COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT
JIIMUI MKNTIO.V.
r memn and plioto nuppIlM , 12 I'oarl Dt.
i : L Hart and mothtr left last nlghl for
New York
Mist Kdna Hunt of Avoci Is a Riie t of
Miss Wlcklutn.
MUM Sable Clark of ( JhlcuRO will visit here
ilurinK thehnlldayi. .
V. H Hart , accompanied by his mother ,
left for New York last evening ,
MINI Harriet Illood and Mlm Marie Pergu-
ror. co to DPS Moltus next week.
Mr-i \ Mi-C'onnell , who him been visiting
ni Portsmouth , ha ; returned home.
( harlot n. Luring and family left last
evening for Cincinnati , where they will visit
rila'ivts
flic pupils of St. I'rancls academy gave a
delightful minlcale In the parlors of the In-
uiiMitton last evening.
Th" I.idlm of thfr Maccabees meet Tiles-
da > nftornonn at 2'20 o clock In Ileno's ball.
Insinuation of ollkcra.
The Propci ty Owners' Klnt Insurance com
pany of tlild county at the last meeting HO-
UvtcdV W. koomta of this city na ono of
tb < direr tote.
I 'y t-nmp. N'o. I , Iloval Neighbors of
/ n PI'Mi. . .Ill mcft Wednesday afternoon
l . mht-r 2.1. at i o'clork sharp for the elec
tion M olllccii.
TIic funcial cf the late S. II. Joi-selyn , whoso
d > a'h oerutlcd In New Olliann , will take
pia < e from the icilJenre , 726 TlitH avenue , at
1 .10 tliIn nfteinoon.
rhamberV Clilldicn'i annual Christinas
party \vlll bo given at hli , academy Sntif-
clay "veiling , IJcctmber 20. All may dance
nftnr 10 o'clock. Admission 25 cents
1 > ic buiglai panned na hecached for Hegl-
nalil'H diamond Mud , specibless , in admliu-
tlon of his bca-itlful chlrt fiont , recently
laundered at the "Kagle , " 721 Il'wav.
Iheic- will bo a joint mci'tlni ? of Illuff Cltv
lodge , No 71 , ami i\ccHior lodge , No 2:1' ) ,
Audi nt. Tree and Accepted Masons. IhlH
( Tin-odd ) ) evi'iilng , for InRtiillatlun of olllceis
Hcfrc-ihmcnlH will be ncned. Ily older of
the Woralilpful Mister.
I ) C Slioploy , a colored man , was airested
jcste-rday as n fuglllvo from Juatlce. He had
In his possession ( Ive razorn , two pairs of
hrla or and other articles belonging to a
barber shop In Omaha , which he had raided
Hevas turned over to Omaha olflcera
nneampmcnt No 8 , Union Veteran I.cglon
nn 1 Woman's auxilllary , No 17 , will meet
on Tuesday evening , the 2nd. Instead of
Thursday , the 21th It being the last meet
ing for the year , n full attendance Is de-
fclied. as there Is business of Importance to
transact.
Augustus Thomas' mastf-rplore , "Ala
bama. " will bo given nt the Dohany theater
Saturday night , December 2G. Malinger
llovvon has by special engagement secured
Clement Ilalnbrldgu's company of New York
plnjers to present this dramatic story of
the south.
MSH | Ileeslu Oransberry left her home a few
das ago without securing the consent of
her mother , anil took up her abode with a
famll ) named Unman. She refi-ncd to return
home , and Mis Oranberry yesterday applied
to the police fofl asslntunco in enforcing her
parental commandti
Clans Thomson , n saloon keeper , notified
the police last evening that a valuable new
overcoat had been utolcn from his place
When he returned from his trip to the sta
tion he found the coat where he had left It
The thief bad become conscience stricken
nnd bad returned It
Don't buy all > our Christmas piescnts nn
111 you nee the collection of fancy dressed
dolla. fnncy work , aprons , rugs , etc , at
Trinity Ladles' Chilstmas I'mporlutn.107
llroadway , next door to Hoatnn store Tues
day nnd Wednesday , December 22 and 2.1
dinner and nupper jcrved each day
Several months ago Hen Shoemuker started
for Colorado on a hcalth-uccklng tour The
trip proved to be detrimental rather than
otherwise and a few dajo ago Mr and Mrs
Shoemaker started west to bring him home
They arrived today. Mr. Shoemaker Is In the
last ntagca of consumption , a fact his numer
ous friends will regivt
The acliaol bnanl I out nth-lit vutetl In Imvr
but one week's vacation during the holldajs
this winter. School will cloao next Prlday
nnd the new term will begin on January 4
The practice has bien to have a two vveeku
holiday vacation and no intermission between
the winter and spring terniH. Ibis action
will make It probable that a wcck' vacation
will bo given In March.
The Oltumun quartet of Chicago gave n
delightful concert nt the- First Presbyterian
rhiirrh last evening under tbo auspices of
the Christian Kndeavor society. The mem
bers of the quartet arc Kdwnrd Weeks ,
llrst tenor ; James Swlrles. second tenor ; Eugene -
gene W. Peterson , llrst bass , William K
Muse , second tenor. Miss Ora Lavon llajm' : <
gave a number of readings and acted , as oc-
conipanlst to tbo quartet The concert was
well received and the numbers enthusiastic
ally encored.
Justice Cook yesterday rendered his de
cision In the case of \ , Ticrnoy , the > oniifi
man who appropriated n city pay check be
longing to another man and got It cashed
Tlerne-y was prosecuted for forgery for the
reason that bo had erased the name of
Turner , the man to whom the check properly
belonged , and substituted lih own. Justice
Cook hold that the testimony did not show
that any forgery had been committed and
ordered the discharge of the prisoner nftci
vdmlnlstcrlng ono of his best lectures.
