niF, OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY P. 1911.
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Council Bluffs
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Council Bluffs
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COUNCIL DEFERS ITS ACTION
Will Not Decide on Lighting: Question
Until Next Monday.
WILL HOLD EXECUTIVE SESSION
Meetlaar Held, at Which Fla--a
re Umu Electricity
Cbaraed In Many Cities
Art Analysed,
; After another half day's tussle with the
problem of accepting th contract drawn
by City Solicitor Kimball, by which the
Cltlsens' Oaa and Klectrlc Light company ;
and the Omaha Power and Light com- j
psny la to light the street for a period of
five year from October 1, the city council
yesterday deferred final action until the
regular meeting, next Monday night, but
decided to hold a secret meeting for the
purpoee of considering the whole proposi
tion aa a committee of the whole. 'When
the decision waa reached, at noon yester
day, Contractor Wlckham raid he would
suspend further . work on the Broadway
paving until next Tuesday, hoping to know
definitely by that time whether or not
he would be permitted to go ahead with
hla contract with the electric light com
pany to lay, the conJulta for underground
Ins; the wirea.
. There waa little or nothing accomplished
In the long session yesterday. The Com
mercial club'a representatives. In the per
sona of Its president. Dr. Treynor, Dr.
JennlngaOeorge F. Hamilton, & H. Doo
llttle. Secretary Towns and others, were
expected to present definite objections to
the contract, but had nothing more to
offer' than several telegrams confirming
in moat Instances the figures submitted by
Lawyer Tinloy on the previous day 'com
paring the Council Bluffs rates with those
of other cities. ' -
Revised Contract Bead.
The revised ofnd corrected contract was
read by City Clerk Huff, while members of
the council closely scanned, copies. The
corrected copies Included the amendments
decided upon at the previoua conference
and made the present rates for private
consumer now prevailing In Omaha the
maximum to be charged In Council Bluffs
during the five-year period of the contract,
with the provision that anj reduction
Ihade In Omaha ratea for either current
or gas should at once apply to Council
Bluffs.
Aldermsn Harding began the discussion
by declaring that he favored aerial wires
and Iron poles on the streets In preference
te the underground end pedestal post sys
tem and would not ask Mr. Wlckham to
hold off paving work any longer. He
thought that no further action should be
taken In relation to the street lighting con
tract until next fall and moved to Indefin
itely postpone the pending contract.
H received no second , and Robert Wal
lace, for the Commercial club, came for
ward with a handful of telegrams received
from, other, cities In reference to prevailing
ratea all of which Mr. Tlnley claimed, In
reply, were fully corroborative of the
figures he gave the council on the previous
day. One telegram was from Kearney, Neb.,
and' the quotations of prices for current
Wat some : force when It waa pointed out
that the Kearney plant was operated by
water power: President Nash, who was
again present, ' declared that the Kearney
figures were the only quotation showing
the ' prices of current aa low as thoae conr
talned In th CouncilBluffs contract Attor
ney Klllpack attacked th royalty clause, de
taring It to be Illegal, and that It should
hot, be enforced. Th argument loat it
force when Mr. Tlnley pointed out that the
withdrawal of th royalties would compel
the reduction of th present number of
light one-fourth.
, Cla.so A boat Royalties..
Th revised contract contain a clause
preventing the council from exercising it
prerogative to reduce the: price of gaa by
ordinance without forfeiture of royalties,
but ; the clause was modified by the ex
press provision that It should not operate
to prevent the council fixing by ordinance
whatever price prevailed In Omaha lower
than the figures named In the contract.
Near the cloae of the long session Mr.
Nash spoke earnestly and calmly, declaring
that his desire was to give Council Bluffs
the newest and best thing In street lighting
at the lowest cost, and that th new flam
ing area would give the greatest amount
of light at th lowest cost and make Coun
cil Bluff th best lighted of the smaller
cltlea of the United Ssltes. He said the
rate named for power were half a cent
lower per kilowatt than Is charged In Buf
falo where th Niagara current la used. He
said these low rates were being established
in Council Bluff and Omaha to encourage
th us of current In small factories and
levator for power, and that the rates
offered were lower than any quoted from
other cities.
