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I COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT
311NOH Mi1N'riON.
Unity Gnld dinner and sapper at rho Mar.
baltan bunching today ,
Thirty brlcklayors are at work under Con
i 4 tractor \Vcaver on the Odd Fcfows' building ,
? The board of supcrv'Isors apcnl the entire
day yesterday wrestling with the country
t I ; toads problem ,
t 0. 0 , St. John leaves today for a business
' and pleasure trip to Now Orleans and other
southern polnlsr
The Grand hotel , Connell Bluffs , High
cross In every respect. Rates , { 2,50 per day
and upwa.d. E. F. Clarke , proprietor.
+ A. J , Stephenson was yesterday nppllnted
guardian of Thomas box in the diatricl
court. Fox Is an insane person possessed
of some property ,
J. S. Black , wliuso household gncda vero
hold III ) by time eherlif on a claim or Ike
Iowa Mortgage and Trual company , aettlol
Up yesterday anti left Urn city- ,
i The fftli anniversary of the Ladic's'"nhx
nary No. 17 , U. V. L. , will be held at Wood-
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men'a ' hall next Thursday evc'nlnk , April 9 ,
i conulsling of a literary program and dancing ,
All membero of Washington camp No. 12
are requeete(1 to be preaout this evening.
Initiation , lunch and n general good time ,
Vlelling brothers cordially invited to be
present.
The choir of the First Prt bylerlan church
of Missouri Valley will give a concert at the
First Clrlstlan church on Friday evening
tinder the auspices of the Christian church
Sunday school ,
Tlio now Unlveraity Association club "On-
ward , will meet ter orcanizollon at 2:30 :
this afternoon at the residence of biro ,
George L. Phelps , corner of First avenue
and Seventh street ,
H , 0 , McGee , who has been in tie ) real
eslato business In this city for co long , has
decided to remove to Kansan City to engage
in the come line of business. Ito will leave
Council fluffs during the prenent month.
Regular W. C. T , U , meeting this afternoon -
" noon at 2:30 : at Mrs. Nettle Hunt's , No , 113
North Sixth street , at which refreshments
will be served , also literary and musical program -
gram will ho given , All ladles arc cordially
invited , Mrs. S. S , Molesworth , Sec.
Chapter members who intend visiting
Iiellevuo chapter , Omaha , this , \Velnesday ,
evening in compliance with their invitation
to Star chapter will please meet at the car-
ner of ( roadway and Pearl street at 7
o'clock p , m , that we may go in a body. By
order of IL W , Binder , M. E , Ii , P.
Judgment for the plaintiff was rendered
by Judge Smith yesterda ) " In the case of
B. F. Freeman against W. 11 , Montleth ,
Alice Montleth and J , D. Stuart on promissory -
sory notes. The notes were given to Stuart
by the Montieths and sold by Stuart to
Freeman. The amount of the judgment is
$284,05.
Henry DeBar , aged 49 , diet at St. Ber-
nard's hospital yesterday afternoon. Ho has
beer Insane for nine years. Ho leaves a
wife and five children. The funeral will
occur Thursday at 2:30 : from the residence ,
505 South First street. Rev. Abberly of the
Christian , church will omciate.
The Woodward Theater company played
to a good house last night in spite or time
fact that the weather was decidedly against
a very largo attendance. The company
presented "The Golden Giant , ? a very pleasing -
ing drama , in a very acceptable manner.
Tonight the five act drama "MyVlfe's
Friend ; " Thursday night the old favorite
K "East Lynn.
fi The request of the Workingmen'n Friendly
club for the use of vacant lots for garden
purposes by Its members bids fair to be
favorably 'received by lot owners , Dr. . W. L.
Patton headed the list by calling on the secretary -
retary and listing eeverai lots owned by him
In the western part of the city yesterday.
Any lots will be of much more benefit to the
public , beeidcs enhancing their value by
+ raising gardens Instead of weeds and cockle.
burs. The secretary'e once is the first door
north of the lice omco and ho is alwaye
ready to bid you welcome. Hand hind a list
of your vacant lots.
The board of directors of the Women's
auxiliary of the Young Men's Christian as-
sedation held Its first meeting yesterday.
There was a large attendance. Officers for
the year were elected : Mrs. W. J , Leverett ,
president ; Mrs , George T , Phelpe , vice president -
dent ; Miss Jenne Guittar , secretary ; Mrs.
W , A. Gochlr'ng , treasurer ; Mrs , R , J , Mac-
" ' Bride , auditor. The following were appointed -
pointed chairmen a1 committees :
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, Marie Furguson ; Mrs , 0V. . Snyder ,
devotional , Mrs. W. B , Tarklngton , entertainment -
tainment ; Mrs , George B. Rex , roams ; Miss
May Miller , visitation of the sick ; Mrs , A ,
p. lianchet , reception. The directors are as
follows : Mcadames George T , Phelps , R , J.
