T1HO 031 AH A DAILY JlJjiJSt MOJSDAA' , MA.lt OfT 10 , 1HWJ ,
P C ° UNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT
JUNOII MUATIOX
C. fl. Huhbard , wrKtatit'.U-armx of tbo
itntc senate , spent Sunday In the city.
The funeral ot Mr * . Wiley will occur this
afternoon nt 2 o'clock from the residence ,
150 Glen nventie.
H , M. Hrownlce , cashier of the Security
National bank nt Sioux City , spent Sunday
wllh Or T , II. Lacey.
Theodore Oultlar has been reappolntcd
deputy oil Inspector by Inspector Uruwer for
the ensuing two star * .
Tlio Grand hotel , Council Bluffs. High
class In e/cry retpect. Rate * . $2.50 per day
and upward. E. K. Clarko. proprietor.
The ladles of the Frank Street and MornIng -
Ing Sldo University Association Hub will
Intel to organize at the residence nt Mrs.
JliCabe. on Morning iMde , at 2 o'clock today.
A $25 overcoat has been stolen from Hie
rc'ldonce of A. J. IJurfcc of the Durfre I'm-
nltiiro company. It was nipped by n sneak
thief , who slipped Into the Imlluny without
attracting attention ,
The police reports Indicate that the tnwn
IH overrun with gangs of thieving tramps. A
Krtat deal of petty thieving Is reported from
nil parts of town. It has been discovered
that several vacant houses In Mornlngslde
arc Inhabited by gangs ot tramps , who beg
and steal day and night.
The tunctal f A. S. Beck yesterday aftsr-
ncoii was largely attended * The services were
conducted by1 Rev. McDonald of SI. Paul's.
Thu music was furnished by Mrs. W. W.
aierman and Mis. Robert Mullls nnd Mrs.
Kojci. The pallbearers were Kcoigc A.
Kcellno , C. n. Jacqueinln , James Robinson ,
i : . II. Odcll. G. W. Wilson and C. H. Gil
bert.
bert.A
A horse belonging to a milkman named
llced broke awny yesterday on Upper Broad-
ay and made n vicious run down First
utitet. Ho ran Into Spencer Smith's lawn
nnd the buggy to which ho was attached
completely demolished liy collisions with
tices. Thn here / was albo Injuicd about the
legs. Thla was thu second runaway the
some wan has had within a week.
The fnltlal performance at the Now Do-
hany thla evening of Manager Alton's new
block company promises to bo ono of the
chief events of the week. .Messrs. Alton &
Hunt have organised an exceptionally strong
company and they uro going to give the
people Bonio of the very best shows for 10
cents. Iho play tonight will be "The Octo-
rcon. " Scats \vcnt on Sals Saturday and
A\ert > sold with a rush. The box offlce will
be open all day today. Among the company
are S. C. Hunt. Clinton A. Robblns , Ralph
Densmore , Harry N. Blake , W. H. Dalrym-
plo. Misses Ileislo Burrows , Carolina Cloro
nnd Florence Hunt. This evening Miss Bur
rows will give her specialty , a Japanese
darce , special scenery nnd effects being usol
In Its presentation. Mis. Ed Cogley ot this
city has been engaged na pianist.
Wanted , good farm loans In western Iowa
at lowest rates. Money loaned for local In
vestors on best of security netting C per cent.
I''lro Insurance written In reliable companies.
Lo gco & Towlo , 235 Pearl street.
HITS OK COiCII. ; MMIKFg COSSII' .
The city officials _ had their photographs
taken In group form on Saturday. A rumor
that the operator employed Roentgen rays
In the performance has caused a scramble
nnd an effort to have the negative destroyed.
Mayor-elect Carson , It Is said , promised to
appoint a colored man on the police force.
The colored men selected the future star
nearer and now there's a row on. Part of
the colored contingent declare that the
mayor need not consider himself bound by
the pledge If he has to toke the nominee of
the colored caucus. Charges and counter
charges have been made and the servics of
the present police force may bo needed before -
fore the time for appointment of new men
arrives.
Sam Etnyre has decided not to contest the
election of Thomas Tostevln as city en
gineer. People who have noticed that head
of Sam's wonder If It will ever stop growing.
Some ot the members of the present police
fcrco take no stock In the report that the
comet Is heading In another direction. Thej
are perfectly satisfied that It will strike
in the vicinity of the city hall on the firM
Monday night In April.
Policeman Clanr ( .ays that one burglar In
the hospital Is worth two In the rear ot a
grocery store.
There are two good stories current over
the school board election of last week. The
first Is that Billy Moore found out that his
fellow democratic nominee , Thomas , was
running behind In the Fourth ward , where
the voters were going for Moore and
Sprultt. ' Ho uent to Thomas and suggested
that they go down In the Sixth and take
Homo steps to counteract the Fourth. Down
they went and put up a deal to have tbo
voters go to Thomas and Harding , leaving
Moore out. They did the work n little too
Avell for Mr. Moore. When the votes were
counted Itua found that ho was defeated
by less than a dozen , and that Mr. Thomas
had just squeezed through. The other story
Is on the democratic managers and It hap
pened In the Fifth \urd. Some of the
unons ! of war were needed to get out a re
fractory vote In that Ideality , and n little
purse was , handed to a messenger with In
Etructlons to deliver It to Mr , Blank or Mr.
Dee , and It neither of them was present
ot the polls to give It to eomo good dem
ocratic worker who was on the grounds.
Mr. Dee and Mr. Blank were both at din
ner when the messenger arrived. He looked
lor a good democratic worker nnd found a
hustler tliuro with a bunch of tickets In his
hand. The messenger passed over the cash
nnd the next morning ono ot the republican
wheel horses of thn ward bought a new hat
and then added $50 to his bank account.
