THE OMAITA" DATLV BEK: TDNDAT, DECEMBER 10, 1006.
CURRENT NEWS OF IOWA
COUNCIL
Office, 10 renrl
MI50H MENTION.
Davis, flruir.
Btockert sella carpets. '
Fine mitnivlniti at Leffert'a.
Ed Rxrrr' Tony Faust beer.
See Borwlck for Xmua goods.
t'lumblng and heating, Htxby at Bon.
Lewi Cutler, funeral director, 'phone ST.
Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel. S3.
CIOAH HANDS AND DISHES AT
Al.KXANDKK'8, ICS Ii WAT.
DIAMONDS A8 AN INVESTMENT,
TALK TO LEFKEKT ABOUT IT.
St. Paul'a church bnsar, 87 Pearl and 38
Main Sta December U. It and 14.
The city council la scheduled to meet In
adjourned regular session thl evening.
MANTLES, 10 CENTS. BEST MANTLE
IN TON FUK THE PRICE. W. A.
MAURER.
All sizes of atorm doors, storm sash,
storm windows and w earner strips at Geo.
lluaglanj s.
Mrs. J. T. Tldd, formerly of thu city,
now living lii liuodet ia., la the guest of
Mrs. J. I'. Davis. .
Men's felt lined overshoes, $1.60. Men's
Boston pure gum overshot, $1.60. Duncan
at Dean. 23 8. Main.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Thompson of Cum
berland, la., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. V.
K. Marlo-w of Avenue B.
A beautiful and ornamental gas burner,
the Welabach chick lamp, complete, 1.26.
Btephan Bros., oJ West Broadway.
OLD CHOW, TAYLOR, GORDON, Mf
PRAYER AND MANY OTHER BEST
BRANDS AT THE JAKVLS STORE.
Hafer is loading lumber In cars for the
farmer and stockman constantly. That Is
the best evidence that ho makes the low
est prices.
How would a piano do for a surprise?
Bouriclus has a line selection on hand. 336
Broadway, where the organ stands upon
the building.
Before buying a suit or overcoat it wii.
pay you to see E. S. Hicks. Good suiU,
irom $.6.0) to $X.00. Pants, $6.00 to $10.11.
Kvorytnlng tlrst-class. E. S. Hicks, 13 Pearl
street.
High gradn granite work, from the best
Bane Imported granites, lutterlng, carving
and tracing. Fine monumental work a
specialty, Sheeley & Lane, J? Dast Broad
way. The remains of the late Mrs. Sylvester
Dye will be taken to Macedonia, ia., her
former home, today, where the funerai
services will be held at 3:30 p. m. in tnc
Christian church.
A money-saving coal, the Cross Creek
Lehigh. why? Because it ia clean, it
burns to a clean aah and makes a nice
flowing fire that lasts. Co. Bluffs Coal &
ce Co. 'Phone 72.
The week's mission services at Bt. Fran
cis Xavier's church, conducted by the
two Passiunlst fathers, came to a close
last evening. The services have attracted
large congregations.
BUY YOUK XMAB GIFTS AT THE
PALM GROVE BAZAR. THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, IN DAN
ISH HALL, REFRESHMENTS SERVED.
ADMISSION FREE.
Globe Wernicke elastio bookcase makes
an ideal present; a gift of a few sections;
is inexpensive and is the beginning for a
library, whose growth la unlimited. Kel-ler-Farnsworth
Fur Co.
Mrs. W. F. Sapp left last evening for
California to spend the winter witn her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Loom In. En
route she will visit friends and relatives in
Denver and Salt Luke City.
ONLY ONE FAMILY LIQUOR STORE
IN COUNCIL BLUFFS. NO BAR, LAD
IN CHARGE. LlWi'OK, AIJ., KINDS,
ALL PRICES. JARVIS. 226 MAIN ST.
GEE CHRISTMAS, those women's shoes
at Sargent's never fall to please the
most critical eye; they have a gracefulness
and dash of style that all women like.
I am in the market to buy 600 tons of ma
chinery Iron, 3uo tons stove iron, 30 tons
of rubber and 20 tons copper. and brass.
Write for prices before you sell. J. Katel
tnan, 808 8. Main St. Both phones 630.
High art pastels, the finest water color
pictures in the city. One of these pictures
will make an ideal aa well as lasting Xmai
present. Come and see our new Xnuts
. . stock of plot urea, H. Borwlck, 2U So. Main
treat.
THE LOWEST PRICE FOR A GIVEN
QUALITY, AND THE BEST QUALITY
FOR A GIVEN PRICE. IF TOU WANT
EITHER, BUY YOLR GROCERIES AND
MEATS AT THE CENTRAL GROCERY
AND MEAT MARKET. 'PHONES 24.
