THE BEE: O.MAI I A, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1912.
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OFFERED FOfl KENT. jV HEAL ESTATE LOAX9 I . ' REAL ESTATE L ' ' T , I . ' ' .
Stores and Of tier.
FAENAM STREET VACANT
66 feet by 132, south side of Farnaiu
west of 2Sth street. Will lease or build to
suit tenant. S. S. Curtis. 180$ Harney St
Drummond Bldg.
814-16-18, W frtot square, 3 t..r art
basement oee S. tj. Curtis, IX llarnty
MONEY to. loan on business or real-
denes properties. 11,000 to $50,000. W. U.
THOMAS. 03 First Nat'l Bank Bldg.
LA HQ 12 loans our specialty. Btull Bros.
OARVTN BROS oans, nd up.
OFFERED FOR SALE
Faraitnre.
' Stoves, furn., left-in storage. Furniture.
Birmingham range, base burners,- mission
dining- set; sell for charges. 2520 Cuming.
STOVES LEFT IN STORAGE.
For Sale A number of all kinds of
stoves, high grade makes, for storage
charges. 1413 Dodge St. Come early.
, : Musical Instruments
Electric pianos. Continental Nov. 118 N. 18
Trsenrlten..-
TTPEWRITER ror rent. months $
CENTRAL TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE
TWO REMINGTONS; good condition,
cheap. Address F 820, Bee.
RENT from the manufacturers direct
No. 3 Oliver typewriter, t months, $4.00.
Phone Douglas 231. Tb Oliver Type
writer company.
Allaeellaaeaaa. s
$5.00 COAL-Ifs good; try a ton. Best
for money. Web. $48. Harmon A Weeth.
SAFES Overstocked with secuud-haua
safes: all sizes and makes; bargains.
American Supply Co., 1102-04 Faniam.
DESKS, safes, scales, show cases, shelv
ing, tc; seeustirst. Omaha Fixture and
Supply Co., 414-16-18 S. 12th. Doug. tVH.
win . fiii.v Mmw mA Acand-hand
carom and pocket billiard tables and
bowling alleys and accessories; bar tlx
tures of all kinds; easy payments. Tb
Brunswlck-Balke-Collender Co., 407-40 a.
10th street
FOR SALE Four-hole side oven gas
stove, one year old. 6110 Webster tit
Phone Harney 8681.
' PERSONAL
Massage, Mrs. Rittenhouse, 308 Boston Bid.
"fcf A QQ A CIV Salt Glow and massage.
ALaOOAUii Mme Alle of Chicago,
102 Wlthnoll Bill, 16th and Harney. D. 7666.
M ARSAfiTT! Swedish movement. Apt.
lUiiOOxVUXU 3 Karnam. D. 6240.
FOR SALE Oil EXCHANGE
A BARGAIN VMSH. '?.w
books, of It volumes, 1 of 10 volumes. Law
Dictionary. Hule on Torts Cooley on
Torts. Clark's Criminal Law Books;
good as new. Will sell or trade for
chickens or anything you bave. A, jr.
Knott, H61S K. 36th St Web. 65S6.
WOULD like to have Nebraska or Mli;,
nesota land, or Omaha property, In ex
change tor ten good lots, worth $1,000, in
Linton, Indiana, town of 8,0U). K. A.
Kelsey, 34D2 Ames Ave.. Omaba, Neb.
SEND for our system of exchanges.
Shopen & Co., Dept. B, Omaha, Nep.
FOR EXCH AN GE Choice land and
town property for general merchandise.
Address bock Box L, Selbert, Colo.
FOR. SALE or trade, a strictly up-to-
date 7-table pool and billiard ball; best
location In the city. 623 So. Main St,
Council Bluffs, la.
WANTED TO BCi
Housenold gels, plo'hes ft shoes. Doug. 3971
Best prices for shoes, clothes, Ben W-6479.
Best prices for fur., clothes shoes. W. 5146.
WANTED TO KENT
LARGE unfurnished 'modern room for
man and Wife, in private falmly. State
location and price. Address S-814, Bee...
WANTED Room and board in a private
family by an elderly gentleman In profes
sional life. . Modern conveniences. Will
take part If not all meals 1n the city.
Address L 674. Bee.
MAN and wife, child 6 years, want
board in. private family; no other board
ers. Modern house. Answer Immedi
ately. Address, L 82S, Bee.
REAL ESTATE WANTED
WANTED Desirable Income, clear or
small debt, $20,000 to $200,000. Convert your
property into flne.i big Texas rarm or
ranch -while cheap. Owners only. Wolfo
& McNay, Central Bldg., San Antonio,
Texas. - ' .
REAL ESTATE
VITAL massage, vital bath. Miss D
Fisher, 401 Ware Blk., 809 S. 15th. D. 2785.
