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I A TIIK OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 2, 1910. 1 j Council Bluffs Minor Mention Th Council Bimffa Offlo of th Omaha Be In at IS loot Street. Bothy ThOMi 49. IB, uruRR. . Diamond playing the best vaudeville. COKR10AN, undertakers. 'Phone 14S. r'or rent, modern house. 726 6th avenue. FAUHT BEKn AT ItOQKRS' BUFFET. NIGHT eCHOOL a Puryear' college. Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel. i-TS. Lewis Cutler, funeral director. 'Phone 37. U.Mrd & Iloland, undertaker". 'Phone 121 Epert piano tuning. Uospe.' 'phone Mi. When you want reliable want ad adver - tistnit. una The Use. I i.aienaan and art noveltle for New 7 Year a gift. Alexanders, 833 Broadway. Up-to-date. A' Department and Ploturt Framing. Uorwlck. itil South Main street Iost CJray aqulirel muff, corner Eighth afreet and Broadway. Heturn Omaha Bee lor rewaid. We wish to thank our many friends and customers for thoir liberal patronage of the lata year and wish them all man a happy New Year. II. Borwlck, 211 S. Main street. The funeral of W. A. Crumpton, the Il linois Central railroad switchman, will bo held Hunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from Cutler's undertaking establishment and burial will be in Falrvlew cemetery. The funeral of Mrs. Dora Amnus. who committed suicide Tuesday morning, will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the residence, 2222 tfouth Thirteenth treet. and burial wll: he In Walnut Hill cemetery. Kev. John Kroonemeyer, pas tor of Bethany J'ruaby terlan church, will conduct the services. The Alamlto Sanitary Dairy company yexterduy caused an attachment to be ls suod from the superior court on the gro cery stock of J. A. Norton, 210 North Twenty-sixth street. The amount claimed by the dairy company is 1115 48. It was alleged that the defendant was trying to i dispose of his property to evade paying mm creditors. ' Louis Stewert, aged 2 years, died at a late hour Thursday night at the Edmund sou Memorial hospital. Mr. Stewert was formerly a resident of Malvern, but for some time has been making his home with his son-in-law, T. O. Bwanson, 1T28 Third avenue, ueniaes nis wire lie leaves one on and three daughters. The body was sent to Malvern yesterday for burial. Petitions are now being circulated for another drainage ditch In Pottawattamie county and they will probably be pre sented to the Board of Supervisors when It meets on Monday. The Mosquito drain age ditch Is the latest proposition and property owners along the creek ere anxious to have it established. The pe tition asks that the ditch be constructed from a point near Underwood, to where It empties into the Missouri river, above Lake Manawa, In Lewis township. John Hansen, by his next friend, Minnie Hansen, hns brought suit In the district court against Lloyd Prouty, asking 17, MO damages for the loss of an eye while ha m in the employ of the defendant, and, as ho alleges,, through the latter's negli gence. Hansen claims that Prouty, who Is a well known farmer of Qarner town ship, required him to assist in dressing ti I pArfl nri farm nnlmnl And that he he- Came Infected with polnon, affecting one eye and causing him to lose the sight pf It. The case is filed for the March term of court. The Girl from V. 8. A." If you are a lover of singing, heart stlrrlni climaxes and a prolonged round of 'aughter, pay the Star theater a visit today and Sunday, when "The' Girl from V. 8. A." comes our way. You cannot fall to enjoy the powerful story of this briskly moving musical comedy drama and the solos and quartets which have been big hits everywhere the company has been this season. A handsomely costumed chorus of fine singing voices will be seen and heard often during the action of the play. ' ' " ' JT YOU ARE CTJ&AJLE WE CAN U1Z YOU AVERAGE TIME TO CURE Rorrcns. One Vwu Hydrocele One Visit VARicocabgOne Visit Cataract. ib Cancbr ..'..3ora CaTarrm .fLtiT. Etc- Pile lie i Drains MDa lfii;. u.. la Bat 11 GERMAN DOCTORS council, rnvvrm. STAR THEATER at. ana Ban. Mat. and Bight. THE BEABOWa axaasBtf' HOTHLTT Harry Scott Co.'e Massive Production The Girl U.S.A. Dainty 1 Bweetl Pretty I THE FASHION Han the .reputation for doing first claef Ladle Tailoring and Fitting. Tou can al way tell our garment by their line anU tyle. When you see them if they ar made to order or ready to wear, we sum antee, If yuu try us. to mivu you the hei fit, up-to-date stylus, ut very rcssunabl. prices. We uu ail kind.. l' uimUu..i tn furs. Open Evenings Till 9 ?. M. - 33 South Main Street Geo. W. Klein Upholstering, Furniture" liepnlr. ed and i:ifii:UlifJ, lent her Uciioy.iWhI, i.i. r. : -i J-.t)UU'il. and nil kli.ii-. 01 :.::ittif.! work done. Il'itii lln iii. 10 So. .AlulU M Count il Uiuffs. i.sve li Done Right" yyEsff fya "TltT Mlmlll TIDINGS, GENTLEMEN At My w Location. 