I I 0 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , JANUARY 15 , 1890.
' THE OMAHA BEE
I j * COUNCIL BLUFFS
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H opfiuij no ia t'KAtUi htheut
H t ) < 1lv in1 by carrier In any part of the City ,
HW 'JJ1.TON MANAQEU
M TKiii'iio.s'isi : :
t NiiihtKiutoii NO H
j Sll.NOII MKNTION
V ' n. y. p. co
H < Glcason coat
H Council UlufTa Vumbcr Co , coat
M Tlmtchcr coal , sco Advertisement
H' ' Ucat coal anil wood at C. II Fuel Co
H i Carbon ConlCowliolcsalo retail , 10Pearl
i , A murrloRO llcomo w Issued yestcrdny to
' J. F. l'uterson nml Adolla Uunu , botti of this
' city
H | The Good Templar * will cntortuln a basket
H' social tomorrow evening at No , 100 High
M tocnlh street
H The Improved Order of Hcd Men meets
Hi ' this ovenlnp Work in Initiation anil chiefs
M degree All inombors are requested to bo
M present
H . Sundays ' snow fall baa spoiled the skating
H | at Manawn , and the Mnuawa motor trains ,
1 j tbat wcro running for those who desired to
H visit the lake for winter sports huvo been
H discontinued . Ice cutting now monopolies
H the attention of the residents of tbut popular
M suburb
M A well known firm of architects has just
B completed the plans for a $13,000 fnslitonaDIo
H bonr < lin | ; house , which will bo orcctcd In the
H ' spring In the central portion of thocit5' . The
H l building will bo of pressed brick , and will
1 I occunv n prominent corner not tnuny blocks
j from the now hotel
M Plans for n flO.OOO rcsidenco to bo orcctcd
l l In the rlty the coniinir summer have Just boon
i completed The atiueturo will bo a very mi-
H posinn ono , being 100x05 feat , and containing
B ' sixteen rooms It will bo constructed of
1 j brown sandstone , nnd will bo elaborately
B fltilshcd in ovcry detail
M \ District court convened yesterday morn
1 ing In duo form , that being the opouing day
H 1 of the Jnntinry toim , but an adjournment
H \ was iinmcdiatoly taken for ono week owing
H j to the severe illnoaaof .ludgo Thornoll , who
1 11 Is confined to his homo in bidncy with pneu-
H monia , nnd will not be ubto to bo present bo-
H ' fore next Tuosdny
H 'Sqtilro U. S. Itarnptt was yesterday pie
H scntcil with a hnndaomo cold pen by Vicn &
1 Joseph , it being his fifty-seventh birthday
H anniversary A telegram from Dcs Moines
H j announced the birth of n son to hlsdaughter ,
1 . Mrs II N. Wood , nnd the genial Justice
1 thought that these two events celebrated the
H any us fittingly as could bo desired
H > , Sllppory tracks tnnkfs extra precaution
H > necessary on the part of the electric motor
' ' men A car on thu Mnln street line , going
; at full spcod , attempted to stop yesterday
H' j forenoon hi front of the court house The
H j brakes locked the wheels , but the car kept
H right on and was only stepped ufter It had
H gone half n block , The conditions are fuvor-
B able for a serious nccidont
H < The gambling house enso nenlnst Dnn
H' ' I Carrigg was yesterday set for trial In Justice
H i Harnett's court next Monday morning at 10
H ; oclock ' The caBOs acalnst Uo.iuregard Mll-
H lcr and Doc OT-cnry , for rosistltig the
H ' service of a legal process , wcro continued to
, Wednesday , the ! 22d inst , at 10 oclock
H | Tbcsu are the cuscs that came up in conncc-
H' tion with the Kdwards-Millcrcnso , when the
H' ( defendant was spirited awav in a hack , aud
m , has not since been rearrested
H ' Drs Woodbury linvo removed tbclr dental
H , ofllcu to 101 Pearl street , upstairs
H | SvM Willinmsnti soils the Standard and
< | Domestic sowing maehiiics 100 Main street
H- J. G. Tipton , real estate , 537 Broadway
Hi ! •
Hj4 1 Hush & Gert's pianos , 533 Broadway
H > ' Thu Manhattan sporting bcadq'rs 118 B-way.
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j C. IS stcamdyo works , 1013 Broadway
HI ; I • '
H. ? . " ! llonnott I'lnys In Itlir ruck
Hif , ThQ adultery case against ag.iinst W. H ,
l Bcnnott was called in Justice Hendricks'
H" & court yesterday morning The charge was
Hty ! preferred by the wife of the defendant , but
H ' Lj she appeared in court when the enso was
Ht ] S\ \ called and requested that it bo dismissed , as
H' { | sbodid notdesiro to prosecute further This
H'lU action was accordingly taken , nnd the do-
H 01 fendunt dlschnrgcd Ho was not present in
Hi | < . | court , but bis attorney , Colonel D. B ,
H , $ Daltoy , nppoarod for him O. * D. Wheeler ,
H | f > ] Mrs , Bennott's attorney , states that Ben
H | 1' nett niado ii clean breast of evor.vthing to his
r T\ \ wife , and promised to do better In the future
, n If she would only forgive him , and the latter
K v ! consented , belinviug that ho will conduct
B ' ; himself as a faithful husband in tne future
' l j The woman , Mary Morean , who was the
H i- ; cause of Bennett's downfall , bad not llgurcd
' \ \ in court while the enso has been pending ,
H ; ' ! but has mannEcd to keep outofthowuy
Ji \ The bogus truusfcr of Bennett's Lower
' | tj Broadway market to bis clerk , C. C. Gllles-
H . | I pie , will not stand , ami it is stated that lien
; [ l nett ill again open up business there , not
; ) withstanding the unpleasant notoriety Into
H1 which the case has brought hiui .
