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COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MINUIl JIUNTIOfl.
Davla sells elans.
Bherradcn malcs : photos , $1.60 doz.
Wclsbnch burners nt Blxby's. Tel. 193.
Budwelser beer. L. Rosenfcldt , nscnl ,
Dr. Stephenson , Morrlam blk. , room 221.
K.Iegant style holiday photos nt Schmidt's.
Pictures and frames , Alexander's , 233 B'y.
.Mr . W. 11. Dudley Is visiting In Chicago
and Sterling , III.
Miss Charity Ilabcock went to Chicago
yesterday on a visit.
C. H. Jncqucmln & Co. , Jewelers and op
ticians , 27 South Main street.
Get your work done at the popular Easlo
laundry , 721 Broadway. 'Phone 15T.
W. C. Kstep , undertaker. 2S Pearl street.
Telephones : OIIlcu , 97 ; resldencoi33.
Mrs. Frank IlnnH has gone to California ,
where she will makes nn extended visit.
Mm. Joe Wcarln of H'astlngH , Neb. , Is the
guest of Mrs. ' 1 , C. Itonhnm on North Second
end street.
Alderman nnd .Mrs. J. U. Atkins and their
grandtnn , Tom T.acey , will spend Thanks
giving In Chicago.
S. 10. Stnko of Webster City , In. , Is In the
city visiting hlB parents , Mr. nnd Mrs. S. S.
Stnko of First avenue.
Plntt Overtoil , a prosperous lumber
denier of Heger , Mo. . Is In the city visiting
Ills father , llev. A. Overtoil.
Rherldnn coal makes a large llnmo nnd
clear life , but no smoke , soot or clinkers.
Fan ton & Folcy , sole ngcnlH.
Frank Stodtmclstcr , who recently re
turned from the Philippines with Company
will leave this week for a visit In DCS
nnd Chicago.
Mm.i. \ . F. Holtz of Wayne , Neb. , nnd
JIlso Funnlo Dickey of Hooper , Neb. , have
lieen called here by the serious Illness of
their mother , Mrs. W. C. Dickey.
'
II. J. Joseph , sr. , of 72. ) Mynster street. Is
confined to his home MB a result of being
run over by a delivery wngon on Urondwny
iirnr the corner of Sixth street Saturday
afternoon.
Mr. and Sirs. John Qulnn announce the
engagement of their daughter Mury tn
Charles Wilson. The wedding Will take
place at St. Francis Xuvler'a church , De
cember 0 , nt 8 it. tn.
Mra. Mabel' Schbart. wife of J. Schbart.
died yesterday morning from consumption
nt her home , 915 Fourth avenue , nged IK !
years. The rcmnlnn will bo taken to Stuart ,
in. , tomorrow for burial.
W. L. Marsh , 117 .Falrvlew . nvenue , re
ported to tin- police lain last night thnt dur
ing the absence oC the family his house bud
been entered by burglars' . It Is not known
how much booty the thieves secured.
The funeral of the Into Mrs. Katherlne B.
\Vndsworth , wife of John G. Wndsworth ,
Ml iFolirth street , will bo held this after
noon nt S o'clock from the First Presby
terian c-hurcli , of which she was a valued
member. The services will be conducted by
the pastor , llev. W. S. Harncs.
The funeral of John S. , the Infant ron of
Mr. nnd Mrs. U C. Patterson , will bo held
this morning nt 10 o'clock from the family
home , " & : . Sixth uvcntie. The services will
lie conducted by Rov. W. S. names of the
First Presbyterian church nnd Interment
will bo In Walnut Hill cemetery.
Miss Daisy Wlsbey of this city and Albert
Ttlchnrdaoii , formerly a resident of Council
niuffs. now living nt Sioux City , will be
married Christmas day nt the home of the
groom's sister. Mrs. J. Young , In Sioux City.
IMlss Wifbcy will leave shortly to visit In
Sioux City before her marrlnge.
The ChrlHtmns number of the Flower Mis
sion Mngnzlne , edited nnd published by
ailsa Irene Test of this city. Is out nnd like
the preceding number ? Is replete with In
teresting nnd seasonable -articles nnd Illus
trations. A handsome half-tono picture of
Jllss Elizabeth Allen of Omaha is one of
the many pleasing features of the number.
N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 230. '
\VorU iif Unmans.
Late Friday night , during thc5abscnco of
W. H.'SiiffH from "his irom'e at. 1911' South
Sixth street , nnd' just as his family were
preparing to retire for the night , two men
broke Into the house. They pushed their wny
In through the front door , which hnd been
left unlocked , ' nnd once Inside commenced In-
eultlng Suffa's two young daughters. The
Intruders were respectably dressed , but ap
peared to bo under the Influence of liquor.
The girls and their young brother were
greatly frightened , and when one of the
former resisted aii attempt on the part of
ono of the rtimans to klfs her. ho gave her
a hard olnp on the fncc. The men proceeded
to the pantry where they helped themselves
to the eatables. The girls finally managed
to mnko their escape from the house and
ran to a neighbor's. Word was sent to police
headquarters , but by the tlmo Olllccrs Weir
nnd Smith arrived on the scene the ruinans
had tnken their departure. Deforo leaving
the house ono of the Intruders picked up the
lamp from the table and hurled It through
the door Into the kitchen. When the ofilcern.
reached the house there were prospects of
a lively conflagration , but they at once
ptnrtcd In to quench the flumes nnd little
damngo was done outside of scorching the
woodwork In the kitchen. The tlmo occupied
by the officers In putting out the Ilamcs
gave the ruffians an opportunity to gel out
of the neighborhood. There Is no clew to
their Identity.
