THE OJMAHA DAILY BEE : THTJESDAT , .DECEMBER 18 , 1890.-TWELYE PAGES.
THE OMA1IA
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
OFFICE , NO. 12 I'EAUL. ST.
Tfllvcrcd by Carrier Inimy part of the City
II. W Tll/TON. . . . MANA.ar.ll
. No. 41.
Night Kdltor , No. a
N , Y. P. Co.
Burhoru's for wntchcs.
Council niufls Lumber Co. . coil.
The trlid of Jury cases In thosuperlor court
will begin today.
Wanted An active , cotnpotentladycashler
temporarily. Address M , lice office , 1'oarlst.
The roof of the court house U undergoing
some repairs necessary to mono It water
proof.
Permit to wed was yesterday given Fritz
Westerman of Mills county and lillza Orct-
chcn of this county.
Ncphl North wn * arrested ycitcrday on the
complaint of his wife , -who said ho threatened
to assassinate box' . Justice Hcndricks heard
thocasonnd dismissed him.
The Merchants Hctall Commercial ngcncy
holds its bi-monthly meeting this , Wcdues
day , evening , In tbo board of trade rooms
Mcrrlam block. The meeting will bo called
promptly at H:30. :
Postmaster Troynor announced yesterday
that arrangements had been perfected fortlio
exchange , of a mall pouch between Council
Bluffs nnd Avoea via the Hock Islnnd limited
passenger. This train herctoloro has ucver
carried mall. The arrangements will afford
much better facilities between the two points.
The police stationed on Cut-Off Island are
obliged to pay motor car furo in bringing
prisoners to the city Jail , fore not only for
themselves but for the prisoners. Uhcro
seems no fund from which to get tbcso Inci
dentals back , anu tbo ofllcors do not feel dis
posed to pay them out of their meager earn
ings.
ings.Tho
The Blltgcn case was called In the superior
court vcstunlny morning. A host of wit-
ncsics had been summoned by both sides and
tbo dofcndunt's attorney was anxious for an
Immediate tilal. City Attorney Stewart.
representing the prosecution , however , and
the case was continued uulil next Saturday
morning at 8 o'clock.
Lnto Monday afternoon Mrs. Mary North
applied to Justice Hcndricks for niotcctlon.
She stated her husband , Nophl North , had
been drinking very bard of late , and recently
hud threatened her life on numerous occas
ions. Monday afternoon ho armed himself
with a nuor nnd mode several attempts to
reach her , but she managed to escape him.
Constable Forman arrested North and lauded
him in the county Jail.
Tbo Holder girl , concealing whom there
has been such n controversy , was night before -
fore last secured In Omaha by her newly np-
1 polntoa guardian , n man named Alexander.
Bho was attending a dance , in company with
some of her friends , nnd thcro was quite u
scene when the olllcors , acting by orders of
Alexander , compelled bor to accompany her
guardian to Council Bluffs. The girl is
motherless , nnd has been living with an aunt
here , but her uncle , on the other sldo of the
house , objects ou the ground that her aunt's
home is not the piopor place for her. By the
uncle's request the court appointed Al
under , who Is no relative , but who seems to
tnko a 1'vcly ' Interest in the controversy.
Ofllcer Heswlck yesterday arrested a fel
low who gave the mi me of J. J. Klnzlo , and
lodged him In the city Jnll without putting n
charge aqalnst him. The arrest was mudo
upon Information furnished the oOlcers on
" Sunday night when an old Gorman named
Schmidt was drugged und robbed 1)V
stranger whom ho met In n Lower Broadway
saloon. The stranger claimed to bo hunting
fora room , and Schmidt , who roomson Madi
son street , invited him to go homo with him
nnd look at a vacant room in the same build
ing. The offer was accepted , and the stranger
remained with htm nil night. They had" n
llttlo bcor before retiring , and shortly after
drinking it Schmidt Tell asleep and know
nothing more until morning. Ho then real
that ho hud been drugged und robbed of
gold watch nnd chain , an overcoat and several - '
eral dollars in money. Schmidt save a good
description of the follow , nnd OflleerBeswick
succeeded in finding him yesterday. Detec
tive Vaughnu of Omaha saw hp i In the city
Jail during tbo afternoon , and promptly
recognized him as an nil around crook. The
officers are satisfied that ho Is a confidence
man , implicated In many recent deals und
robberies , and are working up n strong casi
ngainst him. It was ascertained that ho wn :
living on Tenth street with u woman hi
claimed was hU wlfo , and yesterday ti search
warrant was Issued for the purposoof search
1 fliff the , place for stolen goods. Nothing ol
importance was found , but Kinzlo will be
held to uwnlt further developments , whic ) :
are supposed to bo near at hand.
