THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , -MAKOH 28 , 1801. TWELVE PASES.
THE OJMAJ1A. BEE.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
OFFICE : No. 121'KAUL STREET.
delivered by Carrier In any pnrt of Uio City.
IT.V. . TILTON - - - MANAOEU.
TELEPHONES :
Jluslncis omco , No. 43.
Night Editor. No. 23.
jrt\TJoy ,
N. Y. P. Co.
Council Blurts Lumber Co. , coal.
Craft's chattel lonns , 201 Snpp block.
Ucnulno Hock Spring coal. Thatcher , 1C
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It is reported that the Model baseball club
will rcorRtinlzo shortly Tor the coming season
unilor tlio patronage of the proprietors of the
Model clothing house.
The rcaidcnco of H. J. McBrlilo. 2Ifi South
First street , was visited by sneak thieves n
nlirht or two ngo and n lot of eatables were
taken from the refrigerator that stood on
the hack porch.
The YOUIIJ ? Woman's Clulstlnn Temper-
mice union wilt meet this aftcrnnon In room
llfti Mcrriam block at ! l : ! ! 0o'clock. AH young
ladles Interested In homo mission wnrk are
cordially Invited to bo present.
K. A. Gallup of Hnncock , the patentee of
the well known Gallup car coupler , has
orranccd with the ofllclals of tl-o Hook Island
road at this point to make an experiment
with his coupler In the yards nent Tuesday.
The Klona ? soeietx' met la.it evening at tlio
the residence of Miss Jennie Uulttar on
North Eighth street. The social features of
the evening wcro very pleasant. The cdi-
tcra of the society paper wcro Mr. Will Vnn
Ornian and John Hoynolils.
Attornoj' ( icncral Stone and City Attorney
Stewart have been busily engaged preparini :
the answer to tlio petition of the state of Ne
braska In the law suit which is now pending
before the supreme court. It Is a voluminous
document , and it will bo completed today.
The attorneys nro by no means confident of
gaining a complete victory over the state on
the other sltlo of the river.
Special communication of Bluff City lodge.
No. 71 , Ancient Order of Free anil Accepted
Masons , this evening for work In the first de
gree. All Masons Invited. Uy orucr W. M.
Manager Iltuclton of the Chnutauiiuu as
sembly lias drawn up two propositions which
will bo presented to the Omaha and Council
Dluffs brlclgo company nt Us next meeting
relative to the extension of the motor line to
the assembly grounds In time for the coming
season , Ono provides for n line running out
cast Broadway and the other over thoJof-
fries rond. Mr. Hn/clton will not say at
present what the propositions contain , but
bo states that bo thinks the chances for ouo
or the other being accented ate peed , as they
are both very liberal. Mr. Hazullon also
titatcs that during the spring the Woman's
Christian Temperance union expects to
erect a two story building on the grounds.
The lower story will bo occupied by a largo
room to bo used for mectincs and the upper
story will bo divided Into apartments' , which
will bo rented to lodgers.
The examination of the members of the
firm of Henry Etsotnan ft Co. , which was to
nave taken place before Judge McUcu yester
day forenoon , was postponed until next Mon
day morning.
The following cases of contagious diseases
wcro reported yesterday at the oflico of the
clcik : Scarlet fever , Tesslo Wilson , lilO
Avenue At diphtheria , Ollvlu Jameson , 12(1 (
Vine street ; measles , Aiinio Schllctcr , ffl'Kl
Lincoln nvcnuo ; .1. Debstcr , 7113 AvenuoF ;
J. N. Clark , 514 North Seventh street ; James
Shutliffc , WO Avenue 0.
A marriage license was issued yesterday to
Jens Hnson of Omaha and llanscna Madscu
of the Bluffs.
The fifth annual ball of Council Bluffs
lodge No , 83 , Switchmen's Mutual Aid Asso
elation of North America , will bo given at
Temple hall Tuesday evening , April 7.
The Traveling Men's ' association \vill at
tend services nt the Broadway Methodist
Kplscopal church in a body at 7 : ! 50 tomorrow
oven Ing.
There Is a great deal of regret expressed on
account of the sickness of several members
of the lulsfall dramatic club , who baa been
oiifruffcd to vopcat "Eileen Ogo" for the ben-
eflt of the St. Barnard's hospital fair. There
la no hope of the company boinc able to 1111
its engagement and the dramatic part of the
week's entertainment has been declared off.
Friends of tlio various traveling men In the
city who expect to put them forward as can
didates for the satchel to bo voted to the
most popular commercial tourists at. the St.
Bernard's fair are requested to send In tbo
names of the men . not later than Monday
night.
Colonel John Fox takes exception to the
article that appeared In TUB BKE yesterday
morning , 'n ' which ho was mentioned as n
candidate for the position of overseer of the
poor. Ho states that ho has never made any
effort to got the place and that his friends
who are working for him are doing so with
out his permission. Ho has a number of
friends among the candidates , ho says , who
could maUo tliu oflico pav much better than
ho could , and whom ho would not think of run
ning against. Ho can run for onlco enough
and get beaten , ho thinks , when ho Is willing
to run , without being run and defeated
against his will. A. A. Hart , tbo Jeweller , is
somewhat out of sorts over having his name
mentioned as among the candidates. As a
matter of fact , tbo name should have read A.
Hart , referring to Prof. Hart , xv.io was
formerly principal of the high school.
A good girl can find a situation to do general
housework by applying to Mrs. P. M. Pryor ,
010 Bluff street.
HAY FOIl S
Fifty cars of hay for solo by the Council
Bluffs ft Omaha Transfer company. Orders
in listbo sent In at oaco , as hay Is scarce and
prices advancing. .rapidly. Orders received
nt 1219 Fnrnnm'direct. . Omaha , and 1005
Fourth street , Council Bluffs.
Mnndcl & Klein have the only house fur
nishing goods ' house In the city. They carry
n complete 'stoclt of furniture , carpets ,
stoves , crockery , curtains , snades , fixtures ,
lamps , | u fact everything needed to furnish
a house from kitchen to attic. They sell for
cash or on easy terms , nt prices which nro
their own recommendation. This week sev
eral car loads of now goods were received.