ANNA H. MARKS - 5
nam.. Davidge Block. Apt. 8. Doug. 6521.
MAGNETIC healing, over 710 S. 16th.
HAZEL LEAF PILE CONES-Best
remedy for Itching, bleeding or protrud
ing piles, ' 50c postpaid; samples free
Sherman & McConnell Drug Co., Omaha.
THE SALVATION ARMY solicits cast
' off clothing; in fact, anything you do not
need. We collect repair and sell. at 131
N. Uth St., for cost of collection, to the
worthy poor. Phone Douglas 4125 and
wagon will call. -
M A SS A CIV treatment Fifteen years
experience. Twelve years
In Omaha. (2.00 hotels and residences;
$1.00 at the office. Call D. 863. Res. D. 3427.
M A A CIV. Expert treatment. Mrs.
mixooAua Steelei m S- 13th gt R m
-.
Drink Habit 1 WM,R neavy Mnkeh
, averaging over a quart
of whisky dally. Tried many ways to
reform, but without success until I found
a certain easy method and was cured in'
three days. Have since, saved thousands
of other victims of the liquor habit. It can
be overcome with or without drinker's
knowledge. Interesting book (tells how)
mailed, plain wrapper, free, If you" cut
this out and write to Edward Woods, S4
Blxth Ave.. 153 A, New York.
MA8SAftF!Corn8 removed, 26c; Mrs.
BATHS, Swedish massage, Mrs. Snyder,
a, xne iuneany, wtn ti fierce. D. 4380.
Body Massage, 222-1 Neville Blk. D. 7761.
IfOirNfi VAmtti onnnlnM n n u .
bw,laJB, v Vlimtlft Its
strangers are invited to visit the Young
Women's Christian association building
at 17th and St. Mary's Ave., where they
will be directed to suitable boarding
places or otherwise assisted. Look for
our travelers, aid at the Union Station.
63-DAY BLOOD REMEDY.
Bexten Pharmacy, 12th and Dodge.
ANYONE having any papers of Infor
mation about the late W. A. Vollmer of
Omaha, notify Paul F. Vollmer, cars
Mort's Clothes Shop, 107 South 16th St.
POULTRY . AND SUPPLIES,
Sireenings, $1.W per 100. Wagner, sui N. 16
S. C. BUFF AND WHITE LEGHORNh
and Mottled Anconas winners for years
in leading shows; great layers; eggs
'.reasonable; satlstaction guaranteed.- i.
F. Jones, Route 3, Box lu,- Maryville, Mo.
.' S. C W, ORPINGTON COCKERELS,
$Lu0 each. Walter C as son, ft. F. D. 4,
Neola, la. '
WE WON 17 FIRSTS IN 20 CLASSES
at Nebraska, State Fair, 1912, 76 prizes In
ail, on Brown Buff and Whits Leghorns,
Orpingtons, Keas, Rocks and Wyan
dotte. We want to sell them. Writs us.
L. P. Harris. College View, Neb.
MAMMOTH PEKIN DUCKS, AM Dis
posing of my large flock of Whits Beau
ties at toe now; largest and finest I ever
raised. Mrs. M. J. Casson. R. I. Caiion,
la, -
GINSENG AND GOLDEN i SEAL.
Enormous profit Free circular tells how;
big book, 4c; 40 breeds ''.bred-to-Lay'1
poultry- Harry E. Ruble, Albert Lea,
Minn. '
CLOSING OUT SALE HIGH CLASS
Buff Leghorns, Buff Orpingtons. Frank
A. Agnew, South Omaha, Neb. ' -
PET STOCK.
BOSTON terrier pups, screw tall; airs
my champion Tom Cribb. Call Xougla
U& ago Farnaru
REAL ESTATE LOANS '
WANTED City loans and warrants.
W, Farnam Smith tc Co., 1320 garnam St
WANTED City loans. Peters Trust Co.
$100 to $10,000 made promptly.- V. D.
.Wead. Wsad Bldg.. 18th and Farnam.
FARM LOANS near Omaha; no ootn
KisBlon; optional payments; cheap money.
Orln S. Merrill Co., 1213 City Nat. Bk. Bid.
OMAHA homes. East Nebraska farms,
O'KEEFE REAL ESTATE CO.,
101 Omaha Nat'l. Douglas &S2-
(leL CITY LOANS. Bemi - Carlberg
u Co.. 310-312 Braodeis Tbeater Bldg.
i AUSl'UACTs UK 'IITLK,
REED Abstract Co., oldest abstract 'of-,
fioe In Nebraska. 206 Brandels Theater.
GREAT SOUTH GEORGIA,
' Traversed by the
ATLANTIC, BIRMINGHAM-ATLANTIC
RAILROAD.
Lands adapted to the widest range of
crop. All the money crops of the south
plentifully produced. For literature treat
Ins with this coming country,' its soil,
climate, church and school advantages,
wrUe
W. B. LEAHY, Dept. K,
General Passenger Agent.
