m f H TUB OMAHA DAILY BEE : TmJEjSDAY , JULY 10 , 1800.
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A'COUNCIL
COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT
am on aii.vnof. :
fA P llljhra , postmaster at Walnut. l In
V city
1) C nioomtr hap ROM we&t on a
E and pleiuuic trip ,
tlrs i ; A Ttou'.mau has gone to Madlwn
| . .ikc , A\ia for the ttimmcr.
Attomcy I II Slllt of Carton was in the
' .ty vcstcrday on legal bnilinrs.
MLs Oren of Macon. Mo. , Is the gurst of
| Mr and Mrs Anderson on Aveftuc A.
It v T MtK StUBit of Ohiirlton. la. . Is in
'hu city the cue t ot his ton , D. K , Stuart.
, Harmony chapter No. 25 Order of I > stcrn
' Star , will tiuet In iCgtllar session this evenIng -
Ing ,
'
The Ladles of the Maccabees will hold
ptclal meeting at 2 o'clock Thutsday
\ \ Pert Tostcvln \ In the city vIMtlng his
Hcrt la now a resident of Mcr-
| rlnm. Neb
Harmony chapter No. 25 , Order of Eastern
' % ir. vvltl meet In regular session this even-
ling , July 1C
Mica KlUlo Ilullard hns returned from n
I visit to Kt Paul , where she visited friends
I for two vvetl.s.
. Miss Nelllo Hnnlon of Mason City , la. ,
[ is the guest of her aunt , Mrs. H. P. Pierce ,
| 721 Pirst nventie.
A mairlnRo license was granted yrstcr-
[ day to Samuel Mi Cowan nnd MUs Mull'sa
{ all. both of Lincoln , Neb.
S. T Ilcrrj , J. N. Gardner. I'rank Gard
iner. Chester Onidncr nnd Mark Gardner of
( Macedonia arc at the Kiel.
W. S Mllllgnn , lax romml sloner for the
kMllwaukce. ID In the city , checking up the
( last assessment of his company.
Ml s Manic 0'Donnell of Park avenue left
Ijrstcrday for Chicago nnd other eastern
| 7x > lnts to be absent about a month.
MRS | Huby Grape , who has been visiting
( Mrs , Chris Carlron the past two weeks , haa
I > Plumed to her homo nt Hamburg , la.
The Grand hotel , Council llluffs. High
class In ever ) respect. Ilntes , $ - 60 per day
I and upward. R. r. Clarlte , proprietor.
Cm I 1) llaker. son of County Supervisor
Baker , has been appointed superintendent
otfhc electric light works nt Lanark , III.
Cnltcd States Marshal Ilraillry and Clerk
Btcadman of the- federal court left last evenIng -
Ing for Keokuk to attend the summer ECS
Elon of court.
Mrs , P Wels nnd Mrs. Ida Scjbert and
ton. Call , returned jcsterday after a long
absence and will make the Hlufls their home
for the present.
Rpvvoith leaguers are cordially Invited to
Join us In our social nt Manavva on Thurs
day evening , July 16. lluy jour tickets nt
Hart's or Crockvvell's , It Includes cake and
cream at the lake.
Fire yesterday dcstro > ed the barn of Leon-
Inrd nverctt A crib adjoining the barn nnd
( containing peveral hundred bushels of corn
[ was also scorched nnd the born damaged by
lemoko nnd water. There wns no Insurance.
Ear ! Cnse. the 1-month-old son of Mr
and Mrs. G C Case , 1805 South Eleventh
; street , died Tuceduj evening from cholera
i Infnntuin The funeral will occur this morning
ingat 10 o'clock from the residence. Burial
In ralrview
County Clerk Reed yesterday received
I word from DCS Molnes that the case of John
: : . Ulackmnn against Daniel and Nellie Dull
and others has been appealed to the su
preme court of the1 United States. The case
i was tried In the Pottawattamle district
court and wns appealed to the state supreme
court where- the decision of the lower courl
I-was affirmed , nnd it now goes to the federal
I court on a w rit of en or.
Edgar Murray , a joung farm hand work-
ling on the farm of Henry Sperling , cast of
I the cltj- , was brought Into town j-cstcrday
llor medical nnd surgical treatment. He i
( suffering from ft dangerous wound In the leg
( While at work pitching hay a. few days ago
Ihe stuck one of the tines of the pitchfork
Iho was using Into the fleshy part of his leg
The wound was dressed with the ordinary
Islmplo remedies of the farm , but the joung
Iman did not get along well. The leg swelled
luntll It acquired poftderous proportions
FWhen brought to town It was found that
blood poisoning had set In , and there was
Brave danger of the man losing his leg and
bis life. Ho was taken to one of the hos
pitals for treatment.
0. D Vlavl Co. , female rcracdjMedlca
consultation free Wcdncsdaj's. Health book
| furnished. Annex Grand hotel.
3 CHAMPION HIGH HIVING HOItSsi:5 !
I Dr. Curvrr < < Ho nt I.nKc Mnunmi
Dr. Carver and his famous diving horses
| \vlll bo at Lake Manawa for twelve days
I commencing Wednesday afternoon , July 29
I The performances of these wonderful an
lltnals are spoken -\ery highly of by thi
Iprcss In the different cities , while Dr
Icarver Is too well known to need any com
Imcnts. Ho Is known from ocean to ocean a
[ being the best rifle shot In the world , am
( large crowds will go out to tbe lake to se
I him.
(
Ciiri | rn < l ii Alter SiiiinttfTM.
There promises to be a general war upon
[ the squatters who arc living on the ground
[ near the Douglas street bridge. Some days
I ago A. W Street commenced an action , 01
behalf of the Council Bluffs Ferry cum
pany to quiet title to a large tract o
I land In Terry addition , which Is now oc
cupled by bquattcrs who claim the propertj
by adverse possession Yesterday suits wen
filed by the Omaha & Council Bluffs Rail
way and Bridge company and the Chicago < S
Northwestern Hallway company asking fo :
n ! the poksesslon of certain property In tin
Bamo addition and asking that the squatter
bo enjoined from further occupancy of tin
property All of the suits In question an
against n r Tumbleson and wife , 0 O
Over nnd wife , J Over and wife. I ) . H. An
dcrson and wife and Christina Weberg.
