- i
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : H TUESDAY , FEBRUARY 11. 1800.
I ) THE OMAIIA BEE
COUNCIL BLUFFS
H orriUK no m I'pAuii sTitnKT
| litllvfrcd by carrier In any psrt of the City ,
H li.w.natuN manager
H , TKI.KI'IIONKS !
B IlrMRrniOrnci No 43.
i hmni KiuToii , No a
l I . -1
' MINOR MENTION
H
N. V. P. Co
H Council Bluffs Lumber Co , coal
H 1 hatcher coal , 114 Main street
m Carbon Coal Co wholesale retail , 10 Pearl
H The Dr Hcnson lectures nro Indefinitely
H postponed , owing to conflict of dates
H Mrs K. Burborn has made some extensive
H uriprovoments in her jewelry cstablistitnont
H on Mnln street The store room has been en-
B lnrrcd by extending it back to the end of the
H building .
M O. It Wheeler nnd J. A. Herald of the
B bottling firm of Wheeler & Hornld hnve
HHH been arrested on achorvo of contempt of
H couri in violating n liquor injunction Kacli
j pnvo bonds in the sum of tiOO , and was ro-
H City Attorney Holmes , on the Dart of the
H dofrndnnt , yesterday fllca a motion to dls-
H mlsB the Injunction in the case of the park
H commissioners vs T. O. ileum , restraining
M him from fulfilling his contract to grndo
H Commercial street
H Tlio Chicago , Mihvaukco it St Pnul
H railroad company has Mod its bond for ro-
H movnl to ttio United States court of the raso
H of S. 11. Wndsworth , ndmlnlstratorof the
H estate of Angela OiKllotti , for damages
caused by Ins denth in the wreck east of this
H . city several mouths ago
H The first stone In the foundation for the
new hotel was laid yesterday nftornoon
The uoncrcto layer which covers the piling
Is nlso hemp put in at n hvclv rate At the
present rate it will bo but n short time until
H the substructure will bo completed , after
which the proeross will bo oven moro rapid
H A complaint was lllcd before the board of
lnsnno commissioners charging Henry
H Chancy with lusnnity , nnd alleging that his
HHH mental malady has a&sumud such a violent
| form that his family is in dnngcr while ho is
around The case was considered icstcr-
day , nnd Chanoy will bo taken to Clarlnda
this morning
B The ctso of Peterson vs Orlmm , to fore
close n mortgage , occupied the attention of
the district court yesterday It wu9 sub
m It ted about 4 o'clock without argument ,
and the court then adjourned , ns the judge
was slichtly indisposed The regular cases
in the days assignment were all disposed of
by settlement
H Two drunks were required to contribute
to the municipal expense fund yesterday
morning James Cascv , who enveloped "a
dozen raw nt Yuncey's restaurant and
walked out while the cook was preparing a
HHH dozen fried for his delectation , was ar-
ralgned for beating his board bill , but had
the case continued until this morning ,
fl Jay J Smyth has brought suit against M ,
S. Stout , U. It Hannan nnd J. D. Kdmund-
son to recover ? 3,000 and interest due on a
uiortgngo on the iixturos of the Ogden home
Stout ib thu present owner and Ilnnnan and
Edmundson were the sureties on an Indcmnl-
Tying bond given by Stout when the shuriff
HHH took possession of the property on a writ of
HHI attachment ,
H The domocrntic primaries will bo held Sat
urday evening February 22 , and the city
convention on Wcdnesdav , February 20. The
HHI wards are entitled to the following rcprosen-
tution in the convention : First , 8 , Second 7 ,
Third 8. Fourth 7 , Fifth 5 , Sixth 0 , a total of
41. Ward aldcrmon will bo nominated at
the primaries in the First , Second , Fifth and
Sixth wards
H The board of county supervisors held a
HHI short session yesterday afternoon , preparatory -
tory to the departure of two committees .to
outside cities One committee , composed of
Supervisors Hetzel , Alexander and Uostedt ,
loft last evening to visit the lusano asylums
to look uftcr the treatment of patients from
this county , and Supervisors Graham and
Osier went to Dcs Moines , to moot with
H committees from other counties , to sco if
HHI better legislation could not bo secured , touch
lng assessments and taxes
H John Marshall has occupied the position of
HHI chcckinanul the Ogden liouso for some time
Early last weel : J. P. Miner of St Paul ,
Minn , visited the HlufTs nnd put up at this
HHI hotel Ho placed his heavy overcoat in Mnr-
HHI stiull's care and did not return until Friday
evening Saturday morning ho called for
HHI his heavy coat , but it wus missing and so
M wns Marshall The pollco wore apprised of
the case and at 2 o'clock yesterday morning
Ofllcer Cusick cuplurcd Marshull as ho
stepped Into the Jameson hotel Marshall
was grunted a hearing yesterday morning
nnd after an examination was held in the
sum of J" > 00 to await the action of the grand
B lury * •
H Elegant sugar shukes at E. llurhorns '
M Hus taken tlvo premiums Angelina flour
1 Try a sack
M A good girl can secure a good situation to
do gonorul housnwork by calling on Mrs P.
M. Pryor , 010 liluff st
B C. li steamdyo works , 1013 Broadway
H S. I ) . Wndsworth & Co , 207 Pearl street ,
loan money lor Lombard Inv Co
HHh m
H The handsomest , and cleanest market , best
meats and lowest prices at J. M. Scanlans
H Prrxminl lnraeraplis
M Miss Mollie Ilico nnd sister , Mrs A. O.
Jackson , left yesterday afternoon for New
Orleans , where they will visit for some time
B Sheriff O'Noill went to Avoca yesterday
In charge of a prlsonor who is to bo tried for
embozzlcmont by the court at tbo cast end
of the county
Hobcrt U. Wcstcott yesterday morning
assumed tbo position of city editor of the
M Nonpareil , made vacant by the resignation
of W. II Copson
H Senator C ) . M. Barrett of Shelby was in
the city yesterday , visiting bis son , John W.
