6 TTTE OMA1TA DATTA' BEK : SUNDAY. FKBRUARV II. ; * 02-S1XTKTC\- THE OMAHA BEE. COUNCIL BLUFFS. OFFICES - NO. 12 PKA1U , STREET. fcihtrrd by Carrier to any part of the City 11V , TII/TON , lluilncRS Office NKhl , I(11or ( ( > ' , Y. J'Uimblnp Co ! Council Muffs Lumber Co. , coat. Craft's chattel loans. 204 Sapp bloclr. Bishop J. P. Newman of Omaha will preach on Sunday for the Broadway Methodist church at Ilughos hall. Hllcn Peeper died nt St. Bernard's hos pital , aged 21 years , and was burled yester day in Walnut Hill cemetery. There will bo a meeting of the medical staff of St , Bernard's ' hospital this afternoon At the hospital at 3:30 : o'clock. There will bo no session of the district court todayTudgoTuornoll lipyimj adjourned jcstcrday until Monday morning. MM. James Spare , assisted by Mrs. Af. IT. MeCuno , entertained a party of friends t rl- day evening at her homo , 814 Avenue A. There will bo a special meeting of Encamp * incntNo. 8 , Union Veteran legion , this even ing at the oOico of B. W. Ilight on Pearl street , There will bo n called meeting of auxiliary No. 17 , Union Veteran legion , nt the ofllco of Judge Carson tomorrow evening nt 70 : ! ! u' clock. ! l Insurance or other solicitors who are now making loss than $100 par month should call on It. C. Booth , 4 Pcarlstrcct , Council BUfTs. This is worth Investigating. At the closing session of the Ancient Order ot United Workmen It was decided to hold the next session atUubuquo , commencing on the second Tuesday In February , Ib93. The funeral of Mrs. C. A. Mnchnn will occur this afternoon nt 2 o'clock from the family residence on Lower Broadway , Ho v. < ! . W. Crofts officiating. The remains will Do Interred in Walnut Illll cemetery. Constable Charles Nicholson returned last evening from Plattsmouth , Neb , , where ho went to got the gold watch which was stolen hero nnd pawned by William Cupser , who is now under Indictment for the crime of lar ceny. Ho got the watch. Ell Perkins at tuo opera house tonight pre sents an opportunity for the public spirited citizens to combine fun with sweet charity. The lecture is under the auspices of the An cient Order of United Workmen , who give tbo proceeds to the Homo for the Friendless. In the district court yesterday the cascn of 11. 7t. Haas acalnst Orn llnloy and the Wyo ming National bank against Ora Haley were submitted. In the case of Harriet C. Green ngaiust William H. Latoy ot al , Charles B. Towlo was appointed receiver by agreement of the parties. Frank Williams was given n thirty-day sentence in the county jail for vagrancy on the Kllh of last month , but It was suspended on condition that ho lenvo the city at , once. Ho left , but ho returned yesterday morning nnd was run In on the same chargu as boforo. Ho was dismissed as to the last charge , but the court decided to ullow bun to begin tno fccntenco which ho avoided by leaving town , Colossal Klght liny Snlo. The colossal tfhito goods sale opens today at the Boston Store , Council "BluiTs , la. , where everything in the white goods line is displayed. Bargains in muslins , sheetings , linens , towels , table napkins , embroideries , white Aprons , while shirts , handkerchiefs , etc. , ? tc. tc.Below Below wo quote onlv a few of the many bargains that will bo offered dur ing this sale. Sale continues for eight slays. Intending purchasers better to conio early and avoid the gfeat rush , mid got the bettor selection of the bar gains. Ono case blenched muslin ( almost frco from dressing ) 4c a yard , beautiful soft finish , wortti G } . Another case"of the Ellorton muslin that is usually sold for Oc will be on sale tame as before , Ot. Langdon muslin , sold all over the country at lOc a yard , during sale our price 12 yards for $1.00. All linen damask table linen , special , 2-JO a yard. 5lundf > ( ! all linen bleached damask that sold for -18c , 58c and 58c , in one lot at 80c. 08-inch heavy unbleached damask ( only ono pattern ) sold for 75c ; sale price , fi'Jc a yard. CO do/cn extra largo mid heavy Turkish striped towels ( fast colors ] that sold for 2oc , sale price ] ! ) c. 200 dozen fine damask towels , over ! ! 5 different style borders , hand drawn and knotted fringe , at 2 < " > o each. . Examine our line of huck towels at J2.00 per dozen. Sheets and pillow cases all ready for use ; bee the low prices ; mostly made out of the Fruit of the Loom muslin. Pillow cases ready made , I2ic , 152 , 17c , 20c and 22c. Sheets ready made , Cue , 09c , Too and 8oc. Better grades in embroid ered and hemstitched. WIUTIS BKD SPHKADS. Lot 1 A good sine crochet quWt , will compare favorably with 75o goods , sale price , OOc. Lot 2 A heavy , full size crochet spread , sold always for OOc , during sale , ( KJc. KJc.Lot Lot S Bates damask quill , sold from Maine to California for $1.25 and $1.60 , our " price during sale , OSc. MUSLIN UNDERWEAR. Wo put on sale the most colossal stoclc of ladies' misses' and children's under wear over shown by us. In fact , wo don't draw the line hero , but are &afo in baying over shown in western Iowa. See show window for prices. Largo display on second floor. CHILDREN'S COLLARS. Just received for white goods sale. 100 clo/.en children's collars at fiOc on the dollar. Special numbers at ftc , lOe , lllo mid 2oo , equal to any lOe and COo goods over shown In this market. 200 dozen more of our Co lace bordered linndkoruhlofH , which wo will put on sale nt lo ( ono cent ) each , BOSTON STORE , Fothcringham , Whltolaw & Co. , Loaders and promoters of low prices. Council BlulTs. la. Two apprentice nurses wanted at the W. C. A. hospital , corner Oth street and tlth avenue _ Hotter , the tailor , ! 