Thomas Shea has been engaged all winter
In collecting slopn and refuse from kitchens
nnd hauling it to his home , where ho la
using It to fatten a number of pigs. Yes
terday the olllcers concluded that Shea's
work came under the garbage ordinance
which ic < ] Ulr < 8 that all such stuff must be
hauled In barrels or vcxseU provided with
tightly ntting covers , and as Shea was using
only open barrels ho was arrested for viola
tion of the ordinance Ho will have , a hc-ar-
Ing In police court this morning.
C II VUvI Co , female remedy. Medical
consultation free Wednesdays. Health book
furnished. 303 Merrlam block.
N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 250.
MI-HI
Tbo folio A Ing real estate transfers were
reported at tbo ollleo of J. W. Squire :
J dogate and wife to Citizens' State
Hank of Oakland , part vv'fe n.\'i
30-77-n , and p.ut nw'4 nw'/4 31-77-
4.1. vv d $ 3.SOO 00
8 A C'lattcrbuck to Hrnost n Hart ,
part Hli nw',4 21-75-41 , i | e il 3.731 SO
Kiniim M Martin to Martha Martin ,
undivided ' 3 M > ' 4 neVt 21 , and svv > 4
HA'4 2--7i-3 ( ! > . vv tl 1,200 m
Martha Martin to Daniel T Martin ,
sw > ( no < J 21-7C-39 , i | o d i oo
Wl'llam ' J .Maitin and wife to M.ir-
llia Martin , nw'i seVi 21-7G-3H. vv d i oo
A A Hart and wife to State Savlnm
b.ink. eu lot 5 , block 17. Kverutl'H
add , ( j c d 1 W
riorenco P 13v crest and niiHb.iml to
Kilstlno M WllladHon. o 7i ( acrc-H
n'i nw'4 U-7G-4I , w d 2,2hO 00
J W SlmllciosH to Joseph Moore , n1/-
ho'4 ! s-7t-39. ; ij c d 1 Oo
Nine transfers , total $11,918 30
Mr.Vlu > ri > lu Vuii llu > Your .Shornf
Ulil > ou ever try Sargent' Or don't ) ou
like Snrge-nt ? If ) ou don't ( mox nix ouse )
jou are looking for the pbico where > ou
can get the moat for > onr money. Look In
Sargent's men's ulmlon and hie the > sbni-3
} ou e-an bu ) for $2 nnd { 3 , and every pair
warranted. If ) ou never have , try him
now. It will make ) ou money. Yon know
the * place where the Hear Is.
rine livery for parties and dances. Ogdcn
Lluiy , IDS llroadway. Telephone S3.
> i-n Mjulnir Complin ; .
Thn Mastodon Mining company filed ar
ticles of Incorporation at the county ro-
rordcr's olllco jcetenHy. The capital slock
in given at $50,000. Gcorgo II. Hopkins ,
ll-h'ini. Mont ; Cbailes J. Holmes. 1'lttii-
lurg. C. W. Halght. New York , and Georsa
R Wright. A. W UU-kman , It K O'Hanlcy
and 13.Y Hart o ( Council llluITu appear as
Incorporatori ! .
M Welker has Hold hla Interest In the
Welker Meat company to C W l.c-tehford ,
v\bo will collect nil accounts duo and at-
vitmo all liabilities of the Welken Meat com-
puny. M. WKMCiil.
C. W. 1.KTC1IFORD.
Hotfuia > r' fancy patent flour make * ( ho
lest and most bread. .Auk your grocer for It.
If jou want a bargain In watches anil dla >
wand * call at Guydsr'n , 328 'Iroadway ,
PASS MANY NEW ORDINANCES
Wagons for Iloavy Trnfih Must Have
Broad-Tired Wheels.
NO EXCEPTION TO THE GENERAL F.ILE
Cllj Couiifll I'rolci-tN I lie llrlilttv Cnin-
Illlll ) ll.V Itt-KllllllllIK I llC I'llNKIIKI *
of Cnltlc niul Vehicle * )
Mltll ItlK I.OIIllM ,
There has never been n meeting of the
city council slum thn new city building
was elected that was not considered IMportant -
portant enough by at least some of the clll-
7emt to warrant their presence In the coun
cil chamber never , until last night , from
the opening until the close of the mco'ing '
not ono of thc > comfortable scats provided
for the public wai occupied. This was re
gardcd as being n little singular , for It wus
generally known that the council would put
the finishing touches upon a batch of new
laws for the government of the people. Half
n do/en of the ordinances Introduced at the
last previous meeting were called and
The municipal statute regulating the width
of tires upon nil \chlclcs used for howy
trafllc wan passed after some mndiilcatlon
and considerable dlscuxslon. One feature of
It piohlblls the passage of nil traction en
gines and vehicles having cogged driver
wheels upon any street paved with brick ,
wood , asphalt or macadam No vehicle with
tlies of less than three Inches In width can
pass over the paved streets with a load
ot two tons The minimum width of tires
upon vehicles engaged in heavier tralHc was
fixed at four Inches The plan of taxing
narrow-tired wagons with a view of forcing
teamsters to discontinue their use was not
looked upon favorably Wholesalers on
Main street asked to have their wagons
exempted from the provision , provided they
did not drive upon any street not covered
with granite Tliov stated In theli com
munication that the majority of their
wugons bad tires between two and three
Inches wide , and that nearly all of their
heavy tralllc was on Main street. There
was a disposition to favor them , but It was
finally derided that the temptation to drive
on the smoother brick paving on Pearl
street would bo too great to bo always suc
cessfully icsistcd , and their request was
reluctanty refused. The ordinance was
passed by a unanimous vote.
unGULATn BRIDGE TRAFFIC.
The ordinance regulating the trafllc over
the motor company's Missouri river bridge
was taken up and passed after a few unim
portant amendments were made. The maxi
mum load to be permitted on any wagon or
vehicle pasFlng over the bridge was fixed
at 800(1 ( pounds , and the speed of all ve
hicles must not exceed four miles an hour.