Barrett , who is u a teacher at tbo state in-
f tltution for tbo deaf and dumb
HHI
Tlio Londera
of flnowatchos and Jewelry lh the city , and
the place to buy the best goods at the lowest
prices is the establishment without rivals ,
the most rollablo firm of
C. J3. Jacqukhix & Co
Save SO per cant on tombstones and menu
monta Design sheet una price list fr < JO L.
Kelley , 203 Broadway Council Bluffs ,
Desirable dwellings for rent at reduced
J prices by B. II Slicafo & Co , rental agents ,
Broadway and Main sc , up Btatrs
H Our Military Mlnstrnls
m The Dodge Light Guards bazaar opens
H this evening The feature of the ovonlng
H will bo a minstrel porforaauco , with the fol-
H lowing programmo i
H IMUT F111ST.
H Overture , Dalboy
H First edition of Comedians :
J Bones Tumbos
H Denny Johnson , O. Scott Williams ,
H J . Cum Patterson , L. J. Edson ,
M J. Dill Boss , II , C. Wells
H Interlocutor . W. E. Foster
H Iliad a Dieam" Donny Johnson
J Memoiles ( Tuesday evening )
J E. Mark Thornton
H Loves Old Sweet Song ( Wednesday
J evening ) E. Mark Thornton
H Second edition of Comodlans :
H Tambo , , , , , Leo H. Bennett
H Bono O. Cbarlos Huff
H "That's All , , Lee H. Bennett
H Now Coon Bono Good O. Cbarlos Huff
H l'lcturcs of Homo . . Charles Ogden
H
H Duet Banjo and Guitar
Messrs Keating and.Mlchencr
Quartette :
H Thornton , Sixioner ,
H Ogden , lorsous
String Quartette :
H Mandolins Guitars
H John.Keating , Al Mlehencr ,
H Dillen Boss Cam Patterson ,
H The performance will close with an after
H piece entitled The Crazy Tragedian , " by
H Jluff , Bennett aud Johnson
H The pcrformunco will bo repeated tomorrow
H oveniug On Thursday oveniugu grand oou-
H cert will bo given iu which the best takmt of
H the city will take part Ou Friday o\emng
H duuclug wil | be tbo principal featur * .
IN AND ABOUT THE BLUFFS
Schoontgon'a Action Oausoa a Dom
ooratlo Oommotlon
A CASE FOR THE CORONER
Tlio Council * Monthly Mooting Tlio
Light Ounrils' nnznnr Dolnci < > r
tlio Konl Instate UxohnitKC
Gcncrnl ami Pormmnl
Tlio Lonvon Workcit Surprisingly
The account of the rupture in the school
board , wblcn appeared In yesterdays Bek ,
attracted a great deal of attention , nnd the
matter was the subject of much discussion
during the day Tbo stand taken by Mr
Schoontgan was gcnornlly approved , and the
cxprosscd opinion was unanimously to the
ofloct that politics should bavo no place
whatever In matters pertaining to tbo publlo
schools In speaking of the case , Souator
Qronowcg said : "It is a matter of surprlso
to outsiders that politics has boon allowed to
figure so promtnontly in our public BChools
Some time ago Mr Schoontgen introduced a
resolution at n meeting of the school board ,
providing that hereafter the money in the
treasury of the school district should bo deposited -
posited with th2 bank which would pay the
highest rate of interest for It , instead of
allowing the treasurer to deposit It where ho
pleased , for the reason thatundcr the present
system the contest for thu troasurorship is
simply a light between the banks for the
olcctlon of a mun who will donoslt tbo funds
with thorn As this deposit amounts to
something llko $50,000 or $ : H,000 , it Is qulto a
plum for them , but the city gets nothing out
of it , The board decided that such a-p'-0' *
coeding would bo illegal , and Mr Schoentgon
rcqucstoa mo to see ll some lcglslatlvoaction
could not bo secured that would render such
a course legal I personally snw the sena
tors from Dubuque , Davenport , Burlington ,
Clinton , Des Mo'iios ' , Sioux City , Cedar
Hapids , and all the cities of any
slzo in the state , and they assured
mo that thcro was no necessity lor the
paBsngo ot any such bill as I proposed to in
troduce , on thu ground that politics did not
llguro lu school elections in nny of those
cities They were vorv much surprised
when I told thorn that such was the case
hero , aud wondered why such a state of af
fairs was tolerated Council Bluffs is the
only city in the atato In which this condition
of things exists , and It is so eminently
wrong that a change Bhould at once bo in
augurated "
Mr Schocntgen stated that ho would not
recede ono stop from the stnnd ho had
taken , and reiterated the aBsortion that ho
would resign as a member of the school
board if either Mr Lawson or Mr Uain
wcro ro-cloctod ns members of the board ,
President Stewart said that ho did not have
as much objection to Mr Rain as to Mr
Lawson , and in case the latter was reelected
ho would also resign his place on the board
The stand of the members on the other
side was apparently taken with the bo' .ief
that neither of the opposing members pos
sessed sufficient backbone to como out
openly and squaro-toed and make a light on
the question Now that the move h&s been
made , it is surprising to see with what haste
thcBO members nro endeavoring to roccdo
from their position and get back to safer
ground Public sentiment is so strongly
against them that they cannot fail to sco
their futal hluu lor , and they may well feel a
great deal of ooprohension ns to the cense
quences Even the party organ , the Globe ,
is approhonslvo as to what the result will be ,
nnd after virtually acknowledging the mis-
tuko , came out iu an editorial last evening
urging the election of u republican nnd u
democrat to succeed the two outgoing demo
cratic members
The situation has for some time past boon
the subject of moro or less ad verso comment ,
but none of the members of the board , even
those who were radically opposed to it , were
williug to make a decisive move for u change
Mr Schoentgon is to bo commended for the
vigorous action ho has taken , and tbo indica
tions are that tbo move will bavo the desired
effect
Drs Woodbury have removed their donta
oftico to 101 Pearl street , up stairs
Go to Dempsey Bros , for flao confection
ery , Boston chips , buttercupsetc , 105Main.