ATLANTIC. GA.
Council Bluffs
low.
THE easiest way to find a buyer for
your farm is to Insert a sma.i wanl
aa in uie Des Moines Capital. Larxest
circulation in the state of Iowa, u,uw
dally. The Capital is read toy and be-
ueveu in oy me standpatters of Iowa,
who simply retuso to uermlt anv other
paper In their homes. Rates, I cent a
wora a oay; i.ao per una per month;
count six ordinary woros to - the line.
Address Des Moines Capital, Des
Moines, la.
Minor Mention
OomasU Bluffs Offles of
Vat s Is at 14 OBTS
ataia . Talsybsss)
40-BUSHEL WJIEAT LAND, $2$ TO $3$
r.H ACU&
Vs hava for aais over 30,000 acres of
Cheyenne county, Nebraska's choicest
farm land, where the crop yields tor U
years, Including lvlo sna lvil average
w.fcl, it.W MCOh IH KltV IUIIB. A1U, aiSO
k larl 4 M ,iAn U.. 1 1 MAti' ......
cllinaie cannot be found. Writs tor tuU
luiuiuwuuu, Agents wan tea evsrywners.
FUNDiiNUtiLArtD INVES'aMAT CO..
SIDNEY. NEB.
HAVE a quarter section of land in Holt
county, .Nebraska, to exenange tor income
property. It is worth $40 an acre with
1,0W Incumbrance. What bavs you to
mmr .- Auorens oox &x. kioux. Web.
"TITY. PROPERTY KUH SALIS ,
MODERN home; lot 50x130; fine maple
shade trees; chetrys, plums, gooseberries
raspberries, currents, strawberries, all
bearing.- Barn1, shed, chicken yard and
house. On paved street, one-half block
from ear.. For sale by owner only, who
is leaving city, property aajolning worth
$6,000 and $4,500. $3.000-$1,000 will handle.
431$ Franklin.
HALL COUNTY.
160 unimproved for $0 per acre.
320-acre ranch, 3 miles town, $70 per acre.
160 acres. 3 miles town. 13b tutr n-n
80 acres. Improved, 4 miles town, $60
per acre.
160 acres, Improved, 8 miles town, $50
yvr sure.
160 acres, Improved, $123 per acrs.
168 acres, Improved, $20,000.
40 acres, 2V4 miles Grand Liland, $128
per acre.
646 acres, Dawes county, $25 per acre,
160 acres, I miles Cairo, $20,000.
160 acres, 4 miles Cairo, $18,uu0.
240 acres, two sets buildings,; $83 per
acre. '
800 acres, Dawes county, $10 per acre.
1,440 acres, Dawes county, $lo,000.
THE LAND MAN,
HENRY. THOMPSON CAIRO, NEB.
Great Bargain
MUST BE SOLD AT ONCE
Two lots at 40th Ave. near Ames, two
blocks from street car line. $125 each.
- One' lot, 47th and Cass St., 'adjoining
Dundee, $500. Inquire. at 120s Jones St
EXCEPTIONAL BARGAIN.
1531 N. 20TH it. ,
$2,750.00.
I rooms and closets, strictly modern;
hot water heat; hot and cold water up
stairs? storm windows and- screens; big
barn; fruit; nice large lot; beautiful
lawn and trees; permanent walks, etc.
About $1,000; balance easy. Inquire lit
N. 30th-St
ACREAGE FOR SALE
. HILLCREST ADDITION.
Best and cheapest suburban aore prop
erty near city. Fins country horns sites
and garden tracts convenient to car. Sur
veyed, platted and staked in lots of
M acre to I acres and priced from $13$
psr acre np. Corns early and get your
choice of a lot In this beautiful addi
tion. Call far plat and descriptive
literature. C R. Combs, M to ls Bran
dels Theater Bldg. Phones Doug. 3916,
A-3711. ,
T CENTS PER LINK WILi. BB THIS
RATE CHARGED ON AND AFTER OC
TOBER 1 FOR ADVERTISEMENTS
RUN UNDER THE CLASSIFICATION,
FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE."
Texas. v, '
FARM Lands for Colonization 30.000
acres of the best land In the lower Rio
Grande Valley, near Brownsville, Texas,
seven miles west of Raymondvllle. We
want a colonization company to sell to
actual farmers; have subdivided into 40
and 80-acre tracts; have two wells of
flowing water at 800 feet; a demonstra
tion farm and other Improvements; a
very attractive proposition for a strong
colonization company. We will sell out
right 640 acres to 30,000 acres or mako
contract to colonize with financially
strong company; land to net us $25 per
acre. This land Is as fertile at the Nile.
A purchaser can subdivide and sell at a
profit. Address, Floyd Shock, Vandeven
ter Trust Co., St. Louis, Mo.
