Nebraska Newspapers

    t'JtUiJ UAIAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , JANUARY 13 , IS ! ) '
THE OMAHA BEE
COUNCIL DLUFFS.
OFFICE , NO. 12 PEARL ST.
t > y Carrier lu any part of the City
. T1LTON. - - HANAOIIK
TKIEI'HONE3i
Office. No. I.V.
Right Editor , No. S3.
lllXOlt ME\TIOX.
A . Y. 1' . Co.
Council Bluffs Lumber Co. . coal.
Judge Ho well opens court hero today.
Mrs. J. 1C. Hnrkncss Is seriously ill from au
attack of pneumonia.
Judge Smith opens court at Sidney today ,
this being hU tlrst terra.
Daniel Hyati nnd Fannie McLnughlln , both
of this city , wcro yesterday given a i > ertnlt
to wed.
I'rof. J. It. Carrothcrs loft last night for
DCS Molnos to attend the * tnto meeting of tbo
Modern Woodmen of America ,
Elmer Williams , ono of the oldest residents
of this city , died yesterday morning nt his
residence on East Pierce street , nt tho'ngo of
ninety years. The funeral will take plnco to
morrow afternoon ,
City Treasurer Klnnehnn's monthly report
shows n transfer to thu finance committee of
the council of fl',000 wortli of vouchers.
Twenty-seven thousand dollars has been re
ceived hy the city from the county.
A continuance has been granted In the case
of the state vs Mont West , in which the de-
fendnnt Is charged with shooting at J. lloul-
tlcn In Crescent township. The preliminary
examination , will ha hold in Uockford town
ship.
ship.Tho
The damage suit of Vnughan vs Sheriff
O'nclll was placed on trial yesterday after
noon In the superior court. The testimony of
W. It. Vauglmn was taken nnd Uiorostof the
session was occupied by the rcauing of depo
sitions.
J. E. Stillwcll , .wife and baby , of Llttlo ,
Holt county , Nebraska , nro the guests of
Mr. nnd MM. P. II. Wnrron on Klfth avenue.
On Sunday Uev. Mnckoy christened the
baby , The uarty leaves today for home , Mr.
G. N. Coates accompanying them , to spend n
few days. .
Two cases of diphtheria wore announced
yesterday in the family of A. S , Ilazelton ,
at" 15 South Sixth street , yesterday morn
ing. One of the suflnrers Is little Toddy ,
axed two years , and the other is the six-
months-old Infant. The children wcro re
ported slightly hotter yesterday evening ,
The report of ex-Clerk Chambers of the
district court shows the total receipts of nls
oflluo lo huvo boon $3,811 and the disburse
ments f'if > 8 , k'avlng a balance of lfi5itobo ,
turned ov r to the county treasurer. A typo
graphical erro i In yesterday's ' BEI : made a
very different showing for the financial
status of the court.
K. Wilson , ono of the oldest pioneers of the
city , died yesterday nt his residence on East
I'iorco street , near Casper's green house. Ho
had reached the ripe age of ninety yenrs , and
death wns duo to natural causes. A few
months ngo his wlfo died nt a very advanced
ago. They hau lived together for nearly
three-quarters of a century. The funeral
will take place tomorrow afternoon at "
o'clock. *
A public Installation of ofllcors will bo hold
In the Grand Army hall this evening by the
encampment No. 8 , Union Veteran Legion.
A camp Jlro will follow the installation oxer-
el'cs , at which uddrcsses will be made by the
old soldiers nnd others. The public Installa
tions which have been given bv this order In
the past have been noted for their Interest
nnd all who attend nro promised a most pleas
ant evening.
- " John Meals , who has so long held an Im-
"
"portiir.t.poslthm'iii the United States and Pa-
-cTflc express ofllces , was promoted yesterday
to tlio position of ticket agent for the Rook
Island at the local depot. Mr. Meals has
earned his promotion , and deserves the con
gratulations ho Is receiving. J. B. HIshcl ,
Whom he succeeds , has been given a place In
the train dispatcher's ofllco now located in
Council Bluffs.
John Vouch , Bill Wallace and F. Miller ,
thrco unfortunates living in tbo vicinity of
Eighth street and Eleventh avenue , were
bustled Into .Histlco Potion's court yesterday
afternoon on a warrant issued by John Ken
nedy charging them with malicious mischief.
Kennedy claims that the trio threw stones ,
and brouo the windows In his house , while
the others say that Kennedy Is merely seek-
\ roveufjoon them because they will not ex
change neighborhood courtesies with his family
ilyMiss
Miss Sybil Johnstono , the wlfo of the Wall
street broker , who is playing the leading role
la the "Ulomoncoau Caso. " entertained a
largo audience ntDohnnoy's last night , chiefly
by posing for tivo seconds on a pedestal
draped In seven and ono-nuartcr ounce silk
tights. She did not shrink from her bath of
publicity and was not abashed by the hun
dreds of opera glasses leveled upon hor. The
character of the piece pleased the audience
immensely , and If Miss Johnstono would ap-
Pdar again tonight she would have a much
larger audience.
Application for saloon licenses wcro few
and far between , only three having como In
all day. These swell the total number to
fifty-live , leaving In the neighborhood of
twenty llvo who have not yet put in n bid.
The revenue to tlio city for the ensuing
month will , therefore , bo nheail of any that
has over been received heretofore. The
marshal's force was not sent oul fast even
ing , as It was desired that as much time as
possible might bo given the delinquents to
como In. U la said that the treasury will bo
closed today at noon to all applicants for sa
loon licenses and that the marshal will then
be sent out Into tbo highways to gather in
the hlaclc sheep.
John J. Stone has resigned bis position as
travelling salesman for Stewart Brothers' ;
after serving the llrm faithfully for ten yenrs.
During that time ho has sold moro groceries
than any otlior man on the road. Thn resig
nation was made and accepted with regret ,
nnd was only for the purpose of per
mitting , the genial commercial man to
enter a wider Hold. The position of
general western agent for C. J. Van
Houten & y.oons , cocoa manufacturers , was
offered him and after carefully considering it
ho accepted. Ills territory for the present
will ho all of the northern nortlon of Iowa
and the entire state of Missouri. Ho will
still make Council Bluffs his homo nnd will
spend one Sunday in the mouth hero.