106 Vt Bouts. Mala, 1 am now prepared to do llrst class tailor ing, give you the beat goods, beat atye beat materials, best workmanship and the best values. Let ma make you a suit of clothes. If It doe not prove satisfactory II a injr luii. Lukegord, The Tailor A. A. CLARK a CO. , Ifl A?1 MfUlFV flfJ LUilt. U UI.X I UH Al AXT OILlTTTCIi 8ECCRITT t meaty lean mt aorfl jfcoarae. OOUNEIl MAIS AKO BliOADWAY. OVEO AMERICAS KXPRE88. tvvrri 7vii2 mV eaiiia IIOTU PHONES MT. Council Bluffs PROSPERITY YEAR'S KEYNOTE Council Blnffi Enjoyi Material Advancement in 1909. BUILDING RECORD EXCELLENT Real V.state Transfers Disclose Increase of Three Quarter of Million Orer 10 Cltr Finance Are Good. When the clock struck the hour of mid night Friday and the curtain wa rung down on 1909 the buslneHS men and cltlxens generally of Council Bluffs could say a they looked back over the last twelve months that they had enjoyed a year cf prosperity. The era of "boom" day for the middle west Is a thing of the past, but the prosperity which Council Bluffs ex perienced during the last year and indica tion are will continue to enjoy during 1910 was of that conservative character which tends to upbuild a city and provide its citizens with the employment which the members of every community need. Business generally wa good and there was no lack of employment for the skilled artisan and the unskilled laborer, despits the fact that the amount of public work wa less than , usual. The wholesalers, like the retailers, enjoyed a remarkably good business and are looking forward to an equally pronperous period during ,1910. Some of the wholesalers report that the volume of business during 1S09 was limited only by the help which could be secured to handle it. Dan' Estimate. E. W. Peterson, local manager of the met can tile agency of R. Q. Pun & Co., makes the following report on the business record of Council Bluffs for 1909 and the prospects for the new year: In making up the usual annual report of trade conditions in this section con siderable Inquiry has been msde at dif ferent times and many merchants in this vicinity and other points in southwestern Iowa nave been interviewed, and the gen eral report Is to the effect that, all things considered, 1S09 has been a fair.' prosperous year, both In the wholesale and retail trade. The last couple of months of the year have had some drawbacks. In the way of excessive wet weather, which, with the bad roads Incidental thereto, ha had a material effect on the retail trade; also a cot.siderable amount of corn la yet In the fields and this fact necessarily ties made collections slow, many farmer not bolng able to move their grain and unable to pay their debts. Notwithstanding these local conditions which have existed for the last two months the general outlook is promis ing. Tho good price for products and plenty of labor, no men Idle, with a good steady demand for money at good rates of interest, ere favorable conditions which aro gratify ing to every Jobber and retailer. Council Bluffs has had a very fair trnde In the implement line, which is the largest one handled from this point. Having about twenty-five Jobbing houses here who either manufacture or handle Implements, bug gies, etc., and their total sitles are ao proxlmated at about $6,000,000 to $7,000,0 0 annually. There are a few houses wh'iso sales reach approxltnaflv in the neighbor hood of $700.01)0 to $1.0W,000 a year and tnev report a fairly prosperous trade. Council Bluffs of Inte Is becoming a fair auto mobile market and lately one of the promi nent implement houses of this city has commenced to handle this rapVlly Increas ing luxury- A an Indication of the enter prise of the city it Is to be noted that Council Bluffs Is becoming quite prominent as an automobile market and promises to be more so in the near future. Other Jobbers, in other lines, also report a favorable year and In some Instances have hardly been able to supply the de mand, although working extra time to do so. The National Horticultural associa tion, which had its second annual conven tion here this year and which was quits largely advertised, has been instrumental in bringing the city before the public. Quite a good deal of building in tlvj rest donee section is local evidence of pros perity. Splendid Dnlldln; Record, The building record In Council Bluffs for 1909 was an excellent one especially along the line of private residence. Council Bluffs Is essentially a city of homes and in every section many handsome residences were erected during the last year. The erection of the Auditorium at the corner of Washington avenue and Bryant street prompted the owners of property along North Main street to "rejuvenate" that thoroughfare and the result has been the erection of several substantial store buildings, with others In prospect. The Council Bluffs aerie of Eagles selected North Main street as the site for its pro posed new home and during 1910 will erect a large and handsome building with a big frontage on the east side of the street. Indications are that within another year or two North Main treet will become a busy thoroughfare. One new elevator, that of the Middle West Elevator company on First avenue between Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh street was erected during the year at a cost of about .26,040. Council Bluffs ha become an active center for the automobile business