Soath Dakota.
FOR SALE 1C0 acres good farm land;
40 acres broke, baianoe all tillable; 7
miles from Dallas and t miles from
Colome. Price, $40 per acre, payable
$1,600 cash, $2,500 March 1, 1913; $2,400
March 1, 1917. Address Box 180, Dallas.
Bo. Dak.
LIVE STOCK MARKET OF WEST
Sblp live tock to South Omaha. Bavs
nlleags and shrinkage. Your consign
dents receive prompt and careful stun
Son. .-.
Live Stock Caiasntsaloa Mereaaats.
BYERS EROS. A CO. Strong, reliable.
CLIFTON Com. o.. 821 Exchange Bldg,
Snyder-Malon-.'utfman Co.. IWt Kx. Bldg.
LAVER'fY BROS., las Caciang Bldg.
Martin Brn. & Co.. Exchange Bldg.
Clay, Robinson ft Co., 200 Exchange Bldg.
FOR all kinds of bargains In Florence,
Neb., property see me. Tel. Florence 276.
C. L. NETHAWAY, FLORENCE, NEB.
FOR SALE By owner, nine-room house,
modern; full size lot; cement walks;
paved street; fine lawn; neighbors all
own their own homes. Price, $3,250. One
with about half cash gets a bargain.
Phone H. 682. 4227 Harney 8t
New Modern Home
On Florence Blvd.
This Is a well constructed, attractively
arranged, strictly modern, 2-story,, 7-rooro
house, complete in every detail; hand
somely decorated throughout having oak
finish first floor, white enamel finish, ma
hogany doors with glass doorknobs sec
ond floor; oak floors In every room in the
house; fine bathroom with pedestal lava
tory and vitrous china flush tank; full
cemented basement with laundry connec
tions; duplex shades to all windows. AH
ready to move Into without any expense.
Lawn nicely sodded, wide cement walks,
east front lot. Opposite parking in
boulevard. This home must be seen to be
appreciated. Price, $4,800;' easy terms.
Key at our office. No. 6108 Florence
boulevard. 24th St. Is now being paved
and car line, we understand, is to be ex
tended to Miller park, one block from
this house. ; -
George & Company
Phone D. 7, 802-12 City Nat. Bank Bldg.
TO BUY, BELL OR KENT. FIRST SEE
JOHN W. BOBBINS. 1803 FARNAM ST.
REAL ESTATE
FARM Jt KAftCB 1.41)11 FOH
:" Mismsssits). t y
MINNESOTA, '
Writs for our Minnesota booklet "C;"
special rates.
DAY NIGHT REALTY CO,
1st Bankers Life Bldg..
Liaooln, Nub. .
Taft and Sherman .
Club Opens Campaign
The first public political meeting of the
campaign planned by the Taft and Sher
man club will be held at the south room
of the county court house this evening
at 8 o'clock. The speakers will be W.
F. Gurley or Omaha, J. M. Galvln and
Congressman W. R. Green of tbls city.
The eloquence of Mr. Gurley has never
failed to charm every audience he has
appeared before, .and It will not be simply
dry campaign talk that may be expected
from. him., Congressman Green will speak
on the Issues of the campaign with es
pecial relation to the tariff question which
the democrats have made shibboleth of
the party. Mr, Galvln's ability fully to
entertain an audience Is vvell known,
and the three will constitute a triumvirate
of talent that will give the local cam
paign a strong and dignified opening.
The room will comfortably seat several
hundred and additional chairs have been
provided sufficient to cover all of the
floor 'space Inside the railing. . A cordial
Invitation Is extended to all who are In
terested In the great campaign that Is
under way. - - -
Investigate the A. Hospe Co. plan of
selling pianos. ' It's a system whereby
you get the best possible musical value
for the least money. . 407 W. Broadway,
Council Bluffs, la Advertisement
Marrlagre Licenses.
Marriage licenses were Issued yesterday
to the fallowing named persons:
Name and Residence. ' Age.
H. A. Davenport. Hastings. Neb...';...,
Emma Fergus, Hastings, Neb. zi
Freeman Knudsen, Council Bluffs...... U
Esther Hansen. Council Bluffs... i$
R. M. Lyons, Omaha :'...,'..... 63
M. C. Riley, Omaha 56
Henry Degen, Omaha ; m
Annie Cruser, Omaha j
Davis, drugs. Advertisement.
Vlctrola, J5. A. Hospe Co.-Advertlse-ment
H. Borwlck for wall paper. -Advertisement.
'
Woodring Undertaking Co. Tel 339.
Advertisemenl. ,
Corrigans, undertakers. Phones 141
Advertlsement. FAUST BEER AT ROGERS' BUFFET.