The section relating to the passage of cattle -
tlo over the structure was lightly modified.
The largest herd permitted on the bridge
was fixed at thirty head. Not more than
two such herds shall be driven on the bridge
at one time , and a space of not less than
500 feet must Intervene ! between them. Xo
herd of any kind of stock shall be driven on
the bridge at n greater speed than four miles
nn hour.
The scavenger and poundkccpcr's ordi
nances were passed without any amend
ments
The city engineer submitted the schedule
ho had prepared of thn First street paving ,
and notified the council that ho bad posted
the notices to property as required by law.
The schedule and his action were approved.
A singular oversight , discovered n few
davs ago. was brought up and dlscurced ,
anil many of the alilermcn learned for tin.
( list time that the city was several hundred
dollais deopcr In debt than any previous
olllclal dtatcuicnt of the treasurer had ever
shown Away back In 18SG the city nego
tiated the purchase of the right of way for
a poitlon of Lincoln avenue. AH of the
agreements with property owners were en
tered upon the clt > 's books but one. In 1SSO
this property owner obtained a Judgment
agnlnst the city for the amount of his claim.
$200. The Judgment wan never entered on
the citj'a judgment record , and all of the
members of the present council were In
ignorance of Its existence up,1 II the parties
holding It concluded that ten years' com
pound interest was about as much as they
wanted and they asked to have It paid. The
Judgment would have been paid long ago If
It had been properly entered , for the judg
ment fund has often exceeded the claims
against It
Notices of garnishment of the city by a
number of creditors of two members of the
present police force wore served upon the
council. The bills wcro for debts contracted
several jears ago before the men wore mem
bers of the force. The city attorney called
attention to the fact that the city conic ! not
bo guarnlsl ed and advised that the city rc-
fu o to accept the notices This advice was
followed and the documents of the debt col
lectors were laid upon the table.
COUHTLAND IlHACil HIUDGE.
Alderman Shubert called attention to the
condition of the bridge leading to Courtland
Heath , In Hast Omaha , which was In bad
order and dangerous The matter was
brought up In the council last summer and
the Courtland Hcach company WES notified
to repair the structureNo attention had
been given the order , and as the city would
undoubtedly bo liable for any accident that
might occur while the brldgo remained open
for traffic In Its present condition , the alder
man deemed It Important that some action
bo taken at once. City Attorney Hazeltoii
called attention to the ordinance by which
the city granted the Courtland Dcach com
pany the right to erect the bridge , anil which
obligated the beach people to keep the bridge
In repair for a period of twcnty-tlvo > ean
The ordinance provided that failure to re
pair the brldgo after duo notice had been
given the company all rights should be for
feited. The attorney advised the council to
follow the procedure laid down In the ordi
nance. This was agreed to and the matter
wus referred to the committee on bridges
and city property and the city attorney with
power to net.
A resolution was introduced giving appro
priate expietslon to the feelings of the coun
cil upon the death of Ir Lawrence. It was
ordered to bo Incorporated In the minuted.
The council then adjourned.
Have you over noticed the Hear on Droad-
way ? That's Sargent's Shoe Store , where
) ou can buy the best shoo for $2 , ji : , $4
and JS In the state Look In the window
when > ou arc up the street this week ; It
will pay jou. We give a new pair for every
pair that docs not wear. At Sargent's.
" "
C'nli'li""n lll.-jclr Thief.
A. W. Hell , who gave the police a very
unsatisfactory account of himself and the
means b > wl'lch he came Into possession of
a lacing Mcjile , was locked up last night.
Holt came to town yesterday with n nearly
nev , wheel , from which the name plato bad
been removed. The ) cung man attracted at
tention by his anxiety to sell the wheel Ho
was willing lo taku JS for It , but the glaring
Inconsistency of hl.s wtorlcti convinced In
tending purchrseis that the wheel had been
titolen. IIIn last attempt to dispose of It
wau at SnvCvr's pawn uliop. The pawn
broker notified the police. Hell was de
tained at the fetation for several Jiours. Ho
I n > . I at oil he had purchased the wheel from a
Ktranqer In Ida county and rode It to this
city. Whl'.o ho was still In cuatody word
waH received at > thu station that a wheel
had been stolen at Treynor. la The wheel
In Hell's post-CKshm fitted the description
given by the Trevnor man. Hell admitted
tlnC ho came In from Trejnor jesterday.
llll uidcavored to work upon the > m-
pathUk of people by declaring that he had
to cell hli ulit'i'l becauio he could not rldo
It on account of a ttvrloua Injury lo his hand.
Ho had ono uf hli hands tied up with mi-
moron , ! bandages , but at the station the hand
wen found to bo without blemlali , except by
the presence of a good deal of dirt. Ho nil )
bt > held until the Treynor man can bo
reached , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Only one more week of the Durfco Fur
niture company' * great removal gal * . Uar-
lt ( > MID OP Kill { * \TION Ml.T.TS.
hut lloulln. ' Milder \llriiftn
tinM.Miilirrs' Mlcnlliin.
The regular mrc'lng of the Hoard of IMu-
catlon w.is held last evening , with nil the
members present , except W. H Thomas.
Little of Importance was transacted , excipt
routine matters. Member Morgan , ehalninn
of the building * and giounds committee , re
potted favorably on the subject of changes at
the High school The chief of the lire de
partment had called the attention of the
committee of the fact that there was but one
stairway leading from the aeisembly rcom
on the third to the second Rtory In cave of
lire It would bo hard to get the ncholain out
In a hurry. From the second lloor to the
first there are two stalrwaju The cost of
this Improvement ulll be 190 , which vvau
voted by the board It was also decided to
enlarge room No 5 , on the first lloor of thp
bulldlni , , In order to accommodate the In
coming scholars fmm the Washington avenue
building The work will be done during the
Clirhtmaa vacation
Member Fen la , chairman of the committee
of fuel and heating , reported that the tur-
nacrs were playing out. and at the Thirty-
second street building the gas leaking from
the furnace had occasioned much Inconven
ience. The furnace hco only been In for
three > ears. At the Pierce street building
the furnace had also plajcd out after nix
> ears of nervlco. Some expensive repairs
will bo necessary to carry the furnaces
through the winter.
