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8 tub oarAHA datlt bke? TrmnAT, pjscEMmsn 21, moo. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL MI.NOU .MH.NTION. Davis sella slag?. "Mr. Hiley," &-cent cigar. Kino Missouri oak. Gilbert Ilros. Oaa fixtures uml globes at Ulxby's. Fine A. U O. brer. Neumner's hotel. Wollmnn, scientific optician, fl H'd'y. Schmidt's pnotos, now ami latest styles. W. J. llostcttor. ili.-ntl.it, Haldwin block. Moore's stock food kills worms, fattens. Foe Schmidt for defiant holiday photo. IJrlnk Uudwelsor beer. I llosenfeld, agt. I-t'ffort, Jeweler, optician. 236 Hroadway. Sro Alexander & Co. '8 window display of casts. 3X1 H way W. F Graff, undertaker and dlslnfector, 101 South Main stieot 'l'hone 5CC Get your work done at the popular Eaglo laundry, ?Jt Hroadway. 'I'hono 157. W C. Kutep. undertaker, 28 Pearl street Telephoned: Olllcn, !T; residence, 33, Try our 20-ecnt meals, IjiulOa' and Gents' cafe, Ml Hroadway Open all hours. Homemade mixed dimly. 10 cents a pound, l'urlty Candy Kitchen. Sift Hroadway. Morgan it Klein, upholstering, furniture repairing, mattress making. 132 S. Main St. The Woman's Hellef corps will hold Its refrilar rneollri; this afturnooti ut 1:3) o'clock. Mr nnd Mrs. I'. Tliornu of Avenue A v. lit rpend Christmas with tho former's parents at Imogene, la. Mr. and Mrs. 1,. It. ltlghftmtth havo ro turtiel from Waterloo, ju., and will ngaln resldo In Council HlufT.i. Mrs. Kastland, 4.1S (lien avenue, was re ported to tho Hoard of Health yesterday lis iifTerlng from scarlet fever. A want ndd In The Heo will bring results. The sumo attention Klven to a want udd In Council HluffH as at the Omaha ufllce. Hherldan coal, once tried always used, Rmokeless, no soot, clinkers nor sulphur, l'rlce tn. Jo.60. F.-nlon A Foley, sole ugents, Henry Westcott, u printer, reported tho theft of ii gold watch from his vest, which ho left hanging In a printing olilcu whero ho Is employed. Assistant County Attorney C. F Kimball retunied yesterday from Wyoming, la., where he attended the funeral of Mrs. It. S. Williams, mother of Mrs. Kimball. Miss Klin Wirt will return tomorrow from tho Nebraska State university to upend the holidays hero with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. O. Wirt of Willow avenue. Nells J. Madsen took out a building per mit yesterday for tho erection of a one story frame cottage on Avenue (!, between Wntli and Tenth streets, to cost JiVX). Misses Nellie llaworth and l.aura leaver, who are attending school ut Jaterman hall, Sycamore. III., returned homo last evening to spend the holidays. Superintendent Kothcrt of the Iowa School for the Deaf Is homo from Ues .Moines, whero he attended the quarterly meeting or the superintendents of state Institutions. W. M. I low ells. 1022 Avenue A. was lined . ant costs In police court yesterday morn ing, lie was arrested late Wednesday night charged with going homo In an Intoxicated com tlon and abusing members of his family. II. S. MeHrlde and .1. H. Richardson wero arrested last evening while disposing of a wagonload of railroad brass to a Junk dealer on South Main street. The police suspect that thu brass was stolen and are holding tho men for Investigation. Joo Kane and Charles Adams, the two young fellows charged with stealing shoes from the store of the tuncan Shoe com pany, wero up before Justice Korrlcr yes terday and wero each sentenced to fifteen days in the county Jail. They finished an other sentence for larceny yesterday. Fred Heck, aged tK years, died vesterday morning at his home, two miles east of tho Iowa School for the Deaf. His death was lue to nn attack of pneumonia. The funeral will bo held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 t) clock from the German l.itheran churrh In Mills county, In the cemetery or which Interment will be hud. The case against Dug McCle'land, charged with tho larceny of Sum) belonging to I. elvers, the Hroadway feed store man, was continued in poller court yesterday until next Monday, as an important witness for tho prosecution Is out of the city. McClel land was released nu ball In the sum of yA), furnished by his father. James Thompson, a farmer living east of tho city, Imbibed Mm freely last evening and on his way homo drove ut a breakneck jmeo through the streets, tie finally lost tils balance and fell out of the buggy and was taken to the police statlo,i. When placed In the steel cell he tried to butt the door down with his head and was knocked senseless. Sheriff Cousins received a letter yester day from Hcrt Davis, the Minnesota deputv sheriff, who succeeded In getting Thomas It Senler away from here, in which no says: -'l lauded In Minnesota yesterday right sldo up with care. They gave me it hot chase, hut I gave them the slip. I also guarded against them at Hloux City. 1 caught a. night train in the suburbs or thr city and planted myself In a sleeper. ' Tho letter Is dated from Winnebago, .Minn. Tho case against James Hall, the negro charged with assaulting Mrs. Mary Hums, tho old colored woman, with Intent to mur der her, was continued in police court yes