Call and see the splendid line of now carpets.
Wo arc sure you will bo pleased with both
patterns and prices. If you need furniture
and have not tbo ready money to pay for It.
rail and bee us. We soil on easy payments as
well as for eash. MANDJCI , ft KI.KI.V ,
320 Broadwuj.
Eustcr display of millinery Friday und
Saturday nt Montcith's , 817 Broadway.
M'KllSOXAlj i'A K.I Gll.il'llS.
J. \Vostcottlsvory \ 111.
Attorney S. 13. Henry starts today for
Dendwood , S. D. , where ho will locate.
Mrs. C. 13. Luring , who was expecting to
return this week to her homo hi Council
IJlulTs after a long visit with friends In Gin-
cininttl , is laid up with nn uUnolc ot la
grippe , and writes that she will not be able
to start tor homo for some time yet.
Drs. Woodbury , dentists , ! ! 0 Pearl street ,
next to Qrand hotel. Telephone 145. High
grndo work a spedulty.
Airs. M. Pfelffor has returned from tbo
cast with a full line of spring inlllincrv , and
will bo dad to see all her friends. Call and
see her Banter display next wcok. Will llnd
prices lowest in tlio city.
Evans Laundry Co. , 620 Pearl street. Tele
phone 21)0. ) ( Joods called for and delivered ,
J. n. Atkins , western agent for DcPnu w's '
pinto jjlass company , will give estimates on
1- pliito delivery in lowti and Nebraska.
The Manhattan , sporting hoaJiiuartora. N ,
O'JJrlen.
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OlileHt G. A. It. Glinplnln.
Rev , Edwnril 0. Ambler of Danbury ,
Conn. , tiled lu Brooklyn , N. Y. , last
week ngod eighty-four. Ho was or-
did nod to the ministry in 1810 , nnd was
actively ontfngod lu pastoral work until
qulto recently. Mr. Ambler wns chnn-
luln of the Grqnd Army of tlio Roiubltu ]
up to the tliuo of Ills death , the oldest
living ono iu the country.
NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS ,
Fritz Stumpf Was the Man Killed by the
Wabash Freight Train.
ACTIONS'OF THE DEAD MAN'S FATHER ,
Grant I > o > es Ills Case In tlio I'odcrnl
Court tintnuko lict Off Easy
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Other City
51 niters.
Tho.body of tlio man who was run over by
the freight train on the 'Wabash Thursday
night was Identified yesterday morning as
that of FritStumpf , whoso homo was near
Mlnncola , about fifteen miles cast of Council
JJluffs. Ho loft Mlnncola , so the Wabash
agent nt that place states , Thursday evening
on the passenger train , and was nt that tlmo
noticed to bo staggering about , evidently
under the Influence of liquor. At Nanson ho
had secured n place to work , and It Is sup
posed ho had left the train and was on bis
way to his employment when ho foil In n
stupor on the track and lay there until his
death. This theory Is rendered somewhat
improbable , however , by the fact that at the
time tlio man was plckod up there was not
the slightest odor of liquor to bo" detcctod
nnywhoro about him. Tno coroner stated
that If the man had boon drunk the whisky
would have certainly manifested Its pres
ence.
ence.As
As soon as the remains had bcnn Identified
tbo father of the dead man , who lives on a
farm near Mlnncola , was notified. Ho canio
to the Bluffs yesterday afternoon , and
visited the undertaking rooms of W. C.
Kstcp , and when that gentleman's bill was
presented told Mr. Estop to box up the re
mains and send them down to Mlnneola , and
clmrgo up the expense to the county. The
undertaker replied that the county was not
furnishing transportation free , and that
If the body was taken away , ho would
have to pay the expenses himself.
At last ono of hla friends took the under
taker to one sldo and slipped & 0 into his
hand , telling him toflx the body up In as
good shape as po.sbiblo for thai amouut and
scim it out to Mlnncola. Ho cautioned him ,
however , not to let Stumpf Itnow where the
money had coma from , but let htm think the
county was paving for the funcr.il. The re
mains will bo taken to Mlnncola today for
burial.
Old man Stumpf is said to uo financially
well fixed , and his actions caused consid
erable remark among these who wcro the
witnesses of the occurrence.
In accordance with the plan of the coroner ,
a post mortem was held yesterday morning
with n view to finding out whether J.ho de
ceased was a victim to heart disease. Drs.
Waterman and Cleaver held the post mortem ,
but they wcro nimble to find any indication
that the death had been caused by any irregu
larity In that orcan. In the evening the coro-
ner'.s jury was reassembled and brought in a
verdict that the deceased met his death by
being run over by a train , and that no blame
could bo attached to the company or any of
Its .
employes. _ _ _ _
Do you want an express wagon or boyl
King up the A. D. T. Co. , telephone 170 , No.
11 North Main stroot.
.1. C. BixBT , steam noailn ? , sanltiry en-
plnccr , 203 jMurriam block , Council Blurts
St. Bernard's hospital fair commences
Monday.
illj COUUT NEWS.
Grant I.OSCH Ills Case Indictments
Itctiirn l Against Uootleffycrs.
At about half past four o'clock yesterday
morning the lury in the case of John Grant
against the Union Pacific railway company
brought In a verdict. The verdict was read
at the opening of federal court , and was
found to bo a Judgment for tlio defendant.
This case has been watched .with consider
able Interest by the public , from the fact
that the plaintiff was suing the company for
25,000 damages , as the result of Injuries
which ho had received in North Platte by
reason of the neglect of the company to keep
Its road bed la good repair.
Yesterday morning was the timo.wblch
had been sot for the arguments of the attor
neys on the rail road cases. An opportunity
was given for the arguments , but the attor
neys for the companies stated that they had
no desire to make any speeches in the mat
ter , as the court had already as much as said
that his mind was made up. An entry was
accordingly made In the docket , the sub
stance of It being that the parties had sub
mitted the case to the court , and It had been
taken under advisement.
The remainder of the day was occupied al
most entirely with the trial of criminal cabcs.