FOR ADVICE AND JUDGMENT ON
GOOD CIGARa GO TO MALONEY. 3(1
PEARL BT. HIS XMAS STOCK OF
CIGARS IS COMPLETE. TELL HIM
WHAT YOU WANT AND YOU'LL GET
v JUST TUB CIGAR TO SUIT THE TASTE.
Place your orders for Xmas pictures uow,
especially when you want us to uiuke the
frames. Do not wait till the last day; we
will be rushed. If you wait too long we
can't give you as good work as we can
now. Council Bluffs Paint, Oil and Glass
Co., Merrlam block.
NOT ONLY OUR WORD. BUT U. 8.
GOVERNMENT SEAL OF PURITY ON
ALL GOODS FROM THE JARVIS STORE
The regular monthly sesnton of the library
board will he held at & o'clock this after
noun, instead of in the evening, as the
uresident. It. W. .Hinder, expects to leave
the city in the evening. As far as is known
tl'ere is only routine biiHlnesa to come be
fore the board.
It doesn't take a fat purse to buy your
Christmas Jewelry here, Just the average
one win do. u s not. my purpose 10 iae
all your money. I am satisfied with a
mall profit. If you have any repair work
to be done, brina: It to me. I will see that
It is done right, O. Mauthe, 228 W, Broad
way.
Mrs. John Halle of Upper Harrison ytreet
arms severely scalded about the face, neck
and hands Saturday evening aa the result
of the explosion of a can of coffe. The Ud
was screwed down tight, preventing the
escaDe of the steam. Just aa Mrs. Halle
stooped to take the can off the stove the
xpiueion occurrea.
The chorus choir of St. John's English
Lutheran church will rehearse Christmas
niuslo Friday evening and after the
Wednesday evening services. The ladles'
Aid society will meet Thursuay afternoon
' at the residence or Mrs. J. B. Walcott, 2t3
Earn Broadway. There will be regular
gospel services Wednesday evening with
preaching by the pttalor, and gospel songs
uy tne cnoir ana congregation.
Just figure for a moment how much you
are suing to uay for small girts tins year.
Now, suppose you pay half that sum to A.
HoBue Co.. M So. Main St., Council Bluffs,
as a first payment on a piano. You have
uarted with loss cash, saved hours of
' worry shopping, providing a gift not for the
day alone, but a companion for the years to
come. You run no cliunces wnen you ouy
at Huepe's, aa their prices are the lowest;
terms tne easiest.
This is the Woman's club calendar for
this week: Monday Art department, coun
cil Bluffs V omaji s club, club rooms; Tues
day illBio club at residence ot Mrs. A.
W. Aakwl h on Mill street; a Joint meeting
of Ideal md Oakland Avenue Reading
clut'S at residence of Mrs. Lewis Cutler on
Bluff street; Wednesday Woman's club at
renldence of Mrs. Charles T. IHRcer on
Fifth avenue, current topics department of
Council Bluffs Woman's club in club rooms;
Thursday Uteruture department of Coun
cil Bluffs Woman's, club in club rooms,
household ' economics department at resi
dence of Mrs. J. 11. Cleaver on First ave
nue. Choice pictures for gifts. Alexander's Art
(Store, 333 B'way.
Used bt
Millions
$VCSSX!$& Delicious
havo tha Uste itud odor of the lrtb
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BLUFFS
BU Tel. 43.
CHANGE AT THE POSTOFFICE
Sump and Geutr&l Delirery Windowi to
Bo Kept Open Until 9 O'clock.
ONE CLERK ADDED TO THE FORCE
Action la Taken at Request of the
Commercial flab Began Cam
paign for Additional
Service Months Ago.
Commencing January 1 the stamp and
general delivery windows of the postoftlce
will be kept open until 9 o'clock at right
and the clerk In charge will be authorized
to register mall for patrons who so desire.
This Is a change which will be, greatly
appreciated by the cltiaens of Council
Bluffs and especially by traveling men.
The movement to secure this additional
service at the postoftlce was started nearly
a year ago, a traveling man from Cedar
Rapids, who, being unable to register some
Important mall matter after 8 o'clock In the
evening of his arrival In the city, called
the attention of the Commercial club to
the matter the next day and urged that It
take the matter up with the department
In Washington.
He explained that to have the office open
a few hours later In the evening would be
i great convenience to traveling men, espe
cially thoae who usually had Important mall
-natter to send out at night after their
day's work.
Congressman Smith and Postmaster
Hazelton were appealed to and the matter
was laid before the department In Wash
ington, but little hope was entertained that
the extra service would be granted. The
matter, however, was not permitted to
drop and a further request was made to
the department, with the result that at
last the additional service asked for has
been granted and will go Into effect the
first ot the year. The extra service means
an additional clerk and Benjamin Barrett
has been appointed.