Saturday evening , January 10 , Past Grnnd
Patron G. H. Jackson Installed the following
ofllcors of Harmony chapter , No. 25 , Order o'f
the Eastern Star , for the ensuing year , J. H ,
Cooper acting ns marshal : Miss Emma Potter -
tor , worthy matron ; E. II. Fonda , worthy
patron ; Mrs. JolmlCcllcr , assistrnt matron ;
Airs. McMillan , treasurer ; Mrs. U. II , Jack
son , secretary ; Mrs. George Kuillo , con-
uettess ; Mrs. C. Taylor , assistant con
ductress ; Miss Mnrv McMillan , Adah : Miss
Blanch Arkwrlgbt. Ruth ; Miss Lattio Pile ,
Esther ; Miss Jennie Pile , Martha ; Miss Ilat-
tlo Duquette , Electa ; Mrs. Frank Loviu ,
warder ; T. T. Nash , Sontlnel. After the in-
Btnllatlon members nnd visitors adjourned to
the parlors for a soclul tlmo and were served
with tempting refreshments by the elective
ofllccrs.
Great success.
Hull u bio goods.
Fair dealing.
Bottom prices.
At C. B. Jacquemln & Co. , No. 2" Main street
For Sale tlfi acres , ono mile from market ;
finest grain or stock farm la Pottawutiunlo
county. Very cheap. Most ofground has boon
lu tame grass from flvo to ten years. For
particulars BOO Ohio Knox , U Main street t ,
Council Bluffs , la ,
Coltlinrtl Itelonsoil from Custody.
George Colthniil , the central figure at the
present tlmo I a the Harrison county land deal ,
was released upon ball yesterday afternoon
and took the evening train for his homo. The
case was called la Justice Patton's court but
no preliminary hearing was had. The Justlco
bad fixed the ball at f 1,500 and Mr. Coltturd
deposited tbo amount In a local bank anil fur
nished tbo Justice with a crrtltlod check.
Tha case Is sol for hearing on the 24th ,
Colthard claims to fool no uneasiness over
the outcome ) and intimates that ho will have
a sufllclont defense when ho Is called upon.
Tbo Boston store , Council Bluffs , Is show-
In g special value in blankets ' uud comforters
for this week.
The best S5c hose in the country U to bo
found at the Uoston Store. Council muffs ,
cither In gents half hose , in wool or cotton ,
In ladles' all wool or cotton , la misses all
wool or cotton. Bostou Store , Council Uluff * .
THE NEWS IN THE BLUFFS ,
An Oakland Merchant Asked BOMB Etnbar-
rassing Qmcitioas by His Creditors.
AN OFFICER THAT IS TOO PUBLIC ,
The Woes of tlio City Clark A Hltsl-
I'nlluro In Noola Covcll'a
M&lit A Clinreonl Dispute
'Minor Mention.
Vf , S. Bruon of OnMnnd , In. , the merchant
who oKiieil | the now year by making an as
signment , was before Judge Smith yesterday
afternoon by nn order requiring him to ap-
pcnr and nnswor Interrogatories In regard to
.his flnnncos , some of his creditors not being
satisfied with the showing nnido by his as
signment. The hearing was the first Judicial
duty which the now Judge has been called on
to i > erforin. The order was Issued some days
ago , but Union could not ho found , ho having
departed for Nebraska soon after the assign
ment , and it being therefore Impossible to get
service. On his return the summons was
served , and Mr. llrueu appeared in person
yesterday.
Attorney Benjamin fired most of the ques
tions , nnd was assisted by Attorney Askwtth
and by Attorney Murphy. Colonel Dally
at. d L. T. Qenung looked after Mr. Union's
interests.
The examination was mainly concerning a
certain deed to several hundred acres of land
which Bruen had sold to his brother. The
deed was dated last October , but was not put
on record until just about tlio time of the as
signment. Tlio property was valued atahout
iSH.OOO. Mr. Union was called upon to ex
plain this suspicious looking transaction. Ho
admitted having requested.his brother not to
mtiko the deed public for a tlmo and over
slnco the snlo had still claimed to bo the
owner. Ho insisted , however , that the deed
was mtulo nt the data mentioned In the instru
ment and that It was for a bona ildo consider
ation.
Ho then proceeded to answer numerous
questions'in regard to deals between himself
nnd his brother , it appearing that ho had
also sold to his brother about § 2.000 worth of
accounts , nnd nlso hl Interest In the stock
yards at Oakland. Ho had also sold to his
brother his horses , and other property. Ho
was called on to account for the results of
these sales , which ho did In the main by the
claim that ills brother having endorsed with
him lu borrowing money , his brother used
the money in payment of such Indebtedness.
Ho admitted that certain store property In
Oakland was owned by his wife , although
what money had been paid on the property
was paid by him. He had represented to his
creditors and others that the property bo-
lonecd to him.
Ho also admitted that there were several
thousand dollars in notes and accounts which
ho had not turned over to the assignee , because -
cause ho did not doom tnom worth anything.
Ho would cheerfully turn them over If anyone
ono so requested and would tiiko for them
nnything which any ono might offer , as ho
did iot : vuluo them at anything.
It was nlso drawn out Unit Brucn had col
lateral In the bank at Oakland , and nlso at
Burlington , to secure claims for money bor
rowed. Ho hud put neither these liabilities
nor the assets In bis schedule , because be
thought they were about equal , and the
banks had control 'of the securities , so ho
could not turn them over.
The most complete line of blankets and
comforters , hosiery and underwear In the
city is at the Boston Store.whero good goods ,
low prices , cash mid ono price to all is their
rule. Boston Store , Council Bluffs.
Tub best French cook in western Iowa is at
tbo Hotel Gordon , Council Bluffs.
Bargains in blankets and comforters at the
Boston store , Council Bluffs , this week.
with Seduction.