terday until Saturday, as Mrs. Hums' con dltlou Is such that she was uuab'e to ap pear in court At one time yesterday morning It was thought the Injuries to her head, owing to her advanced age, might prove fatal, lut she was much Improved last night. Slio Is still being cared for at police headquarters. Our theatergoers are to he favored to night at thu Dohauy by ii visit of one of tho biggest attractions It Is said that is being sent out of New York this season. "The itoyul Hox." It is a play dialing with stage life and dramas of this char acter and of any unto aro comparatively few In number. The curtain rises on t lie balcony scene In "ltomeo and Juliet." Tho ltomeo addresses Ju'let, but thinks of tho occupants of the royal box -the countess, whom he loves, and tho prince, of whom hi ts Jealous, t'ltlmately he casts aside the role ol ltomeo and In his own person de nounces the royal prolligate, bringing the curtain down in confusion. .Mr. Andrew Itobsou, who plays the part of the actor, lias already appeared In 2W different roles. Jle was Willi Mr. Coghlan and succeeded that famous netor In the great part. A company of all-round excellence has been chosen to support him and It Is claimed the piece will lie given ill' that careful atten tion to detail which has characterized It from the time .Mr. Coghlan llrst presented It. N. Y. numbing Co., Kueptanne 230. Kenl INtnte TroiiKferx. Tho following transfers were tiled yester day In the abstract, title and loan ofllco of J. W. Squire. 101 l'carl street: Marv Jane Moss and husband to Henry Moss, nwii nwi4 '.1-77-41, w. d.$ 1,'JOO County treasurer to Octirge W. l.lpe, ots 5 and t, block It, Mullen's sub- dlv. tax d 7 Mary A. llentsehke and husband to Christ F. Schrocder, w',4 nw',4 seV '.1.74-13. w. d 1.250 1). F. Perry and wire ot al to Frank W. Perry. nwV se, anil part neU seU 11-75-12, w. d 1 Total four transfers $ 2.S5S It seems Impossible, but It Is a fact, though, that you can buy a good toy drum with rawhide heads for 17 rents. In fact, every drum In this store will bo sold at halt prlco Saturday. WIIITKI.AW & C.AHDINKIt, Ilostnn Storo Council Illuffs, la. For S3.50 You can buy as good a shoe as usually sells for $5.00 Try Hamilton's SHOE STORE. FARM LOANS Negotiated tn Kastern Nebraska unit luwa. James N. Casady, Jr.. IK Main St . Council Hluffs. Save Your Hy Investing With tho H.tVIMi, I.O.W AM) lUUI.ni.NC ASS1, 1UU Pearl Street, Cuuucll UluSs, In, BLUFFS. PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDING Directors DitcuM the Matter and Will Trj to Decide on Flans. SENTIMENT IN FAVOR OF CONSTRUCTION I.nn.t Will Permit the l.rvy of a Tax hulUclciit to ICrret u lliilldlng nnd lltislness Sense Serins to llndorso It, The special committee, consisting of Trustees Troutman, Casady and Halrd, ap pointed at tho last meeting of tho library board to devlso ways and means for se curing a library building, will meet this afternoon at the otllco of Member Casady, when a plan will be. determined on. Under tho luw, tho recent census having demonstrated that Council Illuffs has a population ot 25,000 and upwards, tho library trustees aro authorized to levy a 3-mllI tax for tho purposo of socurlng a library build ing. At tho present asacesed valuation of tho city this would realize In tho neighbor hood of $10,000. From one of tho members of tho committee Is was learned yesterday that tho committee was In favor of tho board exercising Its full limit and levying next year tho 3 mills. Tho amount thus realized, It Is claimed, would be hardly more than sufficient to purchnsa an ade quate situ for thu building. 'or tho erection of the building Itself bonds could be Is sued and a tax levied annually sufficient to create n sinking fund to pay tho Interest nnd ultimately wipe out tho bonds. After tho llrst year It would not ho necessary to make the levy moro than 1 or 2 mills, If this plan was adopted. General sentiment Is In favor of a library building nnd now that tho law permits the securing of one It Is generally conceded It should bo taken advuntage of. Speaking of tho matter yesterday, Trustee Halrd said: "A city of tho size of Council Illuffs should long ngo havo had a public library build ing, but uii'ler tho law tho board of trus tees was unn bio to do anything In tho mat ter. Now that It In demonstrated that wo havo a population of 2fi,0t0, wo are In n position to got one nnd I believe tho board will avail Itself of the opportunity. Thcro arc many reasons why wo should havo a library building. Under the law from this out we ennnnt levy moro than 1 mill an nually for tho maintenance of tho library and tho grruter of what would lie realized ftotii such a levy would bo absorbed by the rent wo aro paying for tho quarters occu pied by tho library. Thrro would bo practi cally nothing left with which to purchase books. "With a library building of our own the question of rent would not enter. If th building was erected on the procrcds of bonds tho law permits us to levy not ex ciedlng 3 mills annually ti create a Binn ing fund to pay these bonds nnd we would have tho proceeds from the l-mlll levy