Postmaster Hazelton has been notified by
the department that the charge for rental
of private lock boxes and drawer Is to
be Increased. At present the rate Is 60
cents per month for boxes and $1 for
drawers. It Is to be Increased to 75 cents
for lock boxes and $1.50 for drawers.
GIfta for Women.
This list comprises so varied a choice
useful and esthetic that every taste may
readily be satisfied within Its limits.
WRIST BAGS.
Black seal leather, leather lined, special
value at fl, $1.50 to $3.50.
Extra quality seal, great seal and sea
lion, leather lined, at $4 to $10.
Novelties In elephant calf, large and
small styles, at 13.60 to $10.
Small hand purses at 60o to $5.
Xmas cards and tags at 10c package.
Holly seals, 10c for a box of 100 seals.
JEWELRY NOVELTIES.
Ring boxes In goid and silver, will not
tarnish, 36c to $1.
Jewel boxes In gold and silver, all new
shapes, at $1.25. to $5.
Trays In gold and silver, at 60o to $1.
These goods are heavily plated with
gold and silver on white metal and will
not tarnish. -,
MILITARY BRUSHES.
Solid backs, at fl to $1.60 pair.
Real ebony, at $2.60, $3 and $3.60 pair.
Hvt brushes, at 26c to 60c
Real ebony back at $1.25.
Real leather Jewel boxes. Imported from
Germany, at $1 to $30.
Ladles' and gent's traveling cases, medi
cine cases, tourist clocks, glove, handker
chief, veil case and picnic sets.
Ladles' Xmas umbrellas, In natural gold
and silver handles.
Ladles' colored silk umbrellas, $1 and $6
quality, special price, $3.50.
AH silk fancy ribbon for fancy work, spe
cial price at 23c yard.
Waist pins In gold and silver at lOo to
$1 sat.
Ladies' fancy frill hose supporters at 60c
to $160 pair.
Ladles' Dents' squirrel lined gloves at
$6 pair.
Plain and mounted combs, plain at 25c
to $2.50, mounted at 60c to $6.
New out Jet combs at 26c to tl.
WOOL DRESS PATTERNS.
Silks, voiles, eollennas, crepe de Paris,
nun's veilings, batistes, marquisettes, lans
downee and exclusive embroidered dress
patterns for evening wear.
BROADCLOTHS.
Great variety ot plain weaves In all new
shades, $1 to ft.
Mixed, plaid and stripe suitings for street
wear, 39o to $2.
Plaids at all prices for children's dresses,
16c to $1.50.
Bearskins, moleskins and astrachans for
children's coats, $2 and $2.60.
Beautiful line of black dress goods In
all the different weights and weaves.
Table linens by the yard or pattern
cloths and sets, sets $3.60 to $20.
Napkins, II to IS 1 doren.
Damask and huck towels, hemstitched or
fringed. 10c to $1.60.
Bed spreads, t to $S.
Fancy linens In Japanese drawn work.
Mexican drawn work, 10c to $12.60.
Cluny and Irish embroidery In lunch
cloths, tray cloths, scarfs, center pieces
and dollies, 25c to $17.50.
Embroidered linen sheets and cases.
Irish hand embroidered bed spreads.
Turkish bath robes, $3.60, $4. $6.
White goods for watsts and dresses.
FURS.
Children's fur sets, white angora, dyed
rat, queen ermine, etc., 98c to $6.
Ijidlis, fins natural gray squirrel sets,
scarf and muff, extra good values at $3).
Natural mink scarfs, trimmed with heads
and tails, 130 to $46.
Natural mink muffs, flat shaped to match
scarf, at $37.60 to 140.
Ladies' fur scarfs In black, brown and
gray, coney, opossum, rrwrten, squirrel.
ranging in price from ! to $40.
COATS.
Ladles' opera or e.e.i::g coats. In white.
cream, tan, blue, light green and red, from
$20 to 1100.
FU COATS.
Blended coney blouse Jacket at $22.50.
Fine electric seal and astrachaa coats,
$37.50 to $75.
Dyed muskrst blouse coats, a good
looking garment and extra good wearing
fur. at $60.
Good values In beaver and otter coats,
all slsea for $D to $150.
LADIES' HANDKERCHIEFS.
Ladles' hand embroidered handkerchiefs
at $5. IS. 17.50. $9 and $10.
Armenian hand-made handkerchiefs at
75c. $1 and 11.75.
Fancy renaissance, lace edge, all linen
center, at 76c. 11. $1.25. $2. $3.50, $4 and $5.
Fine sheer linen handkerchiefs, embroi
dered centers, at 60c (novelLlt-s).
Fancy Swiss and linen, hem and embroi
dered edge, at Uic, Soc, Sue, Ttc, $1 and 11.50.
Nice line of Initial handkerchiefs at (c,
10c. 15c, 25c and 6uc.
