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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , JULY 17. 1888. THE DAILY BEE. COUNCIL"BLUFFS. . OFFIC13 NO. 1J2 PKAHLi STIIEET. Ucllvcrcd br Torrltr In Any Part of the City at TV , cnty Cents I'cr .Week. II.W.TH/rpN , MANAGER. TELEPHONES : /ItisistPfl OrricK. Ko. 13. NIOHT K1J1TOII , NO.W. MlNOIt MENTION. N. Y. Plumbing Co. ' Tlio Interior finishing ol the nddltion to the Ncumtiyor hotel is being done ns fast ( is possible nnd it will bo but a short tlmo until it will bo ready for occupancy. G. W. Fcrcuson & Son have given no- tluo to the Pacific house syndicate Unit they will vacate the property by the 16th of August. The notice wns given to Mr. Henry Eisomtui , the truotco. A certain young man is in the habit of daily riding his horse upon the side walk on Seventh avenue after leaving Main street , and the citizens in that vi cinity are entering a protest against the practice. The police changes of patrolmen wcro made yesterday at noon. Olllcor Thomas goes on day duty on Main street and Olllcor Doyle will tramp a Broadway beat by the light of the moon and elec tricity. Brezco. the taxidomist , received the carcass of a lurgo St. Bernard dog the other day to bo mounted , but it was badly decomposed and had to bo buried. The owner , who is u lady in an adjoin ing town , has sent the money to have it exhumed and returned to her. There Is still a lively guessing at the "What is it ? " which hangs in the win dow of TJiKBipollico. : It Is called every thing frqm aii angleworm to a mulo. One doctor culls it a coon , another a rat. nnd another a what is it ? Who shall dccido when oven the doctors dis- ngroo'i1 Articles of amendment to the arti cles of incorporation of the 1'ottawatta- mio County Abstract company were lllod yesterday with the county re corder , increasing the capital stock from $10,000 , to $25,000 , with a limit of 150,000. The articles were signed by Messrs. Kimball , Champ and Thomp' Bon , olllccrs of the company. A pleasing entoitainmont is promised this evening at the Broadway Metho dist church. It consists of a vivid show ing of the customs of China , by some native young men , who thus secure means for pursuing their education in this country. There will be refresh ments served in connection with the entertainment. Tickets are for sale at H. P. Nilcs' and at J. B. CrocKwclPs Stores on Broadway. Married On Sunday afternoon at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Orcutt , on Oakland avenue , Mr. Irvin Schrlovcr and Miss Uosa V. Austin , both of Omaha , Rov. W. H. W. Ilocs oillciat- ing. The wedding was a. quiet ono , none being present but the' immediate lamilicsof the happily wedded pair. Mr. and Mrs. Schriovor will muko then1 homo on Thirtieth avenue , Omaha , to which they have already gone. Sunday was a bad day for boozers , and the police had a fine opportunity to 1111 up the deserted cells in the cooler. Henry Harding and C. P. Mitchell con tributed $7. CO each , and George Bor- hard , Charles Phelan and Peter Chris- tcnfion were made to como down with 60 cents bettor. Oscar Sprink was the only representative of the indigent travelers fraternity , and ho was dis charged to resume his explorations. An indignant citizen addresses a communication to Tim BEE urging at tention to the several hog pens in the vicinity of Sixteenth avouuo and Avenue nuo A. If the smell is as strong as ho claims , it seems that the pens are mighty enough to call attention themselves , The complainant declares that the at tention o'f the marshal and mayor has already been directed to that vicinity , but nothing has boon done towards fur nishing relief. R. T. Bryant & Co. are opening an immense gravel pit half a mile north of Hintonon the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy railroad. The bed is twenty feet thick and of aline quality of paving and building gravel. The company shipped three carloads last week the first shipment. A survey has been made for a switch and sidetrack , and. it will bo put in shortly. Underlying ; the gravel is said to bo a two-foot vein of iron ere , specimens , of which can bo seen at the company's office. This ere has boon analyzed by experts in Phila delphia , Omaha and Denver , and they pronounce it 67 per cent pure iron. The company believe they have a bonanza , and will this week largely increase their already hip- force of workmen. On the road from Manawa the other evening there were two buggies stand ing by the roadside , and two couples were trying to adjust their dilllcultlo * in a manner which attracted the atten tion of passers by , some of the language being not parlor talk. One of the women was bo excited that she was o.v pressing her indignation at ono of the men , declaring that she would not lot him whip her again. She was bonne' to walk homo , and the other couple was trying to induce her to stay her wratl and ride with them. The scone was at exciting ono for u few minutes , and tin air of the night was strcakad. It wa evident from ttio talk that the man line boon abusing the woman in homo way Travelers ! Stop at the Beohtolo. Artists prefer the Hallott & Davi piano , at O. B. Music Co. , 221 Broadwa.v IJuttoiiH. Entirely now , both parties. Emblems nothing ua appropriate. Motcalf Bros See them , on ealo to-day. Ladies , do not fail to see the ' 'Ladici Friend , " 709 Washington avonuo. . Pull line of shoot musio at Count BlulTs Musio Co. , J4 Broadway. J. G. Tip ton has bargains in rcalcstat < Buy mantels , grates and hearth fu mailings of the Now York plumbing C < Everything from a Jewsharp to piano at O. B. Musio Co. , 221 Broad wa , Chapman gives a 20 per cent rodu lion on all picture frames made to ordo Only u few more days. Send in yov Drdora. Buy bathing suits at Bono's. Largest stock of bathing suits at Jot Bono& Co.'s. S. B. Wudsworth & Co. loan money. Money loaned at L. B. Crafts & Co loan otlico , on furniture , pianos , horst wagons , personal property of all kiiu and all other articles of value vritha > removal. All business strictly con dontial. E. H. Should loans money on chatl security of every dcsoriptlon. Prlvi consulting rooms. All Business strict confidential. Office 600 Broadway , c < ner Main strict , up-stalrs. + Special reduction of 20 per cent on i cinds of picture frames , made to on ] , lor tou days , at Chapman' * . WHAT'S ' NEW IN THE BLUFFS OUJzona Complaining of the Cost of Poor Boworano. THE DEATH OF MR , HENDERSON. The Ctmutiutqim Needing Ono More Good Itooit The Doltuts of the City Council Ilrlcr lilts News. The Citizens Complain. The sewer dilllculty is breaking out ngiiln with increased force , and it now looks as though something decisive will have to bo done in the matter. The property owners on several of the streets in the Fourth ward are up in open rebellion nguinst allowing the contractors to go ahead with their work , and it seems that there are good rea sons for their objections. In the first place , they claim that the work is not done according to contract , and that sewers already completed are in mtuiy instances nearly valueless owintr to the improper manner in which they are constructed. IIouso connections are put in , but It is almost impossible to utilize them , as they become clogged up and in some places the sewer itself is in no bettor condition. Another causa of complaint is the custom of putting in connections every twenty or thirty foot , which is claimed to bo en tirely uncalled for in the residence portions tions of the city. On the business streets it is eminently proper that there should bo a connection for each half lot , but no discrimination is made in this respect. A citizen owning resi dence property with a hundred foot front , that has been permanently im proved , is compelled to pay for putting in four connections , although ho uses but ono of thorn and will probably never use any of the others. Still another cause for complaint , and ono which porhapq occasions moro kicking than any of the others , is the manner Of charging up _ the work done , in unequal and unjust assessments against the property. For instance , the property owners on ono street have to pay 40 cents per front foot for the eowor along their property , as the pipe required is a small one , but further along the line the property owners are assessed 81.60 per front foot'for a two- foot sewer that has to bo built to carry oil' the contents of the smaller sewers above. It is against such injustice that the property owners are protesting. The statutes provide that the cost of this work shall bo assessed pro ratr. but this has not been done , and the res Jilt is that ono citizen virtually has to pay for his more fortunately situated brother's Bower. Several complaints have been made to the council concerning this state of affairs , and homo of the inter ested parties even employed an attor ney to represent them before that body , but no satisfaction of any kind could bo obtained. The members of the council said they knew that such a custom was wrong and unjust , but it had be n going on in this manner so long that it was al most impossible to change. An answer of this kind contained but little consolation for the property own ers , and they have sought assistance from the courts , getting out an ihjunc- tion to prevent the prosecution of the work. Many of those interested in the matter are among the most progressive citizens of this community , and they are by no means the "chronic kickers , " who are everlastingly objecting to everything that tends to improve or build up the city , but make this move simply to protect themselves against a rank injustice. Ono citizen comes to the front and states that ho had to pay for three connections , but the contrac tors only put in ono. It is claimed by many that loss than one-fourth of the sewer joints are properly cemented , and that in many places there is no foundation at all , allowing the sewer to settle and form numberless "sink holes , " which fill * iip with dirt and obstruct tire passage of the sewer water. The council comes in for ad ditional scoring whenever the sub ject of street gradintr is mentioned. Property owners in the Fourth ward can get their lots gradol up for from 111 to 18 cents per yard , but when the city lots the contract for grading the streets in front of the Very same prop erty , the owner , who , of course , has to foot the bill , is compelled to pay 25j cents per yard. A reason given for this is that the- city bonds are not Bold ns provided by law , for not loss than thoit par value , in which case the monoj could bo paid to the contractor , and the result would bo moro favorable con tracts , but the bonds are turned over t ( the contractor , who makes a very gooi thing of it , as ho sublets the contract ! for 10 cents per yard easily and receive : the bonds for 251 cents per yardthe bondi bearing interest ut 0 per cent from tin time they are ibsuod. This moans BOV oral thousand dollars a year extra ox 1)0use to the property owners , and i largo number of thorn have announcoi their intention of not paying a cent c it if they can possibly help it. The questionable llnuncioring of th cltv council will cause that honorabl boily coiiHiderablo trouble , and the citi zens have made up their minds that i is about time to begin to btop up som of the expensive leaks occasioned by it Drink Malto for the nerves. Dentil of Mr. Henderson. Shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday doat came to relieve the bufferings of Mr. I C. Hcmlorpon , whoso neck was disli catcd by a fall through a collar door week ago. It had been known for son : time that ho could not recover , and h friends had devoted themselves to mal ing his hibt hours us comfortable us pu sible. The deceased was fifty-six years age , and his death closed an active ai ubcful lifo. In 18-52 ho came to lov and settled at Itidianola , Warren count o- or. . and was engaged in business there unl r.ir 1802 , when ho entered the army as ih lieutenant of Company C , Thirty-four Iowa infantry and served