Rcasonnblo amount c : mending done free
of charge at the Bluff City Inundry. This Is
tha laundry that takes good care ot your
Hnefl. 2'J North Main.
Di-rtlileU Club Program.
The Derthlck club will give the third of
Its sorlos of muslcnlcs this evening , when
Mozart nnd Uussek will be the composers
treated. The following progrnm has been ar-
rnngcd by the committee In charge :
Sketch of life of 'Mozart and hln In-
lluenco
Miss Julia Tulleys.
[ Minuet from Symphony In E Kbit..Mozart
MlKsos Cclla Jackson nnd I'olly Krb.
Sonata In A major Moznrt
Miss llortenso Kornythe.
"The Violet" Mozart
Miss AIIIV K. fiprnhnrdt.
"La Consolation" Dussek
Miss Mnude Dell.
Sketch of Dussek
MIsfH Julia Tullcyn.
"Lullaby" Mozart
Miss Amy ! ' . Otrnhardt.
"La Chnpso" Dussek
Minn Sndle Ornss.
"Come. Khnll 1 Tell Thoo" ( from "lion
Jtiiin" ) Mozart
Miss Uentllce Wilson.
iAndanto nnd llniiln from Concerto In
E lint major Mozart
Misses Kffa KIKs nnd Lucile. Porttrlleld.
Scientific ) optician , Wollmnn. 10 ? Dr'dwajr ,
Howcll's AnlI-"Knwf" cures coughs , colds.
.Motor C'oiaitaaU-N Art * Uali't.
Thcro were no new developments yester
day In the fight between the two rlvnl
street rnr companies , although It was evi
dent that thn official announcement mndo
by Cirnornl Manager Dlmmozk that the old
company Intomlrd to extend Its line to Lake
Mnnnwn had set the officers of the new
corporation thinking. A meeting ot tbo
representatives of the Omaha , Council llluffd
ft Suburban Hallway company was held yes
terday , thn consultation lasting ecvernl
hour * . What decision was nrrlved at was
not mndu public. Emmet Tlnlcy , attorney
for the new company , when seen yesterday
nflernoon said there yns nothing for "pub
lication" at the , present time.
Davll sells paint.
Find Missouri wood for sala by Gilbert
Brothers.
FARM LOANSNh
Mtisotlated In Eastern Nebraska
nnd lowu. Jnmcs N. Cnsiuly , jr. ,
12C Muln St. , Council Uluffs.
DmHSURANCE POLICIES BOUGHT
Kor C U or l.oiiin-d On.
K , n. KIIUAVL : .t co. ,
C Fenrl Street , Couuc.il Uluffi.
YOUNG THIEVES BREAK JAIL
Quintet of Bad Boys Effect Tholr Escape
from the Bostlle.
FOUR FROM OMAHA AND A COLORED LAD
Pry OfT Iran Ilnrn irltli licit Slntn nml
Crnvrl Out Over the Trnimoin
( Jet Acrofin the
Illvcr.
The four young lads from Omahn , arreoted
Saturday for tearing up and stealing the
cornier rods connecting the rails on the
motor tracks , effected their escape from
the city Jail yesterday afternoon. Their
escape was not noticed for n short while
and they had a considerable lend ot Jailor
James when he started In pursuit. Me
caught sight of them on Seventh avenue nnd
South Fifteenth street , but the boys scat
tered when they perceived the olllcer and
, ho was unable to overtake them. They
managed to catch a passenger train on the
Union Pncinc dump and got across the bridge
safely to Omaha.
It is the old story of locking the stable
door after the horse hns gotten away. Al
terations In the upper floor of the city Jail
I were ordered by the- city council several
months ngo which If carried out by the
committee on police nnd health would have
made yesterday's Jail delivery Impossible.
Now that is over Chairman Chrlstensen of
the committee notified Chief Albro yester
day that work on the alterations nnd im
provements would be commenced without
fall this week.
Owing to the youth of the four prisoners
they were placed In the room reserved Jor
female prisoners on the second floor , In
stead of being locked In with the other
prisoners. In the same room Albert An
derson , a young colored Ind serving out T
thirty-day sentence for stealing brass be
longing to the Northwestern railway , was
confined. He Joined the other four in their
night from the Jail and up to n late hour
last night had not been recaptured , nnd It
Is thought he accompanied them to Omaha ,
i l r > - OIT Iron Ilnr * .
Over the door leading Into the corridor
i from the room In which the boys were con-
lined Is a transom protected on the Inside
by three Iron bars riveted Into the frame
of the door casing. The boys effected their
escape by prying off two of these bars with
a slat tnkcn from the bed. To reach the
transom the boys piled up on top of ono
another the two large boxes used for con
taining coal.
The stairway from the second floor leads
directly to the entrance of the Jail and
the young lads evidently made very little
noise In making their descent , as they wore
not heard by Jailer James , who was Inalde
the office.
James discovered the boys' escape when
he went up to their room to remove their
dinner dishes. The door was securely barred
and locked , on the outside and the transom
wns closed , but to his surprise when ho
opened the-door the room wan empty nnd
the prisoners had flown. The appearance
of the Interior was almost indescribable.