Children 8 fancy boxes at 15c, 5c rid oOo.
Fine linen fancy barred handkerchiefs,
at 25c and 50c.
Special line of handkerchiefs, SCc, 15c and
10c values: embroidered and lace edge
handkerchiefs at 6c.
LADIES' NECKWEAR
Plain and fancy crepe scarfs, dainty
shades, $1. $1. 60. $1.75, $2, $150, $4. $5, $6. $7-50,
$8.50 and $1150.
Children's mufflers, hem ends, 60c.
Ladles' tailor collars, linen, 26c; silk,
50c, 75c. fl, $1.50 end $2.
Ladles' fancy lingerie collars, 60c, 75c, tl,
$1.26, $1.75 and $2.
New deep cuffs and collars. In sets, at
$2.25, $2.76 and $3.50.
Embroidered taffeta silk collars. In white
and colors, 60c.
Windsor ties, 26c and 60c; fancy plaids and
plain colors.
Turnover collars at 16c, 25c, 85e and 60c
Fine swlsn embroidered sets, at 60c.
Neck ruffs, $1.50 to $10.
Bilk shaws, 60c to $3.
SILK. CRBPE DE CHENES.
75c quality at 58c per yard.
Plaids, 75o and fl.
New pan taffeta, Imported fabric at fl
yard.
Shadow peau de cygnes at fl.
New Persian silks, 79c fl and $1.50.
Printed warp silks at $1.60.
Black taffetas, 60c, 76c fl. fl-26, $1 50.
Peau de sole, 60c, fl. $1.25, $1.76 and $2.
Moire Francalse silks at fl.
We carry a full line of Haskell dress
silks.
LADIES' HOSIERY.
Ladles' fancy hose at 60c, 76c, $1 and $1.26.
Ladies' silk hose, fl, $1.50. $2.50 to $5.
THE JOHN BENO CO.
NO SALOON. NO DRINKS SOLD AT
JARVIS'S STORE, 226 MAIN ST. LADY
WAITS ON YOU.
Must Be Sold Now.
Dwelling, S rooms, rents for tW. A bar
gain. Chas. T. Officer, 419 Broadway,
Many Llahts on Broadway.
From now on until after the Christmas
holidays the portion of Broadway bounded
by Main street on the west and Bryant
street on the east Is to be brilliantly Illum
inated each night. The merchants of this
section of the retail business center of the
city have subscribed to a fund for the pur
pose and a line of Incandescent lights will
be strung along both sides of the street.
These lights are to be installed today and
will be maintained nightly until after the
holidays. Under the new arrangements of
the aro lights under the new lighting con
tract with the Cltiaens' Gas and Electrlo
company Broadway is better lighted than
ever before. From First street to the
Northwestern tracks there Is an arc light
at each street Intersection and It Is planned
to have the same on Main street.
Gifts for Men.
Men's gifts are always the most puzzling
to select, but the following apt suggestions
afford an easy solution:
Men's stiff hats, Knox, fS.OO; opera silk,
fS.OO; Stetson, soft and stiff, $3.60 to $6.09;
Beacon hats, soft and stiff, f3.00; Beno
special, $2.00 and $2.60.
Men's fur caps, $2.00 and $4.00.
Young men's wool caps, 60c, 76c, fl.00 and
tl.50.
Men's warm Inside fur turn-down cans
at 60c 75c, $1.00 and $1.80.
Men's pbeketbooks and card cases, 25c,
60c, fl.00 to $2.50.
Men's cuff buttons, 26c to $1.50; shirt
studs, 25c, 60c, 76o and $1.00.
Scarf pins, 25c to $1.00.
Men's watch fobs, 26c to $2.00.
Men's neckwear, 25c. 60c, fl.00 and $1.50,
In four-in-hand, English squares, string,,
bows, Tecks and Ascot.
Men's plain and fancy hose. 10c, 15c, 26c,
60o and $1.00.
Men's gloves and mittens, kid and Mocha,
60c. 76c, $1.00. $1.60, f2.00. t2.50. f3.00, $3.50 and
$6.00, unllned and lined with silk, wool.
Iamb, goat and squirrel.
Men's Scotch wool gloves, 25c, 60o and
76c.
Men's fur gloves and mittens; boys', 69c
and 76c; men's, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, $2.60 and
$3.60.
Men's handkerchiefs, 6c and 10c; men's
linen handkerchiefs, 15c, 26c 40c and 60c;
men's silk handkerchiefs, 25c, 50c, 76c and
$1.00.
Men's suspenders, 26, 60c 75c, $1.00, $1.60
and $2.25, all In fancy boxes.
Men's shirts, 50c, $1.00, $160 and $2.00.
Men's Munslng union sirfls, $1.60, $2.50,
$3.00 and $4.60.
