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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1894)
- - - ' - - - - - _ - - - - - , . , , . . . . , . . , , . - - . I- . . TIlE OMAhA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , DECE1\nnnt \ , 18H ! , 3 , TIm OMAHA DAILY DEE : " coucir m UI'FS. , , OFFICE , . NO. 12 PEAUL 8TnEET. ellnrel1 by ellrrler to any part ot the cll , . II . W. TILTON Leu ! ! ! . TRLErnONES-Dullnesa ofUce No. U ; night dllor , No. 23. . l1.'Oll .1W"XlU.\ . Orant hotel , Council lIIults , reopened Oct. 1. Mayno Heal Estate agency , 63:1 : I3roadway. The remnlns of Joseph Jncoby nro to be - taken to Olin 1n . , for Interment. Oscar Wrhlht end inna.1lorgon , both 01 Omaha , were married , In this city ycsterllay. The Salvation army Is laying plans to give the poor children 01 the city a dinner Christmas dny. John \Valiace the contractor , was arrested ] - . again last evening on the charge of drunkenness . ennesa antI tUsturblng the pence. Unity 11111111 will held its regular ! meeting at 230 ! at the home of Irs. Arkwright , IS ! , ourth street. Visitors weleeme. Ir. and Mrs. J. A. CarIi.lo entertained : , a number of their friends , at cards Wednesday evening at their home on South Eighth , . atrcet. mlly Andrews has commenced a suit for n divorce from 1Iaywootl. SIIB marrletl him 'M ! In AlleRhany county , North Carolina , In IS07 , but she claims he deserted IlEr four years ago. ago.The W. A. 1' . A. will meet In regular session this evening , at their ball , 101 Main street. A lull attendance , Is < desired Business of the greatest IInllortnnce. By artier 01 the nrealtent. _ _ n _ _ . Thomns Kearney ) of Oakland 1 , I'oltnwaltn- ' mil' county , who haS been confined tu his bed In IIlsholl Clarkson'R hospital In Omaha for two years past Is reported to bo lying at the point 01 death Mr. and MrR. I. M. Treynor lave ! a [ card : 4 ' party It [ their home , on First [ avenue 'Vellnetday ( evening ! , In honor 01 their tluests , Miss Elliott [ 11111 the Misses Oardiner About 1enty guests ! were present. Clinches Webster lIurrltt , aged , 76 years , Q died lost evening ! at 6 o'cock at his resl. dence , 220 North Eighth street. The funeral wilt take IliacI ! ' lit 2:30 : o'clocle Sunday afternoon - noon Hev. Stephen Phelps omclatln ! . The city council will holtl ( another meeting ' this afternoon at 1 o'clocle to lct [ upon the petition of property owners on Oakland av- enue asking that [ th2 paving from hoes street Washlllton ! ; avenue be crowned Instead of being lalll concave. Mrs. Peek , who lives It [ litiS nelluhlen street , Detroit Mich. . has written Chief Scanlan asking ! him to look for her sister , Mary Freeman , who she says Is a widow unless she has married one William Cole or . Colemln. [ She has Rome valuable information for her. , Jerry Belt , who was charged by Charles Oleson with stelllnl [ ! sonic wood near Cres- cent , was nlclsCtI [ by Justice Fiehd yesterday , - day [ on the untlcrstllndln ! that neither 01 the parties phoulll , take any ot the wood nntll the return of a man named Young who Is the landlord of hath men. A dispute about [ boundary lines seems to have given rise to all the trouble. Wo are asked [ every few days whether we write fire Insurance. Ot course we do . and In the strongest companies tn the worltl. - 'Ve wilt not have any but the best In our office. Lougee & Towhe 235 Pearl street , Uon't 'Ihlnk It. Don't think for a minute that we are not going to have any bad winter weather that will clll [ for the best protection for your feet Them will bo plenty of It . anti you will bo wise If you buy your shoes now when you can get them cheaper than you ever bought ' ; them In your life. Look over these prices : The swellest ibm ot men's patent leather shoes ever shown for $3 , $3.60. $1 , $ t,60 and $5.Men's Men's cork sole shoes for street wear for $1.50. $2. $3 and $ to Stlcy.Allams [ men's cork soles , $4. Alt styles of men'R good she s. $2.50. . Railroad shoes tram $1.50 to $2.50. LhDIES' FINE SHOES. Nobby cloth top , razor , narrow and square toes , welted and hamlturned. $3.60. p. . . Kid , button patent tip $1. . Kid , pat. lip and heel fox . , $1.25. ( J Calf , button , good $1. Calf , button , patent till , $1.25. Fine kid , button , patent tip 150. hand sewed kid nobby and latest styles , ' 2. Over 600 pairs lailies' felt , and [ Illush l > AIIII- pore and Oxfords , worth $1 to $1.50 will bo closed out at SOc per pair. Days' , youths' , misses' and children's sholJs. , HUDnEnS. Men's tlll boots and overs , $2. Dbys' fell boots and overs $1.25. n. M. DUNCAN. 