Mrs. Clara Colby addressed an audlenci
composed of about two hundred Intelllgen
V and attentive people who gathered at thi
First Baptist church lost evening to bcnrhei
lecture on tbo "Social Evolution of Women. "
The ladv was pleasantly Introduced by Mrs ,
Amelia Bloomer , and was supported on the
rostrum by Iho presence of Mrs. Bloomer ,
Mrs. Osborno mid Mrs. McBrldo. Mrs ,
Colby Is a vivacious , cnergctlo speaker , wit
a stage , manner that compcllsattciitlon before
a word Is uttered , She began bor speech or
an apology , informing bor audience thai
she hud mislaid her lecture 01
the social evolution problem nn
would have to glvo la its stead
a straight , orthodox woman's suffmfto
discourse , which would bo based upon tbo
suggestive text , "Tho Disfranchlsoment of
Women. " What she cboso to announce as
en orthodox lecture did not prove to bo of-
fonsrrely so , but abounded in strong and
brilliant pictures of the Influence of women
in the homo and In all the walks of life. She
based her assertions that the influence of
ofM
women would bo bcucllclul In politics upon
the proofs of her devotion to correct princi
ples in the home. She nmdo a strong
point when sbo recalled the fact that
the people of South Dakota had re
fused to grant political f ranuhlso to women ,
but were willing to glvo it to the In
dians und inquired with n good deal of energy
What her auditors Imagined the people of
Dakota thought of the situation now when
half of the United States army Is engaged Inm
subjecting the Indians. She paid nor com
pliments to Mr. Hosewater for his remarks tent
Mrs. Anthony on the occnslon of her recent
lecture in Omaha , and gave Mrs. Bloomer a
high compliment upon her many graces ot
character nid | the fact that eho Is ono of the
first and truest advocates of the political
reform dcslicd. The audience was highly
pleased with the lecture and warmly ap
plauded the lady when she concluded. '
AWonilcrful 'lay Department. "
That Is what every man , woman nnd child
Bays when they look through KIscman's ' third
floor. It feasts the eyes of everybody , not only
Intbogreatvarlctyof goods ou oxhibltloii. but
when they learn the low prices. Ordinarily
merchants who handle fancy goods ask big
profits , butKlsenmn's nro sclllugthclrtoys seAs
chcnnthnttl goes further toward buying sea
supply than &S elsewhere. The assortment As
so immense that it would bo Impossible to
enumerate them. It would tnko moro than
the entire columns of Ibis paper to enumer
ate them. Wo have everything ornamental
UL useful for holiday presents. Comu nnd
see -hem. Price thiMii and you will surely
buy. HENKV EISEMAN & CO. ,
Broadway and Pearl street.
Council Bluffs , In.
PKltSOSAI * I'.IMU . //IS. .
\V. W. Loorals has gouo east on a business
O.'S. Clark , who for years was connected
with the press of this city , nnd who for some
tlmo has been on the reportorial force of the
Milwaukee Dally Journal , has been promoted
to the city editorship of that papor. Ho la
recognized as ono of the "smoothest" on the
lake shore. Ills many friends will rcjoico ) te
Jearn that ho is winning success.
The musical loving people of the city will
huvo the pleasure of hearing the celebrated
mule quartette , tboT. . K.t" Thursday even
ing at tbo Presbyterian church. Tlio tickets ;
have been placed at ' . ' 5 cents so that all mav
attend. Tickets for sale at the comer boou
itoro , tlio Council Bluffs carpet company' ' *
aud at V. Uadollot's.
C. A. Beobo & Co. arc going out of thorof
tail tradaand will close out their line llnoo
ladles' writing and office desks , book civics
chiffoniers , parlor tables , parlor and chumbci
suits , folding beds , plain nnd fancy rockers ,
cabinets , mirrors , etc. , etc. for less than
cost.
cost.The
The Manhattan sporting hcaJijuartors , 418
Broadway.
THE NEWS IN THE BLUFFS ,
J. 'O , Torrj , While Showing a Patent Fire-
Escape , lulls fifty Pcot.
CUT AND BRUISED , BUT NOT KILLED.
II. II. Iluwley , ix Ilitrglnr In Ilia
County Tnll , ilnd n Sulionic Iluot-
lu Ijlinbo I.jovco Talk
Minor Mention.
Ycstcrd.iy afternoon about 3 o'clock the
people on the strcoti In tlio vicinity of No. 8
engine house on the corner of Mnhi and llry-
atit street ) \vcro treated to u spectacle that
caused checks to blnucho and liourU to ccaso
beating for an Instant.
From the top of the dizzy tower that over
look ! the crccica tnnn hail suspended himself
by a slnglo strand of cord that loolicd to bo
nhout the slzo of binding twliio. ills feet
were resting on the window ntll of ono of the
llttlo windows Ufty-two feet above the pavo-
mcut. Ho stood for several moments wav
ing his bands anil gesticulating.
When the attention of everybody
within sight lad been attracted ,
the man stopped off from his frail porch and
bcpan to descend , paying out the cord from
one Imnd while waving tbo other. Ho wont
down slowly for a dlsianco ot two' foot and
then the cord snapped. Ho turned half way
over , us ho flashed downward like a meteor
and struck on his head and shoulders on a
llttlo shod roof at the foot , ot the tower and
disappeared from sight.
Instantly a great crowd collected. TVo
door to the shed was locked by a paitlock anil
ono of the llreinen had the only key. It was
hurriedly procured and the door opened.
Instead of tlndiug the man , crushed boyoud
recognition , they found him sitting up rub
bing his head and looking around in a dazed
sort of manner.
The unfortunate man was J , C. Terry of
Tynilnll , S. D. Ho Is in the city for the purpose -
pose of exhibiting a patent lira escape , a sim
ple device known as the Halglit escape , in
vented by a South Dakota man. Mr. Terry
has been engaged by Ilalght to go around the
country and exhibit his escape. Ho arrived
In the city Alonday afternoon , and yesterday
ho exhibited his apparatus at the 11 ro houses.
Ho concluded that the high tower of No.
3 offered us line an opportunity as
could bo doalrcd to exhibit the
life-saving device , imd at 8:15 : ho
ho attached the hook to the window sill of
the upcor window. Tbo apparatus used was
a llttlo model Intended to show tbo principle
and was not designed for use. It consisted
of a friction block aoout two limbos square ,
which is less than half tbo slzo of the urtlclo
intended for actual use. Instoadof a rope
such as commonly used , ho had run a com
mon snsb. cord through the block and acslrcd
to show that even with that little novice ,
small cnouuh to bo curried in a man's pocket
bo could sa'foly make the descent from a tali ,
building. "When ho throw bis weight upon
the cord It gave way where it run across the
sharp corner ol the window sill and let him
folia distance of fUty Tcct.
The only thing that saved him from instant
death was the shed roof , which was com
posed of inch lumber grooved together.
\Vhcnhostrucktho spring of the lumber
partially broke the force of his fall. Nine of
the boards six inches wide were broken to
gether with the 2x4 scantling that supported
them. Immediately beneath him In the tool
slicd was several largo coils of wlro that had
been unbound , and theso.hclpcd to break the
full by acting like a spring mattress.
