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THE dSlAHA DAILY BEE : FKIDAY , JULY 5 , 1889. 'HE ' DAILY BEE. COUNCIlTBLUFFS. OFF1CK. NO IS PEAIlfc BTIII3I2T. Cellveiedby carrier In Any Part of ho City ft * Twenty Cents i'crWcok. U. Vf. TIMON. MANAGER. TULlU'IIONBSi Duotnr.FR OrncE No. 43. MIGHT Koiroit , No. 23. M1NU11 MENTION. N. VM'lumWnR Co O. U. Music Co. , r > 33 li'way. * Itcltcr , tnllor , 810 Broadway. Evans' laundry , TO4 Broadway. D. W. Otis , city and fnrm loans. Mrs. F. L. Hayilcn has received tlio sad In- tolllgcnco ot the death of a brother at Daven port , la. M. I. Soars nnd A. T. Clattcrbuck litivo formed a partnership , nndvlll devote their tlmo to conducting n real estate nnd cliattol loan and collection business. There will bo no session of the district court to-day , nn adjournment having boon tnlicn until to-morrow morning , atvhluli time the grand Jury will report. I At'tho next meeting of the school board , the janitors for' the various schools will bo I elected , and the teachers elected nt the last meeting will bo assigned positions in the different school bulldlnRs In the city. The public library , which was removed to the Mcrrlam bloclc about a week ago , will bo opened to the public to-morrow. The public will receive oven better attention than over in thcso nuw and commodious Quarters , The flreiiion'u benefit social netted over tine for the family of the late I. W. Cooper , and that amount tins bean turned over to thorn. The music was furnished by Dai- bey's ' band , which generously donated its services. The Omaha brewers are the last ones to receive the attention of the city marshal. The city's rovcnuo Is to bo Increased by a $25 license , which the marshal has been In structed to collect from parties who deliver tbo prohibited article In this city. The funeral of Mrs. Timothy O'Hoarn took place at 0 o'clock yesterday morning from St. Francis Xavlor's church , after which the remains were forwarded to Atlim- tic , whcro the parents of the deceased reside , for Interment. She wus ayod twenty-eight years , Mr. Turner , n millionaire banker of St. Jo seph , has just Invested MO,000 In 125 lota In Hughes & Donlphun's addition. This shows the substantial manner in which outside cap italists pin their faith to Council Bluffs , nnd Is indisputable ovldcnco as to how her pros pects are regarded abroad. Two flros occurred last evening , the first being tbo awning at Sam Ford's place on Upper Uroadway , and the second at a dwell- In c on South Main street owned by Mrs. Donahuo. Both Ores were caused by fire crackers. Damage slight. While running to the flro on South Main street the small hook and ladder truck struck a man at ttie corner of Main and Broadway and knocked 1)1 in down , breaking his shfiuldcr blade. As Mrs. Urewcr.nn elderly colored woman , was nbout to aliirht from the motor carat the corner of Eighth and Broadway yester day afternoon the train started nnd she was thrown oft backward. She was badly bruised about the head and was also Injured In ternally. The physician has not been nblo to determine the extent of the internal in- Jury. Jury.Ono Ono of the passengers on the out-going Burlington train had a satchel containing f-100 stolen last night. When the train stopped nt the crossing a man picked up the Ratclicl , dropped oft the train and disap peared. The police uro looking for the thief , but ns the owner of the satchel can not give much of a description of him the chances of p- - finding him urn slight. pI Mr. II. H. Inman nnd Miss Julia C. New I man , both of this city , were united in nmr- riago , In Omaha , yesterday afternoon , at the residence of Mr. Carlson , on Cunnng street. Both parties nro well known on this side of the river , where they liavo resided for sev eral yonra. Mr. Inman has been a citizen of Council Bluffs for over twenty years , over half of which was spent in the grocery busi ness. The newly wedded couple loft last evening for Lincoln nnd Denver , on a short wedding trip , after which they will return to the Bluffs , and occupy a cozy homo on Mys- ter street. Have your old furniture upholstered , good as now. K. Morgan , 7J2 Broadway , J.