Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, January 28, 1888, Page 6, Image 6
THE-OMAHA BATLY BEE : 1 SATURDAY. JANUAltY 28. 1888. THE DAILY BEE. COUNCIL BLUFFS. OFFICE NO. 12 , VKAKlt BTIIEET Dtlivmd by carrier In any part of the city at twenty cints p r week. II. W TII.TON , . . . Manager. TJ-il.Kl'HONES : FtFiNifR OrriCE. No. 4X NinnrKlilTOK No. 23. MIXOll MENTION. ' N. Y. Plumblnp Co. Kcitcr , tailor , Fall goods clicnp. There was much minstreUy nt Kiel's hotel ycoterdny , there being thirty-one of Gorman's troupe quartered chero. The remains of Rev. Joseph Knotts nro expected hero to-dny , nnd will be interred nt Walnut Hill cemetery. The dirt tramway ot Sweeney & Co. has been turned up Tenth street , and filling will BOOH bo going along briskly there. Chief Engineer Tomploton was mmlo an honorary member of the Nebraska State Firemen'H iipeociution at their an- mini meeeting ut PlaUsiiK > uth on the l th. The latest wheeled addition to the lire department was taken out for its Initial trip yesterday , nnd gave the best of sat isfaction. With a little practice the chief can turn u corncr\on two wheels as well as anyone. The funeral of Jennie E. , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Kirkland. took place yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock , from thefr residence , corner of Bancroft street and Ninth avenue. The remains were interred at Pah-view. To-night Colonel Hepburn lectures in the G. A. It. Hull , it will be a treat , as all rest augured , who bavo. heard him before , lie is so well known hero tlmt the simple announcement will cause the hall to be filled. A sorrowful looking funeral proces sion came into the city from the east yesterday morning , pn an old sled drawn by a pair of ponies was a little collin , and a couple of young boys in charge. Two men walking behind made up the rest of the prncescion. It was u touching spectacle. About six months ago Thomas Brown was crushed betwvun nn engine and u door at the Chicago , Milwaukee fc St. Pa\rl round how-D. Althotigh severely injured he hus boon able to be out since that time , and it was thought he would rcL'Over. but the shock wns too great , and ho dlefl from the olToctrf of it Thurs day ilight. A single lonely drunk appeared be fore the police magistrate yesterday morning. Ho was out of money , out of friends , and out at several places. Al though filled with an intense longing to go ont and fill wp with imiicit , he fatted to bring the judge to hw ir.ty trf thitrlciiig , mm WHS ordered bnclr to the cityV Turkish bath rooms for five days. A. . Ha/en whose ulisucoc'-'s'ful S. / , - at tempt to "shuffle off ( his1 morUU Ooil" at the transfer , was chronicled yesterday , left yesterday morning for I'ueblo , Col. , where he has a brother in the hotel business. lie was very weak and looked more dead than alive , but will probably pull through all right unless he is again seixed with n de ire to sur vey the unexplored country "over Jor dan. " The case of the Ferry company against Brown , filed 'in the courts over the river , has in s-ome way excited in the minds of many an impression that the title of Brown's addition is in some way attacked. This appears to be n needless alarm , the ease not being of that na ture , and in no way touching upon the title of that addition. The o who own properly there can therefore take their tlaunl sloop in peace. The Congregational church choir is preparing to give n concert at the church February 8. This Is the best church quartette in the city , without doubt. Mrs. Wadsworth , the soprano , has already the reputation of being ono of the finest singers in the west. With Mrs. Evans as contralto , Mr. Wcstcott as tenor , and Prof. MctJevmkl as bass , it is difficult to conceive of a stronger combination of local talent. Prof. DC Normandie , the organist , is n true ar tist , Prt there Seems nothing lacking for the giviiig of one of the choicest mus ical ontertainmcnts over presented in this city. Speculators arc just now very friendly to J. G. Tipton , the real estate broker , who has a line suvon acre fruit , and vege table farm for tale at a bargain. Tip- ton says it is only ono of u number of snap * ho has on his list. S. B. Wadsworth & Co. loan money. E. H. Shcnfo loans money on chattel security of every description. Private consulting rooms. All business strictly confidential. Olllco 600 Broadway , cor ner Main street , up-stairs. Money to loan. W. S. Cooper. Perfconnl Paragraphs. J. P. Fall , of Silver City , wan at the Kiel hotel yesterday. Chief of Police Mullen left for the west yesterday to got a witness in the rase of state vs Whitmcr , for horse Healing , which will bo called on Mon day.Mrs. Mrs. F. G. Hot/.ol , wife of Supervisor Hctxol. of Avocu , came in on the flyer yesterday and combined u shopping tour with a short visit with Mrs. J. G. Tipton. W. H. Lmichard loft for Mt. Pleasant yesterday morning to attend the funeral of his youngest sister , Mrs. George S. Saunders , who died at Syracuse , Kan. , on the ! 