Dr H. S. West , dental surgery , No 12
Pearl street , over The Bee office
Full line of homeopathic medicines at Ellis .
S. M. Williamson soils the Standard and
Domestic sowing machines 100 Main st
A Case for Investigation
That must bo investigated , " was the sud
den declaration of Mayor Hohrer yesterday
morning , us ho sat at the breakfast table pe
rusing the columns of The Bee It was tbo
uccount of the sudden and mysterious death
of Mary Itosson and the sonsatlonal circum
stances attending it that had arrested the
attention of the chief executive , and he
hastened to his olllco to dictate a letter to tbo
coroner requesting that official to look into
the case ,
Yesterday afternoon the coroner stated
that bo had not yet rocoivcd any communica
tion from tbo mayor , but had been telephoned
by an Omaha undertaker that there was
nothing suspicious connected with the case
Notwithstanding this , recent developments
on this Bide of the river call for a searching
Investigation ot the causes that lead to the
death of the unfortunate girl It is stated
that tbo girl came over from Omaha at 10
o'clock Saturduy morning ; was taken HI at
3 o'clock in tbo nftornoon ; gave birth to a
child , and died at 10 o'clock that night Un
dertaker Lunkley was summoned at mid
night , unci was Informed that the girl died
of hoait disease The body wus so warm
that ho refused to tnko tbo case , stating thnt
ho did not bolioyo she was dead No physi
cian had been called , and nothing could bo
learned about the case Finally the under
taker placed tbo body on a coolmp board ,
covered it with a sheet and left the bouse
Bo wont back at 4 o'clock , and then , six
hours after It was alleged that death had
taken place , the body was stilljwarm oven to
the toes Tbo end ot the nosa and tbo tips
of tbo lingers were cold at that time and tbo
undertaker again left It was 2 o'clock Sun
day afternoon when ho again wont back ,
and at that time tbo body was still limp , but
It was placed in a colun and removed to
Omaha Tbo building in which the girl died
was a dug out and the temperature too
cool for comfort , nud It Is regarded as very
strungo that the body should so long retain
its animal heat A careful investigation by
thocoronor would result In setting at rest
all doubts respecting tbo case
The Boss Investment and Trust company ,
• m
Iowa lump coal , spot cash , 13.50 per toe ,
Council Bluffs Fuel Co
Travelers , Hotel Jameson is first-class.
Full line of Imported and domestic cigars
Kelley & Younkerman
Wo want you to list your rental property
with us aud wo will secure you good , reliable
liable tenants Bents collected and special
attention given to care of property , E , 11.
Slieafo & Co , Broadway and Main St , up
stairs
Council ProcoeUliiK * .
The city council mot In regular monthly
session last evening , with the mayor and a
full board with the exception ot Evurett
present
The bills for tbo month of January were
read and ullowod
V. Batten called the attention of the coun
cil to tbo fact that the curbing in Bayllst second
end addition wus laid out of line
Petitions of property owners on Avenue D ,
between Eighth aud Ninth streets , for side
walk was granted
Iloportsot city officers for the month of
January wcro read and referred ,
City Solicitor Holmes reported on the com
mon csrncr ordinance as lately decided by
Judge Aylosworth in thu superior court
On motion it was decided to revoke tbo
licenses held by II Beecroft'and others , and ,
make a tender of the unearned llconso money
tD the parties , and to then issue pro rata
licenses for the balance of thu year
The bill of ex-City Clerk H. II Hunting
ton for unpaid board ot health fees was rot
allowed Aldcrmnn Lacy stated that Hunt
ington hnd threatened to make startling dis
closures If ho did nut get his money , and ho
wanted to give him a chance
A motion to Instruct tbo city marshal to
re move obstructions iu the shnpo of wells on
Broadway was introduced Aldcrmnn
Lacy insisting that the work should bo done
at once 1 ho marshal objected on the
eround that he did not hnvo power to re
move the obstructions without an order from
the court , nnd thu council had no power in
the matter He said ho was working under
the law as interpreted by thu city attorney
Aldermau Lucy insisted on the pissing of
the motion , nnd It was adopted , Alderman
Knophor voting no
The mnyor modestly stated that bo had
been served with n uottco of Injunction by
\Consolidntod Tank Line com
pany restraining the city from
Drocccding with tbo grading of Sixteenth
avenue between Third and Fourth streets
On motion , the city attorney was Instructed
to tile a suporsodoas bond , and that tbo city
proceed with the grading
The mayor reported the scrvlco ot original
notice of Pnul Soabrook ot al for money
lllogally taken from sundry persons as ap
pearance money The matter was rcforrod
to tbo city attorney ,
Notlcoof injunction against grading Four
toouth street was referred to the city nt-
tornoy
A resolution was ndoptod ordering the
paving ot Pierce street Avenue Ate Twelfth
street , and Twelfth street to Broadwiy
The city onglncor was Instructed to pre
pare specifications for paving with granite
on brick Instead of cement
A resolution Instructing the city attorney
to number ordinances was rofcrrcd
A resolution was adopted ordering the
placing of tbo electric light opposite the
Washington avenue school In the position
rcqulrod by contract
Propositions were road from the Michigan
Fire Lnddor and Truck company and II F ,
Hnttenhuuor to furnish a hose wagon for
$ o'J0. During the discussion that ensued ,
tbo truce between Lacy nnd Waterman was
doclaicd off , and the usual exchange of
verbal shot followed Lacy wanted the
matter rofcrrcd to the flnanco committee ,
nnd Watormnn insisted that the tire com
mittee should hnndlo the matter Water
man won the day by n vote nf thrco to two
The street supervisor was Instructed to
fill the streets to grade arouud the now
olectrlo light towers
The following registrars of oloctlon were
appointed : Fifth ward 11. G. Clover ( rep ) ,
T. O'Hoarn ( dom ) . Sixth ward J. W. Clat-
torbuck ( rep ) , Frank Graves ( dcm )
After a longtby discussion It was decided
that it would bo necessary to register voters
in the Second and Fourth wards " , and Mluor
Johnson was appointed ns democratic regis
t rar for the Second product of the Fcurlh
ward Names for the other wards hnd not
boon submitted by tbo ward committeemen
The grade ordmanco of South First street
as prepared by the city onglncor was road
the first time The twentieth rule was
suspended , and the ordlnanco placed on its
second reading It then went ever under tbo
rules
The clerk was instructed to advertlso for
bids for ono week filling the approaches to
the Twenty-third street bridge
The matter of au error in awarding the
contract for building a sldowalk on Plerco
street was referred to tbo mayor and city
clorlc
On motion of Alderman Knopher the city
attorney was instructed to prepare an ordl
nanco declaring the richt of way of the Chicago
cage , Milwaukee & St Paul railway com
pany through the city forfeited , ns they bad
neglected to comply with tbo grades in the
southern part of the city , and had secured
an injunctiou restraining tbo city from rais
ing South Eighth street to grade Alder
man Lucy wanted the mayor authorized to
employ additional counsel , as the city utter
noy had too much on his hands to give the
matter proper attention , but such action was
not taken
Council then adjourned until this morning
Thu Manhattan sporting headq'rs 418 B-way.