-Zollor & Co. have moved to 100 Broad way with the largest stock of groceries on Upper Broodway. < Ouo of the finest dry goods stores in Council Bluffs is the now establishment Just opened nt 408 Broadway. Rink livery and food stable. Horses , buggies nnd carriages. Hacks for call. B. S. Torwilliger , 502 , 604 and 606 Pearl. Ice cream nt wholesale. Louie & Mctzgar , 25 and 527 Broadway , Council Bluffs. Personal I Miss Mary Adams , of Sioux City , spent the Fourth with her slater , Mrs. Balllngor , on Washington avenue. N. P. Dodge , Jr. , who has been attending ichool at WJlliston seminary for the past two years , has returned homo for the summer vacation. Mr. Gcorgo Searlo. who has charge of the . . engineering department of Dunbar & Co. , Omaha , is recovering from an attack of If vertigo , nt his homo on Eighth street. Miss Currio L. Dodge , a member of the BCnlor class ntSmith's college , Northampton , Mass. , has arrived home to spend the sum mer vacation with her parents In this city. W. H. Doolcy , ono of the proprietors of the Ogdcn house , loft lust evening for his homo nt Lcroy , 111. Ho will return In a few weeks to look after his real cstato interests In this city.- city.Squlro Squlro N. Schurz , accompanied by his son Herman , leaves this morning for Hot Springs , Ark. , wlioro ho goes for the bcnclH of his health. Ho will bo absent about a month. Tun Bin : will follow him. W. S. Williams , em ] . , Is homo from Mexico ice , and will remain hero until his wlfo re covers from her present Illness , Scott tells eonio wonderful talcs'of the land of the horned toad , and has a stock of humorous an- oudotcs connected with his southern trip that nro of great Interest to thu boys. Dr. H. S. West. W. H. Thomas , W. D. Hardln andW. H. Gramlyhavo gone to Colorado rado tar u two weeks' EOjourn among the boars and clear , They will stop a few days at Colorado Springs , and then gut right down to business. Last year they elaughtorod a largo amount of giuno , and hope to break their record this season. IJoilino roofing will last longer nnd pivo better satisfaction than any roofing inudo ; will not crock , curl or split , and niultcs a perfectly solid joint on the entire - tire roof. Hirkinhino Engineering and Supply company , 115 Pearl street , Coun cil Bluffs , la. ' Notice the beautiful finish given col lars , cuffs nnd shirts by Cascade Laun dry company. C. B. Trunk Factory moved to Cbapmnn's ' old Bland. Largest trunk factory in west , Council Bluffs Furniture company for food goods at low prices , 407 Broadway , S , B. Wndsworth & Co , loan money. Eechtelo hotelcentral , locationflrstolass No KxploMloiiH "VVlion persons keep cool and use our "tiun Dial" gas stoves. Four holes , roaster nnd bakuoven. Costa 7 emits per hour when running full blast , Now York Plumbing Co. Have our wagon call for your soiled clothes. Cascade Laundry Co. City steam laundry , 84 Main , tol. 141. Splendid bargains nt Marcus' clothing tore before removal to now building , i und hot water ucntlnc , first-chin x. Work in both cities. JOUH Uu * BKUT , tlb Pearl ilrcut , Uouucil UlufU. THE FOURTH IS THE BLUFFS Immense Crowds Visit Ghautnuqua ' and Lake Manawa. TESTING THE WATER PRESSURE , The Aldermen Not Inclined to Cen- sere the Wntcr Works Company The I > ny nt tlm Unko Cixrboo Again lit the City. Patriotic Blufntofl. The national holiday passed quietly , but patriotically , In the Bluffs. The small boy nnd his grown up brother devoted the morn- lug hours to industriously establishing ef fective connections between burning pieces of punk nnd firecrackers of nil sizes and cor responding dogcccs ot noise. A short rest during the middle ot the day enabled thorn to got to work in the evening with greater energy than before , und the result'was ap parent in the increased racket of the closing hours of the Qlorlous Fourth. As far as the Bluffs was concerned the day was a very largo one ; in fact , ono of mammoth proportions , if the expression maybe bo allowed. There were very few disturb ances , and thcso were not of an aggravated nature , and the attention of the police was directed largely to keeping In chock the over/lowing patriotism that walled from the hearts of the rising generation. The motor trains nnd street cars were unable to meet the demand made upon them , and dozens of would-bo passengers were loft nt each trip , unnblo to secure transportation. During the forenoon nearly all the travel was to the Chnutauqua grounds , nnd train load after train load was whirled out to that beautiful spot. The programme there Is elHowhoro given. In the afternoon every body wanted to go to the lake , nnd Colonel Heed was unublo to furnish cars fast enough to take them. It scorned ns if nil of Omaha had come over to this aide of the river to spend the day and assist In Its proper cole- bratlon. Tnoso who could not secure passage - ago on the motor took carriages nnd 'busses nnd were not long in Joining their friends on tholuko front. It seemed during the afternoon as if the day was going to bo decidedly tame In the central portion of the city , but the evening more than made amends for oversight of the earlier hours. The display of fireworks was quite extensive , nnd the cannon cracker f usllndo was torrlllo. The streets wore filled with sightseers , and all contributed to the general hilarity of the