Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, January 01, 1898, Page 6, Image 6
J7 vTIIjL ItJului olv i A. iN U . LI JL f CURRENT NEWS OF INTEREST. FROM IOWA. COUNCIL BLUFFS. SUMII JIKKTIO.t. 'Cooper , Fire Ins. , G Pearl , tcl. 372. Spcortcr Grocery Co. , 323 Dway. Tel. 314. Schmidt' * bja relief photos ore the latest. "W. W. Lunger Is suffering from the effect * of A severe cold. Giro. C. J. Iloth , of 721 Seventh avenue , is dangerously 111. . Watchnlght services wcro held at the First Baptist church last night. Officer Alurphy will spend his new year's with relatives In Kansas City. J. J. Fralney delivers bin new Shakespear ean lecture In the Chrlatlan tabernacle this evening. 'A. ' C. Parker , a Dea Motocs attorney , Is In the city on business connected with the dls- trlct court. The case ot John Holder , charged with stealing hay from. Henry TJrogc , lias been dismissed by Assistant County Attorney Smith. F. M. Oiuilt. formerly manager of the Omaha & St. Loula offlco In this city , but now a resident of Chicago , Is a Council DUilTa visitor. Wo want you to feel that your package Is very welcome at our place , and every effort will bo made to please you at the Eagle Laundry , 721 Dway , John Halle , Jr. , has Just received a letter frnm lila hrnthor. Clarence Halle , from \\hom lie has not heard In twenty years. Ho Is now on his way to the Klondike. Lots of fellows swear off on Now Year's nnd thus got rid ot some .bad . ! habits , but no man will swear off ibuylnc hla cigars during itiho year at the famous "Corner Cigar Store. " John Harding died at his homo In Crescent township early yesterday morning , llo was 22 years of age. The funeral will bo held Sunday from All Saints' church In Crescent. Mrs. E. Armstrong of Kast Uroadway , who la in tbo 'Woman's Christian Araoclatlcti hos pital suffering from pneumonia nd who has been very low , Is reported as being much better. Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Wilson of the Congre gational church will 'bo at homo from 3 to 10 o'clock this evening to receive New Year's calls from the members ot the congregation ind their friends. J. H. Butler , the man whom John Kenny recently sent to the penitentiary for Bteallng cattle , charges with conspiracy In plotting his downfall and imprisonment , to in the city. His case will como up for hearing in Justice Fcrrlcr's court Monday afternoon. ( Mrs. Sarah J. Mallard , slnco making her uandsomo bequest of ? 25,000 worth of prop erty and $10,000 In cash to the "Woman's Christian AESoclatlcn hospital , IMS decided that the women are In need of some ready cash , and has paid over to the Institution $4,000 of the amount. This places the hos pital entirely out of debt. A well dressed stranger applied to the police station last night for nss'utanco In ibelng restrained from beginning itho new- year with a jag of largo proportions. Ho Bild ho Jiad drank since Christmas and had como to the conclusion that It was Impossi ble for lilmto sober up without help. At his own request ho was locked up. Ho gave the name of John Doe. Charles Williams complained to the police that ho had lost $7 In a poker game played In the rear room of a cigar store 'in the Odd Fellows' block. The place was raided by the police and J. II. Young , the proprietor , was arrested on the charge of running a gambling house. The complaining witness was also arrested for gambling. Willlamsjhen wanted to dismiss the case , but Judge McGee refused to do thle , and set both cases for hearing to day. day.Watch Watch night mcotlngs wcro held In several churches last night and many smaller gath erings In private houses watched itho old year pass away ana the' advent of the now. The day will bo observed In the city as a regular holiday , itho Ibanks , public build ings and many of the business houses being closed. Tbo regular' Sunday and holiday hours will too observed at the postofllco. In the city building the office of Auditor Evans will bo kept open until 1 o'clock for the accommodaitlon of those having .bills to fllo which they desire to have acted upon iby the city council at the regular meeting on Monday night. C. I ) . Vlavl Co. , fcmaie remedy ; consulta tion freo. Onico hours , 9 to 12 and 2 to G. Health book furnished. 32C-327-32S Mcrrlam block. N. Y. Plumbing corapny. Tel. 250. JMIss Cook's studio , Grand hotel annex. i Domestic soap wrappers call for spoons. i Court Xoicx. i Intho district court yesterday Judge Smith heard itho concluding evidence and the ar- garmcnts- the disbarment case brought against diaries Converse of 'Avoca ' by his Icllow attorneys. Converse did not offer any testimony In contradiction of the strong showing made by the attorneys for the state. When his tlmo came during the day to be gin his defense ho was content to go on the stand and make a general dental of the charges 'that ' wcro laid against him. The arguments wcro concluded at itho hour of adjournment and Judge Smith 'took ' the case under consideration. Ofllcer & Pusey yesterday began a suit In Intervention In1 the case of the Glebe Pub lishing company and W. L. Whitney. Whlt- noy attached and closed itho offlco un.ill . ar rangements were made to secure unpaid rent. The claim of the bank ia for money ad vanced secured 'by mortgage on the plant and the paper. For Rent or Sale 240 acres in Crescent township ; baled hay for tale. Lougeo & Lougcc , 235 Pearl street. Domestic soap wrappers call for spoons. Hoffmayer's fancy patent flour makes the best and most bread. Ask your grocer for It. Domestic soap wrappers call for spoons. Dllllililii HIIII 'Ml ' fTlio apprehension , that Joe Olllmanwho nudilcnly < iu'lt the employ of J , n. MoPhcr- Bon and disappeared , Is a defaulter reached a conviction yesterday , when Mcl'horson dis covered a number of place * where the nun 1iad made collections. On Thursday , the day flio loft , lie took a. wagon load of flowers and