until the elo of the war. ileturning to his home ui fainily.ho with them resided ut Indiunc in up to the year 1871 , when they romovi to Mills county. In the year 18S1 M Henderson removed to this city , who ho has since resided up to the time Ills death. Of his family there remain t Is , widow and four children two sons ai ut two daughters , The oldest daughter the wife of Mr , B. U.'Purdoy , of Oi ) , land , this county , the other the wife Mr. Isuao Wooloy , of this city. T kol oldest son , Lewis , is u resident ito Groeley , Col. , and the other , who single , is with his mother in this oil All of the immediate family are hi and a number of relatives from Warr and Mills counties. M The funeral will occur from tho-re er den ou Harrison qtrcot to Fuirvi cemetery at 0 o'clock u. m , 'to-day a will bo conducted under the auspices of the Abe Lincoln post , G. A. II. , of this city. The religious services will bo in charge of Hov. Dr. RGes , of the M. E. church. Delays nrc There was nol enough stock sub scribed to the Chautauqua at the Sun day evening meeting to complete the required $ . ' ! 0,000 , but there is now so little lacking that it seems the balance should bo secured by a few hours , per- eonal solicitation. There are a number ol the largo property owners and moneyed men who are yet to bo heard from. Some of them wcro not at the Sunday night mooting , and their sub scriptions wcro not secured. As this great enterprise is ono which concerns ns much the persons solicited as it docs those who do the soliciting , they should not wait' to bo labored with. During the next few days those interested in pushing this enterprise to a successful start should join earnestly and enthu siastically In securing the balance of what is needed. Council BlulTs can. not afford to lot this drag , oven if it is hot weather for enthusiasm. It should bo started before some other city concludes to start an enterprise. A national Chautauqua will surely bo soon cstab- Isslied at some desirable point midway across this continent , and why should not Council BlulTs and Omaha have iff It means 100,000 vlsitorshoroduring the summer of each year. It is high time to bo making arrangements for holding the first assembly next &oabon. If de layed a few weeks longer it will bo almost impossible to get the attractions and the instructors which are the most desirable. * ' Drink Malto. 1'crsonnl 1'nraKrnphs. O. C. Gaslon and wife are in the city , the guests of Dr. Stewart. They will to-day leave for Oakland , their old homo , and will visit in that vicinity for two or three weeks. Mr. Gaston is now oHichvl court reporter at McCook , Neb. HANK MORGAN'S RICH FIND. How He Found tlin Sylvanlte Mine und Sold It lor $500,000. New York Graphic : A man with a big watch chain , an ill-fitting suit of new store clothes and slouch hat walked into the corridor of the St. James hotel yesterday. Ho looked like a cattle drover , and he had the air of si man who might know a good deal about the price of beef. Lyman Bobbins , of Leadvillo , Mart Slater , of Denver , and Bill Campbell - boll , of Idano , wore off in a corner of the corridor swapping stories on ono of the lounges when the stranger entered , and they did not notice him until he had Hhufilod his way towards the door of the cafe. Then all three of them reseat at once. " "That's Hank Morgan as I'm a sin ner , " said the Idaho man , and the three hurried after him into the bar-room. "Know Hank Morgan' ? " said Slater , as the four moved towards an adjoining table after shaking hands all around. : "Well. I should smile. I have had rea son to know him ; haven't I , Hank ? " "That there's a kind of a conundrum , Mart , " answered the new-comer , ' 'but you never lost very much by my ac quaintance , did you i1" "Only a big fortune , that's all ; and you may call that not much if you liko. " The four men laughed , the boll was tapped , and when the waiter walked away Mart Slater told the story of his acquaintance with Hank Morgan and its results. ' 'Some