to maintain tho library with. After deducting tho necessary running expenses, such as salaries, etc., wo would havo a nlco little surplus each year to put into now books." Trusteo Troutman said ho was of the samo opinion as Mr. Halrd, and further vcntureil the opinion that If a site for the building was onco secured, he believed some of the public-spirited citizens might bo Induced to contribute of their wealth bo that tho building could ho erected with out having to lssuo bonds. Ho thought It possible that assistance in this direction might bo obtained from other sources. "Bven If this should not prove to bo tho case, Council Illuffs certainly ought to havo a public library building to which it could point with pride and as long as I nm a mombcr of tho library board I shall do all In m power to got It one," be said. Mayor Jennings says ho Is tn favor of tho city owning a llbrnry building, but suggests that the library trustees movo slowly In tho matter. Thrtt Is to say, ho 1 believes, that with tho taxes at their pres ent height, they should bo content to levy not more than t mill annually and wait until tho proceeds of such tax aro suitlclent I to purchase a site instead of levying a 3 mlll tax tho llrst year. In his opinion this uddltlonal burden would bo hard upon the taxpayers. Cravel roofing. A. II, Head. Bit Hroadway. A good reliable carving set at Colo & Cole's, $1.50. Nothing would make a better present, unless It would be u Huck Steel Itange or Favorite Ilnsn Horner w Imvn a special bargain In a pearl-handle carving set at j'j.uu. l.ouo salesmen's sample knives on sale. Cole & Colo, 41 Main St., Council Illuffs. Howoll's Antl-Knwf" cures coughs, colds. Kr.l'Olt.M AhTTnST PtlOI, T.AIII.I'.S. Pollee otir' HoomkerprrH 'Hint Milium lliiMt lie Hxoliulril, Having seized ono iono Blot machine on tho ground that It was being used by Saloonkeeper Mergen as a gambling device and not as a legltimato trado Increaser, tho pollco havo now turned their attention to the saloon3 where pool tables aro run as a sldo Issue. Tho edict has gone forth that henceforth minors aro not to bo permitted to play billiards or pool in Baloons. Tho proprietors of two downtown saloons whero youths havo been wont to congregato at flight and play wero first not Hied of tho now order and they naturally protested unless It was to npply to every saloon In tho city. They wero informed that tho order was general nnd that any saloon man who permitted young men under tho logal ngo to play pool or billiards In his place would bo promptly arrested. I'nder tho city ordinance governing tho matter, n lino of from $10 to $100 can bo Imposed for violation of Its provisions. In addition to tho lino tho Judgo of tho superior court may revoke tho license. Tho order IbsuciI by Chief Albro applies not only to pool rooms run In connection Grover's Soft Shoes for tender feet. SARGENT, Look for the Bear. with saloons, but to pool rooms conducted solely for thu playing of billiards and kin dred games. It. A. McAllister, who claims ownership of tho slot machine seized In Mergun's Main street saloon, has retained the serv ices of an attorney and Intends to mako a light to prevent tho court ordering It destroyed. McAllister, as a retainer for tho attorney's services, gavo him an order on tho police for tho contents ot tho machine. The machine was opened yesterday by Chief Albro and found to contain $1.90 In nickels, which wero turned over to the lawyer. Tho final disposition of tho ma chlno la to bo determined by Judge Aylcs worth In pollco court tomorrow morning. McAllister's attorney has threatened that tf tho pollco make an example of this par tlcular machine ho will tako the neces sary steps to drive every slot machine, in the city out of business In short older. No headache tho morning after taking that famous whisky bought in bond and sold only at Tho Hoffman. Annual masqucrado given by the Wood men of tho World at their hall Friday ovenlng, December 21, Hoys tools at Colo & Cole's. Good tools In sets, $2.B0 to $5.00. Tho ordinary tool chests aro worthless trash. Knlrland la well represented by the dolls at tho Uoston Store. All tho beauties aro In tho stock, China dolls, bisque dolls, Esquimaux dolls, Hawaiian dolls, Philip pine dolls, negro dolls and dolls of all kinds and at all prices. VHITKt,AW & GAIIDINEK, Iloston Store, Council Uluffs, la. lU'.AKIMi Pl.KAS TOR PlllJI'IJUHXCi:. .Tinier Tliunirll I,ltriin to the Onicrr V Pniey lliiiik .Matter. Judge Thornell, for the greater part of yesterday, was still engaged In the hear ing of claims for prcfercuco In the matter of tho Onicer & Puscy bank receivership nnd having the samo entered of record. It was not until Iato In tho nftcrnoon session that arguments were commenced in the case cr the claim of County Treasurer Arnd. Following this the general argument In tho cases of school treasurers and township clutks will bo tnken up, after which will bo tho arguments on tho gcncrnl claims. It is expected that nil of the arguments will bo submitted by tonight. There aro several preferred claims yet to bo filed and these will bo taken up next