TITE OMAHA DAILY UI3K : Tt IXJMVY , JA'NTA'RY B , 1897. I COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT MINOR MKNTIO.V. Clark & Welzol , I. 0. 0. P. blk. . nrt par lors , A marriage license was Issued yesterday to Wllliclm Samlcr , ago 31 , nnil Llzzlo Hoa- cnfclclt , ORC 23 , The groom Is from Nebraska and ttio IirlJo from Mills county. She wan alone. Suililcnly a beam of Unlit nhot through the darkness. It was the re flection of Clarence's shirt bosom , freshly laundered , from the "Ka lo , " 721 Hroadway. All members of St. Allmn's lodge No. 17 , KnlghtH of Pythias , and visiting knights arc requested to bo present tonight. Installation of officers and refreshments will be the order of the evening. Mrs. Hertha Hanson , wife of Hans Hanson , died at her home In Hardln township Sun day afternoon. The deceased was an old resident of this county. The funeral will bo held from the resilience tomorrow at 11 o'clock. Nightly services are being held In all the city churches this week In compliance with the understanding to hold a week of prayer every first week In the year. Serv iced arc being held nightly In all of the church missions. General Dodge will remain In the city several days and tomorrow evening ho will meet with the members of Abe Lincoln post. It will bo an open meeting and all old fuil- dlcrs nro Invited to bo present. General Uoilgo will talk about the "llattlo of At lanta. " William Sanders of Emerson , Neb. , and MKi Lizzie Hamfcldt of Ncola , la. , were united In marriage at the Kiel hotel yes terday. Rev. C. W. Ilrcwer of the Trinity Methodist church performed the ceremony. They returned last night to their home In Emerson. Word has been received here announcing the death of Mrs. Hello Lockwooil at her homo In Hlchmond , Va. , last Saturday. The deceancd Is the sister of Mrs. W. A. Hoblnson of Washington avenue and was formerly a resident of this city. The remains will bo brought hero for Interment and arc ex pected to arrive this morning. Arrange ments for the funeral bavo not yet been made. The Woman's Itollcf corps of the Grand Army of the Hepubllc met Saturday night for the Installation of ofllccrs. Mra. Anna Campbell wan the Installing officer. The new oillccrs arc : President , Mary Shrove ; senior vice president , Mary Koeter ; Junior vlco president , Helle Gray : secretary , Mary Ilolln ; treasurer , Elizabeth Ward ; guard , Nora VanAnfltraml ; conductress , Blanch Wooley ; musician. Mamie Dobson ; delegate , Elizabeth Ward ; alternate , Mary Uolln. A petition was ( lied yesterday by George E , Gage against the Klmball-Chauip Invest ment company and C. II. Hannan , receiver , nskliiK that a second mortgage on a lot In Council muffs bo ordered released. The piopcrty wca mortgaged by C. n. Judd for $1800 and $135. Since then It had de preciated In value until It was worth less than the first mortgage with accrued Inter est. The plaintiff elated that he was willIng - Ing to let the receiver redeem the flrst mortgage at Its face value , but wanted to avoid the- expense of a foreclosure suit The plaintiff wns granted thirty days In which to nie a bill of exceptions In the case of Pcycko llrcs. against John T. Hazcn and others. Similar action was taken In the case of Klmball Uros. against Dcero , Wells nnd company. C. n. Vlavl Co. , female remedy. Medical consultation frco Wednesdays. Health book furnished. 309 Mcrrlam block. N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 250. IIO.Mtl ) OF SI.'rKHVISOIlS MKIiTS ItoKtilar Jiiniinry Srxxlon OPCIIN with Purely Ilontlnt * IIINIICNM. | | The regular January session of the Doard of Supervisors commenced yesterday at noon H. C. Drandes , the new member , was In stalled. This makes the entlro board repub lican. The ofllcrlal bonds of the county olll- cons recently elected were approved , they being tbo same as during the last term. Thn county olHcers' salaries were fixed the same as last year as follows : Clerk , $3,200 , with the probate and Insane commission fees ; re corder , $3,800 ; county attorney , $1,500 auditor , $1,000. Considerable discussion was held over the letting of the publication of the record of the board's meeting to the various papers throughout the county. Colonel Itakur ob jected to the letting 'of the contract to IIvt papers , ns last year , but the board decided that the county press should bo recognized. Tlio pcsltlou taken by Colonel llakcr was that according to law but three papers coulil print the record of the meetings. Ho salt ] that In some casra It had been decided legal whore the regular 33 < i cents per square for three papers had been divided among more and In this way the expense kept within the legal rato. At present the papers receiving the printing arc- the Neola Iteporter , the Oakland Acorn. Avoca Herald , Globe and Nonpareil. They were paid "a cents a square making the total cost $1.25 a square. Colonel Dakcr Insisted even at the legal r.ito of 33Vs crate a square the ccst should only bo $1. Ho had received communications from sev eral newspapers , requesting that they ho given a chance tit printing the proceedings ol the board. Insisting that the y were entltlixl to as much recognition as the other papers. The only change made by the board In the matter was that the papers shall publish the proceedings within at least n month after they occurred. Some of the- papers have boon stringing the publication of the matter along for several mouths. Flno livery for parties and dances. Ogdcn Livery , 158 Hroadway. Telephone S3. Froc Sllvrrivnre. Hy sending forty Domestic soap wrappers to L. Doltrn & Co. , Dos Molucs , la. , you will got six silver teaspoons free. Now Is the tlmo to make good resolutions. "Resolved , That Davis' drug , paint and glass houao , being the largest , It Is the best place to trade. Resolved , That If my bill Is now over ninety days' old that I will go up to Davis' and settle It at once. If I have to borrow the money to do so. " That'b good. _ llt-al Undid' TriiiiNferN. The following real estate transfers were reported yesterday at the olllco of J. W. Squire : J. N. Cnsady to Olllcer & Pusoy , awU ( less 21 acres ) 17-70-43. w. d . $ 700 8. H. Snyder and wlfo to Charles B. Glb on , lot 15 , blk. C , Evan'a 2d Bridge mid. , < i. c. d . 