The inns was helped out and was able to
walk into the enetno house. Dr. Cleuver
was called by telephone ana rendered him
medical service.
Ills face was badly cut and bruised nnd
there was scarcely a point where the end of
u fluger could be placed that did not show an
abrasion of the skin. Ono finger on the loft
hand was broken , as was also one of tbo
floating ribs. These , with the exception of n
scalp wound an inph long , were the extent of
his iujuiic.s unless some internal trouble dc-
vclous that is not now apparent.
Mr. Terry Is apparently a very in
telligent man of about thirty-five years
of ago. Ho explains that the ac
cident -was duo to the deception
practiced upon by a merchant in Neola , la. ,
of whom ho purchased the roll of sash cord.
Ho is nearly blind and could neb sco that the
cord was thin and not what ho asked for. Ho
says ho has frequently made descent * of 100
feet with n common sash cord.
Terry was formerly n physician , but was
compelled to abandon practice on account of
falling oyesUht. Tbo only thing ho seems to
suffer from nt the present tlmo la the chagrin
ever the failure of Ills flro escape to work
properly. To convince the reporters that it
was perfectly safe and reliable ho was very
anxious to make another descent , crippled as
bo was , asklnp only to bo assured tbat ho be
given a piece of sash cord that was not rot
ten. Ho was dissuaded from making another
uttmnptupou the pledge of the reporters tbat
he should be given a "squaio deal. "
The Oroatcst Offer of the loth Century
At the book department of flio Boston store.
Fothcringbam , Whltelaw & Co. , Council
Bluffs , la.
Some kind of a cyclopedia Is recognized as'
"
"n necessity , aud hitherto tbo best has been
most costly.Vo ' now off or you the heaped-
up ImowledRO o'f tbo centuries , the latest ,
greatest work in English literature , the great
Britnnnlcn , at the lowest price. Wo glvo not
only reasons but reasonable reasons why this
is so.
The Henry Q. Allen company , by now
methods of book-making , have reduced the
cost so as to permit its sale In stores. Here
tofore sales have boon made by tho. expensive
houso-to-houso canvass , which alouu added
greatly to the prico. Wo dispense xvith the
traveling canvasser , the Installment deliverer
nnd the periodical collector , nud you pocliot
the saving by coming to our store and trans
acting your own business.
Quite recently there has been perfected the
"Smytho.Book Sewer , " which sows our books
precisely as tbo "Oxford Teacher's ' Bible" is
sewed by hand. This labor-saver accom-
pllshus a two-fold good it makes tlio most
durable of bindings , nnd nt the same tlmo re
duces the cost below farmer prices 1
A "Brltannica war" Is now on. The prices
are cut nearly to cost , until now It is merely
u question of endurance. In our judgment
this war will soon end , cither by surrender
or combination. Therefore If you bopo to
ever own the great work you should act now ;
wo have but a limited contract and nro not
surq of holding this offer open for twenty
four hours.
Vou need not pay for the sot at once , but
if you only order now , you will secure the
work at thcso Inures , no matter when , aud
no matter how hiifh the price goes up. Since
the necessity of "cash down" 'Is removed ,
why delay 1 Why ! Wo will glvo Vol. I for
CO cents , fora sufllclcnt answer from ono who
appreciates tbo work )
Tbo Allen ropnut is the' only complete re
print , the only un mutilated icproductlon oof
any Britaunlca , the only reprint of tbo latest ,
'isinth ' Edition. " If your present knowledge
or casual examination docs not satisfy you
on thcso pohrt-s , call nt our store and wo will
provo thcso statements or forfet a sot 111of
books !
Tlio only popular-priced edition of the only
"American Supplement to tlio Encyclopedia
Brltanulca , " Is controlled by the Allen com
pany exclusively.
Five linns huvo failed In attempts at Britannica -
annica ; only the Allen company succeeded.
You need not fear a fragment ; the entire set
of thirty volumes Is now ready.
You need not take nil at once , Out may take
ono orAtiy number of volumes poriuouth ,
lust a/ you please , and paying us you Ret
them. Green cloth fl.'O per volume , und half
Hussla 81.60 per volume.
If you have begun the purchase of any alleged
leged reprint , and have recelvednottoomany
volumes , wo will take up your volumes , trade
ours for tbcm , and complete the set ut your
prico. Como and sec , and look over tbo work )
cirufully or write for a fuller explanation.
Very rospectf ully ,
FoTiiBuixmiAM , WHITKI.AW & Co. ,
Uostou Store , Council Bluffs , la.
A HnrueSH '
IJeputy Marshal Fowler bad occasion to
visit ibo establishment of Tom Dccrwelster
on Broadway yesterday for the purpose ol
looking after soina business. While thcro a
young man came In carrying a set of heavy
work harness tied up la a gunny sack. The
fellow wanted to soil the property , and after
exhibiting It to Iho proprietor offered to talso
(3 for tbo lot. Fowler was con
vinced at once that it was stolen
property nnd began to question the young
man. Ho told n stor.r about having just sold
n team nnd wntroti for ? 2T" > , but hod reserved
the harness. "Where did you sell the team I"
Inquired the cfllcer. "Out hero on the street
a few moments ago. " "Did the man who
bought the team take the wagon also I"
"Yes. " "How did ho get the wajnm away
without the hnrnesit" The follow dropped
his eyes nnd appeared very much confuted ,
nn.l n moment later when the olllcer accused
him of having stolen the harness tia frankly
admitted It.