plants to Omaha and Bold them and col lected the bills for a largo portion of the dead , IIo Iiad previously ibccn csntru&toj with a number of bills lor collection from Omaha customers. Some of these he col lected and 'turned ' In the iprotceds , but a largo number of them ho reported as hav ing 'been ' left with itho parties who owed them. It la feared Oiat ho 1ms collected many of these little bills and has talccn the proceeds. Mcl'herson was unable last night .to ascertain the amount of the man's shortage. Cleanliness , Even Ilenr , llnse Ilcnt. Economy never t'oforo seen with soft coal.l \ tons of soft coal eijuu 1 ton of haul. A report from Ilev. 1. Itcule , JW3 iuit fierce Bt : "I l > a\o been uslne > our Hot Illust wllli soft coal as fuel for fix weeks. Wo are very much pleased \\lth It. It not cnty KUcs as JooJ satisfaction as our hard coal base burner , but Is saving a large part ot the expense ) l heating. " Bee It Running at | COM ! * COLE'S , 41 Main St. , Council Dlutfa. MILTON UOGEIIS & SONS , Omaha. OKO.V. . DIUQG8 , South Omaha. RENEWS INJUNCTION SUIT Shea Gets Service on tlio Major and Oity Treasurer , ANOTHER ATTACK ON THE CITY'S ' CREDIT Will Unilrrlnkc io Prove ( lint the LcRitl Uinlt iif InitcIitcilncSM Him llccu Hxecoiled nnil So Moi | ( Imiuc of Wnrrnnti. Yesterday was the last day upon which J. J , Shea could servo the original notices In bis suit against the city officers and others In the matter of his application for an In junction restraining them from Issuing any nioro city warrants or other evidences of Indebtedness. Ono notice was served on the cliy treasurer , another on the mayor and another served was given P. T. True , who Is the only ono of the warrant holders made defendant In the suit. In .tho . original suit the members of the city council nnd the auditor are made parties , but ) They wcro not served with the required notices. An examination last evening of the orig inal notice served upon True disclosed an error that may Invalidate It. ( All ot the notices read that the parties are required to appear In the district court on or before January 11 , 1898. In the ono served on True the ecrlbo had not gotten used to writing the new year and had written 18D7 Instead. Unless Mr. Shea discovered and corrected it last night , It may continue the suit to the May term , which will postpone the final hearing until some tlmo next summer. City employes believe they will have no difficulty In disposing of their December and January warrants , even it the case Is prosecuted this term without True being made a defendant. Should this bo done , the case will stand on precisely the same foundation as the old ono with the expcctlon of Mrs. W. C. James being made the plaintiff taxpayer. STHAXG13 STOUY OK VIIUD lA'OXS. Ilciluocil from lAlltnciioc to 1'ovcrty liy SliiKiilur OleiuiN. Fred Lyons , who was at ono time , end that only a few years ago , coo of the largest land owners in the county , was n pKlablo appli cant for ctoirlty yesterday at the offlco of the overseer ot the poor. The old maawas clothed In rags , 111 and absolutely friendless. Prior to 1890 Lyons owned a tract of land In Crescent township comprising nearly 300 acres. The land lay partially In cao of the old channels the ( Missouri river. A few years ago when the squatter Idea seized the people living In the river bottoms and owners of no land , a number of them settled upon the loads belonging to Lyons. Scores of similar squatters were seeking to pre-empt thousands ot acres of other lauds in the vicinity and there was n sort of an organiza tion among ilhom that pledged help to the members. This help was meant to toe any kind that would bo effective , cad in many instances way opca Intimidation and threats of violence to the real owners of the land who wcro trying to oust the Interlopers. Ejcotmonta suits were being tried In all the courts In the county during the greater part of the period , many of them In local justices' oftlccs and In similar tribunals la this city. Every man who owned land that could possi bly bo cocsldered as once lying In the bed ot the river was forced to fight for It iiad the contests grew bitter. Lyons had. ( o fight his battles alone. The men who settled ) upon his property wcro particularly aggressive aad finally succeeded In gett'lng the old man In- itlmldatcd to such an extent that they forced him to execute dccda to the tracts of property th'it each of the 'parties had selected , and wlthla a few months ho had nothing left , end the men who robbed him banded together and ran him out cf the country. Ho was so effectually intimidated and mudc afraid that no amount of persuasion could induce htm to take legal steps to eject the squatters. The neighbors end acquaintances who knew the story of his life fiOQn lost sight of him. Slnco being forced off his properly bo has been leading a sort of nomadic life along the river , and during last summer and this winter ho Bias been living In a little shanty made of willows , straw and mud , located In the river bottoms north of town. Ho has been making his living by constructing chairs and small articles from the willows , and by catching cud selling a few fish. During the late cold weather ho has been unable to work and has become 111 from exposure. Ho appealed to the county authorities to bo sent to Pennsylvania , \\ia6ro ha has relatives , who Jio taya will take eire of him. He was cared for last night and something will bo done for him today. B. II. OJcll , the Insurance man , has ob tained the general agency of the National Registry company of New Yerk for Iowa and Nebraska. The company offers a $500 trav elers' accident Insurance policy , Issued by the Fidelity and Casualty company of 'New ' York , together with Identification card In neat morocco case , for one dollar per annum. The cost for tlio Indemnity afforded places It within the reach of all , and It will