Mrs. Jane McCoombs applied to Justice
Patton yesterday for a warrant for the ar
rest or n man nnmod Harris , whom sno
charges with the ruin of her daughter in a
very remarkable manner. Last summer her
daughter Maggie und young Harris loft the
city together , and when they returned an
nounced their marriage. They were domi
ciled lu tbo McG'oombs mansion , and Harris
continued his duties' as a waiter in Loulo's
restanrant. On the Oth of September the
mothor-in-luw had a quarrel with Harris , and
gave him such a thumping before ho could
get away that he concluded bis life was in
danger. Ho filed an information charging
her with assault nnd battery with intent to
do great boaily injury. She was arrested and
semen --ed to pay a fine of $11.70. Not having
the means of liquidating she spout several
davs In the oity jail.
ThinKif have not been hnnpy In the house
hold since then , and while looking after her
'
son-ln-luw's prosperity' made the start
ling discovery that no murrirgo license could
bo shown by cither party. When pressing
young Harris far n statement of the tnith on
Sunday , ho lost Ills temper and struck her a
violent blow In the face und then fled. After
ho left her daughter admitted that no mar
riage had been performed , and upon this
statement Mrs. McCooiubs lilod her informa
tion charging Harris withseduutlon. Ho has
loft his place at Louie's , and the ofllcor who
tins the warrant has not been able to find
him. _ _ _
Buy your coal and wood of C. B. Fuel Co. ,
6U9 Broadway. Telephone 1UO.
The Council Bluffs Paint and Oil Co. has
oncned up under supervision of assignee.
Cash patronage solicited.
Sheriff O'Neill received an order from the
clerk of the district court of Iowa City yes
terday authorizing him to : bring the two
Daniels brothers , who are now in confinement
In the county jail hero for trial at the next
torni of court , They nro under indictment
lor embezzlement. They were at first re
leased on bonds of $1 , ( > 00 each , which was
furnished by Dr. Bellinger of this city , but
were afterwards given UP to the tender mer
cies of Sheriff O'NoIll , Dr. Bellinger having
noticed that his two proteges were spending
their days la riotous living and were ap-
npparently forgetting that they had an 1m-
peratlvo engagement in the near future. The
sheriff Is watting to see where the \vhcro-
wltlmll U to como from before ho starts on
his Journey across the state.
To bo sure that your children-have pure
candy , buy for them the Pomona brand fruit
julco tablets. Pomona stamped oii each tab-
lot. The trade supplied by Urtquotto & Co.
Special prices on ladies and. gents under
wear this week at the Boston Store , Council
Bluffs.
Sayn They Stole Oharooal.
S. Evans ana N. Woathroll were brought
In from Gurner township by Constable Aus
tin yesterday afternoon to answer to a charge
of larceny preferred by a neighbor whoso
name is W. A , Wlso. Wise is a charcoal
burner. A Judgment was rendered against
him In a homo court and a writ of attachment -
ment put in the hand * of Evanswho Is a con
stable to satisfy the same. Several sacks of
charcoal were taken under the writ , where
upon Wise hod a warrant issued for the ar
rest of the ofllcer and Woathrcll , with whom
be had left the charcoal. Ho afterwards
stated his willingness to drop tbo case , how
ever , claiming that ho did not know that
Kvnns was auofllcer until after the arrest
was mado.
Covell'H Unlit.
Another chapter was added to the serial
history of the Covell electric light scheme
yesterday. The examination of the affair
can only progress as Judge McGco can spara
tlmo from other business , and when the case
U oil the boards It Is dragged along by
tcalous'detailed questionings. The tlmo devoted , -
voted to it yesterday was taken up la the ex
amination of Mr. tilocuin , an electrician , who
examined the Covell plant here. Ho claimed
to have been Informed that U ha would make
a favorable report , or nt least would not com i-
ment unfavorably , ho would bo paid
for his trouble , and that ho could
have stock In the company wlthou
the payment of cash. Tbo defense , by its
cross examination , apparently Intends at
tempting to show that the yonng man Is not
so much of an export that his testimony us to
the weakness and Insufllclency of the plant
will tnko rank as authoritative.
The examination will bo resumed today.
Thus far the testimony has bepn guile cilia-
orate and It docs not scorn Improbable that a
technical loop-hole may bo found big enough
for Covell to crawl through. Ho and his at
torneys seem quite contldcnt ns to what they
will bo nblo to prove In his behalf , when it
comes his turn ,
The American District Telearaph Co. has
been reorganized nnd Is now prepared to glvo
prompt service. Special attention to express
nnd parcel delivery.
An UnUrslrnhlo Ollloe.
The city clerkship is ono of the most im
portant ofllccs in Council Bluffs. Its duties
nro onerous and continuous. Besides keeping
track of all the council's business , which In
cludes that of the committees nnU the co-or-
dluatc branches of the city government , no
Is clerk of the superior court. To assist him
in his work ho has been given a couple of
deputies , nnd it requires the combined efforts
of those thrco men to keep the ofllco from
being swamped. City Clerk Stophcnson , the
proscnt Incumbent , Is ono of the most Inuo-
fattgublo workers , and nt the same tlmo one
of tho-most obliging men who have hold the
position. Ills duties nro so onerous that at
least once or twice a week ho Is compelled to
work until midnight to keep his oniclnl bond
above the tide of business that is con
tinually flowing In upon him. With all this
work crowding upon him ho has been
given the poorest ami most exposed quarters
in the city building. The physical discom
forts of his olllco nro simply appalling , A
narrow little alleyway is fenced oft by n wlro
screen from the front end of'the building ,
which has two doorways. Through these
doors all the pcoplo who have business to
transact lu the building must come , and they
nro swinging backward and forward con
stantly , letting in blasts of frigid airBut
this could bo endured , nnd if it were not for
a moro serious and Intolerable nuisance Clerk
Stophcnson would not complain. Connected
with the city huildlnir and occupying a darlc
closet in tbo clerk's otllcoIs the wolghmastcr's
onico. This is fully occupied by the lyippy
llttlo weighmastq.'and his big weights , and
when the crowds of wood haulers , farmers
and markotmen of all grades nnd dispositions
gather nt the market place they have no
other shelter than that afforded by the
clerk's ofllcc , find In the narrow hallway and
around the big steve that furnishes heat for
half of the building is often congregated n
chattering , smoking , often loudly smelling
croud of thoughtless careless-hearted
, - mor
tals , whoso wnoops nnd yells are sufficient to
drlvo n mtn of ordinary nerves insane.