Macfride , Tomas Metcalf , 0 , W. Snyder W.
J Leverett ; W. A. Gochring ; Misses Jennie
Gutttar , Marie Furguson ; Mesdames A. P.
Hanchet , George B , Rex , W. D , Tarklngton
and Mlss Sue L. Badollet. The auxiliary
will be a good help to the aesoclat'on. The
committees will organize at an early date
and co-operate with committees of the association -
sociation In their work.
Bring or send $1 to Syndicate headquarters ,
Nonpareil oflce , and eecure Cyclopedic dictionary -
tionary on easy terms , W. A. King , repre-
eantative. .
, Assessrllent of Itnllrond Property.
The board of eupervisors yesterday apportioned -
tioned the assessment of the railroad property -
erty in Pottawattamio county among the Various -
rious townships , The following figures show
the number of miles of railroad In this
county and the assessed valuation per mile
as fixed by the state executive council :
No. of Val , per
RAILROADS. . . - notes , mile.
C , & N. \ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3)aa0 $ liOG )
t C , ll , & R. . 1'uc0 12OA3
Natne , iarl Oak branch , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 1.996 4,00)
home , Ilnslings branch , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 6.214 4G0)
C. 1.1. & ht , P , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , z6sv1 6,72' ' )
C. 1t. I & P. . . . . 45,0:0 : 1",060
Name , ( arson Irnnch , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,510 4,00)
Name , iinrtan branch , , , , , , , , , , , , , 1,130 4,00)
Ic , C „ en , a , & C. R , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 5.114 6,540
0 , & St , 1 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 1"740 6,03) )
union I'acIIie. . . , . . , , , 2.000 150,00)
Union Avenue dummy line , , , , , , , , , . 1,72) L011
This la but a slight change from the val-
aatlon of last year , the only noticeable change
being a reduction of $500 per nutlo in the
assessment of the Chicago , Burlington &
Quincy main hue.
hot lied Snsh.
We halo 1,000 hot bed sash which we arc
going to : lose fut. They won't last long ,
flow many do you want ? We will malce you
A price that can't be duplicated. C. D ,
paint , 011 : ad Glass company , Masonic Temple -
plo , Council Bluffa.
Pay your water rent before Friday and
Save 6 per cent ,
Superlnr Court AIigntitents. ,
Judge McGee yerterday made the following
ssaignmant or cases In the superior court ;
Monday , April 13 ; Stedentopf against MU-
burn and Sledentopf against Belt. Wcdnes
day , April 15 : State against Manawa. Saturday -
urday , April 18 : Crew Lovlek company
against Sharples company ; Greonshields
ogalnst Kirkland ; Meredith Village Savings
bank against Judd.
The following cases are to hA trled , but
no dates are assigned for trial : Webster
against Ilutchinson , Acker nga'nst Ilutchin
son , Johnston against Weber ( Jury ) , Deere ,
Wells & Co , agaiuat Shugart , Waite & Weis.
Wanted-A aompelent girl for general
housework. Shall family and good wages ,
Mrs , W , S , Dimmock , 217 South Seventh ,
ITavo you seen the new gas heating stoves
st the cobnpany's oflce7
hurl In n , Itrnunvay ,
Mrs. Clarence Walker was severely Injured
Monday afternoon In a runaway accident.
She wau driving in a light wagon with her
husband , In turning the corner of one of
t the ptreets lesding into Harmony the vehicle
was upset and the' horoa lock fright and ran
away. The woman was throw11 out and received -
ceivod internal injuries or a severe nature.
Thu wagon was demolished ,
fdcensvd to 11'r 1.
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License to wed was
granted yesterday by
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the cleric of the courts as follows :
Name and Residence. Age ,
J. 1 , McOough , Omaha , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , y3 t
Grace 0. hdwurds , Omaha , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
L. it , Cote h , Council fluffs , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ; y
Maude , Council Dlutfa , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,1g
Pay your water rent before Friday and
save 5 per cent ,
1 Davis , only drug store with registered clerk a
IIEARI ) 1IANY COMPLAINTS
City Council Session Prolonged for Several
Hours ,
LIGHTING COMPANY NOT WELL SATISFIED
Itednet lens llrnefuulcd Sn1.1 to He In-
erensing 3tonthly turd the Cor-
pormitltin's .tItorneys Are Prepared -
pared to htesist.
