Nebraska Newspapers

    0 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : -SUNDAY , SEPTEMBER 0 ,
TIIE OMAIU SUNDAY BEE.
COUNCIL. BLUFFS ,
OFFICE - - NO. 14 I'HAIIL 8THEBT
t > tllvrr l by currier to nny part of the city.
H. W. TILTON , Lessee.
Tni.iriION't:8 : IluslnfEU office , No. IS ; night
tailor. No. 23.
MojT-s Itcal Estate Agency , 639 Broadway.
The tmkti'wn Infant found on the Crc&ceni
City road has "been Adopted by C. Huschln-
fcld nntl wife.
Licence to well was yesterday granted
Grorge Shivers and Amanda tUmmon , both
of Milts county.
Most ( I the liquor cases pending before
the county board have irne ovrr until the
21st. to which time the board lias adjourned.
The general executive committee of the
Army cf the Tennessee wilt meet In the
federal court room Monday morning at 10
o'clock.
The Congregational church resumes Its
UMial services today , the past-r , Hev. pr
Askln , preaching-tor the first time since Ills
vacation ,
The Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W
Davis died of cholera Infantnm yesterday af
ternoon at G o'clock , at the residence. 238
Ore1 n stre t.
The case of William Like , charged with
embezzlement , lias been continued until next
Friday , when Lake says he Mill be able to
disprove the charge.
The Etonian residence , 131 Park avenue ,
Is not the cue recently rented by Ocneral
Weaver. It will continue to be occupied by
Or. Carter'fc family while he is In Kurope.
A little probate business was transacted
by Judge Mncy yesterday , and adjournment
thin taken till Monday nfternoon , when th
assignment of law cases will be made.
Stella , C-months-old daughter ofMr. . and
Mrs. William Harris , died of cholera In-
lantum Friday. Tlie funeral will take place
Ihla morning at 10 o'clock from the residence
In iast Omalm.
Oroncweg & Schocntgen yesterday com
menced a replevin action to secure posses-
Rlon of the ledger of the grocery firm of
Taylor & Vaughn , claiming It under a chattel -
tel mortgage , The sheriff had seized It with
the goods under a writ of attachment , Issued
liy the district court at the Instance of other
creditors.
The county board of supervisors heard fur
ther arguments yesterday on the question of
giving the new Manawa railway company
the right of way over the country road. Mr.
Slieu appeared In behalf of the company and
Jlr. Flnley In behalf of the opposition. The
board decided lo postpone further considera
tion until the 21st.
B A wagon belonging to a vegetable mnn
named G-oss was standing on Willow avenue
yesterday morning , when the horses at
tached to It became frightened and started.
They kept on until they reached the top of
the High school hill , severing cucumbers ,
tucts and tcmatoea broadcast at every Jump.
They finally became entangled In a barb wire
fence and hud to stop.
Money to loan on Improved farms < it low
rates. Hal-gains In real estate , I'jusea for
rent. Fire and tornado lr.surar.co written.
Money loaned for Ucal Investors , Lougec &
Towle. 235 1'earl street.
Vnvru'n llry < ! oml Htoro
Will carry 8 full line of domestic and Im
ported yarns. 142 Broadway.
Eagle laundry , 724 Broadway , for GOO ?
work. Tel. 157.
Domestic coap breaks hard , water.
Smith McPhcrson of Ked Oak was In the
city yesterday.
A. B. Ulahel of the Hock Island Is suffering
Irani u sprained ankle.
Mrs. F. E. Dobbins Is visiting her hus.
liaml'u parents In Creston ,
F. C. Clarke , editor of the Ited Oak Sun ,
visited the Utuffs yesterday.
W. H. James of Sioux City is spending
Sunday with his family here.
Mason P. Mills , a attorney of Cedar Rap
ids , \vas In the city yesterday.
S. A. Teal of Missouri Valley Is visiting his
daughter , Mrs. W. B. Haverstock.
Thomas Evans , Jr , . left last evening- for
Lima , Ind. , to attend Howe college.
MUs Nettle Wallace leaves next Tuesday
for Tabor , where she will resume her college
vork.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. E. Lamb of Lacone , la. ,
arc guests of the latler's parents , Mr. und
Mrs. Friend C valt.
Mr. and Mrs. K. B , Adams have Just re
turned from a four weeks' trip to Hot
Springs , 8. U. Mrs. Adams is very much
lmprc\cd In health.
Master and Miss Blseman , the elder chil
dren of Simon Elseman , now of Salt Like ,
nero In the city yesterday cnrouto for New
York on a visit to friends there.
The aged father of Hev. C. N. Armstrong
Is lying at the point of death In Omaha ,
lie la only 71 years old , but has been
practicing medicine for fifty years , and
arduous work has broken his constitution.
Misses Nellie Qnltrell of Jonesville , O. .
Miss Luella Hnge of Cambridge , O. , and
Miss Louise Drown of Dulutli , Minn. , who
have been visiting Captain O. M. Brown on
South Seventh street , left last evening for
Miss Urown's home tn Dulutli.
Lawrence Hoist was able to be out yester
day , having nearly recovered from the terrlblo
Injuries received In a runaway accident
about a week ago. His escape from death
\vas almost miraculous , and his strides toward -
ward recovery have been hardly less re
markable.
Try a glass of Sulpha-Saline or Sotcrl.in
mlr.eral waters from the famous Excelsior
springs at George Davis' , Paul Schneider's
and O. H. Drown's drug stores. John Un
der , general agent.
No delay In closing loans on Improved
( arm lands at low rates , Abstracts of title
prepared and real estate for sale. Pusoy &
Thomas , 201 Pearl street , Council Utuffs.
First class table board for $3.50 per week
at 38 North Seventh street. Also furnished
rooms. Mrs , M , M. Sackett.
M Dtiiun'i ; IIiMpltulVnrk ,
During August there were thirteen pa
lie-its admitted , eleven discharged and one
died , leaving ten patients at the beginning
of this month. Liberal donations were re
ceived during the month from Mrs. II. W
Ilbthert , Mrs. Hllnim , Mrs. Prior , Miss
Lyons , Mrs. A. W. Phelpa , Rev , Jlr. Allen
Miss II , Illood , Mrs. Smith , Mrs. S. Rice ,
Mr. liadol et , Mr. B. Qllllland , Mrs. Lucas
Mr. H. II , Field. During the Grand Army
( wcanipmvnt eighteen families were helpei
with provisions. One family was nsslstei
from hospital supplies , and five needy met
with clothing. The value of the basket do
nations was (39,10 , Mrs. J. L. Smith am
Mri. B , Jefferlca were solicitors. The
umfiunt of cash rccolvi.tl was J220.U1 , mid
this wan all expended but 23 cents.