Yesterday morning they were standing ono
to every square foot in the little space , all
talking at onco. smoking corn-cob pipes nnd
spitting tobacco Julco on the hot stovo. Clerk
Stephenson nnd Deputy Abbott were endeav
oring to complete the reports for the council
meeting , footing up long columns of figures ,
but the uproar was so great that the clerk
closed the books in dospiir and Abbott tried
to imltnto t ho sounds familiar to country
barnyards.
"The fact Is , " said ono of the otllccrs , "wo
nro bothered moro than you can imagine , nnd
I dp not sco how wo really get through our
work nt nil , The crowds that collect hero
every day make an Intolerable nuisance and
1 wish the city council had to cwjoy it with
U3. There should be some sort of n place
fitted up for the market people to stay In
during bad weather when thov are waiting
to dispose of tholr stuff. It costs the city in
extra help more than the expense of such a
building would nmount to. "
Why pay $1.50 when you can get jnst ns
good fare and beds at the Scott house for
$1.00 ? '
Avrcn Jurymen.
The following names were drawn yester
day for the formation of the petit and grand
juries for the Avoca court , which opens Feb
ruary 3 :
Petit Jury John Coan , James ; Andrew
McCormlck. Lincoln ; Chris Hogdtnan ,
Pleasant : w. S. Edlc , Center ; Built Lane ,
Macedonia ; Samuel B. Pnssmore , Wright ;
James Parks , Macedonia ; Fred Jonk , Lin
coln ; James Lawless , Lay ton ; J. P. Alexan
der , Carson ; S. L. Felt , Valley ; J. H. Sloan ,
Bolknap ; S. Cordlman , Waveland ; Clans
WlosoKnox ; A. Trizzel. Center ; William
Clark , Valley ; A. H. Keller , Grove ; C. G.
Perry , Carson : H. Hackett , Center ; J. B.
Coe , Waveland ; Charles Eckhardt , Knox ;
Aug H. Uohofs , Knox ; S. M. Hlldobrand ,
Bclknap ; William Brown , Lincoln.
Grand Jury B. B. Duller , Pleasant ; J. A.
Long. Lay ton ; S. L. White , Center ; Samuel
Bell , Valley ; J. It. Rayburn , Macedonia ; T.
II. RlcConncll , Wright ; Thomas Brock ,
James ; John Mattois , Lincoln : J. M. Cun >
nlngham , Carson : Hugh Prichard , Knox ; W
H. Zentmcro , Be'knap ; C. G. Carr , Grovo.
Horse blankets and lap roocs at cost a'
Theo. Bookman's , ' . ' 27 Main street.
A Noola IliiHlncHH Failure.
The establishment of D. A. Whitney , a
prominent hardware nnd implement dealer
of Neoln , was closed yesterday afternoon
upon attachments levied by a number o
creditors. Forsomo time it has boon rumored
that Whitney's financial condition was no
the best , but It was hoped by his friends thai
ho would rceeivo-aid , and thus bo enabled to
weather tlio storm , A report tlint he wn
about to sell out his stock brought matters to
n crisis , however , nnd one after another the
creditors began to coma in clamoring for
their money , Pour suits , aggregating In all
about Jl,700 , were filed early In the after'
noon , and it is said there nro still a number
of other parties to bo heard from.
Whitney has been in business in Neoln .for
about two years past , ho having bought ou (
the establishment formerly owivod oy C. M ,
\Vltt. Ho Is spoken of highly by those wh
know him.
J. C. Bixny , sto.im noatlng , sanitary en , .
glnccr,20d Mo rriani block , Council Blurts
Tlio GrccnUulo Failure ,
The affairs of the Grcendalo packing housi
were to have been aired in court yesterday ,
the partners having been summoned to np
pear before Judge Smith to answer interro
goratorics regarding their recent assign
merit. As there seemed some prospect of i
settlement a postponmcnt was had until thi :
morning , and latter in the day an arrange
was made by which the examination was do
clarcd off altogether.
The Greens during the day effected n settlement
tlement with tbo First National bank , by in
payment of f JS.OOO cash , which covers th
larger portion of the bank's clulm. The bal
aiico of the c.lalm has been made good to th
bank by the stockholders personally , BO tha1
the hank itself does not lose one dollar.
This does away with tbo legal proceeding :
so far as the bank , the chief creditor , is con
corned.
Talleyrand on lia. I''nyetto.
Talloynind did not like La Fayotto
and ho' thought the truu interests ot
Franco lay In cultivating close relations
with northern Africa rather than with
America. Of him ho wrote :
"M. do Ja Fayetto belongs to a noble
family of Auvorgne , boasting of hut little
tlo luster , under Louis XIV. the intelli i-
gence of a woman had brought the name
some renown.
' 'Ho was born to a largo fortune , and
had married a lady of the house of )
Noaillos. Had not an extraordinary oc
currence drawn him out of the rank and
illo he would have been ignored all his
llfo. M. do La Fayetto had not enough
In hiinsolf to SUB to come to anything ; for
ho is below'tho standard at which one
is reckoned a clever man in his
desire to distinguish himself , us
well as in the moans ho uses , there Is
something that seems tnueht. What ho
does looks as though it did not proceed
from his own self ; lie gives one the Idea '
of a man following the advice of home
body else. Unfortunately no ono will
boast of having o lie rod him any at the
most important moment of his llfo. "
A Mcohanlonl htonelirnaker.
There is In use In Loncon a machlno
known us the macadam ecurlllor , which
possesses great advantage ovnr hand
Jubor In the breaking up of roads. It is
operated by a small traction unglno and
will do from 2,000 to 2,600 superficial
yards of roud In a day , the depth of the
work being entirely uar control , and
varying us desired fr < ) m.rJi Inches to 3
Inches. It nlso onjoyudJio advantage
of being alilo to bo opartnlocl at night ,
when tralllo docs notlnt pforo with work
of this character , n thltifr'rirnetlcnlly im
possible \vllh ordinary Tftb6r.
HOW DAW ICtjM21).TniJ UK All.
tu
Tlio Hey Was Mttlc , Hut lie Hnd the
Pluck of Four Men.