All of the membersr of the city council
with the exception of Aldermen Barstow and
Gteensldelds met as a committee of the
whole last night and remained in session
until nearly midnight , struggling in a whirlpool -
pool of talk , striving to attain a satisfactory
conclusion on the bill of the Electric LightIng -
Ing company for last month , There la a chit-
ferenco of nearly $200 between the bill presented
sentod by the company and the estimates
made by the committee la the council upon
the reports mnde by the city electrician of
the shortage in voltage and lamps that did
not burn satisfactorily or at all during tire
month , General Manager W. \\'right appeared -
peared fo. the company and Chairman Urown
of the committee represented the city's interest -
terest ,
Mr. Wright asserted that for years lie
company bad been obliged to accept the
city's estimate and corresponding reductions ,
but that the difference , constantly growing
greater , had reached the limit of patient
endurance In the reductions demanded for
March , lie claimed that the city had
doubled the reductions by careless manpu- !
lations of the reports of the city electrician
reporting short voltage and the police reporting -
porting lamps out ; that the electrician would
test two lamps on a circuit for eight in
all and base his estimate of the entire voltage -
ago consumed for the week upon the one
test , and that the lamps tested would a1
ways ho the ones burning lowest. The police
under their Instructions would report , thaso
lamps as no good or out , so tha company
would get a double dose of reduction.
The matter was argued for two straight
hours by Chairman Brown and Mr. Wright
without any conclusion being reached , and it
will ho the subject of another conference to
committee of the whole during the week.
During the controversy Alderman Brown and
Mr. Wright became warmly earnest and the
mayor was compelled to use his gavel with
lots of force.
The Chicago & Northwestern Railway corn-
pony asked for a refund of $56 water laxe3 ,
upon the grounds that its property extended
a mile or more beyond the fartherest Ore
hydrant. The committee decided to refuse
to recommend the refund , for the reason that
the railroad company was not entitled to It
and Incidentally because the company was
occupying a right of way through Lake View
park without having paid anything for it.
Petitions for electric lights on the corners
of Fourth avenue and Nineteenth street and
Avenue D and Thirty-fourth street were
presented and reported upon adversely.
Charles Baughn , the well known local cap-
italist. Ned a claim for $1.76 for damages
done to a house belonging to him located on
the alley between Broadway and Vine street
on North First. A hose wagon team became
uetrnnageable while the firemen were reeling -
ing hose after a fire in the vicinity last winter -
ter and the crank scratched some of the
paint alt the siding of the house. The bill
had been presented to the clerk a number of
times. The aldermen voted ungnimously to
reject the claim ,
J , B , Bennett filed a claim for $40 due for
a horse owned by , him and hired to the city
sand which died during the time. The city's
liability in the matter was questioned , but
the bill was finally iererred to'the committee -
tee on health and police with instructions to
inquire' Into it.
The only other matter of importance that
came up was the petition from a large number -
ber of property owners on Pearl street , asking -
ing to have the street repaved with as-
phaltum , Alderman Casper , as a representative -
tive of the , park commission , objected to
asphalt and strongly favored vitrified brick.
The frontage on BayUss , park , added to that
of other property owners favoring brick ,
gave the brick advocates' , majority , and the
committee decided to instruct the engineer
to draw up the usual ordinance specifying
brick and have it ready to report to the
council on Thursday night.
The engineer called attention to the necessity -
cessity of deepening the bed of Indan ! creek
from Thirteenth avenue , and the council
agreed co adjourn and meet at 1:30 : this
afternoon and go over the ground with him
for the purpose of investigating the situa-
tion.
TRYING TO SAVE 1115 110113.
Jacob Layton Finds a Judgment
Agalaet , Ilium and Home In Dnnger.
The day In Judge Smith's court yesterday
was spent in hearing the evidence In the
case of Jacob Layton ogalnst J , I , Case &
Co , This was an action broughb , by Layton
to restrain the defendant from enforcing a
judgment obtained in the district court a
matter of sixteen years ago on a claim that
Is now twenty years old. Layton was surely
on a note given by one Lacolpo for a threshing -
ing machine , the amount being $285. This
was away back In 1876 and Layton supposed
the matter was settled long ago. At least
he alleges that state of mind in his petition.