110 Broadway , has nil tlio latest styles and newest goods. Satisfaction guaranteed. Wo have our own vlnoyards In Callfor nla. Jarvls Wlno company , Co. BlulTa Jarvls wild blackberry is the best. \Vlll I'WMUlt 'i'llUIII u Ting. W. A. Josopu started out yesterday morn ing bright and early with u subscription list for the purpose ot raising money to buy a flag for the Grand Array and Union Veteran Legion men who stood up for the rights of the American flag last Thursday. It was headed with u subscription of tf , and the other amount ) ranged all the way from 10 cents up. The citizens all responded liber ally , and by night $ J5 was raised. It will bo circulated again today , and every business man will bo given an opportunity to contrib ute. Postmaster Troy nor ordered the flagon tbo government building thrown out to the breezes yesterday In token of his sympathy with the actions of tbo soldiers. At the meeting of General O , M. Dodge camp. No. 250 , Sons of Veterans , last nlgut resolutions wore adopted ronsuring Father O'Hourke for refusing to permit tbo casket containing the remains of Patrick McCanii to bo taken Into St. Francis' church while covered by the Hag of tin * union , and declar ing U an Insult to the federal governmei't , Vocal Mimic. Prof. T. W , Dnvle , teacher of voice and note reading. Lessons private. I 'all or adurosa tit Grand hotel , Council Ululfs. NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS Successful Eettirn Party Given at tie Grand Hotel , PREPARATIONS WERE CAREFULLY MADE Jco < ltllil | I'lornl Dc-oorntloiK 1'nlt Descrip tion of tllC AT'lp-IiUt oj Thojo PrrKcnl Oilier I.ociil Noun > "ors ( of Interest. The event of tlio woolc socially was tlio re turn parly inst evening at thn Urnml hotel , under the nuspices of too young men who \vero so handsomely entertained at tuo lenp year party given by the younR ladles of the city nt the opening of the year. For the lust three weeks preparations have been colng on , and no pains liavo been spareJ by the members of the committee which was ap pointed to take charge of the preliminaries. How well they succeeded in tholr undertak ing npno of " these who were present n ed to bo told. The dlnliiR room on the sixth door was beautifully decorated with ( lowers. In the comers stood huge pots containing palms , ferns and calla llllos. The chandeliers wcra festooned wita smllax Intertwining roses , whlto mantels arranged about the room were covered with roses and carnation ? . The floor was canvasod and from 0 o'clock , when the first note was heard , until the clocks were striking 2 , the merry foot kept tlma with the music of the orchestra. At 11 o'clock an Intermission was had for suoper , and the following menu was sot before his guests by Manager Clark of the Urand : Oyster I'ultlci. Sweet liread Cioqiiottcs. Olives. Chicken Salad. Cold Turloy ; , Wlno Jelly. Neapolitan Ice Cienm. Cakes , Coffee. Olarot. Punch. I < ro7cn Untn Punch. The following is a list of these present : Mr. and Mrs.V. . A. Maurcr , N. C. Phillips - lips , E. W. Hart , W. K. Sapp , A. 10. Brock , ( Jcorpo A. Kcollnc , B. M. Sargent , E. A. Troutman , II. L. Uannlnps , Mrs. Person , Mrs. Seybort , and Misses Elsie Butts Abbott of Chicago , Carrlo.urmuelilcn , CUiirlty Babcock of Omaha , Connelly of Hock Island , Ennlco Wells , Ida LuU , Oraco Dcintnp , Anglo KccKwoll , Stella Bullard. Huth Wright , Nelllo Xurmuohlcn , Florence Martin , Klttio Bullurd , Flora Van OrJer , Sable Amy French of Cedar Itnpids , Anna Koss , Uotta Miller of Petersburg , 111. , Mama Stophcnson , Anglo Wlckham , Anna Bow man , Helen Sbcpard , Manctiostor of Omaha , Grace Oloason , MavVatts of Neola , Laura Couch , Addle Sherman , Maud Oliver , Mary Oliver , Jennie Howe , Jennie Howe , Nelllo Bowman , Georgio Ben nett , Ulta Lorton , Nebraska City ; Jessie Farnswortb , Nora Brown , Fannie Keynolds , Wlcktmm , Graves , Osborno , Wndsworth , Messrs. J. II. Mttnon , C. A. Heed , E. K. Patterson , L. C. Patterson , R.V. . Bixby , E. A. Wluknam , C. E. Heid. T. E. Metcalf , E. C. Shcpard , O. S. Williams , J. W. M. wood , F. F. Chamberlain , H. S. Ocdeu , G. S. Wright , B. P. Wickham , H. A. Woodbury - bury , Wood Allen , Omaha ; II. V. Driscoll , Omaha ; 11. W. Smith , Omaha ; C. M. Pal mer , Omaha ; Perry Baaollot , James N. Bowman , J. M. Fonlon , E. B. Bowman , H. C. Wells , A. W. Casady , W. L. Shepard , T. C. Dawson , H. S. Bowman , Li. Xurmuoh- Icn , Jr. , D. L , . Hess , F. F. Wright , . H. Mayne , E. N. Grossman , Philadelphia ; E. A. ( Jlluort , Ford Wles , G. C. Kownn , J. W , Palmer , J" . L , . Paxton , D. N. Graves , W. L. McCaguo , Omaha. The party was n hlehly enjoyable affair throughout , and the members of the com mittee on nrrancremunts deserve great credit for the way in which it M as managed. The committee consisted of E. W. Hart , J. L. Paxton , J. W. Palmer. H. S. Bowman , George A. ICeolmc , L. Xurmuehlon , jr. , and J. N. Bowman. A 5PI.KNDIU INSTITUTION. The National rratcriml Insurance Assocla- tlou ot Council Hind's , Two years ago the National Fraternal Life Insurance association wnsorganized in this city. The plan upon which it was based was simple and practical that it carried with it the assurance of relia bility and safety , and as a natural con sequence the association has grown rap idly from the start Another important step was taken a few days ago that will further strengthen mid popularize it. At the annual mooting of the directors dome of the active working members of the United Slates Masonic Benevolent association were elected oillcers and the liendquartoi-H removed to the Masonic temple. The oillcers elected were : President , Judge J. R. Reed ; first vice president , Fred II Brown ot Chicago ; treasurer , J. C. Mitchell ; secretary , VV. J. .Tatnosoo ; medL'ul director , Dr. T. B. Lacoy. These men are too jvoll known to re quire introduction , and the estimation in which they are hold by the public outside of their homos is well indicated by a statement of State Auditor J. A. Lyons , when apealcing of the officers of the Masonic Benevolent association : The men in charge of tbo affairs of this in stitution are tnoso In whom everybody can place Implicit confidence. With Judge J. K. Heed as president , Vf. J. J. Jameson secre tary , Fred II. Brown and W. O.Vlrt supor- iutendentof agencies , and Thomas B. Lac-ey , M. IX , medical director , it is ofllcorod by a class of men who in a business capacity and for honor and integrity stand high In tbo es timation of all throughout tbo entire coun try. try.Tho knowledge thiit these active and responsible men are at the head and a careful digcot of the plans of tlio asso ciation will bo BUlllciunt to convince any person that