Old Rnf Durrnncovhoi lives on Lake
Josephine , below Crawsvillo , twenty
miles south of Avon Park , is the most
famous bear lumtorln all south Florida.
The old ninn hiis u wlfo 'and thrco re
markably bright boy * , ( hi ) oldest fourteen -
teen or fifteen , the second nearly twelve
and the tlitd > much .younger , writes a
correspondent of the Now York World.
Dave , the sturdy , short-logged , under
sized second son , la thu huro of this
story.
"On Wednesday last , " said a Now
Yorker who hud just returned from this
region , "a llttlo party was made up to
hunt u boar that aacl boon scon in the
vicinity of Lake Josephine , flvo miles
west of old Rat's ' shnnty , and llttlo Dave
and two neighbors were of the number
Hint starlotl out , the boy bolng armed
with an ordinary double-barreled , muz
zle-loading gun , about as heavy ns lie
could carry.
"It appears that when the party ar
rived in the vicinity of the spot where
the boar had been soon llttlo Dave be
came separated from the rest , and u few
momenta later ( jot on the trade of Mr.
Bruin , Ho followed , and at length , in
the neighborhood of a'big swamp , caught
sight of his game , a black bear of more
than three hundred bounds weight.
' "Tho boy hurried forward , and .taking
aim at a vital spot , fired. The boar was
hit , and turning with a prowl of rage ,
made straight for the plucky youngster.
Dave waited until ho was within thirty
feet or so and then lot him have the
other barrel in the neck.
"But the bear still came on , and as
there was no tlmo for fooling , little
Dave lit out for the swamp as fust as his
sturdy , duck legs wound carry him.
"Tho swamp was a jungle of the very
worst description , full of vines , and soon
poor Dave was hopelessly entangled ,
being caught in tno vines and fairly
lifted from the soft , treacherous earth.
"Th bear was close behind , And upon
reaching the hid ho reared himself upon
his hind logs , and soir.ing him in his
powerful grasp , fairly toro him from thu
climbers , then fastening his teeth in his
left hip , bit through to the bone.
"No wonder the boy screamed. Ills
cry was hoard by his two docs , far away
with the rest of the party , and they
came rushing to the rescue. Ono of
them selxod the angry bear by the throat
and worried him so that ho dropped his
nroy , and catching hold of the dog began
hugging him till you could fairly hem-
Ms bones crack.
"Tho natural supposition would bo
that the boy , wounded , and nxhausted ns
ho was when ho found himself free , '
would have lott the dog to his fate and
sought safety in flighti Ho had hold on
to his gun until ho was torn from the
climbers , and now , picking it np , ho
rushed at the bear , innrfngod in some
way to got the muzzle into his mouth ,
and began prodding it down his throat ;
yelling at him all tlio time to 'jist lot go
o' that thar' dog.
"And now came a desperate fight
boy , dogs and bear boy gathering cour
age with every juty ( Jogs howling and
barking and boar .saya . o and deter
mined. But at length , the unyielding
metal of the gun was too much for bruin ,
ho dropped the dog , luid with a fierce
and angry growl madefor the boy.
"Little .Dave turifcd , to run , but
tripped up , and ili aiuitlio'r moment the
bear was once moro upon him. Just
then came a loud shout , and Durranco's
two neighbors appeared In the distance.
"Tho boy , with renewed courage , man
aged to regain his feet , and again , firmly
grasping his gun , ho rushed at the hoar.
Bruin reared himso'.f and made an effort
to seize the boy in his fatal clasp , but
the effort was futile , the two shots and
the persistent clubbirg had at length
done their work , and after boating the
air wildly for a moment ho fell over
dead , just us the two men arrived upon
the scone. Then , the boy , overcome at
tnst by pain and exhaustion , fell to the
ground.
"Thoy raised him up , and carrying
him to the shore of the lake , bathed his
face , breust and hip ,
"Tho boy moved nnd uttered a sigh
which was almost a moan. The older of
the two men bent over him and in a
kindly tona said :
' " That were a close call for yor , Davy ,
my boy , an * you're purty much used up ,
I reckon ? '
" 'Now you'vo said somothin' , mur
mured the boy , in n low but decided
tone. 'I jest got that thar b'arfor sure ,
all th' sarao. ' "
MONI5Y-M.\IUNG
Some Suggestion * ' Which They "Will
tlo Well to Heed.
Hundreds of thousands of girls have a
great desire to make u little money , ana
I don't know whether to call it n laud
able ono or not. I am not a believer in
girls going out into the world to work
unlo3s it is absolutely necessary , says
a writer In the Ladles' ITomo Journal.
But when it is then I want them to do it
in the right way ; I want them to think
that every particle of work they do , Is
done not only for their own sukos , not
only for tholr employers it
must bo vlght and honest
in the sight ol God. A very clover
woman not very loug ago wrote an arti
cle about working women , and in it she
used this beautiful quotation of Ruskin's :
"Queens you always should bo. Queens
to your lovers , to your husbands , to your
sons ; queens of a higher mystery to the
world beyond. " But she did not put the
rest of the quotation , and in Unit lies the
story of the non-suctyvjB of many girls.