It appears that Lacolpo was not good and
that a judgment was obtained against Layton
In 1880 , The Judgment with interest from
1876 would eat up all of Laylon's property
and he now asserts that he never had notice
of time suit and asks that the collection of
the judgment ho prohibited ,
Shot Ills Own Chickens ,
Ed Fuse , the well known bicycle expert
and repairer , livea on the corner of Eighth
avenue and Ninth street. Monday night for
tbolhird , tlmo this Spring hula hen house was
visited by thieves , lie was compelled to go
after lice followa with a revolver , When lie
reached the back door he saw a fellow
coming from hits hen house with both hands
full of chickens , lie called upon the lhiof
to drop the fowls , but the fellow hung on
to them and started to run. Fuss fired one
shot straight at the fugitive , lie stumbled
and toll and dropped the chickens and as lie
disappeared over the bank of an unfilled lot
Fuse cent a couple more bullets after him ,
The police were notified , but could discover
no other clew than the fact that a spring
wagon bad been rapidly driven up Fpurth
street a few momenta after the shooting.
Shortly after daylight Fuse found one of
lily white leghorn hens painfully limping
mono from time direction taken by the' thief
when im fell over the bank. An examination
slowed that the handeomo bird was suffering
Somewhat from the passage of a bullet across
Its back , Five of the chickens taken from
limo coop returned home after daylight.
Cut tumid Slashed ,
Chapman knows how to got business , and
orders are coming from all directions , Ho
will continue to cut and slash art goods tor
another week , 17 Main street.
Tim dinner and supper of Unity Guild will
be given In the Manhattan building today ,
Dinner , 11:30 : to 1 o'clock and lrupper 5:30 : to
7 o'clock , Instead of at 502 ; Broadway , as
was at firet announced ,
Fe ur Kent Due 11'a , ,
It was a duly ( ) afternoon for plaintiffs In
rho superior court yesterday afternoon , it
just happened that way , but of the four
dasoa decided by Judge McGee the defendants
cano out winners. The suits decided were ;
Hulchiueon against. N'Ickliam , claim for
canundselon on a ral estate deal , judgment
for defendant and costs to plaintiff ; \\'ln- I
chcster against Bryant , suit to quiet title
n a five acre tract of land north of the city ,
udgment for the defendant ; McKenzie
againat hart , injunction to restrain prosecu
lee of forcible entry and detainer action
commenced in 'tho justice court , Injunction
dim.solve4 and suit dismissed ; Myrtue against
R'hlto , suit to rescind , contract for the pur- i
cbase of a lot , plaintiff's petition set aside
and costs taxed to hluu.
Stephan Bros. for plumbing and heating ;
lso tins line of gas fixtures ,
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CONIIL'ITS I''OIL Ti3LEI'lIONr1 K'IItES ,
Overhend Nehvork Crrtnltr to Vnnlsh
daring the Stinuue , ' ,
President Casper E , Yost of the Nebraska -
braska Telephone company was an early via-
Ilor to Council fluffs yesterday morning.
lIe came over with Manager Lane of the
Omaha exchange and spent some time looking -
ing into the uvurce , cause and scope of the
ordnance which was introduced at the counm
cll meeting Monday night requiring the
Company to place Its wires in the business
district under ground between this and December -
cember 1 of the present year.
"The wires will have to go under ground
in the bualness part of all big towns u oner
or later , said Mr. Peril to a reporter for
The lice , "We have them down in Omaha
and at Lincoln. They are talking under
ground business at Des Moines , When they
commence talking that way- the only way
out of it is to put the wires under and save
trouble , for they never let up , after they get
a start. We are , of courseanxlous , to incur
no more expense than is absolutely neceo
sary to meet the requirements of the business -
ness , and while we are not oppodtlg the
ordinance , we are anxious that the underground -
ground district should not be made large
enough to be an excessive burden upon us
during there hard times. It will cost at
least $26,000 to put the wires In conduits
in the territory provided by the ordinance ,
and that is a pretty heavy expense on a
system that numbers but 350 telephones ,
It means the gross rental of the 'phones
for nearly three years , to say time least. "
Whatever the cause for the ordinance , tune
sentiment of the council seems to be very
strongly in favor of Its paesago , The sec-
tim of the ordinance defining the limits
of the underground district is as follows :
Commencing at the northeast corner of Willow -
low avenue and Seventh street , thence north
along the east side of seventh street to the
southeast corner of Mynster and Seventh
street , thence cast along time south side
of Mynster street to Ito intersection with
Main street , thence north along the east
aide of Main street to its intersection with
Bryant street , thence south along the weet
line of Bryant street to its Intersection with
Broadway street , thence cast alongthe south
side of Broadway street to its inlereection
with Glen avenue , thuico south along the
west side of Glen avenue to Its intersection
with Pierce street , thence in a westerly
direction along the north line of Pierce lAreet
to its intersection with Bluff street , thence
couth along the west line of Bluff street
to its Intersection with Willow avenue ,
thence west along the north side of Willow
avenue to Its intersection with Seventh
street.
There in a. feeling with the councilmen
that the district should be changed so that
it would require no more work or cost on
the part of the company and still give the
business section of the city better rervlcc.