The messenger who delivered the money
< YIIB receiving teller at the bank where the
republican made his deposit. Then ho real
ized his mistake.
The Merchants and Manufacturers associa
tion will meet tonight to elect officers for
the ensuing year. An effort will bo made
to have the association furnish some excuse
for existence during the coming year.
Mayor Carson enters office pledged by his
public utterances to use every effort to have
a number of the leading streets and thor
oughfares of the city paved. In this ho will
have the support of a largo majority of the
progressive citizens and the unanimous op
position of the toxshlrkers. The Council
Bluffs Retail Merchants association Is
pledged to the support of. any reasonable
proposition looking to the Improvement of
the city and county roadways.
Some fellow etolo a watch at Moors &
Ellis' store the other day. Ho kept It a few
hours and then returned It without explana-
tlon. Nnto Kills Is troubled now to decide
whether It was a casa of stricken conscience
or poor watch that led to the return of the
ticker , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A CliuiiBu In Firm ,
There has been a change In the Council
Hluffs Roofing nnd Cornlco works , by' which
Mr. Trueman F. Wheaton of Sterling , III , ,
becomes an equal owner with Harry B.
( Iralil. Mr. Gralil has been role owner flnco
the retirement of hu | father , a. year ago , and
under his management the business has In
creased to such an extent that a good prac
tical working partner became a necessity.
Mr. Wheaton Is a young man who has bad
largo experience In the buyness ] asi senior
member of the firm ot Taylor & Wheaton.
He brought his family with him , and will
bo a permanent resident of the city ,
The Council I Huffs { tooling and Cornlco
works liao become ono ot the largest plants
of the character In the west. Everything
In the line of metal cornice , ornamcnte , steel
ceilings and kheel metal trimmings for
bulldlngo and store fronts are made from
BpecLal did original designs. Contracts are
made for putting up utoro fronts complete
with all flaw , cast Iron , wood and metal
work. They make a specialty of Klnnear's
patent steel ceilings , as well as slate , tin ,
gravel and felt roofings , and In addition to
all thli handle the fullest line of modern
furnaces und heating planty In the waft.
Mr. Orahl is oqe of the many examples of
what a young man can do If he tries , and
every bit of Ms bl # succeus has teen thor
oughly earned ,
Pine bedroom iuHu , enameled bid * and
every new novelty at the Durfee Furniture
company' ! . ,
SHOOTS A FLEEING HOBO
Officer Oldftr Dangerously Wounds a Pris
oner Wlio Trios lo Escape ,
VICTIM THOUGHT TO BE A BURGLAR
Otorlintiti'il After a Lnnfr OliitMc He
mltft the Olllucr nt till1'n -
Irol llunnil In
I'erforntfd.
Officer Charles Claar shot , and , It Is bs-
llcved , fatally wounded a f.eelng tramp , yes
tcrday morning shortly after t o'clock. Th
victim wan one cf a large number ot hoboc
that Infested the- city Saturday. He gave th
name of Fred Geycr , and claimed Pitts
burg 89 his home.
Claar's account of the shooting Is corrobo
rated by several circumstances , nnd , at leas
one witness. The patrolman's beat l on
lower Broadway. While on his rounds li
the vicinity of the Northwestern depot at
o'clock , his attention was attracted by sound
coming from the rear of the grocery store o
Raiser & Son , 1017 Broadway. He mad
hla way to the rear ot the building by passIng -
Ing between the Council Bluffs Dye work
and an adjoining shed. As he approactm
the rear of the grocery he discovered tw
men , "apparently engaged In breaking open
the back door. They were prying off th
casing , and the creaking of the nails was th
sound that attracted the officer's attention
Tiie men caught sight of the officer at th
Instant he observed them , and made , a sue
ccssful dash for liberty. They ran In th
direction of the Northwestern city dcpo
nnd disappeared behind some freight care
Cljar Is a good deal of a sprinter , but th
men gave him Hie slip by dodging around the
carr , nnd when he saw them again they were
flying up the track toward the Northwestern
round house.
Claar reported the facts to the station , nnd
wai ordered to leave hit beat and follow the
men. He found that they had reached the
round house , and had attempted to enter It
but were denied admittance by Al Whitman
In a quarrel that ensued Whitman struck one
of them over the head with his lantern
Whitman and Claar soon found the men , bu
when they saw the ofllcer both started to run
Geyer was captured , but his companion sue
ceedcd In getting away. Claar , asserts ho
recognized the men Instantly as the two
whom ho had caught In the act of commit
ting n burglary , and felt warranted to use
every precaution In landing the ono that he
had captured. He took him to the police
patrol box at Broadway and Eleventh stree
and turned In a call. While waiting for the
wagon the prisoner struck lilm a quick , sav
age blow. Claar fell Into the gutter minus
his club. Geyer Instantly darted away ant
was making- his escape. When Claar go
upon his feet his prisoner was fifty feet away
Tiic ofllcer fired one shot Into the ground , bu
the fleeing man paid no attention to It
A second shot was flred and the fugitive fell
Patrol Driver Sandel says he was within a
few yards of the box when the trouble be
gan , and saw Geyer make the attack upon
the officer , and was a witness of the whole
proceeding. The officer's club was found
twenty feet away.
Geyer was taken to the central station
where the city physician examined his
wound. It was found the bullet had struck
him In the hip , Inflicting a dangerous
wound. Ho was removed to the Woman's
Christian Association hospital and severa
physicians took an Interest In his case
C\erythlng possible was done to relieve his
suffering. Last night the physicians thought
ho had a slight chance of recovery , but
feared the location of the wound would make
blood poisoning almost a certainty.
Goyer was able to .talk a little about him
self. He said ho was 22 years old , that he
was a butcher , nnd that his homo was In
Pittsburg , where hla only living relative
Uved , a brother. Ho denied the attempted
burglary ot the grocery store , and claimed
that he had Just come to town the evening
before. Ho positively refused to say any
thing about hla partner.