Ilo was placed under arrest and taken to
the central station , where ho gave thonamo
of V , Birmingham. Ho told contradictory
stories about where no stole the hnrncss ,
naming Omalia and South Omaha. A telephone -
phone mossiige was sent to the Omalm ofll-
cors and during the afternoon Detective
Vuuplmn came over. The theft of a sot of
hnrnoss had been reported by a grader living
ncnr South Omaha , and when the dotcctlvo
questioned the boy nnd described tbo locality
whcro the theft had been committed ho con
fessed and gave the oflleer all the detail * . Ho
expressed a willingness to necomnany thu
detective across the river nnd volunteered to
nistst in carrying the big load of leather , and
they loft the station bearing the burden be
tween them. Hlrmlngham is evidently but
half willed , and seoniod to tnko great interest
in assisting Dotcctlvo Vaughan in getting
him across the river. '
Before purchasing holiday gifts attend
Trinity fnlr in Masonic tctnplo you will find
something to plcoso you thcro.
The "T. IC/1 Concert.
The "T. 1C. " qunrtotlo will give a concert
in the Presbyterian church Thursday night
for the benefit of the Young Men's Christian
assoclallon. The quartette is fully capable of
furnishing n full nnd delightful evening's '
programme , and will bo assisted by homo
talent also.
Supper will bo served each evening at
Trinity holiday fair from 5:30 : to 10 p. m.
Dolls Qlvcu Away.
"With misses' child's cloak
every or pur
chased nt our store this week wo will give n
beautiful doll for a present , beside ? saving
you at least 25 per cent on the cloalr. Tuku
advantage of this offer , and trade at Else-
man's. '
Buy your conl and \vood of 0. B. Fuel Co. ,
639 Broadway. Telephone 130.
A general invitation Is extended to all the
clerks in the city to patronize Trinity fair on
Saturday for dinner from 11:30 : a.m. until
3 p. in.
Elsoman's store is the center of attraction
at the present time. The real live Santa
Glaus will arrive at their store tomorrow
Monday evening , nnd will make his head
quartow at their store. Children who wish
to wrilo to him must bring or send their letters -
tors addressed to "Santa Claus , " care of
Elsoman's store.
Special Sale of Blankets anil Com
forters.
This weelr. Prices way down. They must
go.Vo huvo too many of them and must
sell them. Call at Elsenian's.
The Scheming of n Ilm'zlnr.
A schema to blow a safe at Holdrego , Nob.
was discovered by the vigilance of Sheriff
O'Neill In watching the prisoners in Iho
Council Bluffs jail. Ono of the prisoners ,
who gives his numo as H. W. Hawley , has
lately been trying to fond some loiters out of
the Jail to some of his pals. These letters
were seized , and they contain some interest
ing reading. Hawley was arrested hero a
few months ago. while in the very act of
burglarizing Badollot's grocery store , on
Broadway. Realizing the fact that
the evidence ngulnst him was
such that ho could not snvo
himself , If tried In court , ho began his ma
nipulations to escape Justice in some other
way. In Iho captured letters to his pal ho
reveals his plans confidentially. Ho re
quested that his comrade procure for him
two kinds of acla , which ho said ho needed
to take Iho temper out of the steel bars.
These bars ho bad examined evidently with
the eye of an export , and ho expressed the
opinion that they wore not chilled. Ho was
very particular about the kind of acids to bo
pot for him nnd described them minutely.
Ho also wanted four saws , the description of
which ho also gave in detail , and the mako.
Ho wanted them very fine toothed , as It was
necessary to do the work quietly. In making
the request of uli friend to furnish him with
tbcso means of escape bo said that bo
could not hope to got cleared in
court , and that ho was In a des
perate strait. Ho also outlined tbo manner
in which the articles could be got to him.
Too saws were to bo dlacod In a long plug of
tobacco , in which a hole had been bored to
receive them. The ncidg were to oo packed
in a bag of smoking tobacco. He directed
that the stamp over the mouth of the bag bo
steamed , so that It could bo removed without
breaking , then when the bottles wore packed
insldo the stamp could bo replaced , and thus
no suspicion would arise. Hawley wrote
many other Interesting things , among which
wcro his opinions of the Pottawattamlo
county Jail , which ho pronounced as anything
but a delightful resort , under tho'presont
management , as It gave little opportunity
for escape. Ho ejected strongly to tbo re
volving feature , as it revolved too often to
permit him to work on , tbo bars , except at
night , and then it was difficult to do suoh
work without tbo noise being heard.
The most sensational revelation in the let
ters was tbo plan to break into a bank or loan
ofllco at Holdregc , Neb. Ho explained to his
friend that ho hud intended to work this
schema himself , so soon as bo found a follow
to help him , but that whisky bad upset bis
plans , for while In Lincoln , planning on tdls
Holdrcga trip , begot full , and was himself
"touched , " losing all bis money. If it had
not been for his being short ho said ho would
not have thought of breaking Into Badollot's ,
for thcro wasn't enough in this Job to pay for
the nsk. Ho didn't happen to como
across anybody tbat ho know , and thus
not being able to got help ho broke
into this store , Just to got a starter if ho
could. Situated as ho now was. there was
no immediate prospect of bis being able to
work the job at Holdrcgo , and so ho turnca
It over to bis friend , with such Information
as be bad in the matter , and recommended
that bis friend work it. If ho mudo a success
and got tbo "stuff" ho would expect to have
apart of It , in return for the Information
tbus given. If bis friend could In this way
raise him some money , before his time for
trial came , ho might bo able to fix some iff
the witnesses and tbus get off. If [
not , ho would have to go across .
the stnte. Ho enclosed a roughly drawn
diagram , showiug tbn location of several
buildings and streets in Holdrodgo , occom-
Eanlcd by a description of Just whom the
ullditig stood and tbo location of tbo safe ,
which were to bo broken into. The safe was
described with tmino of make , etc. , nnd the
assurance given that It would not take more
than half an hour "to knock it off. " rom
building referred to w.is but 0110 block from
the depot , and diagonally opposite the hotel ,
nnd it was indicated on tbo map by the d
"DOX , " Ho advised his friend to "clear ir
hands ot everything but the stuff itself , "
and warned him not to attempt to carry any
tools on himself. Ho further.informed him
that tip man who owned the "DOX" boaght
uotcs , etc. , nnd that bo kept f ram $1,500 , tout
$ , ' ,000 in cash in the safe all the timo.
