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TITE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: ATTOUST 27, 1911. Council Bluffs Council Bluffs Council Bluffs Minor Mention. The Council Bluff Of floe of Ths Omaha Ih 1b at 18 Boot Street. Both Phones 43. PARK BOARD ON DEFENSIVE Makes Showing of Income to Member of City Council. BLUFFS HAS BIO PARK AREA I'avls. drugs. J.effert 'a, optician. Kave Morehouse emboss It. I'orrigans, undertake, phones 143. For authority on watches see Leffert. FA I 'ST liBKH AT UfXJERS' BUFFET. Iewls Cutler, funeral director. Phone ff7. DK. noSE H. KICK. Bell phone only 827. Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel. JO. (.'all 142 for a esse of Uund'a Peerless ber J. J. Klein Co., distributors. lot those photon taken at Kuhn's studio. 26 So. .Mu in St o. liiutfs. Open Sundays. Francis Hyloul Avenue (' and Tenth street, ik epemlu.g Ii!.h vacation at Uolton. .s. I j. (Jiassrs that relieve In mlache, nervotis nev and Improve the vision are the kind that we fit. hnffort's, opticians. Miss Mary Mlckel, who has been the juf-t of Miss Beradette Wlikham, re turned to her home at Woodbine yester day. At the name time Miss Wlckham went to Neola to spend a few days a the guest of friends. The color and character of the new brick paving on Broadway was revealed for a distance of several blocks yesterday when a number of employes of the street clean ing department begxn wanning off the sand and mud with fire hose. The heaviest part of the sand was gathered by men with hovels and hauled away to prevent clui'Khur the storm sewers. The removal of thij rout of sand haa disclosed the nice character (;f the surface. The if moral of K. W. Hart from the city has ninde It necessary for a change In the uiunHKement of the Grand hotel, which linn been under his charge since he whh appointed receiver a number of years aito. It has been decided to have the re ceivership dlnolved and to place the re sponsibility for the management of the hostelry upon M. B. Park, who has had the active management all of the time dur ing the receivrrship. The hotel Is owned by a loral company, of which U. W. Binder Is president ; William A. Moore, treasurer; E. V. Hurt, secretary, and George S. Wright. r..r."r:il Orenvllle M. llodge and E. H. Men-!' tn executive committee. The hotel lias hem very prosperous under the management of Hart und Park. Damala Mongra, a Clreek, unable to speak a word of Kngllsh, was placed under ar rest last night at 11 o'clock charged with selling two women whom he passed on the treet. The complaint was made by J. B. Meti, who resides on North Tenth street. One of the women was his wife and the other was Miss Lulu Iavenberg. a neigh bor. They were on their way home and were almost at the gateway when, they allege, they were grasped by the Oreek. who also lives In the neighborhood. The police are inclined to doubt that any serious attack was made, hut until an Interpreter oan be found it will be Impossible to se cure the Greek s version. Police Inquiry last night disclosed that he was a hard working young man. He will be In police court this morning. Iris CrosHley. aged 11 years, who resides with her mother, Mrs. Florence Ciosaley, at No. 24 South Fifteenth street, presents a psychological problem that Probation Officer Herner Is endeavoring to sr.lve. The child was In Judge Nnyder'a juvenile court yesterday upon complaint of the Meneray Nursery company, charged with wantonly destroying a number of valuable shade trees belonging to the company. The trees are grown from stock grafted on catalna trunks, and have been zealously guarded for about six years. The little girl, for some strange reason, conceived the notion of destroying them, and worked several hours girdling them with a sharp knife and peeling down the hark for a distance of a foot or more all the way around. She working on the seventh tree when she was discovered and stopped. She was unable to assign any motive for the mis chief and did not even know who owned the trees. Judge Snyder has taken the case under advisement, while the girl la being cared for at the creche. The Ludlow Valve company of Troy, !.. Y.. the company to which was given the contract for furnishing a large number of new fire hydrants, Including a dozen or more for steamer use, will be required to put up a cash bond If It ever gets another contract from the Council Bluffs Board of Water Commissioners. When the com pany a bid for the fire hydrants wa ac cepted It wan upon specifications requiring a five-Inch steamer hydrant. The com- fiany Ignored the water board and sent a etter to former Manager K W. Hart telling him they supposed he wanted the regulation four-Inch hydrant. The letter wa turned over to the water board and replied to in a few crisp sentences that called attention to the specifications. A delayed answer asknowledged the order. Helore It could be filled the company was