The cause of the present boom In res
estate Is due Eomcwlmt to Hie eiiccc-ssfu
sale of fruit and garden lands by Mfeurs
Buy & Htss In the Klein tract , Ihey IIK.V
200 acres In amounts to suit , tul'abto lor
fiuit und gardens. Also bearing fruit farm
tar sale. _ _ _ _ _ _
llon't llur Jtltlllnrrr
Until you bt the- fall styles at Vnvru'a Dry
Goods Store. 142 Uroadway ,
Domestic oap outlasts cheap soap. ,
Incrnuiu lu V. inillmrnt.
The first week of the fall term of the city
echools shows an Increaro tn the number o
pupils enrolled which Is very gratlfynK : to
the superintendent and teachers and speak
well of the uteady growth cf the belief It
the value of education. During the week
there have been 3,661 pupils registered , n
Incrcano of ICO ever the corresponding perloi
of last year. During the last three years
them has hern an average. Increase of 200
per year In the total enrollment. The large :
growth this fall I' In the- Pierce street
Washington avenue , Twentieth ivenuo. Sec
\id avenue and Eighth avenue buildings.
l.'inm Laundry Coiupunjr.
610 Tearl street. Telephone , ' . ' 90.
Deit paint * In the world. Davis , druggist
.Washerwomen use Domestic coay
NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS
Stilp of Broadwaj Whore Tlijh-vaj-
incn Are Frequently Found ,
DEAL PLACE FOR FOOTPADS TO WRK
Ian ma Dm.ilia Citizen Win Itpcuc < l from
Three Mm \ tliuVtrn Drlnrnilifil
tu lake lilt .Uiiney nml I'rr-
hupi IIU Life.
The little strip of roadway between the
astern approach of the Urcadway bridge and
he idling bildgo over the old
water works rcservlor Is an ex-
remely lonrly place. It Is narrow ,
vide enough only for loaded teams to pass ,
und bordered on both stdss by dense clumps
nf willow und csttonwood trees. When the
loom if a starless night is added It Is a
ilace where almost any uncanny tiling might
> e expected to happen. It U un Ideal place
'or a holdup , and the facts are Incidentally
eaklug out that a holdup occurs time about
ns often as tlie moon forgets to shine. It Is
he highway of tnilllc between Council IJluffs
nml Omaha , and altncst every night some
at'd cltl/cn of one or the other cities Kits
strandsd on the wrong side of the river , and
ho only remedy Is to walk acr ss the big
bridge. And It very frequently occurs that
hese unfortunate citizens encounter foot
pads ofaryltig degrees of civility and bru-
allty , and are relieved cf anything they may
rnpneii to possess. Generally , rather than
jo called upon to explain what they wprc
lolng in that fnraway and lonely locality at
unseemly lutirs of the night , they say noth-
ng about the affair. Thus many of them
would never be heard of at all were It not
'or ' a bio d-curflllng yell or the sound of
lurrying feet that is often borne to ears of *
lie night man at the cast toll house t * rte
> rldgo. George Stevens , the night man. Is
not very imaginative , and If all tlie sounds
: lmt liu 1ms heard coining from this lonely
ipot Indicate surprise or protest t3 the com-
nlsslon of a crime many people could tell
stories If they chose that would be Intcrest-
iiK. And If dumb and Inanimate witnesses
o.uld speak the near waters of the river
might tell something about strange dlsap-
learances ot men. Stevens thinks then has
not been a week this summer when some
cue was not robbed or given a lively chiis > p.
\ few nights ago Clarence Scharf , tha young
man who presides over the destinies ol the
four-horse wagon load of Morning I3ses that
coma tu the 'Council Illuffs office every
in ruing In the year , rescued an Omaha
cltlzt-n who was sprinting ahead of three
lilKHwaymen and emitting ye'Is at each
jump that made tha night air shudder. Clar
ence was on Ills way for his load of papers
shortly after 3 o'clock , and met the fleeing
citizen a few seconds after the footpads had
started him. When commanded lo halt the
man turned and ran back toward Council
t'ltiffs until he me. Scharf. The < lrlver packed
him up and opened fire on the footpads ,
who quickly disappeared In the willows.
They evidently thought the newspaper wagon
was tlio p lie ? patrol vehicle , filled with po
licemen , and when ! t had passed under the
light of an electric lamp nnd they saw what
it was they returned and chased It to the
foot of the bridge , Stevens saw them coming
and also opened fire with a b g six-she ttr
on the footpads. It soon became toot hot for
tlim and they disappeared In the willows.
An hour later three mon who lo ked sus
piciously like them crossed the bridge into
Omulia. The Omaha man format to- give his
name when thanking The Ilee driver for his
timely assistance.
> X uitos.
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The big sale begins Monday morning at
9 o'clock. 200 cases of new fall merchan
dise arrived last week , alt bought since the
grout reduction of the now tariff bill , at a
saving of 25 to CO per cent less than early
prices.
STOltn OPEN AT O'CLOCK.
More than 1,000 pieces of black and col
ored woolen goods.
Ten pieces of 40-Inch all wool silk finish
black Henrietta , worth COc. at 39c a yard.
10-Inch black all wool serge , worth C5c ,
at IGc a yard.
FlfUetl pieces of the finest quality 4G-lnch
black serge at 74c a yard , -north $1.25.
50-Inch black gloria silk , worth $1.25 , now
C9c a yard.
Ten pieces of neat figure novelty black
dress goods , worth $1 , now 50c a yard.
Buy your dress gooda during this sale.
It's a big saving to you ,
u.OOO . yards of line embroideries , worth
15c , 20c and 25c , at 9c a yard. They will
surprise you.
35c , 40c and 50c fine wide embroideries at
25c a yard.
1,000 , yards standard dress prints at 3c
a yard.
Good bed tlck'ng at EC n yard , worth lOc.
Fifty pieces cutlng flannel at Cc a yard.
000 pairs Nottingham lace curtains at 7Gc ,
$1. $1.48 and $1.08 a pair , worth fully
double.
Conic In Monday and see the goods. Thou
sands of other bargains not mentioned in
this ad. Sjlo begins promptly at 9 o'clock
Monday morning.
BENNISON BROS. ,
Council Bluffs.
AS SKKN HY OTIIIiKS.
rinniidiil Cnmlltlim of Council HlurfN u *
SflHl 1) ) KiHtlTII ClIplrilllHtK.