This is it "But , nhujl.you are too often
idle and careless queens , grasping at
majesty in the lease things , while you
abdicate In the greatest : "
With only the hopft'of making money ,
your work will bo woijili little , and cer
tainly not bo worthy1 ! .consideration by
noble minds or by ho good God who
watches over you day anii night. You
girls hurt youreolvdU. hurt your work ,
mnko it of less valutfjnhu yourselves loss
respected because you 'BO entirely draw
the line at what you3wTll and what you
will not do. That 'Which ' your- hands
find to do istHo duty before
you. and the wonmn who , employed
in a counting ' 'h'ouso ' , finds it
but little trouble to uupp her dobk In
order and , when ' sTJo has time , to
straighten up somebody else's who
hasn't the tlmo , Is the woman whoso
work is going to bo noted , hnd counted
valuable. The woman who announcing
that she must get work or starve , and
who is not willing to bo at her dusk at 8
o'clock in tlio morning deserves to
Btarvo. The woman who knowing that
for a certain number of hours she should
In honor give hur time to her
employer , is but a poor worker
whtm Ion minutes after the hour finds
her arriving , and live ml miles before the
hour to go away seed her getting her
cloak ready and arranging for her out
door costume. Thu good workman
doesn't drop the pen or the hammer at
the stroke of the hour , ho finishes first
that which ho is doing , for his heart is
in his work , and that's the way it must
bo with you girls If you want to succeed
or uiuke cvcn"u little uionoy. "
MUIMMNU ASSOCIATIONS ,
lie Your Own linmlloril Not or Gross
The University building association
has Issued a circular which , bolng gon-
onil in Its character , will provo of serv
ice to building society sltulunts , says the
Public Lodger. Some of the features
are as follows :
It is a well established fact that sys
tematic methods of saving always pro
duce bettor results than spasmodic
efforts. If you can s.ivo $1 each
month , In from ton to twelve years you
will receive $1200 ; if $10 each month
you will receive $2,000. At all times you
will have the privilege of withdrawing
all you have paid , and after ono year a
percentage of the profits. The object is
not only to Induce you to save money
systematically , but nlso to aid you in
purchasing a homo or ronl estate. This
id accomullshed by loaning you the
money at Opor cent , and taking a mort
gage on the property for nearly Its total
cost. To Illustrate : Subscribe for ilvo
shares of stock and your monthly in
stallment is $5 ( we will take it for
granted that prior to this tlmo , like most
young people , your earnings have al
ways boon expended , and yon have
been unable to save anything. In two
years from January , 181)1 , yon wlllj have
standing to your credit say $123. Just
prior to this tlmo look around among
some of the small houses in Philadelphia
which are constantly bolng sold for
$1,000 , purchase one , assigning to the
association a mortgage of $1)00 ) and your
shares of stock. This kind of property
will easily rout for $1JJ a month , which
will moro than pay your monthly in
stallments , the Interest on the mort-
gniio , the taxes and repairs upon the
property purchased , in other words' ,
your tenant will purchase the property
for you within the next ten or twelve
years from 1891 , and all you will
actually over have contributed out
of your own pocket will bo the 8120 which
you paid during 181)1 ) ana 1892. This
may bo road by some young who is
paying $20 house rout on a piece of prop
erty worth $ -,000 , and this same house
may bo being paid for by his landlord
through some of the nuinorous building
associations of this City of Ilomos.
Would you Hko to become the owner of
this homo yourself if you could tilTord it
and know how to accomplish the same ?
Ilavo you some good friotid who woulii
loan you $300 , or have you really euved
8300V If so , buy the house you now oc
cupy , or equally as good , for $2,000 , ;
pay cash down $300 ; subscribe for
eight nnd one-half shares of stock ,
und the society will loud you $1,700 to
pay the balance duo , taking as security
for the loan a first mortgage on the
property. Your payments will bo $17.00
per month. With the difference be
tween this $17.00 and the rent you are
now paying , $3.00 , repay the friend who
so kindly loaned you the $300 , if you are
were compelled to borrow ; if not so com
pelled , use this $30 a year toward payIng -
Ing your taxes and repairs , tint ! nt the
expiration of ton or twelve years you
will bo the owner of your own homo and
not have any moro , or but liltlo more ,
burdened than yon are at the present
tiiso by paying money to a landlord.
In otlior words , bo your own landlord.
SUE LOCKED MOTHER IN7.
Manila Harlcy Avoids tlio Coal Scut
tle and Ktopoft.
"Easy , now , Mamie : wait till I got
hold of you. "
Then Mamio cllmed over the baluster ,
and with the aid of a rope slowly low
ered herself from the second lloor of No.
130 Dolancoy street , Now York city , to
whoro'hor lever was waiting for her on
the ground lloor.
Mamie got down safely , and after her
lever had impressed a sweet kiss on her
cherry lips , they hurried out into the
street , and half an hour later they
boarded a train on the Pennsylvania
railroad for Philadelphia.
It was an elopement. Pretty Mumio
Harley , a real bounty , only sixteen years
of ago , had discarded her mother's com
mands and hastened away with the man
she loved , Joe Wolf , a young gambler ,
says the Now York Morning Journal.
JNInmio was the only child , and though
but sixteen years of ngo was decidedly
well developed , with great black eyes ,
rosy cheeks and tiny hands and feet
Until the day before Christinas she
had worked in the cigarette fac
tory of Duko's Sons , Second
avenue , near Forty-second street. At
the factory she was always con
sidered the best of girls and was novoi
Known to have beaux. But if the truth
was know , she usoa to moot Joe at the
elevated station at Forty-second street
nnd ho used to pay her fair down town ,
Joe , though u gnnibler , was lionesl
and wanted to marry Mamio , but hoi
mother would not have it. She said Jou
was a fraud , and put him out of hoi
rooms on Dolancoy street. But -.Too was
persistent and planned an elopement
with pretty Mamio.
Mrs. Harlcy caught on to the llttlo
scheme , but said nothing about it. She
decided to catch her daughter in the ac
of oloplng and banish her forever.
All day Monday and Tuesday Mamio
was busy gathering her things togothoi
In a largo gripsack. She had not been
to work slnco the day before Christinas
though she had boon out every day.
Mrs. Harley overheard a conversation
which told her that Mumio and Joe were
to start at 2 o'clock yesterday morning.
Then she told a friend of hers , Mrs
Donohuo , who lives down stairs , al
about it. They hnd a long talk over the
matter and decided to fix a trap for the
unfaithful child.
Accordingly at midnight a trap was
sot on the stairs , BO that Miunio woult
make a noise when she started.
But Mamio had followed her inotho
and heard all the plans. Mrs. Htirloj
retired early , and when she though
Mumio Was not looking fixed a coal scut
tie and several other things on the stairs
Mamio witnessed all her mother did am
then placidly locked her In her room.
When the time of appointment cam
, to moot Joe , Mamie hurried into the hal
and lowered her gripsack to the lowe
hull by a rope which she took from ho
bod. Joe insisted on coming up stairs
but just as ho started Mamto graspef
the rope and began to climb down tin
outside of the stairs.