The grand Jury made a report , ruturnlng in
dictments against the following parties , all
of them being charged with violations of the
Internal revenue laws , moro commonly
known as "boot-logging" : Leo Hutherforu ,
Cass county ; S. L. Gardiner , Adalr county ;
James Clark , Adams county ; Elmer Wutrous ,
Guthrie county ; Thomas II. AlcConnell ,
Adalr county ; Love Klnnoy , Monroe county ;
S. H. Humsey , Shelby county ; Albert Wusn-
Ington , Monroe county ; T. J. Arnold , Adnir
county ; Luther Hovcll , Montgomery county ;
William Martin , Fremont county ; UobertlJ.
Walter , Monroe county ; George Barklns ,
Montgomery county ; Jainos Bordcn , Monroe
county.
Of thcso Gcorgo Bassklns , A. Washington ,
S. L , Gardiner , F. J. Arnold and Love Kin-
nov pleaded guilty and were given the regu
lation punishment of thirty days' imprison
ment and a line of ? KK ) . Frank Snowdcn
was tried on the same clmrgo and the case
was given to the Jury during the afternoon.
William Denton of Adalr county was tried
and discharged for lack of evidence. A.V. . *
Barton was also tried and the Jury returned
a llko verdict.
The casein which Council Bluffs pcoplo
feel the greatest Interest Is that of J , M.
Lamcko , charged with sending obscene mat
ter through the malls. Lnmcko , alter spend
ing a night In the city Jail , was brought into
court for a trial , Ho faced the court with
many tears , and finally pleaded puilty with
so many signs of emotion that the court was
moved to leniency , nild imposed a fine of ? 10
and a term of thrco months in the Polk
county Jail. The prisoner was taken to Dos
Molnos last night by a deputy United States
marshal.
It Is thought that thu work of the term will
not bo completed by this evening , as was at
first cxpoted. There nro still a largo number
of criminal cases to bo tried , and It Is not
probable the court will bo able to adjourn bo-
fora next Tuesday or Wednesday.
Fruit farm for sale on reasonable terms ;
within ono and one-half miles of the P. 'O. ;
all In bearing ; good buildings ; possession
given ntonco. Call on U. J , Hutcblnson &
Co. , U17 Broadway.
Our spring stock Is now complete. If you
want to bo in style call at Hcltor's , the tailor ,
310 Broadway.
Kpring
Immense arrival of spring goods at the
Boston Store , Council Bluffs , la. , in dress
poods , black aim colored silks , fancy dross
China silks in figures and polkadots , elegant
line of surrah silks in plaids for dress and
dross trlmmtiiBs , dress trimmings In black ,
steel and gold , the latest in the market.
Almost every shade In tno velvet line , A
special offer for this week la black silks at
* 1.00. Sl.ll ) , mid $1.25 , worth from ? t. ' . > : to
* l.5U , Novelties in hosiery in silk , llslo and
cotton , novelties in underwear In silk , llslo
and cotton. Windsor ties , th" best line In
the city from 5o to BOo. Wall paper-our
immense stock of wall paper Just received.
Call and get our prices , wo can save YOU
money. BOSTON STOKE ,
Council Bluffs , la.
Fotherlngham , Whltelaw & Co.
Conk nn InipoNicr.
A man giving his name as J. Cook bos boon
working up a dross making trade In Omaha
for Homo tliuo past , representing Inmsolf to
bo travelling for n firm located at 5tiO Broad
way , Council BVuffs. A suspicion has been
aroused that ho Is not perfectly straight ,
from the fact that ho hai fatted to deliver
clothing that has bcoa ordered , and the goods
for which have been furnished him. There
U no such place as 600 Broadway In this city.
The number oa the corner of Sixth street and
Broadway Is 653 , so that the dress making
establishment , if located at the number nt
the number which U Is said to bo , must bo
somewhere ln-tho middle of the street.
St. Bernard's hospital fair commences Mon
day evening and lasts all week.
liKironso ol * Tnxntlnn.
The following tabulated statement has
been prepared by County Auditor Hondrlclts ,
showing the number of mlles each railroad
has in I'ottawattamlo county , the assessed
valuation of the railroad oroporty In the year
1S9U , as compared with that of the present
year , and the total value of the property In
the two years. It will bo soon from an
examination of the table , that the total as
sessed valuation has been Increased
In this county :
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St. Bernard's hospital fair commences Mon
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John Schlckataiiz has opened a barber
shop at 104 South Mala street , nnd Is ready
to servo his friends nnd the public la general
In his line of business.
Shugart & Co. carry largest stock of bulk
ileld , garden nnd flower seeds in the west
Catalogue and samples by mall.
Dontli ornii'8.
Mrs. J. W. Laing died at 0 o'clock yester
day at lior residence , iiO South Sixth street ,
nftcr nn illness of u few weeks from typhoid
fever. Her condition was not considered
serious until n week ago , wbcn she began to
fail rapidly.
Mrs. Lalng was a noble Christian tvoraan.
Her maiden name i vas Mary Trowbridgo , and
sbo was born In Southvlllo , Oakland county ,
Mich. , forty-live years ago. The greater pnrt
of her adult Ufa hns been spent la Council
Bluffs. She canio hero In 180 , ' ) and lived as u
member of the family of her uncle , Judge
Douglass , until 1810 , when she was married
to Mr. Lalng. She 'caves ' thrco children , all
under ngo. Tbo eldest , Will , is eighteen ,
Robert fifteen and Sophia ton. The only
other surviving relative Is her brother ,
Frank Trowbridgo , a lumber dealer of De
troit , Mich. , who arrived .yesterday morning
lu answer to a telegram ncqulnting him with
the dangerous illness of his sister.
During her long residence in this city the
lovely character of Mrs. Lalng had endeared
her to n largo circle of friends. Showa an
active and tlreloss worker for the good of
others , and her chnritablo work bos been the
menus of blessing hundreds ,
The funeral will occur Sunday afternoon
at 4 :30 : in St. Paul's church of which she
was a member. Her pastor , Ilov. T. J.
Mackoy'Wlll ofllclato.
The hospital fair at Masonic temple all next
week.
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Thirsty Visitors.