A correspondent of the United States In
vestor of New York thus writes concerning
Cou-.cll Bluffs :
"Tho shortage of the corn crop in western
I .AMI , though nothing like as serious as in
central Nebraska , Is already telling visibly
on various branches of business In such
cities us Council Bluffs. To a largo extent
this section has been one of the never-falling
boiirces of corn supply , and consequently ono
cf the Meccjs of cattle and hog feeders. The
feeding of cuttle has always been a profitable
business , und the feeder in gocd standing
ctnild always borrow as much money as
was necessary to buy feed and run a drove
of bteers through from Septembsr till the
spring marketing tlnte. In fact , the greater
P > rt of the banking surplus of Council Iluffs
lias for a long time' been employed In the
channel abive Indicated. The banks now
have a heavy surplus of money , which they
vculd ba glad to loan out to feeders as In
previous years , but the demand from this
eourco has been greatly curtailed. The ex
ceptionally dry setson which lias cut short
the corn cr"p , has lllcew so very much re
duced the hay crop and dried up the lute
pastures. Aa a consequence , feeders have
generally refrained from making their
usual purchases of cattle , not caring to stock
up in the face of a shortage of feed , which
could only bo obtained at high prices. They
1. ivo figured that the price of beef prospec-
i'.ji \-is not high enough to warrant the
risk .f fattening cattle on 60 and 60-cent
c-.rn , and hay In proportion.
"What Is the result ? It leaves an un
usually largo amount of surplus cash on
hand In the banks of Council Illuffs , which
naturally will seek other lines of Investment.
A further result of the wliolo situation Is
that farmers who have for several years
fallen In with the general tendency to
liquidate Indebtedness , will this fall bo con
fronted with a shortage of money to carry
f-rward their plans. As the majority of
them htvu good security to offer , they will
become borrowers to a larger extent than
usiul. There ore even now strong Ind ca
tions that such will be the case , and In the
business to fallow the part which local capi
tal will play will bo important and unusual.
A tew of the local loan men assert that not
a few of their applications for farm loans
arc being filled by local capital.
"At present fnrm loan money coats the
borrower only from C4 to 7 per cent , which
Is considered a low rate , which nothing1 but
the merits of the securities offered could
brlr.K i bout. Insurance companies have been
a factor tn the competition for gcod loans
lu th * western counties of Iowa. Those com
panies , ui a rule , have not looked for high
rates to much as tare securities , und consequently
quently their low rates have commanded
tome of the belt loans.
"Tliet crop shortage and partial failure In
this section of Iowa , though a serious thing ,
especially In u year of general dep'reialon ,
U nut u matter which need give any uneasi
ness to Investors wjio own her eecurlUes ,
for such a shortage does not como once jn
fifteen years. The ctatiUty and resources
of western Iowa arc such that e\en nn abso
lute failure nf cropit would make no appre
ciable difference is to the meeting of obli
gations , for the paying of Interest and pitying
off n. mortgage does not depend upon any one
erop or kind of crop ,
"The growth of Council Bluffs has bem
conservative , substantial and hot not out
stripped the surrounding country , and the
comparative caul us of financial conditions
here noes fnr to attest the wisdom of aurh
growth. " _ _ _ _ _ _
OI'KN I' UK INM'ICCTIOM.
Tclcgraml from Our N \ Yirft ( I llo ' .
We V.I1I place on sale this week tlio greater
part of our fall goods. In various lines , the
most Important and complete at present in
our dress good.i department , comprising the
very newest weaves from llio Bngllsh ,
French and German looms , and call special
atentlon to our exclusive line of dress pat
terns , no two alike , and positively no dupli
cates.
Notwithstanding the news from our New
York olllee of the strong market and prices
advancing generally In staple merchandise ,
we ar glad to say we were secured previous
to tlie arrival of buyers , which were more
numerous than any previous season , and ac
counts for the sudden advance In the cotton
market ,
This season's wool goods have not been
affectd by the tariff bill , and our Import or
der on fine dress goods Is owned at the low
est possible flguro for this seafon.tlie new
tariff not taking effect until January 1st , ' 95.
I10STON STOKE ,
_ Council Bluffs , la.
Wlii-rii ti > Uoraliip.
First Presbyterian Preaching by tlio pas
tor , Stephen Phelps , at 10:30 : n. m. and 7:30 :
p. m.
St. John's Kngllsh Lutheran Services In
James hall , 17 Pcnrl street , at 11 n. m.
and 7:45 : p. m , Hev. O. W. Snydcr , pastor.
Second Presbyterian Rev. C. N. Arm
strong , pastor. Morning service , 10:30. : No
evening service.
First Congregational Preaching by pastor
morning and evening. Morning topic : "The
Mnn In n Cave. " Evening : "Paul's nulmnto :
of Worldly Wisdom. "
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints Services In Huntlngton hall , 101
Broadway , at 8:30 : , and 7:30 : p. in.
Liberty Hall Hov. George Muller will con
duct the usual people's religious service
thl. ; evening ,
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day-Saints Preaching at 10:30 : a. m.
and 7 ' 45 p. m. T. W. Williams , minister ,
Young Men's Christian Association Regu
lar meeting at 4 o'clock In the Baptist
church. Secretary Wright will lead.
Christian Tabernacle Rev. J. 0. Lemen
will occupy the pulpit In the morning. In
the evening the pastor will preach. Subject ,
"A New Life. "
Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church , Cor
ner Twenty-fifth street and Avenue B Rev.
Jacob Sims , pastor. No preaching morning
or evening. Sunday school at 12 in. Up-
worth league at 6:30 p. m.
Yntra'n Dry OnoiU Store
Is getting ready for the. fall millinery sea
son of 1S94. 142 Broadway.
Clirckv lliloten.
A scheme which has been tried In other
cities recently and found very effective Is
being put in operation by tile light fingered
gentry of this city , although without any
vcry serious results so far. A prospective
thief walks Into a house tn such a business
like way as to disarm suspicion among the
neighbors. It he finds any one at home he
excuses himself glibly and goes out again.
If not , ho at once proceeds to go through
the house systematically and steal whatever
Is not red hot or nailed down. Yesterday
morning a man entered the back door of the
residence of W. W. Wallace , on Bluff street ,
but was soon confronted by one of the mem
bers of the family who heard him , On
being asked what he wanted he apologized
for intruding by saying that he thought It
was the Ogden house , and left precipitately.
There Is but little doubt that his Intention
of robbing the house wus frustrated In this
way. People will do well to look out care
fully for crooked jobs of this sort ,
Instruction on the piano will be given to a
limited number of pupils by Mrs , J. A. Itoff ,
1022 Fifth avenue.
_
The laundries lice Domestic soap.
HOHH Muds Ills Horse.
The fine horse and phaeton stolen from
J. P. Hess , Jr. , from the street In front of
Davis' drug1 store , Wednesday evening , -were
recovered yesterday. The horse was found
yesterday morning tied to the fence near the
residence of a farmer named Bebbancy , nine
miles east of town. The animal was greatly
fatigued and nlnust famished for food and
water. Thursday afternoon the rig was seen
in Carson , driven by a young man accom
panied by two girls. Whether the Intention
was to steal the' outfit and the thief became
frightened and abandoned It or whether It
was taken by some reckless young people
bent on a lark Is not known , and will not be
! inquired Into by the owner , since he has
recovered It with little expense and with
slight damage. _
For rent , furnished rooms , with board.
Bath , steam heat , etc. 98 Fourth street.
Fcr cobs go to Cox , 10 Main street. Telephone -
phone 48.