and during the year Just closed four large garages were erected, three on Fourth street and one on l'earl street. One new, modern school house was erected during the year, that at the cor ner of Broadway and Oak street which cost approximately .20,000. New Y, M. C. A. Bnlldlna;. Tho handsome home of the Young Men' Jlwistian association at the corner of First ivenue and South Seventh street, which out $50,000, Inclusive of the ground and i nUliings, was completed during the year ,ut endtd. The house of worship of the . tint Christian church at the corner of -uynster and Scott street, which cost about lo.WV, was recently completed and dedi cated with appropriate aervlces. It is con jiuered cue of toe handsomest structures uf its kind In the city. The magnificent new clarch of the Holy family Catholic parish In the western part of the city wa also completed during the last year. The congregation of the Epworth Methodist church in the western part of the city i erecting a new frame building at a cost of .O.OuO. At the Christian home, where, during the last few years several splendid buildings haye been erected, replacing the old frame structures, a boiler and laundry house at a cost of .10.000 was added. The Clark Implement company erected a new warehouse and office building at Fourth street and Eleventh avenue at a cost of about .3,000. Rosenfeld Brothers erected a new two-story brick business structure at 316-319 West Broadway at a cost of .8,000. The handsome new Central lira station built partly over Indian creek, between Bryant and Main street and fa cing Washington avenue wa erected dur ing the last year at a cost of .16,500. The Citizen Gas and Electric company citctrd a new power house on First avenue between Sixth and Seventh street at a cui,t of about .10,000. Among the hand handsome homes erected nonsEs, cattle and HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AT OXK-HALF Tim tTTCAli RATES. IMiwItM The Clark M-vrl,,,. Cc. JMO. r. TlNLuV, Mt. W4jWi Council Bluffs during the last year was the .16.000 resi dence of Frank F. Everest at Third treet and High School avenue. The Everest resi dence Is especially nolloeahle as being the first attempt In this city to us reinforced concrete for part of the walls. Among the more costly residences erected during the year may be Included that of E. Keys on Oakland avenue, costing .9.000; that of II. W. Haselton, on the same street, coat ing .8,000; that of J. P. Hess, on Bluff street, costing .5,000; the .10.000 home of Joseph W. SmiUi, on Bluff street; the horn of J, F. Hughes, at Broadway and Twenty-fifth street, costing M,W)0; the resi dence erected by James O'Kell, at Fifth avenue and Eighth street, cosing Sii.OCO; that of J. C. Aid, on Park avenue, costing t.1,500; that of James McRobtrts, on Benton street, costing $.1,700, and many others rang ing from tS.000 down. Batldlasr Permits. The record of building permits as Issued from the office of th city clerk is notably Incomplete and far from being a sure Index of the activity along this line. During the year Just closed only 139 permits were Is sued, while at least four time this many new buildings were erected during 1909, If not more. Person falling to take out a permit when erecting a new building are subject to a fine under the olty ordinances, but the authorities make no concerted ef fort to enforce the measure. Following I the list of permits by months issued during the year: Month. No. Amount. January 2 . 1.9fi0 February 13 16,3'K) March M 60X April 32 M.3o0 May 31 37,735 June 9 9 H) July 12 20 77J August 20 47,o,. September 14 20 740 October 23 31.87.r November 6 7,530 December 5 10.300 Total 199 .311,700 v Pnbllo Improvements. .Public Improvements did not keep pace with private enterprises and even fell short of the reoord of 1908 which was be low the average for several year. The cost of public Improvements, including paving, curbing, sewering and sidewalk only amounted to .48,924.71, as against 891.14. Including the cost of the new con crete bridge over Indian creek on Bryant street and the new Central fire station, the former being J14.000 and the latter, .16,600, the total amount expended in pub lio improvement during 1909 amounted to rn.424.7i. , During the year 7,108 aquare. yard of paving brick were laid at a cost of $14, t3$.7L. Of cement sidewalk 208,996 square feet were laid at a cost of t21.1Sj.!!3. The cost of 9,660 lineal feet of combination curbing and guttering wa $5,742.46 and 1,086 lineal feet of sewers of various sized pipe were laid at a cost of .6,166.71. Contracts for concrete bridges over In dian creek at Benton street and North Eighth street were let. The Benton street structure 1b to cost .3,500, while that at North Eighth street will cost .7.4P2. ravins and Sewers. Following is a summary of the paving, curbing and sewering done during the last yeat: Perln avenue, from Lincoln avenue to eastern terminus, 2,711 square yards; cost, 16,911.63. urout street, from North Second street to Lidei street, tisi square yards; cost, .1,461.92. Clark avenue, from Fifth avenue to Story tteet, 1,786 square yards; cost, .2,679.74. Seventh avenue, Irom Ninth street to Tenth street, 1,177 square yards; cost, .2,772.4. Alley In Turley & White' subdivision, 6tx square yards; cost, $1,629.61. Cnrblugr and Gatterlns. Kappell avenue, from Madison avenue to Chaiies street, tl 6 lineal feel; cost, $4u6.67. Madison avenue, trom Kappell avenue to Siahl avenue, bm lineal feet; cost, .349.D6. Perrin avenue, from Lincoln avenue to Frank street, 644 lineal fee:; cost, $.