H' ' | , A niirgrr BuiIiichs
Hs | The chnngo of busiucss contemplated by
j f K. Burhorn , to take plncu about the first of
11 the iear , referred to by Tin : Bec , simply
| K means un enlurgoiuont of stosk and facilities
HI % for increasing business The present store
3 | room is to bo extended hack to the alloy and
l | ) transformed into ono of the rlticst buildings
H ft on Mnln street The changes will bo com
HI W plcted February 1. In the meantime the
H j i popular prices uintlo for January for the pur-
1 dose of reducing the stack of watches , jew
HJ dry , silverware , etc , will bo continued
j Hundreds of people bought goods SO per cent
3 clicapei- than they were ever sold for , and
| the public will bo glad to learn thut the
1 great markad down snlo will continue for nn-
f ether month , und will cover every urttclo in
the tlucst Juuelry store iu western Iowa
[ . P. Jansscn teaches zither music Terms
H reasonable ,
H I'erKonnl '
1'nraeraphi.
H Hon Gcorgu F. Wright is confined to his
H homo on South Seventh street by a severe
H attack of the Inlluuiira
H The Uoss luvestin cnt and Trust coinpan
H The lioiiders
H - of flno watches una Jewelry In tbo city , and
H the pluco to buy the host goods ut the lowest
H | prices Is tlio establishment witbuut rivals , '
the most t olinblo llrui of
H I 0. B , jACtJUUKIN & Co
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H ' IMotor Coinjmny I'ostiionos Aotlon
H President Stewart and Director Evans , of '
1 * the clcrtrla motor company , loft the city at
M { ' 13:30 : yesterday for Omaha to attend the
H j loug lookod-for nunual meeting of the com *
M puny , which , It has bcon fondly hoped , would
B finally and satisfactorily settle the pass
m question that has becu in controversy for
W savoral weeks As fur as passes wcro con
1 corned , the meeting wns a falluro , as owing
H to the nbsouca of Messrs George Wright
and Guy C. Barton , the former being sick
nnd tlio latter being in the east , an adjourn
ment was taken without transacting any '
business Messis , Stowait and Kvans wont
over in the sauio car nnd notwithstanding
all that has beci suid of their personal i
enmity , were discovered chuttlng very pleas
antly together and Joking about the reports i
tbat had been set lu circulation ,
It transpires that thu election of officers and
the pais question will not conio up at the |
annual meeting , but at tbo llrst mooting
tbo now board of directors No now )
features huvo developed regarding the situa
tion The injunction agalust the issuance of r
passes and the honoring of the same still 1
holds , and no chnngo cun bo expected until 1
alter the completion of the now organization ,
Dent slip or loose your grip , but go to the
Bankrupt Bool uud Shoo Ktoro and got I
pair of safe , warm reliable overshoes whllo ,
they are selling so cheaply
The acknowledged loadlnp photocrnphcr
Uof Council Bluffs is Schmidt , 230 Main street
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'Jlio rower Ciavo Out
At fl30 ; o'clock last evening tbo power on •
tlio oloctrtu motor line suddenly guvu out i
and fifteen trams were loft standing dead 1
t various points along the line Several I
attempts wtro made to start , but they ln
variably resulted in theblowlngout of fuses ,
and It was abandoned The answer to all
inquiries as to the cause was that there was
aground somewhere , ' 1 hut the location no
ono could tell Mon were started out In each
direction and nlong the branch lines looking
for the cause of the trouble , but without
success
it was surmised that n wlroof some kind
had conio In contact with the overhead wlro
supplying the motor current , or the latter
had fallen to the ground , but no sucb place
could bo found The same troubla was ex
perienced at the power house as along the
line An nttempt to turn on the current
resulted In blowing the fuses out of the
generators Finally it was dooldcd to start
up nnothcr machine , but a bolt broke , nnd
then ensued nnottxir exasperating delay It
was 10:1)0 : ) o'clock when all rcpniis were
finally made , and trains wcro started as
usual
Trains that left the Bluffs nt 0 o'clock did
not reach Omaha until 11 , and vice versa
Loud and vigorous kicking was the order of
the day , tbo trains from Omnha being flllod
with passengers who had Just completed
their days labors , A heavy snow Btorm that
sot In about 5 o'clock proventetl their start
ing out ou foot , and they .voie compelled to
put In four hours of weary waitlnc , with
nothingbut the nrtlstlocusslngof soma other
disgruntled nnd belated passenger to rcllovo
thu monotony It'was an exasperating delay ,
but there was no help for it
Tlio break was not located last night , nnd
as ovcrythiug worked ns usual nftor the now
machine wns stnrted It Is highly probable
that the trouble was in the dynamo and not
along the line If the cnuso is on the line
awav from the power hoUse it will bo UIb-
covcrod today
Cold feet bring lnfluennt Go to the
Bunkiuiit Boot and Shoo Store and see their
warm winter footwear ur Main street
Dr C. H. Bower , 530 first ave Tel S20.
Dr H. S. West , guarnntood dontlstry No
12 Pear st , over Uci : oftlco •
Sncrlfluo Salu of Hair Gontls
Mrs U. L. Glllctto will reopen her hair
goods emporium in a new location about Jan
uary 31 , and for thirty days will offer all her
stocic at one-half less than former prleos
The stock consists of frizes , switches , waves ,
linirornamontH , curling irons , etc , all of the
highest grade and latest style Ladles will
find this tbo best opportunity of their lives
to obtain these goods nt little cost
The water runs wheh Blxby plumbs
The Ministers Association
The regular monthly meeting of the minis
terial association of this city was held yes
terday morning In the study of Uov Dr
Phelps of tbo First Presbyterian church
The following resolutions were adopted with
reference to the prohibition question and
the stand taken by Uov T. J. Mackay , rector
of St Paul's :
Whereas , A certain open letter , recently
from the pen of ono of the ministers of this
city , seems to have raised the question ,
abroad , where wo are not known , "Is the
pulpit of this city In favor of anti-prohibi
tion I" therefore ,
Ilcsolvcd , Thnt wo , ministers of Council
BlulTs , assembled In the regular monthly
meeting of the Ministerial association of the
city , desire to say to all men everywhere ,
thut , where wo are known , wo nro ktiown to
bo personally and conscientiously opposed to
the licensing , with either low or high llconso ,
of this gigantic moral evil , which wo bollovo
God emphatically prohibits Wo are ex
ceedingly unxious thnt the present prohibi
tory law ahull not bo repealed Wo are la
boring , ns wo liavo opportunity , ns ministers
of the gospel , lu favor of prohibiting the
liquor trafllo iu Iowa , Wo bulievo tbat the
entire Protestant evangelical ministry of tbo
city feel and net as hero stated , with the
smglo exception of tbo author of tbo open
letter mentioned ubovo , who therein states
his own views Wo believe , farthnr , thut
tbo Christian people of this city , largely ,
nro in earnest sympathy with us m tao views
here stated
Resolved , That the Mlnistonal association
rcsucctfully request the dallv papers of the
city to publish this action
Council BlulTs , la : , January 13 , 1890.