Factory l.ocntotl.
The Merchants and Manufacturing associa
tion of Council Bluffs has been In corre
spondence with a number of important manu
facturing establishments contemplating a re
location of their plants , and has been quietly
doing a , good deal of cillclent work for tha
city. One very useful and profitable- enter
prise has been located and will commence
operations next week. It Is the Clover Air
Mat Manufacturing company , and will com
mence business at the/ corner of Broadway
and Fifteenth street. They will employ at
the start sixty-live people , manufacturing a
new air mattress. The company has ample
means and will push the business. It has j
I ' contracts with the Pullman company for
furnishing air mattresses and pillows to
the Pullman coaches.
_
Gas cooking stoves for rent and for sals at
Gas Co.'s office.
office.C.
C. U Wiiller JIurt.
A telegram received last evening by B.
N. Waller from his uncle In Chicago an
nounced the shooting and serious wounding
of his brother , C. L. Waller. Mr. Waller
was formerly a member of the well known
Insurance firm of Waller Bros. , but for the
past two years he has been practicing law
In Chicago. The telegram contained no
particulars as to how the shooting' occurred ,
only stating that the wound was la the ab
domen and that an operation had betn per-
'ornicd and the ball extracted , and that the
.vound was considered to be dangerous.
I'tt.l'TTlJS UI' THE \'OV ! > aSTElS.
"There's only one thing I hope , " was the
bitterly spoken remark of the boy who had
been subjected to parental discipline.
"What ? " asked the neighbor's boy. "That
when my grandfather licked lather fur goln'
In Ewlmmln' he done It cood. "
Small boy Papa , may I ask you a ques
tion ? Papa Certainly , my boy. Small boy
If umbrella menders bring the umbrellas
bad ; , what's the reason nobody ever saw an
umbrella mender carrying on umbrella that
Isp.'t broken ?
Teacher What Is the meaning of the
phrase , "Adding Insult to Injury ? " Tommy
Why , It's like- sending me Into the > garden
to cut a switch for you to whip mo with ,
A C-year-old was seated tn a barber's chair ,
"Well , my little man , " said the barber ,
"how would you like to have your hair cut ? "
"Oh , like papa's , with a little round ue at
the top. "
One of Plerce's bright boys , aged 5 years ,
saw a funeral passing his home , says the
Pierce ( Neb. ) Cell , Being of an Inquisitive
turn cf mind ho aston'shed his mother by
asking : "Say , mamma , are there any sand-
burs In heaven ? " The mother of course
told the "younK hopeful' " that there was no
such thing as candburs In heaven. "Then , "
said the youngster , "I would like to go to
hoiven HO I could go barefooted I" This did
not happen to be the same boy that , when u
neighbor was trotting him on tier knee , re
monstrated quite strongly. The neigh
bor thought the boy.'s pants were
too tight across the seat , but
on investigation the detestabla Band-
bur was found nicely ensconced inside
the seat of the trousers and Jabbing wickedly
Into the youngster's hide every time , the
good woman tossed fclra up. and dow * t
lin\TTPHCl l ll f1 I TPC"P PilfP
HUNTERS GREATEST GAM
The Panther's ' AwftY'Blocd-Thlrstineai and
Irro t'Stibla Power ,
ROYAL MO.W.illlOF ( THE JUKG'.E
( .Irncrnl Clmr.ictrrMtlc"or'Africa. . ' * U-ituum-
lilu llrimt Ills AlHiiluto re.trlrxflnc'14
I'pr.ichi.u , sulitlr , Swift
nml alnUtur ,
( Translated from the Vrcnch by M. Homl > onnel. )
The great African panther , or leopard ( these
two names are given htm Indiscriminately ) ,
Inhabits the sea coast by preference , or the
vicinity of n water course , regions where the
winter Is less rigorous. He is rarely encoun
tered In the snow-covered mountains.
The full-grown panther Is a heavy beast.
The largest ono 1 ever saw exceeded 400
pounds In weight , and measured ten feet , five
Inches from the em ) of his nose to the tip
of his tall , The tall always represents one-
third of the total length of the animal.
The male Is much larger than tho-female ,
Ills head Is stronger and rounder than hers ,
He Is blacker on the back , with less white
on the belly. In both the cars are on the
back of the head , very small nnd set wide
apart. They are black against the head und
ashen gray at the tips. The neck Is thick
and extremely short. The body of the pan
ther Is long and his legs very short.
He Is able to seize his prey only by ruse
and surprise and by leaping upon It. You
will rarely see n full-grown leopard run.
When that happens , however , his paws move
with such rapidity that he seems to slide as
If launched fiat on his belly over the Ice.
When he hunts or Is hunted ho makes leaps
of prodigious length and with a quickness of
which words can give no Idea. You have
seen a cat make a spring of some seven to
ten feet without extraordinary effort , and
I have seen panthers leap forty feet , scarcely
seeming to touch when they alight with
wonderful flexibility and grace. Their great
length of body causes their forequartcrs and
hindquarters to move In opposite directions
when they walk. They appear to have broken
backs.
There Is as much difference between the
physiognomies of a young panther and ot an
old ono as between the countenance of a
boy and a m.in. In an old beast the whiskers
ETO longei. fie- eyes sad , tlu chops are pen-
d hnt , the fur Is darker , the demeanor very
grave. The younpr leopard's face Is full and
without wrinkles , the expression gayer and
the robe of a lighter color.
HIS WONDERFUL EYKS.
The panther's eye is full , round and glow
ing. The pupil follows the progress of the
sun ; It turns in the circle of tlio iris , as the
hands turn on the face of a clock. Its rotary
movement lasts twenty-four hours. At noon
the pupil la long , as thin as a knife blade
and stands vertically in the manner of the
hands of a clock making C o'clock. At noon
the panther Is at real , being too blind to
see his way. Ho remains hidden , and If he
should be taken by surprise the pupils of his
eyes would dilate a little , but never com
pletely. The pupil widens gradually during
Its rotation. At neon it Is a vertical line ;
at C In the afternoon It Is an oval , extending
horizontally , like the clock hands marking
a quarter before 3 o'clock ; at midnight It is
a perfect circle. Tills Is the hour when the
animal sees most clearly. From midnight
until noon the pupil follows the same prog
ress , but diminishing In width , and at 0
o'clock In the mornlnjj It occupies the same
position as at G ot tha evening.
After the animal's death the pupil dilates
slightly , but preserves the same position as
it had at the momcntjqf death. These obser
vations I have had the opportunity making
on panthers I have killed at different hours In
the day. The fad Is the same In the case
ot the cat , with the exception of the rotary
movement , which does not occur In the- lat
ter ; but by studying the cat carefully , with
out annoying him , one can always tell , ap
proximately , what o'clock It is by examining
his eyes.