1 J. N. Casady and wife to Mary K. Cusady , lot H , blk. 17 , Mill add. , w. il . 5000 J. N. Cusady to Ellen M. Cnsady , u mlJi of w 29.9S ac. mv'i nett 2-74- ; Vi BW > ,4 sett and H 4 acres w'/fc BeVi eU 1-74-44. w. d . T . ; fl.000 J. N. Cusauy and wlfo to Thomas Howman , trustee. undVi of various ) loin and lands , w. d . , . 15000 1. Hurtwell to Iru W. Hart- well , ? < > y swVi and o 10 acres swU BW',1 ' 14-75-f. , w. d . . . 2.000 Six tninsrerH , aggregating . J2S.701 Itching , only , bleeding palmi , uliapclcaa nnll > , mid paluful tinner emit , plmpK'i , bbckhi-adi , oily , roolliy ikln.dry , thin , and falling hair , Itch , tog , caly ealii | , nil ylclj quickly to warm baliu with CUTlcuiiA Soil- , and gcntlo anointing * with CUTICUIU ( ointment ; , the great iklu cure. Ii ioU Ihmuihont Ibi wnrU. FoTTtn Dica i CoKr. . Hole 1'topi. . llattnn. tutie * to I'foiiuct Con , WhIU Hindi , " free. IniUntlr r.Utn.l tir ITCHING HUMORS CVIKEUlUlKDiU. nnnn * tc \\ITI nnc DUDlih AS bANIA ILAUS Distributes Christmas Prcsants to the Children of Old Soldiers. URGES THE LITTLE ONES TO LOYALTY Aiiuiinl GntlierliiKN Intetulcil tn Kt-cp FI'I > MI In Tliclr Memory OIL Ilriivi ; DUL'llN Of 'I'I It'll' KllHier * V KliiK for livery Itonni. Eight years ago General G. M. Dodge sent $100 to the members of Abe Lin coln post with the explanation that It waste to bo used to buy Christmas presents for the children of the old soldiers. The gift came at a fortunate time , and Santa Claus came to several hundred llttlo people who would have had slim evidence of his pres ence otherwise. General Dodge was de lighted with the reports that came to him of the great Christmas tree that the chil dren went wild over , and ho has repeated the gift each year since. Last night ho was present when thu little folks received the benefit of his munificence. It was the flrst tlmo he had ever had the pleasure of witnessing the sight , and the scene last night most deeply uffcctcd him. Grand Army hall was considered too small and the Christian tabernacle was utilized. H was packed to the doors. The building was decorated with evergreens. When Gen eral Dodge entered the hall ho was given an ovation that startled him. Old and young joined In vociferous shouts that fairly shook the building. The general ac cepted the salute gracefully and took his place on the platform with the committee In charge of the program. Dr. Thomas was chairman. The early part of the even ing was devoted to a pleasant literary and musical program. Olio and Mabel English gavean Instrumental duet and Miss Inez Denny a recitation. Arthur Gaff , the mid- gut cornctlst , made his first appearance since his return1 from Chicago and charmed Gen eral Dodge and the audience. Ho Is scarcely as long as his cornet , and his per formance would have been considered some thing remarkable for an artist of mature years. His rendition of "I Dreamed I Dwelt In Marble- Halls , " from the Ilohemlan Girl , was particularly fine. Allda McFad- dcn , Hazel Brown , Sylvia Snyder and Edyth Thomas contributed to the evening's pleas ure , Miss Thomas especially winning the heartiest applause by the recitation of her "Christmas Stcry , " In which she adroitly made General Dodge figure as Santa Claus , Mandolin and guitar music was furnished by Messrs. Aylcsworth , Donham and Abdll. At the conclusion of the set program Gen eral Dodge arose and received another ova tion , and when the applause subsided ho addressed his soldier comrades and their children and grandchildren. He said : Every year 1 hear the results of the Christmas greetings that come from the gatherings of the children of soldiers who served with rno and with others In the army. You arc brought together with a view not only of giving you pleasure and making you happy with the little pres ents you get , but that It may bring viv idly before you the fact that your fathers and other relatives served their country so bravely , that you may know and have kept fresh In your memory the story of their deeds , and also to Impress upon you that you should hold sacred their memory and keep fresh In your minds the history of what they accomplished for you and their country. You should be taught In tlio schools why your fathers and your brothers died , nnd why they served In the army. Their history should be so Im pressed upon you that It would be of dally mention and ever present in your homes ; you should always Itccp In your homo , where It would bo seen , a ( lag of your country , no matter how small , and hold It sacred from the fact that It Is the Hag of your country which your fathers fought for and preserved. Then you should look to the future. PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY. This country gives you and all others nn opportunity which no other country In tlio world gives , and If this country should over need your strong arms as It did your fathers' In Its defense you Hhould rally to Its support , not waiting to question the cause. None of. the many assertions that nro made that people are wronged or op pressed In this country should llnd lodg ment In your brain , as Its legislation , Its laws , Its government and Its Intention have been always to help the poor and weak , the unfortunate and thu downtrodden. The whole effort of the government and the pt-oplo Is In behalf of its people , to build them up and make them prosperous and happy. Two laws alone show the tendency of our government : One the homestead and the other the pension. And as you no forth with everything to help you , schools , churches , charities , every thing- that Is good to guide you. there Is no reason why you cannot ripe to the highest position In this government , and every one of you. If you are Industrious and honest , can hold ti worthy and hon orable place In your country and In so ciety. With everything1 good thrown around you from nil tlicso sources you have got to bo absolutely born bad to go wrongAs you read the history of the country in which you live It will tell you that it has grown steadily , strong and far beyond the growth of any other coun try , it has grown so rapidly In the last thirty yitirs that It has astonished the world , and that Krcnt Rrowth and develop ment could not have occurred If It had not been for the war. The war taught the soldiers who served In It to bo self-reliant. H taught them to take hold of great enterprises - prises , to take great risks , and when they laid down their arms and came homo and Blurted life anew they by themselves and ny their example put energy and con fidence and success not only In vmm/ vica' . . ut ' " othcrs around them , and sou F-ee In the growth of tno countryvrtwt they have accomplished In thirty years , a growth and development that under any other condition of other" affairs and any x- perlence would have taken more than UO. The country has been settled , orcnnlzed. occupied and law Is administered In nil parts of It from the Atlantic to the Pacillc and from the Gulf to the until posses sions. It In bound together by lines of 1nm ? ° ilml lj ? , wmpathy of states and Kovernmentu so that another trial test of Its strength by a civil war la not liable to occur. It has had the Kreatest test that any country In the world has ever had-a elvl war where one-half of Its people were against the other half , but w-Jinrc the re sult of the war held the country moro llrmly topether and moro united than it ever was before a greater success than any war has ever conferred upon any nation In the world. Therefore , .whllo the war was u great calamity , it was a great bless. Injr. and while you look upon the los of your fathers and your brothers as an In dividual grief. It was a national benefit. WOULD IS GOOD. And now , my llttlo friends , as I pass tlirouKU the -world leading a busy life , my comfort nnd pleasure come to mo often Just ns It has here tonight , In seeing- the pleasure and happlncHS of others , and es pecially In rcelng how well qnch commu nity , each army organization , tries to take rare of those who are In need nnd have lost their best friends , and It makes me feel and say that the world Is ( food and Its people- must bo happy , for they never tire of doinggood. . While you arc young and cannot comprehend the reason for many things , still you are old enough to appre ciate thu good and forsot am bad , and to always bo hopeful ; to fvcl that If you help youmulvos others will help you. and to bear In mind that Idleness is ono of the greatest evils and brings crlmo and sorrow. Therefore bu sure to have some object In life. Keep to work at something. And above all things , bo sober , Industrious and cheerful , Keep UICHO great nrlnolpNm tvcr prenciu ami your lives will bo worthy of your bravu fathers and orothers , and yu.i will live and illo happy. At the conclusion of the general's addreia the presents purchased with his money were distributed. Every child In the audience waa remembered. HolTmayr'u fancy patent flour makes the best and most bread. A k your grocer for It. Hy Bernlnis forty Domestic soap wrappers to L. liolton & Co. , DCS .Molnca , In , , you will got nix silver teaspoons free. I.nliori'iHViinlcd. . Wo have for tale or rent several deslra- bio fruit , grain , vegetable and stock farms near Council muffs for 1837. U y & Hess. Rental Aucnts. A few ilaya moro remain of our great re moval lale. Durft * FuroHuro company , cot.\cn , ni.scfssr.H ITS nii.i.s. CrKlclxni IN Itnlxril Aliout ( lieCon - Mlrni'llini nf HitHlli ( Street llrldKo. The regular meeting of the city council wcs held last evening , with the mayor and all the aldertmn present , except W. C. Drown. At the request of Alderman Kasper the Items of the bills were read. The most Important of these was the one for the re- palm of the Sixth street bridge , by R. C. Merger & Co. This amounted to $318 , the contract price , and $92 for extras furnished on the approaches to the bridge. This the city engineer explained was not Included In the contract. The work onthe bridge has been closely watched by the other bridge men of the city , and has brought out rome emphatic criticism. Alderman Casper followed the reading of the bills clou'Iy. and took occasion to point out the necessity of retrenching along sev eral lines. Ho recommended that all the men employed by the street department bo laid off , Including the sidewalk man. This was objected to by Alderman Shubert , who claimed he was needed to look after getting In. the crossings where the new sidewalks were being put In. In defending his recom mendation Alderman Camper paid that ho thought "this pension business" ought to be stopped , and didn't sec the need of keeping men on the pay roll simply to draw salary. On roll call his motion was lost , and a sub stitute to keep the sidewalk man employed was psiired. Another matter that Alderman Casper calltd attention to was the price that waa being paid for some of the city printing. He thought that It should be let by bids and every ono should be given a chance at It. One Ucm he referred to In particular was the cost of furnishing' dockets for the superior court. Monthly bills had been put In , he said , for $40 for fifty copies of the dockets. He had Investigated the matter and found "other good republican printing 1 offices" that would do the work for