2lth ( inst. Mr. Highland Butler , of Marshall- town , in visiting with Mrs. T. A. Clark , on Harrison street. Mr. Butler re cently graduated from the Albany , S1.in oS1. Y. , Normal school , and is employed in the Iowa Central auditor's oftlco. W. It. Smith , special agent for the Hawkeye Insurance company , came , inHI yesterday and went out near Ilouton station to adjust a loss for Christ Si'hicdlo , who sometime binco mot with a total loss of house and contents by lire. Horoo , harness and two buggies for milo very cheap. Johnston & Van Pat ten , 88 Main street. Shenfo loans money on real estate. Guns of all kinds al Odell & Bryant's , C04 S. Main St. If you desire to get u now Hull typo writer cheap , drop u postal card to H. A. P. , HUB < oflloo. A great bargain for the tirst who Travelers 1 Stop ut the Bechtolo. Domestic patterns at lOo Main st. On the market for over twenty years. Still the moat reliable and the most iHipulnr sowing machine made. Tlio light running Domestic. Otllco 105 Main st. I have bargains in resjdcnccs for rich and poor , in building lots , business lots , speculative property , a seven , aero fruit and vegetable farm in city , with good improvements. Who . -wants them ? Now ' don't , speculators , for the Lord's buko. don't all speak ut once. J , G. TllTOJf , THE DOINGS OF THE BLUFFS , Suits Begun to Olonr Up Tltlo to Valuable Lands. TH * DAY IN DISTRICT COURT. Billy Cuppy Acquitted' Assault A Money-Making I'utluciiian The llulldlng ProupcotN on Trial 1'ollcc Alarm. Testing Tltlrfl. Council UlulTs real estate Is becoming PO valuublo Hint perrons arc rotuly to light to poshcsH it. Until within u com paratively short time certain portions of the bottom lands hereabouts were supposed to have no especial value. Now everything that looks like dirt and sticks to the boots is eagerly sought after. The impending legal controversy respecting the title to the land extend ing from Thirty-fourth street west and from Sixteenth avenue to the pumping works ( about U40 acres ) has already been referred to in the HUB. Within the past week thing have come to pass indicating that the light will bo preci pitated and assume definite form at once. This land was pquattcd upon by a number of persons years ago , when it UOMCibed no value. They cleared it of brush , ditched it and put it in condition for tilling. Crops were raided with varying success until 1S82 when the great overflow occurred. After the water had subsided it was found that great quantity of rich deposit had been left , and since then good crops , in good quantity have been produced there. Now that the grade lines of the streets have been run it appear.- , that nearly the entire tract was filled to grade by the overflow of six years ago. llcnco the property possesses great value. At various times during the piist four years notices of ejectment have been served upon the holders of this realty , but no notice has been taken of them. Various schemes have been devised by persons having no legal title to the lu-ojxjrty to secure possession by remov ing those now there , so that all means , whether just or not , which are used for that purpose have como to bo regarded with u great deal of suspicion. Tlio prcrcnt po-fsCssors claim to have the best p iil < lo title ( based upon the govern ment-patent ) , and do not proX | > - > o to re linquish possession until forced to do so through duo process of law. On the 20lh inst. notices were served upon S. Suit , William Kimball , J. II. Marr , C. II. and J. A. Dolson , Egbert Hermes and .John Anderson fo surren der possession ° " ° 1' before March 1 , 13(58 * ( , "or abide the penalty of the law therefor. " These were served by N. 1' . Dodge , representing the actual claim ants. Thcr-ti claimants are as follows : John T. Baldwin and G. M. Dodge , lots 1 , 2.uud 8 in block 1,1 inI , 1 to 10 in 28 , i in.ill , ij , 20 and 21 in 4'1. 2o to 80 inJo. . 