ArrcNt of u Wintered Man.
A telegram was received by the pollc
department jestcrday morning from the
Bherlff at Wintcriset , la. , asking for the
arrest of S N Hamilton , who had been
located In this city. The police were asked
to arrest him and hold him as a fugitive
from justice until an olllcor could come
nnd get him Hamilton was placed under
arrest at C 45 jestcrday morning. During
the forenoon Sheriff Sllllman of Madison
county arrived In tbe city and Hamilton was
turned over to him.
Hamilton Is wanted In WInterset for as-
vault with Intent to commit murder. A
few days ago ho became Involved In a dis
pute with a man over an account. A fight
resulted in which the other man was badly
hurt. Hamilton had friends in Omaha and
concluded that It would be best for him
t < ii visit them for a few davs until the
Wlnterset man recovered. There was some
reason for believing that the man might die
and the ofllccrs concluded to have Hamilton
where he could be called to account.
Gas ranges and service connections at half
price for fifteen dajs. Call at company's
olllce for full particulars. 210 Main and 214
Pt'arl streets.
A splendid hay meadow of 1C ) acres for
rent. Four miles of post office In Council
llluffs. Will cut two tons to the acre. Only
J260 per acre Apply to Leonard Everett ,
Council Bluffs , la .
Davis , drugs , paints and glass. Tel. 2S9.
Hi-imlrN nn I'c-url Stri-i't.
E , A. Wlckham will begin work on the
Tearl street paving on Monday morning
The first few days will be demoted to reV -
V pairing and replacing the defective curbing
e and tbe lajlng of brick will not be under
way until the beginning of the following
week. The brick are coming at the rate of
several carloads dally and the work of
hauling them has been commenced Kvury
brick bo far delivered Is fully up to the high
quality shown by the specimens submitted
to the council when the contract was
awarded Wiekham When tbe work la com
pleted It Is a guaranteed certainty that the
Btrw will present the finest ple-co of pav
ing In the webt. The motor people ure ready
to go to work now , and It Is probable they
will begin laing their granite by the last
of next week.
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Go to Lake Manavva and cce Prof Menle
make his thrilling leaps. The Ladles' or
chcttra glvet concerts afternoon and night
The last two weeks ot the famous Cbicag
LAdles' at Grand Plan.
SUSPECTED OF HEAVY WORK
Ward aud St. Join Believed to Be Bank
Robbers.
10NDAMIM JOB CHARGED TO THEM
rlxunerM Itrinnrrit ( o III tor SIoiiv.
Win-re nn innrt Will Jtc ? ltni !
tu Connect Them Tilth
tlic .Toll.
Indications now ate that Ward and St.
oh1 , the two travelers who vvero aircstrd
icto 1 lies-day for the Inrccny of tome sad-
lies and small stuff at Hlvor Sioux , will
itue a charge of bank robbery lodged against
hem.
Three weeks ago the bank tit Mondamln ,
a , was bioken Into and the cashier's drawer
Hied of Its contents. The worls was evi
dently thnt of novices , as no utttmpt was
nado to forrc the vault In which Iho funds
of the bank were located. The robbcis
contented theni'clves with the dry picking
ound 111 the dravveis , and this realized only
a few dollars In the money taken , how
ever , were several rare tains , pennies of
nclcnt date and design , aud u Mexican free
liver dollar These coins , whllo not Jeop-
nrdlzlng the bauk'tt financial ttandlng by
heir loss , have served to furnish u prcttj
good clue to the men who broke In and
robbed the plave.
When St John and Ward were arrested
.he olllcots had nothing but contempt for
them. They had n lot of pett > thieveries
charged against them and wore wanted to
answer to the larceny of several second hand
sets uf harness , an old saddle or two and
some stuff of that kind Now they arc
ooked upon ns bank robbers and are being
consldeied In better form by the officials
When the men were arrested they had a
'ow dollars In loose change and tvventj-slx
ileces of old coin , Including a Mexican trade-
dollar and a number of odd pennies. This
money was held by St. John , and ho was
very anxious to keep It and asked permis
sion to carry his own pockelbook. This
aroused suspicion and when Constable Miles
came down jesterday from Hlvcr Sioux he
was pretty sure that the coins In question
liad been taken from the Mondamln bank
Ward and St. John arc professional traders
They left this city about a month ago and
arc known to have been In the vicinity of
Mondamln when the bank there was robbed.
Yesterday the men were allowed to take
their horses and place them In pastures for
safe keeping , while they are absent as guests
of the state. Mrs Jennie Williams , who Is
something of a horse trader herself , appeared
on the scene > esterday morning with a
claim of $0 against the two men. She was
so persistent that she was given one of the
horses to square her claim.
The prisoners were taken to River Sioux
by Constable Miles last night.
uvi.i.
fiilM mill ( "lii > KM u lto > Into Inni'iixl-
lillt.i mill INrrcMliil. .
Guy Wright , a Hearold boy , was set
upon and severely beaten last evening bj
his stepfather , James Hall , who lives near
Foity-first street and Klrst avenue. People
ple who witnessed the assault believe Hall
would have killed the boy if he had not
been Interfered with. They rescued the
child from the Infuriated man and tele
phoned for the police.
Hall Is employed in the Cudahy packing
house In South Omaha. He has been mar
ried to the boy's mother some twelve years.
Five other children have been born since
the marriage The boy admits that ho
has not ulwajs been good , but s > ays of late
he has tried to do right and has Joined
the Christian Endeavor society. There waste
to be a meeting of the branch last evenIng -
Ing and Mrs Hall promised her son he
should go. After supper ho got his work
done and was ready to start , when the
stepfather put a veto upon it. The boy's
appeals for permission to go were un
heeded , so watching his chance he slipped
out. Hall started after the boy , but finding
he could not overhaul him afoot , borrowed
a horse from J J. Crow and continued the
chase. He came up with the boy in the
vicinity of the 1'Iano Manufacturing com
pany's warehouse on Thirty-second street
and First avenue. The boy crawled under
the shipping platform and hid. but the
man found him and dragged him out The
uproar bad attracted a llttlo crowd and
Hall tried to force the boy to mount the
horse telling htm that he would kill him
when he got him home The boy refused
and Hall sprang upon him and beat him
into the earth When the spectators Inter
fered and pulled the Infuriated man oK
the boy was black In the face and uncon
scious. The men were on the point of
handling Hall pretty roughly , for they
were sure he meant to murder the child.