Stephen Phelps , pastor of First Presby
terian church
D. C. Franklin , pastor of Brondway M. E.
church
D. II Cooley , pastor of First Baptist
church
G. W. Crofts , pastor of First Congrega
tional church
P , W. Grossman , pastor of Second Pres
byterian church ,
T. F. Thixtun , pastor of Bcrcan Baptist
church
E. N. Harris , pastor of Bethany Baptist
church
U. January , pastor of Mt Zioa Baptist
church
OS Alexander , pastor of Trinity M. E.
churih
II , A. Ticichonbacb , pastor of Scandinavian
Baptist church
A. Kasmusscn , pastor of Scandinavian
Lutheran church
George Knocbe , pastor of German Evaa-
gollcal church
T. W. Lewis , pastor of African M. E.
church .
Joseph Wells , Sunday school missionary
for Pottawattamie county
George II Bennett , general secretary Y.
M. O. A.
A. Overton , pastor of Ovortou mission aud
Peoples church
Henry DoLong , genor.il missionary
George G. Hice , Congregationallst
The best quality of goods at the lowest 1
prica at the Bankrupt Boot and Shoo Store ,
Main street
Kcltcr , tailor , 310 Broadway ,
Saddle Hock restaurant , 403 Broadway ,
oneu day und night First class J , E.
Yuuey , prop
Finest line confectionery , fruits , nuts nnd
holiday groconos in the city S. T. Ale ;
Ateos
Save 80 per cent on tombstones and menu
ments Design shoot and prlcolist free , L.
Kelley , 203 Broadway , Council Bluffs
Dent suffer from cold nnd damn foot
Save your health und save inonoy by going
to tbo Bankrupt Bool and Shoo Store
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ATTACKED BY OHEYENNE3.
Youths Companion : In the autumn 1
of 1878 a jrnrty of four or flvo hundred 1
Clioyouiio Tmliiuis oscnpod from the i
neighborhood of Fort Rene , in the In
dian territory , with the design of reach
ing their former hunting grounds in
Nubrnsiui
TUoy lmn committed ninny depredations
tions' in Southern Kansas , lmd Iclllod i
and wounded stocUmon , nhd destroyed [
cattle hoforo tlio military authorities
could bo induced to believe that there
was any special danger
Tlio troops thnt were then sent nftor
the Indians did little to arrest their
work of destruction , until scores of the ,
helpless settlers hud boon massacred
The wlldost font * and cxcltoraont pro
vnilud , reaching us far west as Kussoll I
on the line of the Kansas Pacilln
The settlers Hocked into the towns ,
and military compnnlos , which were
urmed by the state government , were
formed everywhere ViUugos were patrolled -
trolled ut night , and scouting parties
sent out in ovary direction Tlio pan 1c-
stricken bottlers saw Indians behind I
every bush and lu every hollow , und I
although many of the scares were in-
tonBolyumuulng us rocouutod after pence
was rcstorod , they were nouo the loss
distressing at the tirao or their occur
roncQ
After crossing the railroad at nulTulo ,
the Indians , divided into several bunds ,
foil upon the unsuspecting settlers in i
Bhorldan , HuwliiiH and Decatur coun-
tics , nnd committed the most brutal I
utrocitios
Toward the end of the second week of f
October , u. small trutn of emigrant wng-
ons was slowly winding its way ever the
trujl which ran for miles along the
North Fork of the Solomon It was
drawing toward the vloso of tlio day A
cold wind blowing from the sotithwo9t ,
nnd the heavy black clouds that were
gathering in the northern sky , hoto-
tokenod n. coming storm The travelers
were looking for u camping ground ,
which would afford protcotlou for them
selves and food for their horses
Solo cling a spot which promised both
they hurriedly kindled a lire , nnd while
the mon a row the wagons into a soml-
circle , nnd unhitched nnd picketed their
horses , the women nroparod the sitppor
ntul arranged the beds for the night
When everything \fas in readiness
they clambered into the wagons and
wcro proparlng for rest , when shots nnd
shouts , nnd the rapid boat of hoofs on
the plains , brought thorn oct againrlHo
and rcvolvor in hand The steadily in
creasing darkness rendered objects
very Indistinct , and nlthotigh forms ,
moving swiftly ever the prnirio , were
visible , it wns Impossible to distinguish ,
their character until they enmo near I
It proved to bo a company of cow
boys , who checked their speed on pcr-
colving the wagons drawn up around the
Arc , nnd shouted to the travelers that
the Indians were on the warpath , kill
ing nnd burning ns they wont , and that
they were riding to warn the Bet
tlers
"You'll ' huvo to git out of this , "
shouted ono of the gang as they rode
off ; the rod devils nro right bo hi ml
us , nnd if they shouldn't happen to llnd
you , this rain will raise the rlvor so ra
pidly that you'll stand a mighty good
"
chnnco of being swont awav before
morning if you stay in this place "
The shots nud shouts rolled on ever
the pralrio , growing moro and moro in-
distfnet , until they were entirely lost in
the distance Our travelers had before
this hoard tales of the Indians being
nbroad , and at first had bcon alarmed
greatly , but as some tlmo had elapsed
since then , and they had ncithor scon
Indians nor henrd tmything further on
the subject , they had deemed the
rumors to hnvo bcon without founda
tion , and had cousod to bo troubled by
them
The cmlprnuts now gnthorcd nroutid
the flro , and talked the fresh news over
Some persons wished to start at oncofor
the nearest sottlcmont This suggestion
mot the approval of the women and
children Most of thn mon , however ,
doomed it unwise to change their camp
ing ground , as they thought the cow
boys mistaken about the Indians being
very near
It was finally decided not to chnngo
position until morning , nnd meanwhile
to keep a careful watch for Indians
There seemed to bo little dnngor from
the river Even if the water should
rise it was supposed that the campers
would have time to move
Ono of the families , a Mr Harris , his
wife an.fl their only child a line lad of
thirteen was from Ohio They were
bound for the Suppn , where a small pot
tlomont had boon formedv ton months
before A brother of Mr Hums had
moved their with his family nnd had
sent back such a good account of the
country that Mr Harris lind concluded
to follow , aud ruako his homo there ,
too
too.Mrs.