11 to 20 inJ ! ) , 0 to l" > in " > 0 , all _ in Brown's subdivision. C. F. Cnivei , lots 10 and 17 in block 82 , Brown's , .sub division. W. W. Faniain , trustee , lots I2 and 8 in 7. 4 , " > and ti in 8 , Hi to 80 in 20 , 1 lo 15 in 24 , li ( to 80 in 80 , 10 to loin 84 ; { , 22 to ! ! 0 in ! ! 4 , 4 , 5 and ti in 41 ! , 1 to 0 in 44 , Hi to HO in 40 , 1 to 15in 48 , Brown's sub. J. 11. H. Uiec ; lots 18 to 28 in block 82 , Brown's sub. James Lcguin , lots Hi ta 80 in block 22 , 1 to 15 in 82 , Brown's sub. sub.Messrs. Messrs. Sjuit , Kimball , Marr , Diilson & Dalson. Hermes and Anderson will bo mtide defendants in the suit , which scorns to bo forthcoming. They _ say thov ] can bo neither scared nor driven away ; that they consider their title not only valid , but the only pno possible to bo secured , and they propose to defend that title by all possible means. The prospect is good for a lively legal battle. Fair estimates on the value of the prop erty in question place it at from $50,000 to $75,000 enough to be worthy of a contest for its possession. One thousand head of one , two and three-year-old steers for sale. Will give credit to reliable parties. Enquire o A. J. Greenamayer. Union Abstract Co. , S'.tl Main st. - . . . . . - . - Charfrrd With Crimes. In the district court yesterday the time was wholly taken up in the trial of Wilscy , ono of the trio of young men arrested for burglarizing Mr. Maurer's residence. The three wore jointly in dicted , but demanded and wore granted separate trials. The evidence was not over strong on the part of the state , but it received some help by the cross-exam ination of the witnesses for the defense , and the defendant himself , who went on the stand. The three wore prowling about the city the night of the burglary , and among the incidents of their rounding Iof ing up of the town was the stealing of an ax from Cole & Colo's hardware 10m stare on Main streetj which was taken by them to a dive near the Northwestern itar ern depot , where they sold the ax ar 50 cents. Ono pf the trio that night id a rag wrapped around his hand , and begged for money on the strength of his pretended disability , although as was afterwards shown ho bad $8 or $0 in his pocket , and needed no alms. Ono : of the strongest bits of evidence against Wilsoy was his identification by the girl employed in Mr. Maurer's family , who was awakened by his entering her room and saw him distinctly. Another strong evidence against him was the finding of a piece of knife blade in the sash of a window of the Bullard residence dence , where an attempt at burglary was made that very night. When ll soy wus arrested the knife in his pocket ( had a broken blade , and the piece fitted it exactly. There was considerable dilllculty in getting this evidence before the jury , owing to the rulingson technical points , but Colonel Daily in his arguments on these objections , and in his proffers onof evidence made it clearly apparent what ho was trying to prove on this point. The jury in the case of W. B. Cuppy > , of Avocu , returned a verdict yesterday morning acquitting him of the charge of assault with intent to do bodily in- jury. Cuppy had some trouble with hoed tenant of ono of his farms , a man named Friol. The latter was going out of f a field with a load of grain which Cuppy claimed ho had no right to take , as ho had received his full share of the op before this. Cuppy closed the gate , and refused to let him drive out with the load. Freil raised his whip , and Cuppy struck him a terrible blow. The jury evidently thought ho was justified in thus protecting his property , although though they wore fifteen hours in reach ing this decision. The next case to bo tried is that of Hugh Thompson. Thump-on is charged with bigamy and with 'perjury. Hois an Omaha citizen and has been ie fl tor of waterworks in that city. A ea r or more ago ho came over to tills t-ido of the river with a , woman , got out a licence cence , and proceeding to Justice Bar - nett's otllce , was married. Soon after [ another woman appeared on the scone , claiming'to bo'Mrs. Thompson No. 1 , uud she has boeu making it utorcsting for him oTor since. She claims that wife No. 2 was a member of their house hold for some time , and tlmt her hus band became shamefully intimate with her before the ceremony on Iowa soil. She nas a long and rather sensational narration of her wrongs , and the case promises to cause considerable dirty linen to bo hung out to dry on this judi cial line. Harkness Bros , this morningopcn the largest and choicest assortment of em