week hy Judge Thornell, olthor hero or at his home In Sidney. A number of now pre ferred claims wero filed for record yester day Tho claims for preference so far sub muted to the court aro as follows: William Arnd. county treasurer i jieooo Wurren Hough, trustee. Crescent J",JW school township i q, T. A. Klrkwood, clerk Crescctit . township "l ir',. Mlmly Thiemann ' hllen Hoyd and Hello Harnett 4 Si m Morris Hough, administrator Estate ' of lCddlo Hough R..x .u Morris Hough, administrator estate Of J. It. Hough i 032-w Mary A. Haynrs. guardian of II C. I'ye -fi 14ti7r,i Mrs. N. A. duller, guardian llaw'lO J. J. Hughe.H, administrator 1 3ff 70 (lamer township, c. I,. Prouty, clerk ri- Kstato of Dan lilcher si7ct Harry ( and J. A. Hathaway....;.. f-,2 '3.1 J. J. Stewart, executor Cochran estate . .. 0 A. T. I'ilcklnger, trusteo !!"".'.' "'tibti'ilt II. II. Knowles, guardian of I.omont Orr 1 101 iii Haughn heirs "' g '"7 Woman's Christian association rt.v.Mi; r.. H. Cousins, shorirr ":; ioioso Mrs. A. C. Krederlckiirn, adminis trator 157 (V James Shaw "m'-jo J. H. Klgafoos ivAr, Mary McCoy "if 7? Ulla O. Plnney "m 1 h,,' Ohio Knox, trustee ' 74 7,5 C. J. Stlllwell, g-.innllan .'. ."M7 17 J. H. Patterson, agent N. P. Hov- sher company li.135.G3 Tl'tl John Kinder filed a petition of Intervention yestorday In the Ofllcer & Pusoy receiver ship matter, In which ho asked that the ro colvers bo ordered lo offset t2 r.nn nt ti... tin 000 which tho bank owes him against cer tnln notes on which ho Is suroty. The notes nro Iwclvo in number and, without Interest., aggregate $2,502.72. Clolms against the Ofll cer ft Puscy bank aggregating upwards of $10,000 wero filed with tho clerk of tho dis trict court yesieruay. Sappho smiles with you at Tho Hoffman, whero that famous whisky bought In bond Is retailed. For Saturday ovcry drum, sled and basket In this storo will bo sold at Just half price. WMTKIjAW & GAItniNRIl. Iloston Store, Council UlutTs, Ja. Venllet fur Defeiiiliuils. Tho suit In which W. II. Ware ot this city sought to recover $.100 attorney fees from Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harden of Neoln, la., was concluded In tho superior court yester day afternoon and tho Jury returned a ver dict for tho defendants. Tho foes wero claimed In connection with .1 habeas corpus case, but the dorcudaula claimed that tho plaintiff had been brought Into tho case by their nttorney, HHey Clark of Ncola, with whom they had contracted for conducting tho case, nnd that It was to Clark that ho should look for his fee. Tho plaintiff set up tho plea that when ho entered tho suit ho was not nwaro of Mr. Clark having been ro tallied by tho defendants. Tim ,.! . . mum. uriiui (ireoent jot a man is a 1 nlco raunicr llko thoso beautiful hand-embroidered ones that nro for salo at tho ' He-Eton Storo, Council Hluffs. Stnrt the new century right with a new ' ledger. Special ruled forms in stock. Moro houso & Co. llelil for Aflnnulf, John Hansen nnd John Johnson, his hired man, charged with assaulting Jacob Hansen during a dlsputo over a pig which had strayed Into tho wrong pen, hud their pre liminary henrlng before Justlco Terrier yes terday and wero each bound over to tho dis trict grand Jury. They both gavo ball, which was fixed at $600 each. An elm club, broken In tho middle, which tho prosocutlng witness claimed had been smashed over his head by the defendants, was nn Important nlthough silent witness nt tho hearing. Thoro aro a lot of choice wooden war- ', ships at tho Hoston Storo that are to bo ' cicscn out py ennstmas at half their marked price. WHITKI,AW & OAItniNKtl. noston Store, Council IllulTs, la. Davis sells pslnt. Another rni. of NniHllpnx, Tho sick child In tho fanillv nf Omni Schoup at 2109 Avenuo A was pronounced yesterday by Dr. Troynnr to bo suffering from smallpox. Tho quarantine en tho1 Schoup residcuco would havo been lifted next Sunday hut It will now havo to bo continued for a further period of forty days. Tho supplies for tho family nro now boing furnished by tho city. Tho Schoup child makes tho seventh case of smallpox In this city. Commonwealth 10. cent clear. Special prices on cameras at Colo & I Colo's for Christmas, and t.OOfi salesmen's nanism iwiiYi-a on sine. 1 noy nro bclnfr sold at abcut tho regular price to dealers. Mall orders solicited. Colo &. Colo. Council Uluffs, Ia IOWA'S COLLEGE SHOWING in Prond Posiessor of Forty-Six Institutions for Higher Education. STATE NORMAL HAS BEST ATTENDANCE 1ot CollrKc nt (Jrlniiell nnit the htnlr fiitvrrslty Are Hie Pioneer. Ilriike linn l.nrnest 1'iieulty Mlth n Total of Seventy. DKS MOINK3. Dec. 20. (Special.) Iowa now has forty-six colleges, accoidlng to tho last directory of educational anairs, Just Issued by tho superintendent of public Instruction. Iowa college, at Orlqncll, and the State university were both established In 1847 and others of tho older Institutions aro Amity college, nt College springs 152; Central university, l'ella, 1S53; Iowa Weslcyan, Mount Pleasant; Lenox at Hop klnton and Western college at Toledo, 1856; Cornell college, Mount Vernon, Kpworth