occasion. It is pleasing to note , in connection with this , that there were no fatalities or sad casualties to mar the pleasure of the day. Of course , there -were the usual number of burned finders and a few singed mustaches , but there were no distressing accidents to call for public attention. It was it grand nnd patriotic display , nnd its features were nearly nil of a pleasing nature. The observance of the day was creditable to the city , ntid may bo classed among Its successful events. Important to Ijiullcs and Gentlemen. I have established an extensive dyeing nnd cleaning works in tills city and desire to call attention of ladles nnd gentlemen of Omaha and Council Bluffs to the fact that I have furnished my works with the latest improved machinery known to the trndo , that I have had over sixteen years' experience , nnd that I use only the very best dyes and chem icals. I clean nnd dye everything but fur goods. I call special nttonUon to my new cleaning uroccss by which the garment Is not ripped and which restores the original lustro to the goods. Ladies' and gentlemen's sum mer garments , such ns ilannols or silk , uiado to look ns good us now. Dresses , clothing , silks , shawls , laces nnd plumes dyed in su- perlor manner. Motor furo allowed on all goods brought to works , or wagon will call at residence. G. A. Schoedsack , Twin City Dye Works , Twenty-sixth and Broadway. Main ofllco 113 South Sixteenth , Omnna. Close or Chuiitaiiqun. Yesterday was the closing and crowning of the Chnutauquo assembly for the season of 18S9. It was a grand , Intolllgant celebra tion of tbo national natal day. Other cele brations may have had more noise in the nlr and more red in the lemonade , but none had more to move the emotions or exercise the thought. There were about six thousand men , women nnd children who took In more or less of the day's doings nt Chautauqua. The fore noon entertainment in the great amphi theatre was opened with national airs by Hogcrs' baud. This musical organization has made itself very popular with the ( Jliuu- tauqua audiences. Tim excellent rendition of classical pieces is enough to warrant the praise of the critic ; ) , but It Is not by this that the popularity of the band is caused. More Is duo to the introduction of musical novel ties , ns is evidenced by the repeated calls for tlio hunting song , in which the crack of whips , firing of guns , bayhg of the hounds , etc. , are heard ; the applause called forth by "Tlio Forgo in the Forest , " with its gleam- Ings of light , and merry anvil chorus. Yes terday these and other favorites wore again , rendered. Another excellent feature of the musical programme of the day was the presence of the Schubert quartette. Like Rogers' band , they render tbo most difficult selections with wonderful effect , and then they combine with this excellence n successful appeal to the popular car and emotion by their novel ties of "Baa , Baa , Black Sheep. " "Peter Piper , " otc. The audiences were really wild , nnd would hardly let them rest their voices. They were very accommodating , nnd In dulged the appreciative hearers liberally , singing to the very last minute , and then Jumping into the 'bus .to c.itch the train , while hurrahs and the Chautauqua salute of waving handkerchiefs bid them God speed , and expressed the wish for a safe return next year. The orator of the day was Hon. U. G. Herr , of Michigan. Ho spoke for over nn hour , and pictured In his own happy , humor ous way the greatness of this country nnd Its people. Ho is nn optimist , and his sunshiny - shiny views tinged all the oration , The keen wit caused the luugh to go round and round again , until the many wearied sides were rented by the Jilts of pathos , Introduced as n happy relief. Then there were flashes of eloquence which called forth applause uutjl the palms of many hands wore reddened. Many of the porplcxlncrquestlons Mr , Herr sought to solve by having the reform start In the homos of the land , The nation being a banding together of Individuals , tbo better ing of the welfare of the Individuals would necessarily lead to a bettering of national life. The homo being thn greatest Influence on the Individual life. It was to the homos of thn luncl that all must look as the basis of national prosperity. In thu ufieriuiun tlioro wns a musical treat a real concert In which tlio band , Schu bert quartette nnd the assembly chorus took part. There was interjected a littla proslac , but necessary information in roenrd to the financial condition of the great enterprise. Dr. Gtllotto , who U the superintendent of Instruction , gave a summary of the literary and scientific feast which bus been In pro- cress for the seventeen days. There had been 2-11 lectures and public enter