Marshal Tomplcton has bad his hands full
during the last few days , taking care of the
pcoplo who nro attending federal court , from
outside towns. There are a largo number of
hangers-on who hiwo evidently come from
some place where prohibition prohibits , for
every llttlo whllo some court man Is run In in
company with a Jag several sizes too largo
for him. Yesterday morning the grist was
somewhat smaller than usual , and only two
drunks were in police court. Their names
wore T. Wallers and V. Kelly. They were
flnod $10 apieco. Koubon Sterns and William
Wallace , two highly respected gray-headed
men , were lined $10 , 11) ) each for drunkcness
and insulting a lady on the street Thursday
night. A girl Hvlntr nt J. , T. Brown's resi
dence was the prosecuting witness.
Another fatal Accident.
A telegram was received last evening at 9
o'clock by the Burlington officials Irom W.
F. Lively , agent at Island Park , a small
station four miles south of Council Bluffs ,
stating that a man had been run over by the
south bound passenger train , and had boon
found lying on the track. They were re
quested to notify the coroner and
coino to the statioa nt once to
take the corpse la charge. An effort
was made to mid Coroner Waterman , but ho
was in Omaha , and It was therefore decided
to put off the journey until this morning ,
when the coroner and Undertaker Estop , ac
companied by W. J. Davenport , general
freight agent , will start for the scene of the
accident by special train. An inquest on the
remains will ho held on the ground. Who
the dead man is , or ( ho particulars of tbo
killing , could not bo learned.
The Donkey Licit.
This is credited as ono of General
Low Wallace's Turkish jokes , accord-
injr to the Washington Post. There
lived 5n Stiimboul , Turkey , n woll-to-do
Turk named Ismail Iluss.iin. A neigh
bor called on Ismail ono day nnd wanted
to borrow tils donkey to use an hour.
Ismail made a low Balaam and said :
"Neighbor , I am sorry , but my boy
started on the donkey an hour ngo to
Scutari. By now ho is gayly trotting
over the hills far from the snored pre
cincts of Stamboul. "
Just as Ismail finished his speech , a
donkey's loud bray was hoard in the
stable , which was- under the same roof
as iHinnll'B house , hut in the roar. The
neighbor Bald :
D"Ah , I hear your donkey bray.1 '
lemail protested that his neighbor's
oars were deceived , and that the noise
was not a donkey's bray. Then the
donkey which was supposed to bo jog
ging along toward Scutari , brnyod
twlco loudly. It wns too much , and the
neighbor cried :
"Oh. that is your donkey , Ismail ;
Allah help mo. I can now borrow him. "
Then Ismail said : "Which do you
believe Is lying , the donkey or ino ? "
The neighbor had to pivo Ismail the
benefit of the doubt , nnd wont away.
Dny of
lout/i' / Cimijx
Every boll in every stccplo
Poul on peal 1U summons ringing
All the birds in all the branches
Trill on trill their anthems singing
Sweetheart , rise , and lot your volco with
Bells and birds the song repent ,
To the churches fair with lilies
Happy 'feet their Journey taking.
Evorv heart to Joy nnd rapture
With the Joyous earth awaking.
Hlse , sweetheart , and with your Kindness
Mauo tbo glad day moro complete.
WHERE TO FIND A GOOD HOME ,
Land That Uncle Sim OfFera His People for
thoTnklqg. , ,
VAST ACRES OF PUBLIC' DOMAIN OPEN ,
Land Districts and What They Afford
Chances fur Piditcbrs 1'coul-
inrltlcs of the liMi-at Set-
tiers Described.
LC.XINOTOX , Neb , , March 21. [ Special Cor
respondence of TIIC BEE. ) With tbo warmth
of April and May a curious array will make
its appearance on the western plains. Its ad
vent will cause tie surprise ; its methods will
cxclto llttto comment ; the sight will bo
familiar to anyone acquainted with that west
that Is nothcast of the Mississippi. * It will bean
an Invading body , but hostile to nothing
human.
This army Is known by various appella
tions ; perhaps tbo ono most frequently em
ployed in literature is : "Tho bold and hardy
pioneers of civilization. " In the alaloct of
the prnlrlos Its members nro called "aod
poutidoM1 but in general parlance they are
designated ' 'settlors , " "homesteaders , " and
the "folks moving west , "
These nro the people who take up land.
Where will they llnd It ?
The person of average intelligence reading
of tno rush of settlers to Oklahoma and the
Sioux reservation might readily Infer that In
these territories olono l y the last prospects
for free homos. It is a fact that the old tlmo
bonst of the Fourth of July orators that
"Uncle Sam is rich enough to give every man
n farm , " Is no longer a reality , unless many
of the farms were chosen from tbo arid ro-
glens of tbo far west. It Istruo the day Is
not far distant when tnoso In quest of frco
homes will bo comiwllcd to cheese between
the alternative of reclaiming the parching
districts of the west from the desert or
wresting the rich alluvial tracts of the south
from the swamps , a light with drouth or a
light with water ; still , although tbo choicest
spots of our domain have owners , there nro
yet open to public entry thousands of quarter
sections of available farming lands.
In the line state of Oregon there is much
good agricultural laud remaining unoccupied.
The greatest part of It lies west of the Cascade -
cado mountains and Is covered moro or less
densely with brush and timber. When cleared
It Is very productive. On the largo nfllucnts
or tlio Willamette river there is room for hun
dreds of settlers , there being not less than
2,000,000 acres of available land after making
proper deductions for tracts that are worth
less because too rocky or too steep. This
amount would bo capable of supporting from
CO.OOO to 100,000 persons. At present these
tracts yield no income except to a few who
graze cattle or sheep In the moro open spots.
In Wyoming the land that can bo culti
vated with the natural water supply is mostly
taken , out in Cook county tbero is fairly good
land , still open to settlement , where irriga
tion is unnecessary. Colora'do , too , has mil
lions of acres Colorado ; that wonderland of
shape and color , and tho.wonderland , also , of
future possibilities ; but Colorado farms must
have Irrigation. Neither need the settler
turn hisoyes to ward Utah , for all the watered
land there has been long'ago taken up. In
dry seasons there Is not , under present meth
ods , enough water for the laud already culti
vated , i
The same condition of affairs exists in Cali
fornia , although in Humboldt county there is
timber land that will some , tlmo bo of great
value for the timber alone. .