Men's mufflers, 26c, 60c, 75c, fl.00, $1.60,
$2.00, $2.50 and $3.00.
Men's suits, $7.50, $10.00 and $12.00.
Hart, 8chaffner & Marx suits, $14,90 to
$28.00.
Men's overcosts.. $7.60, $10.00, $12.00, fl.00,
$1-1.00. $16.00, $17.00, $18.00, $20.00. $22.60, $25.00
and $.15.00.
Men's fur coats. $15.00 to fGO.00.
Men's pants, $2.S0 to $fl.00.
Men's umbrellas, plain handles, $1.00 to
$5.00; fancy handles, $160 to $10.00.
Celebrated Btaley underwear, fl.00, fl.25,
tl.60. fl.75, fl00. fj.25. $2.50. f2.76, f3.00 and
$3.50.
Men's outing flannel night robes, 60c, 76e
and $1.00.
Men's fancy vesta, $1.00, fl.60, f2.00, $2.60,
$3.00 and $3.50.
Men's smoking Jackets and lounging
robes, $4.60, $5.00, fO.00, f7.00, f7.60, f8.00, f9.00,
flO.OO and fllOO.
Men's garters, 15c 25c 40c and 60c.
Men's sweaters, 60c to $6.00.
Cardigan Jackets. $1.60 to $5.00.
Trunks, $2.00 to $37.50; traveling bags, 5s
to $2.00; suit cases, $1.60 to $17.60.
Men's flannel ehlrts, $1.00. $1.50 and $100;
knit wool shirt. $1.00 to $2.76; Jersey office
Jackets, $3.00 to $4.50.
Men's hunting coats, $1.50 to $3.60.
Christmas buying headquarters.
THE JOHN BENO CO.
Go for you holiday wines, liquors and
cordials to L. Rosenfeldt, 61 S Main
'Fhone 323.
Notice All photos taken before Decem
ber 22 will be finished before Xmas. Come
any kind of weather. Open Sundays.
Schmidt, Photographer.
To Make the Heart Grow Ponder.
Our high grads Xmas home made can
dles will do that. If you don't believe it
take a box to your wife or somebody els
who may become your wife if you hustl
hard enough. I. Mucci. Phone Ml.
We are now ready to show our holiday
stock of pianos and musical Instruments
of all kinds. The largest stock In the city
to select from. The best assortment of
GOOD PIANOS. The smallest assortment
of cheap pianos; in fact, we are out of
them. On our second floor we have a large
number of second-hand organs ot good
makes at prices from $5 to $40. Some of
them good as new. Terms and prices to
suit customers or no sale. Please call; it
won't take long. Swanson Music Co., 407
B'wsy.
See Btephan Bros, for the latest and best
Inverted burners. 62 West Broadway.
Will Observe Forefathers' Day,
The members of the First Congregational
church will observe "Forefathers' Day"
Thursday evening by giving a colonial sup
per In the church parlor. A regular New
England dinner, served by young women
in colonial costume, will be followed by
toasts and an Informal program. E. P.
Filch will preside, as tonstmasler and these
toast will be responded to; "Th Horn
Robinson Bros, store for rent
J&iwiaLry 1st.
All Goods and Fixtures MUST
B
E SOLD now.
Christmas Presents A Auction
Prices, less aun auctioneer's com-
mission.
Guard," Victor E. Bender; "The Town
Meeting," City Attorney C. F. Kimball;
"The Women of the Mayflower," Mrs. J.
W. Squire; "The Meeting House," Dr. O. O.
Smith. The opening number will be the
singing ot "Plymouth Rock" and the pro
gram will close with the singing of
"America."
Great Opening- of Oar Toy Department
MONDAY, DEC. 10. 1906, WE OPEN O'JR
GREAT TOY DEPARTMENT. LARGEST
EVER SEEN IN CO. BLUFFS. EVERT
CHILD VISITING OUR STORE WILL
GET SOUVENIR. ALL THE LATEST
MECHANICAL TOTS, PETER8EN A
SCHOENINO CO., HARDWARE AND
FURNITURE.
JARVIS'S WINE STORE, tS MAIN.
LADY IN CHARGE.
A. Metsaa,r Co.
. .New Location jfc. Wholesale Bakery,
Sit Mynster Street,' Council Bluffs, Ia.
Home-made Bread a Specialty.
Visitor Welcome.
BOTTLE OF WINE FREE WITH EACH
PURCHASE BEFORE XMAS. COME
EARLY AND GET THE BEST. JARVIS.
Do you want to be good to your wife?
Get her a carpet sweeper. The Blsscll Is
the best For Xmas It will save her lots
of hard work she will appreciate It. See
them In our window. Btockert Carpet Co.
Gifts for the Boy.
The average boy Is easily pleased and
seldom critical, but unusual Is the youth
who would not delight In some of the fol
lowing attractive array: ,
Umbrellas.