Superintendent Illscy submitted the follow-
Im ; icport for the third month of the > ear :
Total enrollment for three month * this
> e.ir . jioi
Total enrollment for three montliH last
our . 4,03 |
Gain . ci
Tot.il enrollment for third month this
year . 3.S71
Tot.il enrollment for third month last
year . 3,707
O.iln . 7 |
A vet. IRC number belonging third Inonth
this year . 3,011
Average number belonging third month
last jc-ar . 3ii77
Gain . ci
Average daily iiltond.mcc third month
this year . 3,413
Av erago daily nttcnd.incc third month
last year . 3,3.- , !
Gain . 91
Number of teachers' meetings held dur
ing the month . S
On recommendation of Member Fonda the
teachers will bo paid this afternoon at 4
o'clock.
Tom Aakln was granted permission to take
music Icasons In Omaha , as It would not
Interfere with his regular studies.
R , A Kissel addressed the board concern
ing thj > trouble bis IHtlo girl has had with
her teacher. Miss Landon. He against re
stated the alleged pinching of the little girl's
arm and requested that she bo given a trans
fer to the Pierce street school. This the
board was unwilling to grant and tried to
persuade Kissel to agree lo have the child
return unconditionally. Members Fonda and
Sn > dcr took the agrlevcd parent Into the corridor
rider and after a lengthy conference ho
agreed to let the child return to the- Madi
son avenue building , with the understand
ing that the Iraard believed the child's arm
had been hurt by the teacher.
MKICN Dint Wonr.
If jou want School shoes for the children
that will wear , buy Sargent's School ehocs.
They are stamped that way on the bottom
and they arc made especially for rough
wear.
Ixok for the Hear that's Sargent's.
I'rrcSilverware - .
Hy w > ndlng forty Domestic soap wrappcis
to L llolton & Co , Dos Molnes , la. , you will
cnt six silver teaspoons free.
Holly , AIIIIIM Cri-i-iiK. 1-nlniN ami Cut
Kli > v % i-rM.
If you want choice holly or Xmas tree
wreaths , wo will make them for any price
jou wish. Fine wreathing from 5 cents a
yard up. We have some fine palms that
would make an elegant Xmas present , and
v. e are telling them very low. Tel. 03.
J. F. W1LCOX , Florist.
Hnniilly lllt-iulvil.
*
Wo v online to pay that our store Is the
best arranged In the city , filled with rare
Kerns of diamonds , line jewelry , watches and
chains , silverware and silver novelties.
We make specially low prices on table cut
lery , cat v Ing eels and full tea sets , quadruple
plate. C. H. JACQUEMIN' & CO. ,
27 South Main street.
By rending forty Domestic soap wrappers
to L. llolton & Co. , Doa Molncs , la , you will
Get six silver teaspoons free.
lnlior < TH Wiuid-il.
Wo have for sale or rent several desir
able fruit , grain , vegetable and stock farms
near Council Hluffs for 1807. Day & Iless ,
Hcntal Agents
M\VIS s\vs im is A WIVMII.
lfiiiin < of ( lit- \iilt-M St-i-uiN to Fin or
lli < - IliiiiotriilltCoiKiMliinl. .
Good progress was made In the election
contest caw yesterday , five precincts being
canvosbcd , commencing with the first of the
Third ward and ending with ( he first of
the Fifth ward. Lewis ta > s ho has made a
substantial gain , and his attorney stated
that ho believed his client would win by at
least thirty votes If borne decided changes
were not made In the remaining precincts.
This will probably be the cae , as Home
Irregularities are expected to bo developed
in the recou.it of the First precinct cf the
Sixth ward that will be decidedly against
Lewis , the contestant. The canvass of the
vote up to last night by the contest court
showed the following figures :
Vlen Leu In.
First precinct. First ward IT ) 211
Second pieelnet , Flist ward. . . . 20 ( ! 2Ji
Flist niiuinct. Second ward. . . . 213 1)7 !
Second precinct. Second ward. . 2.'J 211
First precinct. Third vvaid 222 155
Second precinct. Third ward. . . . I'M lu"
First precinct. Fourth ward 215 ICC
Second precinct. Fourth vvaid. . . . I.I ! 201
First precinct , Fifth ward 2S7 219
Totals 1,838 1.729
The returns from these precincts by the
election boards give : Vlen. 1,891 ; I ewls ,
1,780. This shows a loss of fifty-eight by
the Incumbent and flftj-ono by the con-
testinl , a gain of ssvcn for Lewis.
The ballots objected to by the contestant
In the nlno precincts recounted number
fcrtj-fho and by the Incumbent forty-six
Many votes were not counted , being thrown
out by agreement. Most of tliet-e wcro
against the Incumbent. Ono claim made by
the contestant Is that he will have nlno
ballots in the First precinct of the First
ward that have been objected to , but must
bo counted , at ) since the counting of that
precinct an agreement has been entered Into
admitting all such ballots. The recount will
bo llnUhed today and the argument on the
contested ballots taken up. The contest
will no doubt be finished by Wednesday.
I'uiiiTiil of | ) r. Iimi'i-m-i > .