, Dosnestl Carsre.
The rate for domeatlo and power pur
poses are Covered by this section of the con
tract, i . .
And ihe said aecond party further agrees
that It will furnish to all consumer, eleo
trta current for light, heat and power
within the city of Council Bluffs and that
tt'wlll not oontest and will acquiesce in a
rate fixed by th city of It cents per kilo
watt for the first one and one-half kilo,
watt per lamp baaed upon AO tier cent of
the actual lamps ut business house and
cent per kilowatt for all additional cur
rent for lighting, and that it will not con.
teat and will ecouleaoe In the rate fixed by
the city for power purpoee) at ID oent per
kilowatt wtlh the following discounts: '
Lean than 100 kilowatts la one month, 10
per oent . '
Two hundred to JO Mlowatta la one
month,- 16 per cent.
Three hundred to 00 kilowatts la on
month, 10 per cent '
four hundred to 600 kilowatt In on
.month, 26 per cent.
five hundred to 800 ' kilowatts In one
month, JO per oent
BIX hundred to 700 kilowatts In oaa
month. K per Cent
Seven hundred ta atQ kilowatts in on
month, 0 par oent
k.1ght hundred to (00 kilowatts fat on
month, 46 per cent
Nine hundred to l.tOO kilowatt fa ose
mentis, M per cent
(me thousand five hundred to 1,(00 kilo
watts In on month, 66 per oent
Two thousand to t,M0 kilowatts in on
. month. SO per cent
Three thousand five hundred to 1,000 kilo
Watts In on month, (0 per cent
Over (.000 kilowatt In on month. TO
per cent
rioalaaj Oat All Hardware.
Twenty-five per oent discount on all gar
dan buae. Price, up from to. V
Hard wood boa reel, Tsc. .
Adjustable 'Window screens, regular 33c
lie, Saturday, Wo.
Plcnlo plates, doc, 5c
Screen dour, up ,from 75c
Hammocks, all kinds, up from, each fl..
Gs, gasoline or oil stove ovens, all kinds
and sixes, up from, eaoh ftft.
, FRUIT CANNING 8PBCIAL&
Capped Jelly glass, doa. Bo.
On pint Maaoa fruit Jar, doav. He.
On quart Mason fruit Jars, do. 0a.
Two ejuart Mason, fruit Jara, doa. Tin.
13s,tra bevr3r rubbers, par duoen. So.
Porcelain lined Jar cap, per tamm, J6c
Krult Jar wreocbo. each, 10c
J. Zolier Mtrcantil Co, th big opt own
tor. MO-iK-HH-KM Broadway- row
ykome) PI
K. T. Plumbing Co. TL 0. Night Irtm.
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Minor Mention
Th Council Bluff Office of
Th Omaha Be Is at II Scott
treat Beth rhoae 43.
Davis, drugs. x
Wedding silver at Leffert's.
Corrlgan's undertakers, rhones 143.
Dr. Cleaver. Bell phone only. No. 147.
FAUST BEEIt AT ROGERS' BUFFET.
Wood ring Undertaking company. Tel. S69.
Lewis Cutler, funeral director. Phone (7.
PURR UOLD WEDDING KINGS LEF
t'ERT 6.
Picture framing Is our specialty. Faubles
Ait Shop, S33 Broadway.
CaU 142 for a case of Gund's Peerless
beer. J. J. Klein Co., .distributors.
See the new summer jbeslgns In wallpaper
t H. Borwick's. 209-411 Houth Main street.
Mrs. Margaret Dillon and Mrs, Sarah
Dalrymple left yesterday for Colorado for
an extended tlslt.
Mrs. Arthur Hoffnmyer liaa gone to Los
Angeles to visit her father. Mr. Duquette.
She expecta to be gone until September
or October.
Mr. Fred Johnson has gone to Mich
igan with the Intention of remaining dur
ing the remainder of the summer the
guest of numerous relatives.