broideries over brought to this city. A Teller m a n Danker. Nick O'Brien , of the police force , is doing n thriving business buying up fee bills of witnesses in attendance upon court. He gets them for about 50 cents on a dollar , which IB a pretty fair inter est on the use of the money , as the county board meets every three months and allows the bills. There has been some criticism of O'Brien's methods of doing this business , but ho justifies him self bv ' declaring that ho has the perfect right'to buy up these fees as cheap as ho can , and make what ho can. Ho denies that ho over seeks to mislead these with whom he deals , and that they do not nave to sell to him at a discount , if they prefer to wait until the board meets and allows the claims. He takes his chances on the board allowing the witness fees , but the chances seem pretty good. As he has several hundred dollars in the business it must bo decidedly profita ble , and ho will soon bo able to retire from the force. Notice. Some of our competitors nro circulat ing the report that wo have sold out. This is not true. * We. 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. We guarantee to give you more gro ceries for one dollar than any house in the city. BUGS. . Ca h Grocers , No. 815 Middle Broadway. Telephone No. 2 ! ) . Where's the Nearest Alarm ? It is a fact to which all will bear wit ness that Council Bluffs has ono of the inb best organized lire services in the state. Its arrangements for transmitting alarms combines a police call with the tiie alarm. Both can be used in con junction or each separately. These boxes arc well distributed over the city sc that good protection in this depart- scm fully explained through the city pre s time and again. In addition to this , printed cards showing the location of the different boxes and the keys to tl tlai among the people , and yet there is a aim most general and lamentable ignorance upon the subject. This ignorance is in excusable. : More than this where the interests of the whole are so closely al lied with the individual , this neglect is almost culpable. The city as a whole is fully entitled to all the benefits intended fiU fin bo secured by the expenditure of this moneyIt : might as well be without this Vystem , as , having it , the people will not learn how to use St. A great conflagration may some time visit us which might have been averted had the discoverer of the fire known how to use the alarm and where the nearest box was located. The same facts are true of the police call. Only two nights ago a lady living in the eastern part of the city dis covered some ono stealing coal. Not withstanding the fact that an alarm box was located within a single block of the house , she sent a boy ton blocks to the police station for an officer. By the time he arrived the thief was gone. These instances are constantly oc curring. The people have the appliance with which to protect themselves and every person should loose no time in familiarizing himself with the location of the box nearest his home. The same knowledge should bo possessed by each wife , son and daughter. Then , and not until then , will the people of the city get value received from the investment. In this connection it may bo noted that there is some complaint because more keys to the boxes are not fur nished. It is said that in some cases there is only ono key , and it is liable to occur that when this ono is wanted it cannot bo had on account of the absence of the family , or some other equally good reason. There should bo at least two to each box , and they should bo put into the hands of responsible persons. What the pcoplo want is the best possi ble protection , and if the best possible protection and of the suggestions heroin given are followed they will have it , on Gleason , 20 Pearl street. Sensitive PlniitH. Some time ago the- school board de cided to introduce an innovation in re gard to appointing principals for the va rious school buildings in the city. Pre vious to the change the same principals had been retained , and the policy had a tendency to create a kind of aristocratic fooling among some of these who occu pied the positions , and caused them to think that they must bo principals. It fs now the custom to change the princi- palship about among the teachers of the various rooms , and so lit them all for 3ro the positions. In this way there are always some teachers in the building qualified to take the place of principal in case of sickness , and ut the