The funeral of Dr. N. D. Lawrence yester
day afternoon was largely attended The
cervices were held at the First , Presbjteilan
church. The casket and funeral cortege
reached tl.o church from Omaha at 3 o'clock
The services ueio conducted by Hcv John
Askln , D D , of the First Congregational
church. All of the relatives and a numbei
of acquaintances accompanied the body from
Omaha. When the casket waa curried Into
the church the auditorium was nearly filled
with the citizens. The music wiui furnished
by the choir , with W. L. Thlckatun at the
oigan
In his remarks Dr Askln reviewed the long
and useful life of the dead man and pointed
out the fact that no prnlne could bo ntrongcr
than was evidenced by the universal sorrow
expressed by Council Hluffs people Life
as ho had lived It In an cxamp.ary inannci
fiom bo > hood to old age , was perhaja as
Per Infants and Children.
ncarlv perfect as could t e hoped for. In
lIIP universal cxprrMloni ol sorrow there
wore no execrations humus * there were
t.o-ui whom he hnd consciously wronged.
\ \ hen the pallbcnrm look up the casket
and catrlrd It to the henrso there was a
large conrouite of people pretont waiting to
Join the cortege that inarched to the ermo-
tery. The procession was headed by a platoon
teen of police In command ot Captain Maltby ,
followed by the mayor and members of the
city council.
Hrlff aervlees were held at the grave.
The pallbearers wcro selected from among
the old friends of the deecased. They were
George F Wright. Ma > or Carson , L. W.
Ross. T. J Kvan.s , Spencer Smith and U. L
Shug.trt.
For sals cheap , seven-room house ; well ,
cistern , all modern outdoor Improvements ;
fruit trec- < , vines ; two acres well fenced ; half
mlle from city llmltn , Lewis township. J.
J. Kles , Council Bluffs.
MnlJi- Her llnpiiy for ( Inot * .
Husbands and brothers and others get
her a handsome ro.-kcr or easy chair at
S. S. Keller's. Makes a great Xmas gift.
enow citiiic : : sioi.v APTKII r\sn.
Committee of ( litTrllie on I he Wit ;
In WiixliltiKl.in with a Claim.
CHAMUnilLAIN , S. D , Dec. 21 ( Special
Telegram ) White Ghost , head chief ;
Weree , subchlcf ; Mark Wells , Interpreter ,
and Dr. Fred Ljon , United States Indian
agent , formed a party from Crow Creek
agency which left here today for Washington
to collect n. bill of about $200,000. principal
and Interest , due Crow Creek Indians as
reimbursement for receiving less land per
capita in their diminished reservation than
the Sioux at other agencies when the portion
tion of the reservation was opened to settle
ment. Seven years ago last March White
Ghost and other members of a committee ap
pointed by the grand council of the tribe ,
came to Chamberlain and sent n dun to
Undo Sam by wire. This not having been
heeded , they have decided to Interview the
Indian bureau olllclals personally.
PiiiiiN for Si-liool I'lirposcs.
Piniiun , S. D , Dec. 21. ( Special Telegram -
gram ) The land commissioner's onice Is to
day making the apportionment of the In
terest and Income fund to the schools for
the last half of this > car , amounting to 33
cents per capita on the school population In
the state. This makes the total appropria
tion for the jcar $1.2S , which is 2 cents lower
than last jcar , the payment of Interest com
ing In moic slowly this jear than last year.
The governor's olllco is today sending out
proclamations showing who was elected at
the last election.
r.x-Coin ! < ( Si-tdcN Mllh mi r.iu-my.
HURON. S. D. , Dec. 21. ( Special Tele
gram ) Van Moore , who lately served four
jcars In the penitentiary , Is under arrest
at Cheyenne agency for attempting to kill
Jacob Dolphus. The victim was horrobly
cut. Several ribs were broken and ho will
die. Moore thought him responsible for his
prison sentence. '
Prank I'ortcr t'nilrrrriNl. ' .
Pinillin , S. D , Dec. 21. ( Special Tele
gram ) Frank Porter , who was reported
drowned In Cheyenne river last summer ,
was arrested here today by Sheriff Price
and Is held for the olllcers of Mcade county ,
who want him on a charge of cattle rustling.
( ; rnTv.
llrnt ) I.OIIIIH Mnili * lo I ) . II. Miller ! > < -
DENVER , Dec. 21. The federal Jury this
evening returned a verdict ot guilty against
C. II. Dow , prcflldcnt of the defunct Com
mercial National bank , Sidney G. M. Clurkcn ,
receiving teller , and 0. n. Miller , president
of the Miller Hernia Treatment company , on
charges of misappropriation tif funds , mak
ing false entries and aiding and abetting the
Fame. Thcro were thirteen conn to In all.
Miller , through the Alleged crookedness of
Doxv and McClurkcn , secured loans from the
bank during 1S9I-2 to the amount of about
? 125.000.
_ _
Something to Know.
It may be worth something to know that
the very best medicine for restoring the
tired out nervous system to a healthy vigor
Is Ulcctrlc Hitters. This medicine Is purely
vegetable , acts by giving tone to the nerve
centers In the stomach , gently stimulates
the Liver and Kldnejs , and aldb thefce or
gans In throwing off Impurities In the blood
nicctric Hitters Improves the appetite , aids
digestion , and Is pronounced by these who
have tried it as the very best blood purifier
and nerve tonic. Try It. Sold for flOc or Jl.OO
per bottle at Kulin & Co.'a drug stoie.
Iiiillt-liiii-nt Iniiroi | | > I'onnil.
nUHUQUK , la. , Dec. 21. ( Special Tele
gram ) The Indictments against e\-Ma > or
Ollnger for appropriating licence feeu were
quashed today by Judge O'Donncll. lie
held that the statutes against willful nnd
cornipt misconduct in oflico and embezzle
ment by public ofllcers did not apply because -
cause the mayor la not empowered to re-
celvo or disburse city funds , and therefore
did not receive the llconeo fees by virtue of
his ofllce. Ho remanded the cases 10 the
next grand jury under the statute directed
against any person who converts another's
money to his own use.