Council, Bluffa people who have recentnljr-
rciurneu irora uoinrauo say tne Mouth
Platte river Is as dry aa a city pavement
for a distance of more than 100 miles
above Juleeburg.
Miss Stella Groves of Davenport Is the
guest of Mrs. Frank Toller, 211 Ninth
street. Miss Groves visited Council Bluffs
last autumn and was extensively enter
tained In society circles.
Mrs. J. B. Atkins and Henry Atkins
have gone to Spirit lake, where they will
occupy the aummer cottage owned Jointly
by the late Dr. T. B. Icey and J. B.
Atkins. They will be there until autumn.
Frank Hermes who was born and reared
In Council muffs, made his first revisit
to the city yesterday In five years, and
la the guest of his sister, Mra. Do well.
Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street. Mr.
Hermes la trainmaster for the Sioux City
division of the Great Northern, and la
located at Bioux City. He has advanced
rapidly In the railroad field and his friends
predict sn early promotion for him.
The following statement show the con
dition of the Christian home ftnaneea for
the last week. Grand total to the man
ager's fund, 120 60. being (14.60 below the
needs of the week. Deficiency In this fund,
(308, Increasing deficiency to I322.80i The
grand total of the. receipts In the general
fund for the last week amounts to (106.15,
being (9S.85 below the current needs of the
week. Deficiency In this fund, (357.88. thus
Increasing the deficiency to $461-23.
Amount needed In the Improvement fund,
t9.C99.46.
Pickpockets yesterday found no difficulty
In locating the pocketbook of J. p. Mat
thews, a retired farmer living at Jl
Seventh avenue, and getting It away from
him. He went to the Northwestern passen
ger station to take a train for Sioux City
and had hla purse containing (11 down deep
In his trousera pocket. Three men on the
platform Jostled him rudely and when he
went to pay for his ticket he found why
they had done so. The men are believed
to be the same gang who have been .work
ing at Manawa and on the Manawa trains.
Emmet Tinley. Fred Davis, H. A. Qulnn
and H W. Binder will leave this evening
for Atlantic City to attend th national
convention of Elks. Both Mr. Tlnley and
Mr. Binder will be members of the con
vention in capacities other than as mere
delegates. Mr. Tinloy, as past exalted
ruler, will enter the convention a member
of the' grand lodge, and Mr. Binder aa
state delegate and member of the na.
tlonal executive committee. Mr. Davis and
Mr. Qulnn attend the convention aa visi
tors Interested In the upbuilding of the
lodge.
Marlon Stevena, who has been a mem
ber of the fire department for twenty-one
years, the greater part of the time located
at No. 1 station where he -was driver, has
been retired under the age limit and placed
on the pension list. Mr. ritevens has never
fully recovered from the Injury he received
when he drove Into an open ditch In the
chiefs wagon while responding to a fire
alarm. There are now three members of
the fir department and one police officer
drawing pension of 1-16 per month which
will continue aa long as they live.
' Contractor Wlckham yesterday finished
laying the paving on the west half of the
first block of paving on South Main street.
The east half of the block cannot he laid
until the new twelve-Inch water main la
placed. No further work can be done on
Broadway until the question of laying the
conduits for the electrlo light wires Is
settled, and the work on Thirteenth ave
nue cannot be undertaken for the reason
that the city has not completed putting in
the catch basins. The paving work of
Contractor Wlckham Is thus pretty effec
tually tied, up all over town.
In complannce with the instruction given
at the last meeting of the school board.
Superintendent Beverldge has beguu the
work of notifying all merchant who in
tend handling school supplies during the
next School year that a full list of the ma
t rials to be used In drawlns and writinu
may be had by applying to hlin. The board
has approved the reoommundition cf the
supervisor of drawing and penmanship,
ir.rklng many important changes In the
character and class of materials to be iwed,
anri unless the merchants famlllarlro them
selves with the new list they may buy
stuff that cunn'-t be used.