it cannot bo less than abso lutely safe , and the moans of affording protection to our families at loss cost than any otho" similar institution in the world , and certainly at the least possible cost consistent with strict business man agement. The guaranty reserve fund is a fund to which every member con tributes and which permanently remains to grow and earn for the persistent mem bers. By the collection of $10 for each 81,000 cortUlimto from tlio member at the time of joining the association pro vides a constantly and permanently in creasing reserve fund. The investment of this fund provides an income which in ton years will bo tmlllciorit to pay nearly nil the assessments that may occur. This guaranty is paid in cash at the time of joining or in quarterly pay ments. The character of this guaranty is clearly sot forth in a circular issued by the association. "In many associations , ' " Bays the circular , "ovory death and every lapse loaves them feebler , and weakens the bonds which hold the mem bership together. In this association every lapse leaves the association more powerful and increases the adhesion of membership on account of leaving the guaranty fund for the protection of per sistent members. Neither does n mod erate death rate , such as may bo ex pected in carefully selected risks , weaken the association , because the in sured receives the amount duo him on his certificates , and the association gets the bonoIU of Ills contribution to the guaranty fund , Consequently wo repeat that every member joining this associa tion makes it so much the moro perma nent , no matter whether ho remains or not. If ho dies , his guaranty goes to strengthen the fund for these who re main. If ho lapses , his guaranty is for feited to the fund. If ho lives and re mains in tlio association , Ills share of the guaranty fund is there also. "Tills fund itself is compounded for the first ton years , after which the an nual income thereof is used to pay an- segments on certificates ovoi * ten yonrs of ago. "Hero , then , is a strong Inducement for members to remain in the associa tion. Deaths and lapses inako moro certain the relief provided by the guar anty fund for persistent members. Wo are prepared , therefore , to claim that the cost of insurance to the persistent mombora will never bo moro than the average cost in vigorous assessment companies , and the association will bo moro permanent. If the number of lapses Is as great as In ether companies { hn certificates of persistent members that liavo boon in force ton years will bo almost , if not qulto , Folf-WStulnlriL' . " The association Insure Masons , Odd Follows , Knights of Pythias , Improved Order of Red Mon and tholr female rel atives by consanguinity and aninity who hnve not reached their sixtieth year. ItimiH Nrcil IniprnUntr , W. J. Davenport of the HurliiiKton has re turned from OlenwooJ , where ho attended the meeting of the Farmers Institute of Mills county. A number of subjects of In terest to farmers were discussed , but the ono that apuarcntly had the most Intcicst for all vha worn nrosont WOR that of the Improve ment of country roads , 'This subject , " says Mr. Davenport , "Is ono that might bo tnhen up with a great deal of profit by the farmers of our county , or by the merchants either , for that matter. For weeks past the formers have boon unable to get from ono part ot the county to tno other OB account of tno almost impassable condi tion of the roads. As n consequence farm products have been very scarce and very high. After awhile the roads will dry up and then everybody will hurry to the elty to get rid of his products , and every thing will bo cheap. If the fanners were to contribute the amount they lese eaoh year In this way to a fund to bo used la Im proving the roads , they would soon have them In good shape and bo able to sell tholr stuff almost tbo year round at a good profit. The plan I would suggest Is that the county engineer no empowered to look after the roads and that n fund bo started by the county to defray the necessary expenses ot the work. The present plan of allowing the citizens to do all the work that Is done on the roads during the year in payment of their individual taxes has been found wanting , and the county that taltos up the matter first and brines It to a successful hsuo will bo in the lead at the end. " It Ilents Hard C'oul. A great deal of interest , hap been awakoncd during the last few weeks in a now oil burner and its utilization of oil for fuel that biJs fair to re volution tee the heating of residences and bring a long prayed for relief from the unpleas ant task of shoveling coal and the attend ant grime and ashes. Mr. J. C. Bixby has been making a practical test of the Globe oil burner in his residence as the conclusion of n careful investigation that began several months ago in a personal inquiry among the owners and occu pants of homes , factories and buildliigo with largo heating plants in Chicairo , where there are several hundred. \Vhorover the oil had been tried it had supplanted coal permanently , and ovcry interested person was enthusiastic in praise of the now dovico. Mr. Bixby is particular as to results , and while being practical , and while agreeing last fall to become the representative of the company for this burner in western Iowa ana Nebraska ho dotcrmined to make a thorough test of its merits in this climate. His residence ifa heated with hot water , and above tlio basement there are 11 largo rooms , each containing n radiator. The ! late extreme cold has afforded a good opportunity to subject the burner to a crucial test , with extraordinary results. Yesterday when a reporter for TUB BKK visited Mr. Bixby's residence the thermometers showed an oven temperature of 80 de grees all over the house. In the boiler furnace in the basement ono burner ' without making any fuss about it , was' maintaining this Florida , weather despite - spite the sharp north wind and low tem perature outside , while its twin follow was standing idly by. The device is simplicity itself. The burner is a cast iron globe slightly ilat- ened , six inches in diameter. The oil is contained in a five-barrel tank