undoubt edly become the most popular accident policy over written. Domestic soap wrapofeis call for spoons. Tn 1'reKH < Iie Charier Suit. * The suit pending In the district court against the Omaha & Council Dluffs Railway and Drldgo company to anul Its charter , was given a now turn nt the last moment last evening thut will glvo It a little more Im portance than It originally possessed. In tbo original suit C. C. Bump was the plaintiff , and ho appeared as a single taxpayer to ask the court to declare the flftv venr charter granted the street car company by the city council -to bo void on a number of Important grounds , chiefly that the council had no power to grant such a charter or the com pany to accept , and that It was" made without consideration and was against public policy. The nttornejs , Harl & McCabe , have not pressed the milt for a hearing during the November term which la now practically closed , but It was not known what the rea sons for the delay were. It now appears taht It was chiefly owing to the doubt of the right of ono Individual to bring the suit and from no Intention of abandoning the fight that waa started on the company and the franchise away along In August and Septcm. bcr of last summer. The old suit will not bo dismissed , but the first fight will bo made upon the now ono begun yesterday. This Is a suit In quo warranto , and the petitions were Died at the last moment for filing last evening , The petition Is as lengthy as that filed In the former eult and covers all of the polnta Involved In It. The quo warranto proceed ings brings the suit In the naino of the Btato Instead of the Individual. Up to Friday night the Council Dluffs Paint , Oil end Glass company enjoyed the busiest and most profitable holiday It 1ms ever experienced. The line of artists' sup plies could not bo more complete and the art department Is unexcelled. From a can of red paint for your ccal shed to a beautiful piece of art to adorn your parlor mantle or wall , your wants are easily supplied. Domestic soap wrap'pcrs call for spoon * , XPTT Yrnr'N for llnyn nnil ( llrln. The New Year's entertainment and dinner for the girls of the Industrial school promises to bo ono of the moat successful affaire of the kind ever given In 4ho city , The Else- man building has been transformed Into a veritable plno forest , and the limbs of the trees bedecked with presents and strings of popcorn and cranberries galore. The doora will bo open this afternoon promptly at 2 o'clock , and one-half hour will be spent In singing and In reading the Sunday school lesson under the direction of Mrs. lllack. At 2:30 : Rev. J. W. Wilson of the Congrega tional church will address tbo children. At 3 o'clock the dinner for the girls will bo served. This your their brothers have been Invited to share the hospitality of the school , but AS the regular New Year's attendance la always suClclcnl to tax the capacity of the fichool , the boys will not bo admitted until 4 o'clock , when they will bo treated to ft royal feast , llcv. Henry DeLong , manager of the school , anticipates an attendance of nt least COO. The friends of the school have responded liberally to the request for contributions , and about nil that Is needed now Is on addi tional quantity of sandwiches nnd candy. A cordial invitation la extended to visitors. UUSII TO KIM : THHIIt. 1'BTITIOXS. 1'nticr * Piled Up onf Hclc " ' Hie District Cleric. Yesterday was the last day for filing peti tions In the offlco of the clerk of the dis trict court In suits to 'bo ' brought In the January term. There 'was the usual rush of < the last day , ami the papers In a score or more of cases wore piled upon the clerk's desk when night came. M. I1. Nelson began a damage suit against Marshal Canning , Day & Hess and the Man- owa Land company on the grounds of the wrongful attachment and sale of a lot of farming Implements and stock. Ho asks for $600 general damages and $240 special dam ages. Application for divorce Is made ( by S. P. Jloldon from his wlfo Hannah , whom ho al leges left him after tha second day of their married life. Their liomo was near Quick , la. , but they wcro married In this city In i'ho summer of 1895. T. C. Dawson Ibcgan two suits for 'the ' col lection of attorney's fees. Ono of them Is against II. C. Mntheaon and the other against M. Matheson. In the former $50 Is claimed and In the latter $10. The services arc al leged to have been rendered In connection wllh 'tho ' legal fight made last summer to secure the separation of the school district of Hazel Dell township and the creation of an Independent district at .Woston. C. 0. Klmball brings suit against John Bono & Co. In quiet his tltlo in lot 11 , block 2 , Wilson's terrace. L. C. Smith began ai eult against Laura SI. Larldn to recover on a note for $2C3. II. D. Carpenter 'began ' a foreclosure suit against the came defendant. The amount Involved la $ SOO. Mary C. Allen brings suit against Fred n. Davis to recover a. balance of $2,702.40 for $10,000 given la t year to Lynun Tower of Omaha. Foreclosure proceedings wcro Instituted by J. Konlgmachor , executor , against Pctor Beck. Foreclosure was also asked ( by John 0. "Wilson and Fred II. Illploy upon property owned by Kllra Korsa Adolph under a mort gage for ? 1,030. Adolph Kastner ibegan a suit against C. A. Cox , E. A. Wlchham and Andy Kastner on a note fop $175. OfllCPl'N CIlflSIMl. Lily camp , No. 1 , Iloyal Neighbors of America , elected the following officers for 1S9S : Mrs. Lenora Canning , oracle ; Mrs. Anna Smith , vice oracle ; Mrs. Liura J. Mor ris , recorder ; Mrs. Annai M , Boyer , receiver ; Mrs. Ida Selby , chancellor ; Mrs. Carrlo Bar low , marshal ; Mrs. Alllo Aust'a , Inner sen- ttnol ; Mrs. Viola Clisse. outer sentinel ; Mrs. Nora Horror , manager ; Dr. Susan McQ. Snyder - der , physician. SKCS A u\K\V I\SAM HOSPITAL r Committee VIxllH Clit-ro- lieo mill SPCH < lii > Xctv UutlilliiCH. 