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Du'lwclscr fcccr. Roscnfeld. Tel. 821
Bmoko "J A B" 6c cigar.
Moore's Slock Peed makes fat
Finest work , Bluff City Laundry.
Smoke Iron Chancellor Cc cigar.
Stockert Carpel Co. . 205-207 Bwy.
C. B. Jacqucmln & Co. , Jewelers and op
ticians , 27 South Main street.
J. W. Johnson and wife of Hamburg , la. ,
were visiting In the city yesterday.
Miss Gertrude Slyter has returned from
Alliance , Neb. , where she spent the cummer.
W. F. Englehart nnd wife of Klrksvllle ,
Mo. , were in the city yesterday to visit the
exposition.
Klracr K. Jacket ! and wife of Hot Sprlngn ,
S. D. , arrived In the city yesterday to at
tend the exposition.
Judge Kecnan of Bhennncloah arrived In
the city yesterday on business connected
, with the district court.
P. M. Baker of Glasco , Kan. , was the guest
yesterday of his cousin , W. C. Estep. It was
the first time they had met In sixteen years
Mrs. Thomas P. Treynor , who ha * beer
spending a week here visiting relatives and
friends , returned to Sioux City yesterday
evening.
Don't you think It must bo a pretty goo < !
laundry that ran please so many hundreds
of customers ? Well that's the "Eagle. ' "
724 Broadway.
There will be a special meeting of Excel
sior lodge. No. 259 , A. F. and A. M. , tonlgh
for work In the third degree. By order o
the worshipful master.
J. C. Blxby ot this city has secured tin
contracta for the heating and plumbing
work of the new High school buildings a
lied Oak , In. , and Columbus , Neb.
A business meeting of the High Schoo
Cadets has been called for Wednesday even
lug at 7:30 : o'clock at the Bloomer schoo
building. The meeting Is for the purpose o
deciding upon uniforms for the ensuing year
Oliver Stlgall , F. A. Sparling and wife
Mlas Lucy U. Fulling , Miss Ethel Smith ,
Robinson and Miss Julia Waters made
party from Chllllcothe , Mo. , who are visit
Ing the exposition , that were In the clt
yesterday.
William Oltnstcad , who has been In th
Klondike for ithe last four years , has arrive
at San Francisco nnd hns telegraphed hi
brother , D. R. Olmstead , of this city thn
lie expects to be In Council Bluffs some tlm
this week.
Elmer Truax was nrrested yesterday for
disturbing the peace. The police wtre called
to the Truax home In the northwestern part
of the city when Mrs. Truax complained
that Elmer wad'abusing the whole family
1 nnd trying to drive them all out of the
house.
Rev. B. T. Bonstcd and family will leave
In the near future for Tomah , WIs. , where
Mr. BetiHtcd will assume the pastorate of
St. Mary's Episcopal church. At the close
of the school year Mr. Benstcd resigned his
position ns teacher at the Iowa School for
the Deaf and until the arrival of the new
rector Rev. R. Knox filled the pulpit at
Grace church.
Persons desiring to tnke the civil service :
examination for the postal service , which :
will bo held in this city on some date be
tween October 1 nnd 15 , must file their np-
pllcallons In complete form with the secre
tary of tbo local examining board at the
postafilco prior to the hour of closing busi
ness on Thursday of this week. Applicants
will be notified soon after filing their appli
cation ns to the exact date the examination
will bo held.
Ono of the largest crowds of the season
visited Fnlrraaunt park yesterday , the ma
jority of the visitors being from across the
river. Now that the new band stand Is about
completed , Superintendent Dlmmock of the
motor company Is figuring on having music
In the park Sunday afternoons and evenings.
Lake Maiiawa attracted a big crowd also
yesterday and the boats and bathing were
well patronized. The vaudeville company at
the Grand Plaza Is putting up a strong bill
this week , nnd yesterday's performance was
exceptionally well received by the crowd.
Ladles desiring valuable Information con
cerning their ailments should send or call
for "Tho Vlavl Message. " Vlavl Co. , 326
IJcrrlam blk.
N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 250.
HIM I.ove Driven Him Crnr.y.
John Docbken of Keg Creek township ,
charged with being mentally dernnged , will
have a hearing at 11 o'clock this morning
before the Board of Commissioners for the
Insane. He was taken Into custody Satur
day night by Deputy Sheriffs Baker and
Wclghtman and lodg d In the county Jail.