28 MaIn and 27 Pearl Sts" Council Dlults. J'JItSNA1. . J4ICtUU.iI'1S. Mr8. H. A. . flame Is confined to her home on Willow avenue by an attack of pleurisy. C. G. Saunders was called away last even- lag for 11 two days' business trip In eastern \ ' 10IVa. G. A. Yancey has returned from n trip on the road , und will spend the holidays with his famll ) ' . lIIu. E. W. 1I111wegg of Corning was In the citY yesterday [ wIth ! her husband , Deputy Marshal Ililhwegg. United States wegg. . . . . . . . " r C. G. SaunderJ returned yesenlay from a ; ' trip of about three weeks to New York Washington , and other eastern cIties. " Don Deno , Hay Campbell and Charles Jamison - son have returned from Faribault roUn" . , to spend the hollllay vacation with their Ilarents. Victor E. Bender , formerly with the Omaha Mercury will assume the editorial manage- ment of the Nonpareil the first of the year. Mrs. Grace I\'Urre \ antI her niece. Miss Anita Bierwirtli . left last evening , for Los AnRoles' , , Cal . where they will spend the winter. J. : W. Kelly has resigned his position as general agent of the Guaranty Fund Life and United States Masonic Benevolent asS ! . S aoclatlons , to accept the position at state agent or the North American Accident asso- 1 elation of Chicago. Ills headquarters will still be Council Bluffs Merllll ! "th'or. The lebratellj Gorllam Manufacturing company goods at reduced prices Tea- spoons at $3.60 Iler set. All other goods In the same proportion. Engraving ! tree. C. D. JACQUEMIN & CO. . 27 Main St. Try Eagle ! laundry , 724 lIroldway : , for good work. Our medium gloss finish can't be beat. but we 110 strictly hallli work , domestic finish , when Ilrelerrcd. Telephone 157. The laundries use Domestlo soap. J\\arrlnlu \ I.Il"t'II8'I The following , marriage licenses were Issued by the county clerk yesterday ; 4 , Name and alltlress. Age. . : ( iedrge 11. OIl.lHOU , Council Blurts.:1 : Sarah M. SltlHr , Council 1IIuIYs. . . . . . . . . . . 18 I , ' . : 'Voo.lwurd , Omaha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:1 : MrtI. Oh 'rrul' . Omulll1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 W'ihiian e. Seaman Council BlulYtI. . . . . . . .19 Nancy M , SetMun Persln , lu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . = C. O. Singletur3' . South Omuhn , Neb..2G Frankie flunks , Council Bluffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 : ! Hem ember the Ulownles' entertainment at Dohany'a Thursday December 27 , - for the benefit of the Christian home Dourlclul' music house has few expenses : high grade plancs are sold reasonably 110 Stutzman street. Domestic soap breaks hard water l'rot'tor Helonaoil , \v. n. Proctor , the Insurance man who has been Ullller bonds of $500 , charged with embezzling , succeeded yesterday In making a snUsfaclory settlement with the cOlllpany - . , , which had him arrested , The habeas corpus , case came up for final determination and Judge : Smith ordered that I'roclor be given b an honorable dlacharge. Mr. Frank Arnold will serve the coffee for the sUflllors given by the Trinity Methodist Epworth leugue on Thursday und rlday nights , at No. 18 Main slreet. Don't fall to IIlrtako : of these SUllllltUOUS IIUI > Ierli. Bee our floral and getable dlBlllny at the Eiseman bulldtng. J , Jr , Wilcox , telephone 99. Btertlng sliver manicure sets ; ; Wollman'a , 109 Drol1dwlI , . . , - NEWS Rml I COUNCIL BLUFFS : - Burinl of John Huntington the Occasion of a. Icns.1.tionnl ! Bermon. J I DR , STEP liEN PHELPS ON TIlE TRAGDY Ito iIcfCiIhq the Good : \amo of the Young , Man mid Cnllll to hook Sonic "ho Mllluhl Ihl\'o l'roleetell 111m In Ills Nreil. Seldom ] has such n crowd bel'li seen In any church In Council lIIuftlS as IIIletl the First Pre.bylerlan church yesterday afternoon on the occas.on or the funeral of John H. huntington . [ ington The young man's greats popularity , couple < 1 with the. sensational features 01 his taking ott , hall awakened almost IIn UII- prccetlented excitement. and that genuine sorrow was felt at th& ! ad event was cvi- tlencetl by many tearful eyes throughout the servlcc. The casket \\as brought Into the church hy the p311 bearer , while the organ Pealed : 1 forth a llirge. It reeled In front 01 the ltiiPlt Burroundl'J by tributes 01 arrec. ! tlon In the share of a large lIumber 01 magnificent - nificent floral designs. Alter the choir of the church hld : sung "Abide with Me" and "I.elld , 1lnllly 1.lght , " ! Jr. Stephen I'hol11s made on ad- dress In which he paid a beautiful tribute to the dead 111311'S cJlamctcr. Ills text : was : "A good name Is rather : to be chosen than grcat.rlehes , " ami lie nave ! It t as .h ! oplnlou that tile young IIInn haLl : , IIIl1eell , lell a mlln that all the I sensational events of Ihe past : week could 'lOt tarnish. lie believed