&. 15. Logan etreet, from Harmony ' street to Prospect street, 998 lineal feet; cost, $697.88. Grout street, from Eluer street to North Second street, 637 lineal feet; cost, $383.03. North Second street, from Lawton ter race to Lafayette avenue, 1,128 lineal feet; cost, $676.96. Clark avenue, from Fifth avenue to Story street, 872 lineal feet; cost, W3.t). Avenue B, from Eleventh street to Thir teenth street, 1,466 lineal feet; cost, IM9.48. Sixteenth avenue, from Sixtii street to Eighth street, 1,697 lineal feet; cost, 11. 013.84. Bloomer street, from South First street to Damon street, and Damon su---e from Bloomer street to Clinton street, l.Oiil lineal feet; cost, $699.22. v. Sewer. Eighth street, from Avenue O to Avenue H, and Avenue U from North Eighth street to Oakland Drive, 1,609 lineal feet; cost, 63.60. Alley between Vine street and Broadway, from Bryant street to North Second street, 714 lineal feet; cost, .681.89. North Seoond streut, from Sherman ave nue to Lafayette avenue, 364 lineal feet; cost, .256.97. Logan street, from Harmony street to Prctpect street, 847 lineal feet; cost, $4h9.0S. Damon street, from Clinton street to Kt epper street, 612 lineal fet; cost. $304.61. Cook avenue, from Nicholas street to east terminus, 34 lineal fet; cost, $238.16. Harrison street, from Hyde avenue to Mctiee avenue, 2,002 lineal feet; cost, fl. 375.21. Moiningslde avenue, from Frank street to Elm atreet, 1,048 lineal feet; coat, W'M. Benton street, from Broadway to Indian creek, 311 lineal feet; cost. 35.5o. Kappell avenue, from Madison avenue to Charles street, 443 lineal feet; coat, 14j.t. Real katate. Real estate dealer all report a very pros perous year In their particular line of buslnesa. All are optimistic and presage an equally gojd business during 1910. "The real estate business," said J. P. Hess of th firm of Dav & Hess, "could not be In a more healthy condition than it i. There la a good demand, for all kinds of real es tate, more especially, however, for resi dence property. Price are fully as high as the year before, with an upward ten dency due of course to the Increasing de mand. The real estate market during the last year maintained a very healthy tone and I can say without any exaggeration that it has not been belter since I have been In buslnesa in Council Bluffs." Th rapid development of suburban prop erty indicates that the growth of the ter ritory adjoining the city is fully keeping pace with the urban sections. Suburban property more than doubled In value dur ing the last two years. The demand for city property, say the dealers, ha been brisk and prices have remained staple. What la needed to bring greater activity and still better price for city property is the elimination of Indan creek aa an ele ment of danger. A to thl all real es tate dealer and business men generally are agreed. This I one of the problems that Mayor Maloney la valiantly fighting to solve, but, aa is known, 1 meeting with more or less opposition from a certain ele ment In the city council. "If th cltlxens will join wkh the mayor and the council men who are backing the mayor In thl proposition In th effort to properly solve the Indian creek problem and forever pre vent the overflow In th hert of th city, th greatest publlo benefit will be af forded to every Interest In the olty. It I of th greateet neceasity to prevent such damaging effect. "It overshadow the question of munici pal ownership of the water work and no Other publlo matter compare wlUi it in Immediate and ultimate importance." de clared J. P. Hess. Transfers mt Proper 7, The transfer of real estate for 1909 a shown by the books of the county recorder disclose an Ircreaae of more than I7S0.000 over thuse of the preceding year. Follow- Council Bluffs Ing 1 a comparative statement cf tne real estate transfers for 130 and 1906 as taken from the book of th county re corder: 1909. 1901. January ... 17 ( smsii 1 . Sll.f!9.84 February .. 6'.5 $30 '494.331.7. March .4 1.809.3M 346 1.MHJI.I.IM Zi April 232 471. 4W 204 2I'!).W2.7l May 12 Jof 46 179 240 6 In June 173 . t3,m ICS 194.41404 July 163 IV4.2S0 10 224. K H August 134 1H1.KU4 130 l.ff.16 September . 17R aun.ftsg lffO 26H.770 October .... 173 2T..r31 173 H0 (fH 00 November .14 2,f..f?il M9 1' 6177.00 December .. 1 HJ.firtl 171 Ml.794.ltt Total ....S.S26 $6,257,081 1,266 .4.41$ 419.2,7 The following shows th number of trans fers of real estate and total consideration Involved for the last five years: Total number of deed for 109, ..