Kansas has vast.districts of vacant land ,
moro than will bo taken up In some tlmo to
coino. Tbo Garden City district nlono has
700,000 acres. In the Wnkcenoy district there
are vacant quarter sections In every county.
Much fine pasturage is , unclaimed- this
stato. , " ,
In the Crqokston dlstrfot , Minnesota , there
are 100,000 acres , much of which''Is ' suitable
for agricultural purposes. The most of It lies
lu the eastern part of Kittson and Marshall
counties nnd Is principally pralrlo land. In
the Duluth district there are 3,000,000 acres ,
much of it covered with brush and timber.
Tbero are largo quantities of vacant land all
over the state of A rkansas.Thls state has never
sustained the reputation of being an Ideal
farming country on account of the amount of
swamp land it possesses , but there are many
localities whcra excellent quarter-sections
can bo found If tba settler has sufficient dis
crimination to select them from others loss
desirable.
The territory variously designated as "No
Man's Land , " "Public Land Strip , " and
"Neutral Strip" Is an object of interest to
every farmer In search of a homo. Possess
ing a delightful climate , fertile soil nnd line
timber , this country would bo a veritable
farmer's paradise were it not lor ono draw
back ; the farmer cannot get a title to his
farm. When congress takes this strip again
under ndvistfmont and favors it , which will
surely soon happen , the men who have been
early on the ground will prove the fortunate
ones. Only a small portion has been taken
up for settlement and there remain some
1,803,000 acres.
A laud problem but slightly appre
ciated as yet by the north
is that presented by Louisiana.
Under a recent act of congrqss alt United
States lands in that state have econ with
drawn from the market and reserved under
the homostnad and pre-emption laws for the
actual settler and homesteader. They can
not bo purchased at any price , but any per
son desiring to found u settlement and homo
can obtain ICO acres without costs except the
olllcers1 fees of entry. This relates to the
United States lauds.
Under the swamp land grant of 1849-50
there nro about live million acres yet belong
Ing to the state and undisposed of at this
data.
data.Thcso
Thcso lands are chiefly alluvial nnd as a
rule are the richest lands In the state , not
only valuable for their soil , but for thn mag-
nillcont and phenomenal grovth of cypress
and plno timber to bo found upon them.
They are being rapidly purchased bv the
southerners and capitalists from the north.
Owing to natural causes much of It Is becom
ing each day higher and moro access ! bio
to these seeking fnnns or buying
on speculation. They nro found in every
county in the state , and can bo purchased at
the ridiculously low pdco of 75 ccuts an
aero ,
South Carolina , also , has vacant swamp
lands covered with valuable timber , Florida
has abundance of vacant land , but there
seems little prospect of over reclaiming it
Irom the swamps. In Alabama there Is gov
ernment territory in the southern part of the
state that Is considered average farming
laud adapted to raising corn , cotton , peas
and potatoes. It boars , various kinds of
timber. * '
The Daiiotas have , irr 'tlio ' last year , been
thoroughly discussed. > From all accounts ,
few settlers will bo induced to move there in
the Immediate future. ( tfpvortholess , there
Is good land idle In Dakota. In Edmunds ,
McPherson , Wnlivorth farid Campbell coun
ties , South Dakota , there nro SOO.OOO acres of
pralrlo wafting for owners , much of it ex
cellent farm land , where , with good manage-
niont , unless the seasons are wonderfully
unfavorable , farmers should succeed. South
Dakota has moro than' nve million acres of
government land exclusive of the recently
opened Sioux rcservaHon ,
North Dakota possesses tno'ro than twelve
million acres of vacantiand , and some good
sections can bo found inovory county ,
Nebraska has a largo nrca of government
lands in Lincoln , Keith , Logan , Clalne ,
Hooker , Arthur , Thomas mid Ouster coun
ties. A considerable- portion of this Is sandy
or arid , but there Is an astonishingly largo
number of good sections. In Cherry county ,
townships 27 and 28 , there are lylnglillo sonio
remarkably good land ) . The Chadron dis
trict contains between eight hundred thou
sand and one million acres , of which from
two to three hundred thousand arc farming
lands , the balance being better llttod for crat
ing purposes. The Nebraska portion of the
Sioux reservation , which Is not yet open to
settlers , contains 310.000 acres.
In the thousands of pralrlo schooners which
will soon bo facing westward there will be
found some men of nerve and determination ;
men who will make homos and standings for
their families ; who will become pormnnont
and desirable residents of the communities
where they locate ; hut where there Is ono of '
this class there are n hundred who drift hc-
fore the progress of civilization as dust Illos
in advance of a storm. Seldom vicious , they
nro thriftless and llcklo of purpose
moving from ono state to another nS
fancy and so-callod "bad luck" dlctnto. As
a proof of this assertion It Is an accepted
fact In the newer states that no loss than
thrco tides of settlers must possess the laud
before permanent residents can bo expected.
The man with n family and but llttlo else ,
taking up n quarter section of now land ,
from which ho must extract his maintenance
and who cannot bravely face the most re
lentless economy. Invites failure : ho Invites
"bad luck. " Tlio crnzo for elaborate and
expensive farm machinery has ruined many
settlers , who but for that extravagance
would have been prosperous. A man buys
a machine to harvest his wheat and puys
moro for It than the proceeds of the entfro
crop would amount to should It prove the
most successful of seasons , Or rather , ho
does not pay for it , ho gives his note , and
the proceeds to mortgage his possessions
from the last llttlo pig to his next
year's yet unsown crop to secure the note.
Ho could better cradle bis wheat and resort
to other primitive methods than to lose every
thing for n new-fangled machine. Whoa ho
has succeeded in purchasing , always on
credit , a number of those expensive luxuries ,
ho allows them to remain without protection
under winter's storms and summer's blistering -
ing heat.