halt the [ money. I A favorable report was received from the special committee on the subject of the city I Joining the Iowa Municipal association. The committee was Instructed to take the proper ' steps to Join. j The committee on West Broadway reported that It had passed nn order to pay F. Guanclla & Co. $2,500 as partial payment i on the slag paving now In course of con- ; strucllon. The county had ordered the pay ment of $1,600 of this amount , and the com- ! mlttco recommended that the city pay Us share. A resolution to that effect was , adopted. I Some preliminary steps were taken to get the ordinances of the city In shape for pub lication. H Is only two years since they were published last. H was ordered to pub lish a notice to the effect that the following ordinances were to be repealed : Western Edison Electric Light company , granted 18S3 ; ! Mitchell & Sweeney , tramway , passed 18S7 ; Suburban Transit company , passed 1S87 ; Beck's Pony express , passed 1SSS ; Interstate Bridge & Street Hallway company , passed 1S80 ; the Mynster Spring Hallway company , passed 1S90 ; the Council Bluffs Transit company , passed 1891 ; J. T. Stew art Blcctrlc Light company , passed 18'j2 ; Gas and Fuel company , passed 1SS9 ; Council Bluffs & Lake Man- awa Hallway company , passed 1894. Theec arc all considered dead ordinances , and If the owners of them are Interested In kccp- I Ing them on the books they will ho given an opportunity to raise any objections they de sire. sire.An An amendment to the rules of the council was Introduced to the effect that every alder man must vote on every proposition that comes up before It. The new rule provides that In case any member refuses to vote without the unanimous consent of the coun cil , his vote shall be recorded In the negative on the subject up for consideration. j An ordinance was Introduced to take care of Dny cases of a tin vote between the can- I dMatea for city ofllccs and for election con tests. The proposed measure Is practically I the snino as that governing In similar casca . arising In the county and state elections. ' Charles Matlicscn was appointed Janitor ol the city -hall In place of his father , who re cently died. Andrew1 Bolen and Charles L. Ycncy were appointe-d spet'Ial policemen at the govern ment works , without cost to the city. Eight thousand dollars was ordered trans ferred from the police to the general fund. M. F. Hohrer submitted a proposition for the nalo cf a strip of land alongside of ' . 'nt owned by the Standard Oil company. Ti.fo Iinrt Is wanted by the city to open Third street and Sixteenth avenue and Mr. Hchrcr wants $2,900 for It. The proposition was referred. .IL'STICES AXU TIIRIIl IXCOMH. Aimunl IliiiniMiM Ovr ! < * with tin- Hoard Of SlllKTVlNlirN. There promises to bo a continuation of the same old merry war when the Board ol County Supervisors audits the reports end claims of the Justices of the peace. Last year the board adopted and enforced on order not to allow the Justices a cent moro than the law allows , which must not be more than $1,200 a year. This la to be made up wholly of fees. If the fees exceed $1,200 the sur plus Is to be covered back Into the county treasury , and If they do not reach that amount there Is no remedy for the unfortu nate Justice. He must hustle and get bus iness to bring It up to the limit or stand the loss. Another source of Irritation will bo the disputes that will arljo between the Justices and the members of the board over the question of olllcc expenses , Last year the board construed the law to mean that the Justices could claim just $1,200 as the maximum amount for their year's work , and whatever they were obliged to pay out for olllcc rent , fuel , lights and stationery must bo taken from that amount. The Justices will reopen this dispute again Ih'.a year , and each will put In hl-3 bill of expenses. These will approximate between $200 and $300 each. The dockets of the various justices show that the total receipts of their offices dur ing the year have not exceeded $1,500 , and In some cases have dropped considerably below $1,000. If olflce expenses arc to be taken out In tluvso cases the justice will feel that ho has been poorly paid for the expenditure of grey brain matter ho has copiously Interjected into his judicial de- cislocs. In most cases the constables will faro better than the justices , for their fees will reach In the neighborhood of $900 , which they will bo allowed to keep , besides sundry enug little sums earned In serving papers outside of their courts , and they will have no office expenses to mar their hap- Thcro was a general hustling among the justices of the peace yesterday. Each of the three Justices was Inducted Into office with appropriate ceremonies. Justices Cook and Vlen were re-elected and con sequently succeeded themselves. Justice Walker retired and his ofllco and books were taken In charge by Ambrose Burke , who has the distinction of being one of the youngest justices ever elected In the county. Mr. Walker was ono of the oldest. It was expected that there would bo sorao general changes In the locations of the of llccs. It was the wish of some of the jus tices to get their offices all luf ono building and oa near together as possible , but after considerable casting about It was deter mined to let the old order of things stand. There was a good deal of discussion among the parties Interested before It was def initely settled where the constables should go. Constable Alburtl , who has been with Justice Cook , finally determined to cast his fortunes with Vlen for the next two years , His place will bo taken by F. A. Grout , ono of the now constables , and Justice Burke will have his judicial orders enforced and processes executed by HI Balrd , the other now man. Each justice had his rabbit foot lu sight all day yesterday , hoping that It would attract at least ono case and estab lish a good luck precedent for the flrst day of his new term. But the charm had evi dently lost Its potency for all except Cook. lie docketed two email civil cases and narrowly inlbEt-d having a marriage , hut the others bad nothing ; to show for the fuel they wanted In keeping their rooms comfortable for the accommodation of the loungers. _ _ The popularity of Salvation Oil Is not at- tonUblog when wo hear ol Its many cures. STI'.KIi StAXn-'AOTt'llKH'lj ' I 'rcl Inn flint 1'rlrrx Hiiro Hcni'lu'it I lie llottniu , PITTSBUHG. Jan. 4. Hunderstood , ) hero that n committee of Uio 'Ucss'1enicr Steel Association of the- United StAten , known as the steel billet pool , Is meeting In New York today preparatory to cnllliifua meeting In the near future. Secretary tffdrgc S. His- com Is out of the city , nnd firms who are members of the pool say that they have not yet been notified of a mootlhR. " The com mittee now In session In Nowi-York Is a special one appointed to collect , data con cerning production , alloln.icnt , , prices , etc. , with a vlow to arranclng a new schedule- for the billet manufacturers represented in tlu pool. The Btcol market has been In active during the holidays , but there Is a feeling here that prices have reached the lowest notch and will settle near a basis of $18 a ton for steel billets. This Is the flguro that the pool expected to fix when the next price agreement Is entered Into. South Omaha Nsurs . ff The council met In regular session last evening , with .Mayor Ensor In the chair , and Councllmen Bennett , Caldwell , Franek , Hy- land , Schultz , Hughes and Vansant present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved , Chairman Schultz of the committee on resolutions offered a resolution abol'shlng the oincc of etrcct commissioner for a period of three months , nnd Imposing upon the city engineer the duties of that olflce. This pre cipitated a discussion , w.hlch was Indulged In by Schultz , Hyland and Caldwell. Alder man Hylnnd first objected , and placed his objection on the ground that It would bi > undignified for a city the size of South Omaha to be without a street commissioner. Ho also contended that there would cer tainly be times when the engineer could not attend to work of this department. Alderman Schultz "If we can save the taxpayers $1SO. It Is our duty to do It. Thcro Is very llttlo work for the ctrcet commis sioner to do , and It Is wrong to Incur un- necciisary expense upon the city. " Alderainn Caldwell Interprsed an objection to the rc-solutlon on the ground that ho did not favor throwing a "poor man out of a position on the verge of winter. " Ho alno thought that the taxpayers would lose noth ing In the end by continuing Commissioner How In ofllce. The resolution was finally put to a vote and waa lest on a tic vote , Aldermen Franek , Hyland and Cnldwcll voting agalnrt the reso lution. nnd Aldermen Schultz. Bennett and Vansant voting yea. The resolution , Ita \ reported , will be relntroduccd at the next meeting. The mayor's veto of resolutions relative to ordinances authorizing the laying of aide- walks waa sustained. City Treasurer Broadwell reported to the council that ho had received $300.50 from the MUixnirl Pacific as taxes , the scmo belnn paid under protest. The eamo was referred to the finance committee. G. E. Beck wrs granted a rebate of $2. on plumber's license by leason of nearly half the fiscal year having elaracd before the license waa granted. The protest of Harry M. Goodwin against excessive arse-KJinont was referred to the finance committee and city attorney. Alderman Sehultz Introduced a resolution directing that a committee oi ; three be ap pointed to wait on the street railway com pany and endeavor to persuade the company to oprrato cars on the Q street line until 11:45 : p. m. . Instead of 11:15 : , for the purpose of accommodating theater patrons. Action on the resolution waa pcatponed for one week. The liverymen were , by resolution , author ized to dump refuse from their establish ments Into washouts In the .streets , under the supervision of the city engineer and L'trcct commissioner. The city engineer reported In favor of granting the prayer of the petitioner In the matter of the application of Hprman Kountze for the vacation of Fourteenth street , from the north line of I ntrect" td the city limits. . The report wzs referred -to the committee on streets and alleys and thu city attorney. The council voted to meet as a board of equalization January S. to equalize assess ments In. connection with sidewalk Improve ments. Meat Inspector Howard reported that ho had slaughtered fourteen diseased cattle and forty-eight diseased hogs , during the month of December. Milk Inspector Carroll made his ncml-an- nual report for the perlo.l , from July 1 , 189C. to December 31. 1896. The report allowed that 117 permits to sell milk had been granted. It also showed that there are 451 cows kept within the corporate limits , with a dally capacity of 913 gallons of milk , all of which Is consumed by home consumers. Ho requested that next season , and hence forth , the council require , by ordinance , the herding of cows In localities free of stagnant water. He asked to be authorized to inspect milk and cream used In the restaurants and hotels of the city , and was advised that the present ordinance so empowered him. Hcgulai * appropriation bills were passed , and monthly bills were allowed , after which the council adjourned for one week. X > w Mvi- Stock ContiiilxNliiii Klrni. Hosnbaum Bros , company of Chicago has opened an office at South Omaha , consoli dating with the well known firm , of Boyd & Buchanan under the firm name of Hoson- baum-Buchanan company. Tha now firm Is Incorporated , with Joe Hosenhaum president , A. G. Buchanan vice president