II.2r
Doebken has been working for a farmer
2ro
named John Shlldthauer. and It wns on Ihe
Intter's complaint that ho was arrested. Ono
cause of his mental derangement Is at
tributed to the Insane. Infatuation ho has
formed for a young woman , a daughter of
a neighboring farmer , who Is shortly to bo
married to a young man of the locality.
y.3O
Docbken declares that she will never bo
any ono else's wife and that ho Is going to
marry her "In the spring. " About a year
ago when ho commenced to ohow signs of
ofa
mental weakness ho was Induced to take a
trip home to Germany by his friends ,
3.CO
thinking that It might benefit him. Stuco
his return his condition has become worse
nnd his employer finally decided to have
him examined by the Insanity commission
ers.
To please our friends and patrons wo will
continue our give-away sheet music sale ,
nt 10 cents per copy for anything wo have
In stock , vocal or Instrumental , for one week
more. We also offer for this week only any
of our BO cent folios for 25 cents. What Is
our loss will bo your gain. Call early
Mueller Piano & Organ company , 103 Main
street.
FOR SALE Good second-hand bicycle at
a bargain. Call at The Dee office. Council
Blurts.
HoroviT Tlielr Trunk.
About 4 o'clock yesterday morning er
Fcnnell stumbled across an Immense ik
at Ninth street near the terminus of the
Lake Manowa line. It was found to con
tain n most extensive assortment of silken
hose , tights , dancing skirts and stage lin
gerie. Later two young women who had been
doing an acrobatic dance turn at the Grand
Plaza , Lake Manawa , called and claimed the
trunk. They stated they bad engaged an
expressman Saturday night at Uie close of
their engagement to haul the trunk to one
of the local depots , but presumed he had
cither dumped It off on reaching Broadway
or else it bad fallen off and ho had not
noticed It. The young women admitted
they made a mistake In paying the ex
xn
pressman In advance Instead of waiting un
til after he bad completed the haul.
Unclnir nt Uiiluu I'nrU- .
Several more horses that will take part I
i
In the races at Union park next month arrived
Ter
rived hero yesterday. Among the number
were the following well known racers :
King Garland , property of GeorgeMcFar -
land , Falls City , Neb. ; Newaka Girl and
Llttlo Dock , belonging to Sam Dates ot
.
Glenvtood , la. ; nil ! Travers , owned by
George Garrett of Chicago. Garrett's horse
, .
Is a Derby runner. A large string from St.
Louis Is expected to nrrlvo either today or
tomorrow , and preparations for their recep '
tion arc being mndo at thc < track stables.
The oniclal photograph of the United
States Navy , containing over 200 pictures
of the vessels , with their officers and a num
ber ot the views of Ihe ill-fated Maine , can :
be had at the Council n In Its ofllce of The
Bee for 25 cents and a Deecoupon. .
The Evans laundry ii the leader In fine
vork for both color and finish. 620 Pearl
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( WING BEFORE THE COUNCILron
Board of Aldermen Will Try to Adjust the
Matter Finally Tonight ,
'ROPERTY ' OWNERS WANT MORE TIME
Several .Htrrvtfl JIny He Tut Oft Till
Next Yenr Under the truing of
the People Who Feel Need
of More Time.
The city council will hold another ad-
ourncd session tonight for the purpose of
trying to reach u definite conclusion on the
paving matter. The flrst thing to be taken
up tonight will be the report of the com
mittee of the whole , which met last Wednes
day night. This report will recommend
that the paving of Park avenue be post-
poned until next year , la deference to the
wishes of a large number of property ownpr
ers on that streel. The report will also em-
body a recommendation that the paving of
Fourth street be stricken from the resolu-
tlon In view of the fact that a majority of
the Interested property owners are desirous
of having the street paved with asphalt In
place of vltrlflcd brick. All the othe
streets , Including North Main , embraced In
the resolution will , It Ifl expected , be or-
dercd paved with brick , nnd the city clerk
Instructed to advertise for bids for same.
The prospects are that a number of propjli
crty owners will be on hand at the meeting
tonight to ( lie their objections to paving at
this time. There are a largo number of
property owners who do not feel In position
to bear the burden of more paving , espeg
clntly ns they have only Just finished paying
the last Installment for the cedar block
paving which proved such a worthless ma
terial. They will urge the city council , even
if It orders the streets paved , that It defer
the awarding of the contract until next
year. The aldermen. It Is understood , are
In favor of getting the work under way as
soon as possible , and It Is the general be-
J lief that the paving will be ordered to bo
laid this yenr , or , nt least , so much ot It
as can be before the winter sets In.
The manufacturers of brick In this city
arc up In arms against the proposition to
i pave Fourth street with aaphaltum. They
urge that not only In their opinion Is brick
the most suitable for paving , but the adop-
j tion of asphaltum will take out ot the city
a large amount of money that otherwise
would be spent right at home.