located a distance from the house outside and is piped under ground and into the furnace through quarter inch pipes. There is no danger and no possibility of any raoro than arises from u gas jot , and it is no moro objectionable in point of cloanli- nc.sa. There is nothing to got out of order and no apparent reason why a burner will not last as long as the furnace itself. The oil is sprayed and volatized and burns with every charac teristic of natural gas. With both burners turned on the furnace was filled with intensely hot-white flames , giving a degree of heat many times greater than was required. After these actual and practical ro- aults Mr. Bixby has determined to take hold of the business and will push it in Council BlulTs , Omaha and surrounding country. Notice. To whom it may concern : I warn all persons not to trust my wife , Minnie N. Skannfolt I will not'bo responsible - sponsiblo for any debts contracted by her. E. A. SiCAXAiT.i/r. Lost Gentleman's watch charm In shupo of horse shoe , sot with diamonds and rubies. Finder leave at Bus olllco and receive reward. AVIll Hrt'Uk Up thn The capture of the four boys by the police Thursday night on suspicion of being tbo parties who robbed the cigar stores of Fred Lamb and Peter Jensen a few nights ago will probably result In tbo breaking up of a gang tbat has boon engaged In committing potty depredations in various parts of the city for some time past. Although tbo boys rauga from 10 to 13 years of ago , they have succeeded in getting a reputation for tough ness that would bo envied by some people , who have been walking the crooked path for years. Fred Clarke , the oldest of the ganir , was bound over to the grand jury by Judge McGee yesterday morning , his bond being lixod at 500. Eddlo Jones , Chester Egbert , and Charles LoefTcl were charged with lur- ccny , but on account of their extreme youth I nay were not dealt with as summarily as their partner in crime. Their cases were taken under advisement , and the probability is that they will bo sent to the reform school. lint for llin Martll ( irus ! At Now Orleans. Ono faro , $31.45 , for round trip. Tickets on btilo Fob. 22 to 28 , For particulars call on O. M. Brown , ticket agent K. C. , St. J. & C. B. Tickets for Eli Perkins' lecture , Feb ruary 18 , are on snlo at the drug store of O. II. Brown , Main street ; .7. D. Stuart , Broadway ; Falrmount pharmacy , Opera House drug store ; Brackott's. Remem ber that this entertainment is wholly for the benefit of the Homo of the Friend less. Buy your tickets early and got n good seat. _ rl.Hii iliniii A month ago IJr. M , J , Bellinger loft the city for a southern trip , and it was quietly rumored among his friends that when ho returned - turned ho would not bo alono. Yesterday those rumors wcro confirmed by the receipt of cards announcing tbat on the 21th inst. he will bo married to Miss Cora B. McLanahan. at her homo in Uttlo Hock , Ark , lie will return to this city and , inaku it his luturo homo a short time- after the marriage. Jarvls 1877 brandy , purest , safest , best. AVIll I'll ! Vi > tlio Hole. The city council bold a meeting yesterday afternoon os a committee- the whole , or , rather , committee on the hole , to which at tention was called by J , J. Crowe and other citizens living in tbo vicinity of the corner of Bioiuhvsy ana Thirty-fourth ttrcot. The ground was looked over , nnd It win decided to give the petitioners the relief domando- in tno way of grading. Some of these inter oitod have ntmRdy agreed to under take the Job of mriidlng the halt block or raoro that neediliib ifor the sum of $100 , nnd the work wlllXprobably bo undertaken as soon ni the councUMan hold n meeting and order It none. 7 < hoiquoslton of placing n llro hydrant at the corner in question will prob ably bo dccldoatln the negative , M most of the aldermen nraofetho opinion that it Is not particularly ncododot present. Walnut blookj Jnnd Wjoir.lng coal , fresh nilnod , rccpivod daily Thatcher , 10Mn1" ' ltn _ The Boston Stdro , Council Bluffs , la , , closes every ovonfng nt 0 p. in. , unless Mondays nnd Sutfirdaje. Mondays 0 p. in. , Satiirdavntlfl-p. in. Folhoringjiain , Whltelaw fc CO. , Council BlulTs , In. Democratic CuuciiM1 * . At a meeting of the democratic city cen tral co.mmlUoo hold night before last It was decided to hold the ward caucus on tbo evening of February ST , nnd the city conven tion the afternoon of the UOlh , The formal call was Issii'il by the chotnmii of the com mittee , W. II. Knephcr , yester day morning. At the convention candidates will bo nominated for thoofllces ot mayor , aldormanntlargo , au ditor , solicitor , treasurer , marshal , engineer , assessor and woighmaitcr. At the caucuses In the First , Second nnd Fifth wards candi dates are to bo nominated for aldermen and each ward will appoint n commlttccman for the ensuing year. The following Is the num ber of delegates allowed each ward : First , 11 ; Second , 11 ; Third , 8 ; Fourth , 8 ; Fifth , 8 ; Sixth , 0 ; Sixth ward , Second precinct , V. A 11 u re Dry goods at cost or los > < . Wo will disconlinuo business in this city , Feb. 2.5 , and will ninko general mark down wieo on all goods in the store. Sale be gins Saturday morning and will con tinue ton days. Wo mean what wo say. Call and bo convinced. Open every night till 9 o'clock * C. C. Cully , ! W8 Broadway. Swnnson Music Co. , Masonic temple Money to loan. Lowest rales. John ston & Van Patten , Everett block. Drs. Woodburydontislsnexl to Grand hotel ; fine work a specialty. Telo. 1 la K. 1L. Sheaf o lias eastern money on hand for real estate loans. ADVENTURES ON THE FRONTIER , A Girl's Notes ufii .luuriipy from Kiiullns to Lost Cabin. JVcu ) 1'or/c / Ilccoiilcr. Early in Juno wo two girl bachelors decided to visit our ranchman brother in an unsettled corner of Wyoming known as Lost Cabin. Wo started with vaguest ideas in regard to our destination. Wo know only it was somewhere across the American Desert , in the heart of the Big Horn Mountains , a hundred miles from the shriek of the locomotive and seventy-live miles from the smallest col lection of houses which could bo digni fied by the n a mo of town. Our railroad