Wiser counsel prevailed and the matter
was reported to the police. Captain Maltby
investigated the case and was so well sat
isfied that It was serious that be brought
the child to the station and had n warrant
Issued for Hall's arrest on the charge of
assault with Intent to do great bodily In-
Jury. Th boy was kept at the station
while the captain and OUlccr Claar went
aftci Hall
Among the witnesses were Charles Black ,
Albert and Charles Hooker , C. T. Miller ,
hobert Illehardson and Clyde Copcland.
I.iiUi * MMM.IV. n TrnliiM
Leave Council Illufls at 8 and 10 a. m , 2 ,
3 , , C p in , and every half hour there
after. Labt train at 11 p. in. Sundajs and
special occasions every thirty minutes.
Wo are turning out the whitest , cleanest ,
best laundry In the state the only kind
good enough for jou. Postal or telephone
1G7 Eagle Laundry. 724 liroadway.
Grand Plaza , at Lake Manawa , has the
finest teach for bathing In the western
country. .
SrnrrliliiK fur n limit * .
The police vvero looking all day yesterday
for a negro who was one of a gang of
tramps loitering flround the vicinity of Ave
nue C and Tenth street Mrs. George A
Stavely cent word to the station that her
home at 1013 Avenue C was Invaded by the
tramp yesterday morning and she was badly
frightened The fellow appeared a few mln
utes after Mr Stavcly left the house for his
work The woman first noticed him skulk
ing In come bunflowcrs at the rear end of
the lot The fellow waited a few moments
and then walked badly toward the liouso ,
making an Indecent exposure of his person
to the terrified woman She ran to the front
part of the house and screamed for assist
ance. Neighbors quickly came to the house
and the tramp fled.
The women of the Uroadvvay Methodlbt
Episcopal church will have a trolley party
to Lake Manawa next Thursday afternoon
and evening. Thoeo who buy tickets of
the women will get a free dish of ice cream
Tickets are no > v on rale at A. A. Hart's.
Campers are coming in dally ct Grand
Plaza , and It won't be long before all the
choice places are taken.
\nn 'IVmiuirarlI } ' limniK * ,
One of the patients at St Bernard's has
pltal , a sister from Omaha , while suffering
from temporary aberration due to fever ,
eluded the watchful attendant } estorday who
was accouipanjing her for exercise about
the grounds , and succeeded In getting sev
eral blocks away before her absence was no
ticed. She was found In .one of the neigh
boring residences Irving to Induce the people
to take her to Omaha. The sister Is just recovering -
covering from a dangerous attack of fever
and was not regaided as being a subject for
restraint.
The patrons of Grand Plaza. Lake Man
awa , are pleased to note that no Intoxicating
liquors are sold In the grounds.
Mm. Allu-rl * A U Dlturcr.
Mm Johanna M Alberts commenced suit
yesterday In the district court against her
husband Charlei P. Alberti , wklng for a
decree of divorce Mrs. Alberts alleges In
her petition that fhc was united In marriage
with Iho defendant at Underwood In April ,
ISS5 , tnd thnt during the months of Septem
ber sad October of the same jear Alberts
forjrot or dliregnided the marriage vows
nnd consorted with lewd women In Omaha
nnd Council lllulfs. Hence the request for
ft separation
I.KtTo r.lrl MU-.IIIK- .
The police were nskcd at 10 o'clock last
night ! o assist in finding Julia Shrives , an
ll-.vrar-old glil. The child nte supper last
mcnliiR with tome friends on Avenue G
i-nd Slxtet-nth ttieet. and started for her
home lit Aven'io C md Seventeenth street
( t 7 o'clnrl : At 0 o'clock her parents , sup-
pimlnv thi t flic wns still at the neighbors ,
nent for her and Avere very much alauned
when It was found that she had left thrie
two hours previous There arc a coed
many vmnnt lots covered with tall weeds
nnd tamllowrig In the vicinity , and when
this fr.ct was recalled , with the additional
one thnt n number of tram pa were noticed
lying nround In the wccdu during the after
noon , the parents fearid that their little
daughter had fallen Into their clutches.
The ciitho neighborhood turned out to m-
sist In the search , but up to a late hour
no ttace of the child had been found.
The train service to Lake Manawa Is ab
solutely perfect this season. No detention
lit cither end of the line.
Wall paper cleaned , new process , with
patent right , at Miller's. 10S Main street.
O. J. Mar Mil limit } Hurt.
O. J Martin of the grocery firm of Martin
& Clausen sustained severe Injuries last
evening by falling from a step ladder in his
store on Broadway. He fell across some
boxes , the middle of his back coming Into
contact with the sharp edges. Ho was con
veyed to his home on Itenton street and
a phvslclan called. He was suffering so
greatly that It was necessary to put him
under the influence of an opiate last night.
Trains run every half hour to Lake Man
avva on Sundays.
Hoflmayr's Fancy Patent flour makes the
best and most bread. Ask jour grocer for It.
Special grounds for private picnic parties
at Grand Plaza.
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Klmball. the tramp horse thief who was
captured In MePaul Suudaj with three head
of horses In his possession which he had
stolen from a blacksmith In this city named
Iteeder , was arraigned In Jus'lce Cook's court
vestcrday afternoon. Bj advice of his attor-
nejs he took a change ofenue to Justice
Vlen. The preliminary Inquiry before the
latter Justice will be held In a few dajs.
Klmball is a giant In size and strength.
Ccr.i Deckwlth , the champion lady
swimmer , will be at Lake Manav.i tor one
week , commencing next Monday.