given the contract for furnishing all of the valves to be used in the several miles of extensions now under way, with a time limit that expired several weeks ago. The valve order is still unfilled, seriously de laying the Installation of the new mains. When the fire hydrants came Superin tendent Ktnyre quickly discovered that they were four-Inch Instead of five. The 'only explanation the company guve was that F.tnyre did not know how to measure . he valve area. It required more than a month to get the company to acknowledge and rectify the mistake. Not one of the promises for the Immedlute delivery of the valves has been kept. Fred Neudorff, president of the Retail Merchants' association at St. Joseph, Mo., and one of the lending spirits in the orga nizations that have tuiu'n over the Hill ex position of the National Horticultural cou gresa, will be in Council Hlufls early next week for a confeience with Freeman 1,. Reed, who served as superintendent and active manager of ull of the expositions that have been held by the congress. The ttt. Joseph men have asked Mr. Koid again to assume the management of the big enterprise, and the visit of Mr. Neudorfi Is for the purpose of Inducing Mr. Heed to go to St. -Joseph and devote three months to the work. The knowledge acquired by three years' work has equipped Mr. Heed with experience that is of the most valua ble character. The St. Joseph people hnve decided to hold the exposition for ten riavs. beginning on Wednesday, November 2, and concluding on i'eeember !. N'o. persons unfamiliar with the organization of the congress could successfully do the organiza tion work required in the period of three months available, und the St. Joseph people fully realize the importance of the valuable assistance Mr. Heed alone can give. Presi dent Keellne and the other members of the congress will do what they can to in sure the success of the exposition, and will spend much time in St. Joseph without compensation. I, ess e Kxpend nn game Ti Other Inns t itles In Proportion Dead lock Continues Ove Parlnc Willow Atrsie. The city council and the Board of Park Commissioners had a long conference yes terday afternoon relative to the use of the park funds for paving the portion of Wil low avenue lying along the south aide of Bayllss park. The members of the park board attended the committee of the wholo meeting of the council for the purpose of discussing the request of the council, which has assumed the form of an ultimatum re quiring the park board to agree to pay the paving bill or submit to having its annual levy reduced one-half of a mill. There was much earnest discussion, but definite action was postponed until next Monday night, when the board will give Its answer and the council will act, approving the general tax levy with or without the amount asked for the maintenance of the parks. All the memben of the park board were present and the board's attorney. Emmet Tlnley, appeared as counsel. The board submitted a statement of its finances for 1910, when the product of the 2ty mill levy was approximately 110,000. It was shown that If the board had not carried over a balance from the previous year and further Increased the Income by the sale of more than $1,000 worth of derr and elk the yield of the tax levy would have been Insufficient to have provided for the expenses of the parks. Comparison of Clt Mr. Tlnley showed the area and expenses of parks In other Iowa cities, showing that Council Bluffs, with the largest park acre age In the state, had the smallest Income to expend. Des Moines has 638 acres In Its park system and last year expended $67,3X9. Davenport, with only eighty acres, had 120,439 to expend for park maintenance and betterment. Council Bluffs, with 663 acres in public parks, had only 110.186. Other Iowa cities were shown to be far ahead of this city In the attempt to beautify and per manently improve their public playgrounds, The financial report . showed the total amount expended last year on each of the parks. Fatrmount park, with eighty-four acres, received the benefit of the expendi ture of 14.779.82; Bayllss, 8.67 acres, $783.32; Cochran, 2.68 acres, $S46.89; Lakevlew, forty, four acres, $1,032.74; Island park, 102 acres, $21 Lincoln, 4.31 acres, $1,211.86; Graham, six acres, $S8; with the amounts not specified f,or Macrae, 1.10 acres; Prospect, 2.1S acres, and Cook park, with three acres, with mis cellaneous expenses, Including the salaries of the commissioners and clerk hire of $722.18, leaving a net balance of the year's receipts of $900, which amount must be used for the maintenance of the parks until the new levy is available. It was also shown that every man In the employ of the park department works and earns his money, and that the highest salary paid for a full month's work is $60. It was shown that if the council persisted In cutting the levy some part "of the park work must suffer, and