tainments , classes , etc. Of these 11)5 ) had been of the popular order. The season tickets being only (3 , It made each entertainment cost any ono less than ! i carts. This was sufficient evidence- that the Chau- tauqua was for the masses. Those enter tainments were of such high order Hint one would , during the winter seuson , have to pay from 25 cents to $1 to hear any ono of thrui. Tbo 1115 popular entertainments would averniro 50 cents each In any city during the winter season. Yet at Chautauqua the ad mission to ull of them was only t.'l. Dr. Ciilletto said It was the intention to have as good or better a programme next year. Ttm gate receipts and other revenues wuru put right back Into the enterprise. Hence It depended wholly on the public spirit and generosity of patronage , as to the success and enjoyment of the assembly. The enshuslastlo appmuio throughout his address Indicated the willingness of the public to aland by the enterprise. liev. Dr. Plielp. * paid a befitting tribute to the sacrifices made by the manager. J. K. HarknesH. Ho attributed tlio itartlnff of this enterprise to hl untiring energy and wisdom. There were cries for "llorluiess , " "Harkneas , " and amid much upplauso he nmilo Ills Jlrst cppcnrunco on the platform , Huipoko but briefly , modesty disclaiming * iiy desire for innwnal juaUo or promi nence. It was not an Individual enterprise , but ono of the people and for the people. Its success depended upon the people. It wns theirs , and ns such they should rally to its support and make it so strong financially as to bo beyond nil peril. Itov. Dr. Photos made n statement of the financial condition , the figures being approx imately correct. The programme this season had cost nbout $7,000. including expenses of gate-kecnors , etc. The receipts from tick ets , tentseta , had only reached about fi,000. This loft a deficit of $3,000 , nnd made the total debt about $20,000. There was nbout (5,000 of subscriptions which had not yet been paid. Thcso delinquents should pay nt once , nnd (30,000 more should bo raised to put the enterprise on a solid founda tion. The trustees had given tbolr individual notes to borrow M,000. They should not bo allowed to carry this burden , for it was nn enterprise which was for the people at largo. Of the $30.000 additional needed there was nbout ? 0)00 ( ) which had been voluntarily pledged by public spirited citizens , some of whom had of tholr own accord promised to pay ? 1,000 cash if the debt was cleared off. All thcso facts were presented , not for the purpose of rais ing money nt this meeting , but that all might bo Informed , so that when the committee waited on them they would bo prepared to gtvo liberal support to the enterprise. At 4 o'clock In the afternoon there was n campllro , nt which Colonel Champion Chare , of Omaha , .Hideo Hubbard nnd other speak ers made enthusiastic speeches. In the ovcnlug It was expected that Ilcv. John Do Witt Miller would speak , but n cablegram was received explaining bis in ability to reach hero. Fireworks and illuminations closed the day and the assembly session for 1889. M. Wolhnnn , jeweler , moved to 638 B'y Dr. C. C. Huzon , dentist , Opera house bloc.k. Call on the Birkinbino Engineering and Supply company , 115 Pearl street , Council Bluffs , la. , juid examine the Bodino roofing. It will pay you ; mim- plcs sent on * application. 9 Bettor Flro Protection Demanded. Work has boon commenced on the solution of the water works question , as it pertains to flro pressure. As has been previously stated in thcso columns , there has been a lamentable lack of pressure at several of the fires that have occurred during' the past few weeks , and the matter demanded an investi gation. At the last meeting of the city coun cil n committee , consisting of Aldermen Knophor , Laey and Everett , was appointed to look into the matter mid ascertain , if pos sible , what was needed to remedy the de fect. fect.Tho The first move in the investigation was made shortly before midnight Wednesday night. The big bull on the central fire station was cut out from the main tircuit , and a false alarm turned in from box 2 , at the upper end of Broadway. Hose 3 , from the Broadway fire station , and the chief's wagon responded. In making the run , the latter vehicle mot with nn accident. A buggy had been loft standing in the street in front of Norman Green's stable , and the chief's horse dashed Into it on a dead run. Assistant Chief Walters , who was driving , was thrown out , und sustained some severe bruises. Ono hand and arm we're badly cut and bo also received a deep gash on the loft leg below the knee. Chief Walters wus thrown out about fifty feet beyond , alighting upon his arm , which was badly strained , but