The Idea is to drop off one block from the
west line of the district and probably one
from the north and extuul the dlotrict further -
ther south on Main etreet and further east
en Broadway. Laboring men are very much
lntererted In the ordinance , as It means
work for a large force for several months.
COST OF DREAMS AND TIIE LIKE.
Stilt Discloses the Idst Prices of
Goons , Lingerie nail PIxln's.
Women who have had a consuming desire
to wear gowns made by a man tailor with a
reputation can find a lot of valuable' information -
formation as to the expense of such a
luxury in a suit filed in the district court
yesterday.
E. Stauffer is a man-modiste of New York ,
City , ills name bars him from clalminc
Parisian origin , but his prices indicate that
he is a promising dleciple of Worth in one'
respect , at least. The suit is brought by
Stauffer against Mr. and Mrs. R , E , Montgomery -
gomery of this city , and is for a claim of
$1,000.08 , for a balance due on dresses made
and furnished during , llio years , 1893 , ,15946
and 1895. The 'original claim was 'for
$1,357.03. Payments to the pxtent 41 $365
are acknowledged , and rim item of $8 is ,
charged for Interest to make the balance
$1,000 , and then there Is 8 cents added to
make the account look exact. There is nothing -
ing interesting in the petition , It simply
recites in a very few words the fact that
Mrs. Montgomery bought dresses from Stauf-
fer , and that there is a thousand dollar balance -
ance on the ledger against the purchaser.
Exhibit "A" attached to the petition , 'how-
ever , furnishes a lot of Interesting information -
tion as to the cost of art gowns , from time
shop of a fashionable man tailor.
The first item on the bill was by no means
a small one. In October , 1593 , Mr. Stauffer
turned out one of his creations in black and
green woolen , pot up an extra silk waist ,
used velvet guipure trimmings and charged
Imp a little bill of $210. A tan woolen came
a little later at $110 , and then $15 was
charged up for relrimming the suit. Gowns
more modest In price filled in an Interval
until the Easter approach , and then a blue
canvas dress , gimp , moire , buttons , etc. ,
was excuse for another $90 addition to the
bill. Then came the usual bunch of smaller
items , capped by an item which recites the
building of a "black and blue grenadine
dress , jet trimmings , spangled tulle , surah ,
jet clasp , etc „ $135 , and following close
upon this just a simple black and yellow
brocade that coat a trifle over $165.
Mr. Stauffer persists In making an Itemized -
ized list of his claim , and there is a bill under -
der the specification "underwear , " 1n which
the cost of a lot of feminine apparel is revealed -
vealed , There are skirts at $9 to $14 , A
French sacque at $16.50 , French waists at
$4 to $6 , and the waist attachments at $4.50
to $5,50 per pair. Stauffer's corsets are ,
listed at from $7 to $12. After this list
comes another itemized account in the dress
goods line for lire daughter of the defend-
ant. An oriental figured crepe waist was
built for $40 , and a tan striped poplinette
dress cost $60. It took $25 to have a brown
suit "refreshed , and seine velvet trimming
added , The last item of the bill was for a
modiste's dream in Pekin blue and terra
cotta , chenille embroidered suit that is listed
at $145.
The suit is commenced by a firm of Omaha
attorneys , one e1 whom is an authority on
gewne , having played a star part in time
Alc-Sar BCn ball one breezy night last September -
tember ,
nentle of I yuurt Clarke ,
Mr , Lyman Clarke died yesterday at the
Transfer hotel after a brief illness at the
advanced ago of 84 years. Mr. Clarke hues
for many years made his home with his
daughter , Mrs. George Van Orman , whose
husband conducts the hotel , and avail known
and respected by a largo number of Council
fluffs people. Ho lived a long and useful
life. During a large part of his life he was
a citizen of Wisconsin , and was honored by
being chosen to repreeent the people or juts
district In the legislature , lie leaves three
children , Mrs. Van Orman , L. W , Clarke
and Mrs. Luke of Wisconsin. The body nr'as
taken yesterday to the old home in Bamboo ,
' Vis , , for interment ,
We 1)o the Frruningil
Why ? Because our goods are the best.
Our prices are right , and we guarantee eatis-
faction. See our new pictures ,
If , L. SMiTIi & CO. .
Dr. Cleaver's office moved to 600 Broadway
3fotiey Stronger 'I'hnn Lave ,
The Walnut Grove and Spring Valley Debating -
bating societies toot in a literary contest
last week In which the Sprthg Valley people
were worsted. The question of debate was :
"Resolved , That Money has More Weight
as a Matrimonial Fac'or Than Love , "
The Spring Valley club took the ai lrma-
llve and the Walnut Grove the negative.