-Advertisement
BLANK BOK WORK. Morehouse
Co.-Adv. k
Lewis Cutler, funeral director) Phdne 97.
Advertisement.
Fine watch snd Jewelry repairing,
Lefferts'. Advertisement
TO SAVE OR BORROW, BEE C. B.
Mutual Bldg. & Loan Ass'n. 123 Pearl.
Advertlseinent ,
The season Is Just right. Let Berwick
do your painting. 211 South Main street.
Advertisement
BUDWEISER on draught-Ths Qrsnd.
Budwelser In bottles at all first-class
bars. Advertisement.
For Sale or Rent-A well-Improved,
modern eight-room house; big lot and
barn; 629 Franklin Ave. Sam Snyder, 3K0
W. Broadway, upstairs. Advertisement
All members of St. John's English Lu
theran church are requested to be present
at a congregational meeting this evening
at 8 o'clock. There will be an election
of a pastor to fill the vacancy and other
Important business will be transacted.
E. C. Whittlesey, a well known former
Council Bluffs man, who has acquired a
permanent standing In express company
circles by years of efficient service, Is In
the city visiting his sister, Mrs. W, B.
Fisher. Mr. Whittlesey has been located
at Trinidad, Colo,, for a number of years.
The funeral Of Irene C. Chandler will
be held this afternoon at 1:30 from the
residence, 1527 Fifteenth avenue, and th
Bethany Presbyterian church. Ther will
be a nhort service at the residence at 2
o'clock and the regular service at the
church at 2:30. Burial will be in Walnut
Hill cemetery. ? , ,
L. G. Hogan, the negro who had his
colored friend, S. W, Fields, arrested late
Saturday night on a charge of assault
and battery, presented such a bad case to
Police Judge Snyder yesterday that the
charge against Fields was dismissed and
Hogan . was fined $10 and costs on the
charge of disturbing the peace.
The twentieth anniversary of the Lady
Maccabees of the World will bs celebrated
In Council Bluffs this afternoon by an
elaborate program which will be given at
Danish hall beginning at 2 o'clock. The
order is strong here and It is expected
a blithe and happy throng of women will
gather at the hall. Those In charge
promise a program that will be worth
while, .and they do not want any member
to miss any part of it. In addition to
the special program a souvenir will be
given to , all of the members. A very
pleasant afternoon 1 Is- anticipated.
The regular weekly prayer meeting of
the First Congregational churoh will be
held on Wednesday evening at 7.30
o'clock. The topic to be considered Is,
"Clean and Unclean." On Thursday
evening the Young People's union will
meet In the above church at 7:46. An
Interesting program will be presented.
Addresses by Mrs. Garst of Des Moines,
and others. Refreshments and a good
social time at the close. All 'young
people are cordially Invited. Our Sunday
school teachers are requested to keep
in mind the meeting of the tchers'
union next Thursday evening at the Sec
ond Presbyterian church. Supper at 6:90,
Addresses by Dr. Henry W. Tuttls of
Grinnell, J. T. Jones and others. A
social for men next Friday evening. In
view of the fact that a ' miscellaneous
shower Is to be given In the city for the
Jenny Edmundson hospital - on Friday,
October- 18, the pastor will preach next
Sunday morning on. "Tbs : Problem of
Pain." .. . ' . .
. The Epworth league of the Broadway
Methodist churoh will hold a business
meeting this evening at the home of Mrs.
C. R. Downing, 136 Knepper street. An
all-day meeting will be held at the church
today, beginning with the Women's
Home Missionary society at' 10:30. There
will be luncheon at noon served by the
chuich society designated as Wheel No.
6. The Women's Foreign Missionary so
ciety will meet at toiiowea oy the
monthly meeting of the Aid society at 3
o'clock. The president' desires all mem
bers to be present. Prayer meeting at
the church Wednesday evening at 8:80
o'clock;-the pastor will lead. Reception
to Bishop Bristol at the First Methodist
Episcopal church at Omaha on next
Thursday evening. This reception in
cludes Council Bluffs as well as Omaha.
He Is our new resident bishop. All
Methodists especially urged to be present.
Chorus rehearsal at the church Thursday
evening, also meeting of the Sunday
School union at the Second Presbyterian
churcb on Thursday evening.
A strange negro, giving his name as
Will Johnson, was arrested late yester
day ' afternoon by Detective Calilghan
and Emergency Officer Jack O'Neil wbtls
trying to sell two automobile lamps at
the Whltebrook second-hand store on
Broadway. . The lamps were worth about
$50, and when the police department be
gan the work of tracing their ownership
they wera led to the garage of E. C.