$26; amount. $6.17,61. Total number of deed for 1?05, 1130: amount, $3,233,244.06, Total number of deeds for 1966, 2.361: amount, $3,92a.2&.71. Total nuinher of deeds for 1907, 1,6.1; amount, $4,474,842.61. Total number of deeds for 1906, 1.256; amount, $4.4M.419.. City Finance. The close of 1!K find the city' general finance In better shape than they have been for many year. 80 far a the cur rent expenses of the various municipal departments are concerned the city has been on a cash basis for several yeara and the annual total disbursements for this purpose cannot exceed the sum ap propriated at th commencement of the fiscal year out of the general fund. During the last year the bonded In debtedness of tho city wa reduced $15,500 and there will be fund in th munlclpa" treasury to pjy off $30,000 more bonds when they fall due this year. That the city' finances are In excellent shape is shown by the following statement from City Auditor W. F. McAneney: The bonded and Interest debt of the city already paid or provided for will equal In round number $32,000 for the fiscal voar This, with the bond and Interest debts pah! off In the three preceding years wli make a total of $123 6tS 62 bonds and In terest paid in the last four yeara The saving of general fund income for the last three years has been $H.0i.18 over the expenditures, or an average of $6 000 per year, and despite the heavy drains on the general fund on account of exces sive rainfnll. floods and other emergencies, the saving for the present fiscal year will be rlofce to ta.OOo. There areitio Judgments against the city and al. outstanding warrants are called for payment out of the cash In the hands of the city treasurer, Frr.nk T, True. ' City Treasurer F. T. True makes the fol lowing report relative to the bonded In debtedness of the city: Bonds outstanding January 1 W0V Ruifular .1R4.O0O Intersection 86,000 $249,000 Bonds rld during the year 130: Regular $ U 600 Intersection 2,000-$ 16,500 Bonds that mature, during the year ltiof'as follows: Regular $ 13.000 Intersection 17.000-. 80,000 There will be sufficient funds to .meet the $30,000 bonds maturing in 1910, and when the sftme are paid our bonded indebtedness will be reduced to $203,100, which wli bring us within the K per cent constitutional limit of Indebtedness, beyond a question, for the first time In twenty-five years. While we have contended that the in tersection bonds were not to be Included Within the prohibition of the 6 per cent constitutional limit, It has always been debatable If they were or not. Poatefflce Baalneaa. The business of the Council Bluffs post office for the year Just ended shows an In crease of something over $7,006. During the year two additional clerks were appointed and two additional carriers. The force at the postofflce. In addition tq Postmaster A. 8. Hnzelton and Assistant Postmaster O. T. Phelps, consists of twenty clerks. There are twenty-two regular and three substitute carriers. The following will show the business of the postofflce for 190. and 1909: , 10S. 1009. First quarter .22.20j.20 .14.445.14 Second quarter 23.473.77 24.5S2.36 Third quarter 31,116.6 22.X2.vl Fourth quarter 24,663.17 27,002 00 ', Totals ' $91,347.72 .9..371.60 MONEY ORDER DIVISION. RECEIPTS, 1908. Domestic orders Issued, 19,900 .152.679.03 Fees on same 1 1J3.S6 International orders Issued, 728..- 13,m.41 Fees on same 4 136.86 Certificates Issued to remitting of fices of the fourth class, 4,646... 453,235.26 Total .(S20,916.37 DISBURSEMENTS. Domestic orders paid, 38.6J2 .237.155 0J International orders paid, 96 3.1SJ.62 Certificate of deposit of surplus funds 2O0,X;O.0O Balance, Including transfer to pos tal account 120,235.83 Total i .020,910.37 RECEIPTS, 1999. Domeitlo orders issued, 21,977 .157,69i.S6 Fees on same 1 ni By International orders issued, 1,677.. 8.',914.03 Fesa n aumM o it Certificates issued to 'remitting; "of- ncea 01 in fourth class, 6.2.0.... 547.480.41 Total $;36.6U.67 DISBURSEMENTS. Domestic orders paid, J7,309 $228,856.81 International orders paid, u6 3,u22.ay Certificates of deposit of surplus funds , 405,360.00 Balance, including transfer to pos tal account 18,820.53 Total .736,67917 Fire Loss. Council Bluffs was particularly fornu naie during th last year so far as the loss by fire is concerned. The total loss for the tuelv month was but .15,936, aid thl is even less than that in 1903, which was only $21,4ui, aj against nearly $3'J9, 000 for 1907. The fire department responded to 146 alarms, as against 174 during 1908. Following is the number of manna by months; January, 22; February, 10; March, 9; April, 13; May, lu; June, (!; July, , August, (, September, 6; October, 14; No vember, 23; Decembdr, 12. Total, 16. Work of Police Depurtuient. The recoius ot tit poi.uu Uvpmiment sliow that Council iliufis ttiiw pai licuiarij fie during Urn year just cuutd trom ci 11.10 of a serious che racier. Of th l.kitt arrest made during the year 7IT7 or nearly halt Mete for drunkuiiHKbs, while IM wer for Uiaorderly conduct and 131 fur vagrancy, in l9tJ the number of arrests was 2,M7 or 448 more than in the year Just ended. Stolen properly to the value of .33,644.91 waa recovered by the police during tne year and thl la considered a remarkably tood showing. The fines and forfeitures collected by the oepartmenl during tne year amounted to $4,16.4. The following is a summary of the werk of the police department for the twelve month of I'M: Alarm responded to ho; Arrests maae "l,lj Acotdents reported and investigated.,.. ' ii Building found open and omici caned.. X iiurgiaries 4; Hui-'rv frustrated it. Contagious disease signs posted Iji Ltna bouiea lKn to moigue u Dead animal reported 1 4 Disturbances auppresaed without arreai 'x,t Defective .deais reported J,,, j Defective sireeta reported jo, Defective sewers reported 7a rire attended , y Falae alarms j Fire alarms given 3 Insane peiaons eared for ! 