he was InuocEnt of the crime of which he hail , been SUsieCtCd , anti although there was a tleell mystery surrounding the whole alta r , he comorte,1 , thc grief stricken relatives by the thought that while now they coulll only see through a glass darkly , they woulll one llay understand the strange design of I'rovl- Ilence In brlnglt.g about thc terrIble event or last Sunday morning. In a Part of his remarks Dr. I'helps ' mlle : SOIllO rather sensational utterances \ , and the dramatic way In which they were given caused : , ! , . a feeling to spread through the 011111 once that cam dangerously near ludlgnatlon toward the men who are responsIble for the young man's death . whoever they may : boo ' 'If thieve Is any money mIssing " said lie . "amI that It Is mlslug has not yet been proved , the hand lying nt my feet grasping the nosegay of flowers did not toke It. lie vas : sellttlvo to evil or imputations 01 evil. The shooting was not planned beorehanll-It waR born at a frenzy. Who Is responsIble for that lrenzy God In Ills own good time wttl answer lie felt the waves at frenzy steal- lug over him , and his eyes looked In vain from Qne to another : of the group before him for help. Those who should have been there to protect him had left him to fight his blt- tic alone. It they had hall any idea oC the thoughts that t : were surging through his brain how willingly would they have said the word or done the deed that might have prevented the horrIble event. WhEN MEN ARE COOL. "They say he looked cool : men sometimes look the coolest when they are most wrought iii ) . Twice I have been cn the point ot taking human life , but I never was cooler In my life. In the still , moving river there Is a Ilower not dreamed at In the laughing tor- rent. rent."Why Is It that business has come to the point where they must hunt our young men Ilown ? Ihsponslblllty , demams n. suitable return. Where thousands at dollars pass through a young man's hands with every temptation to crookedness held out before him , how can there be any Justice In paying him only $46 a month ? It the young man hind rot been breaking the Sabbath under compulsion of his employers this shooting woulll not have token ptace. Employers , should stand by when their men are In trouble , and not leave them to merciless people - ple who h91d their pOlllllons i because they are experts on the art at treading on the feelings at their fellow men. " As Dr. I'helps ' gave utterance to these en- satlonal remarks the effect produced was almost electrical. With his hand upraised to heaven , every feature of his face showing the earnest conviction In his mind that what he was saying was the truth , It could almost have been ! Imagined that he was calling down a curse upon the heads ot the men who were responsible for the death at young Huntington lie hhnsetr. alter the burning I words had heft his lips. eemed to feel that perhaps he had jut his convictions In too strong language , for he saId : "Why have I said all this ? " But the great audIence showed by Its rapt attention and earnest gaze that II 'mpathlzEd even more than he knew. Among the fbral tributes was one tram the CItizens' batik the Gate : Ajar After the choir hind sung "nlest he Ihe Tic that Binds " an opportunity was given 10 slew the remaIns - maIns anti for fully half an hour the friends were passing In a IJrocesslon about the caket. The body was taken to Fairview cemetery tollowed by on Imposing cortege. UE-NISON - ; lIUU. 110lletll1 Ooods Ono-lInU l'rleo. Commencing today ( Friday ) wo offer our entire stock of fancy holiday goods at Ih and 1,4 former prices ; lire new , choice , clean I gooll Celluloid neekte ! cases . were $2.00 , now $1.00. $2.00 toilet cases now $1.00. $2.50 $ toilet cases now 125. $3.00 to'let cases now ' 1.50. $3.60 , $4.00 and $5,00 toilet cases now $2.00 , $2.25 and $2.50 each : All our ccllulold baskets at IJrlce. Everything In fancy holiday goods at ou- . half former prices. ENORMOUS hANDKERCHIEF SAI. ) . Thousands of beautiful Swiss embroIdered handkerchiefs at lOc , 15c. 20c. 25c , 35c , 390 allli 600 each : nothing nicer for 11 Christmas gUt. Come today. Come early I SPECIiL FUR SALE. $3.60 anti $ t.OO children's while angora fur sets again today at $ l.OS set. 