Hawley signed hli name as "Kcd , " but
gave strict instructions to his friend to wrlto
to him under the name of Hawley. Ho said
that letters going out of tbo Jail wcro all ex
amined , so ho bad to sneak those out , but letters )
ters coming to the jntl were not opened. In
ono of thcso respects Hawley scorns to have
bean a little mistakenand , the correspondence
being officially captured , the "box" at 3l2d
drudge was not worked , and the expected
wealth did not como to his relief.
llawloy's time for trial came yesterday ,
and neither acid , money or saws bad arrived.
There soomcd no way of escape , so hon
pleaded guilty , and throw himself on the ten
der mercies of the court. His sentence will
not bo pronounced for a few days yet.
Neckwear , silk mufllCTs , plush caps , etc. .
for holiday presents. Ottonholner's , 41-i
Broadway ,
Attend oyster suppcrat Trinity fair Thurs
day night.
Sea the elegant Christmas cards , thousands
to select from at Elsemau's.
TalkH About tlio
Considerable public Interest Is felt in the
councllmanlc discussion of tbo lovco problem
which has been iudulnoil in some tlmo. Onlj
tbo western portion of the city Is dlreotly hi'
torestcd , as the property , which will ho sub'
jcctto taxation to pay forj fe Improvement ,
Is dollned as lying In scwor district No. S.
which comprises all of that lying west of
Twelfth trcot. It is estimated that tbo cost
of widening nml strcnythanlag tlio old levee
wilt bo almost as great as tfaat Involved In
the construction of the now , and when It U
completed It will on'yibo ' In the nature of a
temporary Improvement. T. J. Evans , J. W.
Paul mid others who own largo tracts of
laud north of tbo old' oihlmnlimcnt nro
among tbo prominent pushers of the enter
prise , and If tbo now Dank is Imllt their
property will bear a lanrd tlmro of the cost.
Itc.mnotbo.tnxcd nt nil fpr Uio purposoof defraying -
fraying tlio cost ot widening the old levco ,
because It will not bo boneilted by It They
claim that the tax loitllzcd. from this property
will about equal the increased cost of build
ing tbo new lovco , making the burden 110
heavier upon tbo general taxpayers.
Thcso nro facts of which all the members
of the council nro conversant , and they will
have n great deal of weight In forcing the
conclusion that It were better to abandon the
old schema ana apply the cost of It upon tno
now enterprise. _
Oypslo carnival at Trh.ity fair Saturday
night.
Kino Holiday Presents.
Every person In the city nnd surrounding
country is invited to call nnd examine the
line line ot holiday poods nt tbo old reliable
business house ot K. Hyrhorii , 17 Main street.
Our Mottiefl.
"Nest Quality of Goods for the Least
Money , " "Special Effort Made to 1'loaso
Every Ono , " "No Trouble to Show Goods
mid Glvo Prices , " "Prices to Suit the
Times , " "Llvo nnd Let Llvo. " Read and
profit bv buyliiR your holiday goods at the
old established house of E. Burhoni , 17 Main
street.
J. C. Blxby , steam hcatln ? , sanitary en
gineer , 013 Llfo bJlldtnif , Ojiatu ; iJJ ! Moc
riam block , Council Bluffs.
Elccntit
From Ic nplcco up to 50.00 and thousands
to select f rom ut Elsoman's.
Tbo finest assortineutto select from at Else-
man's. '
The only first-class fresh candy made for
tbo holiday trade , at A. C. Dompsoy's ' , 103
Main street.
Special Sale ofKurs
During this week at Etseman's.
The ladies of Trinity M. E. church holiday
fair December 18 , ID and 20 , In storeroom
under Masonic temple.
Nn II ti ml ) tig.
Our special sale of watches nnd diamonds
ii now tuo , great attraction. The best goods
furnished at tbo lowest prices. Wo make
it a polut not to bo undersold.
C. B. JACQUKMIN & Co. ,
27 South Main street
Pur MulTs Given Aivny.
With every cloak bought at EUcman's this
week you will receive an elegant muffa for
present. . _
Wanted Boys at American District Tel
egraph ofllco. _
Remember Fairies oulertamtncnt at Trin
ity fair Friday night.
'
. Holiday Gilts.
See those beautiful silk umbrellas nt Etso-
man's. Just the thing fora holiday gift from
a lady to a gentleman , or vice versa.
Buy your holiday gifts at Trinity fair.
Hotel For ICorit.
Ogden house , Council'Bluffs ' , at low rental.
Inquire at hotel.
WENT UP IN SMOKE.
A $0OOO Stock of Wall I'apor and
Pninta Destroyed.
Fire broke out last night about 0:80 : o'clock
In the wall paper and paint store owned by
Joseph S. Christcnseii at 016 North Sixteenth
street add almost totally destroyed his stock ,
valued at about 50,000. The llro originated
in the basement among the oils , but the cause
of tbo blaze could not bo ascertained. The
loss is fully covered by insurance.
The grocery stock in the adjoining store ,
owned by A. L. Root , was considerably dam
aged by smoke.
For a few moments after the flro was dis
covered there canic very near being a panic
among the guests of the Hotel Esmond ,
\vhlfti occupies the north end and tbo entire
upper part of tbo same block in which the
flro originated/ The prompt arrival of the
flro department and the assurance of the fire
men soon quieted tbo frantio people In the
sleeping apartments encouraging thorn to go
back to their couches.
AT THE PIT'S MOUTH.
Men say It was a stolen tide
Tbo Lord that sent It Ho knows all ,
But in mine ear will aye abldo
Tbo message that ( the bells lot fall ,
And awesome bells they were to mo ,
i'hat lu the dark rang , "En'derhy. "
Jean Jnyclow ,
Rudyard Kipling In the Chicago
Tribune : Once upon a tlmo there was a
Man and hla Wife and a Tortium Quid.