seminary. Epworth and Upper Iowa unlvcr slty, Kayettc, 1S57, and tho Iowa Stato col lege at Ames, 1858. Tho Stato Normal school at Cedar Falls has tho largest at tendance, having 2,011 pupils last year Highland Park college, Dcs Molncs, had 2,000 students. Drake university, Des Molncs, had 1,593. Tho State university, Iowa City, enrolled 1,438. Tho largest faculty Is ut Drake university, with a totul of seventy. Thero aro forty-six In tho faculty at tho Stato university, but tho university has lltty-slx other teachers. The State Normal school stands head and shoulders above tho other colleges of thu stato when It comes to "students actually engaged In college work." The Normal has 1,757 students In collego work, tho Stato college at Ames 935 and the Stnto unlvcr slty, 7.13. Cornell collego has .162. Grin- noil 290 nnd Drake 182. Highland Park collego refused to report upon this matter. As to tho number of graduates last year the State university had 260; the State Normal school, 205; Hlghlnnd Park collego, 152; Drake university, 150; Stato collego, 75; Grlnncll, 72; Western Normal college, 91, and Cornell, 60. Hiiprcnir Court Decision. An Important easo decided by tho Iowa supremo court today was that known as tho Marco Chiesa case from Polk county, In volving tho character of tho mulct tax law for saloons. Chiesa was under in junction not to sell liquor under tho old law, Ho was lined for contempt. Ho con tended thnt when the code was adopted nnd tho mulct tax law materially chunged the legislature thereby made a new law nnd Injunctions under tho old Inw were no longer In torce. Judgo Prouty of tho dis trict court accepted this view of tho case, but today the supreme court decided other wise and holds that injunctions under the old law nro still In force. Another caso was from Audubon county in wnicn an itinerant doctor escaped tho penalty of violation ot tho medical practice uct by contending that discriminations in the act wero unconstitutional. He held that tho requirement that a physician, lo get a certificate without examination, "must bnvo practiced medicine for at least three years In rno locality" wns discriminating against tno itinerant doctors. Judgo Macy hold to this vloy and released tho doctor, hut tho supremo coitrt, on an appeal from the stato, decided "(hat tho law Is fair and not discriminative. In a caso from Madison county a con victed person sought to escape on tho tech nical objection that moro than ono person was in tho grand Jury room when a wit ness was being examined. Tho witness was a girl who wns very nervous and her father was permitted to bo in the room while sho gavo hor testimony. Tho court holds that this was not a violation of law. Tho following aro tho cases decided to day: Clearfield Hank agaltiht Klmer A. Olln ot al. appolhints; Taylor county: question of fraud In sale of land; modified and af firmed, Charlotte It ViiuCSInkle, appellant, against (J. Vnntilnkle; Polk county; action on promissory note; afllrmcd. Jennlo Hrooks, appe'.l.int, against Thomns Hewers; Mahaska county; malicious prose cution; affirmed. Stato against A. I. Wood, appellant; Madison county; indictment for perjury affirmed. C. H. Alnloy against American Mutual Flro Insurance Company, appellant: Polk county; action on nolo; modified and af firmed. Htuto against David It, Wright, nppnllant; Appanoose county; conviction for man slaughter; reversed. Slate, appellant, against William M. Hair; AudJbon county; involving practice by nn Itinerant physician; reversed. A. M. Hyors & Co., iippellnnt, against Hickman drain Company; Taylor county; action on note; affirmed. .State against (Irrls Wolf et al. appellants; Poweshiek county; conviction for crlmina assault; reversed. Htato against Prouty, Judge of court In Polk county, certiorari proceedings in caso of Marco Chiesa; liquor case; annulled. Clwirotte Tux Test. Tho nttorncys for tho American Tobacco company havo perfected their plans for testing tho Iowa tax law relating to dcalora in clgarottes. Tho clgarctto dealers who wero selling for tho company In Dcs Moines wero assessed $75 each for tho current qunrtcr ns soon as tho Tcnncsseo decision was announced. Tho assessors claimed that as they had been selling since tho first of September in violation of law they had a right to inako the assessment nnd mako tho dealers nil pay, oven If they did stop selling as soon as tho tobacco corn piiuy gave notlco that It would not longer bo responsible for tho tax. Now tho com pany will havo ono of tho dealers pay tho tax under protest and ask tho county to remit the taxes. This will be refused and tho caso will go to tho court immediately on application for an order to remit. In asmuch as tho assessors hnvo In somo In stances mndo tho nsscssment of tnxes since the law went Into effect threo years ago and tho American Tobacco company was under contract with all dealers in Iowa to stand all expenses brought on by en tanglement with tho laws, tho caso will bo pushed hard. liulKf Mi'Clulii Tnlim Ontli, Kmlln McCIaln, tho nowly-elected Judgo of tho supremo court, took tho oath of offlco today and is sitting with