Smith, 717 First avenue. There It was
found that the negro had broken Into
the garage by smashing a window and
left it by filing off a lock. Mr. Smith
was apprised of his loss for the first time
when the officers arrived, It was also
found that a valuable black overcoat had
also been stolen from the garage. - The
officers recalled the 'fact that when the
negro was arrested he was wearing such
a coat. sir. Smith Visited the city Jail
and Identified the coat. A charge of
breaking and entering was placed against
the negro in addition to that of grand
larceny, either one of which will procure
him a long term In the penitentiary. On
the way to the station' Johnson offered
to submit to sn Interesting experiment.
He told the officers that If they would
let him lay off the heavy coat and give
him ten yards the start they might shoot
at him as earnestly as they pleased, that
he would go so fast and xlg-zs so rap
idly that be would escape the bullets and
capture. The offer for target practice
was magnanimously declined.
Council Bluffs
SHINN ATTACKS WARRANTS
Carson Lawyer and Landowner Files
. Suit Over Ditch.
NINE THOUSAND INVOLVED
See Lefferts new "Stuart"; pattern In
sterling silver. - Newest table silver out.
-Advertisement
Allegatleu Payment of Dig Sam
WroaE.When Dllct Don Not
Fatfll Reqairenteats of
Survey,
The troubles of the Board of County
Supervisors In connection with the es
tablishment and construction of the
Nlshnabotna drainage ditch had another
link added to the long chain yesterday,
when Frank . SMInn of Carson, well
known attorney and owner of a large
tract of the land Included In the drain
age ditch district, brought a suit In the
district court to compel the cancellation
of the last batch of warrants Issued In
payment for the work done by Contractor
W, M. Lana and the Lana Construction
company. Lana is also made defendant
In the suit The amount Involved Is
$9,446.64, .
The contention of Attorney Ohlnn, who
brings the suit In his own name, but is
known to be representing a large portion
of the other land1 owners, who have been
called upon to pay $19 an acre for the
alleged Improvement, Is that these war
rants should not have been turned over
to Lana until he had fully completed his
contract and that this payment In ad
vanoe was a fraud perpetrated upon the
fanners owning land In the ditch dis
trict. The sum of ,446.64 is the 20 per
cent of the contract price, which, under
the terms of the contract, was to have
been withheld until the ditch was com
pleted, approved by the engineer and
formally accepted by the board. Instead
of withholding the full amount the board
paid it all to Iana with the exception of
$500. ..;; '
All of the members of the board, with
ths exception, of Supervisors' True and
Coe, voted for the payment in the face
of the engineer's report showing that
about a quarter of a. mile of the ditch
bottom near ths town Of Carson Is of
rock formation and has been left from
one to two and one-halt feet above the
line of bottom fixed In the surveys as(
necessary to give ths required areaway
and the grade sufficient to carry away
ths water. ' '
The contention Is that It operates as a
dam, obstructing ths portion above that
which had been excavated to the proper
depth. , - , ' , -
Attorney Shlnn further alleges, in his
petition that Lana-failed to leave the
berm, or the portion of the surface be
tween ths edge of tbs dltoh and ths In
side of ths embankment thrown up from
ths excavated earth, ths width required
by the contract in many places leaving
none at all. , It Is also contended that he
did not make the banks uniform and
level as required by the contract.
Plaintiff Shlnn reiterates the feet that
he and a number of other landown
ers filed a written protest against this
settlement on ths grounds that Lana had
failed to complete bis contract, but that
ths board Ignored ths protest, and that
a majority" of ths members, consisting ,of
Spsncer, parrlngton and Children, act
ing In conjunction, compelled ths board,
over ths negative votes of Supervisors
True and Cos, to make the settlement
and order ths Issuance of the warrants
to Lana.'. - ' .
' Irhsoaltloii on Taxpayers,
Plaintiff Shlnn alleges that this was
a gross fraud upon the landowners, and
that to remove ths rock from the ditch
and do ths other necessary work to com
plete the contract 'will cost several thou
sand dollars, which must be paid by re
taxing the lands in the district; that this
expense should have been borne by Lana
as it was part of the contract, and that
It is an Imposition upon the taxpayers
of ths district brought sbout by the three
members of the board (wove named. The
concluding paragraph of his petition Is
as follows:
That ever since the establishment of
said drainage district the majority of the
members of ths board of supervisors hsve
failed to appreciate the fact that the
board was ths agent of the district and
not the representatives of the contractor;
and that it was the duty of the board to
protect the Interests of the district rather
than to defer to the wishes of any in
dividual who might have a special in
terest In the matter. And the natural
result therefrom was the violation of
Its duty as such agent In the settlement
with said contractor before the contract
had been fully complied with, and the
consequent fraud upon the land owners
of said district. That there are several
thousand yards of rock yet to be re
moved from said ditch In order to make
the same of the depth required by tne
contract and plans, and in order that the
ditch Shall be such as said board
originally declared was necessary to .ac
complish the drainage of said district
And to remove, said rock and put the
ditch to the fixed base line will require
an expense of several thousand dollars
to be taxed against the lands of plaintiff
and other land owners in said district,
unless said contractor Is made to com
ply with the contract before receiving
pay therefor. So also there must be ad
ditional expenditures of large sums of
money to make the ditch In other respects
as required by the contract' And it was
a gross fraud upon the plaintiff and
other land owners of the district for ths
members before named to compel action
of the said board In making said settle
ment with the contractor, and in issuing
In payment therefor ths warrants or Im-
Council Bluffs
provement certificates sforessld, without
first exacting full compliance with the
contract. A discriminating public has
already decreed the retirement of one
of the members of said board, to-wlt;
the defendant, George Spencer, but such
method of elimination Is necessarily slow
and does not furnish the relief required
In all cases. And to protect plaintiff, and
said district, from loss by the fraud above
alleged, the warrants aforesaid must be
cancelled, and personal Judgment awarded
against the members of said board, who,
by their acts, are responsible for any loss
resulting therefrom.