All three were unwise , but the Wlfo
was the unwisest. The Man should have
looked after his Wife , who should have
avoided the Tortium , Quid , who , again ,
should have married a wife of hla o vn ,
alter clean and open flirtations-to which
nobody can possibly object , round Jiikko
or Observatory Hill. When you see a
young man with his pony in a white
lather , and his hat on the back of his
head flying down hill at fifteen miles an
hour to moot a girl who will bo properly
surprised to moot him , you naturally ap
prove of that young man , and wish him.
tiff appointments , and take an interest
in his welfare , and'us the proper tirao
cornea , give thorn sugar-tonps or sido-
saddles according to your moans nnd
gonoroalty.
The Tortium Quid flow down hill on
horseback , hut it was to moot the Mftn's
Wife ; and when ho flow uphill it was for
the same ond. The Man was in the
plains , earning money for his Wife to
spend on dresses and four-hundrcd-rupoo ;
bracelets , and inexpensive luxuries of )
that kind. Ho worked very hard , and
Bent her a letter oriitv post card daily.
She also wrote to Jiim daily , and said
" that she waslongltif fpr him to como up
"to Simla. The Torjtmn Quid used to
loan over her shouldqr and laugh as she
wrote the notos. Then the two would
ride to the postolllco together.
Now Simla is a strange nlaco , and its
customs are pecuiarj nor is any man
who has not spent a least ton seasons
there qualified tonpass judgment on
circumstantial evidence , which is the
most untrustworthy In the -courts. For
these reasons , andt ethers which need
not appear , I dccll pj to state positively
whether there was anything1 irretrieva
bly wrong in the relations between the [
Man's wife aud tlio Tortium Quid. If
there was , and hereon you must form
your own opinion , it was the Man's
wife's fault. She was kittenish in her
manners , wearing eenorally an air ol
softnnd fluffy innoconco. uut Bho waa
doudily learned and evil-instructed ; and
now and again , when tlio mask dropped
men BOW this , shuddered and almost
drew back. Men are occasionally par
ticulnr , mid the least particular men an
always tbo most exacting1.
Simla is eccentric In its fashion of
treating friendships. Certain sh
monts which have sot and ied
through half a dozen Reasons ucquln
almost the sanctity of the nmrrlngobund
- and are revered as buuh. Again , certain
tain attachments , equally old , and , to al
npponranco , equally voncrnblo , never
soetn to win any recognized olllclal status ;
whllo a chance-sprung acquaintance , not
two months ohl , stops into tlio jilnco
which by right belongs to the senior.
There U no law rc'luclhlo to print which
regulates those affairs.
Sotno people have a gift which secures
them idlinito toleration , nnd others have
not. If bho looked over the pnrdon wall ,
for instance , women taxed her with
stealing thulr husbands. She com
plained pathetically that she was not al
lowed to cheese her own friends. When
she put up her big white inulT to her
lips and ga/od ever it and under her
eyebrows at you as she said this thing ,
you felt that she had boon intamouHl.v
misjudged , and that all the other
women's ' instincts were all wrong ; which
was absurd. She was not allowed to
own the Tortiuin Qiild In peace ; and
was BO strangly constructed that she
would uot have enjoyed peace had she
boon so permitted. She preferred Borne
semblance of intrigue to cloak oven her
most common plnco actions.
After two months of riding , first round
Jakho.thcn Elysiumthen Summer Hill ,
then Observatory hillthon under Jutogh
nnd lastly up and down the Cart road as
fur as the Tarn Devi gap in the dusksho
said to the Tortium Quid : "Frank , people
plo say wo are too much together , and
people are so horrid. "
The , Tortium Quid pulled his mustache
and replied that horrid people were un
worthy of the consideration of nice pee
plo."But
"But they have done moro than tulle
they have written written to my hubby
I'm buro of it , " said the Man'a Wife ,
nnd slio pulled a letter from her hus
band out of her siiddlo-poclcot and gave
it to tlio Torl'um Quid.
It was tin honest letter , written by an
honest man , then stowing in the Plains
ono 200 rupees tv month ( for ho allowed
his wife 8oO ) , nnd in a silk banian and
cotton trousers. It wild , that perhaps ,
she hud not thought of the unwisdom of
allowing her name to bo so generally
coupled with the Tortiuin Quid's ; that
she was too much of a child to understand -
stand the dangers of that bert of thing ;
that ho , her husband , was the last man
in the world lo intcrforo jealously with
her little amusements and intprests , but
that it would bo bettor were she to drop
the Tortium Quid quietly and for her
husband's suko. The letter was sweet
ened with many little pot names , and it
amused the Tortium Quid considerably.
IIo and she laughed ever it , so that you ,
fifty yards away , could BOO their shoul
ders shaking while their horses slouched
along side by side.
Their conservation was not worth re
porting. The upshot of it was that ,
next day , no ono saw the Man's Wlfo and
Tortium Quid together. They had both
gone down to the cotnotory , which , as a
rule , is only visited ollluially by the in
habitants of Simla.
A Simla funeral with the clergyman
riding , the mourners riding , and the
coilin croaking as it swings between' the
bearers , is ono of the most depressing
things on earth , particularly when the
recession passes under the wet , dank
S ip beneath the Rockcliffo hotel , where
the sun is shut put , and all the hill
streams nro wailing and weeping to
gether as they go down the imlloys.
Occasionally folk tend the graves , but
wo in India shift and are transferred so
often that at the end of the second your
the dead have no friends only acquaint
ances who are far too busy amusing
themselves up the hill to attend to old
partners. The Idea of using a cemetery
as a rendezvous is distinctly a femlniiio
one. A man would have said simply ,
"Lot people talk. We'll go down the
Mall. " A woman is made differently ,
especially if she bo such a woman as the
Man's wifo. She and the Tortium Quid
enjoyed each other's society among the
graves of men and women tnut they had
known and danced with uforotiuio.