In one corner was the large wooden bed
stead denuded of everything. The slats lay
scattered around on the floor , two of them
broken In half , showing that the boys had
had considerable.trouble In prying off the
bars over the transom. 'The coal that had
been In the two boxes was scattered over
the floor , while the bed clothing and mattress
were piled up In a heap In one corner. Over
the bedding , the boys had evidently out of
a spirit of mischief , scattered a quantity
of ashes and cinders from the stove. The
empty tin plates and mugs showed that the
Inds had not neglected to eat their dinners
before taking their leave.
\IIIIII-H of tinFnuHlvpM. .
The names of the boys who escaped are
Harry McCowln , Arthur Wagoner , Alfred
Hamming and Harley Allsup. They were
caught Saturday In the act of stealing the
copper connecting rode. The motor com
pany has recently experienced much annoy
ance and loss by this kind of thieving. The
boys , It was learned , had been tearing off
tlicfii rods for scene tlmo past and selling
them to the junk dealers , both in this c'ty
nnd across the river. Snturday , mornlni ;
they offered some to n n road way Junk
denier , who notified the police and n watch
was pet. The boys were cnught on Sixteenth
i street stealing the rods on the tracks leading
to the Driving park. They had also In their
possession r. brass cap taken from ono of
thn Urn hydrants.
It was learned by the police that McCowln
and Wagoner , the eldest of the four lads ,
hnd been In Council Bluffn since Thursday ,
during which tlmo they accumulated a largo
amount of copper. The ngo of these two
lads. , who appeared to be the ringleaders ,
In about 10 years , while the other two are
not over 1C or 1" years of nge.
Chief Albro is In favor , when the altera
tions are carried out at the jail , of having
thu etnlrwny to the second floor changed
so PS to lead down Into the main ofllcc ,
which would mnkn it Impossible for n pris
oner or any one else to get out ot the build
ing without firrft going through the main
room downstairs.
Ken Neckbands put on shirts free of
clmrga for regular customers at the Bluff
City laundrf. 34 North Main.
KOItT nOlXiK .t OMAHA HOAl ) .
II in- Will Soon lie rnniplrttMl If riooil
Wcntlirr CoiiHiiiirx ,
P. H , Orafton , engineer In charge of the
construction of thn Fort Dodge & Omaha
railroad , staled yesterday that If the pres
ent flno weather continued for a short whHo
longer the line would be rcndy for opera
tion within n few weeks nt the latest. The
work of completing the line Is being inp-
Idly pushed and the ballasting of the track
between this city nnd Tnra In almcst fln-
Ished , An immense amount of work has
been done , he Bays. In the Inst two weeks
nnd If the weather conditions continue ns
they are nt present trains will be running
Into Council n luffs by the first of the now
year over the new road.
The principal work being done now in
the way of grading Is putting In numerous
sidings along the entire line between hero
nnd Tura. Seine of these sidings are over
1,000 feet long and require a large amount
ot filling.
Engineer Graflon said that the company
hnd 'been very fortunate In experiencing
more than usually favorable weather for
railway construction. There Is no knowing ,
however , how soon a change may take place
and every effort IH being put forward to
cover up the grade with a good depth of
gravel before a freeze comes nnd practically ,
Mr. Oration says , this has been accom
plished.
Some of the new towns along the road
are commencing to experience what mllit
bo termed veritable booms , Of the uevr
towns Ycttcr linn outboccncd nil the rest ,
It was laid out about a month ago la a
cornfield belonging to Lawrence Yctter nnd
was named after him. It got Its first start
In the boom direction by the government
establishing n postofllco there , mall being
supplied from Lake City. The first buildIng -
Ing to go up was a lumber office , then two
hardware stores followed , then a general
store , a grocery , restaurant , blacksmith
shop and n livery stable. Building lots are
In nctlvo demand and there Is already talk
of building a church. The town 1 to be
Incorporated nnd a local government or
ganized.
The old towns touched by the now road
are Lovcland , Logan , Woodbine , Dunlap ,
Dow City , Arlon , Dcnlson , Dclolt , Wall Lake
I nnd Rockwell City. The now stations arc
I St. Johns , Ells. Ulmer , Yettcr , Moseley ,
'
Illchard nnd Omnnn.
President Fish of the Illinois Central ,
when hero last on a tour ot Inspection ot
the new rend , said :
"The building of the Fort Dodge & Omaha
rnllroad has been an Instance of phenom
enal railway construction In the matter of
building and equipping it in a short time.
The work of grading commenced only last
May. Today Fort Dodge and Council Bluffs
arc connected with a line of eighty-five-
pound rails and work nnd material trains
are running backward and forward every
day over almost the entire line. The build
ing of the road makes n now record < n
railway construction which In my opinion
It will bo hard to beat. "
Church Sued for I'ronrrly.
nunLINGTO.V , la. , Nov. 2G. ( Special. )
An Interesting lawsuit will be. begun here
by the First Mcthoaist Episcopal church
of this city. Two years ago Mrs. Sophia
Smith died , leaving nn estate of $25,000.
Dy her husband's wilt this estate was at
her death to be divided , $10,000 going to
Simpson college , nt Indlanola , la. , and $15.-
000 to the Clifton School for Glls at Clifton ,
X. Y. The former sum was paid In accord
ance with the direction of the will. When
the latter amount wns to be paid It was
found that the Clifton school had passed
out of existence and the principal. Prof.