The reason Is now clear why the panther
rarely makes an attack between 9 o'clock In
the morning and C o'clock at night. If you
meet him by chance within this Interval of
time , since he is not sure ot his sight , lie
turns tall at the slightest sound and runs
to hide In the thickest part of the Jungle ;
but he seldom goes very far. Believing him
self well concealed , ho crouches behind a
thicket , with his head on his forepaws. In
the position ot a cat on the watch. Woe to
you If you pass within the range of one of
his bounds ! You will have him on your
back ! On foot , on horseback or In a carriage ,
you TV 111 not escape him.
HIS IlEAL HABITS.
An unwounded panther uses his teeth
only on cattle. But when he Is hunted or
ciosses a man on his path he-easily inflicts
blows with his claws sufficiently powerful
to completely destroy the face and usually
cause death. When ho Is wounded lie uses
both claws and teeth , and falls upon man
with a fury that Is'terrlble.
We have In Africa seven or eight kinds of
spotted wild beasts ! This fact has caused
travelers In that country to believe they
have seen panthers , and set down observa
tions of the animal which are foreign to
the leopard and should be assigned to other
beasts. I myself have heard Arabs , who ,
to toll the truth , are utterly Ignorant of
natural history , give to both ounce and
tiger cat the name o little panther.
A widely prevailing notion Is that the
panther climbs trees. Here again ho has
certainly been confounded with the ounce ,
the lynx the tiger cat and other small
animals , which not only climb , but live
upon birds and hares. They rarely attack
domestic animals , with the exception of
chickens , among which they make great
havcc , to the despair of the farmers' wives.
If chance hits caused a panther to ascend
to a low and drooping tree It Is because
he > was abla to leap Into It at ono bound.
Such an occurrence Is the exception and not
the rule. The panther stretches himself
against the tree trunks to sharpen his
claws and extend his limbs ; but his hind
feet never leave the ground.
Wo have In Africa many vultures of an
en&mous slzo/ / which settle .down upon
dead animals , but cannot cat quietly because
of the hyenas and Jackals which gather to
share In Uie feast. As soon as they can
tear off a member of the carcass they
carry it away to a. tall tree to pick It to
pieces nt their leisure. I have been able
to verify this frfct lfievcrnl times and the
Arabs themselves j jiayo called my attention
to it. From this , prlglnated the story that
panthers have , a Habit of hiding the
remnants of theirvictims , In the tree tops.
Neither does bo retire Into caves and
crevices In rocks' , according to a generally
accepted opinion. JU sometimes happens
tjiat ho crawls , yipir | ; a rock for sh.ltcr
from wind and ralr .but only rarely ; com
monly ho lies nil ( < , lXln ) the bushes.
ALL.pf'.H FAMILY.
The jaw of tlQ. | leopard Is armed with
twenty-eight teeth..oLwhlch six In the lower
Jaw and six in tlitj upp-.r are molars , twelve-
are Incisors , and fwir''ure ' canines. The two
upper canlnea arto 'often two Inches long ,
Ho has four clvys : | ton each ot his hind
paws , and five on aci fore paw. These
latter are- formidable , as sharp as lances ,
blood , flat and of HtVshape of a sickle.
All along tho'.fchliial ' column , from the
head to the middlef | the tall , every spot
In the fur Is black , elongated and full ; at
the extremity of ( ha tall tha spots lie la
the opposite direction "and form rings. I
have panther skins on which the spots on
the spinal column form roses , like those on
the body , while the tall spots down to the
v. ry tip ore long and black. In this varia
tion Is simply an eccentricity of nature's
own shown , or chall we Infer a difference
cf species , and Eay this Is the skin of a
panther and that .It the skin of a leopard ?
This Is a question I will not venture to
dccld ; anil In this connection I will tell the
following anecdote ;
I had brought tn quite a fine animal from
the hunt. Two nun who professed to bo , or
were regarded as , versed In the study ot
natural history had como to look at him.
They walke-J around the carcass , came near
lo look at It closely , lifted the beast's paws ,
examined hts teeth , measured his tall and
gave each his opinion. "It Is a panther , "
said one. "I recognize , It by this and by
that. "
"But look/ ' remarked the other , "And you
will see that It Is clearly n leopard , tha
true leopard , the pud'is : ' of the Latins ,
llctld s. " he added. drnv.lnrr. n , book from
B pocket , "hoar tlip law nnd the prophets. "
Ills adversary went to" the mine lenptr
In defense of his vlewn , und the R.ivnn'c ,
each with his text In hand , B stlculated ,
grew hot and began to dispute , or rather to
scream nt one another. Happily the sub
ject of HIP discussion was beyond taking
any part In It , or the argument would never
liavu ticUd BO long , At length , tired of
quarreling , they made concessions and
agreed that If the nnltn.il had eighteen
vertebrae In the tall It was n panther ; but
If It had twenty-two It was a leopard. Just
tlirn came In the person -whom 1 had en-
Kagrd to dress my game , 1 IWRRIKI him to
begin where he usually left off. Wo
iiv.nlted the result in solemn silence When
tli ? ( nil had been skinned wo counted the
vertebrae slowly and scrupulously ; there
were twenty !
From all that precedes I conclude there
is really no distinction to set ii ] > betue.n
the Algerian panther anil Icopaid. ( f tn
the past there existed distinguishing traits
by which two species of tlirrc anlmnls
could bo characterized these traits have
disappeared , having been effaced by nmnl-
fol.l crossings of the two species.
I shall then give only the name of p.inthcr
to the animal which I hunt ; the natives
know him undir the appellation of nemcur.
UK QHOWS FIERCE WITH AGE.
According to the Arabs ( he panther lives
from twenty to twenty-live years. From
birth to the age of ten months or a jeur ,
the time when the mother abandons them ,
the kittens live only upon nnlmals Hint
have been captured by their mother ; they
have never yet < made an .attack them
selves , but have recelv cl valuable lesson ? ,
having looked on nt more than one scene of
carnage , I once paw two Illtle ones of the
size of n dog watching calmly while their
mother strangled a heifer.
At the age of a year the young oner sepa
rate and go to live each by himself. Cimc !
being very abundant , they catch quantities
of partridges and hares , which they swallow
like eggs , and occasionally they mike away
with kids and lambs which have ventuied
too far Into the jungle ,
At four years the panther has very nearly
attained his full measure of agility and cun
ning , but not all of his strength and
audacity , lie then wages bloody war against
UIP wild boar , beginning with the little pigs ,
which liu loves us a dnlnty morsel. These
animals grunt continually while rooting In
the earth for their food ; this' ' cruntlng Is
greatly in the panther's favor , since he has
not the scent of the canine race , and hunts
under the guidance of sight nnd hearing ,
When the panther has reached the age of
8 or 10 years he has reached his full size
and strength. No longer content with catch
ing the wild boar , he attacks cows , horses ,
oxon and camels , No creature can resltt
him. Unless hunted , he seldom attack ? a
man beyond the range of his leap , but within
that limit lie falls upon every moving thing ,
indiscriminately , without foresight or ex
amination. If a locomotive should pass
within this limit of distance I am absolutely
certain that It would be attacked by an old
panther.
