Salesmen onlurgc commission or snlary.
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY.
-1OFFICE OF- (
HRTPlTTNRTNfl Hydraulic and Sanitary Engineer'
, DlllIUilDlHD , pian8) Estimates , Specifications. Su
pervision of Public Work. Urown Building , Council Uluffs.
Iowa. *
FIEEY BURKE iv , Second Floor .Brown
, Pearl Street , Council
Bluffs , Iowa.
at' the Peace. Office over American
j Express , No. 419 Broadway , Council BlulFs ,
Iowa.
QTHWr ? Jfr QTMQ Attorneys at-Law , practice in the State
UlUllLI U 011110 , aua Federal Courts. Office Kooms 7
and 8 , ShugartBeno Block , Council Bluffs ,
Q Justice of the Peace , 415 Broadway ,
, 0. Council Blulfe. Kefers to any bank or
business house in the city. Collections a specialty.
Dentists. Ollice corner o
DRS. WOODBURY & SONS
. , Pearl St. and First Avenue
FINK GOLD WOKK A SPECIALTY.
A. RINK
No. 201 Main Street , Council Bluffs , Iowa.
A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF
Both Domestic and Foreign.
D , H , McDANELD & 00 , ,
Hides , Tallow , Pelts ,
Wool and Furs.
Highest Market Prices. Prompt
Returns.
(20and K3 Main Street.CouncIl lllutls.Iowa.
GREAT DISCOUNT SALE -
OF 20 PER CKXT ON
HATS AND GAPS FOR GASH.
, OMAHA.
1514 DOUGLAS SWEET - - -
WM. WELCH ,
Carriage and Express Line ,
SOUTH MAIN ST.
Tulvphnno No. BI.
All calls from District Telegraph Olllco
promptly attended to.
OFFICER & PUSEY ,
BANKERS
tOO DrooilWHj- Council IllntTa , Iowa. fis
1W7.
Star Stables and Mule Yards
Uru.ulway , Council llluffs , Opp. Dummy Uepot <
and mtilm conntnntly on hand , tot
tn\v \ nt rot nil or In car load lots.
Orders piomptiy tilled by contract onaliort
nntku.
Stork sold on commission.
Tck-phonolU. BCIIMJ'rnit 4 IIOLKV.
Uppoaltu Dummy Depot , Council Uluffs.
CRESTON HOUSE ,
Main Street , Council Bluffs.
Only Hotel In the City with Flro Es-
capo. Eloctrlo Call Bolls.
Accommodations First Class ,
Rates Always Reasonable.7
MAX MOHN , Proprietor.
OGDEN BOILER WORKS
CAIl'JTU&KOX , Prop's.
Manufacturer ! of '
All Kinds el Steam Boilers & Sheet Iron WorKi
Qrdcrs by mail for repurs promptly Attended
to , Su ( ! faction4'U rant < ? od. lUtli Axcime. Ad
drus Ugden Holler Work * . Council Dluff , Iow
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