journey terminated at Hnwlins. a fron tier sottleraoti ) ; Which may be said lo Jiavo graduated toughness. Next morning wo started on n five days' jour ney across tha bar on tract of country known as tho/.Groat American Desert , formerly existing ih my mind as an ab stract map qu6'tlon ' | , but since that trip ns the sternest-reality. There were four in our party , our brother , a fric'nu of his and wo two girl bachelors , Our- conveyance was an un covered spring wagon drawn by two stout horses.elt would not have boon so uncomfortablo'woro it not for the load of freight which ou brother was bringing out free of charge'to people living along the route. Frcitrhts are &o high in that section of the country that the residents have no delicacy in asking a neighbor who is going to town to bring back any thing ofvhich they stand in need , from a cooking stove to a spool of cotton. Which explains why the floor of our wagon was covered with milk pails , churns , pots , pans and kettles , flannel shirts and high boots. Our brother in tends to run for congress some day , so ho always makes it a point to bo oblig ing.VVo VVo jolted on over ruts and gullies for about eight hours , a blazing sun shining full upon our hands and faces. The scenery , or , moro properly speaking , tbo absence of it , is the same all over the desert. The eye wearies of arid wastes and sterile foot hills , varied only by a rankly luxuriant growth of sagebrush and prickly cactus. Seeing no prospect of anything to eat , wo began to think regretfully of the blue coffee , leathery stonk and sodiv biscuit which we hud Consumed that morning at breakfast. Tlio hope of coming to a road ranch whore wo could get something to eat and rest for a while had buoyed us up nil day. But as time slipped on wo began to fear that wo were all acting n sort of latter day "babes in the woods" tragedy. Tlio conclusion that wo were upon virgin soil was only dispelled by the battered up tomato cans and fragments of sloughed overalls whioh wo came across from time to time. After wo had gone tobogganing down the very abysses of hunger and wretch edness , ono of the boys called out that the hotel do Sagebrush was in sight. It wusn little one-storied cabin , built of rough cottonwood logs. About it lounged a group of idlers , sombrero cov ered and top-booted. As wo approached one of them arose and shouted with a strength of lung ono would not expect to llnd in anything but n Durham : "Billy ! Hero's u wagon with wlmmlng ! " Wo men are still a sulliclont r.irity in the American Desert to command the at tention given to rare animals. Out cunio mine host , apologizing pro fusely : "For Gawd'd sake , why didn't , yo lot mo know y' was coming. I'd a turned out a few pies , ( Pies are the highest notch uMho culinary art on the frontier. ) The fcjlows , " indicating the group about t.tho door , "has plumb cleaned mo outnof victuals. " Seoingtho cannibalistic gleam in our eyes , ho has tily added : " /"rocjldn I kin got you n bite , but I don't like this yore way of taking a man bjy surprise. " Wo two yonngi , women were then shown into tlui bunk room , which is a general sleeping "room , free to all who take supper at ) ranch. The furniture - turo consisted tit several beds colored with queer lee lbf * rjuilts , and n looking glass which gavb fyiuk n green and wavy reflection. Our host presently knocked on the door and- handed us a dislnmn half full of water'With ' the remark that ho thought thu'ladles might like to clean up a bit ? * IIo then gave us a Turkish bath ttowol which had grown old , gray and discouraged. A chunk of brown soap followed in the waUo of the towel , and lastly a comb and a bruHh on which was enough hair to start a wig shop. I waited patiently , feeling sure a tooth brush would come next , but it did not. Wo mudo a hasty toilet without the assistance of Billy's publin toilet articles , however , and rejoined the re mainder of our party in the kitchen. Billy was muKincr rapid preparation for supper , swabbing oil the oilcloth covered table with a towel , twin to the ono ho had presented us with. Owing to a shortness in ono of his legs lip limped rather slowly about. Turning to us ha said rather apologetically : "Look hero , ladles , 1'vu got u dibcrupnncy in ono of my logs , nn It makes mo sort o' slow , but supper's most ready. " Wo sat down presently to the moal. Despite tlio simplicity of the table ap pointments nnil the uncertainty as to cleanliness , everything lookoil wonderfully - fully good. The monl consisted of antelope - lope btcivk , cnnnnd tomntoos ( right out of the shell , not oven warmed ) , soda biscuit nnd colTco. Hilly stood bv , keepIng - Ing the Illos oft with that awful Turkish towel , and watching the simple- food disappear with a tenderness that was almost maternal. Doing anxious to cover ground while our horses were fresh , wo resolved to drive on to the next post station , which was about twenty miles distant , nnd intiko It our stopping place for tlio night. As wo drove ever the lonely waste lands the sun was setting in such a flood of gorgeous coloring that it robbed the barren landscape of half its dreariness. Bunches of loan cuttlo etooil about staring at the team with bovlno interest. Wo did not moot a soul in that drive in the gathering darkness. The sound of our voices , lie | clatter of the horses' hoofs , the rumble of the team , \vcro the only sounds which broke the stillness of the desert. it was almost midnight when wo reached Hohacks , which , besides being a road branch , was also a postolllco and barroom. This combination of attrac tions tirow iv goodly number of sheep herders , cowboys , trappers and prospectors poctors to the place. There were no women folks at Hohacks , but our host worked industriously to supply the deficiency , cooking us a hot supper , though It was pist midnight , and turnIng - Ing his guests out of the bunk room to sleep on the prairie , that it might bo at our disposal. Wo girls were both ns sunburnt , grimy and travel-stained as it was pos sible to bo. Still the frontier gallants , all of whom were armed to the tooth , kept coming into the room where wo were eating supper to s > ot their watches by an old clock whioh our host told us parenthetically had not gene for three years. Wo found Mr. Bohack a hit slangy. During supper ho gave us the frontier mimes for the different articles i of food ontho table. "I ( suppose n , couple o' lady tenderfoot like you don't know what's meant by overland trout or Cincinnati chicken ? " Wo confessed our ignorance. "S'all the same thing. Overland trout and Cincinnati chicken is just plain bacon , plain everyday bacon. Hen fruit's eggs. Dope or sop is slowed blackberries or apples. Ointment is butter , an' that's all the butter yo got round these diggings is good for. " Wo did not press our host for n larger glossary. \Vo had brought our own bedding along in the wagon , not caring lo sleep on the hospitable mattresses which re ceive guests night after night without change- - linen , Next morning wo sat down to breakfast with about fifteen men of various degrees of frontier dis tinction , from Hanks , the misanthro pical singe-driver , who had boon jilted some months before by a prairie flower known "Mountain Pink " down as , to a huntod-looking wretch who had just boon acquitted for the murder of his father-in-law. The murder was declared justifiable , as the father-in-law was in the habit of tapping his children on the head with an uxwhilo intoxicated. When wo were introduced to Hanks ho merely gave us a passing glance full of eyrjicism and distrust. In facsour sox was against us , the stage driver hav ing a small opinion of , womankind in general , and not without some reason. Ho was formerly a great character , people used to go miles to hoar him toll about his blood curdling encounters with stage robbers , or how ho slew a whole family jot boars with only ti jackknifo. In fact , no ono in that section of tlio country was regarded as a well informed traveler who had not nindo the trip from Bohacks to Rawlins and back again on his stage. It was regarded as n sort of "doubling the Horn. " In these palmy days Hanks kept a stocking which , rumor said , was swelled to the same bulbous proportions as these exhibited on chiropodists' signs to illustrate the appearance of a foot before treatment. The swellings on Hanks' stocking , however - over , wore the result of tlio treatment of a long and systematic dosing of WO gold pieces , administered internally to the stocking. The following melancholy narrative will show how the stage driver lost his money and his confidence in human na ture at ono blow. At the terminus of tlio stage route dwelt a lady known by the name of "Mountain Pink , " who enjoyed the ro- speet of the community for many sterling qualities. Hanks took dinner and changed horses at "Mountain Pink's'1 every ether day. The acquaintance gradually -ippcned into love. There was an impediment to tfoo union of thn ? " Hwo souls with but a single thought,1' for the lady was already married. But as "she had never got on with her hus band nohow , " to quote local gossip , she proposed getting a divorce from him and marrying the stage driver , if the latter would furnish the necessary funds. Hanks gave her the stocking containing the accumulated wealth of MB life. In the meantime a stranger had taken up his residence at "Mountain Pink's" ranch. She always spoke of him as "that gontlotnan from Missouri what herded mules. " No ono appeared to take any notice of him. Imagine the consternation therefore which fell upon the community when ono morning it was discovered that tlio faithless "Mountain Pinic" and the Mlssouriim , who followed the gentlemanly calling of herding mules , had boon made one. The truth was finally forced upon the at first unbelieving Hanks , They had olonod , married and set up housekeep ing at Rawlins on the contents of his stocking. To quote the remarks that the stage driver made on that occasion would require fireproof paper and a blue pencil of the strongest color. Wo left Bohacks as noon as possible , despite tlio numerous inducements winch our host held out to us if wo would re main. But pics for dinner , a coyote hunt and a trip to the Indian village wore not sulllclontly seductive to make us iroloiir ) ( our stoppages on the route. A drive of twenty-live mlles through chokinc dust and straggly sago brush bought u n to our next stopping placo. It was a wretched looking cabin , standing deserted upon u Hat prairie , with the af ternoon sun pouring down upon the mud roof , Ono of the boys climbed out of the wagon and disappeared inside the hovel , Wo could not BOO just what sort of tab leau was made , but wo hoard the follow ing conversation : "Sou here , my good man , wo all want our dinner right away , double quick. We've got seine ladies outside who are not used to roughing it , so lot's have something nice. " A mnn'H voice drawled out presently in answer : "Kf you nnd them ladies is so damn par- tickilar , you can all turn out in the bngo brush. 1 ain't going to git no dinner today , nohow. " Wo girls climbed out of the wagon to plead for something to cat The next station was half a day's journey distant , while , to use the local language , both we and our horses "wero plumb tuck ered out. " The place was n postolllco as well as a road ranch. A woman who lived somewhere- the vicinity nnd had como for mail interviewed UH at the door. "Sukes nlivol" she said , in answer to our question as to what was the matter. "I dun no what's come o'Johnnie's man ners , 1 ain't ever scon Him like this boforo. Ho scorns torrlblo snd nn' i cussln' considerable. " Wo wont Insldo and sure enough wo found .lohnnh "cussln' " considerable. Ho was ono o these tall , s'.ondor , willowy men whoso feet and hands seem to linvo boon do volnncil at the expense of thj rest of lit body. Ho was standing near the stove a pic ture of woo , with a most miserable look ing infant thrown over ono arm , heat downward , while with the disengaged hand ho was trying to fry moat , turning it by tossing up the pieces In the pan nnd catching them on the robound. This process naturally splashed tlio ho grenso on the father and child. The former became moro profane , the Inttoi wept louder nnd deeper each time i plcco was turned. Wo offered to mlm the baby