The speakers svero ; Affirmative , J , Stockert ,
J , holder , Misses Minnie Gay , Laura Gay ;
negative , ft. McCluskey , L. E , Rrownrlgg ,
n. Davis , J , C , Dlgley , The julges decided
flue contest in favor of the negative by a
vote of 3 to 2 ,
\\'a offer you only clean , crisp , snow while
sundry v'ork and best delivery service at
Eagle laundry , 724 Broadway , Telephone 167
\Vall paper cleaned , new process , with
patent right at Miner's , 108 Main street , i
Ih'o.ccntion1'ns \Venlc ,
A William Miller , a 14-year-old boy , was
n Justice Viemu's court yesterday to answer
tbo charge of breaking an electric light
globe at a street earner , where several have v
been broken la the last fortnight. The elec-
trio light people had the testimony of a
aowspapar carrier boy who stood beside Mu-
-ter when ho throw the etorhthit broke the
glass , and the stone was found lodged In the
remnants of the broken , glgbe. Rut the
Miner boy was assioted lly , pAme of hula
friends in doing some swearing that sadly
outweighed the testimony of 'the ' prosecu-
tlon , Under the circumsta ct1' ? ' the juetlee
was compelled to discharge tub boy ,
"Just tell them that you'vp , seen me" at
the Durfee Furniture compan > 's , 336 , 333
Broadway. _ _
Hoffmnyr's Fancy Patent tFlour maltea the
beet and moat bread , Aek yo1 N grocer for It ,
11'111 tileut ntul him.
Members of the board of supervisors arc
besieged with friends of thud 'people who
have applied for the posltl ma'ha janitor of
iho county building. Thorn' are fifty appll-
canls and each applicant has fifty or more
friends at work and the life of a member of
the board is ono continual round of pleasure
these days ,
It is understood now that the election of
a janitor will be deferred until the lest day
of the term , Then the members from the
country may take to the wools and' keep in
hiding until July 1. That may not be the
reason for deferring the election , but It goes
until a better one is offered ,
Crnxcl b , ' Grief ,
The loss of his wife , separation from his
children and his abject poverty formed too
much of a load for George Ramsey and ho
was ordered sent to St. Bernard's hospital
yesterday by the commissioners of Insanity.
Ramsey came lucre a few days ago from
South English , In. , and placed four small
children 'in the Christian home. He had
just lost his wife and was without means of
support for either himself or his motherless -
less babies , ] Ie is under the delusion that
he is being persecuted by Manager Lemen of
the Christian home. Ho will be detained
at the hospital for the tluue being.
Prwt'rnl of 31rs. 11urplry.
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Murphy , who
died last Saturday from Injuries recelvedln
a runaway , will take place today at 10:30 : a.
m. Services will be conducted at the St.
Francis Xavier church , Rev , Father Smythe
officiating. Interment will take place at the
Catholic cemetery.
The deceased was born in County
Clare , Ireland , fifty-two years ago. She removed -
moved to this county twenty-two years ago ,
and wee well known and loved by all who
knew' her. She leaves seven children to
mourn her loss , all being single but one ,
1)0135 NOT IM1'LICATE OF'F'ICERS.
Invrsligahon of Alleged Utifnlrues.u
at the Des 1lolues Lind O111ee.
DES MOINES , April' 7.-Special ( Tele-
gram.-Special ) Agent Swinford of the Interior -
terior 'department is lucre to investigate serious -
rious charges that have been made against
Regleter E , D. Evzns and Receiver W. H ,
Turbett of the local land ofilco. Tune charges
are that they gave information to relatives
and friends that enabled then to get places
at the front of the line on the occasion of
the opening of the O'Brien county lands
that were thrown open to settlement a short
time ago ; that as a result of this the first
applications were filed by relatives or frlceluds
of the register and receiver , who were admitted -
mitted to the federal building , in whichn time
land office is located , long befbre the deere
were opened to the adrlestoq of the line
of applicants. As a result the , favored ones
got places at the head d ' ting line. Swin-
ford has begun his inv stigation and reports -
ports that It is true , so far a4 concerns the
statement that relatives o Evans and Tur-
bett were Insde ! the b' ( ding when they
should have berm , kept cutsidelt but he finds
no reason for implicating rthet register rid
receiver , in the matter. ; , Hq , will be here
several days and investlgae , the matter
thoroughly. T
\I'ntit n SpeeIal Chnrter'9Pnrsed Oa.