and treas urer , Andy Haas secretary and James U. Boyd director. Mr. Buchanan will assume ( ho management of the business , whllo Andy Haas will look after the selling of the cat tle. The hog and sheep departments will be In charge of Dan Mcl'hall , who Is well known on the South Omaha market. Hossnbaum Bros. Is ono of tha oldest and largest live stock commission firms ) in Chicago , and that they should decide to take an active Interest In the business at South OmaJia Is very gratifying to the stock yards people. Mr. Buchanan , the manager of the new firm. commenced work at the old Boyd packing hou33 when a boy and worked himself up to the pcslKon of mcaagcr , and after Mr. Boyd gave up the packing business he went Into business for himself. lion ril of Kdiifiitliui Meeting. At a regular meeting of the Board of Edu cation held last evening F. 0. O.'nen pre sided In the absence of President Shupp. SupeHntendcnt Munro reported a total en rollment for the school year of 2,418 , divided about evenly between the sexes. The enroll ment for December was 2,209 and the total dally attendance * for December was 1,957. Ho reported that he had assigned Emma Herman to Albright and Julia Kearney to Brown Park. The pay. roll of the teachers for tils month of Decemb'or was $3,039.25 and the outsldo pay roll was $671. C5. V'arran'.s were ordered - drawn In the amount of $4,075.05 to moot bills outstand ing. ing.On On recommendation of Superintendent Munro the hoard decided (6 ( purchase a sulll- clcnt number of coven ) nto cover all new books on hand , and the rule wns estab lished that henceforth 'all books shall be covered , both as n safeguard asalnst con tagious diseases and as , < t measure of econ omy. Other business of minor Importance was transacted. til vi' Stuck Kxi'lmuKe iiecll < m. The election of officers of the Live Slock exchange occurred jlciterday , but , while some were expecting oj > porltlon ! to the regu lar ticket , there was o'rIy ( 'one' ' ticket in the Held. Following Is the 'tlcke.t elected : M. H. Murphy , president ? James G. Martin , vlco president ; W. F. Denny , L. . Hoberta , A. n. Powell and John L. Carey , directors ; committee of arbitration , George Jackson , W. J. Perry , D. S. Parkhurst. T. C. Shelly. W. B. Vansant ; committee on npp.'als , Lovl Cox , John P. Carey , A. C. Foster , G. W. Talll- ferro. B. F. Carpenter. DmiKliliTN ( o .Meet. The Klng'B Daughters will meet Thurs day afternoon with Mrs. W. B. Cheek ac cording to announcement by the secretary , Mm. L. C , Gibson. IIMVII .Stall * OllluerN .Strom In , DBS MOINBS , Jan. 4. ( Special Tele- gram. ) The new state officers wore sworn In today , George L. nohson auccecds Wil l-lam McFarlaml us uecrotary of state. Archie Smith of Storm Lake will gucceod C , 8 , Blrkltt ua hla deputy and A. E. Shipley of Marahalltowu will bu the now clerk of the executive council , succeeding Frank Loa ders , Within the next three months prac tically all iho employes of Ih ? olllcc. tium- boring near a dozen , will be changed. II. II. Srhcll of Fort Madison will succeed Uind Commissioner I ) . A. lillca 'In April. State TicflMtrer Herrlott , Attorney General Ilom ley and Auditor McCarthy suciesd themselves and no changes are made In their offices , ex cept that B. I ) . Davidson , deputy treasurer , retires and Is sueccenled by F. 1 , Herrlott , son of the treasurer. AMUSEMENTS. The Clleo ami Mandolin club of the Chicago cage university , on Its fourth annual tour , gave Its first concert In this city at the CiclgMon theater last evening In the > pres ence of a very small audience , composed largely of whal are called "society people. " Omaha In allowing on ? good thing after an other to paes by utiEEcn and unheard , is losing much moro than It realizes and Is teaching traveling companies mol is stop hero unless upon a guaranteed remuneration 'Iho Chicago club gave ono of the best cn- UTtalnmcnts of Its kind to bo heard miy- whcre. The mandolin orchestra contains KD3.1 players nnd Is well drilled. Their ren dering of "Kl Caritan" march , by Sousa , was spirited and Interesting. In "The Rvrn- Inr Star , " from Tannhauser , the work was not so good. This may bo owing to the very bad arrangement which they used. In Iho accompaniments their work was all Hint could be dralrcd , especially In Schubert's "Serenade" and In "Kstudleutliia , " a Span ish selection quite appropriate to their In struments. The Glee club consists of eighteen young men. Most of the voices are strong and mu sical , and they are wonderfully well drilled In their ensemble work. Mr. Horace 0. Lozl < > r dracrvcs great credit for the unity , style , c.'mEolon nnd accuracy of their sing ing. Tlielr rendering of "Dr. Jenk's Vegeta ble Compound , " extravagant nonsense In words , but very dinicult In the rythmlc anil harmonic structure of Ho music , and of "Annie Laurie , " as arranged by Dudley Huck , WRIT sulllclent to give them a place In the front rank of glee club singers In this country. Mr. Davidson , the baritone soloist , wns well received and sang with n good deal of taste. Mr. Hall , the tenor , has a sweet voice , but needs moro spirit to make his singing cftuctlve. It wns well for his style that he selected Schubert's "Serenade , " for It showed his voice to good advantage. Mr. Sincere has ono of the best voices In the club , Is muslclanly , and Bang well enough to merit an enthusiastic reception. As ono of the "Cherry Sisters" he gave a good imitation of a certain kind of feml- nlno eccentricities , Mr. Ilnin. the whistler , was as Interest ing as whistlers usually arc , and stuck to the key much moro than the average. Taken all In all , the concert wns all that It purported to be , and was thoroughly en joyable. Much of the work was far above the average and ithe many people whom the weather kept at homo will without doubt avail