The popular wall paper and decoratlvo
cstabllshmcWof P. C. Miller has been re
opened with Mr Miller as manager The
ontira stock has been purchased by Jacob L.
Jensen , and largely increased by tbo addi
tion of all the latest styles and designs oy-
tlio best manufacturers The old establish
ment is ready for business again , a fact the
public will note with interest
Tbo water runs when Blxby plumbs
The Ileal K-itnte Exclinnce
Yesterdays mooting of the real estate exchange
change was fairly well attended The mat
ter of the National farmers congress was
brought up bv a communication from Hon
13. F. Clayton , secretary of the association
Mr Clayton called attention to the fact that
the congress was a national organization and
that Iowa having been designated us the
state m which to hold the next annual moot
ing the committee would bo compelled to ac
cept the best location in all respects If it
could bo brought to Council Bluffs at nil it
would be necessary to guarantee n
fund ot $000 and aJ rate at the Ogden nnd
Paxton hotels , and the free use of the opera
house or Masonic tcmplo for the sessions
of the congress The mutter was referred
to the old committee , Messrs Harkuess ,
Dickey and Wood , and L. A Casper wus
added There Is no question but that the
guaranty can bo made , and the committee
yustcrday staitcd a little sldo entertainment
in the way of an excursion to the Black
Hills for the delcgatos , Should the congress
bo held hero it is suggested by Mr Clayton
that it would bo well to take advantugo of
the occasion to bavo a display of the horti
cultural and agricultural products ot south
wes -orn Iowa
D.V. . Archer was instructed by the exchange
change to go to an Ohio city and look after a
stove factory , the proprietors of which were
anxious to locate in the west
The exchange took up the matter of a local
revenue collector The complaints of cigar
manufacturers have boon voiced by Tin :
Bee , and the hardship ot bolng compelled to
send ajross tbo state for tbclr revenue
stamps shown , but nothing csme of it The
exchange appointed George Metnalf and F ,
J. Day as a committee to push the matter ,
aud they wcro instruoted to communlcuto
with Congressman Reed and urge him to
use every means to sbcure the relocation of
the deputy collector hero
Tbo Council Bluffs Insurance companys *
average annual income since organization
has been fl20,000.00. , Disbursements
since organization for losses and ether ex
penditures now exceeds f 1,000,000.00. Ulsks
written since organization , $42,770,515.00
Every properly owner should patronize this
homo institution , and in that wuy encourage
and build up our city J , B , Allen is the city
agent of this company , and a more honor
able , rellnblo and trustworthy man can not
bo found Tno directors ot tbo company are
Hon W. F. Snpp , E. L. Shugart , F. M. Guult ,
John Bonnors , M. C. Braiuerd and J. Q.
Audorson , '
m
J. U. Tipton , real estate , 527 Broadway
higHtides and sharks :
An Adventure in Panama Hay that
Nearly Cost Many Liven ,
When the tldo commences to rlso in
tlio Bay of Panama St mounb buslnoss
My knowledge on this subject was ac
quired in a , manner thnt I cannot now
rocnll witliout a shudder , although
twelve years have passed bhico the hup-
poninp ot the event to which I have
referred1 .
1 was then , with a party of ether
young mon , stationed on board ono of
the Pacific Mail steamers lying nt
anchor in Panama buy , some four uillos
oh nhoro , says n wrltor in the Now
York Herald Wo were till in the em
ploy of the company und huarecolvod
xtrict orders from the captaiu not to go
ashore without direct permission from
himself
Wo were far from bolng pleased ut
this commund und wo hnd resolved to
go nshoro with or without permission
ut the very first opportunity , The
climico offered itbolf the following
morning nt 6 oclock A small stsum
lnunoh lay fastened to the gangway In
this the steward was propnrlng to "go
to town for his market supplies Steam
was up , the engineer hudgono t'bolow"
for some needed artiolo , uud there lay
the stonm lnunoh Unguarded and un
occupied l rt *
Boys , " Bind f f' there were four of
us ) , ' "hero's our clinnco Supposoiwo
jump into tlio launbh and mnka n break
for shoroV" This-proposltion mot with
hearty npprovnW ( Witl in I099 than llvo
minutes wo were stonming away from
the ship as fast nstlio llttlo pulling con
cern could take us * .