Mrs Harris was a very nervous , timid
woman Upon returning to their wagon
she begtrod her husband to chaugo
their camping ground nt once She was
moro afraid of the rising of the river
than of the Indians ; the warnings of
the cowboys only corroborating what
she had already hoard of its rapid rise
in times of storms , nud the fatal con se
quences that had overtaken people
wtio had camped on its banks at such
times '
They were well provided with arms
nnd ammunition , having taken the precaution -
caution to procure thorn at the first re
port of Indians being nbroud
The night was very dark , the rain fell
heavily , # and Mr Harris was much
averse to tanking the change but Boo
ing that his wife was really much dis
turbed about the matter , lie finally
wont for the horses , and nftor much
trouble and incoiivoniouco succeeded in
finding a place some two miles further
on It was a sort of a hollow lying at
the foot of a bluff of limcstono , which
slieltorod them well from the storm
After seeing that the arms wore in
readiness for immediate use , they tried
to snatch some rest Ono of the party
was deputed to watcii iu order to guard
against a surprise
The night were away with no signs of
dnngor , till about : ) o'clock in the morn
insr It was growingsomowhnt lighter ,
nnd objects were becoming faintly visi
ble through the mist and gloom , when
Mr Hai-ris , who was watching , noticed
an unonsiuoss on the part of the horses
They hud ccasod eating , and , holding
their heads high , scorned to bo striving
to muko out bomo objects or sounds on
the pralrio
Ho quietly aroused his wifoand Ilarry ,
and cautioned thorn to watch carefully
but ou no account to leave the wagon
Then taking his rlllo , put ft revolver
into his belt , slipped down and climbed
ever the bluff to reconnoitre Harry
and his mother sat holding each ethers
hands , and watching anxiously for the
approach of the enemy , • '
Mrs Hnrris hold a rifio Harry's
own little gun , which his father had
given him when they first started , lay
be&ido him Ho wns a bravo little fol
low , nnd , unknown to his mother , had
slipped a revolver into his belt
"Mummn , " ho said , after nfow minutes
utes' silence , "Do you sco anything out
tliis way ? "
"No , " said Mrs Harrih , after looking
attentively , nothing that looks sus
picious , " •
"Up there on the knoll , " said Harry ,
in a whisper "I thought I baw some
thing move "
"I think it is only a tuft of grass wav-
lug iu the wind , " said his mothur
"I thought so at llrst , " said Ilarry ,
but it looks nearer than it did "
"Oh ! what if it should bo Indlans'r" '
said Mrs , Harris , nervously "I do wish
your fallior would corao " *
"I dent ' believe they can boo the
wagons if it is Indians , " bhid Ilarry ,
for it stands so down in the hollow
under the bluffs ; but I'm ' afraid thoy'ro
after the horses Hadn't I hotter go
and bring thorn ini1"
"O Horry , no Lot thorn have the
horses Your father saiu thut wo
should not louve the wagon "
"I know it , " said Hurry thoughtfully ,
hut papa dent ' think of the horses , I
um sure , nnd if they would bo carrlod
oil , wo couldn't got away from here I
dent ' believe that the Indians can have
seou the horsoiyoi , but if they do and
should conio for thorn , they will surdly
find us I can slip out on the slfto
nearest tlio bluff , wind up the ropes ,
and bring the horses lu without going
out of thu shadow of the wiiirou ; " nnd
as ho spoke ho slipped quietly to the
ground
Walt , Hurry , " said his mother ,
whoso courugo rose as she saw her boy
so bravo and thoughtful Ill tnko
the rlllo and stand by the pins t < r keep
wutch while you pull lu the ropes ; you
cant wind them and wutch , too "
Harry hud wound up ono rona , the
Jiorso readily oboylng the steady pull
which brought him quite close to the
wagon , aud had uuscrowed the pin und
begun drawing iu the ether , when Mrs
Harris gnvo an supprosssd explanation
She had been looking moro closely ut
the object which had attracted Hary's
attention before leaving the wngon
At first it had appeared to ho station
nry , but within the last few moments it
hud seemed nenror , and just ut that In-
stunt it developed into u full-grown In
dian , who at oiio bonnd advanced to
within ten rods of the wagon
Harry did not hear his mothers ox-
clnmutlon , nnd when ho had finished
winding up the rope turned round to
go to the wagon As ho did so ho tripped -
pod over some object which lay directly
at his foot ,
"Hclloal" ho said under his breath ,
" 1 didn't know there was a log there "
Hut the log rolled ever with a grunt ,
and Harry found himself iu the grasp of
a hugo Indian
Hun for the wngon , mother , " ho
shouted , as ho struggled frantically
with his captor
At tlio sound of his voice , his mother
turned her oyosslowly from the sight of
the Indian which had fascinated , and
hold her rooted to the spot , to see
Harry , within a few foot of her , iu the
hands of another
Although she hnd felt very bravo as
she clambered from the wagon with the
rlllo in her hand , she had entertained
no thought of being obliged to use it
In fnet she had never aimed nor fired
ono in her life , until they henrd that
the Indians were abroad After that
she had tried once or twice to satisfy
Harry that she could do so if it became
necessary
But when sh6 saw her son struggling
so dosnoratoly with tlio savngo , she
rnisod it iuvoluntnrllyaud with n silent
cry to tbo Almighty for help , tired
With a groan the rod9kin threw up his
arms and dropped , and Harry , roluascd
from his embrace , ran to his mothers
assistance
In her fricrhtsho had thrown the rifio
from her ufter firing it , nnd the next