'erythlng' ' In furs reduced nearly one-halt. SoJd : gold baby rings , 15c each . Misses' solid gold rings at 49c ; each lot at one-half jewelers' Ilrlces. Ladles' solid sliver et rings 25c each , Jeweler ! price , 100. We are felling everything In holiday goethe away down Save your money allli buy your holiday goods of us . UENNISON DIIOS. , . . . Council Ujuffs , la. . lIulhhaJ Jlolea. The " Rock Island will sell round trip tickets - ets 10 statIons within 200 mlhs at excursion rates Decemher 2211 to 25th , and on December 3t and January 1 , good for return to and Including - eluding January 2d. Passing Mueller's 103 Main IIlreet. take a look at. the windows They are tull of nice Xmas presents In thi' mUllo line , nice fresh guols. no shopworn old stock - - SlIver thlmble& , 15c. Wolllllan's , 409 lIroallway _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Large stock of opal rings at Wollman's , 409 lIroadway. . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Typewriter supplies at Findley's 337 D'd'y. - - Washerwomen use Domestic soap JloiUcullurlat IIlo"UIIJ Cion. The closing session ot IIho Western Iowa Horticultural association look IliacI yeller- dllY. The allendance has been good through. out . and the object oC the association , the ullbutldlug of the fruit Industries of this part I : of the state baa undoubteiiiy ! been furth. ered by tIIB ! meeting. The following officers wore , elected before final adjournment : I'resldeat , ! i. G. Edwards of Mills county ; vice president O. W , Rich or Cass county ; secretary and treasurer , Geofl6 VarlIouten ot Taylor county Directors : For the First district , embracing Mills , Montgomery , t& , . . . " " " _ , . . . , ' " " ' < " " - " " , _ _ ' oWj : ' ' ' - . Fremont and Page counties , W. K. Falletl ot Ialvern : second district , embracing Adams , Tayler , Union and Itlnggold counties P. Coleman 01 Corning : third district , embracing - bracing Clark , Decatur , Lucas and Wayne counties , D. L. Morrlon 01 Sheridan : fourth distrIct , embracing l'otlnwattamle , Harrison and 1 Shelby counties , L n. Williams of Coon- cll Bluffs : fifth tllstrlct embracing Cass , Adair , Audubon and Outline counties , n. D. McGreehan of Atlantic : sixth district , embracing . bracing lnlllson , Warren Dallas and 'olk counties , M. J. Wragg. Listen to the Story We have jUt placetl on sale some very Interesting bargains , whIch are sure to Interest - ' terest even the uninterested 7lic and 82c fine cashmere hose , 4Sc a patr. 17c choldren's hose , 6c 1\ hair SOc quality chlldren's cashmere hose , 25c a pair. 19c while aprons , jOe , or 3 for 250. l9c : and SOc white IIllrons , 25e each. $1.21i and $1.60 embroidered chiffon handkerchiefs . kerchiefs hOW SOc each. SOc embroidered silk handkerchIefs reducot to 33c. SOc : silk handkerchiefs , now 25c cccli SOc embroIdered Swiss handkerchiefs 3 for $ L00. Alh linen embroidered 1 hand kerch leIs , 26c each. I Chlldren's ermine sets ( collar and muff ) , IDe each $1.50 cOlley muff noOSe each $1.60 cape : seal muff , reduced to $1,10. $6.00 monkey mull , ndw $3.00. lOc towels reduced to )2c each $1.00 all wool skirt patterns , now Me each. 89c cotton blankets , now 6Se a pair. 25o ! silk elastic web. now 121/c. 7c anti lOc silk ribbons , now 3e n 'nrd. llic and lSc nil sllle ribbons , reduced to ge n 'ard. DRESS GOODS. SOc wool chnllleR , now 1ge a yard. All dress palterns halt price. /jOc / novelty tlress _ Iootls 39 n ynrd SOc French hounds now 2ic a yarn. 75c to $1.00 black dress goolls. to close , C2lhe n yard. 25 latlles' jackets , worth from $10.00 to $16.00 , 10 close , $3.G9. $20.00 ladles' cloaks \ , to close , $6.S9. Big ! reduction In stamped and fancy goods. , Faitcy fringed table covers , worth 76e , now 60c. Soc covers reduced to SOc : each $1.26 sllle embroidered stand covers , now 76c. $1.60 crepe covers now $1.00. , BOSTON STOnE. Council Bluffs la. FOWLER DICK & WALKE HAI'l'Y " t' . ; TURTLE : : lJOVI S. Ileliry alit ' ! \Inrtha UlttlllIS' nomeltlc TrollhlcMIrml In ollrt. : Sarah C. Peterwn of Doomer township Is suing her father Henry Glttings In the district court for $800 wages which she claims are due her. She has already ob- tallied a judgmeiat but the money Itself ! has not seemed 10 materialize as fast as she vishied nUll yesterday she accordingly hind both her lather and stepmother Martha Git- tinge , brought before Smith for an ( " , 'estl- ! gaUon as to their financial condition The plaintiff In this suit lived with her father and stepmother for a number of years after she became at age , with the understandIng that she was 10 receive $2 a week. After her account hind run up to between $700 and $ sOo , none at which had been paid , she began to want what was coming to her but her father refused to pay It. To her amaze- meat , she found on Investigating that he had deeded all his property In lIoomer town- ship , amounting to $3.500 or thereabouts , to his vile , so that 11 judgment would not hold good for anylhlng. She Is now seeking to have this deed Bet aside and all her brothers are helping and sympathizing with her In her efforts. Mr. Glttngs : Is a whlle-healled old man