Loomls , was dead. The heirs of Loonils
set up a claim for the amount , but the court
refused to allow the claim and ordered the
$15,000 divided among the heirs of Mrs.
Smith. Now the First Methodist Episcopal
church steps in and claims the fund by
reason of n will made by Mrs. Smith In 1SSO ,
In which she deeded all her personal prop
erty to that Institution , and the court hav
ing decided that the $1B,000 has reverted
by reason of the passing away of the Now
York college , they claim it is Included In
the property disposed of by the will of 18SO.
The suit will be strongly fought by the
heirs.
IiiNii > c < M ftlrnvrooil Iiindtntlon.
GLENWOOD , la. , Nov. 26. ( Special. )
The Board of Control of Iowa state Institu
tions visited the institution for feeble
minded children at Glenwood on Tuesday ,
the 21st. It was their semi-annual vlelt
and all the members were present. Mrs.
Larrabee , who has been interested In public
affairs for many years , was with the board ,
observing with Interest the workings of
the Institution. The board ns a whole and
singly visited the several departments of
the Institution , courteously complimenting
the work being done , with suggestions for
future betterment of the S40 wards of the
state now sheltered In this growing Insti
tution. They left on Wednesday to visit
the hospital for Insane at Clarlnda and from
there go to Fort Madison penitentiary and
* ' ' " " '
Mount Pleasant hospital. , ,
IIIIl'N Ilnnil IH Seen.
SIOUX CITY , Nov. 26. ( Special Tele
gram. ) James J. Hill's hand in the Omaha
Northern railway , which will be built next
year from Omaha to Sioux City over an
alr-llne route sixteen miles shorter than
the present routes , was almost laid bare by
a man prominent in financial matters , who
said :
"Bonds of the combination bridge company
are being quietly bought at 80 cento.
The demand Is obvious. There will be more
traffic over it next year and the Omaha
Northern Is concerned in the deal. So soon
as Hill's connection with Sioux City is sold
at foreclosure sale , December 14 , Jamm J.
Hill's connection with the mysterious link
with Omaha will bo made more public. "
Ca 1110 Ilookcil for Atlantic.
ATLANTIC , la. , Nov. 26. ( Special. ) A
dispatch In nn Omahn paper this morning
states that the Glenwood foot ball team
would not bo hero to play the game on
Thanksgiving day arranged for and adver
tised. Manager Koyser has received posi
tive assurance from the manager of the
Glenwood team that it will bo here. This
will probably be the best game of the year.
Atlantic now holds the championship of the
elate ntnong tbo athletic teams. Glenwood
also makes a claim to the championship.
Doth teams have been making.an excellent
record this year , Atlantic not having been
scored against.
Hey Accidentally Shot.
IOWA CITY , la. , Nov. 26. ( Special. )
While 12-year-old George Hervert wns pas
sing nn nlloy a bullet flred by an unknown
person ntruck his hand near the base of the
thumb and plowed its way back to the joint
of his wrist. The boy wns taken to the
State university medical hnll and the X-rays
employed In locating the bullet. It was ex
tracted by the use of electricity. The per
son who fired the bullet Is not known.
Knrm I.iuuln Soil Well.
ONAWA , In. , Nov. 26. ( Spcclnl. ) The
Case farm , ndjolnlng town on the west , was
sold yesterday to Illinois parties for $52 per
acre. The farm consists of 160 acres and Is
one of the oldest In the county , having been
In continuous possession of the Case family
since 1854 , some years before the town of
Onawa wna laid out. Several other farms
have been sold hero the last week at good
figures.
\IMVH \n < > ,
Five basket ball teams have been ar
ranged for at the Young Men's Christian
association.
The new Ynung Men's Christian associa
tion gymnasium building at Keokuk Is
npnrlng completion.
The onmo men who have been operating
In other counties have undertaken the task
of looking up the tax dodgers In Mills
county.
Wilbur Haker. who Is under arrest at Ot-
tumwn. dpc'llneo to go back to Plnttsburg' ,
Mo. , to stand trial for perjury without u
requisition
The Dubuque Business Men's leitgue con
template : ) mnklng an effort to Heenro more
railroads particularly the Chicago &
Northwestern and the Durllngton , Cedar
Kaplil.s & Northern for Dubuque.
Johnson Brlgham has acquired for the
stnte library n copy of an old edition of
Johnson's dictionary , the forerunner of nil
dictionaries. The volume wan printed in
17C5 and l In a good stnte of preservation.
F. J. Lnne of Monona county hns brought
null In the courtR of Mills county against
the Chlongo , Urrllngton & Qulncy railroad
for $12,000 damngct ) alleged to have been
sustained by him In u wreck on thnt road.
A woman who bus been wearing man's
clothes worki-d on the section on the \\'n-
bush rend at Udell , Appanoove county. She
wns nr"Gsted for wearing man'8 apparel ,
but was released on the ground that thcro
was nn law In Iowa which prev nted her
from dressing In 'that manner If she chose
to do so.