years ago I was a tramp miner with a pick and shovel , pan and sieve. So was Hank. Ho had no money and neither had I. Wo were both in Cali fornia , and not a man wo know would gruh-stako us any longer. Wo were dead broke ana our credit was all gone. How wo ever got over to Colorado need not bo told , but ono morning wo reached there and found Tim Foley keeping a store at Califor nia 'gulch , not far from whore the city hall is in Leadvillo now. Ho grub staked us , 'and wo started out prospect ing. Wo had a long and a weary tramp. Over among the foot hills of Gunnison , about six miles north from Gothic and in the Elk mountain mining- district wo stumbled upon an old hole that had evi dently boon worked some time previ ous. Wo located our stakes and started in to work. After a couple of days it panned out sufficient to reward us fairly well and wo gathered in for some time enough to keep paying Foley the couple of hundred per cent interest and a little of the principal wo owed him , for Tim had declined to go in on shares with us. us."Ono day I had been down at Crested Butte for supplies , and when I came back I found Hank filling in an old hole that tic had been prospecting. Ho said there were no signs of ere in itand ho wanted to top it up and have it out of the way. Hunk never did anv extra work he could avoid and so his action ssemed a little strange to mo , but it pabsed out of my mind , and wo went on as usual for a few days. "Then -began to notice that Hank was restless and talked about pulling up stakes and moving on , and that is what wo finally did. Wo went back to Loadvillo , and Hank boon fell in with Charley Gallagher , who had just bold out his mining interest in the Argentine - tine mining company for a cool$20C,000 and had most of the money yet. I don't know how it happened , but Hank and 1 drifted apart , and in about a year after ward I came east , having luckily made a comfortable stake for myself in the meantime. "I was down in Wall strootaboutthro ( months ago , and I ran across an oh mining friend with whom I used to d ( considerable business , and ho asked me if I had ever been in the Elk Mountait neighborhood. Of course , I said I had and then he took mo over to his olllci and laid out before mo the maps uiu 1C prospectus of a big concern called tin Silvanito Mining and Milling company is It was capitalized for * o,000,000 , am Norvin Green , the Western Union Telegraph . ograph man , was the president. "Thoro was bomothing about th of Sylvanito mine that struck mo as famil iar. The moment I saw the maps I wa id still more convinced of the truth ol th ra suspicion that had dawned upon me J'i and getting1 away from my friend th til best way I could , I put on my consider st ing cap and wat down to 'think. Thn th Sylvanito mine was right on the spc so whore Hank and I ragged and hungr , id and poverty-stricken , had started t ila work together. IJow was it wo ha 3d missed our opportunity ? lr. "Then the mining man's tale torn reef in Wall street rang in my cars. Tlic of wore gutting ere out of it worth noarl $200 a ton , and there were near ! ho $3,000,000 worth of it in sight. Th id property was only beginning to I is worked , and though not fairly btartoi k- they wcro getting 10,000 ounces ol or kof to the ton. Now , was this the hoi ho that Hank had filled up that breoz ; of spring morning , and had ho then ar is there hidden from mo the buried weall iy. ho had discovered ? I was euro ho ha re "Would I find Hank , if ullvoV Wol en I should smle. | And Hank Know wovild como for him some time illdn sl y6u , old boyV" said Slater. ow "Well , Mart , " was.the answer. ' ua kjnd o1 looked for you to como along t SHOWING THE ADVANTAGES OP COUNCIL BLUFFS. Largest Stock , METCALF BROTHERS Furnishing Goods , I Lowest Prices , Clothing , Hats , Gaps , eto. r TUOEttEft MUSIC .COMP , * fl William Dt.ilcr Sladaatapfj la ' ffardman , Everttt < & Fisher tfF < KHl M. MK.M REAL ESTATE . * . t Main SL Council BlulTi. tOW MUTUAL Lire ma. co. N W . _ 1814 S > . JUry'j AT..Omlh .l OW 5T OWl Si m * Largest Capital and Surplus CITIZENS STATE BANK Your Patronage 03 Gr 5Ti of Any Banh in the oitu. > Is Solicited. 