Another question that promises to come
before the council tonight Is that of using
home-made brick on the streets ordered
paved. There are many people who Insist
that just as good hard burned brick can
be made In this city as that brought from
Des Moines. In support of this assertion they
point out as an example Willow avenue
which was paved some twelve years ago with
brick , both for top nnd bottom layers , made
In this city. Franklin avenue was likewise
paved some eight years ago "with brick
made In this city , and both these streets ,
It Is claimed , are In as good condition to
day comparatively ns Pearl , which was
paved with Des Moines vitrified brick about
two years ago. Local brick men Bay the
wearing qualities of the home-made hard
burned brick are every bit as good ns those
of the imported brick.
At present there are some five brick yards
In active operation In the city , giving con
stant employment to about 150 men. This
number could easily be doubled It the city [
would decide on using the home material for
the streets to be paved this year. Spencer
Smith , who has given the matter of paving
and paving material considerable Investiga
tion and attention. Is one of the Interested
property owners on Washington street who
Is strongly In favor of using nothing but
brick manufactured In this city. The vltrlr [
fled brick made here , he says , Is as good and
enduring as any brick and can be laid at a
considerably lower cost. Ho Is In favor of
keeping the money at homo and spending It
so that It will give the laboring men of the
city employment. The cost of the paving
proposed to bo laid this year. It Is estimated < ,
will amount to about $60,000 and a strong
effort will bo made to Induce the city coun
cil to consider the question of homo made
brick before taking final action. Local brick
men say that If the city will use the homo
material they will Increase their plants and
adk.
start the manufacturing of pressed brick.
The material Is here , they say , and there
Is no reason why It should not be utilized.
A good , permanent home , In the country ,
board , clothing and schooling for a boy
about 12 years old. Apply at Pryor & , Sons ,
printers.
A'OT A 11EIATIVU OF W. J. JIIIYAN.
Female Orntor IIn No IIlooil Connec
tion ivlth the Hey Orntor.
Since the democratic congressional con
vention , which was addressed by Miss Bonlta
Bryan of Audubon county , who was Intro
duced as a second cousin of W. J. Bryan , flit
has transpired that the young woman Is not
related even In the most distant way to the
colonel. Her father , W. M. Bryan , Is a
brother of T. Gadd Bryan , at ono time a
prominent and well known lawyer of Des >
Moines. A well known democrat of this
city , who formerly resided In Audubon
county and is well acquainted with hoot
Bryan family , tells the following story otto
Miss Bonlta's father :
Some two years ago Bryan was billed tote
make a speech at Atlantic and on his way too
the county seat of Cass county the train was
boarded by a delegation. Among this dele
gation was Miss Bonlta's father. The man
who tells the story was seated by tbo side
of W. J. Bryan when the Bryan from Audu
bon county rushed up to him excitedly and
asked , "Well , where Is Billy ? "
The relater of the story asked whom he
meant by "Billy. "
"Why , William Jennings Bryan , of course.
Ho Is a cousin of mine. "
"Indeed , " said the free silver leader as be
shook the hand of his namesake from Audu
bon county , "I was not aware I had any
relatives out here , but I am very pleased toed
meet you. "
Then the man from Audubon commenced
to go over a long list of tits forefathers and
ancestors to try to connect his family with
that of William Jennings. It would not
work , however ; the orator of the Platte re-
fused to be connected and disclaimed any re-
latlonshlp whatsoever , much to the mortifi
cation of Miss Bonlta's father.
Mrs. Orborn ured Cole's Hot Blast heater
iu't winter.
ItetlrcN from the Ilolimiy ,
Mr. and Mrs. George N , Bowen have become -
come discouraged at the outlook for the
coming theatrical season and have given up
the management of the Dobany opera house.
His successor has not yet been named , but >
It Is talil that John Dohany Is anxious to
try his hand ns n theater manager , Mr.
How en has several offers under considera
tion , but ho and Mrs , Boncn will remain for [
the present In Council Bluffs.
.
II11C MlnlitK HnterprUe Completed.