DES' MOINES ; April r7.-Special ( Tele-
gram.-About ) three months a o a decision
of the'aatuatatuJrr me cour ln4Jue Des Moines
annexation case raised a serious ijuestlon
whether the speeial charterih ) er , which the
city is oieratluig ; le legat The 'city u er
this doubtlul.charter holds , . . . '
a different time from 'th'os'a"6f other first
class cities iii the 'state , and today it de-
velopn that as a result of the general overturning -
turning of affairs in the municipal electlgn
yesterday the present office'lmolding element
Is contemplating an action , to enjoin the city
clerk from Issuing certificates of election to
any of the newly elected. If this Is done it
will open the whole questions and the matter
would go to the supreme court for another
determination on this point.
Mystic Slrrlamers to Session.
SIOUX CITY , April 7. ( Special Tele-
gram-Twenty-six ) towns' In Iowa , Nebraska
and South Dakota were represented at the
meeting of Kaaba temple of the Ancient
Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine , in see-
elan here tonight. The total attendance to
over 300 , including a good delegation from
El Riad temple of Sioux Falls and a few
from El Kabir of Cedar Rapids. The parade
in Arabic costume was abandoned , owing to
bad weather , but at 7 o'clock the members
gathered in the Fourth regiment armory to
initiate a class of seventy. Time session was
concluded with a banquet at , the Mondamin
hotel at 11:30. :
Several 'Kinds or Veatimer ,
JEFFERSON Ia. April 7.-Special
, , - ( Tele-
gram.-Tho ) weather has been of the sunshine -
shine , mow , rain , sleet and blow variety
today , turning into rain again tonight.
CHEROKEE , Ia. , April 7.-Special ( Tele-
gram.-This ) section of Iowa was visited
today by the severest rain and hail storm
that has been experienced for years , The
storm was general throughout northwest
Iowa and lasted all day. The streets are
flooded and ravine banks are overflowing.
Rain was much needed , as there was but
little snow this winter. Vivid lightning accompanied -
companied the storm , and damage reports are
expected.
\Vtlilmua Ilm vley Smith III ,
OTTUMWA , la , , April 7.-Special ( Tele.
gram-William ) Hawley Smith is lying very
sick in a neighboring town , IIe cancelled
his lecture engagements at the agency this
evening.
Stale lnundrymecu s Convention ,
DES MOINES , April 7.-Special ( Tele-
gram.-Tho ) annual convention of the. State
Laundrymen's association opened today at
the Savory hotel. , About seventy members
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do the customers' ' bidding , You cannot : ook
n our window WITHOUT SEEING a SIIOE
YOU LIKE ,
COIN
and try it on whether you want to buy or
not ,
DON'T HESITATE because you think It
viii COST Too MUCH for SITOES never
were so pretty or so CHEAT' . ,
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mire present. The afternoon and evening were
i devoted to time reading of papers and die.
cussing the topics of interest to members ,
Tomorrow' the entire company will visit the
legislature in the forenoon , hold another
business session in the afternoon and in the
evening will have a banquet at the Savory.
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SOUTH OMAHA NEWS
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Shortly after 9 o'clock last night Sant
Gardner , a motor ear ctnductor , was cut
in the left arm with a razor in the hands
of henry Barris , a negro. The train hail
just polled up at N street and Gardner was
trying to collect a faro from Harris. The
negro kept refusing to pay , but fnally put
his hand In his pocket as if searching for a
coin and drew out a razor , with which he
made a slash al the conductor. The negro
then jumped from the car and started to
run , but was captured by Officer Itolnman
and Herman Tangeman , When placed under
arrest Harris fought hard and made an
attempt to cut the omeer , but failed ,
Gardner's wound is on the forearm and
is about tlree inches in length and half an
inch deep ,
Harris is a stranger In the city and refused -
fused to give any account of himself.
1 Iplseopnl Chtireh Ileerptbum ,
Thursday evening the members of St. Mar-
lin's Episcopal church will hold a public
'reception at Masonic hall , The reception
comnuttleo is composed of Messrs , L. C.
Glbson , W , S , King , Jamee 0 , Martin , John
Yates , Frank Gosney , Charles Chandler and
Mcadames W , G. Sloane , A. L. Lott , Hiram
llall , L. C. Glbsn , Mss Blanche hitch-
hart and Miss Anna Calkns ! , D. J , Seiden ,
warden of the church , will deliver an address -
dress of welcome. II , J , Percy will read time
minutes of the board of officers , and A. L.
Lott will read the treasurer's report. 3lrsic
will be furnished by Mrs. Seykora , Mrs.
Johnson , Miss Honey , J , C , Carley and Dr ,
Frank Slabaugh. It is expected that Bishop
Worthington will be present.