Hair brushes.
School hose.
Kid gloves.
Cuff buttons.
Suspenders.
Neckties.
Muffler.
Winter reefer.
Blouses.
Sweaters.
Leggings.
Overcoats.
Knee pants.
Suits.
Headquarters for boys' glfta
THE JOHN BENO CO.
MANTLES, 10 CENTS. BEST MANTLE
IN TOWN FOR THE PRICE. W. A.
MAURER.
puds! ipuda! Spuds!
Chalce early Ohio potatoes at 6So de
livered In flve-bushel lots or more. Both
'phone 182. Brldenatlne Smith, 1401 8.
6th street.
I'm sorry, but cannot take any more con
tract for home decoration In the way of
wall papering. Out; stock Is badly broken
In that line. If you want wall decorations
In pictures, the very latest, I have all
kinds ot pictures. Just received a line of
Hamilton King's, Harrison Fisher's, Jessie
Wolcaae, Smiths', F. F. Leyenbecker's,
Frederick Remington's, A. B. Frost's, the
Mosefleld's Parish calendar. Remington's
calendar and other up-to-date pictures. W.
S. Hewetson, the Happy Home Decorator,
B way and 4th St., Council Bluff. Ia.
I i
Did you ever think now much longer
your clothe wear when you have them
cleaned? We can make them look a good
a new ones. We dye everything, any
shade desired. Carpets cleaned, laid and
refitted. Both 'phones 514. Council Bluffs
Cleaning Co. and Rug Factory, 34 N. Main.
JARVIS'S STORE FOR BEST WHISKY.
BOTTLED IN BOND, FOR FAMILY USE.
MODERATE PRICE.
Nowdays a business education Is the first
principle to success. The place to get a
good . business education Is the Western
Iowa College. Their students when turned
out are the best In southwestern Iowa.
Make a start right
NOTHING LIKE A LITTLE GOOD
LIQUOR FOR COLDS GRIP OR THROAT
TROUBLE. SEE JARVIS. 225 MAIN ST.
Surprise for President E. E, Hart.
President H. E. Hart of the First National
bank was assisted in celebrating his birth
day anniversary Saturday evening by a
number of prominent business associates,
whom he entertained at dinner at his new
home on Story street. The dinner, arranged
by Mrs. Hart, was In the nature of a sur
prise for her husband, the Invited guests
assembling at the residence of V. E.
Bender and from there proceeding in a body
to the Hart home. The guests were: H. H.
Van Brunt. H. W. Binder. 11. A. Qulnn,
Emmet Ttnley. C. W. McDonald. John
Melhou, John P. Davis, E. U. M.rriam, V.
W. E. ROBINSON,
E. Bender, W. A. Maurer, B. M. Sargent,
Dr. D. Macrae, Jr., A. S. Hazelton, E. W.
Hart. C. T. Stewart, W. F. Bapp and E. A.
Wlckham.
Gifts for the Ilonse.
This list, though scarcely an Index of
our stock, typifies our well known pre
eminence: Wood pedestals.
Tabourettes.
Curtains.
Footrests.
Dresser scarf.
Towel.
Bedspreads.
Blankets.
Comforters.
Rugs.
Sofa cushion).
Tablecloths.
Fancy centerpiece.
Napkins.
DoyUea. J.'
Christmas buying headquarters.
THE JOHN BENO CO.
A New Xmas Present.
Do you want to give your wife some
thing new for Christmas? Well, Just have
that front room or dining room papered
and decorated. You will find there Is noth
ing wilt p.ease her better. We are making
special prices for this time of the year
and want you to take advantage of them.
Jensen & Nicholson, 238 W. B'way.
WHISKY PUREST AND BEST. AND
A LADY TO WAIT ON YOU, AT JAR
VIS'S STORE.
N. Y. Plumbing Co. Tel. 250. Night, 603.
Poll Tax Notice.
If you are still delinquent, call and set
tle at once, as I am bringing suit against
delinquents. Pay no attention to this if
you would rather pay cost. D. J. Whlt
aker, collector.
Before buying a gas or electric portable
call and see our line. New, up to date,
and prices are right. W. A. Maurer.
NOT THE CHEAPEST, BUT THE BEST
WINES, BRANDIES, WHISKIES, AT
JARVIS'S.
Combination gas and electric chandelier
and the celebrated Welsbach Incandescent
gas burners. Why not see us before you
buy. W can certainly please you on price
and quality of goods. Btephan Bros., 621
West Broadway.
Xmas Picture- Framing-.
Place your orders at once for frames to
be made for Xmas glfta C. E. Alexander,
3S3 B'way.
DON'T FORGET YOUR SLIPPER GIFT
Mak your friend comfortable for another
year; give him a pair of Sargent' easy.
fitting slipper. No matter what style you
want, Sargent' stock 1 complete.