same time the teachers arc fitted to take charge 10of schools in other places. When the change was made , of course it created 10a rather unpleasant feeling among some of the "old timers , " and they were de cidedly nettled at being required to give way to others. This feeling did not exist among all of them , and lias now ) almost outgrown , but some ot them still feel the change , and can hardly give up to their successors. Whore this is the case it is very pleasing to the olTended ono to annoy the now wincipal as much as possible , and some of the means taken to do this are quite surprising. A few ! days Hinco the teacher wno o turn it was ' to'watch the scholars during play hours at ono of the buildings happened to boone ono of these dissatisfied ones. A dog [ ' { ventured upon the grounds , and the watcher was not slow to improve hem chance to annoy the principal. She im mediately sent her a note informing her of the presence of the strange canine ' , and asking her to go out and drive 'i it away. This is but ono of the many sim ilar annoyances that are devised by the disgruntled ones. The principal re ferred to is saving all these notes , and will soon have a sorapbook that will bole interesting reading ' A Knap. Splendid chance to go into the. imple ment business at Beatrice , Neb. Since the history of Uciitriee there has never ; been half to favorable a time as at pres ent. If taken at once will sell the en tire stock of general implements , con ; sisting of seasonable goods , regardless of coat. Address .mo at Council UlulTs , la. , or Beatrice , Neb.O. . I1. MeKeuton , assignee lor W. I. Sh'ullenburger.- , The ItullilltiK lr Hipctfl. A'member of one of the lumber firms ofbe Jthls city stated yesterday"that the books of his company would s-how miles ofdc ever 6200,000 worth of lumber to ho delivered to various parlies in this city wi the next three months , and that th amount did not include the Mcr- riam block or the "Pacific " hotel. Another gentleman , who is in a position to know as much about miuh things as any ono , pulled out $1,000 , , and ottered to bet the whole amount tlmt there would bo 600 mnv houses built and occupied in this city during the prteent year. Through out the city the lumber dealers , real estate men , architects and contractors nil say the same thing , and express great { ' satisfaction at the present pros pect ! for the year. The retail dealers are all stocking up heavily for the spririg trade , and the general impres sion seems to ho that tins will bo a "big" IIfi year. Over u carload of garden seed fi has been received , and more is on the road. Preparations are being made in all branches to feed and earo for the . thousands who are coming hero during the year to establish their homes. A STRANGE STORY. A Wire's Confession of Wtmler The Victim TurttN Up Alive. Rochester ( Minn. ) Post : A few days ago a man sat in the otllco of County At torney Eaton , n man who IB the central figure of a queer story , neither a ro mance , a drama nor a comedy ; hut con taining some of the elements of each. William II. Fisher , the man referred to , is a typical poor man. Ho is fifty-three years old , while his wife is a robust , en ergetic woman of forty. They have two sons and a daughter. During their married life of twenty-four years they have lived around in different places in Michigan , Fisher working at such jobs as ho could got. generally wood chop ping in the winter. While working' in wood camp lust winter ho became ac quainted with I. W. Wallace , a man of forty-two ; a healthy , robust sort of a fol low. From tlmt time Wallace has lived in the Fisher family , and ho and Fisher have worked together. Last October the family moved to a place in the woods ; in the town of Monitor , eight miles from Bay City , Mich. , the place being rented by Wal lace. They lived there in apparent sat isfaction to all parties till the 4th of No vember , when Fisher left his homo. Ho says his only object in leaving was to go to Dakota to take up a claim and make a homo for his family. He claims there was no unusual intimacy between Wal lace and his wife , and that when ho left homo his wife bade hiiri an affectionate good bye , and ho suspected nothing wrong. But it has been ascertained that his send-off was a peculiar one. Fisher , Wallace and Fisher's oldest son , Charley , n boy of sixteen , went to the officer at Bay City having charge of the county poor , and Vallaco represented himself to the olllcer as being the head of the family , that Fisher was stopping with him , a'nd ho could not keep him any longer , and if the otlicor would pay Fisher's faro tot Chicago , Wallace would contribute $0 towards it. The officer seeing a chance to got rid of n prospective county charge , took Wallace's $0 and went out and bought thoi ticket , and Fisher started on his pilgrimage. It has been ascertained that 'Wallace gave Fisher $0 more , to send him beyond Chicago. Fisher being thus got rid of , Wallace , had a clear title as head of the family , and seems to have boon such to all in tents. Soon the suspicion became gen eral that Wallace wild Mrs. Fisher had made way with him , and they wore both arrested pn the 3d of this month. At the preliminary examination held nt Bay City , Mrs. Fisher testified that she murdered Fisher in the house in the woods , pounding his head with a ham mer ; and she told of washing away blood , then stais of which were found on the flood and walls and nro still there. The boy Charlie testified th at he was present and saw his mother mur der his father with the hammer , that ho helped Wallace to carry the dead body to a place in the woods about a milo froift the house , and that his mother wont along carrying two spades , with which Wallace and the boy buried [ the murdered man. The boy claimed I that ho could show the spot where the body was buried , and a party of twenty men , nine of whom wore officers , wont with the boy , and ho led them through rl the snow and among the roughest kind l of fallen timber , to u place which ho pointed out as the spot. The men scraped away the snow nnd searched thoroughly , but could find no sign of a buried body. Mrs. Fisher , Wallnce.and the boy wore committed to jail to await trial for the murder. A few daj's ago it was found that a letter had been re ceived at Bay City by Mrs. Fisher , the writing of which was believed to bo the sumo ns that in neon tract that had been written by Fisher. The letter was from Kendall , Monroe county , Wisconsin. James Gilbert , an intelligent farmer , who lived adjoining Fisher , and who was well ac quainted with him , wont to Kendall nnd from there trnced him to Winona ilb thcnco to Rochester. Marshal Knlb soon found Fisher and took him in ens- ' tody. Ho was readily recognized by his neighbor , Gilbert. Fisher seemed greatly surprised to learn that ho was ilt murdered corpse , nnd said ho hnd not even been struck by his wife and could not account in any way for the blood stains in the house. His wife nnd son had lied without the least npparont rea son. Ho said ho was trying to make his way to Carrington , in Dakota , near Devil's Lake , whore ho had been told that ho could probably get work. Mr. Gilbert did not seem to have any use for Fisher after finding him , beyond get ting an affidavit from him as to his movements since leaving his homo. The county commissioner , however , objected to entertaining Fisher , and finally on Tuesday Fisher was given money and started back for the Michigan woods. DR. CARVER. Description of Some of Ills Famous I'Yuts In Shooting. Dr. Carver recently gave an account of his exploits- with a gun to n Sun Fran cisco Call reporter. Ho said : nch "When I left this city the first match I had was at Omaha. 1 shot a rillo against my opponent's shot-gun. I broke ! ) 'J glass b'alls out of 100 with the rifle and won. In fact I had several matches in America before I journeyed to Kng- land to meet all comers , and won every match I engaged in. ' In Europe I gave exhibitions of rifle and shot-gun shooting before the prince of Wales , Emperor William and many of the great magnates and aristocrats of the European countries. "I challenged any man in England to hhoot a match with a rifle , even ng liberal handicaps , but not a single one > would accept. That is why 1 had to give . so many exhibition shootsbut ; they were paying , however. "I matched Crayshnw , a famous Eng lish pigeon shot , to shoot mo a match , 100 birds , for ViW ( a side. Ho killed seventy-eight out of that number , and J gra-sed nineU-three , the remaining Bovon birds falling- dead just outside the boundary1'Jh ? t'10 ' biggest record ever made on. blue rooks with any kind ot a gun ; the boundary HIM eighty yards. ' . ' ' . ' . 