Endorsed the Idxpositloa ,
Tim Smith Omaha Live Stock exchcnge ,
at a meeting lucid Monday afternoon , passed
resohmttons declaring In favor of the Trans-
tnissksippl exposition. Members of the exchange -
change pledged themselves to do all iii their
power to aid the exposition , A request will
be sent to Senator Thurston and Congrers-
man Mercer , urging then to use every effort -
fort toward time passage o1 the. , exposition
bill ,
Mteglc City Gosslp.
N. M. Searles of Sioux City Is in the city ,
the guest of Charles II , Brainard.
An electric light has been ordered placed
at the west end of time L street viaduct.
A new court of the Indenesdet Order o1
Foresters will be instituted at PA'auka hall
Thursday evening
Ilenry Loechner , Richard Swift and Frank
Koutsky have been appointed appraisers of
the property alleged to have been damaged
by the eatabllshment of the grade on Q
street from Twenty-first to Twenty-third
street ,
Agreed on the Agrleultnrnl Hill.
WASHINGTON , April -The conferees of
this two houses of congress today reached an
agreement on the agrlculturai appropriation
bill and a report was presented to the sen-
ate. The bill as agreed upon appropriates
$3,302,792 , or about $1,000,000 less than last
session's bill carried. The amendments of
the senate , which were accepted by the house
conferees , related in the mahu to time organIzation -
Ization of time different divisions of the agricultural -
cultural department. The senate receded
from Its amendment appropriating $65,000
for reprinting the books on disease of tlmo
horse and on cattle and dairy farming , and
the house accepted the amendment of the
senate , striking out the provision for the
organization of the seed division of the do-
partment.
Children 'Cry for
Pitcher's Castoria.
Children Cry for
Pitcher's Castoria.
Children Cry fw
PE'tcher's Caste sta.
ST , BERNARD'S ' HOSPITAL
AND RETREAT FOR
TIIE INSANE ,
In charge of the
SISTERS OF MERCY.
This widely known institution has been
doubled in size during the past summer and
raado one of the most modern and model
institutions of its character 1n the west.
The new additions will be ready for occupancy -
pancy by the first of time year. When fully
completed , accommodations w111 be afforded
for 300 patients. It is beaullfully situated ,
overlooking the city of Council Bluffs. A
full staff of enminent phyalcians and trained
nurses minister to the comfort of the pa'
Dents.
SPECIAL CARE IS GVEN ;
TO LADY FATIENTS.
TERMS MODEAAT
For fuller particulars , apply to
SISTER SUPERIOR ,
Council Bluffs , Ia.
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Prices of all commodities
have been reduced except tobacco.
4' Battle Ax " is up to date .
Low Price High Grade Delicious ,
Flavor- For 10 cents you get '
almost twice as much "Battle Ax"
as of other high grade goods. 'The
5 cent piece is nearlY as large as '
other 1 0 cent pieces of equal quality.
"DON'T BORROW TROUBLE. " BUY ' '
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'TIS CHEAPER IN THE END. '
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Dr. S. Mosher
SPEGIALIST
Having fully demonstrated by years of successful practice and experience that he is
able to cure multitudes of diseases which bafle the skill of ordinary physl"tans , ho
feels it his duty to matte known to suffeung humanity that ha devotes his whole time '
and energy to this particular branch of the profession , mind will prepare , and furnish
medicine at his dime 'or visit those gases which may require personal examination , Patients -
tients at a distance may consult Dr. ltaosher by letter , glving a carefully- written history
of their cases , describing their , symptoms minutely as possible , whichu will enable him to
make correct diagnosis , and Judge very accurately of the curability of the disease , and to
apply proper remedies. Medicine forwarded either by mall or express and all medicine
prescribed by Dr. Mosher is prepared under his own pereonat supervision. He treats all '
diseases without mercury or other poisons. which create disease of themselves , '
The doctor by huts pew RESTORATIVE TREATMENT cures all curabio diseases , and m '
treats with success all affections of the Liver , Throat and Lungs , Cntarrh , Epilepsy ,
Dyspepsia , Henrt Disease , Rheumatism , Neuralgia , and all Nervous Diseases caused by
overwork , the indiscretion of youth , or the excesses of riper years , and whatever may
tend to lower the latent force or the tone of life's vitality , causing phyalcal debility , } .
nervous exhaustion , insanity , and premature decay.
Consult personally , or by Letter , free and strictly confidential. Address ,
Mosher
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Aside from the pleasure there is In bicycling , It Is the most ecunotulc luetbotl of trans.
} portntiou that Oile cau have. Nho would exchtulge a free , opcn alr split on n svheel for it
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now looking Jnto the utility of the bicycle , Don't overloud : the Wcllhlgtoo and the Ittun
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