The pollen of OHkuloosu r.tldcd a "boy's
club" which had been i tinning for some
tlmo in that city. It was located In a cave
10x12 ff-ut In HZO ! which hud been dug out
In the s'.de of a hill. It wan titled up In
HiimptiioiiH style and wan used by the boys
nn a gambling rrwort t'onxlderablo li | the
way of gambling paraphernalia was taken
by the police.
CHANGING COURSE OF RIVER
Old Muddy to Be Diverted from Its Channel
Near Sioux Oity.
WORK OF MAN HELPS UNRULY STREAM
IHtrh Scirn Kcet Dorp In Cut Nrnrly
AvroflN HcnlKcr' " llenil nml the
Turbulent Illvcr Will Do
I the Kent ,
SIOUX CITY , Xov. 2C. ( SpDcIalO The
waters of the Missouri- river will teen bo
rushing across the small neck of land which
hns bccu known as Hcnlger's bend , near
Jnckson , Neb. , and a few miles northwest
of Sioux City. Just what effect this change
In the course of the stream will have be
low this point only can bo surmised. No
one can forecast the action of the Great
Muddy , especially when It is roaring nnd
raging with floods nnd running Ice. This
change In the course of the river Is not
tha natural result of the cutting by the
stream of the banks primarily It will bo
the outcome of work which has secretly
been carried on for the last three nights
by a largo force of men. They have suc
ceedcd In cutting n ditch seven feet deep
across the neck of land , which wns 110 fc't
wide , between the two coursco of the river ,
or where It comes close together after cir
cling a long bend In the stream.
For n long tlmo past thrcnts have been
made that the course of the stream would
ho diverged from Its present course and
fears were entertained thnt If this was not
done by nature or by human hands It would
Econcr or later mean the river would jump
from Ho long bend west of McCook lake
Into that Btrcntn , which would probably
mcnn It would cross the long swale over
Sioux point and Into the Sioux river at Riv
erside. This would mean a grcnt loss of
valuable ! land by property owners and resi
dents of thnt vicinity. It would go over n
number of rich farms and last spring when
the river wns cutting up cnpers with the
bankci ncnr McCook Inko these people were
pretty badly frightened. It Is n fact that
Mrs. Hannah Adams lost a great deal of
land west of McCook Inko by the cutting n't '
the stream Inst spring during the breakup.
It was a sight terrible to behold to see huge
trees swallowed up by the river and acre
after acre of land crumbling Into the surg
ing waters. Then It wns mild thnt If the
Renlger neck would only wash out danger
of further loss In this part of Union county ,
South Dakota , would bo averted. More than
once have efforts been made to open up
the neck , but all attempts so far have bsen
futile.
Do the Work ( rnilnally.
Now the result seems simple enough. If
the water , dashing up against this nek of
land will gradually work a channel for-Itself
the change will come so gradually that it
will hardly be noticed. Dut If It waits until
ono of the spring rises or when the Ice coni23
tearing madly down the river after the
breakup It will be a sight terrible to behold.
Now that this '
breach has'been opened up
almost down to the edge of the water there
Is little possibility that the stream can con
tinue around the nine-mile course of the
big bend. It must cut through Renlger's
bend sooner or later , and wbnt Is now the
bed of the river In thisbend will become
one more of the many lakeg'leTt'as the result
of a change In the course ofiho mighty Mis
souri. '
Some fear that should the river sweap
down through 'this ' cut toward Sioux City and
moot any resistanceon the South Dakota
side It would Jump back Into Its old bed , or
what Is now known as Crystal lake In Da
kota county , Nebraska. Should this be the
case Sioux City would be away from the
river front by several miles and what would
bo left would be a mud hole or a lake. Most
of the banks along the Missouri In this sec
tion are gumbo , or quicksand , easily washed
away and offering no resistance to the on-
slaughfof the stream. The government has
constructed dykes in various parts of the
stream near Sioux City as a protection for
the land owners , but year after year acre
after ncro of property Is eaten up by the
stretim.
Others think that even If It should come
down through Renlger's bend and not meet
resistance it would menace Riverside park ,
hut this theory Is not generally agreed with
by those who have been over the land on the
South Dakota side of the stream. They
think If any jumping over banks occurs It
would be on the Nebraska side and they have
no fear for Riverside park or
any of that
section. It matters little to land owners In
front of Sioux City , but Is a whole lot to
those In Dakota county and even the others
in Union county South Dakota.
Verdict of Miirdrr lit Nct-nnil Drirrop.
IDA GROVE , la. . Nov. 26. ( Special. )
Francis E. Rlney was convicted here Friday
evening of the murder of Allle Penrod , Sep
tember 1 last. The Jury returned a verdict
of murder In the second degree. The men
quarreled over the use of a watering trough ,
nnd Rlney stabbed Penrod with a pocket
knife , the victim dying almost Instantly.
Culled ( n it Churt-li.
IOWA CITY , la. , Nov. 2G. ( Special. )
Uov. George Luther Cady of Geneseo , III. ,
has been called to the pastorship of the
Congregational church of this city. Ho IB a
graduate of Olivet college and the Chicago
Theological seminary , and though quite a
young man has held pastorates at Wash
ington , la. , and Springfield and Geneseo.
Alt , I.V FOl'll SKCOXnS.
UiicnnnclniiN Mnn Mvril n AVpelc Fall
of Kxcltlai ; IJvrnlN ,
The story was told
over luncheon by a
irnn on 'Change , relates the Now Orleans
Times , "Ono day years ago , " ho said ,
"shortly after laughing gas was Introduced
as an anesthetic , I got a case of rip-roaring
toothache and went to a dentist on St.