'Alter thib mutch. I engaged' in ill - other bout of 100 birds with Scott , the great English pigeon ( shooter , and de feated him. "One of the biggest and hardest games T tackled in England with the shotgun was n frce/.o-out match wherein fourteen of the crack shots of all Eng land participated. Each man put up 81I.M ) , the winner to take all. The match lasted three days , and the betting on the outside was something surprising. At the start the betting was eight to two against me , hut later on it came down to oven. Scott , my old opponent , downed all his men , and so did 1 , until wo came together for the .shoot-off. The betting was then about even , and I won , with my American colors flying , nnd about $ (1,000 ( in pocket after the last bird fell. fell.'Must 'Must before I returned to America I engaged in another glass-ball match shoot with Scott. Ho cnmo nt mo like n good fellow , but I lowered his colors by breaking 099 balls out of 1,000. "Between small nnd Inrgc matches I participated in I won t07 ! straight. "On my return to America I beat Bogardus at pigeon and glass-ball shooting. Our last match wus at bats and 1 also beat him at that style of shooting. The bats are thrown from the hand , the handler standing twenty- one yards from the pun. They arc all wings , and unless you pepper them well wAh shot you can can't ' kill the little varmints. I have shot 100 birds in seventy-ono minutes , loading my own gun. gun."At an exhibition shoot in Kansas City last fall the 1st of October , I believe it was I broke 500 glass balls in fourteen minutes with n shot gun. And nt Cedar Knpids , I broke 100 balls in two minutes and ten seconds. Three years ago , at Now Haven , Conn. , I shot a six-day match ; 10,000 glass balls n day. or at 00,000 bulls in the week. The last thousand 1 broke in thirty-eight minutes. "I beat Bogardus on live birds twice , first at Louisville and afterward at Chi cago. Bogardus shoots u 10-gauge , I al ways use a I2-guugo. "Well , I could keep enumerating matches I've had since 1 left this city that would fill your paper , but as it is getting late you can just say that I in tend to retire from public life after I finish my business in Kentucky ; but before - fore retiring I will meet any man in the world in shooting at glass balls with n rifle or a shotgun at live or artificial birds , for any sum from $100 upward. "I have heard considerable about Clar cnden Robinson ns being n grand pigeon shot. Now. I would like to go Mr. Robirison n match under any terms he may bo pleased to designate , or in fact any man in the state. I will bo only too happy to attend to any and all challenges that will appear in the col umns of the Cull. "I have a farm of1,000 acres in south ern Kansas. I am negotiating for its sale because I think California is the finest country on earth , and I intend to settle down hero and make the Golden West my future homo. When I left Kansas City a few weeks ago it was cold enough to freeze the old fellow himself , and , as I remarked to my old friend , Ed Shay , this evening , at the Baldwin , pcoplo here think this weather is cold. Why man , all they need to expel any such thought is live minutes for refreshments at Kansas City or any of those eastern towns on the other side of the mountains. "I will bo here for the next three months , and hope to have an acceptance to my challenge from some California wing shot. " Mouths of children , nwcct nnd rosy , SOZODONT benign keens pure , Fragrant HS fresh-plucked uosyj Strong , nnd likely to endure. Will the second teeth be , Indies , H when young attention paid is. Merely warm the back by the fire , nnd never continue to keep the back ex posed to heat after it has become com fortably warm. To do otherwise is de bilitating. / SPECIAL NOTICES. NOTICE. advertisements , such as Los t.Fonfld SPECIAL , For Sale , To Kent , Wants , Jl carding etc. . will bo Inserted In this column at the low rate of TEN CENTS PBK LINK for thoflrHtln- Eortlon and Five Cents 1'er Line for eacn subsequent - quent Insertion. Leave advertlHements at our ofllco No. 12 Pearl Street , near Uroadway Coun- cii'ifuiiis. "ioiwa. WANTS. FOIl SALE At a barKiUn , ono of the finest garden platH adjoining Council or Omaha. Inside old city limits of Council Illutrs. M. E. Myers. T ANTED Good cook nt Crcston house , . . Council llluffs , lowu. WANTED By a young man , slnRlo room , heated and lighted. Address A. 24 , Dee olHco. olHco.WANTED Stocks of merchandise. Have WANTED Omaha and Council muffs city property , also western lan-1 to exchange for goods. Call on or address J. B. Christian , 41U Broadway , Council llluffa , la. IlENT New house , 7 rooms. Inquire FOH W. T. Cole , MH Pearl Bt. THOU SALE Furniture and stoves at a sacri- J ? flee to reduce stock. You can liuy