Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 17, 1884, Page 9

THE GRAND IOWA Trotting CIRCUIT. - 52400000 in- Purses, $600 FOR EACH EVENT. 26 and 27, COUNCIL BLUFFS, June 24, 25 EVERY DAY THE BEST. 113 Entries. Cedar Rapids, Marshalltown, Council Bluffs and Des Moinescomprise the Towa Cir cuit, each place giving the same Classes and Purses. FIRST DAY—TUESDAY. 2:43 Class 2:26 Class 2:85 Class SECOND DAY—WEDNESDAY, 3.00 Class 2:20 Class THIRD DAY—THURSDAY, 2:38 Class 2:33 Class Pacing o for all, FOUBTH DAY—FRIDAY, 2:48 Class Free for all Tuos. Bowmay, Secretary, Council Bluffs, ACOB SIMS. E. P, CADWELL SIMS & CADWELL, Attorneys -at-Law, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA Offico, Main Street, Rooms 1 and _ Shugart Malon's Biotk, Wll pesckics 1a Biate and court & Mo edersl ST. LOOIS PAPER WAREHOUSE. Graham Paper Co., 17 and 210 North Main St., St. Louls. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN } PAPERS,{wh BOOK, NEWS, WRAPPING ENVELOPES, CARD BOARD AND PRINTER’S STOCK £ Cash pald for Ragsof al* Nebraska corhice CAND— Ornamental - Works MANUFACTURERS OF GALVANIZED IRON CORNICES Dormer Windows, FINIALS, WINDOW CAPS, TIN, IRON AND SLATE ROOFING, PATENT METALIC SKYLIGHT, ‘A4ron Fencing! Orogtings, Balustrades, Verandas, Ofice and Baok Railings, Window and Cellar Guards, Eto. COR. 0. ANDOtn STREET, LINCOLN NEB, THE OLD RELIABLE HE BRUNSWICK, !BALKE, COL- LENDER COMPANY, [SUCCESSORS TO THE J. M. B, & B, C0.] % K A R | = — THE MONARCH The moet-extensive manutacturers of Billiard & PooliTables IN THE WORLD. 500 S. Tenth Stroet, . - OMAHA, NEB. £ar Prices of Billird and Pool Tables and materials, urnished on application. BRUNSWICK & CO. BILLIARDS" Billiard, Ball Pool, Carom, TABLES, TEN PIN CHECKS, ETC. 18 South 84 Street, St. Louis, 411 Delaware Street Kansas City, Mo., 1821 Dougias St.. Omahs, Neb, HENRY HORNBERGER, Agent. Write for Catalogues and Price Lista. AND ALL OTHER GAMING BAI DISEASES OF THE EYE & EAR 4, T. ARMSTRONG, M. D., Oculist ‘and Aurist. Until offices are repalred from result of fire, offi with Dr. Parker, Room 6, Creighton Block 15th ana Dougasistr ceta. Westémflnmice—Wnrks. IRON AND BLATE BOOFING, C. SPECHT, PROP. 1111 Douglas B4 Omaka, Neb. MANUFACTURKR OF Balvanizea Iron Cornices gar Dormer Windows, Fintals, Tin, Iran_and Slate light, Batent 1 am Iron vrandas, Iron Bank ‘Guards; ulse general Wooflug. Specti s Patent Motallio By adjusted Batchet Bar aud Bracket Shelving. the general agent for the above line of koods. Fenring, Crestings, Balustrad Railings, Window Bliuds, Cellar' G awent for Pecrson & Hill' Potent luside Blind SINE OLD, MANUFACTURER OF GALVANIZED IRON CORNICES. x. WINDOW_CAPS, FINIALS, ETC. 416 18th EStreet, MOAEA prrenene “ NEBR §E e — COUNCIL BLUFFS. ADDITIONAL LOCAT, NEWS, DETAILS OF THE DECISION. The Supreme (u-:r;:: s the City is Liable for Filling the Streats, The decision of the supremo court in regard to street filling is one of the great- est moment to this city as under this de- cision is involved a large amount of work done during this fall and winter and as- sessed against abutting property. By this decision the city is liable for this work, In March auew law was was passed, so that the work done since then is not affected directly by this decision. The following is the decision of the su- preme court in the case of Henry Bee- croft, appellant vs. the city of Council Bluffs, on an appeal from tho district court: The petition states thatthe defendant passed an ordinance providing that all call charges for the improvement of streots and alleys should be assessed against the respetive owners and lots fronting on the or alley improved, and collecced as provided in sections 478 and 479 of the code, and thereafter passed a resolution providing for a change of the former grade of about four feet, by filling certain described streets preparatory to paving. That the re- spective owners of the lots failed to do the required work, and the defendant