fortunately no bones were broken. Cor oner Waterman , who was also in the buggy at the tlmo managed to keep his scat , and stopped the horse after a wild , run of nbout three blocks Had the accident happened on the granite instead of on the block paving , serious if not fatal injuries would buvo un doubtedly been the result. Upon reaching the hydrant near the box , two lines of hose were attached. One stream was turned on. nnd water was thrown about fifty feet. Alter full pressure was received two streams were thrown , ono sixty and the other fifty fuel. As the nozzles used weroeach an inch and a quarter , this result wus as good as the contract with the city calls for. The'only trouble was' in the time required to get full pressure. As soon as tbo alarm was scot in the valves at the police station were changed , so as to throw direct pumping pressure on the mains. When the reservoir pressure was shut off the indicator on the pressure gauge ran down to 0 , and there re mained for nearly ton mjnutos , when it ad vanced to 03 pounds , und in about thirty minutes from the tlmo the alarm was turned in reached 120 pounds , where it remained until the pumping station was notified that the pumps might bo stopped. The question that naturally arose was , why it required so much 'time to got 120 pounds pressure. Tbo firemen assorted that steam must have boon allowed to go down , and that this was what had always been the trouble. It wus alleged that the water works company attempted to economize by allowing the steam to get down during the night , when the fires were banked , and that pressure could not bo scoured until the fires were raked down and a good head of steam gotten up. This seemed the only reasonable explanation , and it wns generally accepted as the correct ono. Such was the result of the test at the up town end of the line , and Tin : HER visited the water works pumping station yesterday for the purpose of ascertaining how things had worked there , and If there had been any mishap to account for tbo delay. The engi neer was seen , and bis statement was as fol lows : "Wo do not generally run the pumps dur ing the night unless for some special reason , ns during a fire or something of that kind. I live Just across the street , and when an alarm is received hero the night fireman gives the signal by the whistle. This is done instantly , and it never fails to wako mo. I hurry right over hero and start the pumps , which requires but a very few minutes. Wo always carry from seventy-live to ninety pounds of steam , and can at any time pump fast enough to throw nil the water necessary to maintain a pressure of at least 120 pounds on the mains. Last nlaht I had 120 pounds pressure after thu pumps had been working ilvo minutes , and all the while they kept tel ephoning from the police station that they had eighty or ninety pounds , or none at all. I know that they kept changing the stops , for I could tell by the work of my pressure guago , as well as by the great changes that they kept reporting. My pressure guago was not interfered , aud it showed correctly what the pressure was. I know that I had 120 pounds pressure all the time , after the I > umps began to work , which was not five minutes after the alarm was received. " As the pressure at the hydrant was strong and steady after the pumps wore started , the statement of the engineer may bo re garded as being corrobratod by facts. It may bo said without the fear of success ful contradiction that the work at the police station was eminently unsatisfactory and unjust to the motor works company. A party of fully half n ao/.en men were grouped about the fire pressure machinery , alter nately turning wheels and levers or whatever they ' could lay their hands on. Tholr movements were regulated and con trolled by guess work with an occasional ref erence to tlio printed directions. It may safely bo said that none of the party could correctly make the chungo from "reservoir" to "lire , " or vice versa , without consulting the directions ; yet this they failed to do und seamed to be simply experimenting Instead of properly regulating the apparatus , for the purpose of making n fair and impattlal test. It would seem to an outsider that they were trying to see how badly the whole affair could be botched up. Several times the water was entirely shut off from the guago for some minutes. Frequently the drain was closed when It should have been open aud the influent was open when it should have beun closed. The upparatus was changed at least a doion times , and all this , too , without any necessity or excuse whatever. This being the case , It Is not at all surpris ing thai the guagcs at the police station and the ono at the pumping station should vary so materially. The