moment was lifted in the arms of the
ether Indian , who had rushed upon horns
ns she fired , and now bore her rupldly
awav
Mrs Harris was a plucky little woman ,
it she wai timid , and had no idcti of
being u submissive caplivo She twisted
hcruolf round , rnisod liar arms and
soi/.od the follow bv his topknot Get
ting a firm hold , with all her strength
she bout his head backward , at the sama
time shrieking vociforouslynnd kicking
wildly so thnt ho could raolco but little
progress hampered in this way
Cling to his topknot , mother , " cried
Harry , who saw that her greatest ud-
vantngo lay in that hold ; you ' ve got
him there , hold tight , I'm . coming "
Just then then the Indian slumblod
ever a boulder , and , unable to recover
himself , foil to the ground Harry was
upon them in an instant , aud a shot
from his revolver Iclllod the Indian
Run for the wagon , mother , " ho
cried The red devils nro after us ' "
Harry picked up the rillo which his
mother had thrown aside , and quicken
ing their stops a moment they clnmborod
in , and a moment later Mr Harris
joined thorn
Ono or two shots wcro fired from the
bluIT above them , but these did no
dnmngo
Several moments now passed without
any demonstrations from the savages
Suddenly Mr Harris raised his rillo to
his shoulder nud fired An Indian
rolled heavily down the knoll in front
of the wagon , and at the same time they
were startled by a score of yells from as
many dusky throats , and the savages
rushed toward thorn
Steady , Hurry ! " said the father
Dent lese a single 6hot. Take that
fellow there , Ill take tlio next , and
mother , you kcop a revolver ready to
defend yourself "
The two pieces spoke at once , and a
third an instant laterand three IndiuiiB
rolled on the gross Mrs Harris had
caught up a rillonnd fired without wait
ing for diction , and had mot with de
cided success With discordant yells
the Indians now made nnothar rush ,
nearly ronching the wagon , when : with
ringitit' cheers , a band of cowboys rode
pollmoll into the hollow , firing their re
volvers right nnd loft at the discomfited
savages , who lied in dismay
After pursuing them for some dis
tance , the bravo fellows returned to sco
what damage had been done , and to
render such assistance as lay in their
power They found Mr HnrriB with
his horses hitched up , anxious to start ,
but undecided as to what course to pur-
sue
suo."Wo are making for the Soppa , " ho
said "Do you think it will bn safe to
travel in that direction ? I'vo ' got a bul
let in the upper part of my loft arm , and
am anxious to hevo it scon to "
Safer than in any ether diroclion , "
was the reply There is nothing that
the savages want out that way now
They butchered ovcry-soul at that settlement -
tlomont yesterday morning "
"O John I" moaned Mrs Hnrris ,
Your brothers folks nro all killed
then What's the use of going there ? ' '
Are you sure ? " asked Mr Harris
"I think its likely to bo true , " roplicd
ono of the boys , quietly "Wo rode all
night , rousing tlio settlers , and mot
ether boys out on the same errand , who
told us that the Indians had killed or
captured every soul at the Sai.pa settle
ment yesterday morning If I worojn
your place , I Bhimld pull for Wa-Koonoy.
Its a small place some twcnty-olght or
thirty miles from here , and the nearest
town that is largo enough to afford any
security , and I would stay there till
times are quieter The troous nro
pressing the Indians hard , and thoro'll
not bo much moro of this work "
So saying , ho applied his quirt to his
pony , and rode olT after his companions ,
who were now racing ncross the prairie
Ho roi.iod up , hawpvor shortly , und re
turned to ask :
* Whores the rest of the lot ? Weren't
you enmpod on the river last nicrht ? "
Yes , " said Mr , Harris ; "butmy wife
is such u nervous creature that I
couldn't ' , nrovnll on her to stay there
after what you said about the river
rising , mid I had to move Tlio " rest
stayed there , Perhaps they huvo all
boon killed by the Indians " '
Its moro likely that they nro all
drowned " satrti the man "I'vo known
that rlvor to rise twenty feet in an
hour I thought , that I said enough last
night to frighten every ono I hope ,
though , that they are all right ; porhups
they loft titor.voju ( did , ' ' and flourishing
hisquirt , ho rode quickly oil
"I shall drive back and see what has
become of the rest , " said Mr Harris
However , ho had driven but a short
distance when the rumble of wheels was
hoard and a whito-toppod wagon oamo
in sight , which they rocognl/od ns be
longing to a Mr Loonnrd who was
going further , \fhjt , to some point in
Colorado r it
Ho said thnt'tho storm had lncronsod
rapidly in violanl-o after they loft , aud
that iu nn hour-tho cum pars were up-
pnsod by thoyjVush and roar of the
waters that the river was rising , and all
hands hud turned out with lanterns , to
move the wagons to hlghor ground
Hut some of tlio horses hud strayed
off ; the rain fell in Biioh torrents , anil
the dnrknosi wns so intense , that it was
impossible to find them
As they were hurrying to got things
together ( and move with the horses
tbat were loft , a cloud burst directly
ever thorn and the wntor descended in
a Hood , washing nway three of the
wagons with their inmates , before they
wcro ready to sturt
"I hud takoil mV wngon nbout huU n
mlle further up , " said Mr Leonard ,
"uud was returning todrawoutnuothor ,
A-hon thut cloud burst with a crash that
nearly doaienod mo nud made the
horses croush lint to thu ground
"I know that there was no use In
going further , for I hoard the shrieks
of the ethers as they wcro carried away ,
WE WERE BURNED OUT !