Ceorge B. Spangler, rrater tester for the
gas and electric light companies, will enter
the Edmundson hospital today for the pur
pose of having en operachm performed that
will prevent him becoming permanently
crippled. Several years ugo he sustained
a severe Injury to one of his kace from
which he had not recovered . Many exam
Inntions were made, but ihe cause of th
difficulty was not discovered until yester
day, when Dr. Donald Mucrae made an ex
amination and discovered a splinter of bone
that had become detached. Dr. Macrae will
perform the operation, whlon la expected to
give immediate and pertiancnt relief.
D. B. Lawrence was arraigned in poiloe
court yesterday upon the charge of steal
ing grain from an Illinois Central freight
car. Investigation, however, haa satisfied
the police that the charge I groundless
Lawrence happened to go through the
yarda and paaa the car while three other
young men were engaged In extracting
three bag of grain and stepped forward
to Identify them. At this moment the raft
road detectives arrived. The others Jumped
from the car and eaoaped while Lawrence
remained and waa taken Into custody.
When the facta were disclosed Judge Bny
der took his own recognisance and released
him. He will probably be uaed aa a wit
ness agalnat the others.
Shakespeare' "Aa You Like It" will be
presented with a sylvan aettlng In Fair
mount park next Wednesday evening for
the benefit of the Holy Family Catholic
church. It will be given by the puplla of
Mis Lillian Fitch, and will be under her
direction. They will t assisted by Miss
Grace Uarr. Among the players will be
Myron Brunt, George Clark and Marlon
Jarvis of this city. The patronesses of the
affair are Meadames Mllea Scofleld,
Rachel Kyan, K. A. Wlckham, W. C.
Unthank, W. A. Maurer, J. P. Carey. Felix
O'Neill, D. Mahoney, J. J. Nicholson,
George Hughes, T. B. O'Neill, William
Peacock, John Bolan and Grant Bchoup.
Tbe school board ha selected Prof. J. E
Marshall of Boone, la., to Mil the vacancy
In the Council Bluffa High school faculty
caused by the resignation of Prof. Mend,
who left to take a plaoe In the Onuina
High schooL Prof. MarahaJI at the present
time la principal of the high school at
Boone. Ilia pay was fixed at (1,000 a year.
Owing to the nocmsity of providing quar
ters for the new manual training depart
ment to be installed la the high school
building, th board Instructed Superintend
ent Beverldge to remove hi office to th
Oak street building. Convenient quarters
will be fixed up for the head of the city
schools at th new building, whjcl la not
now all occupied. While recurring nm
from the high school, la will pLac him
where he can more readUr reack all of
the ether school, aa he wtU be located
tor tbe first rim aa a cat line. Th
board aathorixej th pmrchasw of atx na
tional bookcases for hi dot aOcsv
Dr. Ertckson bad anathar exp Lsnee with,
ner new automobile last twhjui fct which
she was a participant bat la n vtj re
sponsible. She was dnvmg oo JuM (n ail
way with Dr. IW1. her pannsnr, wfte wua
at tint waeel dlagnaain; the maenxaav Vhs
street la rathar naxrow at duet pemt and
all of It I ona aula of th cur tracks. Dr.
H lH waa goto; west end bad puahad th
machine over to th fan side of the etreat
wnva apraaantnag Frank aueat asut Hurt a
young raaj nrnad
of th VT Ullaanaon wyHary. runner a arw
two-crOnder Emblem mwturvvuta. JLmhns.
waa suing and was eunasquanUy
on the saui slda. Anderaun aUampuid to
turn out and Dr. Hill turnnd the sama
way. Amleraim sworved back the other
way and so did the auto. A hand-on col
lision waa only averted bv the mctoroycte
turning sharply. The hub of the auto
caugiil ttaa fxuol wbaet ai that agula, Utruw-
Ing th rider and somewhat damaging the
wheel. Anderson escaped without Injury.
Both vehicles were moving slowly or the
result might have been serious.