CENTRAL CITY , Colo. , Aug. 28. ( Spe-
clal. ) Superintendent Dickey of the Greg-
pry-Bob Tall coiADanjr Is QUO ot tbo happiest
en In this portion of the state at the prosj j
nt time , all on account of the fact thnt the
ross-cut , which woa started from the Greg-
ry vein near the Brlggs shaft , tapped the
oh Tall vein at a distance of 1,2C9 feet
ron the starling point. The vein was cut
'uesday ' and shows a crevice of four feet of
mill oreami one foot of solid smelting ore ,
JOtl classes of ore carrying good values.
bo ' cross-cut was started In June , 1S97 , and
ias been driven day and night ever since ,
will air drills , through some very hard
rock ' , averaging for the whole time ninety
eel per month , which , considering every-
' hlng ' ' the company baa had to contend with
s not such slow work. The work of opening
up the ground by levels will now be pushed
CHII'I'1,12 CIIUBK'S riACiil BUNKS
Ilecout Snip thnt Arid * Much to tlm
Srctloii of the Country.
CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo. , Aug. 28. ( Spe
cla . ) One of the best salefl and ono fraugh
with untold Importance to the future of th
district and particularly lo the city of Cripple
pie Creek , was consummated when Ed Bel
signed and turned over toJ. . R. McKlnney
president ot the Moon-Anchor Gold Mlnln
company , n deed for fifty acres of place
ground located on the northwest portion 1
this city. The ground Is known as the Crip
pie ] Creek placer. It Includes three place
claims ] , the Julia Ann , Miami and Olio. Th
price | Is considered very cheap even for un
developed ground. It was but $13,000 casl
The , Importance to the camp and city He
In | Ihe fact that the purchaser Is the pres
dcut of Ihe Moon-Anchor , one of the riches
mines | In the camp , and It Is the Intentlo
to thoroughly prospect the ground. Thoug
no plans have yet been outlined It Is under
stood that the ground will be worked by
slock company and a largo shaft put down
to a depth of several hundred feet where
drifts and cross-culs will be run In every
direction. There Is lltllo question that when
this Is done several veins containing pay
ore , will be found , and many believe that the
Cripple Creek placer will be a rival to Ibo
Hull , City placer by this tlmo next year.
Since [ the early days of Ihe camp Ihe placer
ground north and west of this city has been
noted for Its richness. To this day thoie are
men working the ground as well as they
can with the limited supply of water avail
able for such purpose. During the panic of
18U3 there were several hundred men with
rockers earning wages on this ground. A
largo number of nuggets have been taken
out worth all the way from a few dollars teas
as high as $20. The transfer of so large a
tract to men of experience and almost un
limited | | , means and whose avowed Intention
Is | to thoroughly prospect for veins promises
great . things for this end of the camp.
HOYS FI.MJ A CAN OF COM ) .
One TlioiiHiiml DolliirN Coiioenleil in
the Ground nt Helena.
HELENA , Mont. , Aug. 28. ( Special. )
Three East Helena lads , Clarence Carlsen ,
Otto Chrlstopherson and Gust Carlson , while
playing mumble peg In the outskirts of the
| ; town , unearthed a large baking powder can
I tilled with good American gold coin. The
boys quarreled over the possession of the
money , which amounted to J 1,000 , and the
result will be that none of them will proba
bly get any of It.
blcl Clarence Carlsen , the largest of the boys ,
claimed the discovery , seized the can and
ran homo with It to bis father , John A.
Carlsen. The fathers of the two other boys ! ,
Christ Chrlstopherson and Frederick Carl-
ben , demanded equal shares of the money ,
but ! John A. Carlsen refused to divide. The
two men came to Helena and obtained a
warrant for John A. Carlsen and also a
warrant for the search of his premises In
East Helena. Constable Horn Immediately
drove to East Helena , but on the way
passed his man coming in , and the latter
was found on Main street with the money
in his possession. Ho said ho had come to
the city to deposit It in the bank , but it was
after banking hours and the police took
him before Justice Stelnraetz , who took
Charge of the money pending the settlement
of the cose.
. A fourth claimant to the treasure put in
j [ his appearance In the person of John Far-
row , who works In the smelter. Farrow
claims the money is his and that he hid It
, there as he was afraid of the banks. He
|
j took the constable to the spot where the
money was found , and said ho could prove It
was his. If ho does BO , the other action will
bo dismissed. Hearing will bo bad tomor
row.
Protecting Government ForeatH.
DEADWOOD , S. D. , Aug. 28. ( Special. )
H. G. Hamaker , formerly of the Indian
service In Minnesota , has been appointed
guardian of the Black Hills forestry re
serve by the Interior department. Ho has
already appointed five forest patrolmen ,
whose duty will be to guard against timber
fires and prevent the depredations of lum
ber and wood men. Ho will have bis headquarters
flat
quarters at Hill City. The atmosphere of
the Hills has been dense with smoke for
some time from timber fires burning north
west In the Bear LoJgo country. Several
fires of small extent have been reported In
different parts of the Hills , but the watch
fulness of the government guards and the
scarcity of underbrush do not allow a fire
to got beyond control.