Charles street to have the molar'snatched
out. I remember leaning back In the chair
and taking a few whiffs of something that
tasted sweet , and then , In the twinkling of
an eye , I found myself on the quarter-deck
of a man-of-war. There was no middle
period of drowsiness or confusion ; the whole
thing happened In a flash , and , strange to
say , It seemed perfectly natural. I under
stood , without the slightest bewilderment ,
that the civil war was In progress ; that I
wan nn ensign on a federal cruiser , and that
wo were In search of the Alabama. I was
In the navy , you know , before I came to live
In New Orleans , and the routine of a ship
was as familiar as my own name , I seemed
well acquainted with everybody on this par-
Bean the } 8 KM You Han Always
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tirtilnr vessel , nnd ns 1 paced ( o mid fro I |
chatted with my fellow-olllcers about the I
weather , ' the war , the chanced of the chase
and many other topics of thetime. . The day I
wore on , evening fell , and I went to me * * , ,
where I had n long dfbnte with the doctor
on ccrtnln operations for wounds.
"After my watch that night I turned In
dog-tired nnd slept till dawn , and , not to
fntlguo you with my story , a week rolled !
by , filled with all the Innumerable Incidents , '
details nnd duties of life nbonrd ship. We
told stories , sang songs , lounged for long
hours under the stars , nnd speculated on the '
probabilities of a light. One afternoon , to |
como to the point , wo sighted the Alabama , '
and. after n chnse nbout which I could wrlto
a volume , overhauled her nnd the battle
bcgnn. U was no long-range contest , but a
duel to the death at pistol-shot , and at Inst.
riddled , torn nnd littered with dead , both
ships clcsed In and the order rang out to
clear for boarders. 1 was one of tlu > first
men over the side , nnd as I landed on the I
blood-eonkcd deck nn enormous negro sud
denly loomed nbovo me with nn upraised
club * To this moment I can recall my rag"
and horror at thnt uncouth nssnull. I tried
to dodge , but too late ; the bludgeon struck '
mo squarely on the Jnw , nnd with n force |
that accrued to rend my very skull In twain.
I could feel my bones crack like egg shells.
The whole sldo of my face wns driven In.
1 knew I was killed. Then I opened my
eyes and saw the dentist holding out my
tooth. I had been unconscious exactly four
seconds. "
llallroiiil Trip * In Knroitc.
Qultii apart from the great Siberian rail
road , the longest In the world , there nre
some railroad trips In Europe of a length
by no means despicable , even to an Ami-H
ern. The Orient express , leaving Paris
twice a week , goes to Constantinople , by
way of Munich , Vienna , IJudapest , Ilolgrado
and Sofia , covering 1,021 mllro In sixty-four
nntl one-half hourc , a speed of nearly thirty
ml Ira an hour. You may go from London to
Constantinople via Ostoml , Vienna nnd
Costnnzn , 2,032 miles , In seventy-three nnd
one-half hours. Uelweon St. Petersburg and
Ostcnd , 1,597 miles , the time la forty-throe
hours , nnd London Is six hours further off.
The summer trains from St. Petersburg to
Cannes , via Vleunn. traverse 1,910 miles In
sixty-five hours , while the Peninsula ex
press , from Calais -la Drlmllsl , gete over
1,353 miles In thirty-nine und one-half hours.
These runs would bo fnlr In the United
States , but not remarkable.
Mlxfalif.
Detroit Journal : All England Is sick with
foreboding !
Everywhere prayers nre being offered up
to the God of buttles !
A terrifying rumor Is rife !
It Is being whispered that the Boer repub
lic Is fully one-eighteenth ns strong ns
Orent Britain anil not , ns originally under
stood , ono-twentleth as strong !
Oh , thi > horrible mistake of going to war !
Iiids IlHcir Hrmlll.v.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Eric Hope , the
name adopted by the young e.'irl ot Yar
mouth , Icni's ' Itself reaillly to the require
ment * of the Urlllsh Htage. "
"How PO ? "
" 1 heard a TJrlton the other day calling
' ' ' "
It 'Horlc 'Opct'
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
I-'itlr Monday mid I'riilialily TiieNilny
with FroNh Southerly IVIiidN
\oliriiNUii. .
WASHINGTON. Nov. 20. Forecast for
Monday and Tuesday :
For Nebraska , Iowa , Missouri , the Dakotas -
kotas , Kansas , Colorado and Wyoming Fair
Monday and probably Tuesday ; fresh , south
erly winds.
Local Itccord.
OFFICE OF THE WKATHER BUREAU ,
OMAHA , Xov. 2 ( ! . Omulm record of temper
ature and.precipitation compared with thu
corresponding duy of the last three years :
1S.M. . 1S9S. 1S97. 1S 5.
Maximum temperature.IS 17 2G " , . ;
Minimum temperature 2fi 1 0 10
Averajfe temperature 37 ! ) IS : ! !
Precipitation 00 .00 J)7 ) 1.53
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this dny and since March I ,
1S39 :
Normal for the day 82
Kxcefw for the dny f >
Accumulated excess slnco March 1 3.0. !