Ho la very dainty In regard to his food ,
cares only for warm and bleeding flesh , nnd
refuses to touch a creature found dead.
Only young , very feeble ones do It , who lack
strength and cunning to attack big game.
An adult beast almost never eats the rem
nants of his victim. He often keeps them ,
hoping they will be good next day , but find
ing the meat cold , turns away without touch
ing It. Sometimes he makes use ot these
fracments as a sort of bait , that he may
have the pleasure of falling on other ar
rivals which approach , attracted "by the
odor. All the panthers I paw In Africa ,
whether killed by me or others , at all
seasons , and even when suckling cubs , were
very fat.
It the panther is hunting and wishes to
take a victim by surprise , he crawls like a
serpent ; hlsi agility and cunning : render
him formidable. .After satisfying : his up pe
tite , he continues taking life for pleasure.
The Arabs and I. have often observed that
he was unable to eat a tenth part of the
domestic animals he killed. It is Impos
sible to form u just Idea of the loss he
causes to the tribes whose territory he ex
ploits.
When the panther Is wounded he Is ex
tremely dangerous. And , at the same time ,
It Is very difficult to kill him nt the first
onslaught , because his vital organs are much
less bulky than In other animals. I have
been astonished when cleaning this beast to
find his heart and lungs small and utterly
dlsproportloned with the. size of his body.
His brain is also more diminutive than that
of other animals ns large as he , It Is situ
ated In , the back of his head in an egg shaped
ball. This ball Is thick , hard and of a form
which protects It from the bullet.
PANTHERS LANGUISH IN CONFINE
MENT.
The panther does not thrhe In confine
ment. Those who Imvo seen him only In
menageries can form no Id.a of his great
size , his powerful strength and his agility
In a natural wild state. Imagine a'man of
30 years , who from his childhood hod been
Imprisoned In a narrow cell , fed on food un
satisfying In both quantity and quality ;
compare him with a country bred man
whose conditions have ben favorable ; you
will observe such a difference between these
two that It will bo difficult to- believe they
are of tlu same species. The same Is true
of a panther brought up In a cage and n
panther In the savage slate , and this la
perfectly natutal. While the one. In free
dom , pounces on a cow or a colt , feasts on
warm and palpitating flesh , to the point of
puffing htms.lf up like a balloon , quenches
his thirst In the living water of a neighbor
ing stream and takes his siesta In the open
sunshine ; your prisoner lacks nlr and bpaco
for his proper development and receives
dally nt a given hour the same ration of
meat , which Is calculated only tn ' .eep him
from dying of starvation rather than to
cause him to grow and prosper.
SUBTLE , SWIFT AND SINISTER.
M , Jacques Arngo , n scholar and traveler
of European celebrity , thus draws the
portrait of the panther of India : "Is that
a tiger , a lizard , a serpent or a lion which
so devoured space ? Is It a flame whoso
movement flashes with the rapidity of
thought ? It Is the panther in quest of his
prey ; It is the nimblest , the most
agile ot the quadrupeds that tlu
hunter pursues , one which In an hour leaves
an Immense plain between the hunter and
himself. Your ball must fly swiftly It It
means to overtake- him ; the arrow is not so
swift as he , and how Is It possible to strike
that elastic body , which stretches- out , curves ,
bends about , shortens and becomes rarlfled ,
if I may use the expression , How seize on
the moving being to which all quiet Is Im
possible , which Is refreshed by every mo
tion , enenated by calm nnd sleep ? You aim
at the earth ; the panther you thought to
strike with an infallible missile diaws your
eyes above your head to see him. Ho does
not go on feet ; lie flies.
"It is to the panther rather than to the
lion or the tiger who should bo known as
the king of beasts , and so great Is the
rapidity of his leaps that hunters separated
from each other have been known to refuse
to fire on him , being sure , though skillful
marksmen , to fall to hit their mark , Tha
leopard is a brother to the panther by
reason ot his agility ; they are brothers alto
In form , in action , in elegance and In the
boldness of their attacks. Above all , they
are allied In their rapacity , by the terrible
devastations they cause , and by their thirst
far human blood. Armed , you may safely go
In pursuit of the ounce ; to vanquish his
betters. I advise you to have recourse to
snares , to ruse or to ambuscades. If the
panther should have a mind to hurt you In
turn , your daggers , your slllcttos , your
swords and your pistols will be none too
many for safety The panther will engage
In close combat , and unless you avoid his
contact when he springs upon you , you will
be dragged away , mangled ami left to lie
far from where you fell , Do not think to
rise and contend him ; a fearful pair of jaws
Is waiting to crush your skull and tear your
heart open. "
VYunt 1'rty for Full Tlmo.
CHICAGO , Sept. S. Deputy sheriffs who
worked for the county during the utrlko of
theA. . R. U. and the troubUi that fallowed
have presented a novel claim to the > county
board tor their services. They have ciskrd
for par at the rate of (6 per day , on the
ground that the law provides that tht , pay
ol special deputies shall lie ? 2 per day ol
eight hours , and that while they were In the
Acid they were constantly under orders of
the sheriff , and pracllcilly woihed twenty-
four hours every calendar day. The mem
bership of the American Justice club num
bers fifteen , and their claim alone &t9ms ] ! |
to over 110,000.
/I / hd of Alvico
HOW IS THE TIME TO FORT PY A0AUUT COLD WEMIIER
Ihc . Winter Will . .V.trrfjlfirl / fVjj.fp 'A Ifnre Tin-mil nitil Jlroiitlilal
Traiibli Tirat itml I'lirr 17ir i Wlillf Ttiry .Irr CiiriiMr , anil
Jnrtiii [ r/il.1 t'aeomMe Sruson lltultt .Vote ,
Here It li September. Th-3 favorable
t > rti on for the trriilmrnt of cntauli , ,1 , nil
chtonlo < ll < ne ! < cf 11 similar n.ituro , which
ho often i " = iiit d mi ncgluptpil folds. Is
fn l paliiK tivuiy. li ! > . Coiioliiiul Mini
ShfpnKl Mill tifiit nil piiUfiils. ilurliiK this
fmmiible Fuisrjti tit n low foe per month
inn ! rutnfeli oil the mrdlclna free.
Do not ttltlc with yoiu linulth.
i itui tli Is n dangcto.i ; " nnil oli-ilnnU-
ill n eNow Is tin' pioper ( line to get
iMIef , bund up , rlieiiKll > ii the utTrctctl
Purls OIK ) l > c lirtler | ii-p.irci1 frr the colil
ninl the chntiKeH of tvntlicr. Uis. rup lunil
nnil Slipptiid'tt lee la low I'lioiitfli It ) cimbV
tlip Ktcnlet n umbel tn cibluln lellef Hy
inking lulvun'nHO ' of this offer now lime nnil
money cnn t > c suvod.