& They used to take a big horso-blankct
nnd sit on the grass a little to the loft , of
the lower end , whom thcro is a dip in
the ground , nnd where the occupied
graves die out and the rondy-mado ones
are not ready. Any solf-respocting In
dian cemetery keeps half a do/.on graves
permanently open for contingencies and
incidental wear and tear. In the hills
those are moro usually baby's slzo be
cause children who como up weakened
and sick from the Plains often succumb
to the effects of the rains in the hills , ergot
got pneumonia from their ayahs taking
them through damp pine woods after the
sun has sot. In Cantonments , of course ,
the man's size is moro in request ; these
arrangements varying with the climate
and population.
Ono uay when the Man's wife nnd the
Tortium Quid had just arrived in the
cemetery they saw some coolies breaking
ground. They had marked out a full-
sized grave , and the Tortium Quid asked
them whether any sahib was sick. They
said that they diu not know ; but it was
an order that they should dig a sahib's
grave ,
"Work away , " said the Tortium Quid ,
"and lot's see how It's dono. "
The coolies worked away , and the
Man's Wife and the Tortiuin Quid
watched and talked for a couple of hours
while the grave was being deepened.
Then a coolie taking the earth in bas
kets as it was thrown up , jumped ever
tlio grave.
"That's queer , " said the Tortiuin
Quid. "Whoro's my ulster ? "
What's quoor'i" ' said the Man's Wifo.
"I have got a chill down my baek
just , as if a geese had walked ever my
gravo. "
"Why do you look at the horror
thonV" said the Man's Wifo. "Lot us
go.1
The Tortium Quid stood at the head of
the grave and stared .without answering
for a space. Then ho said , dropping a
pebble down ; "It is nasty and cold ; horribly
ribly cold. I don't think I shall como to
the cemetery any more. I don't think
grave digging is cheerful , "
The two talked and agreed that tlio
cemetery was depressing. They also ar-
rangod.for a ride next day from the cem
etery through the Mashobra tunnel up
to Fagoo nnd back , because all the world
was going to a garden party at Viccro-
gal Lodge , and all the people of Masho
bra would go , too.
Coming up the Cemetery road the Tor
tium Quid's horse tried to bolt up-hill ,
being tired with standing- long , and
managed to strain a baclc-slnow.
"I shall have to take the mare tomor
row , " said the Tortiuin Quid , "and eho
will stand nothing heavier than a snuf-
llo.1' '
llo.1'Thoy mudo tholr arrangements to moot
in the Cemetery , after allowing all the
Mashobra people tlmo to pass to Simla.
That night It rained heavily , and when
Tortium Quid came to the tvystlng-placo
ho saw that the now grave had a foot of
water in It , the ground being a tough
and sour clay.
"Jovo ! That looks beastly , " Bald the
Tortium Quid. "Fancy bolncr boarded
up and dropped Into that well , "
They then started oil to Fiigootho mare
playing with the bimlllo and picking her
wav as though she were shod with satin U
and the sun shining divinely. The road
, , below Mashobra to Fagoo Is olllclally
. styled the Ilimulnynn-Thibot road ; but
in spite of its numo it is not much moro
- than six foot wide in most places , and
tlio drop Into the valley below may be
anything between 1,000 and 2,000 foot. 10d
"Now wo are going to Thibet. " said
the Man's Wlfo merrily , us the horsoe
drew near to Fagoo. She was riding on
the ohtT-sldo.
, "Into Thibet , " said the Tortium Quid ,
- "ovor so far from people who say horrid
tilings and hubbies who write stupid
/Veet / afety . * Hospmjof
mW. BeMs
. CHICAGO ,
AHNli LINE OP
HOLIDAY
AND
WINTER
FOOTWEAR.
At pricesthnl will sur
prise you. The best
goods at lowest prices
in the city. Consult
your own interest and
buy your Wlntor Foot
wear at the
BOOT UPSIDE DOWN
irr
28 Main Street.
PEERLESS BLACK PEERLESS ,
Is in every respect the best Coal Tor domestic purposes in tin
.
market.
It lasts longer , produces more heat and burns up cleaner than
any other Iowa coal. Ono ton will go as far as a ton and a half oj
the orainarystuff. and itcosts no more than the cheap , unsatisfactory ]
grades commonly sold. Try it for cooking and heating. Sold onlybj
L. G. KNOTTS , FUEL MERCHANT ,
All kinds of "Wood and Coal. Cobs a specialty. Full weight
prompt delivery.
29 South Main St. Telephone 303.
Electric Trusses ,
Belts , Chest Protectors , Etc '
AGENTS WANTED. DR.C.B. JUDD ,
GOO Broadway , Council Bluffs , la
TELEPHONES.
OKF10E , 07. KEStDBNOB. 11
OFFICER & PUSEY ,
BANKERS.
Corner Main and ISroadwny ,
COUNCIU BLUFFS , IOWA.
Dealers lu foreign nml doinostlo oxclmut.
Colloi'tlou mudo und Interest , paid ou Urns
deposits.
loltors. With you to the end of the
worldl"
A coolie carrying a log : of wood cnrao
round a corner und the mare went wldo
to avoid him fore foot in nnd haunches
out , as a sensible mare should go.
"To the world's end , " said the Man's
Wife , and looked unspeakable things
over her near shoulder at the Tortiuin
Quid.
Ho was smiling , hut while slio looked
the smilu froze still'us it were on his
face and changed to a nervous grin the
sort of grin inon wear when they nro
not quite cosy in their saddles. The
mare seemed to bo sinking by the stern ,
and her nostrils cracked while she tried I
to realize what was happening. The i
ruin of the previous night had rotted
the drop-side of the Himalayan-Thibet
road audit was giving way under hor.