the court, nlthough not yot a member. H. Murphy, edlior of tho Vinton Eagle, Is In tho city arranging to tako charge of tho stato printing tho llrst of tho year. Ho will not establish a now office, but mako a working arrangement with ono of tho offices already established. Tho Itoodewig-Schmldt Candy company of Davenport has become Incorporated with $100,000 authorized capital stock. Dormitory to lie Iteliullt. President Heardahear of tho Iowa Stato collego and a committee of tho trustees, consisting of Messrs. McKlroy, Hungerford, Iloardman, Dixon nud Jones, waited upon tho executive council today and formally applied for an appropriation of $20,000 for aid for tho collego tn replacing tho burned building nt Ames. Tho exocuttvo council decided not to act hastily, but all members of tho council, Governor Shaw, Secretary Dobson, Treasurer Herrlott and Auditor Merrlnm, together with Stato Superintend ent Harrctt, went In a body to Ames to view tho ruins of tho burned college bulM Ing and meet with the trusters, As a ro suit of this meeting tho council author ized tho trustees to spend $3,500 repairing the standing portion of the dormitory nnd to submit an estltnuto of tho cost of olhe buildings absolutely necessary to enable tho college to get through next year. The trustees had nuked for $20,000. Hililne! I'nllures, Sovoral business failures nro reported recently from Iowa towns, Urcenbaum & Sons, clothing merchants, Mnrshnlltown wero compelled to close their doors by eastern creditors, their liabilities aggre gating nbout $19,000, with $7,000 assets. At Oclweln, two grocery houses, ouo tnnn- aged by a Mr. Anthony and another by M Spco, havo been closed by tho Iowa Grocery company of Independence, nnd tho baker? firm of Kavanagh & Goodrich has failed Tho work of tho tax "ferrets" In Hardin count, Is said to bo enriching the county treasury materially. Tho adjustments now run from $300 to $1,000 a day. The largest amount recovered from nny ono man In taxes on property heretofore hid from the assessors was $908. Tho colleges of Iowa aro holding their homo oratorical contests. Tho representa tlvo of Simpson collego will bo Grace Erlckson, who won on an oration on "Self Adjustment." Iowa college, Grlnncll, will bo represented by J. C. Gleysteen, who prepared an oration on Oliver Cromwell. Army Post Hlte Accepted. Congressman Hull reports from Wash Ington that tho report of tho army commls slon on tho location of tho army post at Des Molncs has been received nnd con- slderod by the War department and that the report Is favoruhlo to the slto offered by Dos Molncs people. It will l a cavalry post. Preparations aro being made hero to close tho matter up Immediately. Announcement Is mado here that proral nent politicians will urgo Judgo T. M. 1'eo of CeutervUle for appointment to tho vacancy 011 tho supremo bench caused by tho retlicnient of Judgo Dccmer, in enso tho latter decides upon going to tho head of tho lnw department of the state unlvcr slty. Tho Grant club, tho big republican club of Des Moines, had a banquet tonight, which was tuned Into a sort of general Jolllflca tlon meeting over the political work of tho past year. The speaker of tho even ing was Judgo William It. Puyno of Chi cago, who spoko on "tho Republican Party, Its Past, Present and Future." Martin Fustics, long a postolllco Inspcc tor In this part of tho country, arrived In tho city this morning nnd Is visiting his wife, Dr. Kdlth G. Fosncs. Ho has ro covered entirely from his serious attack of fever In Cuba, whero he Is director of posts, and expects to return Immediately to Havana to resume Lis work. Captain J. D. linker of Company II, Flfty-tlrst Iowa, has resigned his com mission and will go to Oklahoma to live the first of tho year. Ills homo Is at Vllllsca. Ilnrlier Poison C'nxe Jlny Ho Dropped. Developments Indicate that Mrs. Myrtle Wright of Sterling, Colo., charged with complicity In the poisoning of Georgo Har- ber to obtain his llfo insurance of $7,800, will not bo tried. Whllo tho chemical atolysls of Harbor's stomach is said to havo disclosed traces of strychnine, the coroner has written thnt tho doctor's ro port Is not sulllclcntly convincing to de mand an Inquest. Tho coroner usked tho insurance company for further Instructions. His letter Is taken to mean that the com pany would havo to pay tho cost of prose cuting the case. This tho company is dis inclined to do. Prohibition liy n riv .Method. SIOUX CITY, la., Dec. 20. (Special Tele gram.) -Today Judgo 55. A. Church of Dcn- Ison took under advisement tho cuso of Kugcno Lutz against the Sioux City Brew ing company, in which Lutz asks nn in junction to restrain tho big Sioux City brewery from making beer. Tho brewery management had I.utz, who is a lawyer, nrrestcd on tho charge of blackmail, and I.utz retaliated by bringing tho injunc tion proceedings, claiming tho brewery has been violating tho law for somo time. He- causo of tho feeling in tho caso neither of tho Sioux City Judges cared to hear tho caso nnd Judgo Church consented to pre side. Somo time ago Judgo Gaynor refused to grant a temporary injunction. Tho