'CHEROKEE ' , la. , iDec. 31. ( ( Special. ) The committee of the Towa lelgslaturo appolntei two years ago to Investigate nil the state Institutions has been .making1 . an Investlga tlon of the unfinished Insane hospital hero this ivcek. An effort Is to bo made to secure cure an appropriation of $279,000 for the completion of the hospital at once , which with the appropriation of $309,000 for tlio buildings which has not yet been paid out will make an. Immense -sum to1" bo paid ou on this work In the next two years. Th committee has visited the other hospitals o the state and will recommend that this on bo finished and .bo made ready for use a soon as possible. " .Whether , " said Repre sentatlvo 'Mcrrlara , "with the present stat of the state's finances the legislature wll see fit to make the appropriation I canno cay , but the present facilities for taking care of our insane arc entirely Inadequate. " The committee has so far visited sixteen of the state Institutions. It has yet to vlsl the iMltchellvlllo school for girls and ! th Benedict school of DCS 'Molncs.f It will -mak Us rcpoit to tlio legislature during the flrs week of the session. Something as to the size of the Cherokc asylum may bo gathered from the followln figures , which wcro furnished by the super intendent of construction , 'R. ' A. Lewis , am include only such materials so far used am not of the building as It will .bo . 'when com plctcd. i Among the larger Items are ( brick , lime cement , sand , flreprooflng , steel , slate and stone. Of common brick there wcro 8,200- 000 , or 1,366 carloads ; face brick , 1,190,000 , or 108 cars ; flrcpooflng , 4,272 tous , or 213 cars ; structural steel , 1,200 tons , or CO cars ; cement , 208 tons , or 28 cars ; lime , 940 teas , or 94 cars ; slate , 1,100 squares , or GO cars ; sandstone , 0 cars ; jasper , 22 oars ; water , 340,000 .gallons . ; glass , 36,000 lights , or 1C tons ; lumber , 9 cars ; galvanized Iron , 45 tons ; copper plate , 14 tons ; lead , 4 tons ; sokler , 2 tons ; putty , 6 tons ; oakum , 200 bales ; ralllwork , G cars. 'All ' the material was hauled by team a distance of a mile and a lialf. The committee ( members were unanimous In saying that when completed the Cherokee asylum , would too the finest building in the state. Mi\y IlcconiLMillionaire. . OTTUMWA , la. , Dec. 31. ( Special. ) George Bartow , editor of the Slgournoy Re view , a small country weekly , Is In Phila delphia at present representing his mother at a meeting of the heirs of her great grand father's estate. The outcome of the meet ing may result In making George's mother a millionaire. Ono hundred and six years ago Mru. Barlow's great grandfather. Jacob Baker , leased a largo tract of land which ho owned In the heart of Philadelphia. The lease expired six years ago. Through all that hundred years the rentlngs accumulated In ono of the banks until at the expiration of tbo Icaso the total reached the grand figure of $100,000,000 In cold cash. The real estate from which this Immense fortune has been earned has swelled In value with the advancement and growth ot that big city until It Is now worth $200,000,000. Besides this there Is an estate In Germany valued at $37,500,000 , which belongs to the same family. This makes a grand fortune of $337,600,000 to bo divided among the Baker heirs. Mrs. Barstow's share will bo between $000,000 nnd $1COO,000. The meeting which Is now being acid will make a final .division of the estate. You n ir llnrwlnr CiiiiRlit. ATLANTIC , la. , Dec. 31. ( Special Tele- Brain. ) Undoubtedly the 'burglarizing ' of the stores ana residents of Atlantic Is at an end for a tlmo at least , as A'lonzo ' Helms , a colored youth 18 years of age , was arrested lute this evening. Ono charge of rifling itho Windsor hotel cash drawer is certain , oa the authorities have all the evidence neces sary. Ho la also suspected of entering at night and appropriating itho contents of cash drawers In Pressnall's confectionery store , C. L. Smlth'B grocery arjd Conrad's ehoo Btore , Money was the only object , as noth ing clso was disturbed. Of late ho lias been spending money freely , the amounts se cured ranging from a few cents to $15. Iii lliuiIcliiK ClrHeH. ATLANTIC , la. , Dec. 31. ( Special , ) Next Monday papers will bo drawn up and a deal closed by which W. B. Simpson , banker of Marno , will bo given posscslon of the New Exchange bank ot Marno , January 8. John W , Gray of Extra , president of the Exchange bank has sold him the good will , fixtures and new brick building la which the bank Is elt- uatcd , New Xewmmiier nt ICeoUuU. KEOKUK , la. , Dec. 31. ( Special. ) It Is rumored hero that arrangements are being perfected for a new evening dally newspaper In this city , to bo backed by local repub llcaca , , " r \DS \ is IOWA leminlscences RegriOrilirig : the Burlington In Its Early. Days. DTfflT OLD TIMERS .AND THEIR WAYS 1.1 no n Nolnlilc fit ( tie Cltlm nild TCMVIIX ThcKrtlil MCML Who AVcre OH the Twenty-eight years ago It was that the irst passenger train was run Into Council Huffs over the Uurllnslou road , says the Creston Gazette. The closing of this year vltnc scs an anniversary for this great line ot road through Iowa. In the same year Crcston was founded. Two Important events in the history cf southwest Iowa , the com- ilctlon of a. great line cf railroad across U.o earless state of Iowa , nnd the founding of n prosperous , progressive city. The history f the two Infants o'f more than a quarter century ago Is closely Inlcrwoven. They lave traveled hand In hand to greatness and m ortance until now both are factors In ho progress and development of this part of ho west. The interests of the two have been nnd are still mutual. One has prospered -with ho other , for docs not Creston depend largely now , as she ever has , upon the 'llurllngton route for aid cad encouragement ? W'hon ' < ho