\rrve of an Indian.
YANKTON. S. D. . Aug. 28. ( Special. )
Harry Rouse , a half-breed Sioux , belonging
at Yankton agency who escaped from Jail
at Chamberlain , S. D. , has been recaptured
and returned after suffering unusual priva
tions. After making his escape he headed
overland for the Yankton reservation. rote
elude his pursuers he was compelled to
travel entirely at night and lie hidden In
ravines and brushwood along the , Missouri
river In the daytime. He did not dare stop
at ranch houses for food and was forced
to subsist during his entire 100-mile Journey
solely on berries and Missouri river water.
Rouse Is a government prisoner
, having
been held to appear before the next fed
eral grand Jury to answer to the charge of
selling liquor to the Crow Creek Sioux.
MlHuourl New * Noten.
Jefferson City Is to have a new afternoon
republican paper.
Gentry county republicans held a conven
tion that named two tickets. U split in two.
Joplln citizens are being solicited by o.do
green goods house In New York City to do
business with them.
Senator Howard Gray sued the Western
Union for 3 cents and won his suit. His
lawyer's fee was * J50.
In the breaks of Dry creek near Tuscom-
bla a mine of nT
copper and considerable per
centage of gold has been discovered. Tbe
The Joplln Herald has offended all the
men who use the rod and gun because it re
ferred to ttte negroes who go to the brush
to ' shoot craps a "rural sportsmen. "
Though Pierce City claims to be the cen
ter of the finest watermelon section In the
state , not n melon has been on sale on tbo
homo market for a week. AH the fruit la
shipped out.
Prof , L , J. Mitchell swam from Arrow
Rock to Boonevllle , a dlt-tance of twenty
u"miles , for fun. He was In the Missouri
seriver water three hours and forty-five rain-
utes continuously.
m 1S6I Dick Overall , the well known rail
road man , was conductor of a train which
the James boys held up. Overall at the
time thanked Frank James for returning his
watch. Last week the two met again for
the flrst time slnco then. Frank James was
en route to Chllllcotho to act as starter at
the races. Overall recognized James and
again thanked htm for the watch which the
Kexbandit hod returned. Overall wore the
jimn clcca at tha atcond. meeting.
STORIES OF ANOLD - SETTLER
ncldonta in the Lives ( of the Pioneers of
Southern Iowa.
SQUIRREL FEAST AT" OLDWOMANTOWN
StrnniteVny ot PattliiR n Ilnlir to
Sleep Opening n Itenrrvntlon nnd
the Hudh for Land I.niiK Out
null OrKnulilnir Countle * .
One of the oldest residents of southern
Iowa Is Paris Coldwell , who Is eighty
old and lives In Ottumwa. He still lives
on a part of the claim bo located when
the town was flrst opened for settlement In
May , 184S. A representative of the Ottumwa
Courier obtained an interview with htm
containing some Interesting remlntsences of
southern Iowa. He Is still strong and active
and In perfect possession of all his faculties.
In answer to the reporter's questions ho
said :
I was one of the flrst whlto men to come
to this country. I
was then a young man
of about 23 and had been living
with my brother In what was called Seven
Mile Purchase , down near Eldon. Even at
that time I had this claim picked upon and
was only watting for the government to open
the country before I staked It out.
While down In Seven Mile Purchase , I
had some Interesting experiences. I remem
ber that ono time I went with another man
to an Indian village , which they coiled
Oldwomantown , because the bucks left the
women nnd children there while they were
out hunting through the country. Whllo
wo were at the village the women cooked
dinner. They had a strange bill of fare.
Ono of the dishes was squirrel and It was
prepared as I have never seen squirrel
prepared since. They took the skin off and
boiled the animals whole , entrails and all.
When they had cooled a bit , they cut them
up In slices , like bologna sausage and ate
them with great relish.
I remember another
Incident which oc
curred at this .pillage. One of the squaws
had a pappoose , a very little thing , strapped
to a board after the usual fashion of Indian
mothers. It was March and a cold rain
mixed with snow was falling all day , but
the squaw just stood thnt baby out In the
rain nnd left It there for hours , with the
rain running down over Its face and Into
Its eyes. The little thing cried and cried ,
but no one paid any attention to It and
finally it became still. I thought It must
be dead , but the squaws only laughed and
said it had gone to sleep.