Normnl rainfall for'the dny 03 Inch I
Dellclency for the day 03 Inch
Totnl rainfall slnoe March 1 21.11 inches
Delleloncy Hlnqo March 1 -i.Gl Inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 1S3S 2.00 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period , 1&37 11.OS Inches
Kcporta from StatioiiN at S I" , in.
STATIONS AND STATE J an ? | c 3 =
OF WEATHER.
Omaha , clear is .00
North I'lattp , clear . . . . 41II HI ; . < ,
Salt Lake City , cloudy. II .OH
Cheyenne , cle.ir 31 M . ( H
Rapid City , clear nil nil .0:1 :
Huron , c-k-iir ) : > ! Sl | .01
Willlston , clear ls ! | D0 | .O'l
Chicago , clear I : ! , 4I | . ( VI
St. Louis , clcnr 4ti | 50 | .IM
St. 1'aiil. clear 41 ! .r > l ) | .IH
Davenport , clear 421 4S .01
Helena , cloudy 3S 4'J .011
Kansas' City , clear
Havre , cloudy ft1)4) , ) , 'AI '
Bismarck , clcnr 3.SI 32 , .Dt }
Galveston , cloudy so ! so . < * )
Ll'CIUS A. WELSH.
Local Forecast Ollk-lal.
UNIUSriRUTUS
AND
GET
. YOUR
MONEYS
WORTH
JOHN G.WOODWARD8cCO.
WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTERS
) COUNCIL BLl/FFS.IOWA /
\ Mill K TA IX \ STOTJC1 .
"I'lenii * 1'asi tlir HnUi r" t'nrrled n
( ! ont I'nM front Colorado.
A prominent New York railroad man. who
Is noted for ( food Merle * , tolls the follow-
A brake man on our llnp > , who had
us faithfully , was recently Riven n month's
vacation. He had nevfr bfon wc. t nnd dc
c Id e l on a 'trip to the Rockv mountain * , for
which we furnished him with p.tsses. Thi >
mmi went to Denver , nnd there met n num
ber of his friends' nt work on one of tbo
western rands. They entertained him nlrrly
nnd when h ? was drpartlliK made him a
pnsent of a Inrge Kont.
"Our man wns nt n loss to know how to
fret the nnlmnl home with him , ns the ex
press charges to Now York were very
htnvy. After puzzlltiK f6r pome time nnd
consulting with his friends he mnde out a
shipping tap and tied It to the hortin of the
Rout. Thou he presented the nnlmnl nt tbo
olllce of n stock cnr lino. The tnK created
a peed deal nf Interest among the stork-
men , who sent for the manager of the com
pany. This wan the InfcTlptlon which ho
found on the tag :
PL13ASH 1'ASS THE IWTTHR.
JAMES R. M'KENNA.
'
i URAKKMAN , ' ,
'
R. R. -i i
"
'
NEW YORK. i
" 'A most unusual thlnft , ' said the mnn-
nKer. Then he burst out laughing. 'All
right , ' he snlil. ' 1'nss the butter. ' "
I'nlnoun In UN Country.
Chlcngo Tribune : "You have a ourlous
custom here , " remarked the educated
In .ithcn from somewhere In central A-dn.
"of boarding up the windows of vacant
houses. Is It to show thnt they nro for
rent ? "
"Not nt nil , " responded the nativeAmer
ican. "It Is to keep the boys from break
ing the panes of glass. "
"How odd ! " imitseil the visiting heathen.
"t do not remember thnt 1 have over
henrd the missionaries speak ot that. "
How Mrs. Pinkham
HELPED MRS. GOODEN.
[ LETTER TO uns. riNKiuu HO. 11,733 ]
"I am very grateful to yon for your
kindness and the interest you hnvo
taken in mo , nnd truly believe your
medicines and advice nro worth more
to n woman limn all the doctors in the
world. For years I had feinalo troubles
nnd did nothing for them. Of course
I became no belter and finally brolto
down entirely. My troubles began
with inflammation and hemorrhages
from the kidneys , then inflammation ,
congestion and falling of the womb
and inflammation of ovaries.
" 1 underwent local treatment every
day for some time ; then after nearly
two months the doctor gave me permis
sion to go back to worlc. I went back ,
but in less than a work wns com
pelled to give up and go to bed. On
breaking down the second time , I de
cided to let doctors and their medicine
alone and try your remedies. Ueforo
the first bottle was gone I felt the ef
fects of it. Three bottles of Tydja , E.
1'inkham's Vegetable Compound nnd a
package of her Sanative Wash did mo
than all the doctors'
more good treat
ments und medicine.
"Tho first remark that greets mo
now is 'Plow much better you look ! ' and
you may be sure I never hesitate to tell
the cause of my health. " AIlJB. E. J.
GOODEN , ACKLET , Li.
Is like 'the' first blow in driving a
nnil. Kvery RUOcccdliiK cough
drives the affection deeper into the
system.
gels nt the root of the mntlcr the
cough then meets Us deadliest foe
nnd is soon vanquished.
If not at druggisls , wo will mall it ,
postage prepaid. .Advice , Samples and
"Book" free to requestors. Dr. Kay's
hung Balm , 10c- and 23c. Address , ir. )
H. J. Kny Medical Co. , Saratoga
Springs , X. Y.
BUY THE GENUINE
MANUFACTURED BT
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP , CO.
NOTE TUB NAME } .
QUALITY
A * n hoinf hotel r > fvrrape ; BLATZ
B ft tins no equal. I' < mc9scs
'
r 'ci clement of bctr Roodncss.