A Licly Traces the Oau'ocfHtr Trai'lus
from Its Beginniug ; :
Mi . AVIlllam Mjirdc k , ' 'Oft : FlfMi Acnue
Council niufTX Is iin olit nnil hluHv icspcct-
cil resident cf that C'lty. Her hiisli.ni'l ' \ > < n
r : on I'.i' Illo employe. Mrs , Murdoi.k Klvt'
lid I'M'ellcllce In this wny :
Mr" . Win. MtirOock. 2005 Filth avenue ,
Council Bluff * .
"I p | | teniPinuer the very sUuilim paint
of my v.ltole tumble It win In Illinois. "
1 was fourlnen yeaia oh ) . The Intense
coM nlfeeted my heml , tluit Is I
took a bad cold. It petllPtl In my left
nostril , wlih all the local HRIH | of rnturih.
Steadily It worked back In my nose unU
FIRES SET BY LUMPEN
Great Calamity of the North Wootli Qha-gtd
to the Accouut of Tiinbar Thieves.
STARTED TO COVER THEIR STEALINGS
Had Cut Timber un School l.iiiula and
Unnleil In Hum Up the btuuips to
I'revtnt Tliclr Heine
ST. CLOUD , Minn. , Sept. S. "Are timber
pirates responsible for the fiery calamity
which has befallen the Minnesota timber |
lands ? " I
There are Intimations that the stale
sei ntorlal committee , uliich huts for months
been Investigating the frauds against the
state In the cutting of pine from school
lat'ds ' , will be able to show astonlbhlng evi
dence , not only that the "tlnib.-r pirates"
have appropriated millions ot dollars worth
of timber belonging to the state , but that
In trying to cover up their stealings they
have started fires which have resulted In
tha terrible loss ol life and piopcrly In
Pine , Kanabec , Carle ton and other counties
In the pine belt.
Members of the committee have already
declared that they have dlscovded large
frauds against the state and now It Is sttld
that they will probe Into the causes of the
Urea which hae swept thu whole pine
ccmitry. The charge la that Ui3 lumber
men have fired the lands which they hi\o
Improperly cleared to render measurement
of Etumpage Impossible and thereby shut
off any suits that the commission might
attempt to bring against them.
In one cf tlio chief hotels In St. Cloud a'
scout , employed by the commission to ferret
out cases ol timber thieving , has dec'ar d
IH hud secured swcni evidence that millions
of feet of lumber had been fctolen nnd that
as soon FIB. It had been cut the luinb.rniun
hod Instructed their employes to burn the
ground over and "make a good , clean Job
of It. "
This Is a possible explanation of most of
the flres that have swept this region. Tlio
luinbrmcn In cutting their timber leave
great piles of "toppings" nil through the
woods , A torch thrust here and there In
the toppings In such a dry season ns this
startH nn enormous fire that eats the Etumps
from tha lumber cut down to lumps
of charcoal , and when thu gaugcrs of the
commission como to measure the Ktumpuge
on the ravaged school lands tlity are left
with absolutely no basis for calculating the
amount uf lumber stolen , *
This Is exactly what the crooked lumber
men want , but In starting these flres they
have mad "too clean n Job. " The flres
have Eprcad over 1,000 square miles of
country. They have destroyed nobody
knows lio\v nuiny hundreds of lives ; they
have devoured VJO.000,000 worth of property ,
Whether or not it can b ? proved that tlieso
fires grew out of the little ones kindled by
"timber pirates" there Is loud demand
through all the pine country that the manner
of cutting tlmebr be B vcrcly regulated.
NU'a Till:111 : 111.i ; WOKK.
S vcrul Illlnnli TIMVIIB Itmlly J > umice < l lijr
Hie Klictrlo < ilrrcnl.
DK KALI ) . 111. . Sept. 8. LlghtnlnB played
havoc nmong- the various small towns of this
Ecctlon last night. As u result the business
portion of Malta , a village of GOO Inhabi
tants , Is In anlies , with a losa aggregating
150,000. Tlie little hamlet of Henrietta was
also vlfcltfd by lightning and completely
wiped out , The losses will not prove very
extensive , however , as but five or six houses
\vero there.
At Caledonia four buildings were struck
at different times , and each of those struc
tures vaa destroyed.
At Elmhurst a big barn was struck and
totally destroyed
llockford came In for Its hhare of flames ,
and In that town three fires were caused by
lightning.
At Itelvltlero a. physician's stable was
struck and consumed , together with two
horses and a carriage.
Huntley Buffered the loss of three buildIngs -
Ings , one of which was u stable. In the lat
ter Instance four horses were cremated.
The Northwestern railway track for a
length of 300 feet at Trout 1'ark la washed
out by the rain Hood.
At Geneva ulso * washout occurred on
the air line , carrying away a Urge section
of track ,
ELGIN , 111 , , Sept , 8. A disastrous storm
occurred In this vicinity last night. Dust-
ness houses were flooded In this city , several
buildings were struck by llghti.u , , ; and much
damage done. Near the village of Huntley
nouses were unroof d nnd outbuildings were
wrecked by the high wind * . Whole fields
ol corn were leveled , the Northwestern rail
road tracks uere wcsh d out In placet , und
many farmers Buffered heavily from denlruc-
tlon of crops and buildings.
GHKKN.SIHJUail. Pa. , Sept. 8. During c
heavy thundirttorm last night lightning
struck the porch of a home at Jianc-tto , fa
tally Injurlrg Mrs. Mahonc , her daughter
M.iggle and Mrs. Krept , a vUMur. Tlio
wcrncn ere still alive , but nro completely
Mlur li > e. Vut I'lclitlnif Fire.
WEST SUI'liRIOn , Wl * . , Sept. 8. L. C.
of Brule lias tent la au appeal Ir
i
head. I could fool Its prom CM plainly. ( I
then wptil to 1lie onrn. which swelled nnd
llnally unvo mi- drilbUpain , My rum
Mould MWtll nml KH tcmloi. wllli Iniinlnt ;
piiln iiroiiml tlie i'je * . Lumps tortmil lii
my tlnonl nml I could htiully look out (
tloot-s wllhutit tuhlnt : rolil. My whole hentl
win illgpurcd nnd I IIUVP bud headaches
for over 'M ycjnn ; thai U ever HIICC ! my
cataiih began.
"When Dr. Phop.iril flii l s-.iw mo T wns
iilmnK Oeud. The < lst-ne ! hud KOIII- down
Into mv Htoiiiiu-li. My dlRi'siloii wna
lly poor. I-'l.'fli and utrength
10 Ktr'ndlli * leave me until I was
Je with imfn utid n half sick fet'llns
nil the lime. 1 urn l.nl to say Unit hu
lins Bl\eii me n irw lrii > o of llfiMy
| irti < oiit condition IK ono of oainfoit , with no
pHrtltle of my old nil. ciy k-n. ilnnilifdi
if dollnm would nut tneiisuiro the value oC
Ui Hhppnid's work In my ciis-f , nml iny
jiiilumimi Is that other ut.nipn cnfterlna
v.lih rhionlc dlsensc cnn go to him unJ
COUNTRY PEOPLE.