But do not propose to stay out , nnd here woaro.rondy for business , rtt S3 SOUTH MAIN STREET Our Blnclq 1
Peerless Soft Nut nnu Lump Ooal tnkoe the onko Buy it onoo nnd you will want it nttorwnrds Tlio qunllty J
of our Hard Oonl 1b not excelled by nny ou the market If you wunt good Hurd Wood chonp cnll on us Itonicm * Mm
bortho plnco ,
* m
SAPP & KNOTTS , Fuel Merchants , No 33 Main Street / I
and turning the horses wo ran for our
lives , and hnd hard work to keep ahead
of the Mood , ns it was "
On hearing that it was Mr Harris '
Intention to go to Wa-Ifoonoy , Mr
Leonard concluded to go with him , nnd
wait there till the excitement hnd
abated Ho had scon nothing of the
savages , and was amazed at the account
of his friends encounter with thorn
They rode nil that day and night , ntul
early the nOxt morning ronchod Wa-
Koonoy , where they found the citizens
greatly oxclled ever the war rumors ,
though the savages had made no hostile
demonstrations nt thnt place
The town wns full of settlers who had
flecked there for protection ; and nil
united their oTorts ( to uinKo the newcomers -
comers comfortable
Mr Harris found a surgeon to dress
his wound , nnd the uoxt duv , thoui'h
still snIToring greatly , ho rode with n
party who wcro coing to the Sappii to
sco about the rumors und what could bo
done for the unfortunate sufferers , if
nny had survived
A terrible scone of nun nnd dosoln-
tlou mot their eyes Smouldering heaps
showed where happy homos hnd been
but two dnys before Here nnd there
lay bodies naked and mutilated : yonder
a smoking pile where charred bones
gnvo token that the Inmates as well as
the homos had bcon destroyed by ! lro
Iu ono spot , not far from the sod dug ,
out which hnd boon used as a school
Iioubo , were found bodies of twelve or
llfteon childrou , iu a heap , whore the
miscreants had waylaid nnd murdered
thorn , as they were returning from the
forenoon Bcsslon of the school
Mr Harris found his ' brother , with
his wife nnd two childrou , huddled
together in it small dugout that ho had
used as a shelter for his horses His
claim lay a half milonorthof the centre ,
nnd his family was the only ono which
oscnpod death at the hands of the Iu-
dinns
"I wns ploughing nt some distance
from the house , " ho said , pointing to a
heap of ashes some twenty rods distant ,
you can sco all that is loft of it
when I was surprised by the Indians
I started for the house shouting to at
tract my wifo's attention Fortunately
she heard mo and ciuno to the door
She ran back for the guns and ammuni
tion and wo managed to reach the dug
out and were able to barricade the door
before they carao up
"Wo were then comparatively safe ,
for Indians rarely enter ono of these
places when dug clear back in the hill ,
its this ono is , and from the two holes
that servo for windows we could see
and pick oh any that came near enough
to bo within the range of our guns
They stayed round till the middle of
the afternoon , when they drew oil as if
for consultation , and then mounting
their ponies , rode helter skelter ever
the plain
"Wo did not know what to make of
this movement , but fearful of some
stratagem on their part to draw us out
retreat , wo dared not open the door of our
till night came on , when wo cautiously
crept out Indeed wo wcro driven by
our nnxioty on account of the childrou ,
who had gone to school at the settle
ment and had not yet returned , to go
in search of them
You see poor Ella is not with us , "
said the father , breaking down com
pletely , and burying his face in his
hands
The Indians hnvo got Sis Ella "
said the hey , crowding up to his uncles
knee She hid mo nnd Fanny in the
closet , but she didn't have time to got
in "
Yes , the Indians have carried off my
poor girl , " said the father "Wo nad
boon uucusy enough about the children
and the rest of the neighbors but had
not once thought of so complete a surprise -
priso aud massacre as having taken
place Not ono soul remained to toll us
of the attack
You can imagine our terror when wo
came to the lienp of school children
But ours were not among thorn , nor was
anything to bo senn of the school house ;
but Ella's hat and shawl hung over the
door to a closet that I had dug back iu
the hill when wo were making the dug
out I know thnt Ella was to teachand
I thought it would bo nice for her to
have some place to put things out of
sight
"As I took thorn down I mechanically
opened the door , which was a low one ,
nnd could not bo scon when the shnwl
hung ever it , and steeped to look in
"It was quite dark , and nt first I
thought there was nothing there but
some butTulo chips which the children
hud gathered , and I was about to Hhut
thodoor , when Iiortio spoke Ho nnd
Fanny wore both there My bravo girl
had thrown some of the chips over them
aud hung her shawl and hat over the
door so that it was not noticed
But the Indiuns carried her off with
them I have been almost wild to go iu
search of her , but they drove oil nil the
horses , and my wife has been too bick
for mo to leave Now wo will go back
with you , and Lean leave her with your
wife , and got some of thu mon to go
with mo in search of Ella 'l '
. The company all signillod their readiness
iness to participate in the search , and
gathering together what little there was
loft to them , the family accompanied
the party on their return to Wa-
Kocnoy
It was many weeks , however , before
the mother recovered from the severe
sickness ocacsioncd by her fright und
grief Before that time the Indians
had boon compelled by starvation to
surrender to the government troops nt
some fort in western Nobrnska , at
whloh time Ella Harris was ro ouod ,
and , after some little delaywas restored
to her friends ,
When her mother had thoroughly rc-
covered her health , the two Harris fum-
lllos , thinking that they had soon
enough of frontier lifo loft the west
with its glorious sunshine , its lovely
bracing uir , its ( lowers , rattlesnnkes
pralrio flros nnd Indians , and returned
to Ohio , where they nro living ut the
present time
m
All Alifiiiliile Care
Tlio ORIGINAL AHIKTINB OINTMENT
Is only put up hi lar.ij two-ouneo tin boxes ,
unit U un nhsoluto euro for all sores , burns ,
wounds , chapped bunds ami all Bliln oru | > -
tions Will positively euro all Kinds of piles ,
Ask for tno OitlUINAL AHIETINB OINT
MENT Sold by Uoodinan DruR company
ut So cents per box by mall 33 cents
Culture in Now York
Many amusing comments nro mndo
dally In front of the Angelus , says aNew
Now York letter Notwithstanding nil
that has boon written ueout the plcturo
nnd tlio fact that it tolls its own story
without a word of explanation , some
who view it persist in misconceiving Its
theme For instance , iv nice old lady
the ether day explained to a young com
panion what it meant "Isn't it n beau
tiful picture ? " she said , "It is n love
scene , dear See the young man Is mak
ing a propo-al of marriage Look how
modest the sweet young woman is and
how she bows her head ns she hears his
words of love " The old lady , howeyor ,
GAS FOR COOKING AND HEATING
Tlio ideal fuel is gas It gives the greatest dogrco of heat ii always undo
control and is absolutely without dust una there can bo noaccluonls from its use
Scioutlfio invostigntlons hnvo shown that food cooked by it retains " 0 per ecu
more of its ntttrltivo properties than it cooked In the old way Yon never nto ct
good steak unless you have tried ono cooked by gas The Council BlulTs Gas nnd
Electric Light company have mndo It dcslrablo in point of economy to use gaa
for cooking and heating It will pay you to investigate this Their now gas
heaters and cookers are the greatest success os modoru times They combine
iviky : : i > r.sniAiti.n iiuaiitv
kcoxo.iiy , kiai : imss roit ti.sBp * * *
AH.SOl.UTB' SAI'IVTY , GltKATJUST HKA'lIX CAPACITY ,
XO LOST hiAT :
KLncTitic Litiiir ri.\TUKis : or all kinds
CALL AM ) r.XAJUNi : .