for Johnnie , and as ho Utrnoi him over to our care ho mndo the fol lowing apology : "Ladles , excuse 111 } language , but it makes mo so \vhon things comes to such a pass as this , that n man's wife will do up hoi ball dress In a gripsack , go to a bull in Lnndorand leave a mnn lo got dinnoi and mind the baby. Why , Indies , it makes mo so gel darned hot 1 don't know what I am saying. " Wo made our next stopping place bo fore nightfall. Hero our aeeominoda lions were quite luxurious in compari son to the ether road ranches. The walls of the room were covered with whlto cheese cloth neatly tacked over the cottonwood poles and mud plaster At the other stations they had boon baro. Some attempt at decoration had boon made by tacking "boforo and nftor" patent medicine advertisements on the walls. There was also a motto ever the front poor requesting Provi dence to bless the promises. In fact the refining presence of a woman assorted itself in a number of remarkable de vices accredited with making home happy. Wo were tired from the continued jolting and the long drive under tlio broiling aim. Wo should have been glad to retire immediately after suppar , but our landlady said it was such a 'spell since she had seen any women oik" that wo submitted to her cate chism regarding the shape of bounots , the cut of gowns and such Hko feminine matters. Among ether things the land lady told us she kept a "government' for her children , who was "an olognnl educated young lady from Nobrnsky and wrote in a dairy. " After an introduc tion to this combination of talents , however - ever , wo felt sure that whatever evi dences of genius were locked in the pages of her dairy , her conversational olTorts did not promise a second Bash- kirtsoft" . The room in which wo were to sloop had several beds. Just as wo wore about to retire , the landlady again appeared and asked us if wo would have any ob jections to sleeping in the same room with "tho lady what did her cooking. ' ' She was closely followed by the lady in question , who resembled nothing'so much as a mutton chop grown cold in its own gravy or a fried potuto which had been drained. Any objections wo had to accepting this lady as n room male would have to bo made in her presence , and ns she was such a forlorn , tired look ing old thing wo had not the ho.irt lo re ject 1)31' ) . After leaving Rouge's , which is the name of the last stationwp were obliged to continue our journey without the aid of road ranches , as the country between there and Lost Cabin was entirely un settled. Our mess box was ucll sup plied with provisions , but wo were fear fully short of water , our road so far hay ing been through a section of country watered by alkali creeks , the streams of pure water having dried. Along the route wo were obliged to drink water which had been .brought from Lost Cabin to Rawhns a week before. Our road lay through the Muskrat canyon. Since the beginning of our jour ney wo had not scon a tree or a leaf. The sun poured down , blistering out- hands and faces , swelling 'our lips , until wo lost all resemblance to white"people. . The wagon jolted down gulches and rat- tied ever foothills of the Big Horn mountains. A moro desolate tract of country it would bo impossible to find ; rocks and bowlders woroi prinklcd over the desert waste as if they had been shaken from sornomammoth pepperbox. Great white alkali patches spread over thetground , looking from the distance like'clothes bleaching in the { dun , but never the trace of a dwelling. Wo journoyi.d till sunset , the clouds of dust which the team created causing a dreadful thirst , and water in the cask getting lower. Wo had hoped lo find a creek not poisoned with alkali , but the bellowing of the cattle for water con vinced us before reaohinirtho place that , the stream had dried. The sun hau sot ; it was impossible to proceed further that night. Wo camped'by the parched bed of the stream , and cooked and washed wi'h ' the little water remaining in the cask. cask.Nature Nature , as though in some measure to compensate this desolate region , makes the sun sot over the Bad Lands with a gorgeousness which is beyond descrip tion. The parched hills , too steriloovcn to support a growth of sagebrush , the dusty road and the white alkali patches which never know the benefit of a drop of moisture , take on a reflected glory. Along the western horl/.on the deep rod liirht glows far into the night , softening thin scene of unparalleled desolation. Wo built a lire , ate supper and slept under the broad canopy of heaven , our cars full of the sounds of the suil'oring cattlo. The only thing that sustained us the next morning was the thought that wo would reach our journoy'n end thnt day. Wo drove along the remain ing number of miles , too thirsty to com plain. At hfst the straggling outhouses of the raucn were in sight. The Ibraol- I ten could not have welcomed tholr first glimpse of the promised land more joyfully than wo did our sight of the Lost Cabin. SPECIAL NOTICES. COUNCIL BUUFF3. T OI'TKK the fallowln : cholco b.injalni In -Lfrull and vogutulilo lands : 67 acres BJ rods north of the Uhautaiutua mounds , eastern Hlope , flnonprlnH and line 8rliiK-hrool | ) > , lan.l very rich and well adapted to fruit , ! Xl ncrosi on Grand iivenno , line oiolmrd , windmill and line proves Hltnated on Mjrustor proposed motor line , ono nnd oiu-hulf miles from Council lllulTJ nimnftl . u acres or very cholco plowed lanJ on I ! rand nvonno , li miles from pouolllce. Ill ) ncioj 111' inllo4 fiom city limits- BOO ! house , barn ant outuulldlius ; llmoroliart ; u Kiual bargain at $ Vi . Uasy lerms. M acres , choice fruit farm , 6 acres In bl-iuk- hunlcs , 01) yoiinr frulHroo , : iouii8iapo vlius. House , barn and oiilbulldlnjs. A very i-hnlru bargain. 