test can not be regarded ns a fair one , or even as any test at all. The using of the lire apparatus ns a more play thing when Its best services are needed can not result In good nn efficient service. This burlesque of a test adds great strength to the argument made by Alderman Laey at tbo last meeting of the council that this uppa ratus should be removed from the police station to one of the flro houses. Said ho : "Thero are a great many times when the police station is locked up , and no one there to attend to the apparatus in case of an alarm. There are frequently changes in the Jailors on duty , and tlio new men are not acquainted.with the workings of it. If sta tioned at n fire house , a man could bo de tailed for this especial duty whenever an alnnu was received. " Thin is but untthW to * liow which way the wind blows , or how this alderman stands upon the subject. It cannot bo disputed that Alderman Lacy is oneof the best qualified men in the city to pass upon the question ( t flro pressure or flro service of any kind. Ho was for several years' jihlof of tbo local department , nnd has served on both the flro nnd water committees 19 the council. In view of nil of hla oxndncnco , his opinion must necessarily iboj worth some thing. At the last meeting of the council ho plainly stated that the trouble In the past had ubfc ' boon with the pressure , but with the lire department in at taching too many llrics of hose to a small main. Tun BRB has repeatedly called atten tion to this very thing1 slfcco the disastrous packing house fire somollmo ago. Alderman Laey particularly called ; attention to the Strock Bros. ' planing milt fire , whore there was ample pressure , .but too many lines on the main. At tbo pacWbt ? house flro , five lines of hose were attached to a four Inch main , but the water works company was cen sured for neglect to glvo pressure. A little investigation has shown the diffi culty to lie far from the doors of the water works company , in nil of these recent flros. The two above stated are not the only ones that may bo explained in n similar manner. At the flro nt Snoomakor'a house , corner of Seventeenth street nnd Fourth avenue , the hydrant was but partially opened nud the water , hold back from its proper outlet , washed out n hole several feet In diameter , yet the same howl was raised of n lack of prossuro. At the Blackman stable fire a few days ago , the alarm failed to come in nt the water works pumping station owing to trouble with the electric apparatus , and pressure was not turned on until ordered by telephone. As soon as ordered the pressure was given. It seems strange that all of this trouble has arisen of late when heretofore almost perfect service has been given , and there are many who coincide with Alderman Laoy that the trouble must bo looked for outside of the water works system proper. Aldormau Everett expresses the opinion that n thorough investigation Is called for , to demonstrate who is to blame. Ho thinks that several tests should bo made to see if the water works company is complying with the requirements of the contract , which provides that any hydrant must bo able to furnish two fifty-foot streams from , nn Inch nozzle. As the city is not provided with inch nozzles this test is never made , nnd the alderman from the Fourth ward insists that1 they must bo purchased at once for this purpose. The test of Wednesday night was moro than equal to this , and other tests in various parts of the city nro needed to see whether the same will hold true regarding nil of the mains and hydrants. The circumstances , as thus far developed , indicate that Alderman Lacy's theory Is good , und that further tests will only tend to corroborate his opinion ns already expressed. J. G. Tipton , ronl ostnto , 627 B'dwny. Money loaned at L. B. Cruft'a & Co.'a loan olllco on furniture , pianos , horses , wagons , personal property of all kinds , nnd all other articles of vnluo , without removal. All business strictly confi dential. . A WEB-SPINNING MONSThR. Bin Spiders Found in the Mountains of Ooj-lon. Far up in the mountains of Ceylon and India there is a spider that spin's a web like bright yellow silk , tlio central not of which is live foot in diameter , while the supporting guys , ns they are called measure sometimes ton or twelve foot long , and riding quickly in the early morning you may dash .right . into it , the stout threads twining round your face like a lace veil , whild as tlio creature who hns woven it take-up his position in the middle ho gone ally catches you right in the nose , and , though lie sel dom bites or Btings , the contact of his largo body is anything but plonsant. If you forgot yourself and try to catch him , bite ho will , and , though