The Broadway M. n church gives Its an
nual picnic today at Grand Plaza.
Perfect filter , ? 3. Stcphan Bros.
M Is a I'rUuto.
There was another chapter in the Internal
troubles of the Dodge Light Guards at their
meeting on Tuesday night. Two weeks ago
the company voted to reduce Corporal W. C
Hendrlcks to the : anks for his part in the
attempt to induce Captain W. 0 Prjor to
resign. Captain Prjor took no action In the
matter until Tuesday night , when he Issued
the order reducing Hendrlcks to the ranks
and appointed O. B. Donaldson as corporal
to fill the vacancy.
Go to Manawa and camp during the heated
term and keep cool.
If you want to enjoy a pleasant day go
to Lake Manawa.
iot > itiJi > o THI : : sii/\nii COIN van.
Three Million Ilnlliirs it Month to Hi-
MlnU'dftcr IMiiH Vloiilli.
WASHINGTON , July 15 Owing to the
fact that the amount of silver dollars in the
treasury available for the redemption of
treasury notes has become reduced to $10-
659,552 and will be further reduced by re
demption during the current month , the
coinage of silver dollars by the mints will
be Increased from $1,500.000 to $3,000,003
per month from August 1 , and will probably
be continued at that rate In order that the
treasury may have a sufficient stock to re
deem treasury notes presented lu exchange
for silver dollars. On March 1. 1893 , the
treasury held 29,390,401 standard silver dollars
lars for the redemption of treasury notes Is
sued under the act of July 14 , 1S90. Today
the number of silver dollars held by the
treasury for the redemption of treasury
notes is 10,059,582. Since March 1 , 1S93 , the
coinage of silver dollars has aggregated Jll.-
9S3.05C. Of this sum , however , $2,311,077 was
profits , or seigniorage , which leaves $9.071-
379 for the redemption of treasury notes
The amount of treasury notes redeemed In
silver dollars , concelcd from November 1
1S93 , to July 14 , 1S9G , was $28,402,258.
JuilK < * I'litiiniii < ItcproHcnt
and < iiirur > i Klny :
WASHINGTON , July 15. The representa
tives of the United States and Great Britain
on the committee to Investigate the claims
of British subjects for damages sustained
through the seizure of their vessels while
staling In Bering sea before the adoption of
the first modus vlvendl have at length been
selected. The treaty ratified by the last
session of congress provides for the ap
pointment of two commissioners , one from
Great Britain nnd the other from the United
States The British commissioner will bo
Hon. George C. King , at prctcnt one of the
Justices of the supreme court of Canada ,
while the United States commissioner will
be Hon. William Putnam , United States
Judge for the First circuit In upper New
England. Judge Putnam was a member of
the International commission of 1880 , whic-
i.cgotlatcd the fisheries convention during
Secretary Bayard's administration of the
State department.
H IH understood that Mr. Don Dickinson
of Michigan has been selected as counsel
for the United States before the commission
( ioml Til I UK for < "n 11 fornln AIIICH. .
WASHINGTON , July 15 According tu the
report of United States Consul General
Mills at Honolulu , the Hawaiian leglslatuic
has passed an act admitting wines contain
ing less than IS per cent alcohol frre of
duty and Increasing the duty on spirituous
liquors In consequence California wines ,
which have been taxed ID cents per gallon ,
will escape import duties.
C'linilllldii iif ( TrriiNiiry ,
WASHINGTON. July 15 Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
Available cash balance * , ? JG2 , 592.924 ; gold re
sent' . | 9SC ! 2,220. _ _ _
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Itiillronil Triilllc Ttiiiiiirnrll | ) SUK-
| iriul < * il mill .ttut'li Daimiui- Hone ,
CHEYENNE. July 15 ( Special Tele
gram. ) A rain storm , resembling a cloud
burst , occurred hero this afternoon , flooding
the entire business portion of the city and
causing an aggregate of (50,009 damage to
merchandise In cellars , sidewalks , parks ,
streets and to shops and electric light plants
The clt ) is In darkness tonight , as the
electric light plants are under water. The
signal service record shows that the storm
was limited lu area , but that four and
three-fourths inches of water fell in one
hour and forty minutes Passenger trains
on the Union Pacific and Burlington roads
\\ere held several hours on account of nu
merous washouts couth and cast of the city.
A llttlo daughter of Mr. Lewis Dayton , an
old and much respected citlzeu of Barnltz ,
Pa. , occasionally has a trouble with hei
stomach which given her considerable dis
tress. In s peaking of ft Mr Dayton said
"As soon a8 she has au attacK we give her
a dose of Chamberlain a Colic Cholera and
Diarrhoea lleiiudy , and U has never failed
to relieve her promptly , We all use It lu
our family with tbe eame good results. "
For Kale by all druggists ,
HARDSHIPS OF IfJEERS
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Cherokee's Early Settlers Ha 'tS'Iace ' th
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Terrible Sioux , \
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TWICE ABANDONED THti.R/ HOMES
HlNlor ] of the Spirit
mill I I'crnlliir Ini'lili'itlNVhlfIi
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CHEROKEE , la. . July 15. ( Special ) The
last chapter on the early settlement of
Cherokee county left the llttlo colony plat
ting n town. In the summer of 1556 , on the
banks or the Little Slom river. The
pioneers labored hard nil that season and
experienced but few hardship * until the
following winter , although some little dif
ficulty was contended with In securing deeds
and land grants , as tha land olllco was
located at Slou\ City , sixty miles distant.
The first deed granted for land In the
county was filed for lecord August G , 1S56.
It was con\c > ed by Robert Terry , In con
sideration of J100 "paid in hand" by Wil
liam H. Henry , George A. Jackson and H.
C. Campbell of Woodbury county. The
first real estate mortgage made was that of
M. n I'rendcrgrast In consideration of $300 ,
to August Klrwau. and was recorded De
cember 2S , 1S57. The first house erected
was that of the colon v. mentioned In the
preceding article , \vhlili was built In 1S3C
It was made of logs. 12x20 feet , one and
n half stories high. The first saw mill was
built In 1SC3 , and the flrst Hour mill in
1&70.