at 70 years while his wile Is some twenty years his Junior. lie has commencEd no fewer ' than three divorce suits In the district court during the past few years . and In one 01 them he declared that she was the devil in- carnate. But he Is living with her yet. On the stand yesterday the statement was made by several witnesses that Mrs. GIttings had beaten her aged spouse with a poker unlll the blood covered his face and had tre- quently bitten him unlll his arms would be covered with black and blu3 spots. The case had not been completed when the hour at evening adjournment came and Mrs. Olt- tings will probably go on the stand again this morning _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ " 'hnt " "vra III noln- . Just what he has been doing right along , selling dry goods at prices that can't be met by competitors. Holiday goods now divide the honors with all other bargains , and you get more for a dime or a dollar than you ever dreamed of before. How does this strike yon : Story books , lc. Gaines 5c. Sliver plated tablespoons 9c. Sliver plated teaspoons , 7c. Kid body dolls bisque heads , ISe. Dressed dolls , 36e. Celulold frames , 10c. Celulold Christmas cards 15c. Hair ornaments l:1c. : Table covers , smoking sets games , mlr- I rows , frames , vases , glove boxes , handker- chiefs , mufflers , gloves. silk mitts shawls , cloaks ladies hats-all suitable for Xmas presents to friends or sell , and all at less than you can buy them at wholesale. VAVHA'S NEW DRY GOODS STORE , 142 nrondway - 'Vo are going to move to the Grand hotel. consetlUenUy we will sell Christmas goods at cost : toilet articles , brushes , comhs. etc. . way below usual prices. This Is not talk but business. C. W. Taylor. 8hcrhhtll COlli. . This new coal from Wyoming for sale only by H. A. Cox , 37 Main street. Telephone 48. Asic for clrcuars. ) Mixed candy and mixed nuts , 5 cents a . pound at Drown's C. O. D " . Davis se1s ! drugs , paints and glass ch ap. _ James & O'Keefe. real estate and II.s JIanco. SuIng on ( JrnllnOIl'1 nonil. , . . . , , _ , _ . _ . d" _ ' A suit was commenceu In inc Ulstnc CUUrL yesterday hi the name of the State of Iowa to collect the sum of $600 from Bide Oran- don and S. n. 'Vadsworth. A little' more than two years ago the grand Jury Indicted Grandon ami his pal , Sober Burns , for rob- bing the toll gate keeper at the east end at tim motor brltlge. Burns Is now servng : a sentence In the penitentiary , but Grandon was more fortunate and succeeded In putting . ling UII a $500 bonl , \'lIh Wadsworth as surety. lie was turned loose and when the case como up for trial no Grandon ap- peared. lie was heard of out west and Sheriff lIazen traveled about 6,000 miles In the effort to get hold of hiiiii lie went to 1Iulto City anti Sliver how Montana , Cheyenne Denver end half a dozen other places and although he found that Grandon hal , been there just before him , he coulll not get within three days of him FInally he lost nil trace of him Now the state Is trying to make the bond gooll. An IU'llorlnnt Move. I have leased the Grand hotel corner antI will conlluct my drug bUsiness there after January 1 , 1895. C.V. . Taylor , successor to Taylor & Co. Mixed candy and mixed nuts , 5 cents a pound Ilt Drown's C. O. D. 20 per cnt discount on all trimmed bats at Mrs. htagedalo's "erlUct 'or 11I11,000. The Jury In th ! > district court before whIch was tried the $10,000 damage suit 01 WHllam Grhnmelman against the Union Pacific Hallway - way company , came In shortly alter mid. night \Vetlnesday night with a verdict at $5,000 for the plalntllt. It Is understood that an effort will bo made to have the supreme " court reverse the decision once more. Ground all cake U.30 hM , lit Morgan & Co'a drug store , 134 Droadway. Gas cooking stoves for rent and for said at Gal CO8 oflice _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Domestic soap outlasts cheap soap. . hank ihurglars I.'alled. PERnY ] a. , Dec. 20.-(6peclal ( Telegram ) -A bold but unsuccessful attempt was made early title morning by burglars to blow open the safe In the treasurer' office of Dallas county at Adel. The olUce Is located In a ! building separated from the court house The Iron shutters were runovod with a crowbar , The burglars had succeeded In drilling part of the way Into the sate and at the time they were discovered were endeavoring to remove a broken drill \ . They had previously . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - - - * . . . . . " ' " ' . . . " " - - " ' _ taken a hand cu and placed It In 1can. . . 'enlent place , which the ) . . JwocJ to make their escape. No clew hia't been ob- talned. The sale contained about \0.000. . ? " , , . SIXTlm. ' 1-lIUS JX COUllT. _ I 'PI' Celebrated .Jontll l entity \iU \ c.ltO . Con- eluded In lwji . DES MOINES , Dcc 2O..tBI1eclal Telt gram.