Things wont along very smoothly for
a while Wo wrijihod tlio policnns ns
they dove lute > tlio water after their
bronltfast with a great deal of interest
Shoals of ( lsh hero and there also at
tracted our nttontion
"By Gcorgo , 'Whnt's ' that ? " said I ,
pointing to a smalt blackish ohjoot cut
ting through the water a short distance
from the boat
"Oh , that's only a shark , " said ono ot
the boys who had been tlroro before
There are lots of thorn In the bayman
enters , too ; but were all right hero in
the boat "
Smash ! bump ! A. series of tumbles
nnd yells suddenly broke in on the
shark story I was thrown violently
foruiud , and when finally our wits had
roturnetl to us wo found that wo had
run into a ledge of rocks A largo
hole was steve In the bow nnd wo
sootned to bo fairly weclgod in , so that
it was impossible to move the boat ono
way or the ether
Perhaps shell lloat when the tide
rises , " I observed , knowing that it was
then dead low tldo There was noth
ing to do thou but to wait for it , and
before very long the tldo did begin to
rise , but the boat still rumninod fast to
the rocks
After some half hour or so ot anxious
waiting nnd wntohlng tlio water was
level with the gunwales and began to
pour in over tlio sides Wo hnd man
aged to stop up tlio hole in the bow by
stulllng our coats into it , but this new
difficulty was too much for us and we
began , tlioroforo , to look anxiously iu
the direction of the ship , about half a
railo distaut for help
The tldo niennwbilo continued to
rise until the bout wus submerged sev
eral foot and wo were stjvndlng in water
nearly up to our shoulders
Does the tide rise very high in this
bayV" I nsked , becoming frightened
Does it'/ " replied the young man ,
who seamed to know nil nbout the sub
ject Well , I should say it did It
only rises twonty-two foot ; thntsall "
"Twonty-two foot , " wo echoed in
chorus "O Lord ! " I exclaimed , "wo
cant swim ashore from this distance ,
nnd"Soo
See , ever there ; its a shark ; thoro's
nnothor ; were done for now for cer
tain , " broke in one of the boys ox-
"
citodly Sure enough , there they were ;
wo could see them There seemed to
bo dozens of thorn circling around the
spot and the water was now up to our
necks
Well , wo just yelled and cried in con
cert , and ono pious'young man began to
sny his prayers I was so frightened
that I could do nothing but follow tno
movements of ono dorsal lin cutting the
water near by somewhat as n frightened
bird might watch ' the muttons of a
snake
Finally wo had to swim to keep afloat
Wo could all do this fortunately Wo
then began to wishj each ether goodbv ,
and I was beginning to wonder how it
fool to bo seized hold ot by a shark when
my attention was directed to shouts
near at hand
Thank Godt"'I ' shouted back , hurry
ry , hurry up for heavens sake or the
sharks will got us ! "
It was the ship s boat which had boon
sent to our rescue and which hnd ar
rived just in time . , '
Wo were all hauled aboard moro dead
than alive with fright , and the olllcer
in charge of the boat regaled us with
horrible shark stories as wo wore being
rowed back to the ship Ono of the
boys was laid up for weeks aftor-reach-
ing the ship with a severe attack of
brain fever T oven tp this day shud
der at the mere mention of the word
dhnrks "
Of course wo were severely punished
for our escapade , but no punishment
could have been inflicted eauul to that
which wo had already undergone
The llttlo steam launch , to the best of
ray knowledge , is still on the rocks
where we lelt it
The Largest Business ICvor Written
by n Life Assurance Coin
pnny In a Month ,
The business of the Equitable Life As
surance society for January exceeds
$21,000,000 , which is moro than $5,000 , -
in excess of the umount written in Jan
uary of tno previous year Its total
new business lust veur amounted to
$175,000,000. Thoolllcors of the com
pany state thnt , judging from the busi
ness in January and the coudltion of the
society's agencies throughout the world ,
it is rensonablo to expect that the total
business for the prose nt year will not
fall below $200,000,000. New York Tri
buuo , February 1.
DON'T COMEDO THE CITY
Advice to Country Girls Who Want
8 octal LI to
1 have heard country girls talk of
coming to the city for employment , giv
ing as ono reason that they wanted
moro social lifo , writosSally Joy White
Well , that is just what they will not
got ; the woman of business ib not a
woman of leisure , and she has no time
for society She will Und moro
social life in her own homo ,
even if she bo u worker , than
she could ever have in tlio city ,
and there is no lonesomeness moro
absolute than the loneliness of a
stranger iu a crowd Salaries are not
largo enough to permit of much relaxa
tion in tlio wuy of ontortuinraent , and
after the days work is over one is too
tired to go in search of employment
In the country home , iu these days ,
the dally paper and the magazine
comes , so tlmt ono may keep in
touch with the world , even if she be atone
ono side of the bustle und confusion of
city lifo The fashion artlclo tells how
to dress her hair ' and make her gown ,
and gives her tbo latest notions in
small tollot dolj lB No town is so
small that it has not itst pubho library ,
where all the nqw.books come ; and the
lecture and con coif t are not infrequent
in visits Railways and telegraphs
have brought the corners of the earth
together , so that , 'one-is not fur away
from the centers of things There nro
occupations , too for the girls who stay
ut homoand purjicjilurly these whostay
iu the country Do llot throng to the
cities in scarchpf employment , for you
will bo deemed to disappointment
,
The Only One
Tlio Chicago , Milwnukoo . & St Paul
Railway is the onlv line running solid
vestibulod , electric lighted und steam
heated trains between Chicago , Coun
cil Bluffs und Omahu
The berth reading lamp feature in
the Pullman sleeping cars run ou these
lines if patented and cannot he used by
any other railway company It is the
great improvomo nt.of the ago Try it
and bo convinced
Sleeping curs icavo the Union Pacific
depot , Omaha , ntO p. m , dally , arriving
at Chicago at 030 ; a. m , Passongora
taking this train ure not compelled to
got out of the cars at Council Blults uud
wait for the train to bo donned Get
tickets nnd stooping car berths at Union
ticket olllco , 1601 Paruum st
1A , NAHit , Gen Agt
J. E. Piieston , Pass Agt
A REPORTERS RUSE
Ho Intoxicated the Opcrntor nnrt
Thereby Snvcil Ills t'npern Hooop
What was the mennost thing you
ever did / " some ono asked the veteran
reporter nt a fctory swapping solrco
The votornn closed one eye for n mo
ment , took a modltntlvo sort of squint