the commissioners asked point edly If it was the desire to cut down the pay of the workmen. Details of Income. Details of the financial statement showed that the Income from all sources for 1910 was $10,270.01 from the 24 mill tax levy, $605.82 for concessions and $1,071.35 for sale or deer and elk, making a total of $11,847.18, and that there remained of this a net balance of $1,577.17. It was also pointed out that the sale of park stock for the year was exceptional and would not be avail able another year. The attorney for the board argued from this showing that any reduction of the levy would mean serious results for the parks. Mr. Tlnley also cited the park laws and showed that the park board had no authority to turn over to the city any funds, and that the paving of a city street would be equivalent to turning over so much . money. There was no opportunity given for an expression of sentiment on the part 'of the aldermen, but the feeling seemed to be pretty strong that unless the park board agreed to use the one-half mill levy to pay for .the paving It would be cut off. "Tooting" Ordinance Killed. After It waa decided to lay over the matter until Monday night and get an opinion from City Solicitor Kimball the aldermen called up and fully killed the proposed "tooting ordinance," Introduced at the request of the West Council Bluffs Improvement club, requiring all automobile drivers to sound their honk horns three times in every block on West Broadway and whenever meeting another auto or meeting or passing a team. When the residents realized that each automobile horn would have to be tooted about 160 times while going from the Northwestern tracks to the bridge they earnestly begged to have the ordinance killed. It was called up yesterday and laid on the table, and will not be reported out of the committee. GIRL AND BOY TOLD TRUTH IleJatlvea of 'onnicsters l'lnylua. Hobo Ask. that They He Kent Hark to West Irulnla. Chief of Police Froom has received an swers to the letters he sent tu the ad- dresses given by Blanche Fergus, in and Johnnie Barnes, the girl and boy who took the hobo route from their homes at Park ersburg. W. Va. The letters show the 5 youngsters told the truth abjut their homes. Both letters are from the mothers of the children, and both implore the k- ' lice department to aend them home. Mrs. Ferguson says her daughter Itjt home oil August 3. Mrs. J. M. Barnes says , her boy is an awful good Iwy and she '' wants hint sent right back before he in spoiled Johnnie's sister iiso Joins in the request. Kach of the mothers says she is In poor financial circumstances and cannot send any money to help pay car fare. Xo decision has been nachej concerning vl.ai will be dona with him. The girl bus bu n ' 111 at Mercy hospital and the boy lias been ' making his home at thlolice station while earnestly endeavoring to tlnd u job. The girl is also anxious to find employment, but her unfortunate physical condition is such as to render it Impossible. The chil dren may be helped along on the Journey toward Belleville, Kan., where Johnnie says he baa relatives and to whom he was tak ing the young glr). 14.23 a Month to Meet that Bl.OOO Loan that on Made to n Dae In Kle Years. If you wish to pay off the loan that you made from a real estate loan man when it comes due, why not begin saving in this association? Sixty monthly payments of $14.35 would amount to $R, and the earn ings at par cent would make up the $1,000. Tou may begin at any time. The Council Bluffs Mutual Building and Loan Association, Wm. J. Leverett, Secy, 123 Pearl St. FIREMAN WRIGHT'S HOME BURNS; FAMILY ESCAPES Foa Terrier Awakens Mother Barely la Time to ae Her Life) and that of Family. The home of Bdward F. Wright drhrer at fire station No. S, was totally destroyed by fire between I and 8 o'clock yesterday morning, and his family of wife and seven children would undoubtedly have perished In the flames If Mrs. Wright had not been aroused by their Intelligent fox terrier. The house was filled with flame and smoke when the dog succeeded In awaken ing Mrs. Wright, and then ran into the rooms of the sUepIng children, barking furiously and tugglnt at the clothing on their beds. The children range In age from 16 to 1 year, and all were sound asleep and were beginning to he stupified by the smoke when the dog succeeded In fully arousing the mother. She had barely time to hustle them out of their beds and Into th yard. It was the second time the lives of Fire man Wright's family have been saved by the watchful intelligence of a fox terrier. The Wright home Is located at 1502 Ave nue K, and was a seven-room cottage which he had bought from J. E. Hollenbeck and was paying for on the Installment plan, and waa nearing the last payment. It is believed the fire originated from the ex plosion of a lamp that was turned down tow and designed to burn all night. The rapidity with which the flames spread