11 Intoxicated persona cared for x, Loet children found and returned 110 Lodgera accommodated 1 107 Miles traveled by patrol wagon lj Mile traveled by ambulance 242 Meal furnished prisoners and lnrtr. 1 i i N usances reported '521 frtsoncra taken to county Jail as faekagea of stolen property recovered.. 112 Policeman injured and cared for 1 Kunaway horsea overtaken and sloppvd 9, Stray lean. cared fur uay hoist (.ickrd up M Council Bluffs L Siok und Injured prison taken to hos pital 71 Sick and Injured person taken horn... 21 Hick and Injured person cared for at station 83 Hndden deaths Investigated 1 Suicide Investigated I Detention hospital 16 Runaway boya 41 Destitute persons cared for 61 Violating hulldlngxordlnance 7 Juvenile court 1 Marrlaa Reeerd. The number of marriage licenses Issued during 1!W6 was fofty-three more than granted during the preceding year. June sustained It reputation for being the ban ner month for marriage and topped the record with ninety-seven licenses Issued during th month. In L4M, December topped the record with nmty-elght licenses as as against ninety-six during June. The following show the number of mar riage license Issued by month during 1908 and 1909; 1908. lfc.9. January 00 72 February 72 8 Maivli 78 '77 April 60 16 May 61 4i Juu 96 ,7 July 66 66 Augut 63 88 September W 90 October 90 73 November 71 U6 December 96 72 Total 7 Vi'Z Cltr Health Record. The records of Dr. C. H. Bower, city health officer show that during the year Just ended, Council Bluffs did not suffer from epidemics of serious diseases and that, it was comparatively free from sick ness although a number of typhoid fever cases were reported during December. Up to the end of October, which is a far a the record of Dr. Bower In thl repect ar complete, there wtre five deaths from diphtheria, three from typhoid fever and fifteen from tuberculosis. During the yeir llieie eie twtnty-nlne cases of smallpox, twenty-three cases of scarlet fever and sLxty-on cases Of diphtheria, reported to the health officer. This record is, however, notably Incomplete as many cases of con tagious disease are not reported by the attending physician. Following Is .' summary by the month of contagious diseases reported: January, smallpox, 8; scarlet fever, 1; diphtheria, 7; total, 16. February, sinaupox, 6; scarlet fever, 2; diphtheria, 2; totai, 9, March, smallpox, 7; diphtheria, 2; total, 9. April, smallpox, 1; scarlet fever, 1; diph theria, 8; total, 6. May, amallpox. 2; scar let fever, 4; diphtheria, t; total, 11. June, amallpox, 2; acarlet fever, 4; diphtheria, 2; total, 18. July, acarlet fever, 8; diphtheria, 2; total. 6. Auguat, diphtheria, 4; toul, 4. September, scarlet fever, 8; diphtheria, 8; total, 6. October, smallpox, 3; scarlet fever, 5; diphtheria, li; total, 21. November, diph theria, 10; total, 10. December., smallpox, 1; diphtheria, 8; total, 9. Total number of oaae of contagious diseases for year, 113. Heal Estate Transfer. These transfers wire reported to The Bee December 31 by the Pottawattamie County Abstract company of Council Bluffs: Heirs of W. K. Reltxer, deceased, to H. K. Seltarr, lots 2 and 3 and n3 feet lot 4, Swan block; lot 6 of sub div. of lot 49, origlnl plat; lot 1, block 71, Riddle's suhdiv., and i lot 12, block 11, Baylies Palmer's add., w. d 1 F. J. Schnorr and wife to J. H. Carri gan, lots 1 and 1, block 8, Plalnvlew add., q. c. d 5 James H. Carrlgan and wife to James Clark, same, w. d... 1.000 Grove F. Elkin and Gertrude Elklns to II. E. Oould, lot 6 and 6, block 20, Benson' 1st add., w. A 50 F. J. Schnorr and wife to A. P. Lang rr.ade. Iota 11, 12, 13 nd 14, block 2, and lot 6, block 4, Plalnvlew add., - q- c. d , 25 Thoma and Ellsa Burcham to R. V. It nes, eti Inches of st)6 feet of lot 14, block 3, Crson, q. e. d...-. 5 Frry-H. Hayne to Ines Haynes, hi wife, lot 9 and 10, block 36, Ptrrv'a 1st add., q. c. d 1 Total, seven transfer $I,0S7 "The Olrl from U. 8. A." Singer of note, players of reputation and a large and capable chorus are promised in the big music", success, "Th Girl from U. S. A.," which will be presented at th Star theater Saturday and Sunday matinee and night. The splendid types of charac ter in the piece will pleaae, especially our own American girl, whose resourcfulnee and courage Under danger and difficulties cannot fall to Inspire you. You simply cannot he'p trying to hum after the play the word and air Of the quartet, "How to Win the Girf You Love." Marriage I.lcenae. License to wed were issued Friday to the following: Namn and ReaMpnp a n. Charle F. Wilson. Ottawa, 