When the spring of 1843 came on in earn
est we were all mighty glad to hear that this
country would be opened for settlement on
May 1. White men were not allowed to
come Into this land before that date , but
a good many of us did It anyway. The United
States dragoons , who were quartered down
on Sugar creek , patrolled up and down the
county to sea that 'there was none of us
skulking around with our eyes on certain
claims. But the country was so rough and
wild that wo easily avoided them. I was
camped down along { he river watching this
claim for a week before May 1.
IliiHh for the liiiid ,
On the night before
the great day seven
of us got together In , on old Indian wickiup
and ' waited for May 1 There were
other'settlers waiting'all up and down the
river , but not back
many on the hills oren
on the prairie , because they all wantei
claims which contained timber and water ,
| Well , at midnight of May 1 wo all started
; out to stake out our claims and run our
boundary lines. It was a hard Job to do It
right ! and when daylight came wo found
that our lines and stakes crossed each other
In a dozen places and our claims were badly
mixed up.
Most ot our crowd which had hung to-
gether were square , honest men and we
were In the majority In the dispute con
cerning the lines. All of the claimants held
' i a meeting under the old elm tree which
' stands Just at the west side of the West
End Presbyterian church and which we
afterward called "Council Elm. " There wo
arbitrated the matter of our claims and as
everyone was willing to act fair and square ,
we soon had things settled. There were ,
however , thrco outside fellows who had set
their stakes partly on my claim , who did j
not want at flrst to get off. But I finally
bought them oft for a slight sum and they
moved on out of the way.
I built my first house of logs and located
is on the river bank near the place where
the reeitta was held this summer. I lived
In that first house until 1851 , when the
river overflowed so much that the water
stood three feet deep on my floor. Then
I came back on the hill and built my homo
on Us present site.
In June , 1843 , all the Indians In this vi
cinity were brought together on the river
bank , on my claim , Just above the place
where the boathouse stands now. A man
named Fhelps had , previous to this , gene
down to St. Louis and brought up a small
steamer and a barge with which to move
be women and children and personal effects
of the Indians to Red Rock , where a reser
vation had been established for them. It
was a fine sight on that June morning to
see those 300 Indians gathered there on the
bank waiting to be taken aboard the boats.
When all the women with their babies
and personal property were on board the
bucks mounted their ponies , gave a wild
whoop and dashed off up tbo river. That
was about the last we save of Indians around
here.
I.nyltifiT Out a Town.
The town of Ottumwa was laid out the
day after the country was opened to white
men. The first store was opened by Milton
Jamlbon and was located on Main street
on the lot just west oC the present Baker
block. The second store In Ottumwa was
started by Seth Richards on the site now
occupied by the Ottumwa National bank
building. H. P. Graves was Richards' clerk.
The lumber for thejjp store buildings was
lauled to Ottumwa from , Durltngton by ox
earns. A great nmoiint of the goods handled
iy these stores were brpught to the town
n the same way , though , perhaps the bulk
of them came by way , pf the river , which
was then navigable for sfeamboats.
The first hotel In Ottumwa was a story
and a naif affair coiled' the Ottumwa house
and was run by DOjVlii jllall In a building
located where the BikerOUlco ] building now
Is. Around the two stares and the hotel
the first houses were , built. For the most
part they were constructed ot rough logs ,
but Bomo people cared enough for appear-
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Lake Manawa
Banner bill of the season , commencing
Sunday Matinee , August 28th :
Armstrong 6C O'Neil , Burlesque boxing sketch , entitled "fun In a Gymnasium"
Logreiia , Eoyal Conjurer.
BrOOks 6C Floyd in the laughable military sketch , "Reprieved. "
Arline Wyatt latest coon songs.
MiSS Coilliailtell our Petite Sobrette.
AH Zada Hindoo Magician.
Boat race on Thursday afternoon and swimming races Saturday I
afternoon , open to all coiners , Forward entrance to Col. Reed , Lak $ *
Manawa.
Special attention given to Picnic Parties.
Plenty of shade , fishing , boating and swimming.
Admission to Grounds and Pavilion lOc.
anccs to hew the logs out square , thus mak-
ng a much better looking house.
Courts were soon established in the county ,
ust how soon I don't recellect , but I remem
ber that Charles Mason was the flrst Judge
and the first courthouse was two stories
and located on the corner of Third and
Market streets. There was a school house
built soon after the town was founded , but
as I had no children to Interest me In
schools , I have forgotten where it stood.
If I remember rightly , Mrs. Spauldlng , wife
of Rev. B. A. Spauldlng , a missionary , was
the first teacher.
Agency was , for a number of years , a
larger town than Ottumwa , The Indian
agent , General Joseph M. Street , had his
residence there and the government had a
largo frame agency house. In the town Itself
were many houses built of lumber , larger
and far better than the log cabins of Ot-
tumvsa.