An examination of the rear ot the grocery
store showed that the fellows had been
working on a shed door that led Into an ol
house built outside the building. They had
succeeded In prying off the casing boards
and had the door off when the officer ar
rived. The wire screen over the back door
of the grocery had been cut , and the fellow's
had apparently Just discovered their mis
take , and had begun operations upon tbo
real store door when they were startled
by the officer's appearance. i
Geyer was the leading spirit In the alter
cation at the round house , and had received
a bad cut over the eye from Whitman's
lantern.
The officers believe that these fellows
robbed the residence of Rev. Mr. Snydcr
early In the evening. Among Geyer's ef
fects wcro two clean handkerchiefs. Ono
bora the name of B. L. Smith. The fellow
who got away answers the description In
almost every detail of the tramp who rtolo
Lynchard's bicycle from In front of The Bee
office at 5 o'clock. At 11 o'clock yesterday
ho was seen riding rapidly through Crescent
City , goingnorth. .
KEKl'S ED CANNING GUESSING.
I'roluilillltv thnt lie Slay
Find HIM Occupation Gone.
City Marshal Ed Canning Is wearing a
worried look these days and has reason for It.
The Iowa legislature Is taking liberties with
the office he holds and the prospects are that
It will bo abolished.
Mr. Canning has served ono term as city
marshal , and at the last election was reelected -
elected by a handsome majority , leading the
republican ticket by a good many votes. The
republican city convention had pledged the
mayor to nominate the city marshal as chief
of police , and thus save tbo city the expense
and the conflict cf two officials for one man's
work. Mr. Canning's election apparently
placed htm on Easy street , and near the last
house on the street. But before the official
vote was announced the legislature got In Its
work on the bill regulating the office of city
n'ari'hals. An effort was made to abolish
the olllco entirely. This met with a strong
opponltlon and the bill was amended and
finally passed the house amended ED that the
alllco was mi do appointive Instead of elective.
Tlio bill wfll probably pass the senate , where
It originated , and will nerve to complicate
matters locally to a considerable degree.
The pasuigo of the bill will raise a legal
qucotlon as to whether Mr. Canning- will bo
affected by It during hU term of office to
which ho 1ms been elected. He has looked
Into the matter and has gilt edged opinions
an each sldo of the case. Some of the best
lawyers of the city are certain that he can
not bo legislated out of office for two years ,
mil other" are equally certain that when tbo
bill passes Mr. Canning will be out of a
political Job.
Dvcn If Mr. Canning were legislated out
if ofllco , the natural Inference Is that he
> \ould bo appointed city marshal and chief ot
liollce by Mayor Carton , but then there
a nothing- certain about that. Mr. Canning
IB a republican , was elected for two more
rears , and la a friend of the mayor , and all
that , but In politics the unexpected fre
quently happens , and there Is Just a proba
bility that the mayor might want to make
iome other follow chief of police. Mayor
Larson Is religiously keeping his own .coun
sel , and no ono pretends to know what any
> f hid appointive , plans are. He says him-
idf that ho has not yet decided what ho
ihall do , and In lieu of evidence to the con-
rary , this statement has to be accepted ,
\nyway there are complications and uncer-
alntlos enough tn the situation to cause soinf.
\orry and considerable annoyance to the
iresoiit city marshal.
Hot lira Sn h.
Wo have 1,000 hot beA Bash which we are
; olng to close out. They won't last long ,
low many do you wantT We will make you
i price that cant * bo duplicated. C. B ,
'alnt. Oil and Ulan company , Masonic Tern *
) le , Council Bluffg.
Wo offer you only clean , crisp , snow white
aundry work and btit delivery service at
laudry , 721 Bread way , Telephone 1ST ,
MAYOR Cl.n.lVUII'SAII5IICTOUY ,
Soiuo riutirrN Hint Will lie of Inter-
* ! lo 4li - Tnxpnj < TK.
At the council meeting tonight Mayor
Cleaver will deliver his valedictory address
touching upon the affairs of the city during
the two year * In which he has been the of-
flc'al head of the municipality. Incorporated
In the address will bo a tableof statistics
showing , the annual expenditures In the vari
ous departments of the city government
during the past eight years. The figures
speak for themselves and furn'sh an evidence
of the economy In the conduct of publlo af
fairs for the past two years.
The figures are as follows :
Fire department , Including fire and police
alarms 1S8S , $20,019.41 : 18SD , $16,749.88 :
1880 , f20.76B.89 : 1891 , $24,129.87 : 1S92 , $18.-
189.71 ; 1S93 , $19,162.53 ; 1804 , $19,007.41 ; 1895 ,
$18.701.84.
Engineer's Department 1888 , $9,498.43 ;
1SSD , $6,191 ; 1890. $6,261.78 ; 1891. $7,056,20 ;
1892 , $4,032.41 ; 1893 , $5,141.47 : 1891 , $1,423.03 ;
1895 , $3,979.36.
Sewer Department 1888 , $2,665.70 ; 1889 ,
$2,973.09 ; 1890 , $1,175.04 ; 1891 , $7,829.13 ; 1892 ,
$4,320.45 ; 1893 , $6,409.21 ; 1894 , $3,552.03 ; 1895 ,
$2.387.42. $
Inspectors 1SS9. $1,104 ; 1S90. $332.50 ; 1891 ,
$597 ; 1892. $522 ; 1893 , $2,262.75 ; 1894 , $1,611 ;
1895. $857.
Police Department 1888 , $10,223.80 ; 1889 ,
$12.801.88 ; 1890. $19.374.19 ; 1S91 , $19,919.59 ;
1892 , $12.081.41 ; 1893 , $12,977.57 ! 1894 , $13-
312.08 ; 1S95 , $11,456.74.