Joe know enough to wait for her am
helped her whoa she was almost down
Then they hurried to Jersey Oity , nn
nothing has bcon hoard of them since.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Harley tel
her story at the Eldridgo street polic
station , and said that she would hav
Wolf arrested us soon as she could find
him.
Hroivnlnc'a I'nluuo In Veuioo.
Nowhere Is the memory of Robert
Browning preserved more gonorall on
the lips of men than In Venice , says the
Chicago Herald. Ills son's palace on
the Grand canal Is now as much ono of
tlio regulation "sights" a's the Palazzo
Moconlgowhore Byron lived. Every
gondola Is stopped , when making the
tour of the canal , opposite the Palazzo
Roz/onlco. "That Is where the great
English poet died , " says the gondolier.
"It in a very magnificent palace mid Its
cost."added ono of thorn the other day
whether truly or not , wo do not know
" 400,000 francs. But -It is very cold ,
and the Slgnor Browning caught hln
death In Its passages. " Naturally the
poet wont about In gondolas a great deal
and the visitor to Venice may often find
himself with a gondolier who boasts of
having known "your grtnt English
To Soft Coal Consumers.
GOING LIKE HOT CAKES.
What is ? Our Celebrated Jackson , Illinois ,
COAL AT $4.50.
Best in the market. Nothing like it. Order
early and avoid the rush.
A. T. Thatcher ,
Telephone 4S. - 114 Main Sired
PEERLESS BLACK PEERLESS ,
Is In every respect the best Conl for domestic purposes In th
market.
It lasts longer , produces moro bent nnd burns up cleaner thnr\
any other Iowa coal. One ton will go as fur as a ton and o half o
the ordinary stuff , and It costs no more than the cheap , unsutisfa o ton
grades commonly sold. Try ; it for cooking and heating. Sold only b
L , G. KNOTTS , FUEL MERCHANT ,
All kinds of Wood nnd Conl. Cobs n specialty. Full weight and
prompt delivery.
29 Soutli Main St. Telephone SOS.
poet. " Browning must have been fond
of talking with the gondoliers , for ho is
romoiuborod as very siinputieo one can
not translate the word , for tbo ISngHsli
languugo lacks any single equivalent for
that expressive and wldo-ombraclny
adjective.
"AMi , ALIj GONE. "
I'oor Welnh Annlo Jones Has a Fad
Time Finding her Sweetheart.
On the Atlantic express over the Fort
Wayne road that passed throuijh Pitts-
burg the other day wns a passenger who
wns a young girl about twenty years of
ago and very pretty. The mournful ex
pression of her face , together with her
tear swollen eyes , attracted the atten
tion of the otlior trnvoloro , and some of
the ladies on the train , in trying to coin-
fort her , learned her nail story , which
was as follows :
Her name was Annlo Jones , and her
homo was in ono of the unpronounce
able towns in Southern Wales , Great
Britain. Her father had a small store
there , and was looked on as being tiulto
well oil. Annlo also had a lever to whom
she was devoted and expected to marry
in a short time. About two years ago
her lover got a letter from a friend who
hud prone to California , telling how well
he was doing and what iniignifluont.
chances were to .bo had there by every
ono.
ono.This letter BO worked on the young
man that ho determined to come to this
country , and when ho showed it to his
botrothod's father the latter also said
ho would como. The old man sold out
his store , and with his wife and
daughter's lover started for America
and California. They loft Annie be
hind with some relatives and promised
tssond for her as soon ns they were set
tled. Eighteen months after they loft ,
or six months ngo , Annie got a letter
enclosing a draft for $200 , and tolling
her to como to San Francisco at once , as
they were all doing well there , and ns
soon as she would arrive she would bo
married to the man she loved.
The young girl started , and less than
ono month after she got the letter was
in San Francisco. No ono mot her ,
though , and she began to Hoarch for her
parents. She told her story to the
authorities and they tried to aid her in
the search , but it was all without avail ,
and no trace of them could bo had. It
was not long until nil her money was
gone , nnd then she wont to work as a
servant in a private family and devoted
all her earnings to keeping up the hunt
for her parents and lovor.
No word could bo had of them in any
way and a few weeks ago she became
discouraged and iravo ap the chase.
Then she determined to leave the place
where she had hnd so much sorrow and
return to her own country , where she
still had friends. The poor girl's sad
story was kuown in San Francisco to
some good-hearted people , who mndo
up a generous purse for her , that was
enough to'take her back to "Wales , and
then started her on her journey home.
Passengers wno have boon with hoi-
say she has wont nearly all the time
and they would not bo surprised It she
were to become Insane. She has no
Idea of what has become ot her parents
and lever and can offer no explanation
ot their mysterious disappearance. The
girl says all she wants to do IB to go
homo to die.
A Great Don Gimo.
Gladstone , the greatest sire the canine
world has ever known , died recently at
Memphis. His doiniso occurred nttho
kennel of his owner , P. II. Bryson ,
which is located near Clarksville , Tonn.
Gladstone was a Llewellyn setter. lie
was fourteen years old hint Juno.
Ho was purchased by Mr , BryHon from
a man named Smith In Canada , when ho
was a pup. lie was a great , field dog
and had the po A'or of transmitting his
qualities to a well nigh mtiavolous de
gree. The Gladstone strain Is the most
famous in the world und Is in nearly
every kennel of setters In the United
States. Mr. Bryson rofuscd > nuniorous
oilers for the grand old dog , some ot
them being as high as $2,000.
Ho made fully $ i2,000 ( ) for bis owner in
the kennel antf Held trials. Gladstone-
was the last got of Lucy Dan. Ills
mother was Petrol , who landed on the
Amrulcan continent exactly ton days
before the birth of her great BOH.
Not u Iliiniiint ; Vine.
For long-distance running from a bat
tlollold Rossor's famous cavalry charge
away from the battle of Cedar Creek is
without.a parallel in history , says the
Chlcako Herald. Ilossor had organized
his brigade and called it the ' "Laurel
Brigade. " Each man went into the but
tle with a. sprig of laurel In his hut.
S1JACOBS OIL
9 * THE BEST. * * * 4
Rheumatism.
K. Ogdca , Mich. , Hngcrstown , Md. ,
May 17,18W. April 81,1600.
"A hnlf kotllo of
"fand others of
your Invaluable , my
medicine , St. Jacobs family , hare used St.