A gust of wind which toppled over a
sixty-foot ladder, which painters had
raised at the Christian Home orphanage
reeterday came near causing a tragedy,
t was only prevented falling among a
group of children by the alertness of one
of th painters, who seised and turned It
so that In struck the downspout on the
building, ripping It off from the roof to
the ground The painter sprang forward
while the ladder was falling and snatched
away a little crippled child that would
hav been crushed when the heavy weight
finally reached the ground. The ladder
whs an extension affair with a third ladder
strapped to the top and the wind caught
It Just aa the man who had been perched
near the top had reached the ground. But
for his prompt action it would have fallen
partially away from th building and Into
the crowd of little people who were Intently
watching the work of the painter.
Dar Hows, an old resident of Council
Bluffs and extensive property owner, left
yesterday for Buffalo, N. T.. where he
will make his home In the future. For
several months Mr. Hows has been seri
ously III, and his only surviving relatives,
two nephews, came here aeveral daya ago
to look after him. They decided that the
care he would require would make It neces
sary to take him to their homes. His ex
tensive financial affairs were found to be
In a rather tangled condition, and they
appnea to tne court to name a competent
person here to look after them. Upon their
recommendation the court appointed Hubert
Tlnley as speclsl guardian. Mr. Hows was
very 111 when put aboard the Pullman
coach and feared that the fatigue of th
Journey would b very great
TREYNOR NAMES COMMITTEES
President. f Commercial Clafe ' Ap
points Permanent List for tb
Organisation.
President Treynor of th Commercial elub
has appointed these permanent standing
committees for the remainder of the year:
Transportation John P. Davis, chairman;
F. H. Keys. J. T. Brooks, William Grone
weg, F. R. Davis, T. A. Barker. C. H.
Chlsam, E. H. Merrlam. Fred Empkle.
Manufacturers Ben Mclnnemey, chair
man; F. J.' Day, C. Hafer. Emmet Tlnley,
F. F. Everest, J. F. Hughes. E.' E. Hart
R. H. Bloomer. Edward Kretchmer.
' Trade Extension T. I. Peterson, chair
man; J. P. Davis, Emll Leffert, T. D. Met
calf. E. H. Lougea, W. L. Douglas, John
Melhop, L. Green.
Retail Trade Joe Smith, chairman; Oscar
Herman, George F. Hamilton, J, Rosen
feld, Jacob Zolier, W. A. Stone. L. Green.
Municipal Legislation W. H. Kllpack,
chairman; Clem F. Kimball, A. T. Flick
lnger, A. P. Hanchett Dr. C. H. Jefferles,
O. Tounkerman, Auguat Bereehlem, John
Galvin, William Fisher.
County and State Legislation Clem F.
Kimball, chairman; A. B. Haselton, J. J.
Hess, 8. B. Snyder, G. M. Dodge, Frank
Beebe.
Roads and Streets George Van Brunt,
chairman; Elmer Mlnnlck, E. H. Lougee,
Thomas Maloney, A. L. English, L. Everett.
W. A. Maurer. J. F. Wilcox, J. F. Hughes.
Parks A. C. Graham, chairman; H. G.
McGee, F. O. Gleason, Frank Peterson,
L. H. Cutler, William Moore, J. P. Green
shields, A. C. Keller.
Entertainment George Wright, chairman;
J. F. Wilcox, W. E. McConnell, Gua Louie,
E. -W. Hart William Douglaa, R. C. I'ere
goy. Grievance Thomas Maloney, chairman;
Dr. D. Macrae, W. I. Walker, C. M. Ather
ton, Hubert Tlnley, Elmer E. Smith, G. J.
Harding. .
Membership Charles R. Hannan, chair
man; Dr. H. B. Jennings, J. E. Hollenbeck,
H. A. Qulnn, Frank True, Thomas Maloney,
F. F. Everest Robert Wallace, George F.
Hamilton,
Publicity H. G. McGee, chairman; W. P.
Hughes M. F. Rohrer, ft. 8. Damon, Dr.
F. H. Holllngsworth, Louis Simon, L. Zur
muehlen, J. K. Wallace. George H. Mayne,
W. R. Orchard, B. F. Test
Finance T. G. Turner, chairman; C, B.
Price, J. G. Wadsworth, F. T. True, John
G. Splndler, Sam Snyder, W. W. Hanthorn.
Buildings J. Chris Jensen, chairman; F.