Marshal's Department 18SS , $3,226.42 ; 1889 ,
$6,410.88 ; 1890 , $5,057.98 ; 1S91 , $6,279.08 ; 1892 ,
$5,846.05 ; 1893 , $5,486.45 ; 1894 , $5,216.29 ; fS95 ,
$4.421.26.
Salaries of Officers 1888 , $7.785.23 ; 1SS9 ,
$9,634.78 ; 1890 , $10,358.83 , ; 1891 , $13,154.69 ;
1892 , $9,998.43 ; 1893 , $9,606.04 ; 1894 , $9,636.36 ;
1895. $9.545.30.
Miscellaneous 1888 , $9,269.57 ; 1889. $7-
470.09 ; 1890 , $4,540 ; 1891 , $5 , ) > 03.60 ; 1802 ,
$3,902.79 ; 1893 , $5,908.67 ; 1S94 , $5,095.27 ; 1S95 ,
$1.822770.
Streets and Alleys 1888 , $12,679.09 ; 1889 ,
$9,956.02 : 1890 , $11,904.27 ; 1891 , $15,195.67 :
1892. $10,355.97 ; 1893 , $10,398.82 ; 1894 ,
$9.318.34 ; 1895 , $11,601.34.
Gas and Street Lights 1888 , $9,601.11 ; 18S9 ,
$10.528.19 ; 1890. $13,746.37 ; 1891. $14,110.56 ;
1892 , $12,355.21 ; 1893 , $12,347.36 ; 1894 ,
$12,093.36 ; 1895. $10,335.95.
Printing and Supplies 1888 , $0,195.66i
1SSS9 , $5,278.26 ; 1890 , $3,513.56 ; 1891 ,
$0,266.18 ; 1892 , $3,938.86 ; 1S93 , $382.50 ; 1894.
$2,957.41 ; 1895 , $2,421.82.
Elections 1888 , $264.99 ; 1889 , $808.45 ; 1890 ,
$142.5 ; 1891 , $1.030.15 ; 1892 , JSSS.74 ; 1893 ,
$244.r ? ; 1894 , $1,870.18 ; 1895 , $40655.
Doard of Health 1SSS , $140.25 ; 1890 ,
$102 ; 1891. $141 ; 1892 , 35.05 ; 1893 , $199 ; 1894 ,
$139.50 ; 1895. $233.05.
City Pond 1892 , $211.37 ; 1893 , $176.25 ;
1894 , $210.50 ; 1895. $314.11.
Total Current Expense Per Year 1888 ,
$91.567.60 : 1889 , $90,212.52 ; 1890. $97,467.59 ;
1891 , $121,512.62 ; 1892. $80,701.45 ; 1893 ,
$93,761.32 ; 1894 , $88,414.76 ; 1895 , $81,584.44.
Stolen Illc-yolp.
Rebuilt Moffat , No. 960 , dark maroon or
brown color , new handle bars , single spring
Garford saddle , laced with thong under
neath at front end ; saddle post solid steel ,
turned to front ; Tllllnghast clincher tires ,
oldest tire In front ; Boston wood rims , un-
palnted ; gear 72 ; rear sprocket slightly loose ;
Wnverly cranks attached with big screw Into
ends of axle ; rubber pedals ; low frame- > lth
upright bar curved to fit wheel ; cyclometer
on left front fork. Supposed to be stolen by
a tramp. A liberal reward for recovery of
the wheel. Address Bee offlce. Council Bluffs.
Have you spen the new gas heating stoves
at the company's office ?
Oiilr One Ili'Ht.
Call and ECO the much talked of Columbia
bicycle. Manufacturers and dealers will run
down the wheel they have copied.
COLE & COLE.
Wanted A good second-hand farm wagon.
Address A , Bee office. Stuto price.
UoyH Holil Up.
Nealy Haze and Lafayette Cromelln , typ
Postal Telegraph messenger boys from
Omaha , wore riding through the bottoms on
this side of the river last ) night , when ) they
were held up bv tramps and relieved of their
change. Ono of the boys also lost a watch
Rooms for rent , single or for light house
keeping. 213 Willow avenue.
riUNTEIl'S HIM * TOO HEAVY.
PI n n to Have Iowa Legislative I'ro-
cce < lliiRH I'nlillnheil liy Contract.
DES MOINES , March 15. ( Special. ) The
bill Introduced by Repreasntatlve Brlnton , to
change the method of printing the proceed
ings of tho' legislature and state docu
ments , is the chief subject of conversation
In legislative circles. By the report of the
auditor of state , the bill for printing nnd
binding for the last biennial period foots
up to within a fraction of $100,000. For the
present term It is bound to exceed that figure
'
ure by at least $25,000. It is understood that
private parties , who nro keeping In the
background , stand ready to perform the work
at from two-thirds to three-fourths the pres
ent legal rates. Whllo It Is probably too
late In the session for final action to betaken
taken on so important a measure. It Is alto
gether likely that the agitation that will
follow will result In a large reductloa In
the cost of state printing lu the immediate
future.
The stock , or old line , fire Insurance Inter
ests are practically a unit In favor of the
Nletert standard policy bill , and several
stormy sessions of the house committee
have been held , but without result. The
bill was attacked by Representative Finch of
Humboldt , who proposed the Importanl
amendments.
As the Insurance Interests will not accep *
the amendments , and the friends of the
policy holders will Insist to the last upon
their adoption , It Is not likely that any
standard policy bill will become a la\v at
this seaalon.