Ol I , cured mo of rheumatism Jacobs Oil for neu
matism nnd rheu ralgia and found It
matic ewcllln ? of the '
knee , llntliobcstln a tpccdy , cfl'cctlvo
the uulvenc. " cure , "
J-M. L. I'ouir.R. MM , AONC.lKEl.LKY.
IT HAS NO EQUAL.
SPECIAL JSTOT10JES.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
WANTED I'roin 8 to 15 IIOMO power enjdrt
nml bollur In good running onlur , fo
cash. Addio-s II. I' , 12. lluo olllco , ( Jiniilm.
\\7ANTF.I > To correspond with purtloa
1 T < ! ; iiiiliUi ] of making rmy : lltttnn tlinus fo ?
crippled foot. Xuno but thu hubt. AildressX ,
care Itt'O.
ANTKD-Miin for bruitoli onlec.
J75 pur inontli uinl a < ; ommlsslim , iKVi so
curlty rcqulri-il. No. \Vlllowuvomie , Conn-
oil llfuirs.
_ _
IOWA farms for sale , also chnicu wmlon nnd
fruit land nour Council Illulls. Johnston
& Van I'attun. Kvorott block ,
BAHOAINS In fruit mid vogotiiblo liuiiU
1'orsiilo. . . ' ) ? uuros , 8J rods north of Clim ;
tiiniiia | KromnH ; custom HUIH > , line HprlnK * .
linn spring uroolc , Imtil very rich ; will soil In 1Q
or lOaoro lots at $30 per ucro , or JT.i per uuro for
whole tract.
til acres on Grunrt iivoiiuo ; flno orchnril
wind mill , line urovo , situated on .MyiHlur
proposed motor llnu ; prlco $ JKViiur ) ni'ra.
10 uuriH uiljolnlni ! city limits , tno glory
lionso. pml b.'irn , line oruhurtl and small
frullK. I'rlco. fsOOO.
Oaurus on ( irand avonuc , li ! miles from I.
O. SJOO an noro.
110 acres , three mlles from city limits , ROOI !
IIOUM ) , barn and out buildings , til boarlnx
apple tree.- ) and small fruits. 1'rluu , Jj.OOJ.
Stock farm , 4.V ) acres , line linprovmiiontq.
wul ) watcroil , only ono nillo from station , KA
an uuro It taken soon. ICusy term * .
Kami and < Hty property for silo.V , O.
Stacy , room 4. Opor.i liouso blk , Council HlulTa.
FOR SALE or llont O.ir.lon land. wltU
houses , by J. U. llloo. 10 J Main at. , Uounoll
Bluffa
CITIZENS STATE BAM
Of Council Bluffa.
CAPITAL STOCK . . . . . $150,000 ,
SURPLUS AND PROFITS . 65,000 ,
TOTAL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. . . . 215.000
DIHB3TOHS--T. A. . Mlllor , K. O. Uloason , E. I * '
Bluiiart , R K. Hurt , J. D. Edmumlsoii , Uharloi
C. lliiiinan. Transact Koiior.il bankhu busi
ness. Lar ust uupltut und uiirpltu ot uuy
baiiklnHoulliwoste.ru lovra
INTEREST ON TiME DEPOSITS ,
SimS a oduimuis tfoT'iYffi.o'sTutVuiid .
odoral courts. Knoiua , ' 1 , 4 iiiul 0 Shugurt
liuno block , Uoaucll lilulTd. Iowa.
FinloyBurke.G30.Yf. Hewitt.Thos , E. Oasady
Burke , Hewitt & Casady ,
Attorneys-at-Law
IMtACTICIS IN Till ! BTATU AND FKDEIlAti
C'OUUTS.
Oniuos : J. J. Drown Itiilldlns. Council IllnfTs ,
owu
OFFICER & PUSEY ,
BANKERS.
Corner Main and Hroadway ,
COUNCIL BLUFFS , IOWA.
Dcalors In foreign und domestlo xohnn ft
Collection mudu nnd Interest until ou tluia
deposits.
D. H. McDaneld & Co. ,
Butchers' ' aid Packers' Siipll ) ] ; ,
Market Fixtures , Casing ,
iplccs uud SnusaRO Mitknr.V Maohlnory. 820
CiMiilnst. , Ouunoll UlulTn , lu. Also Uoalor
n Uldus'iuxl 1'urs.
When they came out they didn't care
whether they ever Raw anotuor piece of
liuirol ngain. All they wanted was to
jet as far away from that field as possi
ble , nnd most of thorn did. Some ot
them ran for thrco days , and it took Ros-
Bor two weeks to collect IIH ! brigade.
When ho reported to General Early for
orders , old Jubtil looked at him a minute
and then snld :
"Rossor , you ought to change the
name of your brigade. The laurel is not
a running vino. " „
WASl'S' NKST IN A AUShON , '
1'nnic Created by
Dugs I' lull t the
There was a funny occurrence some
time ngo on Plntt street wharf , at Balti
more. A wiilor on an oyster pungy ,
which had boon cruising about the oys
ter grounds of ! Mogothy river , landed
with a dilapidated looking watermelon
under hla right arm. The mariner en
tered n nearby saloon and laid the pleco
of fruit down.
It bolng u llttlo late In the eoason for
melons a crowd gathered around to look
at the sailor's lind , nnd several of them
emphatically expressed doubts as to the
soundness of the melon. Tlio Bailer , in
nocent of what was Inside of it , mild , to
provo the melon was in good shape , ho
would plug It beforci carrying It to his
best girl , lo whom lie intended to pre
sent it. Ho did so , and upon extracting
a piece of the rind about ono hundred
wasps How out and made things lively
about the place.
It seems that the melon was somewhat
ovarrlpo , and while lying neglected In
Its bed a family of wnsjis had bored a
small hole In one end of it and taken up
tholr abode therein. The man who
brought it to town rushed out of the
place with novor.il of the insects settling
down upon his face , and In his hurry he
knocked over an Italian fruit Htand , fell
on a cat , which was nearly crushed to
death , and nearly knocked two police
men Into the dock. The restaurant man
put out his i/ns uud loft his dogs to
the waspu.