No210 Main St , MERRIAM BLOCK , No , 211 Pearl St ,
council itLurre , iowa
is not nlono in malting this mlstako A
clergyman i , not , of courso.ot the Komnn
< Catholic church , a few Sundays ago , in
alluding i to the Angelus iu the course of
a i sonnon spoke of it us "n love pas
toral , " But the mo t amusing of nil the
comments i is that mndo- recently by a
citizen i of a largo suburb , who has nl-
ways boon rcgardod by his neighbors ns
an i authority on nrt nud his judgmout
invariably accepted ns thnt of an oracle
After ho hnd scon the Angelus his
frlonds gnthored nt his house to listen
to his description and verdict Ho lmd
boon very much impressed nnd gnvo a
glowing i necountclosing with this burst
of i eloquence : You should see the halo
of i light around the head of Angelus It
is simply magnificent ' '
Mineral water depot , llnd door west
P. O. •
A LAKE OF SOAPSUDS
Tlio Extrnordlnury Characteristics of
Titko Mono , In Novailn
Nevada has a wonderful lake , called
lake Mono , full of soda , borax , and ether
nlkaline minerals too numerous to men I
|
tion The dirtiest and greasiest cloth .
ing is mndo porfcetly clean by u slmplo ! i
rinsing in Mono , When there is a high
wind n wall of lather three or four foot
high is seen nil along the shore where
the waves beat The quivering wall
In which inny bo seen all the colors of
the rainbow and as many beauties as
are shown by the kaleidoscope would
grow Ion hight of ten or twelve foot before
fore toppling over but thnt when it nt-
tuins a height sufficient the wind
catches it up and wafts great balls of it
far inland , some of the lloating baloous
of lather being us largo as llour-uarrols.
As the prevailing winds are from the
west every vostlgo of vegetation along
the eastern shores fur many rods back
is killed beyond hope of over springing
up When tlio winds nro unusually
high the bolls of lather reach a clump
of willows 300 yards from the shore and
scorch the leaves us tongues of ilamo
would do
The water just as It comes from the
lake makes a splendid shampoo , like
that used by barbers , and when the
water is evaporated the solid matter
in the settlings make a good washing
powder
Tilly , Here's Your Man
TjNAUir.TyA , Neb , Jan 13. To the
Omaha Bki : publishing Co gcntlomon
sirs i learned from your nrcu thnt there
lived in Mississippi a lady by the name
of tllly McCroady that resolved nine
years ago to never murry a man that
chewed smoked swore drank or use
slang now if you will find her were
abouts and in this Dee inform mo of
her P O address 1 will tell her where
there is a man that will fill that bill
and ho would marry if thor was chance
offered that l would like
"
*
Nerve in Ijoeoinorivo ICnclnoere
A Ponnsylvanin railroad man says
young mon are selected as the drivers
of locomotives on fast trains bccnusoold
mon do not have the nerve to stand the
strain of the terrible spcod of these
trains , nnd oven the nerviest young man
gets tired of them nftor awhile Then
they got to letting up a little in spcod ,
the trains run behind time , the ongi-
neoera are given other runs , and now
men are put on in their places
SPECIAL NOTIcks ,
COUNCIL BLUFFS
FOR SALE ANP tl NT
" 171(111 ( TltADi : 1C0 acres of clanr Kansas land ,
X ! partly lmprorod : will trndu for a Jl.UiW
8tocfc of rtry ( roods and Kroccrlm , or will trade
b'lncies ' for J-iuw stock of groceries Address
IV3 Avenue O , Council WiilTa 1ft.
WANTKD A first-class cook nnd chamber
maid ; Wftijes l" > per week None lint com
petent need apply 151 JJroadwny , Council
IllnlTs
JJIOIt BAM5 OU TltAOK-Stock of stationery ,
Mnvolre about ) , 'W0 ' , one-third cusii J. II
I.nmt ) , Masonic temple , Council IiluUn
NOTICH If you have real estate or chattels
ynu want to dispose of quick , list tliom wltli
Kerr4 Gray , Council Ululfs , la
FOItltENT Ono seven-room house on r ourtU
avenue ; one elKht-rootn house on Second
end avenue , and ono elKht-room house on Ton til
.ttreqt ; all llttnn up with all modern conven
iences W , W. Illlner , I'earl street
FOU KI' .NT The business house lately ocrii-
pled by B , T. McAteo Apply at UTl'lttli
avenue
3J10H MfNT-KlRlit aero tract of cholco
} Harden land adjoining city ; also ono of
l&ruest vineyards near city Jlurrk-d man of
experience with grapes wanted , Uood refer
ences required Address A , llee olllce
RSI UAIII.i : rooms to rent Hultu of rooms
with hall adjacent , outside entrauc * , l. 7
I'nlrvlovv nvc Mouse new rooms newly furn
ished ; also a separate sleeping room Appoint
ments the very best hi the city Come and
fco ,
IruHi.VOHANOU-ilor4 : stocks of general
'
merchaudlse to nxchanifd for good farm
lands and cushi Invoke from i.0OJ to iliQ3) .