TlitoiiRli the innlla nnd oxpiess ] Jr . Cope-
iiiid Hi.d .jhejiil | got Hpleii'lM ' icsnltK fiont
ilieir fnmotis "Homo Tutitnu'iit. " Ulntniit
imilttiiH nto fiiccc. fntly United for al-
nniht e\oiy foim of clmmlr ill ca.ie. ir you
will write for n iitioi-tluu blank It wlllbo-
mii.lLd free , nnd a cnicful opinion of yuur
n > ! < ! \\lll be KVOII ! ficu of oliutue.
ill W. F. KI.VMUNT , urtl. Nob. , nn
> .d urmy vulciau and well known nit ZPH. ,
I b.ive been Inking the Cupelnnd anil
Hiepanl mull tieatnicnl lor calnrrh nnil
Mom.icli 1 1 on bl o tr twenty-seven years'
MundirR , the tc.inlt b.-lng , 1 run happy to
fay , u complete OUIP Head , stomach.
lnwels nml nerves -\\eie \ nil pulsonrtl by
this powciful mnliidy. After lllllng out
nnd letutnltiR the symptom question list
which tlu-y pent nt my iiHiuevF , the medl-
cln-s , with letters of Instuictlon. cmno
irgtilaily by mull mid express , And the
icsulls weiu appaiontly jut n good ng
though I Imd gone to Umiilin for olllro
tienlment. The expense v > as but u tilllo
per month , all the ineillclne-s Included. "
DRS , COPELAXD & SHEPARD
,
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HUILDINO , OMAHA , NEB.
Oilier Houis-9 to U n , m.j 2 to C p , m.
KvenlngM Wednesdays nnd Saturdays )
only , C:30 : to S : 30. Sunday , 10 to 12 m.
Steam and Hoi Watar Hoatln ? for
Rooldoiooa nntl
J. C. B1XBY ,
202 Main. 203 Poai-l Streets , Council
BlulTs , Iowa.
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roil ItHNT , LAUGH. I'MVATE nAKN , NBAR
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draft und diltlng. OiinniiiKlum liaik ami
ccjpc , 2 Lucso.f , 4 H.IHII.H ami Impugn waeun * ,
2 truck nml Keener/ ugons , li > sctn double
end si nsle Imrnern. 2 tin in WURUIIB. Win.
Lewis , in Mnln Ktiect Council Illurts.
rou HAI.U. Tiii : " rt iiritTi'uu ANO I.HABH
ot n niBl-clara hotell , jutim.i , tlitu hotel lini
a liret-claB ! , ii-nulalloti. ftM'dlriK fruin 00 to 60 nl
a meat ; lot-nlci ! .MliMIc lliu.ulnny at tlio junction
of nil thu xtivet cur Hues. II In the liuft munj
In the city of L'uimcll JIulT ] . Adilrees J , lie *
otllce. Council 1 Hurra.
WANTni ) , A LIST Or ALL VACANT LOTB
mid ucmiue tar tu\v \ In Council Illurfn. No
fancy prices coiisltleinl. I' . J l".m\e. \ U I'm 1 1
nu eel.
roil SALE. AN Klt : < l.\NT TOI.DINO 11IJD :
Rood an new ; will mil r < ir liult R'H value. S25
time-nth a\enue.
A Vr.Vf CHOlT'M llldil LAND LOTS OH
paved Btrceln , ni-nr inolor line ; fine vliiwit ,
water , K.IB nml * cur cnum-ctlrnfl , CO to ir&
fct fiinit | jy ir.O tn rxi fi-ct deti | , Pur | > rlcei
Rtid Uioatlunn cull orvilti > i'mun U llulrd ,
room 9 , I2v > roU Mock , Council Illurfd , lu ,
assistance for Fettlera In that vicinity. Ha
eays they are starving UH n result or for.at
fires which have destroyed their crops. Tha
town of Hrute la surrounded hy flres and tha
plucky homesteaders are making a fight to
save their housjs.
1'rrk Will l.nok After tint hurrcrcra. '
MADISON , Win. , Sept. 8. Governor reck
learned today that the mayor of Superior
had mude an app.nl to Acting Mayor Ma
Clellan of New York for aid to nro suf-
feurs. Governor I'cck thereupon sent the
following message :
"MADISON , Kept. 8. Mayor McClellnn ,
Now York : I Icain an appeal has bjon
made to you from W-lKconaln for aid to fire
tiifferers. The people ot Wisconsin do not
uf.k for aid outtdde of this stiUo at pretont.
I will care for all suffcrcm In thin a into.
1'lcaEa do not Issue any appeal nt thin time.
"ODOltai : PECK. Governor. "
Krvrr I I'limlllr * Hurni-il lit Pnilli.
ST. PAUL , Sept. 8 , A Dulutli carrier from
the llalny river brlnga neun that the llrt-H on
the Canadian border last week caused tua
death of several famll * , nearly Iwetity-fivo
persons altogether. The mall carriers be
tween Tower and Rainy river had several
narrow escapes.
I-'niir Prionn liiriinl ! In Un tli.
KAMAUOUSKA , Que. , Sept. 8. Four llvt-a
were Icat In n fire that broke out In the housa
of David St. IMerrc. The violence of Ilia
wind curried t'je ' llaiir-a to tha adjoining
lioim-s , three of which were consumed ,
NOIIIO Rnlu on llio l'irc t Hi-en ,
CI'MHEULAND ' , Wl * . , Fopt , B. The flr 1
rain for many weeka f II here laxt night ,
checking the proKresa of the forest firm and
rel'evlng present apprcliinal n .
I'lilliimnllc * l.uiiktiiir luru l-oc-utloii.
HIAWATHA , Kan , , Sept. 8. President
Meyers and Secretary Allen of the 1'ullinoi
Kinployea Co-operuUvf association have bcei
In thin city for the pant three days examine
Ing ultcn for tli el r mamifucturliiK plant. To
night they met a large number of cltlzeni
and submitted a proposition looking to tin
erection of a plant , Tim pcoplo lure are en-
thuilaKtlc' and tha nereo ary stock can b
railed \\lthout any dlillciilty. A committed
of neven citizens wan appointed at lait nlglit'4
meeting to look after the mutter. President
Meyers und Mr. Allen leave Monday fat
Topeka to meet the board ot railroad com'
mlslsonern and will go from there to Law
rence. It seemi lo be rtltlod that thli com
pany will come to Kansas and that eltbel
Hiawatha or Lawrence will Lo the placj
selected. U will be ( in experiment In ca
operation that will be watcbeiUti ! Inter * * * .