1&70.The
The first election was held In August ,
1S57 , at George Lebourvcan's log house and
the full vote of the county was cast , nine
teen In all. The llrbt postolllco was estab
lished at the log hou < c of 13en Holbrooke ,
on section 20 , ofwhat Is at the present time
Ununn as Cherokee township , in the fall
of 1S37. The malls were carried by n
footman and lie never failed to reach the
settlement less than once In over > two weeks
and sometimes as often as once a. week , if
the walking was good. The old Iowa Kails
& Sioux City stage line crossed by the way
of Correctlonville , some thirty miles south
of Cherokee , nence the mall louto here was
the one running from Spirit Lake to Sioux
City. Before this postolllce was established
malls were a scarce article here and no
one thought of "making a kick"1 though the
malls happen to be six or eight weeks late.
The firs-t mail that reached the colony after
the settlement was made was brought from
Sioux City by Carlton Corbott eight weeks
rfter their arrival and settlement.
The flrst marriage in the county was that
of Carlton Corbott and Hosabell Cummlngs ,
In the autumn of 1S59. The first birth in
the county was Ida M. Drown , daughter of
Mr and Mrs James A Brown. She was
bom Januarj 28 , 1S3S. She Is now the wife
of Hcnrj Hubbard of Hazelton , S D. The
flrst death \vas that of a Mr. Davis , who
was frozca to death In January ; 1S37.
ESTABLISHES A STOKE.
The first general store Ws conducted in
the old block house at the stbcjsade built
for protection against the Indianain , 1SC2-C3
The first fourth of July qelebratlcm held
In the count } was In the Tear of 1S5S , on
the Benjamin Holbrook farm. , County Judge
G. W. Sherwin was the orafor. of the daj.
A basket picnic was held \ ithe hay barn
and a fat pig was roasted , , .About fifteen
persons took part in the celebration.
At the Fourth of July , celebration In
ISfil , the first 3 ear of the rebellion , George
Klllem delivered the oration , umler a new
bridge , where Ibe celebration ' 'was held
During his speech he referred to the south
as trying to destroy the liiilcif. and re
marked in his patriotic rfeal' that "they
might tear down this briUgc b. hundred
tfmcs , and jet loyal hands will ( rebuild it
a hundred andiqne times.'VThc.flrst < frame
house was built in 1S3S , by G. \ \ ' . Sherwin ,
the material being brought b'y wagon from
SIouv Citj
The first democratic county convention was
held in a ccrn field in June , 1838 The
county went republican at the first election ,
and has not fallen from grace once in all
these years. The records will show that
it has always yielded a good round rcpub
llcan majority , as well as a bountiful crop ,
and It can be depended upon for the gen
eral election this fall , with a plurality of
SOO to 1,000 for Major McKinley
The first term of school was taught In
1S58 , by Mrs Lemuel Parkhurst , now of
Linn county. For a three months' term she
rece-ived J35 , the money being paid to her
by the home colony , at Mllford , Mass. The
largest number of scholars In attendance
any one day of the term was twelve. Three
of these were members of Mrs. Parkhurst's
family.
INDIAN TROUBLES.
The severity of the winter of 185C-57 , the
hardships , privations and Indian depreda
tions will alwajs be lemeuibered by the
survivors of that little band of pioneers , and
are recorded as the darkest boms of their
lifetime. The great Spirit Lake massacre
of which so much has been written occurred
in the winter at 1S3C-7. The MMory of this
hoiriblc tragedy Is so well known and has
been so thoroughly recorded In various
historical works that it cannot be enlarged
upon , except so far as the causes which led
up to It and to its cfleet upon the settle
ment of Cherokee county. The true cause
of the Indians going on the war path at that
time was never known by hls-tory writers ,
for It was kept a secret by the whites who.
Indirectly , were the cause of the whole
trouble. It can be truthfully said that the
Imprudence and bad faith of some of the
white race brought on that series of depieda-
tions and bloody outrages which culminated
In the Spirit Lake massacre , making subject
matter for one of the most terrible chapters
In the history of Indian ferocity. If the
whites at no other time broke faith with
the treaty made by William Clark and
Nlnan Edwards , Indian commlsbloners. In
Juls , 1M5 , they did fji this one Instance ,
not as a government.'but by a few indi
viduals.
It was in the month of February , 1S57 ,
that a party of Sioux Indians ttarted on
a hunting expedition down the Little Sioux
river. They made a quiet and friendly stop
at the Clurokce settlement , then went on
to Smlthland In Woodburry county. Here
Is where the trouble began. The whites
Insisted that the Indians reveal to them
where they were going and what the bufl
ness of their trip might be , and refused to
.et them pass unless they gave a satisfactory
explanation The Indians re-piled that they
were going down to shako Mauds with the
Omahae. The answer was not satisfactory
to the whites so they comp U i-the Indium
to give up their guns. TtiTs action on the
part of the whites greatly enrag-d the fci
and thry turned back , wreaking vengeance
upon the whiles In every wav Imaginable
White men stole their guns and white men
must make restitution , which" could only be
satisfied by the shedding CK human blood
CoiiEcqucntly , they entered vj vcry cabin
home. Insulting helpless womrn and taking
guns and food. - *
ENTERED CHEItpKHE
When they arrived at Chivrokte their pas
sion knew no bounds , and /the / } acted In i
fiendish manner. The gunr/thcy had pltkec
up on th.oir return uere.-j > ointed at tin
helplebs settlers In order \ < i\ frighten them
Into giving them more aiidJaUo to tuilci
any indignity that they mt hi feel dUposn
to force upon them CattJfcSftere stolen
and scanty provisions seized * ara devourec
by them They remained thtce flajs , all the
while debating whether to murder the en
tire settlement or not These arc tpokei
of as the loi.gest dajs and nights ever ex
perienced b > the little colony.