In the house a lively dlKusslon took place
over the proposition to expend $51,000 for
repairs and Improvements at the Fort Mad-
son penitentiary. Mr. Cornwall thought
that the state was now erecting a peniten
tiary at Anamoaa , which would soon afford
ample accommodations for the overflow of
prhciieru at Fort Madison , and could not
i > ee the wisdom or necessity of putting more
money Info that Institution. Mr. Alien of
Van Buren , Miller ot Warren and others
defended the proposjd appropriation , which
was carried 08 to 8.
The items are as follows ;
Placing new tier of steel cells and flx-
: ures , $30,000 ; extension ot yard wall to
) Q built c-t stone , $18,000 ; building wall of
cell IIOUPO and raising roof one story , $3 000'
total , $51,000.
The bill was Immediately sent to the
senate , where It was taken up and passed
without .opposition.
In the senate further debate on the
nerlts of the appropriation ot $7,000 for the
agricultural society was resumed. Senator
Trewln continued his arraignment of the
management at some length , and was
inewercd by Senator Harrlman with con
siderable spirit. The bill dually passed ;
, 'L a , 36 ; nays , C.
The eenato passed the following In relation
o damages , occasioned by delay In do-
Iverlng- telegraph messages , which i\aa In-
reduced by Senator Junks :
Section 1. In any action against any
olegraph company for damages caused by
erroneous trantmlwlon of telegram or by
jnrcasonablo delay In delivery of telegram ,
legltgenco on * part of telegraph company
> hall be presumed upon proof of erroneous
ranamlralon or of unreasonable delay In
IcIIvcry , end the burden of proof that mich
sri on or delay was not due to negligence
ipon IU part shall rest upon such com-
iany ; provided , that a claim In writing be
ireoentej to an agent of said telegraph com-
mny within sixty days after the cause ot
ctton accrueii.
Mr , TlbblttD Introduced a resolution pro-
riling for the appointment cf a special com-
nlttee of three to Investigate the charge ot
] me ot the state papers that oleomargarine
a being manufactured and bold In this
tate In large quantities In violation of law ,
"he resolution was laid over for future
onalderatlco ,
GANYJIEDES AT BANQUET
Wheel Olub Members Follow an Annual
Election with i
DOUGLASS1 NOTION OF THE RIGHT HOT BOY
t t
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In DmorlltlnK < I c > > > " Mfinlu-r Ho
Took ( ) ( T the llnck lYUuilicr mill
the llcnl Thlnw lUJCor-
. reet St
The annual election of the Ganymede
Wheel club of Council Bluffs was held on
Monday night last at the club rooms and
after the business session a banquet was
given by the club at the Grand hotel.
The Ganymcro Is one of the strongest
clubs of wheelmen In the west. Its members
coirprlso the best young men of Council
Bluffs and they have managed to maintain
a very strong organization In face of very
formidable obstacles , Chief of these has
been the abominable condition of the city
streets. Council Bluffs fell a victim a num
ber of years ago , In common with other
western cities , to the cedar block craze and
as a result the streets today are well-nigh
Impassable for wheelmen and are rapidly
becoming so for pedestrians and all kinds ot
vehicles. As a result the wheel Is not used
very liberally In the business life of the
mimbers of the club nnd most of their enjoyment -
joymont comes when thy find time to get
as far as po&slble nuay from the town.
The Ganymede membership has been main
tained ut about sixty , however , and this
spring , with the promise and prospect of
getting something done to better the con
dition of the city's streets , there baa been a
revival of Interrst In cycling nnd the club
will piobably bring the membership to the
century mark before the riding season Is
fairly open.
But that has nothing to do with the
annual meeting and the banquet. At the
business meeting C. E , Parsons was reelected -
elected president. Parsons la ono of the
organizers of the club , an enthusiastic wheel
man .nnil a man who has the hearts of nil
-members. . There will be another presi
dent when ho leaves the city or absolutely
refuses to servo as the chief Ganymede.
The other officers elected were : 11. W.
Blxby , vlco president ; W. M. Galnes. secre
tary ; Ed L. Duquette , treasurer ; T. C. Dahl ,
captain.
It has been the custom of the club to hold
a smoker at the annual election , but this
year It v as decided to Inaugurate a scries of
annual banquets and If the committees In
charge of this event In years to come per
form their duties an well as those who did
the work for the first annual banquet they
need attempt nothing hotter. There's ono
record that will be hard to break. The
decorations of the hall were In quiet taste ,
the menu excellent , the service superb and
the after dinner program as entertaining and
enjoyable as could have been desired.
THERE WERE SIXT.Y. OF 'EM.
Covers were laid for slxtyMand that num
ber of the memoers of tjtherjolub nnd their
guests snfi down at 10 o'nloqkito the discus
sion of the followingmenu:9
New York Counts.
Consomme. , ufltt Celery.
Patties or Shrimp , Maryland , ,
'Potatoes Duchcsse.
Tenderloin of Wet , Warded.
Mushroom 'SAuCfe. '
Green iPeasjoi
Claret PunohU
Grass Plover Toast ,
on Toastj jt
. . , Asparagus Tips.
Wnter tfesiF1
As&orted Cake. ' " 'See Cream.
CoffeeV bit
With the lighting of thp"SUltanas , Toastmaster -
master Grimm took , ch'argdj 6f the program
and called upon President8 Parsons. Mr.
Giimm Is in his elemgrttonb : toastmastort
and managed to make lttas < plcasant , jjr un
pleasant , ' 'as poBslble foV'thft speakers .ho
Introduced. ' " It Is something of unwritten
history that the Ganyrilede"ls'feady ' to flght
when the subject of'"race meet" Is men
tioned. It seems that the boys have had
to pay more assessments' than a policy
holder In a mutual life Insurance company
during a cholera scourge , nnd all on account
ot national circuit meets , but President
Parsons took the bit1 in his , teeth and urged
the club to take eome steps , at once looking
to another race meet In Council Bluffs early
In the fall. He was not In favor of tying
up with the national circuit people , but
suggested ( that arv interstate circuit be
formed. This suggestion' met with the
hearty approval of the members.