with ths ether , blow n cloud of tobacco
smoke clear up to the colling , and then
delivered himself of the following yarn ,
says the Now York Herald :
One day a tip came to the ofllco
that a murder full of mystery nnd blood
curdling details hnd been committed
near a llttlo out of the way , ono-horso
town in Now Jersov I was assigned to
work it up , ' and hustled for all I was
worth to got there , but it was 4 o'clock
in the .nftornoon before I struck the
place Then I dlscovorod thnt the
murder hnd been committed at a miser
blo apology of a town llftoon miles dis
tant ; that the only train which might
have taken tno thcro had boon gene
half an hour ; that n Now York reporter
hnd gene with it ; that there wns not n
horse in the plnco cnpablo of doing
fifteen miles ; that , In short , lnstoud of
getting n boat , ' as I had oxpoctodl wns
hopelessly and completely loft '
"I felt thnt the situation justified
some moro or loss cursory obsorvatlon
concerning the Btnte of Now Jersey in
gonornl and that ono-horso Now Jersey
town in particular These cursory ob
servations I promptly madol I dent
know whether the recording angel
scored thorn against mo , but I know
that they mndo mo fool hotter
From the description given mo of
the reporter who had got ahead of mo I
recognised my friend , Tom of the
, as smart a follow as there was In
the business When I wnndoicd into
the telegraph olllco I was not surprised
to find that he hnd made himself
solid there by promising to pay the
operator $5 to keep open late aud send
oil his copy ' Ho was due to return nt
10 oclock I pictured him rushing into
the olllco with a dandy story nil rondy
to lllo and imnginod what my toolings
would bo as I listened to the operator
clicking it off Then I wont outside
and dropped some moro cursory ro-
marks
"I thought of all sorts of schemes for
Toms ' ' of
stopping boat ; I thought
chloroforming the operator , bribing
him , cutting the wires or blocking them
by tiling a copy of the bible But I had
to dismiss all these schemes as too dan
gerous or expensive
" This hot weather makes a fellow
fool kind o' thirsty , remarked the operator
ator when I dropped in there again
about six oclock
"Ho meant it merely as a hint , but it "
furnished mo with an inspiration I began -
gan to cultivate him ; I sympathized
with his ambition to make himself
something more than a telegraph operator
ator ; I promised to try and got him a
place on the Now York ; I told
him that ho was just the sort of a follow
that I had been long yearning to meet
I tilled him up with flattery and Jersey
lightning Ho had a wonderful capa
city , but I adroitly guided him through
the loquacious stage into the pugna
cious stage , from the pugnacious stage
into the maudlin stage and from the
maudlin stage into the soporific stage
Then I took him to my rooms at the so-
called hotel , put him tenderly to bed
and locked him It was then nine
oclock Such is the depravity of hu
man nature that I actually felt happier
than I should have had I relieved the
suffering of some poor devil by giving
him $5.
"At 10 o'clock Tom got back with his
story all written upas I had expected
" Sorry to beat you , old fellow , ' ho
said when he but '
, spied mo , I'll.set
'om up ns often as you like when I got
my copy filed '
Thou ho rushed into the telegraph
office
" Where in hades is that telegraph
operator heard him shout
Tom asked that question nil ever
town till long past midnight ; I wont
along with him and helped him Ho
didn't got any story off that night ;
noilhor did I , of course , but I staved oil
a beat and wo both did ample justice to
the blood curdling details next day
Tom was madder than a wet hen when
ho found out whnt sort of a job I had
put uo on him But he cooled off at
last and admitted that it was legiti
mate So did my city editor , for bo
passed this item in my expense ac
count :
To save paper from being beaten $7 75
But it was an nwf ul moan trick to
play on the telegraph operator "
*
Ilorsforcl's Acid I'hosphato
For Wakefulness ,
histcrla , and other discasos of the nervous
system *
FOREIGN TASTE IN DRESS
Two or Three Pine Gowns that Indi
cate Its Drift
Very nandsomo dresses for the opera
in London are in white brocade , with
wreaths of flowers embroidered in col
ors Velvet is also used with raised
embroidery going around the bodice
nnddescondingcrosswiso to the lofthip
In each flower dewdrops of diamonds ,
rubies , emeralds or sapphires ; the
stones are mounted on invisible settings
nnd can bo paicod any where about the
dross or in the hair Opera and even
ing head dresses are smalland consist of
a tuft of feathers , ribbon , or small
flowers on the top of the head , or some
times a slight wreath of foliage
A very striking opera dross recently
worn by a professional beauty was of n
black velvet cut very low and edged
with a row of sparkling jot scales The
velvet rested against the white nocjk
with no intervening folds of tulle , a
narrow jot strap did duty as a sleeve ,
nnd the dark hair was drawn up high on
the head against a diamond crescent ,
with the points turned upward
A new accessory to the evening gown
is the "Skyo terrier muff , which
matches the dross in color , is made of
finely plaited silk guuzo or crepe lisso ,
whioh fnllB all about in graceful confu
sion , ana is supposed to resemble the
llttlo dog it is uumod for
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for
children teething , softens the gums
and allays all pain 26 cents a bottle
A Stronc i'olcnr Hand
' 'A little game of draw played at ono of
the leading hotels in Denver lias been
a subject of interest to semi-sports
lately , says the Chicago Times The
wore prominent men ono a
filayors and wealthy cattleman of Colorado
rado , whoso flguro has only recently
assumed aldormanio proportions ; ono a
congressman from Georgia , and tlio
third & scion of the cotton aristocracy
of the city of Now Orleuns A three
days slogo was ugrcod to A room wus
engaged and olllco hours arranged
They were to begin playing at 1 o'clock
in the afternoon and quit promptly at
10. Lunch was served in the room and
a now deck was to ho used for cacti deal ,
The limit was placed at $100 , but it was
optional with any ono of the trio to
declare the limit off at uny time The
first days play resulted in fuvor of
no ono particularly , but the very first
hand dealt on the second afternoon
found two sots of threes and a four-flush
out The blond from New Orleans had
three uud know what they were worth ,
so ho opened her up for $103 , The big
fellow from Colorado had the same sort
1
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY , J
HDlpI/1 MQIMC Hydraulic and Sanitary Engineer Plans , Kstimatog " % .