On the third day I'arhliurst and Lebour-
vcan returned from Fac City. The Indians
suspicious that the Smlthland people might
be on their trail were anxious to know
where these men came from. The cunning
of the white man pla > ed on the Indian's
fears , for they would not tell them- Ap
prehensive of danger they bet off at once
When far enough away to feel bate , the
Indians became bloodthirsty pud murderous
In O'Brien count ) they entered homes , wlilcl
were far apart and destroyed property , took
guns , and In several rauea. ravished women
In the most revolting and fiendish manner
They grew more fiendish and bloodthlrst )
until the climax was reached at Spirit Lake
where forty persons were killed and four
Innocent women Including Mltb Abie Gard
ner , who was a frail eirl of about 14 years
of age were taken captives. Some of the
four captives were Inhumanly treated and
died on the march. Miss Gardner and an
other woman were rescued by the state of
Minnesota a few months later , In a lamen
table condition.
WHERE THE BLAME LAY.
For this terrible outrage the people of
the Smlthland settlement were Indirectly
responsible and much blame was attributed
to them by the Cherokee colony. When the
heartrending tale of the Spirit Lake mas
sacre reached the cars of the Cherokee ict-
tiers every heart was saddened , and all gave
up hope , for they next expected to be pounced
upon. They were advised by the Smlthland
people to leave and In a few dajs not n
settler was left , some going to Onawa some
to Ashland , and some to Smlthland As coon
as the Cherokee settlement deserted their
homes the Smlthland people bo It said to
their dirune and everlasting disgrace vi ltcd
their homes at Cherokee , plundering what
was left-Including provlrlon , as well as
opening boxes of household goods , Mhlcn the
Cherokee colony had not unpacked since
their arrival from the New England ititcj.
The colon ) was now very much discour
aged , and did not know which way to 1'itn
Word reached their eastern friends ( hat
they had all been Killed by the Indiana niul
the Dr. Russell's society at Mllford berime
disorganized The people here were very
much disheartened , and the picture of ft
blight future that fancy had framed In their
minds , was wrecked by cruel renlltle * . How
ever. In May of that year many of them
returned and put In quite a crop.
In the summer of 1S61 the colony was
again alarmed for fear of further Indian
hostilities from n band on the frontier The
colony determined to stand Its ground this
line , and a company of hoe guards was
organized and armed by the state. Two
couts were also employed , named I'urcell.
and In August , 1SC1 , an Incident of quite
an exciting nature occurred. The scouts-
he Purcells were staying over night at
George Lebourv can's ; at midnight thc >
vcrc awakened , and discovered two Indians
n the act of leaving the settlement with
a span of hon.cs. The scouts at once gave
base , and each fired n shot at the Indians
\ndrew Purccll's shot proved fatal , and the
flrst horse thief In the history of the colon }
led. The other Indian succeeded In gct-
Ing away with one of the horses , which was
never recovered.
After this matters went on smoothly until
he New Ulin massacre in Minnesota , which
csulted In a general Indian war In that
tate. When news of the New Vim mas-
acre reached the Cherokee settlement Cap-
aln Mlllard of the homo guard advised the
icople to leave , as he felt unable to give
> rotcction to them. The advice was taken
md once more the county was abandoned ,
all going to Sioux City.
It was during this campaign that the
tockade and fort were built , both of which
teed until n few } ears ago. The location
of the old fort Is marked by a raise In the
ground Just north of the present city , and
t is frequently visited by curiosity seekers
The commander of the guard soon notified
he settlers that they wYnild be protected at
he garrison and that their families could
find shelter at the fort. The census of 1SG3
hews that there were but ten males and
Ive females within the county. Thus ended
he Indian troubles of the early bottlers of
one of the most determined colonies that
ever crossed the rolling waters of the Mis
sissippi.
Esri/r or . .v01.11 IOWA rum.
1'lKlit of rnnniTM Ariir Stiuiv Cl >
JlOMlItM III II Kntlll * > llOlltlll r *
SIOUX CITY , July 15 ( Special Tele
gram ) The local onicers have just been
notified of the serious shooting of Ellsworth
Hall , a farmer near Weedland , a town In a
remote part of this county , Monday night
? or some tinio a feud has existed between
the Hall family and Prim Cutcoutrl , a nelgh-
jor. Monday morning the hatchet was bur-
rleu and the two families came to Sioux
City to attend a circus To celebrate the
return of peace a keg of beer was purchased
and tapped when the Hall domicile was
reached , late at night. With the flow of
beer the old animosity revived. Cutcoutrl
is alleged to have assaulted Ted Hall , a
Brother of the Injured man. The latter en-
Icavored to separate the combatants , and
in the mcleo which followed Ted's revolver
was discharged. The ball was Intended for
Cutcoutrl , but struck Hall in the back. His
lung was penetrated , and ho will probably
die. No arrests have been made.
rarmiT Killed liy I.l
BOONE , la , July 13 ( Special Telegram )
During a severe thunder storm at 5 o'clock
this morning lightning struck the barn of
William Kline , seven miles east of this
city. A grandson of Kline. William Mann ,
ago 2S , was milking in the barn at the time
and was instantly killed. He was unmar
ried and is said to have a sister living in
Des Molnes.
_
Mi-.rrK-il lit Otlumwii.
OTTUMWA , la. , July 15. ( Special Tele
gram ) The marriage of Paul Phillips , a
prominent shoe dealer of Duluth , Minn , to
Miss Ada Althca Heath of this city occurred
at the First Prcsbjterlan church at S o'clock
this evening. After a short bridal tour in
the east , Mr and Mrs Phillips will return
to Duluth , their future home.
llaiikN Ilon
JEFFERSON. la . July 15. ( Special Tele
gram. ) All banks In this city are declin
ing to loan even on gilt edge real estate
security , although they really have more
money than it is profitable to carry. It is
opening the eyes of silver men.
ANTI-OPTION LAW I.GCHMANY. .
ir limiftH I.rirlxlntInn I'rohlli-
Illnjl Siifciilatloii.
WASHINGTON , July 15. At the Instance
of the agrarian leaders the German Reich
stag has enacted a law prohibiting specula
tion In options and also Intended to restrict
speculation In stocks. The new law be-
joud doubt will affect seriously the sale
of American securities in Germany aside
from its effect uron grain markets. The
announced purpose of the agrarians in pass
ing the law was to increase the price of
grain , and in debates there were plentiful
citations of the arguments so freely ad
vanced In congress when the anti-option
bill was being pressed a few years ago.