Address Iverr .V dray , Council llluirs , la
" \\TA NTKI1 To rent n first class suit of
TV rooms furnished ; tefeiences C J. , llm :
olllce , Council lllutla
IjVMt 8A 1.15 Two Moes. . one Garland und ono
. Blon art , aa good us new ; hiiltablo for olllt u
or Htore Cheap , If taken soon Inquire of 1' ,
H. l.ovln , UXi llroadway
IJlOIt S3.00J to 11,00) ) you can buy a nice , now ,
. clean stock of hardware , move nnd tiusliop
In ono of the best locations In Western lowu
If you want u hardware business would bo
tleuiedto rrfcrjou to reliable parties that
now nil about out business , Veiy satisfactory
reasons for Milium Itr ill pay you tolmejtf-
eato this Addrtwu U 0 , fJee olllce Council
hlutTrf _ _ \
171011 K.VCHANOB A K ° o < ! neffl-room housu
X1 to exchange for an linprov.i , - a ) a > 'ro farm
In western or central low a. Kerr k Gray ,
mill ) 1VK&T HIDE 11IIILDINU BOl TV of
X Council llluira luvttes the attention of men
M orktug on salaries and other persons of moanr-
ate means to their cooperative plan for securing
homes In this city It Is believed thut better
terms of purchase and credit can be olTeclci <
under this plan than by Individual action , ana
that a better site , neighborhood and surround
liiEScan boHecured than by purchasing und Im
proving independently aud In separate dUtncta
In the city , 0'liu undersigned will furnish la-
formation and show tlio property to all Inquir
ers Oltko open from 7 to U on week day even
ings C. M. ItoBS , room mo Msrriam block
I" Ol'S for sale In Oak Orovo nnd Orennwooa ad
J tilt Ion Kn y terms Houses and lots oa
monthly vaymonta 'i' . IDoblp , cor Ciossaud
Hazel sU
WANTRIl Ataonco stock of Rroceries oi
general mdsi > . that will luvolco ubnui r |
(1,000. In exennmre for $ V > 0J In K o.l Improved eHi l
property near this plnoe : bal In cash Addre-o * WB
Kerr * 0ray. Council llluffs
Aplrl for Roncrnl houieworki
WANTCIl . .1. Evuns lOafcoutliBMIist
TTtOllSAtiEor KxcnUKO-Tho furniture and
A. lcnio of a 05 room hotel doing a blir biiflneis
In eantern Neb Price W ) l ; Jl.filX ) ease bal on
ca > < v terms , or will take \ \ iu good real estate
Address Kerr A Utay , Council lUuirn
NEW Improved real estate to trnno for unl m \l
provou Omaha or Council llluira property
C. fl Judd , 800 Uroadway
REAL KSTATR-llougnt and rol 1 and ex-
chanted Bpocltl attention aivmi to exam
ination of titles W. C , James , No 111 I'earl at
it ) It S A t.E or Kent 0 anion laud with houses ,
Ij by J. It ltlce ltd Main St , Council Uinits
WANTED At once , good , tlrnt claBi
draughtsman Apply olllco 8. E. Mnxor ,
architect , room 'M Mcrriam block Council
uluffs
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imi/ci : * tKvvoii ; > s
Kasli ion able Confecfaw •
lhe very latest novelties for banquets and
prtvato parties Cholco fruits bon-tons , choco
lates , buttercups , and old fashioned mobwsei
candy a specialty Orders for parties nnd mall
ordcis promptly tilled , KD Ilondway , Council
iiiutrs iu
No 27 Main St , Over Jncqtie- B
mln's Jewelry Store - H
Electric Trusses , Belts , Chast Pro I
tectors , Etc ,
Agents watueu H
OK C. II .IUI X > ,
CCC Drowaday Council IIIuITp , la
BELL & BERLINGHOF , I
ARCHITECTS J
AND HUrttUINTKNDJilNTS J
Koom 2 , Opera Iiouso Block , Council Muffs ,
Iown
11IOS. OPFlCErt Wi II M I'lIbKT
OFFICER & Mil ,
BANKERS
Corner Main and Broadway ,
COUNCUi DIiUFKH * , IOWA
Dealers In foreign and domestic oxUiunp (
Collections made and Interest paid on time de
posits
,
J. D. EnMCNiisov , E. I , . BnnoAiiT
Ires Vice Pros
Cims It Hannan , Cashier
CITIZENS STATE BANK ,
orcotJNCir liiurrs
Paid unCopltel ' . -.9100,000.00
Surplus 33,000.00
Liability to Doposltoro-.333,000.00
IliiFOTOin-I. A. Miller , K. O. Olesson , B. U „ <
Bhugart , E. E. Hart , J. I ) . Edundson , Chan It „
Ilannan Transact general banking business •
Largest capital und surplus of any bank la _ .
Northwestern Iowa Interest oa time deposlti- -
F. M. ELLIS & CO ,
ARCHITECTS
AND lllJirOINQ BUlEHINTENDENTH
Itooms I Wand U ! Hoe llntlclltlif Omaha Neb ,
nnd Itooms- aml-IU Merrlam lllock Council
Ululfs , Iowa Correaponduncu Bollclted
Clionpor Tliari Kvor
Everything In the hardware line nt aimgart
It Vo u lioyr , the prices In skates have been cut
In two , dihI the llnest und largest line lutha
city to select from While thu skating Is ho
good come in anil get a bargain , ltocolleit that
eyrry ii purchase entitles the person to a
rhanco In the gland drawing to take place
January li
li.S.
S. E. MAXON ,
trciiiteJ and Superintend.nl
Room 2B1 , Merriam Block ,
CPUNC1L BLUFFS , r IOWA \
31. II IllAJIurUM , ill , IK ,
EYE , EAR AND THROAT SURGEON
Deficllve Vision and llnfracllvo Troubles UMiuilnlty
lIMSSLS'AtCUIl.Vn.I.V ' l-IUMllllll.il.
i.JlJRr. . , f1 tc"H " Klven to ihronlo iieuriilulat ,
lies dailies
and other .
, nervous ntleulon . u lumunifl
Joiily of winch rucnu.id l y ocularileni < ti.imlirj
riitlroljr luniblo br liroucr treatment of tlio .
uyuj
? n ipphVSuou ? I"4"'IJU ' ' " " * ' ut ivtomiiv , kItci !
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fiiifa * l " n. , r , ' , , * d " ' " ' , uccc" br , mn" atl" "rt C0I
r PKf.ll K ? . ' ' ! ! ! • J'noanwAV ' asu Main Suitir ,
Overfouunl
UlulTsSavlum tUuk , Council Ilium , Is
J. . * A. . Murphy Manufacturing Co
lsfAvenuo and 21at Btroot
SASH DOORS AND BLINDS >
aud and Bcroll Sawlua , Ite-BawlnR nnd
Eft" . 1 . ? ' 1' w' ' , ° KtaltKlnJs l > orea llrurket
ii.W
KlndlluK wood par load delivered Clean
aawducv by the barrel ! io All work to St
llrat-clMJ. Telephone 230.
Your Ptttfonauo Solloltottf'
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