hearing, which closed today, was on tho question ot a permanent Injunction. I'ind Money In n loor Mnn'N Ilnrii, CltESTON, la., Dec. 20. (Special.) Two youngsters claim to havo found $140 In a barn on tho placo recently vacated by an elderly mun named Aspclmoycr, who Is now being cared for at tho county farm. nnd to havo given tho money to three men who wero working at a placo across tho road. Tho men deny tho chnrgo that they kept tho money and divided It among them selves, and Aspclmcyer says that If any wns round thcro It must havo been somo thnt his wlfo had hidden years before. Tho pollco aro Investigating. Smallpox nt I.ako Circle. ONAWA, la., Dec. 20. (Special.) Small pox has broken out in whnt Is known at Lake Circle, four miles southwest of Onawa. Dr. Batten, who has been appointed health otllccr for Franklin township, says thero aro llvo enses in tho family of Mr. Danks and ono in tho fnmtly of John llamll. They nro nil children who have attended tho Lnko school and tho school will bo closed today and about ten families who havo hud children in attendance will bo placed under a strict quarantine. (Join tho Host or Fort MnillNim. FOHT MADISON, In., Dec. 20. (Special.) Tho Fort Madison Waterworks company has taken a sweet revenge on tho city for ordering in llro hydrants. For six months' uso of tho hydrants tho company charged nn aggregate rental of $4,G28,90 and Judgo McPherson of tho federal court has Juut rendered n decision supporting tho con tentions of tho waterworks company and compelling tho city to ralso money by tax ation to meet its demands, I)ii vonporl Turners I'liinrlxliliiK. DAVENPORT, In., Dec. 20. (Special.) Davenport's nourishing organization of Tur ners has Just concluded n campaign ot hustling that has reduced tho debt on Its hall from $35,000 to $20,000 and gUon grounds for tho hopo that tho entlro dcbi may bo wiped out within another year. Tho building Is tho second largest Turner hail In tho United States. lllKli School Drill llnll. F. K. Cox of tho llrni which drew plans for tho new High school building says it was well understood by tho Hoard of Ed ucation when the plans were drawn that tho celling of tho drill hall was only ten feet high. Tho hall was designed sololy for drill purposes and thero was no suggestion mndo then of using it for a gymnasium. Tho height of tho basement story, in which tho hall in located, was placed at ton feot for tho express purposo of keeping thn cost of tho building within, ns far as pos sible, tho sum appropriated. In regard to remedying tho defect Mr. Cox said he wns opposed to the plan sug gested of reducing tho height of tho audi torium In order to ralso that of tho drill hull. Such a plan, ho said, would necesrl- nto placing four or llvo steps Into tho auditorium from tho main hallway. Tho steps would either havo to project into tho auditorium or else Into tho hall. Tho room could not be spared In tho hull for tho steps and If they projected Into thn nudl- torlum they would lessen tho seating ca pacity, which was no greater than needed. Ho said ho was in favor of raising the walls of tho entire building the extra three or four feet, us this would not only Improvo he general appearance of tho structure, but would lcavo the auditorium as oris- ma it. ounntiB PIIO.MPTI.V A'PTKMIKD TO. Chance of a life time to buy Christmas goods of merit. During tho past week wo hnvo mido a SLAUGHTER SALE OF SUITS, JACKETS, CAPES, FURS and LADIES' TAILOR-MADE SUITS. This salo will be continued up to Chrlstmus and everything will go at a greater reduction than over. Wo nro bound to closo out theso goods and wo know thnt It can bo dono now butter than after tho Holidays. FURS--Hought at a sacrlllcc, go at ono-fourth their real value. All wo ask Is for you to see them. LADIES' TAILOR-MADE SUITS As low as $4.99. CAPES-Somu of them go ns low as $3.05. JACKETS Seo what wo offer at $4.99. SEPARATE SKIRTS-Wo havo them marked to go at $1.25. Somo better at a slight advance. LADIES' UNDERWEAR Wo have something In this lino ns low ns 19c. ROGERS' TRIPLE-PLATE KNIVES, FORKS and SPOONS-Wo aro rank ing a big reduction on these goodi, for Instance, teaspoons "fie a set. OUR LINE OF PERKUMERYls without doubt tho most comploto In tho city. We can give you what you wnnt In this line nt your own flguros. HEAtlTIFUL LINE OF TIES FOR MEN AND WOMEN-Como In and seo them and get our prices. THE NOVELTY 536 Broadway. Council Cole's Christmas Presents For Boys. KODAK'S, For Girls. K.MVKS, SCISSORS, i:r. iiieYCi.t? KODAKS. C.MVKS, (KIOII TOOL SIV 5T., K2.r.O I'M !I,i:ds. sicati: S, (.'ASIKIIAS. (Ol.t'MHIA 1 DO 1 movn.ii I. AMI ovri.o.Mivrmts HlCVCl.r.S PHOTO AI.DUMH, TOY IttOKS, SII.VKH KXIFIC, I'llllK AMI SPOON, r.VA.Mici, cur, S.VIK T.HS nnd I'l.ATKS. Wit (Jl.SS. shot (stxs, IIHOW.MK OA Ml". It AS, fjU. IU.IIHS, HLWTHIt'S Sl'PPMKS, 1,000 salesmen's wimple rocket Knives nt. in-eat reduction. Goincr fast. Mail orders received COLE & 41 Main Street, Genterville Goal And coal from tho best mines in tho country. Also hard coal and wood. Prompt delivery Is our motto. Transfer Line Between Council Bluffs and Omaha- council Bluffs Office No. 2.1 North Main St. Tolophono 123. Omaha Office. ."Ill South 12th Strcot. Tclophono 1308. Connection mado with South Omaha Transfer. WILLIAM WELCH, Christmas Candies Ice Phosphates, per lb.. 20c Midgets, per lb 15c Strawberry, per lb 15c lltirnt I'canut. per lb.... 15c Snow Drops, per lb 15c Hoston Drops, per lb.... 10c Mixed Taffy, per lb ... 