Details of the new law are supplied to the
State department by United States Com
mercial Agent Moore at Weimar with ex-
plmiatcrj notes and comments. As to stock
speculation the restrictions adopted threaten
to exclude from the German exchanges a
largo class of American Industrial and min
ing and railroad properties , and are es
pecially severe upon new products. In each
exchange government Inspectors will be sta
tioned No stock can be placed on the list
except by direction of a committee at least
a majority of wliote members are not mem
bers of the exchange No stock can be listed
unless the corporation has been In exist
ence at least one year and has submitted
a profit and loss statement for the 5car , nor
can any stock bo listed until the committee
has thoroughly examined into the sound *
ness of the new corporation and aUsfled
l(8clf ( AS to thft truthfulncM of the state
ments made In the prospectus. Any person
pullty of deceit In placing or promoting
stock may be fined 15,000 marks , and there
are other severe penalties for offenses
against the law.
.1UXATOU JO.-NCS OX THC CAMPAIGN.
Ilrjnu'Hiiitilliliic.v . AVI11 llr 1'ntlicri In
nn IJncrurtlc Cnnniix ,
WASHINGTON. July 15 Senator Jones ,
chairman of the democratic national com
mittee , was at the capital today In confer
ence with Senator Harris of Tennessee , on
various matters connected with the prose
cution of Mr. Ilryan's candldacj. He said
that the executive committee probablj would
not be appointed for ten da > s jet. The
senator , when asked about the life tenure
of ofilce plank , concerning which there haa
been some question , said that It was actually
adopted as a part of the platform , but that
the following clauce "except as otherwise
provided by the constitution of the t'nlled
States' " needed to be added to the plank ,
these words having formed part of It as
adopted , but having been left ont of the
stenographic verbatim copy of the proc cd-
tngs , on IMC to n mistake.
Senator Jones said today that he favors
locating the national headquarters In Wash
ington , but that It will bo for the commit
tee to decide that point. In case Washing
ton Is determined upon , a large building
centrally located will bo taken for cam
paign work He cald he tould give no in
timation as to the personnel of the executive
committee until he had conferred with sev
eral gentlemen. Among names generall }
mentioned are those of the members of the
silver committee. Alz : Senator Harris of
Tennessee , Turplc of Indiana , Governor
Stone of Missouri and Mr Hlnrlchben of
lIllnoK who organized the silver movement
up to the tlmo of the convention.
The name of Governor Stone has been
mentioned as chairman of the executive
committee , but It Is feared his duties as
governor might prevent his nbsumlng the
responsible and laborious position Chair
man Jones will see that all sections of the
country are represented on the executive
committee.
MIIHAMCV nni.nc.vrns . .cvrrnnnn.
flirlxdnn KmlrnviirorN Ijonti * Wnwli-
I net on fiir 11 nn > KiiNtcrn I'oliitx.
WASHINGTON , July 15. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The headquarters of the Nebraska
delegation to the Christian Endeavor con
vention Is closed , and the delegation Itself
is scattered In different directions Some of
the delegates remain In the cast to visit
relatives , while others have started for
their homes Of the Omaha delegation , Mr
and Mrs. Chase have gone to Baltimore ,
Philadelphia and New York , whence the }
will go home. George C. Wallace left for
Philadelphia today , and will return to Wash
ington later , and from here home Dr Ware
and Mr. Morrow left for Omaha Tuesday
afternoon , and Dr. Clark on Monday after
noon.
Commissioner Browning today appointed
J. K. Slckler of South Dakota an additional
farmer at the Cheyenne River Agency , S D.
Postmasters commissioned : Nebraska
Allen T. Hill. Ljons ; Wiley S Cornsett
Culbertson ; John Moackler , Weston. Iowa
Martin M Kjhl , Sterling. Wjomlng
Elisha E. Farrlng , Bitter Creek.
r. TO mm , ! , Tim SHIPS.
Admit-ill llrnrilMlcp ANiciulilliitt 111 *
Siii | < lr ii for Miinrtii orx.
WASHINGTON , July 15 Admiral Beards-
Ice , commanding the Pacific station , sailed
today from San Francisco on his flagship ,
the Philadelphia for Port Angeles , Washing
ton. This place has been fixed upon as
the basis of operations of the Pacific nquad-
ron during the drills which are to begin
just as soon ns the admiral can assemble
his vessels He will have almost at once ,
besides his flagsnlp Philadelphia , the coast
defense ship Monterey , the Monitor , Mo-
nadnock and the cruiser Bennlngton. The
Oregon was put Into commission today at
the Marc Island navy } ard , being the first
battle ship to go Into active service , and
as soon as the ship has got into smooth
running order and the officers and crew have
become accustomed to their boat , the Oregon
gen will be attached to Admiral Bcardslcc's
squadron and perhaps participate ! in the
maneuvers.
_
JiipniirHC .Slllc Maimfiieliircrx.
WASHINGTO.v , July 15. The Japanese
government has established a silk inspection
port at Hloga , and a meeting of the Japanese
silk manufacturers has been called at Kobe
to effect the diversion to that port of the
silk export rade now centered at Yoke
hama.
I ivnta tufferrrfnr elcbt vrnn from Eczema , but
nnw am entirely cured Tlie ] nlra > of my hauili
wvre rovcrid mid liadl } l.ilUmi-d ; little white
blldcrt appeared , then woulil prel off , having
a red , rmnotl ) rurfiice , which would turn HLe
fire and itch. On the insIJiof the upper part of
my Ilinijn , great rid blottbm would uppenr nod
ne soon in I ticcjme unim , the burning nnd Itch.
IDI ; would bepln. Night aftir night 1 would lie
nn .ike and cratih , nud ultnotl 10 w lid I got u
boi of CUTJCIIIU , a" I n bottle o ( CtTicuiu ICE.
SOLVENT , mid after n fu < v njijillcntlont I in Herd
the rediirM mid liflammitlou dUiippear , lifurt /
luti ! veil one tiorthrrt uuinola tlgn of Ktumn
lift I can truthful ! } ancit that f..OO worth of
Ctnicviu ItEMrmi R cured roe.