• DlniMMDIIlL Spocillcntlbns Supervision of Public Work Browu ,
Building , Coucil Bluffs , lown |
NCPLII ID7-Justice of tlio Ponce Olllco ever American Express , No 41 * , _
i Oun U HZ Broadway , Council Bluffs , Iowa - m *
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . /
THNF R , CIIWIC Attornoys-at Law Practice in the State nnd Fed / <
OIUIlL Ot 01IYIO oral Courts Rooms 7 and 8 Shugnrt-Bono Block , f
Council Bluffs , lown : ,
HEADQUARTERS FOR f
CALIFORNIA ORANGES
DUQUETTE & CO , ,
niioirsAir
Fruits and Commission , 347 Broadway , Council Bluffs , la ,1
o..a..BBEBE&oo diF asriff ; - -
Wholesale and Rotnil Dealers m
FURINITUREI
Largest Stock and Lowest l'rlcos , Haulers , send for Catalogue
Not 20ri'i07 Ilrotulwuy , and 2OI-i00 ! IMcrcc St , Council Itlulls , In
of a temper , and promptly knocked off
the limit by depositing $ o00 worth of
ivory on the table Our congressman
with the anxious fnco looked solemn ,
but hnd not dreamed of any blaok cats ,
so ho "bhw" what was going going on
'
In the draw Mr N. did not iinprovo
things , but looked ns exprcssivo us a
last years base ball The Colorado
man mndo fours , aud the congress
man got the right color und shnpo
One hundred wont out for afeolor
Mr Long Horn made it an even $500.
The Goorglan thought nn aco-llush
good and raised him $300moro. Mr N.
laid his cards down on the table "Is
my paper good , gontlomonV" "Cor-
tntnly , " was the reply In n moment
moro a chock for $5,000 lay on the tabic
The silence wns saddouing Cattle were
not very high that year und four ton
spots were quietly luid down The con
gressman from Georgia thought so , too ,
aud his bonutiful flush joined the dis
cards Mr N. coolly raked iu the $2,1100
Eot and passed his hand ever to mo lie
nd thrco duces
A dllcht cnlil If neglected , often attacks
the lungs Browns Bronchial Troches give
sure and itnmediato relief Sold only in
' boxes Price 23 cents
'
SAVED BY sURGERY
The ltcmnrknblo Vitality or nn Officer
on the Monitor
There is ono mnn in this city who is
a living example of how near a human
being can come to death nnd bo saved
by modern surgical skill , says the New
York Sun Lieutenant Charles A.
Myers was an officer in the late rebellion -
bollion , and at one of the naval battles
was in commnnd of one of the guns on
board of the Monitor A shot struck
the porthole of the turret und filled the
interior with a shower of iron and steel
fragments Myers was knocked sense
less and carried to the sick room of the
ironclad When examined by the
surgeons it was found that his skull ,
collarbone , ono leg , both arms and live
ribs wore fractured Most of the Bur
geons prodlctcd his death wltbin
twonty-four hours
A ycutig physicinn of great ability
and promise on board took the sulleror
in hand , aud after a year of hard work
brought him back to health Among
the many operations Involved were the
transplanting of skin , the removal of a
rib and the taking awav of a largo portion
tion of the skull and its replacement by
a piece of hammered silver Tlio scalp
has rogrown over the plate , but still
allows the lattor'a outlines to be Been
and tolt In the twonty-soven years
that have olapbod since the casualty
Lieutenant Myors has enjoyed splendid
health and strength Yet mon are
often killed by the bite ot a cat
Nervous decilitv , poor memory , dlflldonce
Boxual weakness , pimples , cured by Dr
Miles Nervine Samples free at Kubn &
Co 's , 15th and Douglas
ARTIFICIAL ARMS AND LIMBS
A Queer Business \ \ hicli Is Supported
by liondnn Society ,
I remember once hnving some con
vocation with the purveyor of the
"fleshings" in which ballot girls incase
their logs , says Labouehoro in London
Truth Ho explained to mo how thu
"fleshings" or , perhaps , I should say
how the logs are made The artist
tits out on a tricot Ho then marks
where the leg is defective , und ho has
the tricot thickened at these places
Calves , " ho said , "giyo us the greatest
trouble Nature generally makes them
wrong They are either too high or too
low , and wo have to work In the culves
bo us to remedy tills , and to make the
ankles nppoarsmall "
The artist told mo that ho made legs
for many ladies in society What cau
they want your legs for1 I said
Well , " ho replied , you see that their
dresses might catch getting out of
their enrriugos and they like to bo
propnred for any accident of this kind "
Ho further told mo that ho had n largo
practice in arms for gentlemen , It
seems thnt these who have moro sticks
wonr Btullod tricots under their coats to
give thcmsolvos a manly and muscular
look
Maria Tncreaa Dollars ,
For ever 100 years the great medium
of exchange in most parts of Africa
where coins were used has boon the
Maria Theresa dollar , says the Now
York Sun , It is current everywhere ,
from Morocco nnd Egypt to Adamawa
and Zanzibar Some issues of Muria
Theresa dollars ure looked upon with
suspicion , but if in the effigy of the
empress there nro eight points in the
diadem ou her shoulder and seven in
lior crown the cuiloloss native prefers
it to any ether money The rolgn of
the Maria Theresa dollar , however , is