Such a settler usually has "bad luck. "
Such a settler suffers ami so docs his family.
if ho remains on his claim long cuougii to
secure a title ho then has rccoursa to that
curse of western homesteaders , no takes out
a farm loan. So universal Is this practice
that when n man Is known t6 have made
final proof and to hnvo received n patent on
his homestead the tlrst inquiry among his
acquaintances is : "Did ho take out a loan I"
Ho probably did , Ho probably took all
that ho could induce the louder to in
vest In his property. Few men of this
class know how to handle money ; they
seldom possess lariro sums ; consequently
when the firm loan Is made the borrower ex
pends the sum Injudiciously and wakes up
shortlyto the fact that ho ta Involved beyond
all hope of extrication. The land , the hard
labor , all the fruits of live or six years spent
In acquiring a homo are swept away by his
constantly accumulating mortgages , and ho
must begin again the weary struggle for ex
istence with but his two bauds for capital.
A settler In the prairie states should cither
have money enough to support his family for
two years or ho should content himself with
the barren necessities of life. If determined
and industrious ho can , with very llttlo
money acquire a homo and Independence pro
vided ho is suniciently frugal.
When on tlio ground ho finds his first ex
panse in obtaining the services of a locating
agent in selecting his claim. This charge Is
usually $25. The fees to olllccrs for filing
papers do no exceed 115. A little
Jiouso on his land. If of sod ,
and the cheapest description will
cost only ? 25 , for ho will perform the labor
himself , but if ho wishes it comfortable , with
windows and wood floors , it will cost ? 100 or
moro. In sonio places sod houses are plas
tered with a specie of white clay found in
the canons. A well , the first requisite , will
cost from 75 to $ ' > 0 , according to its depth.
The pump and windmill to manipulate It nil
will scarcely bo purchased for loss than $75.
The settler's unavoidable expenditures , ac
cordingly , will bo from ? , ' 50 to S'ViO , deter
mined by the style of house and depth of
well.
If ho was well informed ho brought all his
cattle , horses , hogs and farm implements ; ho
probably had no breaking plow , they are not
used in the older states , and ho will find it n
necessity. It will cost him $15 to purchase
one for his now farm.
If ho comes in the spring ho can break
during the season twenty or thirty acres. No
heavy crops can bo raised the first year
out the now breaking will produce potatoes ,
turnips or fifteen or twenty bushels of sod
corn to the aero. Ho can live on this It ho
will ; life can bo supported on corn meal and
milk , potatoes , turnips and pumpkins and all
of tlieso ho can raise the lirst season. In ad
dition ho can earn a little money by caring
for some person's timber-claim and can ob
tain a quarter or less amount ef breaking to
do for other parties.
A settler coming to tbo west should bring
his live stock. Ho should purchase as little
farm machinery as possible. Ho should not
sell bis grain , but feed it to his animals and
sell them ; above all bo should never even
entertain the suggestion of a farm loan.
' 1 hrough all of the western states tlac , Im
proved lands can bo purchased at a low cost
from their original holders , who , suffering
Irom proverbial ill-luck and swamped by un
necessary acquired debts , are anxious to sell
regardless of sacrifice , and entcilng their
dingy prairle-schooncrwillcontiauo "moving
west. " A. E.
NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS.
Vanilla , - Of perfect purity.
Lemon -I
- Of great Btronjrtli.
Almond | Economy in their use.
Rose etc.J J Flavor as delicately
and dollclously as the fresh fruit.
HUMPHREYS'
Da. nu rnnEY 'SPECIFICS nroBdeutlncally und
thirty years uicu by tlio vooplc. K\cry Bluglo
cilia u a n pedal euro for tlio iltsenio iinniwl.
these Specifics euro without druxKlng , purg
ing or reducing the Bjstom , nuil nru ' lu ( net unil
'
TOc. CCUES. rmcrs.
FitvorMi Congestion , luilammatlon. . .
WoririH , Worm Fever. Worm Colic. .
Crying CollrtorTcedilngorinranta
Diarrhea , of Children or Adulu . .
. Dynentoryi Urlplng , unions Collo. . . .
I Ofiolcrii ItlnrluiB , Vomiting .
' ( ! OUEIIN _ , Colt ) . UrouchltlB. . . . . . . . . . . . .
! Whiten , tool'rofiuo I'crloda
I C'rnuii , Cougli , DinicultUrrntlilni ? . . .
Milt Itlicuin , KrrTbi : > cln8.KrtiplloDS
> KUriuiiiillxiii , lllimnmllcl'iiHu. . .
> . .
llrncriil Iti-lillltj.l'liyslculWtnkEMS .nil
* Klduoy lIlHiniHi1 HO
2H NcrtoiiB nubility 1.0(1 (
id llrinuryVcmline N , WettingIlcd. .0(1 (
r-i li cuHt' of lUcllcurt.l'ulliUaHon 1 , UQ
Sold by Druggists , or tent postpaid on receipt
of t > rk-o. Un. IIuuriiiiEVB' MISUAL , ( III imgut )
richly Ixmud In clntli und gold , mailed true.
HUMPHREYS' MEIIOIWE CO. ,
COT. William and John Btrccti , How York.
SP EGB Ffl CS.
Tinloy Burke. Thos. B. Oasatl/ .
BURKE & CASADY ,
Attorneys-at-Law
rUACTlCIS IN TUB STATH AND FliDBUAb
COtlUTS.
Ofllccsj J. J. Drown llulldlnK. Council IllulTs.
luwqTO
TO BEEKEEPERS.
I carry n full Una of Beekeepers
supplies , including comb foun
dation honey knives , smokers
sections and nil su olles for1
nn apiary. M. S.HOOP ,
220 East Broadway , CouucllBluIlB , la.
Specimen Figures from the Forty-sixth Annual Report
YORK UPOBilRffllBE GO ,
SUMMARY OF REPORT :
UU91KHBS OL 18OO.
Premiums , , , . . , „ . , | 27 ,
Interest , rents , etc. . . , , < , TOI , U 74
Total Tnromo $ ag.lfie.lOO OR
Pentli cliilms mid endowment * , , . .1 7.07H.SW 4S
Dividends , nnmitlo.s mid imrtliasod Instiranees > . 0,201,371 SI
Totnl to Policy ItoMo M , $ 13.g70,7 ! u'"n'B
Now policies lsiup < l , , . . , $ JJ.75I
Now Insurance written 1JO70W5 00
OONMIT1OX JAM. l.lBOl.