-The supreme conrl' ' nllJay metl 11 decIsion In the celebrate\I"I1 \ " ! county calf case , which has been ; Aoice of hitign- lion for so many years In hii. ! slate. The case this time Is cntlllClI HI/bert / Johnson Miller ct ah . appellants , , h 1tnan Kellar , defendant , IIInclt hawk tllSrICt : , IIlIIrmed. It WIIS nn action for tnnhIiothij prosecution begun In Jones count ' . 1\ln ' 23" 1178 \ against E. Y. Miller , David Fall , tvcirgh , , . Miller , Abe Miller , John Foreman [ , . S. D. Porter anll Herman ellar. Th 1I11110\\ewas ngautit nil of the tteCenllnnls JollIlI I'nll on every trial , excl"t as othorwlse Iilrt t ell , jutiginent Wa ! jointly reIllICl'l'.1 IIgallll 111I ' ot the 11e- fendnntR antI the tleCense tipottinhl the tilde was jointly made lIy 1111 ot the tlelc'ltltllltl. Tile cnse WI1.S IIrst tried III Benton eLluitty ' antI tilt lurv t1l1I11."d. ! 'fhl' sec'on I trllli was In - the - 51mb county anti tie ) , ; cflllct was for the 1.lnlnlltr . anti against \Il uf tile tIe- fentlu n ts. The verdIct was set aside and n. third trIal hlld In Clinton count ) ' , resu\tln \ In the same verdict OK the last tttmeti : This ver- dIet was set oshle nllll a fourth trial had In the district court of lIIaek hawk county , where the saute verdict was rendered On api'eitl to the supreme court the ease was reverseti . The ease was then brought UII In . the 'Ir- cult court ot lIIack hawk county unit a verlllct tound for the Plaintiff anti against nil the detellllnnts as hetote. On appeal to the supreme court again this ! jutlgnient was reversed and thl' sixth trIal of the case was IUIII tn tile district court of Blnele hawk count ) ' . 'rhls trial the jury was di- rected to IIntl for the det"lltlnnt , Bermnn 1l'lInr. 'fhe ) ' returned n verdict for plnln- turf and nJaln\t nil of the dctentlnnls 0X cellt Kellar , for UOOO lu favor oC Kellnr , total , with costs , 11lI1ounlln , to $ 2. S.01. The tleCelltlnnts , other than Kelinr tiled n 1110- lion for arrest 1J.l11ent : anti for tI'me.ut , . against Illntntltr on the groU11t1 tune cite special flntlln\ ) were In conflict with the general vertllcl. 'rhe motions were over- ruled niiti jutllI1elH ! remlerctl on the ' cr- dlct. Therellfter all of the defendants except - cept ellur appealed ' to the supreme court antI the judgnllJllt wits nlllrmetl The case hits cost many thollsul1l1 dollars hntl the original parties to the ! suit are nearly till dend. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Sad l'lIlhl nf an Aged / Iowa 1ltn. CEDAR HAI'IDS , 111. , Dcc. O-Specllli { Telegrnm.- ) " 'lI1lnm JU'lIe 11J8sed through : this ! city today on his WilY to Marion In care at his son Jesse who , with two brothers have been searching for the aliI gentlelllan Bcverul days. He tN G7 'ellts old 111111 rccently becanac I den1enteI as Iho rc- suIt ot ParalYtic \ stroko. Last "ctlnes- , day he wllndeled away Crolll his hOIllIJ I\.t 1\ll\.reno. ) 1I11l1. strIking the lawn City road walked forty miles , until Inlen core of by Peolile ) who toulIll htm. BeIng unable to speule ) . he contd furnish tae clews for his Identilication anti was taken to the Johnson county poor Cnrm , where he was finally found by his Fans. DurIng ! his journey he hall been I'et1tlOI1 bY' tramps who robbed him of his money unll clothing . substitutIng - log their own ruA's. ' 'hIJI1 foullli ! he was In his stocltlng feet anti almost I1nked. Ills condition , owing to exposure anti the long walk Is I ! crltlclll , anti It Is doubtful It he recovers. _ _ Sutlrcmu nllrt iocilon5. DRS MOINES , Dec. O.-Spe.'lal ( Tflo- gram.-'l'he ) following opInions wer' . ) tiled In the supreme court 1011ay : II. :1. Hl'lI\\ against DavIs SharkleY and John Uoss appellants. Calhoun dIstrict n'lInned. ' , " ' 1\- \ IInm 1'urner. admInIstrator of the estate at John Turner Ileeeasetl , appellant against ' Ottumwu Railway Electric : Light amI Steam coiiapanyVnpeilo district , afllrmed. First National bank ot Man- .Friink Farncmaii , against 111111 . appelllll1l , Carroll dlsU'lct. atllrm Il. . Chnrles J. Seed executor anti guardian npp\'lIant , against the Grnnd Lodge of 101fa. . Ancient Order ot United _ _ Workmen . . , Uelnvnre C , _ _ . _ . . H.I district _ , , _ _ , Ilrttrmed. In re estate nainuet : . u..v. . . . . . - ceasetl Jane Cloud contestant. Delaware district nlllrmed. Jnme rAn' 1ucst , fippel- lal1t. against 13. F. J1eln et al . 1\luscullne district , reversed. . . , . , - Desperate Attempt to C.onllItt ! SulcId CEDAR RAPIDS Ia. , , Dfc. ? 20.-Sp2clal ( Telegram.