00 ro SVH , & R , DFoster , SMOKE ' Ole row COUNCIL BLUFFS ' J. W. SQUIRE'S OlSs . Paint. 011 % Qloos Qo. Fercgoy.A Moore's Abstracts of Title Wholesale. Santa RDSE.I. No. 8. Pearl St. ARE THE BEST. Ssi a o i 0) I jr- - - EMPKIE HARDWARE CO. , Manufacturer of Pine Carriages and Buggies. I have always a full stock to select from. Call nnd examine. Prices Low. wards the last. You sco , boys , " said Hank , taking up the story , "Mart always was a reckless fellow , and that morning when I dug down into the snot where the Sylvanito now is and strack the richness that I saw was there , I kind of fainted oil with my good luck. Whijn I came to myself Mart was walking up the hill , and I cov ered up the find to get time to think. I knew that if Mart heard of the wealth 1 had ho would paint Leadvillo very red , and the speculators would buy us up cheap. So I kept still , and when Mart got well out of the state I sold the place for a cool half million. Did I give him his share ? Well , just ask him. " "Of course ho did. the honest old fol low , " said -Mart. ' ; Of course ho did , and it was waiting for mo in good United States bonds when I called for it , but that ain't what I complain about. " "Well , T think you ought to bo pretty well satisfied , " < chipped in Lyman Ilobbins. "I am sure , I would be. " "No , you wouldn't , " said Mart. "Now , just look at it. Hero are those Sylvanite fellows to-day sitting here in Now York , living on the fat of the the land , enjoying' all the good things of this lifo , and simply gathering in the thousands of dollars that this mine is pouring til their feot. If they want to go to the eastern slope of that old Syl vanito mountain they can look down to the bottom of their present shaft and see $3,000,000 worth of ere in sight , and how much more "in prospect the Lord only knows. Thai's why I kick. Why didn't Hank and I hang on to that bonanza for ourselves ? But , after all. what's the use of bewailing our bad luck ? Let's have another bottle , and the next time Hank and I go prospect ing , if wo ever do , I will watch him closer than I did that pleasant spring morning on the mountain slope near Gothic.7' WISCONSIN'S NATURAL BRIDGE. A Freak of Nature About Fourteen Miles From I'ralrio clu Sac. As you go up the valley of Honey creek the bluffs enclosing the "pockets" are often noteworthy , says Prof. J. D. Butler in the Madison ( Wis. ) Journal. Many of them are crested by cream- colored outcrops of rock so Jantastio in form as to have suggested such names " " " " " as "niggor-head"eaglo"and "locomo tive , " with a tender behind. Ono shows above the greeny battlements and parti- zans very much like Stolzenfcls on the Rhine. But none of these formations are BO unique as the natural bridge. This freak of nature is about fourteen miles from Prairie du Sac , ( section 17 , town ship 10 , range 6 , cast ) . A well-shaped rock llirusl up about sixty feet above a promontory is bored through with an archway about forty feet high and well nigh as broad in span ns high. There are no side approaches to this bridge , but its abutments fall oil perpendic ularly in every direction. In view of this isolated formation the curiosity ought , perhaps , to bo called a triumphal arch , ft reminded me at once of the arch of Titus in the Roman forum , but it is twice as massive as that monument of imperial grandeur. In both struc tures the dimensions of the archways the thickness of the rock wall bored through and the height of the attic above the archway are almobt identical. The rockrblulT is of PolsJam sand stone , lying in horizontal layers. The&o layers have disintegrated , each to a Icbbor width than the one below it , so as to form a symmetrical archway. The crown of the arch , however , is not n keystone , buUi Hat , overlaying lloor. Such an arch is sometimes called n cantalovor. In gating at this phenome