Packing; Plant for Sioux City.
BIOUX CITY, la., Dec. ".-(Special Tel,
gram.) John Roberts and Richard W.
Oake, constituting ths firm of Roberts &
Oake, who operate an Independent packing
plant In Chicago, were In Sioux City to
day and conferred with a score of leuriin
business men as to the establishment of a
I plant here. They desire to Install a west
ern house, and It la understood Sioux City
is regarded as the most desirable site. It
1 ald that If Robert & Oake be al
lowed to build a plant at the Sioux City
stock yards, Schwarzschlld A Sulssberger
will follow with a mammoth plant.
Kalahta of Columbus at Atlantic.
ATLANTIC. Ia. Dec. .-Speclal Tele
gram.) About 400 visiting knight were
present at the Installation of a new council
of Knight of Columbus here, seventy-two
members being taken In. The program
opened with high mass by Rev. J. E. Copua
of Crelghton university and concluded with
a grand banquet In the evening. Many of
the state officers and visiting knights from
Omaha, Chicago. Burlington, Des Moines,
Missouri Valley, St. Joseph and other cities
mere present.
Reward Goes to Sheriff.
LANDER. Wyo. Dec. I (Special. )-In
the case of Policeman Peter Warlmont and
John Bray against the board of county
commissioners ct Albany county, Judge
Carpenter has rendered a decision In favor
of the defendants. Ths plaintiffs sued for
$100, which they claimed for the arrest of
Henry Clay, murderer of Georre Gerter.
The county commissioners paid the $K0 to
Sheriff Smalley of Laramie county, who
delivered the prisoner to the Albany oounty
authorities. Judge Carpenter held that
Warlmont and Bray were Ignorant of th
Identity of Clay at the time they arrested
him and war not entitled to the raxd-
Administratrix.
CAPITOL'S FIRE PROTECTION
Executm Oounoil aod Tea Moines Water
Worki Uotble to Corns ti Agreement
COMPANY INSISTS ON METER CONTRACT
New Water Mains Have Been Laid
Aronnd the Building;, but They
Are Not Yet Connected
With City System.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Dec. . (Special.) Mo
settlement has yet been reached between
the executive council and the Des Moines
Waterworks company as to the terms on
which the company Is to furnish water for
fire protection to the state capitol building.
Following the fire that did great damage
to the north wing of the capitol the legis
lature appropriated an amount for laying
large sized water mains Inside the capitol
grounds and completely encircling the
building with numerous fire hydrant. No
water has yet been turned Into these pipes
for the reason that an agreement cannot
be reached with the waterworks company,
and the matter may be left to the legisla
ture to determine. The waterworks com
rany wishes to put In a water meter to
measure the water used and the executive
council does not wish to go to that ex
pense. Thtre Is further disagreement as
to the terms of supplying the water.
It Is probable that in a few days water
will be turned on to test the strength of
the mains.
. When the state arranged to put In the
mains, the Des Moines Waterworks com
pany made a bid to get the work of laying
the mains. Tho state had a bid from an
other source $1,200 less than that of the
Des Moines Waterworks company and
the contract was let to It. It Is claimed
that the De Moines company I now
piqued at not getting the contract. There
was trouble evert before that, however-
the state desired that there be larger sized
water mains laid entirely around the capitol
grounds In the street, so that adequate fir
protection could be furnished the building,
the lesson having been learned when the
fire occurred In 1904 that the mains were
too small. The Idea of the executive coun
ell wa to have the mains Inside the
grounds laid by the state and connected
with those outside the grounds, and the
pumps of the power and heating plant
across the street connected with the mains.
thus Insuring pressure. The water com
pany refused to bear the expense of laying
the larger mains. The executive council
held that It was the duty of the company
to lay mains large enough to supply the
water needed In case of a fire and pointed
to the fire of 1904 aa proof that the present
mains were too small. Upon action of
the executive council Governor Cummins
I wrote a letter to the mayor of the dty
land also called the attention of the legis
lature to the matter. But nothing has been
done to make the street mains big enough
to carry a sufficient supply of water for
fire protection.
Now the state has laid mains Inside th
grounds around the entire building and has
put In five large water pipes leading to
the top of the building, and again there
is trouble with the water company, this
time being over the question of rates and
meter. The mains are In no way connected
With the service pipes of the building and
water cannot be used through them exoept
for fire, and as fires are not expected to
break out often In the slate house the
state does not want a meter In the mains
to obstruct the flow, and believes that sat
isfactory rates can be decided upon without
a metter. But the company Insist on a
meter.
Possam Iod;e Will Meet.