Jhlcago , IJurllngton & Qulncy has prospered here has been progress In the busy little city , but when the 'business ot 'the ' corpora- Ion lags then It Is that Creston feels the ihange. They have traveled together until he twenty-eighth mlle stone has been reached , and still the future looks 'bright anil nromlslntr. That was a notable event which occurred ate In the year I860 when at a point abouf midway between Malvcrn and Hastings the ast sulko was driven and the last rail laid , connecting the Father ot Waters on the east vlth the Dig Muddy on the west and Unking Council Dluffs and Oma'aa with cahtcrn corn- norclal centers another band of steel. Dur- ng the entire summer of 1SC9 work had been nushed from both ends of the line , the nva- erial for tlio reid west ot the meeting point laving been conveyed over another road to Council Dluffs and hcme to the front by a D. & M. construction crew. From Atton west the work had been going on for more han a year , the last fifty or sixty miles had jeon built Ui a very few months. At that , lme It was a great felt of remarkable railroad nillulng , nnd late In t'jo fall ot 1SG9 the Ino was completed to Pacific Junction , cmd : ho D. & M. ncoplo were enabled to run . .mlna Into Council Uluffs , the Kinsas City , St. Joseph & Council1 Bluffs tracks being used between the Junction and Council Dluffs. History tells us the driving of the last spike was celebrated In duo form with great cere monies , and subsequent development have proven that the occasion was In every way Worthy and none too great was the observance of one of the greatest events which ever occurred in the southwest portion of the Hawkeye state. , TUB OLD 'TIMERS. But few of the men who wcro present when the rails were-connected near Hastings are hero today. Most of them have passed from the stage of action. Their labors hero arc done. They have left records of lives well lived , duties notyly performed. They wcro railroad pioneers of this part of thd west , the forerunners of civilization , as It were. Daniel Scullen , deceased/ had helped to build the line. He was at that time an old engineer , having been's'cnt to the front front the east to pull 'p. cnpstructlon train. His fireman was Abe Wordcn , who was killed In a wreck on the H. & 8. a few years ago. Andy Johnson was another engineer who had done construction' work nt tho1 frontr We also had been sent- from the cast portion of the B. & M. with an eight-wheel engine to haul tics and Iron. Jack Boyd , another pioneer neer railroad man , now deceased , had been In the construction department and history tells us that this good old man handled the maul which dro o the last spike. These men have crossed over the silent river to thd world beyond , but they are not forgotten by the old-timers who are vet ou the staco of action. When the line was completed Dan Scullen was placed in charge of the engine depart ment at Council Dluffs , and his fireman , Abs Warden , was promoted , being given a yard engine. Warden run the No. 2 , named "J. C. Hall , " for all C. & ( M. engines were named then. The No. 1 was the "Burllng > ton. " When the B. & M. engines were re numbered for the Chicago , 'Burlington ' & Qulncy the Burlington was numbered 234 and the J. C. Hall 235. Both are now mon ster ten-wheelers , far different from the 1 and 2 ot a quarter century ago. Scullen did not like the duties of a master mechanic and he was soon given a passenger run be tween Creston and Council ( Bluffs , a run he held down many years and until ho was com pelled to glvo it up because of ill health and old age. His fireman for three or four yea in the early seventies was Jack Bamuelsoti , now a successful farmer residing Just north ot Spauldlng. Andy Johnson was also given a passenger run on the west end nnd he pulled the mall until early In the eighties , when poor health compelled him. to take a. lighter run. Dan Scullen and George Web ster , Jr. , now on the St. Joseph passenger run , pulled express while the mall train , ? on the west end were pulled by Andy Johnson nnd John Kennedy. Uncle George Webster was In charge of the engine department at the Bluffs , but ho was afterward transferred to Creston. Undo George could not bo con tent off on engine , so ho was given a run on the main line , being succeeded by James Butler , now at Laramlo. Wyo. OLD TIME ENGINES. Ini the early dayc ; of this line engines and oars were small. Eight wheelers weighing thirty tons were monsters , while the largest freight oirs were of twelve tons capacity. From ' 70 to ' 7C the express trains were made ub of only four small cars , while the trains consisted of a combination postal and bag gage car , at smoker ; aad ono or two ordinary coaches , And the trains were not heavily loaded , for tbo country was e arsely settled and travel was rather light. There were no ibranchcs or feeders to the B. & M. , except he Red Oak & Nebraska City line , which was built soon , after the main line was opened. The Crcston and Hopkins branch wan built In ' 72 or ' 73 and after this other coders were constructed. For several years hero were no larger engines on the line than slxtccn-lach cylinders and most of the pas senger locomotives had fl'ftcen-lnch ' cylinders. There were no automatic air brakes and no safety couplers. All the braking was done 1 > y htad and the "Johnson bar" wes used tea a considerable extent , j Injectors were un known and old fashioned ) plunger pumra were uncd. Hemp w < as.Jused to paek pistons valve stems and piimpfplungcrs and "pack- Ing" while oa the sd6 | Irack wa of frequent occurrence. Even hanrL-brakes were used to handle passenger .trains for several years and when straight air oinie into uae rallroai men thought they had'a snap. A few wood burner engines were nent west from Bur. llngton , but this notbqlng ; a wooden country they were soon changed to coal burners. AI engine * at that tlmq , wfro "brass foundries' dome , eandi box , belli ( bind around the1 boiler and cylinders being cnaed with brass. Scour Ing brass was a favorite ' pastime with fire men. , ' , Thoflo pioneer cngyjeq were -well oired for Crows all had regular locomotives and inos ot thorn had regular runs. Engines were no cxpecto ! to make over 3,000 miles per month and 2,000 was a fair monthly mileage. It wa generally supposed that a locomotive wo something like a horse and needed sovera hours' rcwt after a hundred-mile run. Sue ! a < ttilng aa doubling at both ends ot the d1 vision was almost unknown , cod an ordlnar freight train would bo held In the yard ttia an engine might bo slowly cooled down washed out and her machinery wiped clean Every engineer "owned" Wa engine end th reverse lever was only uscdl to make emergency gency stops to keep out of a way car. Flremc took great prlJo la keeping "their engine clean end moat locomotives were almost a neat aa an ordinary parlor , Pictures wcr hung In the cab , there were email mlrrora oil cloth in front cf .the gcat ' boxes and It Xact everything neat and tasty. Firemen wh did not keep their engines clean obovo the rumlng beard and In the cab soon lost their petition * . The machinery f all cnglntvi was well cleaned each and every 4rlp , ten or twelve wipers being cm | > lojcd io. the Crcpton round hcuso for this purpose , llunnlng an engine twenty-five years ago \\cio nice , clean work , good pay , with plenty of rest , cod firing was not at all bad , FIRST HEAVY UXGINES. The first heavy engines to be sent Io the Iowa division wcro the 223 , 229 and 230. The S2S and 229 wcro used to pull express on the nitWlo division. 1 Fuller , now fuel Inspec tor , run the 229 and Jchn Francis , now railroading reading in Ohio , had the 22S. D.in Scullen pulled express with the 230 on the west end. These were also the first black engines on the line. They were nicely painted and striped , with brass bands , and 'brass around the runnlnc boards , ibut no brass on dome , sand box or ollnders. Soon other sevcn- tccn-lnch cylinders came nnd 'by 18SO there Were a number of this class If engines. Con solidated engines or "hogs" were first seen In Crcston In 1881 , when the 325 and 320 wcro sent here. Others were sent a few months later and In a couple of years "hogs" wcro cmlto plentiful. At first thcso ' 'hogs" wcro run only In daylight and iioldom. were they allowed to RO on a side track. iKIghteen miles per hour was supposed to be their limit ot speed , 'but ' soon they wcro fired down hill Just like light engines , and before many months had passed moguls wcro doing switching * at any and all stations nnd taking their turns In and out with eight-wheelers. When this class of engines first came into use on , this line three ibrakemeu were on every mogul train. The firemen wcro given ctackcd coal. 'Soon ' A change was raado and two firemen were 'put ' ot > every mogul , the second man assistingiwlth the braking. This was continued until the "hogs" wcro equipped with air pumps nnd brakes , when the second man was done away with. Heavy TlninnKo Stilt. tTRESTON , la. , Dec. 31. ( Special. ) Daniel Klingcnsmlth , a well known 'Platto ' township farmer , has been made the defendant in a $5,000 damage suit , instituted by Wclby I'olcn , The suit is 'the ' sequel ot an arrest that occurred last November , when Kllngcn- smlth had Polcn arrested for assault wllh Intent to rob. Polcu was dismissed of the charge , when the case Came to trial , for want of evidence. IIo now retaliates and has Klingcnsmlth sued In the sum mentioned for false arrest , anxiety of peace of mind and Injury to reputation. The case will come up In the January term of the district court. Union County KiirmerN tn licet. CRESTON , la. , Dec. 31. ( Special. ) The program has been almost completed for the farmers' Institute to bo held In this city for two days , commencing January 19. The present plans call for a very Interesting two- day program with a lecture by some noted agricultural speaker on Wednesday evening. The subjects selected ifor discussion are all timely and of special interest to the farming population. Able men are to read papcis and lead the discussions and they will be able to imvart valuable Information to their neighbors and farmer brethren. Witter Stiiijil > - SliorJ. iCJRlESTON , la. , "Dec. " 31. ( Special. ) Never In the history of the city has the water sup ply been so short as at present. The Cres ton Water Works company has been obliged to discontinue serving the railroad company , Its largest consumer , and has shut off private consumers. Enough water has "been " retained In Summit lake to protect the city from fire. Yesterday half an Inch of water fell , which Increased the supply some , but not enough to do much good. Well diggers are profiting , and people are getting water wher ever they can. Vny rWnntnl fur Iiijnrlcx. NEOLA , la. , Dec. 31. ( Special. ) Suit has been commenced against the Rock Island Railroad company by Jennie Kasslng for JIO.OOO damages for injuries received while setting oft a train at this place. The train started suddenly .and eho wau thrown to the sidewalk. IOVTIL Fit nil Xotc.s. Cholera Is causing losses In the herds ot hogs at Waverly , dishing creamery butter sells for the top price on the New York market. Shelby county farmers will" have , a farm ers' Institute In Irwin February 1 and 2. Goarco Danforth has bcon haullntr Ir.ida ' . corn to Sloan which weighed 8,000 pounds. Kossuth county farmers report the yield ot orn In that county the past season at thirty > ushcls an acre. A company Is .being . formed to buy or Icaso ic .woolen mill at Bloomfield that has been llo several years. Of. J. Coombs of Sergeant "Bluffs " has killed hog which weighed 590 pounds , although It as onlyi 18 months old. iA iManson man , advertises to trade a well or a milch cow , but xtacs not stipulate as to hlch party