non I scorned to see a reproduction ol the the prehistoric Grecian arches , con structed on the bumo principal , which I had crossed the ocean to behold , ir Tiryns and My can ( c. Instead of "re production" 1 ought to say original , foi in looking at a cuiio ; like that in lion03 creek the architect of Hollas learned tc build the primitive arch. Turning t self-centered arch Vrab a later invention Dwarf rod cedars have a stuntec growth above tile 'arch ' , and , with otnoi bushes , give an air of festal decoration , Ono or two tall trees shoot up near on < il pier ana about as high. Two sapling - have rooted on the verge of a rock which is thrust So far under the arcl o as to make it appear only half as higl Iwhen wo approach on one side as if wi s come on the other. Beneath the beet e ling rock there are half caves , whor s , cattle find a seoltor from faun , wind , am o rain , and which ai'O of a niece with tin abode of our clllT-dwollors in Arizona it as well as the homes of ancient troglo ) t dytcs. y The Sauk lusus naturaj ought to b .o better known. I know knothing fat d porior in its line this Hide of the Vii giiiia natural bridge which gives nam 0 and fame to Rock bridge county. iyy A Greek AVcildlnic + 1 Arkansas. Iy Atlanta Constitution : While upon o recent visit to Little Rock , Ark. , Mri 10 Luella Steele winessed a most beautlfi I , and unique wedding at one of the fosl ionublo Episcopallud churches of tin city. There wore ton bridemaid y beautiful young girlsattired in Grecin id costumes , which consisted of some BO ih white material gracefully draped ovt d. the tlguro and coiulncd to the waist I II , silk cord nnd tussols. The hair was a 1 ranged in a Greek knot crossed over I bands of white velvet. They entorc the church ono in each aislefollowin 'I each other in turn , ajid formed a Berne o- circle around the altar. Then can the bride , unatteddcd and attired in the usual fashion'slowly and gracefully , with drooped eyes , keeping stop to the wedding march which was being sung by the choir. At the altar she was met by the groom and minister , each emerg ing from opposite sides of the ve&try. The whole olToct was very beautiful and impressive. SPECIALNOTICES , _ NOTlOli SPEClALndvortisemonts.suchns Lostround , To Loan , For Sole , To KentWants , Hoarding , etc. , will bo Inserted In this column nt the low ratoofTKNCKNTdPKULINtt for the flrst In sertion and Vive Cents Per Line for each subse quent Insertion. Leave advertisements nt our olllce. No. 12 Pearl Street , near llroadway , Council HliilTs. lowq. WANTS. H OUSI5 for rent. Johnston & Van Pattea , 33 Main btret't. HFOH FOH SALE An open side-bar lnngy , nearly now , to good paity on monthly payments. \ A. J. Slnndel. No. ! fc l and ! Ki Uroadway. I WANTED Good second hand btoves , furni ture and carpets. Will pay highest cu&h price. A. J Mandel , Hos. 323 and 325 llroadway. i F Oil SALK-Or trade , lots 4 nnd B In blocks Terw lllager's nd. Apply to W. L. Putton , ! ! " North Main Htrept. F lOU ItrXT Furnished room , No 1 north .Mala st. CU > K SALE The best small fruit and vegeta J. bio farm In 1'ottawattamle county , two miles fmm Council Illuffs postollice , ntuprlro that will sell It , on remarkably easy terms. Title perfect and property In good condition. Possession given any time. Good reason for selllntr. 11. T. lirrant & Co. , C23 Uroadway , Council IllujrsJn. "TjlOH TllADK Severn ! stocks of merchandise , JP also Improved and unimproved farms. John- stem & Van Patten.IPMalnst. , Councillllulls. la TO HENT Immediately , for the summer , a good furnished house , 10 rooms ; closet and bathroom ! city water. Apply on premises , 8ia 6th ave. WANT To exchange Nebraska or Wisconsin farm hinds for Council llluirs or Umaha property or merchandise. O. P. McKesson. WANTED Stocks ol merchandise. Ilava Omaha and Council lllufls city property , alto western land to exchange for goods. Call on or address Johnson & Christian , lloom Ui , Chamber of Commerce , Omaha , " | 7HH SALE At a bargain , 40 acres