A male quartet , composed of Messrs. Rig-
don , Ghould , Asklu and Haverstock , ren
dered "Robin Adalr , " and ere compelled
to respond to an encore.
George Pullman spoke of "The Good Old
Ordinary" and related some experiences that
were especially appreciated by jhe members
of the club who were wheelmen In the days
when the high fellows \ver6In , favor.
HE'S A HOT BOY.
W. L. Douglass was billed to respond to
the toast "The New Member" and It Is no
disparagement to the other speakers to say
that the new member furnished more fun than
all of them combined. Mr. Douglass is a
natural entertainer ; and would have made a
record had he choron the histrionic art In
stead of adopting the prosaic calling of a
laundryman. He had a lively touch for
many members of the club and his talk was
mort thoroughly relished by nil. Among the
good things he said were the following : "Tho
Joy and honor accompanying the ceremony
of becom'ng a 'now member' arc such that
they are to bo greedily grasped when at
hand , for they never como but ones. I have
experienced the deep emotion and felt the be
wildering sensation of tha 'now member. ' It
Is an occasion when for once the most In
significant 'back number' swells Into a local
Hen ot large caliber and ho Is tn < bs envied
upon whom next falls the mantle If ho be
received with all the flash cud roar of
trumpets that I vt < is when I was Installed
beneath the ridge pole of the domicile of this
1'onored organization. Before I owned a bi
cycle I divided mankind Into two elapses
these who ride wheels and these who dodge
them. But wo are amazed at the wonderfu
mark In advanced civilization the cycle has
made for Itself. In tbo 'dark ages , ' t > o callec
because they had so , many 'knights,1 the
wheel was unknown and the sole Joy of the
young man was In doiinlng a pair of boiler-
Iron trouf&rs , warranted not to bag at the
knees or get 'out of crease. ' I have been
told that I have in mo the material for a reJ-
hot bicycle club member. True , I have never
been on a club run , In fact not been astride
n wheel for four months , but I have learned
to play duplicate whist , I can sins thu flrsl
verso and chorus of Varadlea Alley , '
have rolled up as high as 5D on the
bowling alley , and can desctMbe the cycloldn !
sprocket as well as p 0ln ( out the weak
points In some of the nliffy-.elx } models ,
Clean
Coo ! Sweef SK/10KE
MAIL
POUCH
TOBACCO
PURE.
PURE.HARMLESS ,
SATISFYING.
-DYSPEPTIQ
know All nbaul thn new cltnlor path ftiid at-
( rmleil the Omaha Cycle show , to I am
mioil by my confldlnR friends ttiat 1 nm to
bo a miccoM ss & wheel club member , with
another your' * experience. We have ccr-
lalnly , A grtot club. Our club house makes
a benutlful background for n photograph anil
In conveniently rltuatcil to meet n friend or
get your Phoes shlned. It would bo but nat
ural for the 'new mt-mbcr1 upon entering
on organization of this kind to closely ob
serve his newly mailo acquaintances and fel
low members , and from what I have .seen ,
can say that hero In the Ganymede club wo
have the choicest aggregation of trade ? , tal
ents and tastes to bo found on this green
eirth. Our honored president , whom we
have just unanimously reinstated , Is a gentle
man whom It Is a pleasure to bo associated
with , and ono of the best presiding olllcers
any club ever honored with the position.
Some men arc born great , some achieve
greatness and others nro elected. And
there IB our esteemed tonstmnstor , how beau
tifully ho fills his Job. If a man rmllM
when he Is angry , look out for him ; ho Is
dangerous , but of all things , lieu nro of
iho man who Is glum when he's glad , he Is
liable to be a humorist. Of our friend II
may be aptly eald : 'He Is a genius. '
Gtnlup | g when a man accidentally says a
good thing- , and succeed ! ? In making his
friends think It was Intentional.
WHAT THEY ALL 1)0.
"How varied the trades of our members.
I will not 'harrow' their feelings by mining
the number of Implement men present , but
found It n pleasure to 'cultivate' tholr
acquaintance. We have several binkers
Mr. Faul always takes a great 'Interest' In
this business , often np high as 10 pet cent
and 12 per cent. Our acrobat , Mr. Hattcn-
haucr. Is ever and anon runnlnc up nhd
down the columns of the savings bank , and
any \\arm , mellow day , you will find Mr.
Louie down at the river bank. Two of our
members are politicians , and had their Itch
ing for olllco so severely scratched last week
that wo fear for the result , although every
Ganymede hqd his shoulder at the wheel.
Express business Is always 'picking up"
\\hen Mr. Deebn Is on the wagon. Mr. Pat
rick , with his rage look , uns the catiPB of
our club being grossly complimented last
week. He was sitting demurely by the club
house bay window , deeply wrapped In
thought and Ms light overcoat , when an
elderly lady rang the bell and Inquired of
that was the Intclllgcnco office. Then there
are our club colors : how beautifully expres
sive of that for which we feel the greatest
need. Clrecn and yellow ! The most promi
nent colors found In our national currency.
I regret that 1 am unable to discourse more
Intelligently upon wheeling matters , club
runs , centuries and century plants , but too
much cannot bo expected of the 'new mem
bers. ' We are launching forth Into another
season which I predict will bo a pleasant
and profitable ono for the Ganymcdes. With
the sama spirit of 'push' which they have
hitherto shown , I look for a great record ,
and we will yet see our club clashed among
the foremost organisations to be found west
of the Atlantic ocean. I appreciate the honor
conferred upon mo this evening , and lest the
'ne-w member' become tedious , will clone
my remarks by wishing the club great suc
cess and prosperity. "
J. Edgar Owens recited a part of the quarrel
scene In Julius. Caesar , and for an encore
gave 'Gene Field's "The Lady of .the Mine. "
W. M. Galnes told of his1 experience as. a
century rider , and Ed. L. Duquette told how
he won the Ganymede championship and how
It felt to have It. E. H. . Odell told of his
recent trip to the sunny south , and admitted
to having been buncoed twice In one day at
New Orleans. Ed Howe of Omaha reopanded
briefly to the toast "Our Guests , " and Emmet
Tlnley spoke on "The nights of Wheelmen. "
It was'nt a legal dissertation by a good deal.