is to remove the well. Wheat sold tn Ida Grove for $1 a ibushel ast week. The wheat sold for this price as to a Minnesota purchaser for seed pur- oscs. H. Braash of Cherokee county lost six head f cattle last week and Investigation showed hat they ! had becm poisoned by eating mus- ard seed. Over $300 worth of butter has been stolen rom the Dowar creamery recently , all being aken in small lots , 'by someone having a tey to'tho creamery. James Hughes of Page county has seventy icad of fine cattle ho will soon put on feed. Io reports all cattle as having done well In hat part of the state. A Fremont farmer says that the rubbing of the trunks of young fruit trees with the todyof a dead rabbit Is a sure protection against destruction from rabbits. Fred E. "White " , candidate for governor on ho free silver ticket in Iowa last year , says hat for the last fifteen years his sales of lock from his farms have averaged from $15,000 to $18,000. Robert illall , living1 on the line between ) ecatur and 'Ringgold ' counties , has recently lunk a well 270 feet deep , In which the water rose to within seventy-five feet of the sur- aco. The water Is excellent. lown. 1'rvHM 'Cuiiiiiicnl. ' Davenport Republican : The change to a atato board of control Is advocated on the ; round that It will eave the state something Iko $200,000 a year. Sioux City Republican : It is the popular thing nowadajs to expand the thorax freely and then at the top of your voice cry "fad ! " at everything that displeases you. Cedar Rapids 'Republican ' : The State Teachers' association passed a resolution to the effect that the county superintendent's ofllco should be taken out of politics and that : ho term ot ofllco should bo four years. The last might bo easily brought about , but aa for taking It out of politics , please give UK the "how" of the matter. Atlantic Telegraph : Tbo Iowa legislature will convene January 10 , when the work will fsoon commence in , earnest as tlio pros pect now Is that there will bo no delay In Mr. Magee ! A Montana Man Has No Use for Tobacco. Drowning , Montana , Sept. 1 , ' 07. Eureka Chemical and Mofg. Co , , La Crouic. Gentlemen I have used no tobacco since I took UACO.CURO two ycam ago last March , end have no desire to. My weight lins gone up IromlGOpounds to 105 pouudo , and I never felt better In 1117 life. Respectfully , T1IOB. IJ , MAGHli. Mr. Macce felt that tobacco was hurtlne him and took IIACO-CUHO. Like all who have uied this kindly vegetable antidote , he la permanently weaucd from tobacco und has 110 desire to return to It. The wonder ful part of a cure from 11ACO-CUKO ii that It removes every trace of nicotine In the ey tern , leaving It as free as/It / wn before the first imokc or chew. T/rlte for froo/i cj turn , iVe give a written guarantee to cure permanently any lease with three boxes , or refund the nibney..OOc. or $1 a box , three buics ( guaranteed cure ) $ ' < i.DO , Druggist everywhere. or/HUKUKA / CHBM. 1CAL , AND Mfil'O. CO./LA. / CROBBB. WIB , orgtnltAtlon , There Is a disposition ( o ccpu * pmlzo A * closely * Rood Judgment will juJ- tlfy. The ftrralon should not bo A lone ; ono and should bo characterized ns a business session from beginning \ end. Dra Molncs Iuulor : Throe years ARO Town wta greatly exalted over the Russian thistle , nnd the legislature hurried throtiRh n dras tic mctuuro for Its destruction , And congrras WAS petitioned to Appropriate $1,000,000 to Assist In staying the pest. Hut Instead of being ix pest , the thistle Is proving n bless ing to the arid states of the west. Nebraska farmers nro now fccdlilg It for hay , with , it Is said , good results. Free I'llli. ' Send your address to ! I , E. HucWen ft Co , , Chicago and get a free sample box of Dr. King's New Mfo Tills. A trial will convince you ot their merits. These pills arc easy in action nnd Are particularly effective In the cure of Constipation and Sick Headache. For Malaria and Liver troubles they IMVO been proved Invaluable. They Are guaranteed to bo pcrfcctuly free from every deleterious substance and to bo purely vegetable. They do not weaken by their action , but by giving tone to the stomach and bowels greatly In * vlgorato the system. Regular size , 25c per box. Sold by > Kuhn & Co. , druggist. STATII on.Mcnnss DIPLOMATS. Invnilnii tit lllliutlH by Itmn MMUIn In i\iilnlneil. SPRINQli-IRLD , III. , Dec. 31. The report of Governor Drake of Iowa on the Invasion ot the state of Illinois by a company of the Iowa National Otard was received by Gov ernor Tanner today. The investigation was made by Adjutant General Henry A. Wright , and the report Is a lengthy document. Flrt Is on explanation of iho causes leading to the disturbance at Kultoti , III , , the moving of the head ollleo ot the Modem Woodmen from Fulton to Rock Island on August 13. The report rays : "Company li , Iowa National Guard , Is lo cated at Lyons , in mlle from Fulton. A part ot the company hearing a report ot the con flict did assemble at the armory In Lyons without orders , and proceeded In uniforms and bearing guns to the end. ot the Lyons brldgo and remained there during the even ing. Lieutenant Hollcran of the company assisted the city marshal and the mayor to distribute guns , but denies distributing guno or rides belonging to company L. " Persons mnktag affidavit to Governor Tan ner that company I invaded Illinois sell did not claim to bo personally acquainted wll'.i the men wearing uniforms , or to have adopted such examinations of guns to assure them that their weapons belonged to the Lycos company. Business men of Fulton deny knowledge of rlflca belonging to the Iowa guard being used In the disturbance , Captain Root and Lieutenant Hollcran make anidavlts denying allegations of the Rock Island president. Adjutant General Wright says In con clusion : "I have como to the opinion that the Iowa National Guard guns were not scca In Fulton on the