The flrst newspaper published In Ottumwa
was the Weekly Courier. I was In the
printing office on August 8 , 1S48 , when the
first copy was struck from the press and
I have been taking the Courier ever since.
R. H. Warden and J. H. D. Street were
the proprietors.
IOWA'S DOUIH.E FOR UNCI.U SAM ,
He IVCH nt Unvcnport and ! n
Pioneer School Teacher.
Davenport newspapers boast that Uncle
Sam's double lives In that city In the person
of John B. Young , who has been superln
tcndcnt of the public schools of Davenport
for nearly a quarter of a century and Is one
of the most popular as well as prominent
citizens of that thrifty city. There la such
a striking resemblance between Mr. Young
nnd the man's face universally used In cartoons
teens to portray Uncle Sam that strangers
when Introduced to him are Instantly struck
by his appearance and are nlmost willing to
swear that he must have been the mode
for the artists when they drew the firs
Uncle Sam. He has that same inimitable
goatee , the smoothly shaved cheeks wrinkled
by smiles , that same broad forehead denoting
:
ing ) a giant Intellect , the firm mouth , the
cleanly cut nose and every feature as you
ore now picturing it in your mind , for
everyone knows those features. Mr. Young
rolls his hair back In that same fashion and
there Is not a thing lacking In his good face
to . make It a veritable "double" for that of
the face that Is typical of Americanism. Mr.
Young la a grand good man , a characteristic
American and one well worthy the honor
of being called Uncle Sam's double. He
cornea from a long line of American an
cestry dating back to those days when the
foundations of our government were laid ,
Born In New York he came to Iowa and
located In Davenport shortly after the war ,
since which time has has given his life to
the public schools of Davenport , ot which
he might well be called the father.
Heavy I.on * by F"loodn.
BURLINGTON , la. , Aug. 28. ( Special
Telegram. ) The board of supervisors found
that the damage to highway bridges In
Des Moines county by the recent flood
amounts to $10,000. The loss to personal
property , live stock , etc. , will nearly double
that amount. !
Nominated at Corning.
CORNING , la. , Aug. 28. ( Special. ) The
Adams county republican convention nomi
nated the following ticket Saturday after
noon : L , E. SUnlen , clerk of the district
court ; L. M. Allen , recorder ; B. L. Hoyt ,
auditor ; A. R. Wells , attorney.
Iowa Afcrlcalttiral Notes.
Calves three weeks old are worth $10
around Missouri Valley.
Around Glldden corn Is better than ex
pected , though tbo drouth did some damage.
A Clarksvlllo stockman bos a curiosity
In the shape ot a calf with the hoofs ot a
colt.
colt.The
The serum treatment of hog cholera Is
being experimented with In some parts of
Iowa.
Ooceola county farmers are plowing and
the indications are that grain acreage next
year will bo larger than usual.
A farmer living near Woodbine has rigged
a gasoline engine to his road wagon and
propels his horseless carriage with oil.
. William Mohr , a farmer of Denlson , lost
his right shoulder while trying to oil bis
selfblnder while the machine was moving
at full speed.
Cattle breeders predict a higher market
for cattle next spring than has ruled this
year and many in southern Iowa are hold
ing their stock accordingly.
The potato crop In western Iowa Is the
heaviest in years. The farmers are said to
have figured on the war lasting a long
enough time to enable them to market their
potato crop at war figures.
A Cbarlton stockman who has bad much .
experience raising hogs declares that if a 1 : I
load of common soft coal Is dumped in the 1 I
hog lot the animals having access thereto
will escape cholera germs. The animals lick
the black diamonds much as a cow docs
salt.
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HELPS
WHERE E EfST jLLY AN ANTl-TII1N TONIC ,
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OTHERS AH < 5ud ) mjlttoo'd | jextraordlriary ( nourishing"
and bijldlnflr Dualities ? Grow solid'floon , fills
cheeks and elves to bony.
% anguar | ; bpdles the much desired bosuty
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urvesrhould . b'e'takon dally with meala
at bed tlrrfe ,
VAXJ3IAT2 BREWING COi
MIIJVVA1JHEE. V.&JU
FotSflle by Eolcy Brot. , Wholee lc Dealers.
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Kit V
COUNCIL BLOFFS RUNNING RACES
Commence Sect. 6.
Five Races Each Day.
H. G. CHAPMAN , Manager. ERNKST 11. IIAVKRLY , Sec.
GRAND HOTEL , COUNCIL BLUFFS , IOWA.