It was 1 o'clock when the- banquet ended
and later than that when some of the boys
went home.
Farm 'for Rent 130 acres of plow land ,
45 acres of meadow , wflh house , barn , or
chard , etc. Seven miles from Council
Bluffs on Missouri river high bottom , not
subject to overflow. Address Ben Marks ,
Council Blurts.
For rent , my residence , facing park. Suit
able for boarding house or private family. A
part or whole. Mrs. Chapman , 108 South
"
Sixth.
Davis , only drug -tore wltti registered clerk.
* - " W. C. A. IIOHiiKnl Report.
Patients entered , 5 ; discharged , 5 ; county
patients , 5 ; charity , 2 ; died , 2 ; patients re
maining In the hospital March 1 , 53. The
receipts were : From county , $104.08 ; com
missary department , . $5C.CO ; other sources ,
? 94.12 ; total receipts , $254.80 ; total disburse
ments , $231.84 ; cash on hand March 1 , $22.96.
The attending physicians were Drs. Mont
gomery , Macrae , sr. , Macrae , jr. , Waterman ,
Treynor , Jonas , Hanchett and Ileller. The
commissary department was under the direc
tion of Mrs. M. F. Uohrer. The following
were the donors : Mesdames N. P. Dodge ,
George S. Davis , S. S. Keller , W. G. Denny ,
Margaret Dillon , J. C , DeHavcn , Marlus
Fleming , W. F. Baker , Horace Everett , O.
W. Butts , ' S. B. Wadsworth , E , C. Smith ,
Ira Hendrlcks , C. H. Bradley , S. T. McAtee ,
W. A. Travis , H. Ouren , Will Treynor ,
Marlon Van Deverer , F. Johnson , Smith
Clark , Henry Coffecn , A. W. Wyman , O. P.
McKcroon , I. V. Shepard , W. B. need , T. J.
Foley , S. H. Mathews , n. C. Francis , John
M. Campbell. G. W. Snyder , L. F. Husz ,
ICeo Stoddard , J. M. Mathews , Miss Mary
Poole , Messrs , Emll Resell , Johnson & Olson.
A PECULIAR 'UE.1IKDV.
Something ; About the New IHwcovcr )
for Curing IHi > i i > Hln.
( From Mich. Christian Advocate. )
The Rev. F. I. Bell , a highly csteemei
minister residing In Weedsport , Cayuga Co.
N. Y. , In a recent letter , writes as follows
"There has never been anything that I hav
taken that has relieved the- Dyspepsia from
which I have suffered for ten years excep
the new remdy called Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets. Since taking them I have bad nc
distress after eating , and again after long
years can sleep well. Rev. F. I. Bell
Weedsport , N. Y. , formerly Idalla , Colo. "
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Is a remark
iblo remedy , not only because It Is a cer
tain euro for all forms ot Indigestion , bu
because It seems to act as thoroughly In
Did , chronic cases of Dyspepsia as well a' '
In mild attacks of indigestion or biliousness
A person has dyspepsia simply because th
stomach Is overworked ; all It wants Is a
harmless vegetable remedy to digest the
teed and thus give It a much needed rest.
This Is the secret of the success of this
peculiar remedy. No matter how weak or
how much disordered the digestion may be
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets \\I1I digest the
Food whether the stomach works or not
Now life and energy Is given not only to
; ho stomach , but to every organ and nerve
n the body. A trial ot this splendid medl
: lno will convince the mcst skeptical tha
lyspepsla and all stomach troubles can be
: ured. The Tablets are prepared by the
Stuart Chemical Co. of Marshall , Mich. , bn
so popular has the remedy become that
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets can now be ob-
; alned at any drug store at 50 cents per
wckage.
THEBEST
MADE AND WO UK GUARANTEED.
DR. MUDGE ,
IB BliOflDM - COUNCIL BlOFfS. IOWH
Council Bluffs , Iowa ,
IAPITAL , . . $100,000
I'U SOLICIT VOUIl 1JUSI1VKSH.
VK UUSIHH YOUIl COLLECTIONS.
M : OK TIII8 OLDEST HANKS IN IOWA ,
J'JCH CUNT PAID ON TIM 1C UEI'OSITtt.
ALL * XO SEE VH Oil WHITE.
EHDED A DISGRACED LIFE
Postmaster Mnpos of Kansas Olty , Kan , ,
Embizz'.cs and Blows Out Ills Brains.
SENSATIONAL EXECUTION ARRANGED
lllwli In Kaiian * Politic * , Intt. I'hinlly
Koll a Victim to tin * C'nnl
mill StroiiK
llrluk.
KANSAS CITY , Kan. , March 15. To ee-
capo arrest for embezzlement of government
funds , Frank MflpfR , [ postmaster for this
city , committed suicide this morning In Ills
residence. Thursday two pcotolllce Inspectors
arrived hero nnd began an Investigation ot
the ofllcc. Upon their arrival Mopes showed
no tincaMncM , but as they pursued their In
vestigations through Friday and Saturday , he
became netvous and depressed In oplrlts.
The Inspector * finished their work la night
nnd their Investigation proved the postmaster
to\bo iin embezzler from the general funds ot
the office to the amount of probably $9,200. $
Mnpes undoubtedly knew Ute conduct of his
trust , and It Is evident that he feared arrest
today or tomorrow. He decided upon death.