M-M-nlci-ii l'iiNNi-iiK Hurt.
DANVILLH JUNCTION , Me. . Dec. 21
Train No. 71 on the Grand Trunk railway
was derailed at a point about two miles be
low the junction today and four cars were
partially wrecked. Seventeen paibeiiRCis
were hurt , but none seriously. The injured
were taken to Boston The cause of the
accident was n broken rail. The tralllc
was dclajed for several hours.
MOIIII < -IIM of ( lui-nii "X 1-hnrlN , llt-e. "I.
At Naples Arrived Wen.i , from New
York.
JOHN R , PRIM THE \1CTOR \
Supreme Court Declares that Ho Wns
Elected Brigadier Genoml of Town.
GOVERNOR MUST ACT ACCORDINGLY
UNuUiorllj l SUIH-CIUO In Ilic Mutt- ,
lull Siil When II ConII11'IH
\\VII r.HluMNIicil Hull-it
of l.itvv.
DiS MOIN'KS , Hoc. 21. ( Special Tele
gram ) Governor Drake niul Ailjulant Gen
eral Wright ere knocked out today In the
National 0 minis case , growing out of the
election of n brigadier general of the Flint
brigade. The ruljuUnt general ( Iceland , pft r
the count of the \oto hail Indicated the elec
tion ot John It. Prime , that there lint ! been
fraud , and ordciod a new election. Again
Prime WCB elected , and the adjutant Isam-d
the commUalcn to James A. Gucet , notwlth-
standing.
Prime sued for n mandamus to compel the
l sue of the commission to himself. The de
fense , made , through Attorney General Hun-
ley , was that military elections could not be
K0\erncd by the civil code , and that the gov
ernor could not bo compelled to take any
action , because as commander-ln-chlcf of the
guard , his authority \vnn supreme In the
guard.
On this point raised In a demurrer the
court tilled today. It held that the code pro-
video that olllcera of the guaul shall be
elected by the men and thai the go\nnor
must Issue the commission to Prime who , on
the face of the returns was elected The
court holds that thcro was no fraud , and
fias that If the governor docs not stand In
the result of one election he could ntjumo
the power to appoint all olllccrs of the
guaul The governor had alao raised the
point that In case he was subjected to nn >
penalty , It could not be enforced as he could
pardon himself and his adjutant general
The court refers to this , and Intimates that
It will be able to force Us orders , and that
It will not be safe to pioceed on such an
assumption as that It cannot enforce Its de
crees. An appeal will be taken
VIMMJAMM : TO iv.v UKMOCIITS .
Mention * Ilic MUCH . .Violinliloll Sue-
< M-SM IN I'ONNlllll * .
liS MOINCS. Dec. 21 ( Special Tele
gram. ) At a recent conference held In DCS
Molnes It was \cteil as the sense of those
present that the organisation known as
the national democratic party should be
continued and a committee was appointed to
draft an address to the democrats of the
state. This committee consisted of Colonel
L. M. Martin , national committee-man , W.
C. Mullln , state chairman ; T. 11. Perry , H
r. Tllllnghast , Fenator Holiert Ilonson ,
George II. Shaefftr. N' . P. Hcrrlngton , J. C.
n. Markley and W. W. Wltmcr. The ad
dress was Issued today It Is directed to
those democrats who voted for Palmer and
Uiickncr ; to those who ji ? a protest against
populism \oted the republican ticket and to
these who , repudiating the platform , voted
the Ilrjan ticket because of Its "regularity. "
It recites that the democratic pirty has ex
isted since the formation of the govern
ment and should continue. The cardinal
principles of true democracy are declared
to be a tariff for revenue ; a sound and stable
currency ; civil service reform ; the uphold
ing ofthe courts ; hostility to the dcvelop-
menl of trusts and combinations and a dig
nified , Intelligent and firm foreign policy.
Itcallzlng the responsibility assumed by the
national democrats in the last campaign the
nddicss deplores further antagonism and
asks all to unite on the pure and simple
principles of democracy. The opinion Is ex
pressed that all uniting on the principles
outlined will teen be again united In one
Party.
COMMIT in 11111:11 WHIM : \T rimini
Thriilonn Men In Jail for Killing
JoNi-pli Wrlplil.
ALDIA , In. , Dec. 21. ( Special Telegram )
Joseph Wtlght was murdered late Sunday
night at the Methodist church at Hickory.
William Tranklln , James llazlctt and Uon
Has-lott arc In Jail here for the cilmc , which
la alleged to have been the icault of a con
spiracy. Wright and one of the Ha/letta
had been rivals for the hand of a farmer'n
daughter. Tbey all met at the church Sun
day night , whcro a wedding was being held ,
and aftci the ceremony the trouble started
The three men assaulted Wright , and are
said to have declared they would kill him
Ono of them struck him In the back of the
neck with a heavy rock , which he held In his
hand , and Wright dropped dead.
I'rlNoncrH Il < - rustIn Work.
OTTUMWA , la. . Dec. 21. ( Special Tele
gram ) Thirty prisoners at the county Jail
rebelled and refused to work this morning
The turnkey and a number of police olHrci.
shut the prisoners up In their cells and then
thoroughly seaiched their peihoiiH. Three
razors , two steel traps and a bunch ) of wire
keys were found. H Is believed the > were
to have made an attempt to escape today
The articles wore smuggled In by friends
ot prisoners who expect to go to prison for
long terms after court meets.
Safe Hlnvii-rM
IIAIILAN , la. , Dec. 21. ( Special ) Tobe
Parker , earnest Inlow and Al Shumaker
wcro arrested last night , charged with the
burglary of Ilcyelt's harness thop last week.
Most of the money taken from the safe
about ? 300 waa found on the bo > s' persons
and was recovered.