not ve nomous , his jaws nro as powerful ns a , bird's beak , and you nro not likely to forgot the encounter. The bodies of thcsoispidors are very handsomely decorated , being bright gold or scarlet ujiderncath , while the upper part is covered with the most delicate slate-colored fur. So strong nro the webs that birds the size of larks are frequently caught therein , and oven the small but power fully scaly lizard falls a victim. Often have I watched the yellow or scarlet monster , measuring , when wait ing for his prey , with his legs stretched out , fully six inches , striding across tlis middle of the net , and noted the rapid manner in which ho winds his stout threads around the unfortunate captive , says a writer in Rare Bits , llo usually throws the cpil'Jibout the head until the wretched victim is first blinded and then choked. In many unfrequented dark nooks of the dark jungle you come across most perfect skeletons of small birds caught in these terrible snares , the strong folds of which prevent the delicate bones from falling to the ground after the wind and weather have dispersed the llosh nnd feathers. You can not accomplish any work or business unless you fool well. If you feel used up tired out take Dr. J. II. McLean's Snrsaparilla. It will give you health , strength and vitality. Evergreens I'oiXVImlbrcnks. . Farra6rs who grow evergreens either for utility us a windbreak or for orna ment , lose much of tlioir vnluo by neg lecting to prune them , says the Iowa Homestead. As a result , many of the varieties grow up scraggy and open. Tins is especially true of Scotch pine. It makes its entire growth for the son- son in nbout six weeks ending early in July. All that is necessary is to take a pair of scissors and clip off half thuir now growth. This shortens up tlio spaces between the branches , and as a result the tree grows compact and doiibon perfect thicket of green leaves which the blizzards cannot penetrate. Now is the time to think of this , and if you are fearful of spoiling the looks of the grove , try it this year on a few trees. Nothing is so easy to control as the shape of the evergreen , and in no department is it easier to improve on nature. Will you suffer with dyspepsia and liver complaint ? Shiloh's Vitalizor is guaranteed to euro you. Wonders 6V Bolonoc. New York Weekly ! Blinks If you hnvo so much trouble with your teeth , why don't ' you got artificial ones ? The idea of bolng bothered that way in this marvelous ago 9 ? * t > cimitilio nnd mechanical progress f got a full sot a few months ago. < \ , i DJInks Indeed ! fo they a sucossV Blinks Success ? , I , 'shouid say so. Why. I can almost oat with them. j ! SPECIAL NOTICES. IiflUrbAliK- up-town cicnr store , nt ilia 1 Itroaaway , Is tor snlo chonp. Will soil Block anil flxturus cr fixtures nlono. Kcnsons for selling. ll vo two stores and cant nttonil to but ono , Spliimtld business clmnco tor Bin ull capital. Inquire of Kraut Lovlu , Ktt Uroadway. WANTRO-Oood Rlrlforponort housework. Mrs , Dr. Hanchott , 120 UU st. VH7 ANTED-To tmy n few lota In Mullln's sub- T ( llvlson. Address , Win. I.ixrbon M Co , , 110 B. Main St. . Council HhilTfl. d3 FINK fntnlly tcnm for sMo , or trade for lot. Inquire 1C ! ! West llrondway. FOUND Nenr reservoir , a pockotuook. Owner cnn linvo snuio by applying at llco oflloo. Omithn. T71OH BALE-lOOfectof truckage In Ilnyllss nmj -t ? 1'aimers. Must , bo sold. A sncrlllco ot fcMO Kerr iV Hray. IJ OH 11KNT Furnished ( for two or three Jj months ; , the house 1 occupy , No. 124 So. 7th at. 11. O. Cheynoy. OOOplocos 01 sosoniMi.ind carpot. WANTKD good nocomi-liaml furniture. A. J. Jlumlci , Nos. : ! 23 and : & > Ilroailwny , TT10R EXCHANGE Several good farms to ox a ? clmuRo for Council ItliKTd lots. Jolmaton & Von I'atton , Kvorett block. T7UMI IlKNT-Storo room. No. 18 Mum St. , JU after July 1. N. C. J nines , 10 1'carl st. RUAIi KSTATK HouRht and Boltl and ex changed. Special attention Klvtm to exam ination ot titles. W. 0. Jaraos , No. ID 1'oarl St. . Council Blutra. FOK UKN'l Kasy terms two new llvo-room nouses , Kith nve. between lllKii and Third nts. Bell cheap If taken this week. Inquire owner. J. Dickey. 740 H. Wuy. TT10U BALK Old established general mor- J. chandlso business , BtocK , tlxturos , w.xgons , etc. Good room aud low rent , Address , J. Dickey. 7t'J U. Way "VSfANTKO Rvorybody In the city to remem- YV bor Mandal'a bargain furniture store Is the place to buy your goods. 3 i and 325 Broad way. _ _ _ _ Below we glTc unities of n few of the many 1'ntrons of the tairance Co. In Council UlutTs and vicinity. The character of the patrons immoil , and tlio amount entrusted - trusted by each to the protection of the com pany , Indicates the confidence enjoyed by It at homo whcro Us manner of doing business is best known. C.D. Dllllu . 