The petition also asks for the can
cellation of the warrants Issued to Turner
and Culllson for $110, which, It Is alleged,
were Issued In payment of a claim that
was In no sense an obligation of the
district. Shlnn claims that these war
rants represent attorneys' fees not con
tracted by the district, but by an in
dividual, and that neither Mr. Turner
nor Mr. CulUson looked to the diUIU
for his pay, but first requested pay from
the persons who had contracted for their
services. ,. ' f ,
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Efforts to Set Fire
to Old Brick School
to Be Investigated
The state fire marshal will be called
here to investigate a fire that about com
pletely destroyed the property at First
avenue and Fifteenth street, formerly
known as the Curtln street school build
ing. It Is a two-story brick building that
was sold many years ago and since been
used for residence purposes. At the pres
ent time It is nominally owned by John
Brldgett and tenanted by three or four
families. Mrs. Mary McRobertS tS,proae
outing o ouster suit against the Brldgetts
In the district court and they have prac
tically lost whatever title they had to
ths property.
At a late hour Saturday the firemen
were called to the place by an alarm sent
in by cltlaens and made a quick run. They
found the fire going In a room In the
eoutheast corner of the ground floor,
It was making poor headway and was
quickly extinguished. A moment later the
firemen were advised that another fire
was burning In a room In the opposite
corner of the building on the same floor.
This was also doused without material
damage. Then an examination was made.
Fairly expensive furniture was In the
rooms, but examination of the dresser
drawers showed that they contained noth
ing but rags soaked with coal oil. Rags
also well soaked, with keroseno were
found on the floors In both rooms where
the fires had been started. They were
laid, in trains extending entirely across
the rooms. -
Not one of the tenants were found to
be at home. One suite of apartments tin
the ground floor was occupied by Mrs.
E. M. Billings, a widow, who had been
away from town for several days. The
other suite was used by Henry Sherman,
a laborer, and family.. They bad left to
visit, friends in the country esrly on Sun
day. Mrs. Sarah Tllton, a widow, was
the only tensnt who occupied eny of the
apartments on ths second floor. She had
locked her rooms snd had gone to Omaha
early Sunday afternoon. '
Although the firs did not burn through
the floors anywhere in the apartments
below, Chief Nicholson made a thorough
Investigation on the second floor. There
was no smell of oil there or anything
suspicious. The firemen left the place
shortly after 11 o'clock after having ex
tinguished every trace of fire. At 2:30
o'clock yesterday morning a second alarm
came from the same place, and when the
department got there the whole roof was
ablase, but no fire below. The fire had
reached the apartments of Mrs. Tllton
and destroyed all her furniture. Before
the flames were under control the roof
had fallen and damage to the amount of
about $2,000 had been Inflicted. Inquiry
by Chief Nicholson disclosed $800 insur
ance on the furniture of the ground floor
apartments and $150 on the property of
Mrs. Tllton, which was far less than her
loss. In the ground floor apartment the
closets were found to be empty except
one that contained kerosened rigs. The
chief nailed up all of the doors and win
dows of the ruined building pending the
arrival of the fire marshal. . There Is
good ground 'for the suspicion that the
house may have been partly looted and
set on fire during the absence of the
tenants. ,
Real Estate Transfers.
, The following real estate transfers were
reported to The Bee Monday by the Pot
tawattamie County A Detract company:'
William Felton and wife to J. C. .
Bardsley, part of block 30, town '
of Neola, la. w. d. $ 2,500
C. L Peck and wife to Vernle E. -
Felton, same. q. c. d 1
Milton C. Clark to William Han
sen, lot 12 In block 22 in Ferry's
addition to the city of Council
Bluffs, w. d. : . 2,300
Fred J. Bole and wife to N. L.