-Mrs ) M. n. , qhqse : ; \ attempted to commit suicide this c\-cnlng \ by , taking carbolIc acid , but the Th ttle was taken from her before shq suceedgt1 ! In doing so. She then seized a revolver anti trIed to murder her husbnnd. whidt'succeatied tn disarmIng ! her before she .could fire It. No. cause Is assigned. . . John Flahcrty was run'ov r . by , un elec- . . fatally In- trio car tonight and" probably J juretJ. ' . . . . . . " 1 JlIRrrletr antI IIvorCCiltiflthiU lour. WEBSTER CiTY 10. , Dec. 20.-Spe2ial ( Telegram.-1\larrlcd and divorced within all hour WIIS the record made In this city todllY. WIlliam RInehart the son of II wealth farmer and Miss 1.lzzle Frnnlt were married , und the parents of both partieS - ties objecting' . the young - - man was - - - sent - - - , ' east , . , , . while the young laity wu.persua" , , " Uj' ' her folks to start the mills of the law ! ; I'lnd- before the divorce almost log to secure a certlflclte. : late was dry on the marriage I'nylnl lu" " " ' , , 1I1I1I1In. SIOUX CITY la. , Dec. 20.-Speclal ( Tele- gram.-The ) two military companle ! ! here today received drafts from the state of Iowa for nearly U.U\JO ( for their services at the time ot the strike last summer. All the other companies In the slate have been paid lit the same time and the total amount disbursed Is about $30.000. THE . GREATEST PURIFIER s.s.s . I FOR THE BLOOD. There' be ice Au'i : 1't' ! ! , hI ! llice . loge ! CLUB SlTES \ FOR 35C All ch\ml II1H1 ilK flllC OR iihaS' ho Y 'ollhl " 'lIl1t for u Uhl'lKtllHls IIl'CR- Cllt. 'l'hll'l Iii foe till' laiye Il\Il \ hem IH HOllwthlllJ for the ladIes : 13IQUET L1PS > $1.85 $ t . Center 11I'nft ( , IIIc1tel plated , flllc IIII' gtt IIl1en lihtllle ; uo chl'lI11 Juhn IIITulr , hilt the hel't ! ' JIIUl'lIntectl ; nlllII'I'n ( luml ) mulle. AIIII IC thll' ! ' 11'1 not enough h to give I you IIU O\lllol'llInll \ .I . ti i wl\'e , ( , 'ullr I Uht'IHtuull'I III'eHcntllll'JJlelll I ) ) ) to the I IWHt 11Il\'IIIIIII/e / : ( en' 1111 ' the niehu- bars of : the flllllily I1rt'thlK ' hue : I I CARVING SETS : AT COST I II Actllul1y 1)(1 reo I. c6jt. null I IllInlc cost lit thllt. A full line In Ue1l1l. loltl Stag / : 1101"1I IIn\ \ fijlc'y hl1lll11eH , hel1l1t1flll , oesiiulhieiftal [ , - -U8l'fnl lIel'o'l yotr cJ1U11C1.1 to get the Oh1'1Ht1ll11l:1 : 1II'I'Henl. ) tllllt ; ; will give ! the fIIOKt HutlHfl1ctrOl , COl' the least fIIOIII' ( ) ' -'I'IH ) thlln 'IJIU' ' J"r1lHIIII'I C\'CI' ' 1)1\111 before totS HIHj , gpds. : CHARLES oINE , . Tile JInt'HYI1l'cll1n ! : , 740 Broadway . ( GEO P. SANFORD A. W. mCKMAN. l'realdent. Cubler. First National 8an of COUNCIL BLUFFS , Iowa. Capital , . . $100,000 Profits , . . . 12,000 Otis 01 this oldeat banks tll the tte 0' Iowa. W. solicit your busIness sad collection. W. ' 6 . . . ' W. wW bI c.nt stay per OIl Sites dspeait& pl.1t4 to ass & 114 serve lOll. . . . " . . . . . . . . _ " " "I..o. " . . - - " " ' , ' - - _ _ , ; . - - , \ , . CONTINENTAL ' . . . CLOTH'lNn HaUSE. . , Cor. .1,511t. and Douglas S/s. A Chrlstmas Gift that people need will not keep cost and you cnjo any } ' more permanently - than some cheap bauble that will have outlived its usefulness before you get it homo. h Why Not One of These : I. Why ' Not One of These : ¶ ) . ' \lATH \ I1O11HS. . . . $ 1.00. . SMOKING JACITo > TS. . . . $ 3,2d. . . , . Bo\'I'H H01\1S. : . . . .S i.2. . IUIINn : .TACNETS. , . . $ 6.00. . , BATH ltOLhR' . . . $ 8.00. . , SMOKING JAClETS. . . . $ tO.O0. . - ' ' . ' , . . . . : 'c. . , I.INlN \NnIPltC'tlIIWR. , 2jc. BO\'S' INlm PANTS. . . . 25e. . ' 1.INJoN lhANlKRhi'hhlI'I:4. : \ \ I \ : . . . 3.e " . ' , , , " . ' ' ' . . . . ,00c. I 1.u.mN . 1I.\N\h \ . 11(1111 I..R. 1 . . . 40t , . . ) ! .I - ) - BOY ! ; INJoI' I PANTS. . . . , , . . . . . . ; . . . . . - . . t.0t. I-- ' - 1I0YI:3' : KNEE ; I'A.1.S. ' . . . . 7&c. . JlNiN : ; HANl > h.hIlClllbl'S. . ' ' lH.O" ) S. . . . ! lSc. . SILK \'ESTS. . . . $ 4.00. . ( 'j' f nI.O"I S. . . . $ 1. j. . SILK " 1 STS. . . . $ 4.10. . . . \\1' ( 11I.0"I' . .4 1.3S. . ' I. . I ' JI.O"I . . . $ 1.59 . SIl.I VESTS. . . . $ 5.00. . ' 'sc ti ' . _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 ' ' - ' ' , . ' - ' - I , .c' b/ , C1I11.DHEN'S 11 YI'I' H1 ON WINDSOIt ' 1'l1 S. . . . 'Oc. . : SUSPI Nm ns. . . . 2dc 1ci t 1 dQ * . SUSl'Er.mmS. Sl1Sl'gNmmS. ; . . : : ; : ( . . ' 1' Ed \ : j5/ SUSPh.DLltq . . . . 9Sc I & MEN'S SUITS. . . . $ 7.50. I. . _ , MEN'S SL'ITS. . . . $ 9.00 , : t \lt/ 110 , StilTS . . . . $ " . 0) F I/ , ' . . . . . \ . MEN'S SUITS. $12.O0 . : I I ' ' " . , UOYS' SUITS. . . . $ 2.25 , , : / / .1 , LINEN CtTFI S. . . . l&c. . . ' . . . , , ht ' 13OY5' 51322'S. . . . . . \ ( 1 ; ? ) \ b2 / ; : 1.1NI I.INEN N CUI CUI.'FS. : FS. : : 100. : 'e. : : : ' " . . ; : f:1i : : : : I' : . . ' . ' : : : . : i : " \ / , . / IENss1lntrs.