In dicated the presence of Inflammable ma terial, and the center of the fire appeared to be in the room where the lamp had stood. The alarm was received at 2:10 o'clock and when Driver Wright and firemen from other stations arrived the roof had fallen in. Neighbors who came early succeeded In saving a few articles of household furniture, but practically all of the contents were de stroyed with the building. A small amount of Insurance was carried on the building and another small policy had been plaoed on the furniture, but had not been trans ferred after the family moved Into the new home. Mrs. Wright's first experience with fire In the night time was when their home at Manawa was destroyed several years ago. A faithful fox terrier aroused them Just In time to permit their escape. APPLE GRADING SCHOOL ENDS Hood River Expert Conelndes Task of Instructing! Growers Into Mysteries. The apple packing and grading school which has been in progress at the Audi torium building all week concluded last evening The work of the school has been very satisfactory to Prof. Oreen of Iowa Agricultural college and to all who took the courses of Instruction given by Mr. Cooper, the Hood River expert It was very much regretted that so few orchardlsts availed themselves of the opportunity to learn the science of grading and packing apples In the manner that has enabled the pack of western growers to command the markets of the world. Those who did avail them selves of It received a reward worth dol lars for every penny it cost. It was a singular fact, also, that nearly all of those who took the course came from a distance. Very few of the apple growers In the imme diate vicinity of the city found the time, if they had the inclination, to attend. Nearly all of the apples packed and graded were yesterday placed in cold storage and will form part of' the local exhibit at the National Horticultural exposition at , St. Joseph. " Most of those selected for exhibi tion were wealthles taken from the state's experimental farm and the Keellne or chard, the only two orchards in this vicin ity that have had the benefit of scientific care and treatment during the present season. ' DON'T BLAME US If you get left on your peaches and pears; we have been preaching to you all along that it is time to buy. For the last time we quote peaches at $1.00; Colorado pears, $1.75; home grown plums, 25c per basket; home grown grapes, at 15o; vegetables are Improving we have some of the finest com we have had this year, 15 cents per dosen; wax beans, 5 cents; sweet potatoes, four pounds for 25 cents; egg plants, 5 cents; cabbage, 5 cents; muskmelona, 6 and 10 cents; oranges at 40 cents per dozen; squashes at 10 cents. If you want the best coffee you ever drank, buy a pound of the B. M. blend, 35 cents. vt will go further than the cheaper kinds. Kartel-MIUer. Telephones 359. Real Estate Transfers. Real estate transfers as reported to The Bee, August 25, by the Pottawattamie County Abstract company of Council Bluffs: Clara F. Bryant to Mallnda E. Bryant, sixteen lots In Wright's addition to Council Bluffs. la., q. c. d $ 1 Mnl'nda E. Potter, nee Brvant, and hurfband to Oscar J. Dunbeck, six teen lots In Wright's addition to Council Bluffs. Ia., w. d 4.500 Two transfers, total $4,501 nanrlnsr or Films at Mannwa. Dancing in the new ball room at Manawa in a greater Joy than ever these cool even ings, yet the moving pictures shown to the amphitheater of seats from the bandstand have their own large crowd. There is no lark of amusement In any weather. Oil heaters for chilly mornings and even- Ings. The Barler and Perfection heaters will heat your room at small expense and . without smell or dirt. Prices $4.50 and $5. I P. C. De Vol Hardware Co., 504 Broadway. I w.r, ,7, ...... o r if: . : III IppP II. s 1 ! ! Amateur photographers wanting best re sults get finishing done at Kuhn's studio. 25 8. Main. Council Bluffs. Open Sundays. A Bee Want Ad will sell the old furni ture you have stored In the attic. rowin iti. August 87, 1911 Block 74. M SAM KNYUKIt LOANS MONET On household goods, horses, cattle and all chattel securities at a big discount of the Usual rate. Office over SM West Broadway. Do your customers live here On Fowler Ave. between 26th and 27th Streets, there are 9 occupied houses, and in 7 they take The Bee. Advertisers can cover Omaha with one newspaper. )! H 4 ti : m H : h : H HI i i ii i Let This Be Your One Aim. I Buy land! j , Buy it now! I 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 j now that others may share with them. j Wide awake dealers are advertising these liberal propositions today. Take advantage of it. Do it now! There is no possible way for you ever -to regret it. For further information regarding this property call Tyler 1000, or address The Bee Land Department. i a ' m I i fil.i 5 j j! I iV V N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. 2. Night L-17vi