Suprrlot nuality uniiiftl nnd unt-
limit quality lins held for "BLATZ"
tlie title ol "STAK MII.WAUKKB. "
Try C.\seof
Omaha Branch
1412 Douglas St. , Tol. IO8I
VAI. IJIAT7 IIIIUU I.\i ( CO. ,
Dr. Dennett' * Elrutrln licit ! th i
Only Oar In ( ho World AlinnlnU-ly
GunrnntPinl to Cure In Every
Cane I Will Frankly Tell You So
It lily licit Will Do You No flood.
When manhood's charncterlsllo energies
have been dissipated by vicious courses ,
excels ? .i , overwork , etc. . Electricity Is the
only sure nnd permanent euro. Any con
scientious physician will tell you this.
Driiim cnnnot cure those obstlnnto and
mortlfylmr dl onses they simply tompor-
arlly stimulate they oppose , not nld na
ture. Sexual Impotency , Somlnnl Weak
ness. Viirlcoccle and Wnstlng nnd Shrink
ing mn.y bo rndlcnlly nnd permanently
ovorconio by the proper application of n.
Kood. strong , stcndy , never wnvorliiK , pen
etrating current of Elrctrlclty , Through
DR , BENNETT'S ' ELECTRIC BELT
you get Just such n
current. my Bolt
supplies' Electricity
In Its purest form.
It does not jolt nor
jnr aa da gnlvanla
batteries , nnd does
not burn and blis
ter as do the bare
in o t a I electrode : !
used on nil other
makes of clcctrlo
bolls. I have en-
t I ml iv o\vrcomo
this burning i art }
still my belt will
give about four
times more Elec
tricity direct Into
the uystcin than
any other belt.
Has soft , silken ,
chamois-covered
epongo electrodes that keep open the pores
of the skin nnd nllows all the current to
penetrate with other belts the current Is
reta'ncd ' upon the surface hence the burns.
I worked hard and studied for ycnrs to
perfect my Electric Dolt , and I know'cx-
aetly what It will do I therefore unhesi
tatingly guarantee a euro In every enso
jrhero I recommend
the treatment ot my
Belt. If it will do
you no good 1 will
frankly tell you so.
I have not nor will
not 'have a dls-sntls-
fled patient. 1 nbso- ,
lutely guarantee r
belt to cine all fornut
of Sexual Weakness
es In either sex ; re
store Shrunken or
Undeveloped Organs
ind Vitality ; cure
Rheumatism 1 n
every guise , Kidney ,
Liver nnd Bladder
Troubles , W e a k
Back , Chronic Con >
Btlputlon , Dyspepsia , < 5 > - -
uii female. Complaints , „ . . . . . .i clectrlo
belts , ns well ns battcrUf , wil burn out
In tlmo If they give a current. So will
mine : but my belt can be renewed for only
73 cents no other belt can * bo reliawed .for
any price and when worn out Is worthless.
My Klcctrlc Suspensory for theparma -
nent cure of the vnrlous weaknosces of
men la KREE to every male purchaser of
ono of my Belts. I consider my suspen
sory fully as great an Invention .OB my
Belt , and certainly Is n boon to suffering
manhood. It , like my belt , will not burn ,
A cure IB gunrnnteed.
Write or cnll upon me today do not
put It oft delays are dangeoua your cuso
may reach the Inourable E'ti e before you
know It. If you live out of the city I will
send you my Now Book About Electricity ,
symptom blanks and other literature.
Consultation and advice without cost. He-
member , If my belt will not cure you I will
tell you so. If you nre thinking of buying
nome other belt , write or call first. I h-ivo
nil mnhfs of belts , so you can comnnro
thorn. If you want to try one of tha others
I will loan you one. My holt Is not sold
In druc stores nor by ugi-ntx ; only by
ESecfric
Go ,
HIIOIIIH "O anil 21 , Doitdln" Tllnck ,
Kith and DoilKC SH. , Omaha , Null.
Open from :30 : a. m. to 8:30 : p. m.
Sundays 10:30 : a. m. to 5:00 : p. m.
IIOWKLL'SIs a positive euro
i i for coughs , colds ,
croup , hoarfphcs-t ,
snro lungs and all
throuf. troubles.
Our tables are spread with nil the gnodlos of the season , your
coining is anticipated and wo hnvo arranged to lake oed euro of you.
Tor Tlmnksfrlvliif , ' Week.
Model Suit.
-2 , i ? : ! , ? ) and ? 5-
Served for boyrt from 15 to 10 years of
Thanksgiving Overcoat s
Crenin of Htylo ? s.-iO , $10 and $ lfi
served fresh to inon.
Thanksgiving Suits
Fresh f'-oin tlio best factories In the
ifT.riO , ijiS.r.0 and $10.
18 nnd 20 Aluln St.-17 and 11) 1'eiirl St.-Council Hlufls.
Invest Your Money Safe.
Buy a first mortgage netting you 5 p. r cent interest.
Htiy a farm in Jowa or Nebraska.
Purchase city property in Omaha or Council Bluffs.
DA "V Or W "Kt C ; Ci 39 Pearl Strbet , ,
\ . X O .TTL JCDsTD ; , Council Bluffs
have the above investments for sale. Call on or write them '
ESTABLISHED 1881.