themselves of the next opportunity to hear this Jolly band of entertainers. At the conclusion of the concert at the Crclghton theater given by the University of Chicago Glee and Mandolin club the members adjourned to the Mlllard hotel and tendered a reception and ball to their many friends in this city. Nearly a hun dred of the younger society folk of the city were present and enjoyed several hours of dancing In the large dining hall of the ho tel. Tlio room was beautifully decorated with liowcrs and ribbons embodying the colors of the college and everything sup plied to make the evening most enjoyable. Hcfrcshments were served In thu cafe ad joining the ball room. This evening "The Players , " a company composed of some of the best hlrftrlonlc tal ent of Omaha , ( supporting Mr. Frank Lea Short , will appear at th Crelghlon thea ter , prcssntlcg "M'llo. Lotl" and "TheBells. . " Besides the fact that these people are mem- brs of the society circles of Omaha , there Is also this consideration , that they arc stu dents of Iho Crelghtou Theater Dramatic school and several of them are people whose talent has been recognized by critics and who deserve honor at the hands of their homo Irleiula. A comedy , "M'lle. Lotl , " dramatized from a French Ptoiy-by an Omaha author , Guy B. Short , will bo presented for the flrst time on any stage. Miss Nina Maisliall will play the title role , appearing in Iho character of a music hall danscus : . "Tho Bells" will then be presented , Mr. Short playing the part of Mathlas , the bur gomaster. The entire company has been chosen with special reference to making as strong a cast as possible and a professional performance may be expected. Several other students of the school who are not Included In the easts will give life studies. These are little sketches from real life observed upon tjio streets , In the stores or 'homes of Omaha. The company includes Arabcl M. K-lmball. Nina Marshall , Jraslca Pond , Margaret Scannell , EJward S. Thompson , John Mc- Keen , Carlos Ekstrom , Herbert Bohannoi , , Frank Lehmer and others. Clement Balnbrldge- will bring "Alabama" to Boyd'a theater for six nights and three matinees , commencing Sunday , January 10. This In welcome newy for our thcater-gocro. The scene , the sentiment , the surroundings of "Alabama" are all of the south after the war. The entire action Is out of doora. The play Is poetic , refined , simple and full of delicate , tcndernecs. There are no blood nnd thunder parts , but the story told la Interest- Ing. .Mr. Thomas la the first dramatic au thor to catch the dreamy fancy of the couth without doing violence to the natural senti ment and humanity of that region. "Ala bama" has , It Is said , all the quaint deli cacy of a pastoral , yet deals faithfully with fact. Its poetry being the simple expression of genuine character. Every sentiment ex pressed In the play Is on an exalted plane , in keeping with Its brilliant literary character. "Pudd'nhend Wilson , " which played two engagements hero last season and Is remem bered us ono of the most delightful plajs ever presented In Omaha , will bo seen again tills week at the Crelghton , opening a four nights' engagement next Thursday night. The piece Is too well known to require de tailed description. It derives additional In terest for Omaha theater-go3rs from the fact that Frank Mayo , the author of the play and creator o ! the Mile role , was on his way to make his third appearance In the part lu this city when hia death occurred. This season the role Is assumed by Theodore Ham ilton , a veteran actor , who Is said to have made a hit second only to that originally scored by Mr. Mayo. With this exception and ono or two others the company which will present "Pudd'nhcad Wilson" this week Is lie same as that of last year. Prof. John Reynolds , who thoroughly de lighted and mystified the largo audience at Crclghton hall last night , will continue for the remainder of the week. This cntertaln- nuint , for such It Is 'well ' called , amuses as well n mystifies and there Is no doubt but what a great number of last evening's au ditors will bo numbered among those who will wltucBS Prof , Reynolds' performance tonight. Frederick Wanle , the tragedian , will play a half week's engagement at the Crclghton , beginning next Monday. A JoUe on Senator Hoar. Senator Hoar tells this story : Ho was riding In a train down on Caru Cod this summer , when hu felt a tap on his shoulder , and , glancing buck , ho Haw a ben evolent looking old lady studying his face. "Excuse me , " she Bald , "but aren't you Mr. Jefferson ? " The senator thought at first ho had been taken for Thomas Jefferson , and he was In clined to be piqued. Then It occurred to him tli.it Joe JeffcrF-on , the actor , In-.labltH that part of the country , HO he replied be- nlpnly : "No , I am not Mr. Jefferson. Will you bo kind enough to lull me which of hit * char acteristics I reminded you of ? Wan It Hob Acres or Hip Van Winkle ? " "A llttlo of both , " was the reply. Knot Hull Ini'lileiil. Detroit Journal : The broncho sniffed HUH- plclously IIH the stranger cautiously mounted him. "I do bolluve , " ho snorted , "Mint thin tenderfoot lias perfumery on his handkerchief. Considering that this " Ho braced hlm.self for an effort. "In foot bull HCIIHOII , I think " Hit * spinal column maidenly described n conla section , " 1 will buck the uccnter , Neigh2"- , Nature of tlie .Mnltuly Now Prevalent In Many Cases Superinduced by Catarrh U 1nf.ju ( > i llun.livils It.