coming to an end in many regions
where European influence is getting
the nscoiidency King Monolik ot
Abyssinia in his now treaty with Italy
hus agreed to discard the time-honored
dollar und to put into circulation coins
bearing the offipy of King Humbert
This is the roglon where the British ,
when they had their unpleasantness
with King Theodore , were compelled to
bring in several million Maria Theresa
dollars from Austria in order to buy
food supplies of the natives ,
SPECIAL NOTICES ,
COUNCIL BLUFFS
FOR SALE AND RINT
AIIAHOAIN Complete roller mill and saw
mill for sale Capacity of roller mill , forty
h&rruls dally Will sell firm in connection with
mill It desired Uood reason * for selling All
inquiries In regard to said property sent to tne
following address will receive prompt atten
tion : O. X ) , Heel , Keels , Ja ,
NIMl'ItUVKI ) Iowa land to exchange for
stock ot groceries , boots ana shoes , or
horses aud cattle , Address T , 1' , tipencer ,
ilnudolph , la
A housekeeper to uo out on
WANTKD
farm Address T. A , filling
j
STOllH For rent No Ms Hrosd ay , Peterson
bloctspU'iKlhl location rordrycoods , bouts
and shoes Inquire of J. r. Peterson ,
OUNCIIi ULUPKS property for ie at Krcat
bargain * . The followliif , ' , huioulc Iho mosc
besutltul homes In the city , \ \ 111 bo sold at
Kreat bargains , on monthly pnyniants , or terms
to unit :
Throe now 8-room homes on Lincoln avenue HmM
two blocks from electric motor hue "toi' H
Tuo now t-roum hou es four blocKs from * - H
oloctrlc motor line on North So\enth street
Ono now n-rooin I101190 four block ) , from eleo-
trlc motor line ou North be\euth stieet , k
Three now 5 bihI ll-room housoi ono block \ -
irom electric motor line comer Avenue A and 1
Twelfth street
llesldes thoubnvo Ilia\'o houses aud lots la
all pnrtsof the cltv
O110 new Vrootn house on Mill st
C. II J mid , GOG llrondway , Council llluffs
. M3 Willow < - ' J
3710U SAMt-My resldnneo a r >
cnuo , on south side of lliyllss park , llontea "JT
by steam , llgntod by elearlcltr and containing K
nil modern Improvements I.ot too by ) J feet 1
Alaoulllsoll or exchange for improved city *
propnrty my farm off > TO acres , ten miles eas
of Council limits N. M. Iusey Council mutts
houses nnd lots to trade for
IHAVE8orerat
Council IllutTs or Umnha unimproved prop *
Jty C. II Judil 6J0 llroulwiiy Council llluffs
FOltiJ.oWorfl.ODO you csn buy a nice , now
ctein stock of hardware , steve and tlnshop
In ono of the best locations In western lown ,
If yon want a hardware business would bq
to refer you to rollablo parties that
now all about our business Very satisfactory
reasons for selling , li will pay you 10 lnveBtf ,
gate this Aadrvss It 0 , Uee olllco , Council
Illiffs
|
for secondhand furniture , stoves and
CASH . A. J. Mandel , 3Jj llroftdway
. K3TATB Ilougat an ! sold anit ex
RICAI
changed Special attention given to exam *
lnatlon ot titles W. C. James , hn IU I'oarl sc
SALE or Itent Onrdon land with housesj
11OH J. It Itlce Id Main sU , Council lllulrs
FOll SALE-OlxIM ) feat on Glen nvo , It ?
Olllcer , 13 Main st
\V improved real estate to traao for unlnt *
proveu Omaha or Council Illulfs property
C. B. Judd.OOu' Uroadway V
= V J
No 27 Main St , Over Jacqueifl
min's Jewelry Store H
Electric Trussss , Belts , Chest Pro , k
tectors , Etc J&M
Agents wanted r aH
I > K. C. B. JUDD ,
THE H
J. . A. . Murphy Manufacturing Co I
1st Avenue and 21st Street H
SASH DOORS AND BLINDS I
Hand and Hcrnll Sawing , Ho-Sawlng and H
Planing Hawing otallKlnils I'orcn llrackets H
Kindling wood iJ.M per load delivered Clean H
sawdust by the barrel -ic. All work to \ > H
Urnt-class. Telephone . ' 0. H
Your Patronage Solloitod ' * . M
S. E. MAXON , I
kfiiteJ and Superintendent . I
Room 2B1 , Merrlam Block , H
COUNCIL BLUFFS , - IOWA ' W
Xnos Officer W. H. M. I'uscr M
OFFICER & PUSEY ,
BANKERS I
Corner Main and Droaaway , H
COUNCIL ttliUFKH , IOWA M
Dealers In foreign and domestic exchange H
Collections made and lntereit paid on time de- H
posits H
imUCi : & REYNOLDS H
Fashion able Confectioners I
Ihe very latest novelties for banquets an H
private parties , Choice frultt , bon > tons , choco H
Intel , buttercups , and old ftshionod molussos H
candy a specialty Orders for parties and mall Herders
orders promptly llllocl , ! isi iloudway Council H
llluiru , iu M
, , ,
J , 1) ) . EOUUNDSON , K. L. tJIlrJOAUT , l l
IrS Vlcelres !
Ciixs It Hannan , Cashier , H
CITIZENS ' STATE BANK7 - I
ok council uiurra ' H
Paid up Capital Slf50.ooo.oo M
Surplus • 39,000.00 M
Liability to Depositors..339,000,00 H
Iiiiectoiis-T. A. Miller , V. O. Olesson , li li 1
Bhugart , K. K. Hart , J , I ) . IMundsou , Ctias , If M
Hannan , Transact general banking business H
Largest capital and surplus ot any bank la H
Northwestern Iowa Interest on tlms deposits H
F. M , ELLIS & CO , |
ARCHITECTS I
AND IIIJIMIINO SUI'KHINTHNDHNTa , |
Ilopms tW and it ! Ilea llulldlng Omulia Neb . M
mid Itooms 211 and 2ltl Merrlam Illock Oounol j M
lJluirsjow . Correspondence Solicited M
BELL & BERLINGHOF , , 1
ARCHITECTS >
AND HUl'UUINTKNDKNm H
Room 2. Opera House Ulock , Couucll UluBs , M
lowe M