The unprecedented sale of Dr. Hull'a
Cough Syrup provokes competition ; btu
the people cling to Dr. Bull s Cough Syrup
Tcr Sentenced for IJO.
OSCUOLA , la. . Dec. 21 ( Special Tele
gram ) John Lykens , the murderer * of John
13 Davis at Osccola , was sentenced to the
penitentiary for lifo by Judge Tedford ,
All the best Chefs
All the best Cooks
RECOMMEND AND USE
| All the best Grocers '
| AH the best Druggists
OF AMERICA SELL IT ,
Because it's known everywhere as THE BEST
Genuine has the signature
in blue on each jar :
Evergreen Wreathing In cells 20 ynrdH f'andy , NutB. I'lgH , Dates , etc.
long. Will bo plctiHcd to < juoto prices on the
Hvcrgieen nnd Holly AVrenths , Holly nbovo to detilcrti only.
UranchCH , .Mistletoe , etc , etc.
JOHN G. WOODWARD & CO.
Wholesale Manufacturing Confectioners ,
COUNCIL BLUFFS , IOWA
Are MnktnT Thaso Public SUtannnts , anil Hoxi'illy En.lorslnT the
System of Treatment as I'racticocl by DPS. Copolantl & Shepard -
ard , Now In Us Sixth Year of Sucsassrtil Opjiutlon.
It l- < ti noticeable fact Hint the character
of Jhe evidence constantly on-up ) Ing this
cp.u-e ! given b > people who ate not only
well kno\vn , but who mo of the highest
dtandlng ns to honoi and veracity. Uri.
Ccpoland tt Slu-paul mnko It a rule to pub-
Ihh only voluntary stntemcntM of cured pa
tients. i\-ery one of the tbouxand te-Htl-
monlnli which have appeared In tbce col
umns has eome from the llpi or pen , not
of some obscure "nonentity" of some dlt-
tant st.itp , but from the hearts of YOl'H
ritlHN'ns ANH N'KIOIIUOHS , who h.ive
by the Copeland-Shepnrd Method of Treat
ment been lee-lalmcd. c-itred nnd given anew
now leaseof life. In every InMatico 1ms
tin- testimony been the genuine tittcraneoM
of gr.itpftil patientvvboni ) ou know and
bee tl.illy. To all tinpiejudlcrd , fiilr-mln led
people , thin deluge of testimony must moan
a great deal. It provot In the lint place
that Urs Cope-land & Shcp.ud do what
they - < ay they will do They cure when they
s.iy they will e-ure , and In the shot list pos
sible time , nnd nt the- lowest possible e-ost
to the p.Ulellts.
Iloiewlth U given the testimony of Mr.
C. II. Kessler of Omaha. IMvvIn H. Shull
and Ms | Cath.irlncInsplm.inn , both ot
lovvn. Heml what they .iy :
A III MMJSS SIV. .
Curi-il of Cntnrrli niul Dciil'ncsx ( l cr
Tliri-i- \I-III-M Vno ,
Mr. C. H. Keisler , n plunuier. with an es
tablishment at 1707 l.c-avenwoilh sticct. has
llvi-tl In Omaha 2"i > ears .Mr. Kt-siler au
thorises the following statenu-nt :
Three * years a.o | I took a c-oursi < of treat-
Hunt with lrn Cope-land .V Slu-paul for
eatnrrhal ill e.i"e
"Tho usual hr.id s.vmptoms were present-
In Itatlon of the nose with sore and raw
tluo.it , requiring constant otToit to clar
those pulls Mv nose was ncatlv rlosod ,
making natui il breathing ImpostlMo A
drvne-ss and pirehlng of the- month and
thio.it was constant , ospoclall ) at night ,
preventing sleep and ro t A" might In-
expected my whole H ) stem feoonioil Hied
out and deprosiu-d nnd many s ) mplomn tolil
me lint I was tainted ail through with
the dltoaso
"After bilng In this slntc itbout a
Mil CHAUl.nS KKSSM.lt
1707 l.eavi-nwoilb St
year 1 begun to lose my hem Ing and ox-
poilcm-ul a tinging sound In tin ems The
deafness bn.ime HOI Inns enoiiKh to Inter
fere with my business until 1 piaeed niHPlf
under tieatmenl The lesults were all that
1 could desire , being In faet a substantial
euro of my whole ease Aftoi a lapse ot
over throeve.trs ulneo undergoing treat
ment ny condition uan.uits the statemc-nt
that 1 am ruled to stay cured 1 cannot
do loss than to direct all needing the ser
vices of specialists to llrs Coin-land &
She paid "
w ii. roi-ni.vM ) , M. i > . ,
C. S. MIUIVUID , M. 1) . , | I'llJsl.'lllUS.
ROOMS 312 AND .113 NHW YO15K LIl-'D
HUll.niNO. OMAHA N'KIl
Olllco Houis 9 to 11 n in ,2 to B p in Hvo-
nlngsrdnosdavs nnd Salmdnja only- *
< J to S Bnndny 10 to 12 m.
TO BE SOLD AT COST.
These pictures have been specially framed
for this holiday offer They are in three lots
and consist of ETCHINGS , ARTOTYPES
( colored and plain ) , PHOTOGRAPHS , all
high class copies of modern masterpieces.
The prices speak for themselves.
ALL OTHER ART NOVELTIES
REDUCED IN PRICE IN PROPOR
TION TO THE ABOVE LIBERAL
OFFER „ < * * „ < & & „ < e j , &
H. L. SMITH & CO. ,
45 Main Street.
UIKIS'niAS DAINTINKSb
The ilnlntlost anil most doKtmt lotto ! Is not
complete without n Ml nf Jo\\rli > I'roni UK-
earllepl time Jetfl nnil Jewelry have olwajn
l ) > > en HMiiliollcal of power iiiul rn > nlly The
Hnmnns wcie not nllowiil to wiar jt\\clry , e\-
c < jit by ptiinlsflluu of tlulr emperor
As nnma ulft nothing roulil tic moripicas -
Ing Hllcli n Kl't would lie lififnl anil orna
mental , wlillc t-eivlni ; tu iccall the. fiver ami
the ilny.