&oc.c.I ; /'t / , " . . - - , ' ME.'S . . . . SIIIItTS. . . . i e. . ' \ ' SnIHTS.$1.00. . ' ' i 'tL l\IEN'S SnIHTS. . . . $ 1.25. : 'O' : "W : : _ , , _ _ l\IEN'S SIlIIt'l.S. . . . $ 1.50. . I' : ' , ii : ' / ' . MEN'S OVi.ihuco'u' . . . . 7.50. . I ' . 1 ' - ' ' ' ' ' ' 'N. / -I i''s ' ' ' BoYs L1dATIIEIb I.EOGlNGS. . . . . . . . . . $ 1.00 : , . . ; I t M1N'S i18" il.0O. BOYS' JEBSJoY GGlNOS. . . . $ 1.2 : . . . I : . . J , IJI1ESSING GOWNS " llOYS' BnOADCLOTH LL.GG1NGS. . . . $ 1.7 ; ; ' 1/ I . . . . litESSiNG GOVNs:8 : : : $ t 00 . . BOYS' I1EEFHIIS. . . . $ 3.60. . f\- ) I , LOllAltS , , , , . . ' . . . . 6,00. . \ / . / ' : IOc. DOYS' HEIWlmS. $ \ / . . . . ( . . . . OI.IAAIIH. ' . . ' ' . . . . . , . . 150. BOYS' m..sTlmS. $ 4.50. - ( . ' . . . . i. LN I OI.l.Altb. . . . 250. . ' UI.S'l'FJHS. . . . I 5,00. . C ' ' . . BOYS' " ' ' ' : / . . DOYS' ULSTEItS . . . $ 6:00 . ( j ) I. . ; / . \ ? : v ; gte' r.IEN'S : PLuSh C'APS.I.00. " iov i'iiIll ' . romN's . PI.DSII ( 'AI'S..S ' 1.2 : ; Ii 0 S 1'1US1I C I ' S. . . . $ . ) > > - . ) ! Ii ) MEN'S l'I.USII CAI'S..S . 1.r.0 1\tEN'S l'.USH CAl'S..2.00 _ _ _ _ _ - - - t'lIIBHEI.I.AS. . . . 9Se. NECKWEAn. . . . 25c. . U IBltELLAS. . . . $ 1.35. ; ; . i NECKWEAH. . . . 500. : : IllHEI.l.AS. . . . $ 2.00. . : ; , NECKWEAH. . . . $ 1.00. . p1 . . . . . . $ 2,50. . 1 i rVhalcver Ihe lowest rice is ' make it. . , .1 , , . 4 . przcc is 'We izae . 4 . ' . . ' . : ; . ' . .1. . . . . v : . : ' : / , 0 ( y . r1. . y. . . . , . , .J . . v\/v- , , \ " < I ONTIN : t J. / . II' I , ; < / y . CCLOTHIM.ENTAl ,1 ' ( ; . : o.q. , , . HaUsE..I , lt \i ' " II ( ! ! ' I"D . W I - HAPPY THOUGHT. ' , About a Rug for a Christmas Gift : Your wife is sure to be . 4 pleased if you give her one , and yo must try to he if. she gives you \ . one , for they are always useful , can't have too n1any. . . : . Pric s-Our special Christmas sale prices : are 'th lowest ever made for fine . . " . Rugs. . . . . : : . . J SMYRNA RUGS , ' > , : " ' MOQUETTE RUGS , : ; : . . . WILTON RUGS : . , FlR RUGS , I I You are invited to see them whether you wish to buy or not. . . . . ORCHARD & WILHE'LM CARPET CO.I I . - ftiJ1gs . . . . I GOld IINGS P/"I" GOLf UIN ( ; " , Inrtoy I o"I. . UINGS ' DT,1.\lOSJJ lUNGS J.ILII'L ICINGS 'rrlllll10JS JUSaS \\lWJ'JJ "WI' RINGS 1-111111' UlNas isiIiit : ii , lUNGS I OI'Z RINGS . G.\UNU'L'lUNGS ttiitl RINGS , , 'Ifli oomh/nlltlon / Hcttl"Jril ; ( ) ! 7)FOOlOll5J HtO"OH Make \ your Selections Today , RIm Wit Er.lmANT LINE OF NOVJL'l'IE , IN . . , . . . - - - - ----SILVER M. WOLLMAN , the Jeweler , 409 Broadway , L OS t M an h DO d reslored.Vsrlcocete ana vigor qulrkl , , nIsbtIT crh.Iuai. I trD ' by. .Ie. . aUI.1 , cured by lNlAi lr I' . ItO tr. ? " Bindoultemedy : . " , rlb _ rllI.I. . to . . . . . . tioih.J ! ! J. A. Fuller & Co. , Corner luth IInd Douglass Sll : . OMAnA. NUll .Speclal NoUces ; COblen ) phl/ls. " C1UllNEY8 CLEANED ; VAULTS CLEANED. lOti : lurk. ! lit W. 8. lIome"'a. W Broadway . WANTED. COMi'IITENT OIllL FOIl OI'N. erat houa " "ork. AIIJlI Ilt 103 Fourth .lre.l. LOST , 1J1'1.rf.NOlmD : L1VRII coumCD poiRIer dog answers 10 the name ot " 1 > lck. " llelurn 10 38 North ITlh street , and get lewliN. \ . - " _ . - ' " . . . . . . . . . .rI _ ' - , . . . . . . . , _ _ . . . . . , > , - - . . - - - - - He Sings ! . _ : Ol COURSE And his song Is enc of iI g cm'ncst cxullutlonund DOES jo ) ' . . Sn . wOllld YOIII'S , 1' be If you lencw what : ; . _ he Imows-thut Oil ) ) Maui street Is sto.lcd with 1tJ1Il' . : bl\l'gliins In Slices , ; f IIl1ts , UmICI'WCIII' Child 1.'ItI.jJishlns . C ends than LillY othcr store In COlin- " cil Blllnt ; and Jiiualia lie uscs but ' c' . few notcs , you lcr.ch'c , und ) ' (11I will iaecd ! but f.w notcs- bunle notes 111' culns-to get pos- _ _ _ HcssIon ! of stylish , hnndsotJJc und , cotJJfortublc things. EXl1cnscs 01 . _ _ _ _ doing bllslncss ut U I ) II I I ) I\I'C \ fin ( ) pCI. cent - - . less than fUl.thcr uptown , and this I.a - . hue of the seI'cts of the - - . , tnllny : itn- - - I.goiA , II1cnsc SIlCCCSS of ' _ t . T. B. I1.UGI-IBS , I _ _ _ _ _ _ The Loading Down Town Morchanf , I -CDUNCIL BLUFFS- - . " , - , .J . m. 4r . ° " , STEAM DYE WORKS All kinds of Dyeing end Cleaning done In , the highest style of tito art , Faded and stained ( dines made CAA to bole us good as ( slew , Work promptly done atad delivered , . - iii all harts of the . I country. fiend foc pricuhitit , , , ; . ; : : 'di' . Oi1M4OIIAN , J'sugsrlotor i flmalwuy. , near North. Wealerta Dpot. , Counca _ _ _ _ Iflulis , Iowa. 'i'd. Ri. J - . . . . . _ . . . . . . . - - < " ' " . . . .L.o---- _ orJ. . _ . . . " " " " " - . - _ _ _ - . . _ . _ , .