The annual possum supper by Jeff Logan
lodge No. 1 ha been fixed for Wednesday,
December 12. The gathering Is an annual
affair of no mean proportions In the poli
tics of the state. Every governor for
years has been a guest and senators and
congressmen and legislators have sat at
the feast and been Initiated Into the mys
torles of the game. The supper Is given
at the home of the ex-slave, who la now a
prosperous citizen, and regularly In charge
of the cloak room of the senate at each
session of the legislature.
Tea Days Enrnnipmenii.
In his annual report the legislature
Adjutant General W. H. Thrift recom
mends that the annual camp be length,
ened to ten days. Instead of eight. He
argue that more work la required of the
guard each, year and It 1 Increasingly
difficult to keep the guard up to the tnnd
ards aet by the government; that with" an
eight day' camp the guard spends the
greater part of Its time In getting settled
and breaking camp, while ten days would
give a full two days additional for actual
work. At the last session of the legisla
ture General Thrift asked for an appro
priation of $100,000. but though he got an
Increase he did not get all ho asked, but
was told to take It up at the next session.
He therefore asks of the next legislature
an Increase of $18,000, the amount the last
legislature failed to give.
No Opposition to Kendall.
It Is expected shortly that all opposition
to Hon. Nate Kendall as speaker of the
house will be removed and that the nomi
nation and election of Mr. Kendall will bo
unanimous and by acclamation. The can
didacy of Mr. Kendall started on the ad
journment of the last legislature, when a
large number of the members of the house
who expected to return went to Mr. Ken
dall and volunteered their support to him
for the position. There were In the be
ginning a few other candidates, but tho
exigencies of politics have removed them
from the field and Mr. Kendall is now
practically without opposition, and It Is
understood has direct pledges from a ma.
Jorlty of the republican members.
Fifty-First Senatorial District.
When the Iowa legislature assembles, on
January 14 next, the Fifty-first senatorial
district of Iowa will be unrepresented, for
the first time In many years. On the first
day of January next State Printer Ber
nard Murphy goes out of office, and as lie
has been the sole and only representative
of the "Fifty-first" senatorial district that
district will not be represented "offlclnlly."
There are fifty senatorial districts In
Iowa In which the people regularly elect
senators to the legislature. When Ber
nard Murphy became state printer he be
came a ver familiar figure about the
hall of legislation -and In a short tlmo
was dubbed the "senator from the Fifty
first senatorial district." He secured the
position on merit and by promotion, and
his successor In the office of state printer
cannot legally repreaent the dli... ici till
he ha demonstrated hi ability to do so.
Colleae Needs Little.
A meeting of the trustees of the State
Agricultural college at Ames will be held
some time this, month at which time a de
cision will be reached a to what requests
will be made of the coming legislature in
the way of appropriations. It is expected,
however, that th requests wl'.l not be large.
At the last session the State university
asked for little and tha Agricultural col
lege asked for a great deal. It wanted
money for completing tunnel from the
central heating plant to the other build
ing, but It wa refused. The last legis
lature gave the State college $77,500 in ad
dition to the mlllage tax. The erection of
the new agricultural hall, which will cost
$250,000, haa been commented from money
received from the mlllage tax, and It will
take this tax two years to pay for the
building. About the only request of th
legislature will be for the tunnels and for
the support fund and an Increase In tha
appropriation for agricultural experiment
work, which was started with a small
appropriation last winter. ''
Des Moines People Inactive,
Des Moines people who at the last ses
sion of the legislature were pushing tha
bill to allow De Moines to adopt th Gal
veston plan of government are1 this year
Inactive, and there promise to be no lead
ership of the movement at the coming ses
sion of ths legislature unless some one
from some other city of the state anxious
to abolish Its city council takes up with
the proposition. Last winter Hon. James
O. Berryhlll wa the chairman of a com
mittee which urged the legislature to ac
tion. He went personally to Oalveston to
tudy the plan of government and then In
a public address presented the schema to
the people of Des Moines. Tb Commer
cial club was induced to take It up the
and appoint a committee, and it put Ber
ryhlll at the head of It. The club was
subsequently condemned for engaging SS
politics, and so this year It will have nois
ing to do with It and Mr. Berryhlll saw)
he I too busy. Council Bluffs and Cedar
Rapids citizens have at time profess9
anxiety to have the bill passed so that w
could be taken up In those cities.
CUT GLASS-Frenser, 15th and Dodge.
Nrsrro Arreted In Lincoln.
John Parrlsh. colored, wa brought to
Omaha from Lincoln P'indHy by Iietective
W. E. Davis of I hut city and locked up ut
the city lull. The negro Ims been (ought
l.y the Omaha police for some time on a
muury harn and was raptured at
Lincoln. ParriHh whs accompanied by an
other negro, Jmes Johnson, who Is blind,
and whom he Kd about the streets by the
hand set-king alius. ' Juhunoo. ' was ' lf
locked ut