E. Cox, N. P. Anderson, E. A. Wlckham,
Charles R. Eves, Robert Wallace, H. A.
Woodbury, Thomas Green. -
Other name may be added to these com
mittees from tlm to time.
' W Sell Good of Qnalttn
and standard goods only. This, with th
lowest market price ar our bid for your
order.
IN OUR BIG . GROCERY DEPARTMENT.
New potato, per peck, ESo.
New beets, 7 bunchea 10c.
Homegrown blackberrlea, per case, 12.28;.
per box, 10c. , .
'Oregon strawberries, 1 boxes, Sc.
Extra fancy pineapples, 2 for 26c
New Cabbage, 8 heads, 10a.
New tomatoes, per basket 20o.
Corn flakes, per pkg., (He
Fancy cucumbers, 2 for 16a.
Kellogg' rice biscuit, pkg., 6c
Eleven bar Galvanlo soap and 1 bar
Palm Olive toilet soap, all for 60c.
Sardines, ( cans for 26c.
. Horn grown cherries, 2 boxes for 15a
Fancy cookies, 2 lbs., 26c
lie dill pick lea, do., 10c
Jell-O, all flavor, per pkg., 7c
Our Special flour, every sack guaranteed,
at $l.. .
ioc jar sweet pickles, 2to.
Celery, per stalk, to.
J. Zolier Mercantile Co.. the big uptown
store, 10O-102-1O4-1O8 Broadway. Four
phone 220. .
Farmer Jumps Down
on Crowbar in Ground
Jorui Pnllman of SilTer City Beoeiyet
Injuries Likely to Prove
Fatal.
John Pullman, a well known farmer re
siding near Sliver City, received Injuries
yesterday afternoon that ar feared to be
of a fatal character. He waa brought to
the Edmundson hospital last evening and
waa operated upon by Dr. Macrae
Mr. Pullman waa engaged in moving a
power shelter and Jumped from th top of
it to the ground without noticing a crow
bar that waa aUcking upright beneath him
and struck squarely upon It The end, an
Inch In diameter, penetrated the abdomen
nearly a foot perforating th Intestine in
several place. Dr. Macrae waa called by
telephone to Silver City and when the
terrlflo nature of th man' injuries were
disclosed Immediately took htm to the hos
pital In an automobile.
Mr. Pullman Is 4 years old and haa a
family. II rallied from th operation and
his condition waa favorable last night but
th physician aay b baa very few
chance for recovery.
Th Key to the Situation Bee Want Ads.
Meat Ctrl la roar Oeaeratloaa.
COLFAJC, la.. July t. (Special.) The
fourth generation of th Weston family
made It advent on July 4. Mra. H. U Wee
ton of this place and a first resident, was
mad a great grandmother by the birth of
a little daughter to her grandson, Walter
Weston. Th particular Interest In this
bit of new to that this ta the first female
child born In the Weston family for nearly
aeventy year. Th great grandmother
gar birth te twelve aoos, six f whom ar
living and bar faaiillea, tut all son. Th
town ei Colfax waa located on land owned
by H. L Weston and hla waa the -first
iwuae built tn tb Is place.
Drink Budvraiaar. Omr eg Baaa Bears.
wltf leadm- bar sell CM Lager Anbmioar-
fit awn fast Liquor Ca.
Si per cant 63 secant ta onr complete
tovk of lawn mo wars, hammocks and gas
oline even a Now to th tlm to gt the
benefit o$ law price, p. C DeVoi Hard
war Co
Let This Be Your One Aim.
Buy. land!.' '
i i Buy it now! ;
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Every man should own a lot of land. Certainly every
young man should own some. The opportunity is greater now
than it has been in fifty years to realize on good property.
In The Bee today many tempting offers appear.
People who acquired large estates are
willing now that others may share with them.
Wide awake dealers are advertising these
liberal propositions today.
Take advantage of it!
Do ; it now!
There is, no possible way for you to ever
regret it.
For further information regarding this property call Doug
las 238, or address The Bee Land Department.
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