Ills manner of ending his life was sensa
tional In the extreme. At breakfasl time , he
complained ot being 111 , and retire * ! to his
room. Soon afterward lie hud his wife mend
for tlirec men who had bsen friends ot long
standing. When these men arrived at the
house , Mrs. MapJs met them at the door. No
sooner had she swung open the door than , a
pistol shot rang through the house. *
Mrs. Mapes aul the three men run to the
postmaster's bedroom. They found him In
t'ae agonies of death. He had blown out
his bralno , and died almost Instantly.
The deceased was appointed postmaster by
President Cleveland three years ago. He
hod long been prominent In local and KansaD
politics. Ho was under $20,000 bonds to
the government with local business men as
sureties. The funds cmbez/led are said to
have been ( squandered In gambling and ilrlnk.
His family lo proUdcd for by a $10,000 life
Insurance , which he curried.
April 7 nnd 21 are the dates for next
Homescekors' Excursions via the Durllngton
Route. One fare ( plus $2) ) for -round trip
to Nebraska , Kansas , Missouri nnd various
points south and southwest.
0. M. BROWN ,
Ticket Agent , Council muffs.
PERFECT
AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY.
Used by peopleof refinement
for over a quarter of a century.
SkinFood
Itemcnrs Wrinkles and nil trarcn of ORO , It
feeds tlimuifli ttio pores nml bulldii up the fatty
inemLiriiiicn nnil wasted tltjuw. nonrlolics the
tliiKrlcd nnd sliiunkcn skin , tones nnd Invlgop.
utct tlio ner\cn nml immclM , enrlrli i > - th Im-
poNcrlthra nloode. . ? oln , nnd mipi > Ucti joulli
nnl elnntlclly to the nction of the skin. If *
[ KTfOCt.
llewnre ot substitutes nnd counterfeit * . Yale'c
OilKlunl Skin rood , t < rlcii Jl.CO nnd } 3 00. At all
drug stores.
MM11. M. YAI.n , Health nnd Complexion Spec
ialist , Vnlc Temple ot llonuty , na Stnto HI. ,
Chlcflco.
lOc THE NEW DOIIANY , lOc
HLLIOTT ALTON , M'ar.
_ WKUIvS 2
COMM12NCINO MONDAY KVENIKd ,
MAUC1I 10.
TheALTOSHiUNT
STOCK COMPANY.
In a rcpertohe of ptranlni ; Will nt new prices.
Opening Bill ,
A splendid cnst In n splendid piny ,
wltli prices to suit nil. /
10-CENTS--10
- - -
Son 13 KO on enlc Monday morning at box offlca.
Sl'KCIAINOTlCnS COU.VCII , mUFI'\S.
FOH SAI.n , OONriCTIONUIlY STOHC. ON1
Jnnunry , IP'6 ' , llnlrd & Qnodilcli , confec
tioners. . ' .21 IlronJnuy , placed their Block nml
fixtures In my 1Anils to lie nolil. I offer same
nt prl\nto Bale until April 1 , ISM. If not sold
nt that lime. I will sell same ns n whole nt
public Halo on April 1 , 1896. Cnn Kho lease on
room until Tebrunry 1 , 1S97 , Cash ; no trade.
John O. Woodn nrd.
"A TRAINING IN CLEANLINESS IS A
FORTUNE. " COMPLETE YOUR FDUCATION WITH
Tandems !
Do you ride a tandem ? If not ,
why not ? There are tandems
and tandems , but only one
Tribune Tandem I
_ _ _
M hBB * a * M MaBaMBak * B * t B atHaMMi *
And the cost $150. Made in two models :
I
1HE TANDEM with the cycloidal sprocket ,
eccentric chain adjustment device , detachable
crank with safety lock , absolutely rigid frame and ad
justable handle bars finished in glossy black or ma
roon fitted with two-inch tandem tires andex tra
heavy tandem rims.
Models on exhibition at
JIItT IIIIOADWAY ,
Jnp * Cuiiucll ItlufTN , Iciwili
in tit St. ,
WILL BARNUM &
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Council Bluffs , Iowa.
Dr. S. Mosher
© PRGIALIST.
Having fully demonstrated by years of xuccessful practice arid experience that he Is
able to cure multitudes f diseases which bailie the Eklll of ordinary jjIiysMune , ho
[ eels It lila duty to make known to sufteilnf Immunity tlmt ho devotes Ilia whole time
md energy to thla particular branch of the profession , und wl ) ' prepare and furnish
medicine at his oltlce or visit these cases which may require perbonuf examination. Pa
tients at a distance may commit Dr. Mosher by letter , Hiving a carefully written history
if their cases , describing their aymptoma minutely as pofslbln , which will enable him to
nako correct dlugnasU , und judge very accurately of the curability of the disease , and lo
ipply proper remedies. Medicine forwarded either by mall or "Xpreaa. and all medicine
Described by Dr. Mother IH prepared under his own personal fc'ipervlslon. Ho treats all
llseoscs without mercury or other paUnna. which create disease of themselves.
The doctor by his new HESTOUATIVK TREATMENT cures all "uroble dlseasea , and
treats with nuccess all affection * of the Liver , Throat and Lungs , Catarrh , Epilepsy.
Dyspepsia , Heait Disease. Rheumatism , Neuralgia , and all Nervous DIBCOUOH caused by
iverwork , the Indiscretion of youth , or the excesses of riper yearx , and whatavcr may
; end to lower the latent fo.ce or the tone of life's vitality , causing physical debility ,
lervous exhaustion , Incanlty , and premature decay.
Consult personally , or by Letter , free and strictly confidential , Address ,
Dr. S. Mosher ,
) ffice : 623 West Broadway , Council Bluffs , Iowa _