-ln ; Cnrjil by tlio ' Healing Vapors" Ailminl.stoivil by HIM. Copcliuul ami bheparJ. Half the people In Omaha nnd all over the state are Just now snrezlliB und run ning at the nose , or hawking , coughing ami spitting with more or less fury. Some are drooping In the llrst languid liulf- slekness of a bad cold. Others nre seriously 111 from neglected cold , half dead with headache , earache , lungaehe , boneaehe , duo to latent eatarrhal poison suddenly awak ened from rold and snake-like sleep to vicious and destructive activity. These nro eatarrhal sufferers. The other half of the community nre complaining of chills , followed by pain and misery In the head and by pain and sore ness In the muscles. They show u quick , feverish pulse aiua hlnh feverish temper ature. They have a cough that Is Incessant and distressing , with nervous sickness and cold defection. They have the grip. In all such cases good nnd timely advice would scvm to be. "Look to your eatarrhal trouble see the specialist at once. " COUNTRY PATENTS. II. H. ETTLKMAN. HLISS , NEH. , A farmer of wide acqualntan'ee In Holt Pounty , wiltcs that for many yeais bis i-onstltutlon has been Impaired by eatarrhal poison. Then , live years ago , a severe attack of lagrlppo left him greatly de bilitated. Ho goes on : "I kept genius tlilnnrr and weaker until 1 eould hardly KOI around. I lout 20 pounds lu weight. Ilosldcs tin- affection of the head and bron chial tubes 1 suffered severely from catarrh COOKIM ; sruooi. von HHIDKN. A. CllinpNc iif n Quaint InstHiiilnti In \e\v Vorlc. j A matrimonial Preparatory Institution the New York Cooking school might bo called ' with propriety by people who understand the work It Is doing nt present. The title lies a somewhat sensational sound , says the New Yor'c Times , but the preparatory courco that Is conducted at the school la so C'liil- ' ntntly practical that It must appeal to every one to the old school conservative as well ca to the modern gourmet. The pretty younp Iirldes-that-are-io-bc who come from ihp most cultivated families of upper New York tnkr It with great thoroughness. Six of these picspcctlve brides have been at this scho-d already this year , and people are hardlj home from the country , and those who have returned are mcst of them too busy with shopping or putting their houses In trim for the winter td do anything else. It Is a pretty sight to sec the classes at work. The fun begins as the cirls troop from the elevator to the rooma of the school on the top floor of the United Clurltics building The dressing room looks like a ( lower r.ur- den or cage filled with tropical hlrda when all the pcga are hung with the hats. Then the young cooka put on their aprons. They are buslncR3-liki > aprons big white onet > that II ? around the waot ! and almost cover the drcra skirt , whllo a pretty gathered l-il ) is secured 'n the hack with strapa whlcll go over the ehouldcra. One pretty girl has thrao straps nf red , and there Is red at the waist and a broad red Land at the top cf two big pockets at the sides. Another .iprou Is all white , with pretty Hamburg rulfiea. But they all have bibs. They have very gay lunch parties , these classes , when the menu has been prepared. And everything Is worth eating. There arc the brldca-that-are-to-bc-soon but not only - - - - - , brldes-that-aro-to-bc-sometlme belonging to the clauies , and occasionally a mother or a sister or a friend drops In and la Invited to luncheon. The following Is the menu if one of these private luncheon parties , and Is a sample of what thu young brldegroom-that-la- to-bc Is to cat In tbe > future : Chicken bouchces , Cheese soulloos. Spinach In bread coses. Popovers. Xarlna cream. Chocolate. That Is only ore luncheon menu out of a number. There will bu mutton chcps with peas sometimes ; mushroom sauce will grace many dishes ; there are potatoes rcallopcd , stuffed tomatoes and ether things equally delicious. Some visitors have said that after having seen a class of these young cheft > af work , all wearing their big white aprons and every sleeve turned away from a round white arm , an invalid would have an ap petite If Invited to attend a luncheon pre pared by such nlco girls. ' There are some difficulties In the work to tho-c who have.never cooked before. One of _ the girls , who Is preparing for a home of" her own , made consomme the other day. To do this there was raw -meat to chop , nnd she had never so much as seen raw meat before. She made the consomme. "But 1 was sick nil the week after It , " she said , mournfully. Every morning except Monday (3 ( filled with classes of the school. The afternoons are devoted to the children of the mission schools , who have their lessons free , and the evenings to the older girls , who are at work through the day. There Is a pleasant sentiment which connects these classes. The young .girls from the wealthy families pay , and pay well , for their lessons. It Is their money which helps to support the sohool and enables the girls and .young women who have not the money to obtain the Instruc tion which they could not have In any other way. § sP3i2 ! Vegetable Prcparaiicmfor As similating IheToodand Regula ting the Stomachs andBovreis of Promote s DidestionChecrful- ucssnndncst.Contains nelUier Opiurn.Morphmrj nor Mineral. NOT NARC OTIC. J\on/iAin Sail' StnittSctft * fiirifuj Saaar . Wintuyrttn riant ) ApcrfccUlcmcdy forConsllpa- lion , Sour Slouwcli , Diarrhoea , Worms , ConvulsionsFcvcrish- ticss andLoss OF SLEEP. Tac Simile Signolurc of EXACT COPT OF WRAPPER. of the stomach , obstinate constipation nml mental depression. " 1 8BNT KOU QUESTION KLANKS , AND Al-'TKK A SHOUT COt'HHU UY MAIlj FOUND MVSKI.K UKSTOItHD TO KX- PKI.l.KNT HliAI/TU. I'M ALL UinitT NOW IN KVKHY WAY AND CAN'T SAY TOO Ml'ril IN KAVOlt OP TI113 COPKLAN1) AND SHKl'AUD THUATV MKNT HY MAIL. " ABOUT PUBLISHING STATEMENTS. A \vrll Uiunvn liuly n-ci'iilly nt tlu * olllci * 11 f Urn. 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Dsn't allow anyone to tell yon anything oho oa tbo plea or promlio that U Is "Just aa gotd" and "will aciwer every pur- \ pete , " fir Eeo tint you cot O-A-B-T-O-R-I-A. Iho f 3- tlaUjflf . S/IT/f-A a l ea < ef