M. WOLLAiAN ,
Jeweler ami Scientific Optician.
/ > ! ) HKOADWAY.
\eyif.
TWIN GITDY V/03X3
I
DYKING AN'l ) CLKANIV i
Clolhlig , Drcs3)5 ) aai llousftoll Gal3
OMAHA OlTlCi-Ui Karnam. Tel. 152L
COUNCIL. IllUrr.S Works anil OIHce. Cor. 4 v
nue A and Z6h | HI. Tel , 310.
Council Bluffs , Iowa.
CAPITAL , $100,000
wn SOLICIT YOUU ntiHiMss.
Wi ; UKHlHia YOUU COLIiCTJO\9.
OMJ OK THU OMHJST IIAMCN I.V IOWA.
B IMH OKNT VA.IU ON TIMI : DIJI-OSITO.
DALE. AND OKK D9 Oil WHITC.
AMI siMI.NTS. :
BHAONY THEOTR
NATIIIDIV , IH : < 'IMIIIII .
Kilul | inKUKinient of I'lrinint
( 'umiuiny of New v.urk ( ilnjirx In
ALABAMA.
A rtory of the roulli Aut'iinlui ThninuH'
m ( tiTilcr | | Ailvunce rule , H < llcm' llmrj tilurc
Jtft'Ulur J'rlccii 7Sc , tCc , 3Ic , Sic and lie.
MAURER'S
KKTAII.
342-344 BROADWIY ,
Comiall BluHYi , In ,
Visitors and put i-lius-
ors e-q jally weilc-ouif.
Llirycst c'ltublish-
incMit in the west
Kilt Prices
in Knfc Crystal
Out hlec-U is the hi" oit ii'U prlco
the IcHVUdt.
S Inch lion It , Itoscdalc i-iutiiiK tan in }
o-ineli Stiavvbciij diamond .ind fan tut
Jlow.H . . . . . 5300
7-liu h Huuwbcny diamond and fun cut
llovvln $1 75
Kam-y cut Ollvo Ulnh.-s * 1 00
Cut lilasH Salts and l' < ppc-ra. wairaiited
htcrlmg hllvcr lops , each Wo
Laboratory HloppeiH and deep , funcy
cnttliiK v'lni mr Crin IH , uauh TKo
1'ilces on VIIHUH. ntciici.TuinlilerM , Stem
Ware , etc , In proportion to tlit. uiiovc
Anioim-d laiucline - ol noveitlca vvc- mention
the follow ( UK :
Klut Painted HottleH , li Inking Hoc lies ,
e-ach JI 00.
liceorated Hcer MugH In n variety of do.-
BlRllS.
Kmplrp Green nnd Cupid Cilna : In BicHscr
Hi t , I'latc-H , Ciipn , Candleritlclm , Iluu Monti ,
etc I ruder Gla/.o Illuu and ItnjeH China , III
Salad HetH , Ice Crc-am SutH , Chocolate SclH ,
I'llddlng HetH ami rmveltlc'H foi tbo ilir-xjtcT
Itlcb imnd iialnud Fruit Center ( 'omportii
nnd I'lutcH. hugnr.s and C'rcaniH , Choiolatu
Kt IH. cte
C'opleH of I oiilH XIV phniiot and ili-cor.i-
tlons In till the I'rlintHb ' of goodd of thut
perlOQ
An nttrnctwn line In odd tblngH for ( ho
tablet Is the now ilecorntlon lbund paint
ed MaiKhal Nil ) UOIKH In dllliicnt color.H ,
tlnlHhtd with regular Inavy uulddg
A ve-i ) iliilnt" line tonHlstlng of IMiilillrur
Sots , riuxonilo 1'otH IllHrnlt JIITH 1'lalen ,
Coli ry Ti.i ) > . oto . IH ilicoiattd wl b heavy
gold Hi-roll and Kiench band painted llguro
C'C DtCTH
Wi have In odds and i-tnlH "cbolco bltti" of
Sevn-H. Urc'Hdon. Ooulton , WnrccHtii I'arlH
onamid ind gold mounted K'lodx , and a p'ir-
tlcuhirlv ( jooil collci'tloii of Tanc-y Pottery.
KAMI'S. LAMI'3
Urcbdoii LainpH , iji-ift r.ainiiH , Urought
Iron l-unpH. Uold and Onyx , in fuel cvery-
tl.lng ( ItHliablc In the Lamp line.
Silver novc-ltlcH and UIIICH foi tlm tiibln
the largcHt variety ami price < by far tlio
lowo.st.
DroKilen and faney patoin In Hat anil
C'lothuH HniHlicH inotnl iriiiunUd Cigar
HIIXCH , Hnzurn .Mutch lloxoy. In fiu-t n great
v.irloly of new novrtnoi or contleim-n
Kern DlHheH In laigc > variety.
Dicoiri < ! Dlnnor FetH ficim $5CO to | 123.
In ovtry conceivable. HIIIIDI- and dcroratlon
Chamber SetH fi'iin 41 L"i to li'i 00 , fiom tbo
practical : o tin udc ami iiuiilni xhnpi which
adilH HO nu'-b 10 tliu Httriu'tivcne-HH of your
room
Carvori ) In largo variety from 7Se iipwurdrf.
l-iilcro ponrl and Oliver mounted C'arvura.
$7 "j ,
Hogor Hi OH ' 12 at Triple PI ito KnUcH and
ForlH. { 1.35 pel not.
MAURER'S
Retail 342-344 Broadway
COUNCIL DLUFFS ,