at your own pflces. A7.K Mandel. _ THOU BALK Second-hand Columbia uicyclo J ? very cheap , 63-Inch , at Bee olHce. Jots and acre property for sale by BUILDING F. J. Day. 39 Pearl st. . AND orviCK 15 rouimi ST. , Council UliilfH , In. Veterinary Dentistry a Specialty , A BARGAIN FOR SOMEBODY I have now for Halo a 4-year-old trotting stal lion. Ills tire and dam l't > { h'itjLtjll11 ' 1. , DV DRi WADE UAHTi 417 South llth Street , Omaha. DO YOU INTEND TO BUY so. a is PiANOs-Tit * FIIM.MT. UICIIKSTTO.NK. I'lANOH-TlIK I.ATf.ST &TYI.K * IN CASKS. OIUIANS--SMOOTII . ' . . is Toxr. . runos-Tiis MOST llfii'Tit-ft , ' v.uiu , . OIIOA.VIl'ui.t. . IN VOUTMK. . OlIOANRKl.tOAKTI.Y FINISHED CAP 13 , We Defy AU Competition nd Challenge C'omparlnon of Goods and 1'rloo * With Any House In the AVeat. SEE US BEFORE YOU PURCHASE I SWANSON MUSIC COMPANY , 329 WEST BROADWAY , COUNCIL BLUFFS . , . . | OWA. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL CASH GROCERS HAVE SOLD OUT ! Several times and stocked up again , and BO they will do to the end of the chapter. GOODS THE"BESTTlRlCErfl LOWEST ! Call nnd be convinced. Send In yoiir mull orders. COMPETITION DEFIED. No. 345 Middle Ilromluii ) , : : " : : Council lUiilfr , Iowa , Telephone Xo. ! 2 < > . DR. C. B. J U D D , 'MANUFACTURER OF ELECTRIC BELTS AND ELECTRIC TRUSSES. No. 6O6 Brondwny , Council Bluffs , lown. WANTED Good Salesmen on large commission or salary. PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY. O F F ICE OF ( HRTRKTNRTNl ? Hydraulic and Sanitary Engineer , UllllUnmuri , planS ) Estimates , Specifications. Su pel-vision of Public Work. Brown Building , Council Bluffs Iowa. FINLEY BIIRKP Attorney-at-Law' Second Floor Brown Building , 115 Pearl Street , Council Bluffs Iowa. N Justice of the Peace. Office over American . Express , No. 419 Broadway , Council Bluffs , Iowa. Attorneys at-Law , practice in the 'State , and Federal Courts. Office Rooms 7 and 8 , ShugartBeno Block , Council Bluffs , Iowa. EO of the Peace , 415 Broadway , . , 0. Council Bluffs. Refers to any bank orj business house in the city. Collections a specialty. DRS. WOODBDRY & SONS Dentistsomco corner . , Pearl St. and First Avenue FINE GOLD WOKK A SPECIALTY. RESTAURANT LOU't John Allen , Prop. Tiie Great Bargain Entrances , 112 Mnln uuil 113 I'earl at. SHOE STORE , . . MKAI.HATAU. llouits Open from 6 a.m. to 10 IB nt 100 .Main Street , p. til. Council lllulTa Council IIIutrH. Iu. Iowa. S. A. I'iercc. 1'rop. Hazard & Co Mrs W B fm-Fitzgerali , , , White - Pole agent * fnr Dealer In llotarr KhuttlcStfindard Staple & < ! Fancy Sewing Machine Restaurant , GROCERIES. For Mcbranka & Western . . New Store , New Block. . No. 3.17 , HroadrrnrCoun . ern Iowa. 2W Main St. , CreiUm , . Office inil Main Ht.Coun- llouiQ Illock. cll llluffg , Iowa. cil Blum , Iowa. , . .Agent * wanted. Council UlulTs la. flemnayer's ' Hotel J. Neuraayer , I'rop. $1.00 1 > E11 DAY. Furniture , Btovcs. Street car connections to all < H'p t . Carpets , for Cash. Klro proof * t bl In con Highest 1'rlccHl'nld. nection. No 1.1)3 ) uud 21U llronilwny. K.J. HANCOCK. Council Opp. Oaden llluffii. lUmne Iowa. , 127 Main St. A. RINK No. 201 Main Street , Council Bluffs , Iowa. A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF Both Domestic and Foreign. D. H. McDANELD & CO. , Hides , Tallow , Pelts , Wool and Furs. Highest Market Prices. Prompt Returns. 820 and KS Main Strect.Council Hluffs.Iowa. - GREAT DISCOUNT SALE - Of 20 I'Elt CENT Ofi HATS AND GAPS FOR GASH. 1514 DOUGLAS STREET. - - QMAHA. WM. WELCH , Carriage and Express Line , OFK1OK-015 SOUTH MAIN 8T , Tulophono Xo. ttl. All calls from Dlhtrlct ) Tvlograpb OUlco promptly attended to , OFFICER & PUSEV , BANKERS KlO Iro6dway Council lllullii , Iowa. Eatuull&hed i . - " ' ' " ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' " " ' ' Star Stables and Mule Yards Uroailway , Council lllutru , Opp. Dummy UepoW Hontrs and mnli-s amKtnntly on Imncl , tot sale at retail or In car load lotH. Orders promptly nllcd by contract on short notice. Opposlto'Dumiiiy Depot , Council mulls. CRESTON HOUSE , Main Street , Council Bluffs , Only Hotel In the City with Flro Es cape. Electric Call Bolls. r Accommodations First Class , Rates Always Reasonable. MAX MOHN , Proprietor. OGDEN BOILER WORKS t'AKTJ-IK&SON , Pron's. Manufacturersof All Kinds of Steam Boilers & Sheel Iron Work , Orders by mall for rcpars promptly attended to. HHtlsfiictli.il Kiiimnitci-a. Jltth Avenue. A a UrW Ofc'Otu JJylU-r Worka. Council IJluff ,