10 acres ailjuliiltii ! city llmlth. .Kiorv oils c , iood barn , orchard , Krnpos and Hiiiall flints. W , L ) , htncy , Itoom t , Opera llouso blouk. Council niiilfa , la. T71AKM.S , tr.ir.lcu lands , buusss , loU an I JL1 binliiims blocks for sale or ront. Day fi IIos * . U > I'earl slreut , Uounoll IlluIN , 1 0) Iowa fa run and gardens for sale. Several -Lstooks of merc'handlso to OMihun u for found ! Itlullrt property or Iowa laml. John- btuu & Van I'allcn. _ g , W/UI'VS money on hand for loans. W. A. Wood & Co . MO Main Hlreiil. nAOlChfAM-6oriiur : lot , lai.xlVi ft. , with two -dwellings , ono U rooms , new , with cvciy convenience , steam lumt , open fire jihtco In cuoli room. llnUlie I In hardnood throiuliouf renlJV ) ; oilier ? room * , rent t.M , with modern coiivoiiloncca. 13 , II , Hlicufc'5Ji Hrjaihr ly. ft WANTED I i a ( trlvulo family about March 1 , a clrl for cenor.il housowork. Must bo u KPO d cook and lanndiu ) > < ) , Uood wases will bo jnJ | K ) iicimipulcnt girl. Ad- drcfcs , lilvlnc r ereiicea , liox J-'l Council HlulfH , 'Ij'OiritKN'l' Over lUOilwellliit' " of uiery He- -L bcrliitlon ill jiriccH vnrylnK fiom * tuliW per inonlh. located in all p.irti of thu city , 11 ll , cliojfv , WO .Broadway. LRON BO YD < I < I III * Tr tlmany tii Uinl.miR iiml I'nbrokrii SorlesofTeM Ciiooi O cr- ulidmliiff KUdnu-e of the SiirrrM * nnil Skill of lr . Coiolniil | , Shop- nnl & MiuiMleld. I.con lloytl. on of tlio Into ov-shoillT J. V. / Hoyd , rcjldliiftut ISM Park a\cmio , has for ' tlio past tttcoKs | boon utiilor tliu ciu-oot Or * . Copolaml , Shepard * MiuiMlolil. Mr. lloyd has boon tliu victim of lliortro.ideil dl-ioiise , eatnrih , nnil nftor inlTorlnjr your * Ullsof his treatmenl and refinery. I.IION novii. \ ' Homo ynaisnKo 1 contracted a slight cold , at llrst It din not ciinso inn ninoli annoyance , but us Itcnnllnm-d to crow xuii-.o and iilloi't. my guncr.tl , I deemed It advisable to consult phytlclixni. " .My nose was always stopncd up first ono sldo and thcnihpolliar. iliill.huuvi * liondachCH and a constant dromilns from the iack of inn hcud Into thuthiont. causing mo loliaukuml spit , trying to nilso It. "I could not , s'ujp at night. It bolni Impoisl- mo forinu to RI I u putfuct night's lost , upon nrlHlimln tliu ninrnlnj 1 would bo ns tlrodas when 1 wont to bed. ThlMIS my voiiilitlou \\hou I nillcd tiiou ] llrs. Cniiji-iiKl , Shcpnid .t Mimslluld. Tliuv ONamlui'd my ruio nnd I Immediately p'ncud my suit mtdrr lliolr cuti1 , nnil 1 happy now thnl I domiso. fur I am so mncli liuttor , altlioiuli not unttri'ly cmcil. My Imniovoniunt has miidu siiuli a ciiainu In jni1 tluit I wish to rucoinmctid l > ii. I'ouolu'id , Miniwr.l & Miinsllcld to the nubile -ciicr.il. ( . .Mr. Hoyd icsldcs ut No. liJ ) I'nrk iivcnni * . \\licioliuvaii bo seen and will readily verify . , his , statumunt. ' -1 AFTER NINE YEARS Mr . CiMirKli * Cimlrr , : i\'i Torliy St. , I'liuU Itclli-r. Catarrh unit UN iilcrl : I'liiin tlui Kill- . Mrs. Ooorjio Cooler , 'I4.M Corny street. Oinulm Vluw , says : Tionlilo exist oil nine vcars. Hejnii with liillaimniUlon nt drums of uolh i-nis. Th' < WHS the result of cut irrh which hud existed twi'iity-nlno years. Myeai.sMSIO cMiuinolv painful , My Hiiiroilnir w.is HO terrllilo 1 thonilit 1 noulil die. My earsulso tllsclmr.ed lunch offensive ims wnluli m.utu my CUMI iilinostimbuur.inlu to myself mid my family. I JIllS. OKOHfllA COOTKIt. T had very Illtlb sleep , lo ( ouch my oars caused Intense ) ugony. I bullori'd evcryihliis hiildealb. The piofu = o discharge from my oais hasu.\litcd for years , and I have been treated hy dlfTcront physicians ami speelallsti but ultlioiitcurc. 1 Irul cnllioly Rlvon up honoand concluded to nuiKo In moree/firl to got well , finally I icsolved. as a last lesoil. lo consult Drs. Copeland , Shop ir > l and Mniis- lield. ' 1 bcse physlclanx. after a careful CMIIII- Inallon of mv case , ( old mo they could bone- lltand piob'ibly euro me. Today I con Iriilh- fullysay Hi it under their ciro 1 have ro- culveil more beni'rlt than 1 ever ioallrcd ; from all former medical treatment My ear.s liavu bolh ceased dlscharKlii ! ! . and I feel better tlinn I Imvo for yeais. The method of treat ment Is mild , palmer , and I cannot speak too highly of Hie skill and care Hint Drs Copeland - land , Slicpard and Mansllld la\ee.\hllltel : ) ( 'it my ease. BOTH CLASS PRESIDENTS. \ Coincidence In the Noluhle C'reilenlliils ol tin * I'liyHlrhiiiH l tin ! Copel.mil .Medical Institute. Dr. Vi' , II. Copolaml waspioslilont of lilsclnsi1 nt llollovno llospllal Medical College , Now YorK , where ho Kr.'idualed , tlio most fiunout nsUlitilon ot HH Kind In the country. UN Illiloniaboars tlio written ondorsomnnl of llin nedie.il aiithorlllchof Now Ymk , of the ( leans of piomlncnt medical coltoroi In Pennsyl vania. Dr. U. 8. Hliopanl WIIH prcHldentof his lafis at Rush Medical ( 'ol.cw. ChlcaKo , vli'eh IB acknowledged In bo llin lemlliiR In- tltut'on of HH Iclnd In the ucat. Dr. Hbopard'H borough hospital exjiorlouni and .ipcclal Indy In tlio dlHouscs or the eye , car , nebo and hroat. iilaeo him amonz the leading npeelal- sl In the west. Dr. T. It. Mansllold's creden- lals are no lesi abundant and nniiiallflecl | , In also IB formally Iniloisod hy the secretaries of various county and xlato medical koclolles , Rum iiiuuiuiu iiiDiiiitivj ROOMS 311 AND 312 , New York Life Building Cor. 171h anil Fann-.n Sis. , Oiinln , Nisf ! W. H. COl'KLANIl. Af. I ) . C. S. Hniii'Aiti ) , M. O. T. U. AlANbl'inM ) , .M. I ) . Coiisnliln I'hyH clan * Spoclnllo ) : Oit.irrh and nil dls'rtsji of t'li AC , Kur. Tlinut an I I-IIIU-H. Nervous Ills- abOH , skill Diseases , Ulironlo DIHO-IHIH. Olllcu IOIIIH 0 toll a. m. , " to Dp. n ; . , 7 to ! ) n m. Sunday 1(1 ( a. in to 4 p. m. Uiitarrlml irouliles anil Ulndri'.il > dlsoaso < leated successfully hy in.ill. Himl ! ta In tumps fur fiucstloii circulars. Aildr.isi all etters to Oopoland Mttdle.il luslltutu , iN Veil ; Jlfu llulldlni1. Omaha , Net ; , $5 A MONTH. CATAIIHH AND KINDJli : ! ) DIKHA KH 'ItlUTCD AT TUP \iroltM I IIA'iV , OK * 5 A MON I II UNT1I < AI'HIL 1UTII MIIDI- 'INKS rUltMHUKI ) ritKK. _ ClfTZENS STATE BANK Or Council Bluffs. 7 At STOCK . % 1 50,03) SURPLUS AND PROFITS . 70.09J TOTAU CAPITAL AND SURPLUS . $225 37 Ex I. A. Miller , R O. Olenson , II I/ . ihuKurt , K , K. II irl , J , IX E Jmiindsoii. Cliar ! i t , Ilunuan. Trani4Ut Konunil tunklru uuil- leis. I < irxostc.iplul airl nurjilui of any bixiU ntiouthVTUtturu lown. NTEREST ON TIMi DEPOSITS W. C. ESTEP , WKRAL DIRECTOR AND liMBALMEll 14 N. Main , Council Bluffa.