1 IOWA IMPROVED FARMS
tt\2 Hour Market. Will always be good property.Vohavc for sale
JA several Choice STOCK AND GRAIN farms hi southwestern Iowa ,
'l Pottawnttaiuie , Mills , Harrison and Monona counties at gre.it bur-
o gains. If you want a farm write us full particulars or call at our
I office. FARM LOANS AT 0 per cent interest.
4 City Property and Fruit Land for sale.
DAY & HESS ,
COUNCIL BLUFFS IOWA ,
BLOOD
POISON
A SPECIALTY
Primary , Secondary or Tertiary
BLOOD POISON permanently
Cured in 15 to 35 Days.
You can ba treated at home for same
price under same guaranty. If you
prefer to come here wo will contract
to pay railroad fare and hotel bills ,
and no charge If we fall to cure.
IP YOU HAVE
taken mercury , lodldo potash and still
have nches and pains , Mucous Patches
In mouth , Sore Throat , Pimples. Copper -
per Colored Spots , Ulcers on any purl
of the body. Hair or Eyebrows falling
out , It Is this secondary
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We Guarantee fo Cure
We solicit the moat obstinate cases
and challenge the world for a case we
cannot euro. This disease has always
baffled the skill of the most eminent
physicians.
$500.000 capital behind our uncondi
tional guaranty. Absolute proofs sent
sealed on application. 100 pa go book
sent free.
Addreil COOK IIEMUDY CO. , 1491
Haionlc Templt , Chicago , III.
q O QKr R MEDYjvC ;
G.W.PangIeM.D.
THU GOOD SAMARITAN
25 YEHR'S EXPERIENCE ,
Reader of DlHcnsen of incii and
women.
PROPRIKTOR OP THIS
World' * Uerbul Ilitpeniury of Slollcitto.
I CUUC-Catarrh of Head , Throat and
Lungg , Diseases of Eye and Gar , Fits Rnd
Apoplexy , Heart. Lver and Kidney Dleensei ,
Diabetes , Hrlffht's Iiiieose , St. Vltus Dance.
Rheumatism , Scrofula , Dropsy cured without
tapping , Tano Worm * removed , all chronic
Nervous and Priv
LOST HflNHOOD-nUIr/edmennd ? , ,
CVDUII 1C - On'r ' Bnyelclan who can
OlrnlLldi properly euro SVPII I LlS
without destroying tcttu and bonei. No mer
cury or poison mineral iibeil.
The only Pbyelcfon who can tell what nil *
you without asking a question.
Thoto at a distance icnd for question
blank. No. 1 for men ; No. t for women.
All correspondence strictly couudonllal
Medicine ecut by express.
Addrrcs all letters to
G. W. PANGLE , M. D. ,
ISO Broailwuy , COUNCIL IU.UFl'3 , 14
Cff" Send E-ceiit aurau for reolr.
THE NEUMAYER
JACOB NBUMAYCK , PROP.
Ill , CM , 208 , Z10. Broadway , Council Bluffs.
Rales , (1.23 per day ; 75 rooms. First-clam
li eveiy respect. Motor line to all depot * .
Local agency for the Celebrated St. Louis
A. l ) . C , User r , rirat-clasu par la coa-
nection , * , - - -
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BOW THEIR HEAD $
Distributed by
John 0. Woodward & Co ,
Council Bluffs , Iowa.
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WANTED.
FARM AND INSIDE CITY LOANS 1
THAT ARE GILT-EDGE. WE ALSO
WANT YOUR FIRE INSURANCE ON
BUSINESS PROPERTY. DWELLINGS '
AND HOUSEHOLD '
GOODS TOR.
NADO INSURANCE
AT A VERB j
LOW RATE.
BARGAINS IN REAH '
ESTATE. BOTH IN
FARM
ANO I
CITY PROPERTY. WE CAN SELC '
YOU A HOME
CHEAP
ON SMALL'
PAYMENTS. 3.000 ACRES OF BOT
TOM LAND IN
THIS COUNTY FOR-
BALE IN ONE TRACT
OR IN SMALK *
TRACTS. AL/0 240 ACRES AT A
LOW PRICE ; 80 ACRES FRUIT LAND
IN MILLS COUNTY , IA. , FOR BALD
OR EXCHANGE.
CALL AND SEE Ufl OR WRITE US.
235 PEARL. ST. , COUNCIL BLUFFS.
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IA.
LOUGEB & LOUQEH.
Fees Gas
and
Gasoline
Engines
21 to 250
Horeo 3 > ewe
of All ICInil .
.y
Call on ua or wrlto for prices & descrlptloff
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