10c Special prices to churches and Sunday Schools on candy. BfiRTEL & MILLER, JOO nrondmij-. Tclcplmnr .t.H. Q0HANY THE AT ERA Friday, Dec. 21 Mil. AXnilKW IIOIIHO.V In Chus. CoKhlan's Ilomantlc Costume Dramu, "The Royal Box" nn nbsorblnR drama ot romantic rr-ullxtri. portraylnK the rivalry lxtwicn tho h-jlr to thu tlirono una tho Irar.iiiR actor of the old Drury I.ano theater. Price 35c, wc, iBc, i.w. Clocks for Christinas! Do You Want Ono? Wo havo somo licautleB-coort tlnn.ru that wo can noil as low aw J3 which will tie nn ornament lo your homo. Somo at holier prtce. hut In all wo havo clockn that will suit you. AVo havo alarms at 70c. Herman M. Leffert Jeweler, Optician and Ennraver, 238 UEOADWAV, Council Illuffs. $500 REWARD! u will I'nj iiiu niwju lunniu ,,, ,uj "o Mver Complaltit, Ujmpopsia, KIcW Ucfuliclio, 1 .... I ...... I .. ,,.,. I..... I, ... nr f 'it.HrnrtAiH nr.t lliUICB.IVII, v.ut.PI'.l'l. ........ ' cnnot euro with Mvcrltn, tho Up-To-I)ato l.iliiu iiver nil, iyuuii mo uki-i-mudo bid p.i.y,- ycoinpllcd with. They nro purely vrKetawe, .............. .II a l.n ..lltf..llnn l.nTPS rontalu 100 1'UIh, lOo ooxch contain o iMlli.fta tx)irnrniuuln IM'llls. llewnro of Mltistltiltlona niirt ImllatloiiH. Sent hy mall, Stamps taken. NKiivtTA MiwiUAi. :o., -or. uuuiou luu Jacbbou Sta Chicago, 111. bold hr or balo ly Kiihn Co., l&tu and doubiis St., Omaha. Nob ; (loo. 8. Uavls. Council JJluffa, town. nully planned. Ho reullzcd that this plun would bo tho most expensive of the two, but under tho circumstances liellovcd that It would bo tho most economical In tho onK run. Tho architects aro much pleased with tho way tho bullilltiK Is profiresslnR and stated that tho pressed brickwork could nt bo excelled. They paid Contractor Iughes u hlith compliment and said th.it he quality ot thn material heln placed n tho bulldinR could not ho excelled. Tho Hoard of Education will hold Its roKiilar monthly meetlni! tonight, when the matter of the drill room will come up for action. Tha board expects to award tho contract for furnlshliiK the now IIIkIi school with hcatliiK and vnntllatlnR plants. liirrliiK IiIi'i-iini'n. Licenses to wed wero lasucd yesterday to thn following persons: Name and Itesldenre Age. H, Clark. Omaha 'J3 Irnco Ilatllohl, Omaha 19 Zollle IIiiKhoH. Curumi, In , '.'( .Mcrue .-voroyKc, (.-arson, la -ji npt: ll lilt V i: i:imi, CLOAK STORE, Tho True Advertisers. Bluffs, Iowa. For Parents. K.MVHS, iHiciv's sti:i:i, UAOIC, I'AVOHITB IIASKIIUIlMCn I'AHVIMJ SKTS, MI.VIiltWAIti:, MCKKIiWAItM, lXTHnXATIO.VW, OOKFKIJ POTS, CKA.MTIS WAIti:. COI.Il'S HOT 111. A ST. ca it put .svi:i:pi:iis, 91n.no, and executed promptly. COLE, Council Bluffs t la Sco our swell lino of Rterllnfr Sllvci NoveltloH. Kbony Toilet Sets. Bbc nold Mirror, nrush nnd Cotnh, $1.00. M. WOLLMAN Km nromlnnj, Council II In IT,.. W. A. MAIMER 342 and 344 Broadway, Council Bluffs. The Largest Crockery and Glassware Kstabllshment in the west. Wo nro direct Im porters :rom France. England and Oermany, saving you tho middleman or Jobber's profit. Wo offci you extraordinary inducements." Prices absolutely lower than clsowhoro and assortment unuintchablo. In dinner wnro wo carry 0 stock patterns from the cheapest to richest Rold Incrustcd French chltin. From these you can select anything you may want without buyinK a sot. In fancy pottery wo carry nn exception ally flnn lino, from tho neat and tasty llttlo flower holder to tho finest Roods produced. Wo havo somo very choice pieces In Capo de Monta, Old Vienna, Paris Reproductions of Old Sevres, Hand Painted Limoge Vases, etc. A Deep Gut in Prices in Deep Gut Grystal Wo nro Belllns tho finest Amrrlcnn cut gloss from 20 per cent to ono-thlrd loss than our competitors. Sterling Silver In novelties nnd wares for the table larg est variety and prison which can not bo duplicated somo ot them r.O per cent less than elsewhere Cutlery From tho cheapest kitchen to finest sliver pourl and Ivory goods. Including nn cape' dally nlco lino of carvers, which wo offer you from 76c to 2S.OO. A dandy breakfast carving set, solid Bllvcr handles, In caso ut $5.00. ' We Have Made Orcnt efforts to get together a largo lino of Inexpensive, but dainty and attractive nov elties. Tho general verdict is that wo havo succeeded. They range In prlco from 25o to' $1.00. Do Your Xmas Buying Now. Ilrlng In your list. Wo will not only plcaso your taste, but pockotbook as well, Beer Steins Just received, n largo Invoice of beer steins from Oermany and will sell tliera at a sucrlllCL. Visitors and purchasers equally welcome. Open every ovenlng until Christmas, W. A. MAURER, I'oiinrll III una. lr- Kay's Cttcuro cures ull UlICUTG femule rtlscH-.-H. At d rut'. uod advice free. Jir.U. J, ICuj, Kuratoicu,N. V.