Liabilities , comiuiv'sstiiii | : < ttul 10UM0.3.VJ 11
Surplus 14 percent ) . . ' „ . . . . . , , A. 14.K > : MV ) SO
1'ollelps In force , , , 171,1ft )
Insurance In foroo , , . . . . , 5GOIU8IA : ) 00
IPllOCmUSQ IN 1SOO.
Incroasoln tontlno surplns..p , | 0V1I8 ( * OJ
Increiisoln bonufltstn policy holders llf s.4J ) 'M
Inoionno In iirotiilnina .t , , , , , , 5uiVNS 84
Inurouso In Income S.lfJI.Kll 81
Increase In nssuts 10Mi.w | 01
Iiu'i-enso In Insurance written , . , , , . M.WI77 00
Increase In liisutunuoln force , . , . , 7U.7J8.73 000
GROWTH OF THE COMPANY DURING TI ! < PAST DECADE.
KM\VT 1NSUK A.KO1S ISSUED.
InthoycarlW ( KS3.\970 00
In the year IbM n inuil.V } oa
In the year 1WJ l.VjS7ilUW 1)0
*
In the year IS O . t S.IUI.7II ) It
In the yeni-lM lfl.lll ! ! 71
In the yearltCO IK.l.VUUO 03
lKSUltJ\.NOlS IK 1'OliOK.
.liinunry 1 1'SI JI1V.X1)18 ( ) 00
.Tntuiary 1 ISM S.VI.UTI.MJO ofl
January 1 ib'Jl ' SOOtJ8 : , J 00
ASSISTS.
January I 1831 M'Mfs'lK ) ! 81
Jantiury I Ksfl Ritstltil : u
January 1 18'Jl ' ll.V.117,81 ! ) U7
8U11LJUU9.
.Tiitiuary 1 18 1 J 0OI7Sil2 81
.liiiinary I U83 lO.lHO..MA HO
January 1 IWI H.scJMW bO
L'jML ) L'OUIOV IlOLkD13U9.
Ill the year 18. . . . , , J 4.4WH 2 |
In thuyi-ar 1S T.asi.K'.l 75
In the year IS'JJ Kl.'iO.MI OJ
WM. H. BEERS , President.
HENRY TUCK , Vice President.
ARCHIBALD H. WELCH. 2d V. Prest.
RU'FUS W. WEEKS , Actuary.
EX. O. SMITH , Agency Directoi ? ,
SAPP BUILDING , COUNCIL BLUFFS , IOWA.
ADVERTISERS
Cnn reach moro tcnohors nnd school
ofllcoi's through the columns of our
Local School Journals , published by
Nebraska To aohors Publishing Com
pany , than any olhor teachers' paper
published in the West. A largo circu
lation in Nobr. , Kun. , Colo. , Montana ,
Wyoming , North and South Dakota.
If you want to so'l your goo So ,
Advertise. Adclr-jBS ,
D. V. STEPHENS. Mgr.
Fremont , Nobr.
Ncur. Teachcn Pub. Co.
From the "Pacific Journal. "
"Afjrrat Invention ImibcmiuniloliyDr.
Tutt of New York. Ho luw produced
Tutt's Hair Dye
which ImUntcsimturo to porfcrtlont It nets
InitAiitnncoustynnilltporrpctlyharmlfHi. *
I'rlco , 81. Ofllcc , 3t > & 411'urlc I'lwoc , N. V
SPECIAL NOTICES.
COUNCIL Bi-UFFS.
WANTED-Good plrl for Roiiurnl house
work. Apply at Mrs. P. M. I'ryor , UIO
llluir street.
" \\7ANTED Student IndiMitnlonicu. Apply
nt No. IS 1'earl , over Hue nlllco.
HAVE cash customer for four lots between
L'lst ' ami "fitli sis. , between Ave I ) mill 4th
uvc. , J. I1. OriiciishloIdB , Oil ) llronclwny.
HAY For Sale 1 liuvo purchased n line lot
of liny , which I will soil by cur load or In
Rinall iiuiintitlua. l.euvo order * at No.
West llioudwny. U. Goldstein
TfltUIT farm for sale or trntloi well locntod
J- mid nil In bearing ; goo , I IIUIHO nnd barn.
Will talio some good city property , and good
tlinoglvoi. on balance , ( lull on or uUdicsn I ) .
J. Iliitchlnsoii & Co. , U1T Broadway.
XAMINKtho celebrated Mol'Imll ulannst
now scale crown nlnnos mill or-iain. Sold
on easy payments bv Mar. llourluiif. tiiusiu
teacher. 114 Stutsniaii street , Coimell
THOU SALK A house anil laryn lot on easy
-L payments. Inijulro ut 4GJ Par I ; iivumic ,
Council lllulTs. la.
_
J. lAUTKU\VASSEll Ins moved his
wnrohouso from : u. > Ilroadwuy to 40 ! )
Hrondwuv , whuiu ho will keep on hand a Una
stock of rurnncu fixtures.
. will nmlfo the flr.st payment on 1H )
$1GQ.OO
acres of ( Inuland In south western Minnesota
seta , and tun years to pay thn balance In ,
I'arnis for lent In same locality. Same lorina
on Improved farms in Nolir.iska. Call on or
Bond for circulars , to Johnston k Van I'attun.
TpOll 'BALK At a sacrifice , largo sUe letter
JL' press , 'i olllce desks and chairs , 2 store
tiuoks. l lanio Iron scale trade , a houtlng
stoves , 2 counter scales. Vstou ladder * . 1 InrKO
platform lloor fccalei Kuollno & Kelt , 11 ?
Main St. .
_ _
FOR KENT The MoMnlion blook. II utory
brick , with Imsement and elevator. J. W ,
Squire , 101 1'carl street.
FOIlSAIjE A harsalns now modern liouiu
with all the late Improvements. HOVOII
roaniH ; will sell on easy payments ; located on
the Klf th avenue motor lino. I ) . J. llutchln-
son , Q17 llro.ulway.