"What arc you doing ? " said the Man's
Wife. The Tortiuin Quid jjavo no un-
swor. Ho grinned nervously and sot
his Hpurs into the inure , who rapped
with her fore feet on the road , and the
struggle bogan. The Man's "Wlfo
screamed , "O Frank , got oil 1"
But the Tortiuin Quid was glued tote
to the saddle his fuco blue and wliito
and ho looked into the Man's Wife's
oyes. Then the Man's Wife clutched at
the raaro's head and caught her by the
nose instead of by the bridle. The brute
throw np her head and wont down with
u sci cam , the Turtium Quid upon her ,
und the noi-vouB grin still sot In his fuco.
Tlio Man's Wlfo heard the tinklo-
tlnklo of llttlo stones and loose earth
falling oil the roadway and the sliding
roar of the man and horse going down.
Then everything was qulot and uho
culled on Frank to Icavo Ills mare nnd
walk up. But Frank did not answer.
IIo was underneath the mare , 000 foot
below , spoiling a patch of Indian corn.jj
AB the revelers came back from
Viscrogal Ledge In the mists of the evonj
Ing they mot a temporarily Insane woman
on u temporarily Insane horse , swinging
round the corners with her oyoa and
mouth open and her head llko tlio head
of a Medusa. She was stopped by a man
at the rluk of his lifo and taken from
tlio saddle n limp heap and put on the
bank to explain horsolf. This wasted
twenty minutes nnd then bho was sent
horaoinahidlo8l > rlok8liuwfltHl with her
mouth open and her hands picking ut
her riding glovos.
She was in bed for the following three
days , which were rainy , BO she missed
attondhiL' the funeral of the Tortiuin
Quid , who wits lowered Into eighteen
Inches of wntor Instead of the twelve * >
, which ho had lirst objected.
Dr Birnoy cures catarrh , Bco bldgj
SPECIAL NOTICES.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
lYfEHOIIAMDISE to oxclmnso for
-III. farms. Joliiistou & Van I'utton , Council
llhllTH , 111.
BAHOAINS In fruit nnd vegetable l
For Hide , 57 ncros , 8J rods north of Chuu.
tnuqua grounds ; eastern alone , line spring- * ,
line spring brook , land very rich : will soil In 11
or 10 aero lots ut 50 per aero , or $73 per aero f 01
whole tract ,
2) acres on Grand nvoiino ; flno orclmrfl
wind mill , flnu grove , sltuutcd on Mynstol
proposed motor line ; price $ .110 nor iioro.
10 acres luljolnlnit city limits t o stors
house , peed burn , flno orchard und a mail
Inilts. 1'rleo. t" , OiX ) .
0 acres onUnuitl avenue , li ! inllos fiom P ,
0. KiOOim aero.
110 acres , tlirco miles from olt.y limits , good
liouso , barn und out buildings , 8) lieurlud
upplo trees and small friilti. 1'rlco , tl'JOU ' ,
a lock farm , VtO acres , line Improvement *
well watered , only ono mlle front HUitlon , ttl !
nn uero It taken soon. H isy turim.
I'arm and city property for s.ilo. W. U ,
Stncy , room 4. Ojior.i liaise ullc , Council limns.
WANT KD-Enonsotlo lady or Kent :
nent position ; tnpur wcok ; experience
not necessary. F. 0. 8. , 007 Willow avoiiuo.
T71OU KENT. Furnished front room. SlttinJ
-I ? und bed room ciiHulte. ( US Fifth avenue.
IV ANTED A. Rood tflrl to do Rcncral houssj
IT work : will jiay llrit cluss wages. Applf
atlO 5 a. 7tli struct.
TflUKNISIIKD rooms at very roaHonaul
" turms , oitBiiltoor Hlnplo ; baths and stonm
heat ; now liouso , newly fiirnlHlied. Mrs , 8tt <
phenson , 10.11'itrknvonuo. Council lllulVs. _
FAUM8 For Sale A lonsr list , many of there
allow priced ; also ' -'u ucros line garden
and fruit land nenr tlio city limits , hous * .
burn nnd other Improvements : also ill acre ]
fruit and uanlnn land just outnldo the city al
12,503. W. A. Wood & Co. . 530 Muln street ,
T71OU KKNT 'Iho MoMahon thrce-storJ
JD tirlck block , No. 358. Main at , with olovatof
J/W. Squire. _
m
.TT1OU SALE tioaso nnd fiirnlturo of Scotl
Al House , Council lUulTs. : ir rooms. Cheap ; n (
bargnln. AJdrcssJ. ti. Jordan , Council lllutTi ,
FOK SALE or Kent Oardon laml , with
housoa. by J. U. Ulco10J Main it. , Oounoll
BlufTi
CITIZENS STATE BAflf
Or Council Bluffs.
PAIO UP CAPITAL . $150.001
SURPLUS AND PROFITS . 50,004
LIABILITY TO DEPOSITORS . 350,004
Dntr.CTOiH I. A. Miller , P. O. Olo.iscm , E. U
Slumart , K. E. Hart , J. I ) , Rilintindson , Uharlei
U. liunmui. Tr.ins.iot goiinr.il banklix busl.
ness , hardest capital and aurplui of uuj
banlcln Southwestern Town ,
1NTE REST ON TiME DEPOSITS ,
27 MAIN STREET. .
Over 0. n. JucqiiumluSe Cos Jowolrf Sto
NCMilir ? Justice of tlio Peace , Ofllco eve |
, OIUUU American Kxprosi , No. til
Ilroatlwixy , Council KlufT.s , Iowa.
* ixw. Pr
tlcc in the Htuto
federal courts. Ilonm.s II , 4 und 0
lluiioblook , Council ItlutTA Iowa.
D. H. McDancld & Co. ,
Butchers' ' aid Factors' Supplies ,
Market Fixtures , Casing ,
Rplcos aud Suusago MukistV Machinery. 620-
t ± i Main St. . Oounell HlulM , la. Also dealer *
In llldua nnd 1'urn.
W. C. ESTEP ,
Council HlufTH , Iowa.
M North Main Street.
Funeral Director anil
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