JO1IN1 > . 1'OHTi : , I'ltUburj , Pa.
Sriirir Ctrm TnrATMttT VV rm hithi with Ci >
TICCR * &nir jtrut'e ppliritlbnt nl ttuci'M ' * ( oint
ment ) , ind inllj coin o ! CLntcti Hitotri > T , rt ltit
ul humtt cured.
Fold throjfhout the world Trier. ClTlcrtl. i' < f.l
Bntr. Me i KuoivrtT. * v ind ( I I'oniK Duuu
AMJCuiv Com * . Pc ' lrop. , Uotb.n.
flLf-M lUw to hcrmiutntljr Cure ] citmt"milledxrt * .
iiUCATIOAAI > .
BRADFORD ACADEMY
Foundid 1503. Tor the higher education ot yo
women C'l.-ntical and tctcntllic course of ei ,
also preparatory and optlozul. Year begins Seu' ,
: C , "jt Apply to Ida C Allen I'rln Iin.dforJ.Main.
ILLINOIS
CONSERVATORY.
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t ) U ' /
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ttc , Add t. iTjiULLAltl ) , A jJbujtJacl > oi.UllerilL
HARDIII COLLEGE AND CONSERVATORY
Foanded by Ki-tiuT , Ilirdln.
Ornod uuocrsi. 1'nlroo , in 1
btttm ' 1 iirofrxiiora ( rum H
! unlt rrxlllrx , ind ft roimrr-
'lalnrlrp. ' . A > . | , O ( ) ( ) pliina
J3n M ) fr.tivol ( .Vrman run.
ntor ) , M'lmrwmini * Uirrttor l.irgefet ,
cheipcd , beet bead far pncr . llejicu , Mo
for Infante and Children.
Cftstorlo destroys worms , allays feverishness -
ness , cures diarrhcea and wind culic , relieve *
teething troubles , and cures constipation.
Cattortu contains no paregoric , uiuribluc ,
or opium in any form ,
"Tor several > cars 1 liave recommended
Castoria , aud bhall cHajn continue to date
to as it lias Invariably produced beneficial
results. "
I' . TAKOEK , M. D. ,
Street and 7th Avenue ,
New York City ,
"Castoria is to well adapted to children
that I recommend it as superior to any jiro
tciiptiou Luowu to inc. "
II. A. ASCHRB , U. ! > . ,
ill So. Oxford Sir. , Uruoklyti , ! * . V.
"The use of Ca&toria Is so universal and
Its merits EO well Vnown that It teems a
work of supererogation to endorse it. J'cw
are tbe intelligent families who da not Lccp
Castoria within easy reach. " ,
CAB LOS MARTYM , J ) , D. , 'J
New York City ,
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria.
THC fin-It UK COUrANV. IT UUHIIIY TKICT. NCV/VORK CITV
Gladness Comes
With a better mulcr < .tnni1hifr of tlio
transient ntitntc of the many phys
ical Ills , whifh vnnlsh before proper ef
forts penile efforts plenMtni efforts
rightly tllrortcd Thi-ro K ootnfoil in
the Iniowleclyo , thnt F.O tunny forum of
hiuknesb nre not ilue to um nutmil ilis-
cnso. but simply to n constipated condi
tion of the system , which the pletibttnt
family laxative. Sjrupof KiffK prompt
ly removes. Thnt isvhy it is the only
remedy with millions of families nndis
e'veiyvvhere esteemed to highly by nil
who vnlue peed health. Its bcnclielal
effects nre due to the fitet. thnt it is the
one remedy which promotes inteinnl
cleanliness without debilitating the
organs on which it nets It Is therefore
all important , In order to get its bcne-
Hcial effects , to note when you pur
chase , thnt you have the genuine arti
cle , which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Kig Syrup Co. only un'd bold by
all reputable druggislb.
If in the. enjoyment of good health ,
and the system is regular , Inxntives , or
other remedies are then not needed. If
nfllleli'd with nny actual disease , one.
may be commended to the most skillful
physician * . but if in need of n In.Mitivc ,
one should have the. best , and with the
well-informed everywhere. Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
usad and jjl vch most general biitisf itctiou.
If you accept a substitute ,
you must not fuss because
its not as good as genuine
HIRES Rootbcer.
U 4rci'i ir Th * flr * P ItlmO , rhllUflrUt. T
A sic puttee uuUi 't CftlluLi. boU tmjwi.rri.
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( PURE MALT WHISKEY
ALL DRUGGISTS.
BRIGHTS
DISEASE
can be cured
by using
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tit * Us HB ttiblUCHlH O
LIVER AND KIDNEY
BALM
The Peerless Remedy
. For Silt it DrogptU. ft lit , JLOO Frr Buttle
THcDn.J. H. MCLEAN MioiciNcCo.
ET. LOUIS , MO.
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made of pure rubber
holds the Bull-Dog Garto
Hose together.
holds the ordinary rubber
garden hose together.
The strength of hose depends on these rub
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rivet is stronger than a long one. Bull-Dog
rivets a'j short.
Theory and results prove Bull-Do ? strong
est hose for money made.
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Btnd for Pries LUt ,
Council Bluffs , Iowa.
CAPITAL , 5100,000
WU SOLICIT VOUIl
\vn DnhiitB vouit COLI.ICTIOXS.
ONI ! oif-rnu oimvr IIAMCS. i.v JOWA ,
c pica cis.iT PAID o.v TIMI ;
CALL AND KKB VS Oil WIIITK.
SI'MMHIl
In the lleartol Ihe Rocky L'ountaiis ,
GlcmyooU Springs , Colo.
The mctt maKmllcvrit rt-nort hotel In the wntj
SOO ruomt inummnth iiu Uurulnj ; pool of warm ,
rult water all klniU of batln , Including I lit
ttltbrutr < l Vapor Caven , trund ccnery , A X
* om cue about It ho nai txm ihrrc
i" r illutUfcUd p.mphUt tnd Urmn
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