near stock -L' yards , South Omaha , Neb. , Johnson & Christian , llootn 35 , Chamber of Commerce , Omaha. OFFICER & PUSEY , BANKERS. EOSRroadway Council muffs , Iowa. Established 1857. D. H. HcDANELD & CO. , Hides. Tallow , Pelts , Wool and Furs. Highest Market Prices. Prompt Returns. KO and E2 Male Street.Council Uluffs.Iovra JOHN GILBERT , M.UMUEH AND UEALEIl IN WIND MILLS. IRON AND WOOD PUMPS. . NO. 521 MAIN ST. , COUNCIL , ULUF2'S , : : IOWA $15 , The Morris Type Writer IB a practical , ite made Hiid Iliiely llnlshed nmclilne. and comblnt ttie peifoct lettering , exact alllffninout , an rapid writing of n high priced w riter. The EU KON MIMlXJUUAl'ir , the best apparatus mat for manifolding autographic d type wrIt ; betaken. TVl'E WUITK work : ycx J copies can supplies for sale. 8 end forcitcuNrv. The K ceWor Co. . Council liluirs.U. AUntloii this i > ap fcr. JOSSERSWEIR SHUGART CO. , JOSSERS O uXCS-I ICXTIjTXJaR. .lj HsXCFOJEJ EUTarS H H. F. HATTENHAUER , 27 to 31 } Fourth Street. I nlways kooi ) in stock n lurjio variety or oastoru nmko CarriiiKC8\vhich I soil ntu very low ruto. I nin always ready to show goods. K8TAJ3L.18UKD18 t'J. INCOUrOU.ViKD 1878 CO- , MASSILLON , OHIO , MAXUFACTUHEUS. SIZES FROM Especially Adapted fos 25 TO 300 ELECTRIC HORSE LIGHTING ; HORSEPOWER POWER , Mills and Elevators , AUTOMATIC - : - CUT-OFF ENGINES * Specifications and estimates funilhed for complete steam plants. Hegulatlon , Durability i antced. Can show letters from users where fuel Economy Is equal with Corliss Non-Condonslfij ISRANCI1 HOUSE , COUNCIL ISLUFfS , IOWA. Send for Catalogue , E. C. HARRIS , Manager , THEOGOENmnu Uf nous COMPANY Wrought and Cast IIIUH Iff UIIIV FOR \ltulMlnga \ , Automatic C MO Ik ) CO Highest Economy , Itepalr * . New 0 2d Hand LIlulllLO Simplicity and Durability. Nos. 1100 to 1200 , Tenth Avenue , Council BlulTs.Iii. Telephone 100. REDUCTION PL , From 15 to 25 Per Cent. NOW IS THE TIME TO PURCHASE PETER C. MILLER , Nos. II & 13 Pearl St. , Council Bluffs. PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY , / MDIMC Hydraulic and Sanitary Engineer. Plans , Estimates , Hnini/l IN Dl I ML" Specifications. Supervision of Public Work. Brown ] Building , Council Bluffs , Iowa. riMI I7 Dl IDI/C Attorney at Law , Second Floor Brown Building , 115 rllNLLY DUlmt. " Pearl St. , Council Bluffs , Iowa. / " MD7 | | Justice ol the Peace. Ofllce over American Express , Ko. 419 NO/ IIU flfL" " Broadway , Council Bluffs , Iowa. OT/MVir 0 QIIV/IO / Attorneys at Law , Practice in the State and Federa OlUlNL Oi OlIVlO" " Courts. Onice-Uoonis 7 and 8 , Shugart-Beno Blocki Council Binds , Iowa. \ MA7CM Dentist. Cornsr Main Street and First Avenue , Counci Cf\ . MAZ-llIN" Bluffs , Iowa. * " " i I SM I A H/ir / f r > l I M It/1 / r\ Special In diseases of Kje. Kar , Nosa . ancj M H I HAIVlKr . nl . UN IVI U ° nt- masses Accurately Prescribed. Cat- t | h Vsl lrUVIUL.IIL.IMi m " anih treated by mail after Hist conaiiltatlon. onico cor. Main sheet and Uroadway. Itesldcnce , 1)10 ) lllull ut. Hours tf. toll' , ' . ' to B , 7W : ! to 8:30. Council llluirs , IO\MI. -IF YOU IIAV ANY- STOVES OR FURNITURE Call on 31. , 5l ! § KrniHlwuy , wlioro you will receive tilt ) IIIxliCNl CtiKli I'rlce. DR. C. B. J U D D , MANUFACTURER OF ELECTRIC BELTS AND ELECTRIC TRUSSES , ' No. 6OO Broadway , Council Bluffs , Iowa. WANTED Good Salesmen on large commission or salary. WANTCU-l.OG'AL ANW TllAVKIl\tt AGKVl'S OX CASCADE LAUNDRY COMPANY MAKE CALLS AND DELIVERIES PROMPTLY. NO. 330 BROADWAY. TELEPHONE NO. 26O SNYDEB & SNYDEB M. B. SNYDBB , A. M. . M. D. Physician and Surgeon MRS. M. B. SNYDEB , SPECIALIST : Diseaseso [ Women and Children , 3J1 IltoaGW&v , Council lllutrv. id FINE , CHOICE IMPORTED MILLINERS' I ion UOUOL.A3 ar. . OMAHA , NEU > ' Star Stables and Mule Yards ll Hot-hen nnd mules conktantly on baud f or titj ut intall or 111 cur lots. Oruera promptly filled by contrnct cu notice. Stuck BOW on commission. Tvlephoue IK. BCIIJLUTEUft IIOJ.EV , . Opposite Dummy Depot , CauiKil