night of August 13 , nor wcro any members of the Iowa National Guard there In uniform , nor In any other capacity than that of citizens. " DISCUSS THIS 'JIO MIS V QUESTION. Topla CoiiNlricrril ! > > Ilie merican Keoiiomlu AxNoctutlnn. CLEVELAND , O. , Dec. 31. Questions of finance claimed the attention ot 'tho Ameri can Economic association at the closing ses sion of Its annual meeting ' . < hts morning. The subject ICT discussion was "Tlio Prob lem cf the Reform of 'the ' Currency. " This dlrcusalon was opened > by Prof. F. W. Tauslg ot Harvard university , wlio-ibj-ganby an alyzing and explaining Secretary Uatsirs HJ * port. Ho explained the three salient points : First , the issue cf cow 2 4 per cent in ex change for the present 4 and G per cent bonds , with itho possibility of some frceJi and Independent Issues of 2V& per cent ; sec- ouj , < the change In the terms of national bank Issues ; 'third ' , "the " new arrangement as to the , treasury. The Important changes ; in the speaker's opinion , are the second and third. At Hlho conclusion of Prof. Tauslg's address Horace White of New York read a paper upon the reform of the currency , outlining thp present national ibanking system. He predicted ; ithat the abolition of the 10 TIVT cent tax on state 'banks would promote 'the "gold 'brick" Industry In 'banking. He commended the Canadian system in bank- Ing. Ex-Congrereman A. G. Warner followed , saying there Is no such thing as an elastic currencj * . Mr. H. P. Drcckenrldco of Toronto closed 'tho ' discussion , giving eomo banking sta tistics and the convention adjourned sine die. die.Tho The next convention will probably bo told at Now Haven , Conn. ClifcnKn'it Low IH-ndi Itiiic. CHICAGO , Dec. 31. The city of Chicago for the year closing today shows a death rate the lowest on record in this or nny other city of more than 200.000 inhabitants. The rate is less than fourteen to 1,000 or population. requirements are perfectly met in Wool Soap. There may be more expensive 'soaps ' , but nom jbetter. / / 11 ab solutely pure. For the bath it is pleasant , sooth ing and delight ful. ful.There's There's only one soap that won't shrink woolens. You must choose be- My Mama MIne Used and A HEALTHY WIFE % Iaa HusbamVo Inspiration A sickly , Imlf'dcad-and-nltro womnrV especially when she is the mother of k" i family , is a damper to all in the home. 1 sometimes marvel at the patience of some hus bands. If a woman finds that. her energies arc flagging and thut everything tires her , her sleep disturbed by horrible dreams , and that slio often wakes sud dcrily in the night with a fcoling of suffocation nnd nlnrm , she must nt ouco regain her strength. It matters not where she lives , she cnn write a letter. Mrs. Phihhnm , bf Lynn , Mass. , will reply promptly and without charge. The following Shows the power of Lydla E. 1'ink * ham's Vegetable Compound , accom panied with n , letter of advice : " Dear Mrs. Plnkhanv. I have suf fcrcd for over two years with falling,1 enlargement and ulccratlon of the Womb , nnd this spring , being In such a Weakened condition , caused mo to How for nearly six months. Some .tlmo ago , xirged by friends , I wrolo to you for advice. After \jslug the treatment - > , which you ad vised for n short time , that ter rible tlow [ stopped. I am now gaining strength nnd ilcsh and have better , health * , than I have had for the past ton years. J I wish to say tonll distressed 1 suffering women , do not suffer longer , I when thcro is ono so kind and willing J to aid you. " MRS. P. S. BENNETO , Wcst- nlialln. ICnns. DUFFY'0 PURE MALT WIIISKE7" , All Druggists. Chclic ! tcr' Pnelltli Diamond * * w o m * * H e o IB OrlfElnnl nnd Only Genuine * > Arc , ftlwajH reliable. I.ADICB tik ' " " 'it for CMcketttrt KntjUt\ ' " - -.j , rileawUhblu 'rt on. TnUo fioli b.vll Loc COTE . _ . . TJ Bio O for unnnturU dl ch rje . inOnmni tlon ,1 Irrltatlcns or nlcerstlonri _ _ 'of ' mucous niombranei. ' irnViDu'eontxioo. P ! aUii , end not attrla. JTHtEHHlCHtUIMtCq. I OT seat la plain wrtpwr , \ > 1 txproM , pftpald , cea u\tg - i & * $ Mount Vernon PURE RYE Owing to its fine , full , mellow. flavor , \vhiakoycommantlathohigh-J cst price in barrels ( to wholesale deal- era ) of any brand now on the market , and ii tlio basis of most of the bottled tled blended whiskey now BO extensively advertised. Rottlcd nt tlio Distillery wttti an absolute , ( junranty of Purity and Original Coudillou , The consumer buyintr this the only , distillery bottlliiR ot MOUNT VEUNON ( lit SQUARH Bottles , each bearing tlio Num bered Guaranty Label ) sccuics the lilgli- oat ( trade ot IHiro Ityo Whiskey In Its natural condition , mitlrcly free from adulteration with cheap spirits nnil flavorings , FOR MEDICINAL USE it lins ( ho Indorsement nf the most prominent physicians throughout Mm United btutos. ' . , For Sale by All Kolluble Dealers. SPECIAL NOTICES OOUNOIL BLUFFS WANTS * DWISLMNQS , FHUIT , FARM AND GARDEN lands for ealo or rent. Day & Hess. 34 Pearl itrcet. MONKY TO IXAN IinDUCED IIATI3 ON first-class Improved farm" nnd Inside city 1 property. Apply to Jus. N. Cassaily , jr. , 221 Main Bt. Instructions. Albln Ilup.tcr , etudln 333 Uroadway. German method ot Dresden Conservatory. * J. W. SQUIRE. CITY AND FAUM LOANS. ( FOR SAtU , AT A HAHQAIN , A SUALT * BUT , well established nnil remunerative mercantile ImsInctB. Inquire of D. W. Otis , 133 1'carl St. . Council llluffa. In. Your House Heated FREE. Not from a financial standpoint exactly butfrce from the defects lound in the average heating system , Steam and Hot Wafer Heating All the leading Incandescent , Gas Burners and Mantels , numbing work , J. C. 202 Main and 203 1'imrl St. COUNCIL HLUI'TS , IOWA. Reduced PricesI New Improved s , King of them all , with the best mantle and chlmnev made * Burns loss < ; as and makes more light than any other lamp In he market. 3TEPHAN BROS. , 529 Bvvay. f * *