111 43' iv ai. r rana, council niurts j Olenn Freoman Reed. Council Uiuffs 25 Mary Matilda Wadsworth, Counoil Bluff 22 Georgu W. Nlemn. Stanberry, Mo 2 Myrtle Klmbrell, Stanberry, Mo 2i FOR MEDICAL AND FAMILY USE BUY YOUR LIQUORS AT ROSENFELD LIQUOR CO., 619 S. MAIN. "PHONES 8323. . LEFFERT'S JEWELRY store, new lo cation, 663 Broadway. N. Y. Plumbing Co. Tel. 250. Night. L-1702. HAUGEN PAYS VJSIT TO MR. HULL'S DISTRICT t'ongrruninn from Fourth Dlatrtct Mukes Speech to Norwegian ou "Oae Hon Power." DES MOINES, la.. Jan." 1. Without mentioning Speaker Cannon' name, G. W. Haugen, congressman from the Fourth dis trict, came out strongly relative to "auto cratic rule and one-man power," under which he declared the house of rcprtsciHu tivi was conducted, in a speech before the Norwegian club of Des Moines tonight. "I the best legislation possible under the present system and rule, the autocratic rule of one man?" he asked. "It is safer to leave the legislation to the peopl of th country rather than to 0110 man. For no length of time will any autocrat be tolerated. In the final analysis the people will not stand for encroach ment upon their right. I believe in free dom of thought and action, and this la beet attained not by one-man power, but by th people." Booue Rector Resigns. EOONE. la., Jan. 1. Special Telegram.) Announcement was made today of the resignation of Rev. Seth M. Wilcox, rector of Grace church, Boone, to become effec tive January U. He will remove to Lemars, where he has accepted the charge of St. George's church. He has bfn here ten years and i dean of the Ministerial asso ciation. New Proat bltloa Tevrns. ' PIERRB, 8. I)., Jan. 1. (Apecial.) The Milwaukee railway hi been buying Indian heirship lands for the location of Its town sites on the lines running out west and southwest from Mobiidge. Under a recent decision of the 1'nlted State supreme court no saloon can be located upon such lands. At least that I the way the 1ecl slon reads to an outsider, and If the legal fraternity reads the same way the out alder does there will be a number of pro hibition towns up In that part of the state, regardless of what nay be done In the way of license voting In the towns located on such lands. ' Big result from little Be -ant ad. Iowa j, . . RABBIT HUNT WITH CLUBS Methodi.t Pastor at Pes Moines Will 1 Lead Congregation. K0 HUNT EES' LICENSES NEEDED Attorney General Passes on This Knotty Problem- loernor, stem he r ef ( harrk, Endorse Frolic. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DKf" MOINES. !. Jan. 1. (Special Telegram.) The attorney general was called upon lo decide a hard legal question today. It wa whether th pastor of a Methodist churrh and member of hi con gregation would, e violating the state law agalnat hunting without a license by hunt ing rabbits on New Tear's dy with dogs and clubs. He decided this would be leal without each member of the church tak ing out a license. Uovernor Carroll is a member of the congregation and eudorciM the rabbit hunt with clubs. Ktate Pellee knrrte, Chte A. G. Miller of the Drs Moines To llcs department is perfecting the detalla of an organisation to be known as the "State Police Rerv," a body of experienced police officer who will be remunerated by th state and be at the rail of any city In the state in need of additional pro tection. Chief Miller has had the project under way for years, but not until recently had he decided to lay the scheme before the next legislature. State In Two-Cent Fare Case. Attorney General Hyers today filed in the fedtral court a demurrer to the petition of Mr. McCermlck in the C.tse Involving the Iowa 2-cent fare law. The case 1 on be tween a stockholder of the Ion City and Cedar Rapid Interurbsn railroad and the board' of director' of th company and Is therefore In the nature of a friendly tint, hut injunction wa asked against the at torney general and the railroad commis sion', is. The state will now take an active part and protect the public so that the iellty cf the 2-cent fare will not be de eded without a hearing. Opposition t aa Appropriatlen, 8late Superintendent lilies has been ap pealed to by President James of the Uni versity of 1 llnols to oppose the federal appropriation for th benefit ot the Geoige Washington university tn the District of Columbia. It Is proposed that the appro priation be made under the guise of es tablishing an agricultural college there. President James declares the eollrge is a private one and in a had way financially, and that In case It I given federal aid there are other Just worthy that wli: ask the same. Senator Dolliver Is chair man of the senate committee having the matter in charge, hence Iowa influence would be strong In the matter. Agrlcaltaral Englacera Meet. A meeting of the American Hoclety of Agricultural Engineer ha Just been held at Ames, attended by a number of Iowa people. It ia proposed, among other things, that the society take charge of various contests between the makers of agricul tural engines at state and other fair and thus develop strong rivalry In their con struction, M addle In Board of Health. Secretary Thomas of .th State Board of Health has announced that he will not rec recognlae the election of hi successor, Dr. Bummer of Waterloo, and ha asked the president of the date board to come to Des Moines tomorrow and receive the koys, of the offices and accept th papers and property, lie claim Bummers was not le gally elected and while Thomas does not Intend to make an effort to remain yet he will not recognise Summers. I Reason for Weutas'e Pardon. PIERRE, S. D., Jsn. L (Special.) From the tone of the Yankton newspapers they appear to be somewhat wrathy over the recent pardon of Mra. Ear! Sirt dler, sentenced from that eounty oiua charge of conducting a house of prostitu tion. The woman was glvrn a sentence of six months In the penitentiary, and her rentence was reduced one month by thj action of th governor. His action was taken en th recommendation .of the Stale Board of Corrections, the prison physician and the warden, on the representation that the woman would become a mother before the expiration of the sentence, and tho action was taken to save the child from the stigma of "prison born." Th act was one which Is believed to have been Justified by the conditions, and the criticism Is no doubt based largely on Ignorance of the condition. iwriw.MM.f'WBa'i CLUBBIP2G OFFURS Daily and Sunday Be Review of Reviews .. . Regular price for both on Daily Bee (vithout Sunday) Woman' llome Companion Regular price for both Daily Bee (without Sunday) Cosmopolitan . Regular price for both Daily nd Sunday Bet CoMUiopolitaa Regular price for both THE OMAHA DEE OMAHA, NED. IVSovIiig IFsSgbPiiSLPy 1 si A 070,000 Utoclc lVlust De folU In ordr to avoid a heavy removal expense we will jive the public the j-reatest opportunity to huy furniture, carpels, ni,s, linoleum, ranges, etoves, crockery, lamps, shades, lace ourtalns and ptrtures at less than manufacturers' cost If you value a dollar come lo this big sale. Our dellrery will be prompt to any part, In or out of the city. NEBRASKA FURNITURE AND CARPET CO. a4lti and N Stat. Houlti Omaha' Window Ar All Covered With Our Kemoval lal Wotlc. Nearly Fifteen Million Head of Stock at Chicago Receipts for th Year Show Dcerea.9 of More Than One Million Head. CHICAGO, Jan. 1 The total valuation cf live stock received at the Union stock yards during l'.KKt was $;W.fil 4.200. accordlne; to the nnnnnl report of M. F. Unrlne, chief rtHtlclan. Issued here today. This amount shows an Increase of J21.0I7.6S2 over last 1 ar. The total number of hoscl of live etoc't received In VMS was 14.!10.8'i0. as ap;lust lrt.W.ii.;! received in 1:S. This shows a decrrnKC of 1.12:.,;'SI head from th' 1W al, but the valuation shows a material. In crease. The live stock shipped to tho yards In 1! required 2iS.2:j cars. There were 4,4(4, 30 sheep. I.M0.S00 cattle, 409.000 calves ami 7.0:.4.70f) hogs. The shipment of calves to the east mim-' hired 2!.r00, hops l.Ml.tOO, heep SW.WO and hut pes JB.'.HK). 1 lorees numbering 91,300 were rold during the year. I Kohlsaat Buys Record-Herald Former Publisher of Chicago Paper Again Acquires Controlling Interest. CHICAGO, Jan. 1. Frank B. Nnyrs, publisher of the Chicago Record-Herald, tonight gave out the following signed statement : ''My friend, Mr. Herman II. Kohlsaat, has this day acquired the Chicago Record Herald, and beginning tomorrow morning the taper ill be under his control." , LOVERS' QUARREL MARKS FINISH OF POLICE YEAR Rookie" Woods Hashed to Station In Aato by Dnaky Sweetheart, Who Then Heecaea 111m. Love run no mora smoothly at the very end of a year than any other time. Bookie W'ooda found this out Friday as few minutea before 12, but he also learned that the heart of woman I nearest melting point when it seem . coldest. After a lovers' quarrel, "Bookie," who Is 20. told Miv Myrtle Wilson, who Is 19, If she didn't love him any longer to send for the police and have him arrested. He gave her the" station number and full di rections. What did Myrtle do but that very thing, but when the police auto patrol akurrled up, in climbed Miss Wilson and from that time she was engaged in getting Bookie out of soak. Bookie' mother put up a cash bond of t'i and the young man was released, there being no particular charge against him anyway. "Bookie" attends the state agricultural school at Lincoln, where he Is one of the brightest colored Btudeuts. MOTEMEaTaf Or OOXAK BTEAMSKTPS. Port. Arrived. Balled NEW YORK Tnomiina. I,IVEKFOOJ,..Havrrford...Emp. of Britain. IlOULOON K...Noordam l'L,yMOHTH..PhllaUeluhla. NAPLES Amorika. Wliat Ar Ton Faying for COAL? We give city scales weight, prompt service and good, clean coal, at thee prices; Missouri Lump Walnut Block 31.50 4-1.30 Illnois Egg and Nut, CI Kfi not washed VJ,ou Illinois Egg, Aashod .$5.75 at Illinois Lump, at .$5.50 If you haul your own coal I will allow you 0c on every ton. J. STEIN Both 'Phone llfiS 709 IlHOADW AT. Yards Uitli ai.tl Hrt Aro. fcv' 'farnnti,rji i i nsii mmjJumjMimtimm 1 $6.00" 3.00 year. .$3.00. Car Price ONLY $7.10 Cur Price ONLY $4,001 1.50 one year. .$5.50 J .O $4.00 1.50 Cur Price ONLY $4.50 Our Price ONLY $6.40 one year. .$5.&0j $3.00' 1.S0 one year. .$7.50 .