FOR SALE or Ront-Qardmt Ian' ! , with
houiei , by J. U. Uloa. 101 Mala it. , Oounall
Bluff *
Scuds ! Seeds ! Semis !
At Colo's Imrdwaro store , -11 Main
Btroot , you can got the best beedfl. Wo
soil in bulk and can plvo double the
seeds for the money Unit you can buy by
tiio pupor. Our seeds are all fresh and
tested mid recommended by local par
doners to bo tlio bo.it needs obtainable.
Full line ol Hold and garden souds.
( or 1HO1.
\Vo nro the people to H uro with for
your mount for this voar. With our ton
years' experience in this line wo are
prepared to oiler the best value to bo
had in UIH ! liho. It is easy to got fooled
on a hloyclo. Our prices rnnyo from $2o
to $ ii5. : The celebrated Victor nnd
Grant lino. COLK & COLI3-
11 Main Street.
COUNCIL BLUFIvS
Medical and Surgical Institute.
DRS. IIEI-UNQEUS , IMIOI'S.
Chrnnlo dlseascH of all kind * and dofonn-
Itles specialties. Nos.001 und 1'iJJJ llroitduay.
Council Illuirs. la.
Sim ? it Sniiiiil ( > r' ; Attoriioys nt ' "w I'MO-
onus a
oiiuuuma tCO | , n t,0 | 8tllto I1M ! ,
federal court * Rooms 'I , 4 nnd i bliu urt
llonoulouk. Council Ulultd , Iowa.
HI rinmhcr < ; . Attorney . nt Iiuv , No. 10
. J. UlulllUUb .
, | .OUI. | Hta.ut , ovur HiiHli-
noll'B storo. Tnlophuno No. SVL Himlncsi
hours. 8 a. in , tat ) p. in , Council HluaX in.
D. H. McDaneld & Co. ,
Butchers' ' aid Packers1
Market Fixtures
, Casing ,
fiilct" ! and SausiiKo.MakorV Machinery. R3) .
( si ! Main St. . Council UlulU la. Also dealer *
n lllUu and '
Electric TPUSSBS ,
Belts , Chest Protectors , Etc.
AGENTS WANTED. DR.C.B. JIIDD/
aOQ Broadway , Council Bluffs , la
TISLKIMIONISS.
OFl'IOR. 07. UE3IDKN33
27 MAIN STREET.
Over O. U. Jncquctnln & Co. , Jewelry Stora
COUNCIL BLUFFS STEM DYE WORKS
All kinds of Dying and Cleaning done In Ilia
IIlKliost Style of the Art , Kadod nnd StulnoJ
to look as good as now. lied
Kuatliuis Clou ned By Mieuiii , In | ' 'IIMI , . ( Hum
Manner. Work promptly done and delivered ,
In all parts of the vountry. Bond fur lirlco
list
O. A. M/vOHAN. Prop. .
101J Uroadwav. Near Northwestern Dauoi ,
COU.NCtU llLUl'Ifi. IA.
CITIZENS STATE BAM
Of Council Bluffs.
CAPITAL STOCK . $150,000 ,
SURPLUS AND PROFITS . 65,003 ,
TOTAL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. . . . 215,000
DIIIBOTOIW I. A. Mlllnr , V. 0. Qloiioti. R I *
Sliu 'iirt , E. E. Hart , J. D. ICdiimndion , Uliarlos
C. Hnnnan. Transact genor.il banldnt utnl-
nci * . Largest capital and lurplut of auy
hankln Southwestern Iowa.
INTEREST ON TIMi DEPOSITS ,
AND IRON
Illtrliost cash price pnld for raera n.nd
nil kinds of ecrut ) motuls.
Country deulora und merchants will
find it to their ndvnntngo to communi
cate wltli us before disposing of tlioir
Btoyka. GILTNSKY BUGS. ,
Union Drondwuy Depot ,
Tol. 301. Council'lJluira , In.
M. H. CHA.MBERLIN. M. D
HVri. KAIl. NOSK ANtl
TIlltOAT Hl'KUIAUaT ,
Council HlulM , In.
All il cni04ol the KYB.
1C AH , NO.-flJ amtTHIlOA'l
trcntud w'Ui ' tlio urculoU
till und nro.
UATAIIUII. AST1IMI
nnd HAY FKVKIl iroaKJ
lth umlnoiit succor.
8UIUlUAI ! < Ol > Klt < Vrin.V3 , where nuco nry , pain ,
lowly perforinol wlili tliuiitmoit cnrunnd nklll , at-
mrlnx porfuet rimilU. KINIWl1 OI.ASSK.S nooiir-
ntt'ly | irmcrlt > odcorrnetlnT nil rufrnctlra trouble * ,
in Myopln , llyporoplnnnil AitUlnnthu tlnu ran , '
ilcrlnu'iUlr. our. cloir nnd pilnlcm , ( HlltO.VIO
NKUIIAMil.Vnnl SICK lllCAIIAinii : , after r tr <
olturrlblo utiitorliu. no rolluf , entirety enroll. Ollloa ,
'loom I , Hiiumrt Illock , ever liano &Uo. ' itor&
Council Illulla , la.
HOTEL
The New OjJ-a J Hotel , in Co'inall Ululflj ,
tun been oomplytod refurnished au modern-
zocl throu/'uout / , and U now on t of thn bast
liotolH In tli9 st.ito. It In located In the hit i ) .
ness part of tie : city iiu 1 tin olaatrlo imtoM
nis ? the door every tour mlnutai. Fire 01-
capo-innd llrmilarmi throughout ihi lullJ.
ng. Steam heat , hot and cold wAter an 1
wnshlne lu uvery riom. Table uasurniai il
inywhero. Hatoa , $ 'J.OO udiy ,
< 3EO. M. WHITNEY , Mnnazor.
OFFICER & PUSEY ,
BANKERS ,
Cornnr Muln nml Droadway.
COUNCIL BLUFFS , IOWA.
Daalors In farnl n nml ilomoitlo xcliir i
C'olluotlon Hindu uuit luVeroat i ) ld ou tlmi
dopoilu.