Rette, lot 3 in block 3 Carter's i
third addition to town of Han
cock, ia. w. d 1,000
W. R. Green and wife to Joseph . .
winter, e. sw& and w. 30 acres
of swVi, sett, sec. 36, twp. 74,.
range 43. w. d ' 7,700
Five transfers, total
$ 13.701
Persistent Advertising Is the . Road to
Big Returna
Council Bluffs
Extension of Vine :
to North Main Street
Provided by Council
The extension of Vine street from Bry
ant to North Main was provided for at
the meeting of the city council '.last night
without ths delay and formality of con
demnation proceedings. A contract was
submitted by J. E. Wallace, as trustee
for all of the owners of the property In
volved, by which he Is empowered Imme
diately to turn It over to the city upon
payment of $1,000 down and the annual
payments of $1,000 until the full amount
of $6,000 Is paid, when warranty deeds
will be given. The contract was approved
and the mayor was Instructed to sign it, ,
Tfie contract Is of the same character
and drawn by City Solicitor Stuart in
the same terms as that by which ths
opening of First avenue was secured.
Arrangements have been made by Mr.
Wallace for drawing deeds by the owners
for all of the property, to be placed In
esorow until final payments are nutde.
Six per cent Interest is to be paid on all
deferred payments. Those most Inter
ested In the opening of the street' have
raised mors 'than $1,000, which will be
paid to the owners In addition to th.i
total of $6,000 the city has obligated itself
to pay. Ths opening of the street will
Inoreaae the business value of all the
property on North Main street, and ma
terially so on Bryant street, and will
add another block to the business center
of the city. The street Is to be forty-"
eurht feet wide and requires ths use
of parts of five lots.
The next act of Importance In the work
Of the council last night was to make It
certain that the new Webb automobile
fire truck was not to leave hs city. K
H. Doollttle, president of the Commereiul,
club, was present and used the infu
ence of lite position to secure the reteh- '
tlon of the truck. The mayor, city at'
torney and city treasurer were Instructed
to negotiate for settlement and discover
the sources from which the $5,500 re
quired for payment Is to come. Mr. Doo-,
little and several members ot the council
were taken over the steepest , hillside
streets In the. city in the big machine
yesterday afternoon and shown its ability
to climb the steep grades with speed and
ease and its capability of making fifty ,
miles an hour on level streets when re
quired. It was this demonstration triat
helped to create the feeling ,that the new
truck was a necessity. ' On the final vote
Aldermen Harding and Flood refused jto
concur in granting authority to conclude
the purchase. : H
A lengthy and very Interesting 'report
was made by Mayor Maloney and Alder
man Stone of the meeting of the League
of American Municipalities at Buffalo,
which they attended as representatives of
the city. Among the many recommena-,
ttons contained in the report, based upon
Information obtained from representatives
of other cities at the league meeting,
Were the use of concrete for pavement,
waste paper boxes on the principal
streets snd carrying out plans for the
sewer system for the western part of the
city. The general opinion of engineers
attending the league meeting was- that -a
pumping plant would be necessary. ,
Alderman Boyer in asking that the f c
port be received and placed on file asked
that tbe attention of the city attorney and
the city engineer be called to the sewer
problem, and his request wis. granted, '
It was stated that the problem Involved
additional legislation permitting the ex- ;
pendlture of the more than $300,00 ,tJt '
the plan would Involve. . . . :
Chief of Police froom asked for; au
thority for taking from the police court
fines -whatever sums were needed for
keeping the equipment of Mounted Of
ficer Mahoney in serviceable shape. Say
ing that the expense could' not be taken
front the regular police funds without
embarrassment Ho also asked the coun- r
ell acaln for authority to buy an auto
mobile for the police department The
matter was referred to the committee oi
the whole.., : ; , '
Alderman Boyer' said he had beerfln- -formed
that the physical condition tot
some of the local dairies was bad and
asked that on inspection of them be made
at once. The request was granted. E. A.
Wlckham offered to take all of th j
granite paving blocks owned by the 'city
and not expected to be used,, at the
price of 30 cents per square yard, and the ,
offer was referred to the enayor and
city engineer with power to act, Plans
for the proposed new firestatiOQ at Broad- , '
way; and" Thirty-fourth, prepared aom
time ago at the Instance of Alderman
Boyer, were referred to the committee of ...
the whole. Tbe proposed building Is to
be located on a lot owned by the 'city
and Is to cost about $2,500, to be bunlt
pf the granite paving blocks. ' v,
Bids for a furnace for the new deten
tion hospital were submitted by the Rapp
Roofing company, , Handschey-McCabe
company and the Independent Tinshop
ranging in price from $236 to $300. - They
were referred to Architect Cox to re
port on at the next meeting. The Fenlon-
Wlckham Coal eompany was awarded the
contract for - furnishing the municipal
coal, Its bids , being the lowest oT the
four submitted at the previous meeting.:
The council Will meet as committee of
the whole Thursday afternoon. . " ...