8 40,000 Luney Uros. &Co . 37,000 Charles UaiiRhn . Mow ) ll.l'.Morrow . in.av ) John Uennett . O.TOT William O'llalleran . S.'OJ Charles Shields . - . . 7,700 N. W.Nasli . 7a')0 I. A. Miller . O.lKW OeorgoA. Fry . t . U.lHW Henry Hlscman &Uo . GK , (5liugnrtlWult& ( Wles. . . . , . V00 ! 15. L. Shugart . 45,000 itoiuan C.ithollc Cburcl . 4 ( > ,0iJ : Homan Catnollc Church , Westphalia. . . . 40.000 Carroll County Court House . 2t'j03 Abbott i Cooper . 21.000 St. Francis Academy . HJ.OOO Craver , Steclo & Austin . aJ.ODO T. M. C.Logan . - . . 11,000 Deere , NVells&Co . lO.-IX ) CJcorgo M. Williams . fl.ioo S.D. iconics . 8.CO ) U. H. Carpenter . C.700 Masonic Temple . 6.003 Motcalf Uros . 0,000 C. A. lleobe& Co . fi.OOO S.S. Keller . 3,500 NOTICE When our policy exceeds $2".ooo.OO on property subject to destruction by a single lire , the excess la re-insured la other companies. J. D. EDMUNDSO.M. B. L. SIHTOAIIT , 1'res. Vice 1'roa CIMB. It. HANNAK. Cashier. CITIZEN'S STATE BANK OF COUNCIL Paid Up Capital . J 350,000.00. Kill-plus . ; . 23,000.00. Liability to Depositors. . 32 > ,000.00. DiUEOTOits I. A. Miller. ! ' . O. ( lleason , B. L. Shugart , 11.13. Hart , J. D. Kdmundsou. Chas. I ! . llunnnn. Transact- general banking business. Largest capital and surplus of any bank in southwestern Iowa. Interest on tlmo deposits. Titos. OFFicr.il. Vf. H. M. Puss OFFICER & PliSET. BANKERS. Corner Main and Uroadway , COUKUtlj BLUFFS , IOWA. Dealers In forolgn &nd domestic exchange. Collections made and iutarast paid on time de * posits. _ Electric Trusses , Belts , Chest Pro tectors , Etc , Agents wantca. 2SO UKOWAY. . Centrally located livery and boarding stable Heat accommodations in the city. Special at tention to transient custom. W. A. HAYS , Prop. Telephone Stable , 77. lies. 82O. MONEY TO LOAN , HOUSES TO RENT , INSURANCES , Cheaper than cash or monthly payments Is a home bought through the American Loan & lliilldmg association. Investigate It by calling at No. 1W I'enrl t. , Ul'-STAUt3. CHAH. O. KljUOOI ) . Local A Kent. J. M. PALMER HAS TUB CHOICEST LOT Or SUBURBAN & INTERIOR PROPERTY In the city. ( lilt edged opportunities to Imme diate Investors and homebcoEcrs. -M 1'oarl St. , Council IlltillH. You Are Invited and Welcome While In the city do not fall to call on the store and see the finest and best Music Hall on the Mo. slope. Come and take a look at our large stock of Pianos and Organs and all kinds of musical instru ments up stairs and down stairs. 103 Main Street , COUNCIL BLUFFS' - - IOWA SIZES FROM Espectallt Adapted ft ? ELECTRIC 25 TO 300 LIGHTING , HORSE POWER , Mills and Etavators AUTOMATIC CUT-OFF ENGINE 6pecinentlon i > n < 1 ( jstlninlos fnrnlshcil for complo'.o Moam | > lnM . Komitittlon , tiir Mlltr anixmntjoi. Can their letters trom user * wlioro fuel economy Is cqnM with Corll's Nnn-comUmrlng. E.G. HARRISAgent , Bend for catalogue. No. CIO Potirl Street , Council BlufTs. REFITTED Newly Furnished Connected by Motor with COUNCIL BLUFFS AND OMAHA Located on Lake Mnnawn , the finest Watering Place and Summo Resort in the west , Beautiful Boating and Fishing. Unparalelled Bathing Beach. Da * ftau I Special Bntoa to Parties and Families. Cor- ICI Udj | rospondonco Solicited. SOLE AGENTS COLUMBUS BUGGY GO , liPWAITT I wish to Inform the ladies of Omaha and Council Bluffs that X have determined upon closing out my entire stoclc of poods nt my HAIR EMPORIUM , No. 20 , Main street. , Council Bluffs , within the next 30 days , and for this purpose I will sell my creeds PAR BELOW COST. The stock consists of the finest line of hair goods and ornaments west of Chicngo. MBS. C. L. GrlliLETT , Oidcrsby mall No 29 Main St. Council Bluffs Iteculvo Prompt Attention. , . , , PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY. Hydraulic nnd Sanitary Engineer. Plan * . Estimates H , Specifications , Supervision of Public Work. Brown Building , Council Bluffs , Iowa. ' Justice of the Peace. Oflico over American Express , No. 4ir N . Broadway , Council Bluffs , Iowa. _ QTHNF Ri QIMC Attornoya-at-Law. Praotlco in the State nnd FoJU O I UllL. Ot OIIVIO oral Courts. Rooms 7 und 8 Bhugart-Bouo BlooL Council Bluffs , Iowa. U QTII I MAN Attornoy-at-Law , Hoom 4 , Second Floor , BrowA , M , O I ILLIVlAll Bloclc , 115 Pearl St. , Council Bluffs , la. Will practice in Btato and Federal Courts. SilEIUrJGER & BELLINGER--f4nZcrttyrna BurfiOOUfl COUNCIL BLUFFS HOMEOPATHS , U PUAMRFRI AIM M Kyo , Ear and Throat Surgeori. , h , ItnAIVlDtLllLAIIN , IVI , Glasses accurately prescribed , Olllco corner Main St. , and Broadway. a rK ° 0 a"d Homeopath. Hoom ( I , Brown PI , building , 116 Pourl St. Oftlco hours , 0 to Ifc a. in , , U to U mid 7 to 8 , p , in.