lot the same to the plaintiff, who did the grading to the satisfaction of the de- fendant, and the same wasaccepted by it, and the amount due under the contract was ascertained by the city. That under the contract the city agreed to issue cer- tificavus of assessment against the owners of abutting property for the amount due the plaintiff, and did so. That the plaintiff demanded payment of said owners, but that they wholly failed and refused to pay the same. That the defendant had no power or authority to assess the cost of grading atreets againat the lots or owners theroof, and therefore judgment was asked against the city. To the petition there was a demurer on the grounds which are suffi- ciently indicated in the opinion. The demurrer was sustained and the plaintiff appeals. Scorr & Stewarr, for appellant, W. S, Mavne, for appellee. Seevers J.—I. The allegation that the city had no power to make the assessment is a legal conclu- sion which cannot be regarded as ad- mitted unless the facts pleaded warrant such conclusion, and this must be deter- mined by ascertaining whether the requisite power has been conferred on the city by statute, as it is not claimed the charter does so. Thero is some ambiguity in the ordi- nance, but for the purposes of this case it will be conceded the ordinance pro- vides that the charges were such as are “‘contemplated by sections 466, 467 and 468 of the code, und chapter 51 of the acts of the fifteenth general assembly,” McClain’s code page 110. The ordi- nance further provides that such charges *‘shall ba determined and assessed against the respective owners of lots and lands fronting on the street, highway or alley, and collected as provided in sections 478 and 479 of the code.” Chapter 61 of the acts of the Fifteenth general assembly has referen-e alone to the improvement of ulleys, are therefore a consideration of its provisions is not re- quired, and this is true as to sections 478 and 479 of the codo, because the assess- ment shall be made under the other sec- tions referred to therein, and the same coltected as provided in the sections last ed. Seotion 467 refers alone to the repair of permanent sidewalks, and 4G5 provides that the expense of grading streets shall be paid out of the general fund of the city. Therefore the requisite power must be conferred by section 466 of the code. It provides that cities ‘‘shall have the powar to construct sidewalks, to cnrb, pave, gravel macadamize and gutter any highway or alley and to levy a spec- ial tax on the lots and parcels of land fronting on such highway or alley, to pay the expense of such improvement.” It will be observed that this section does not iuclude or provide for grading streets or alleys and therefor does not conflict with section 465, But, stetion 466 doen provide for paving and the res- olution contemplates that the streets were to be graded, ‘‘preparatory to paving.” Now the ducstion is whether work preparatory thereto is the paving contemplated by the statute. ~We think not. It will beassumed the council in good faith passed the resolution and at that time intended to pave the streets but when or how was left to the uncertain future. Because the preparatory work was done the coun- cil wasnot conclusively bound to pave, and circumstances thereafter occurring might cause]the same council to make a change in this respect. Besides the changes in the personel of city councils lrequenliy occur, and thus changes in the policy to be pursued are brought about. The power conferred is to pave and nov mere- ly to make preparation therefor. The work oy preparation must, of course, be done first, and in the discretion of the council, the street may be graded and the iatter, no doubt, done under one contract and the paving under another. But the only power conferred is to assess abutting ownersfor payingand this may include the prebaratory grading. The whole must be assessed togethe® or if this be not trne no power is conferred to assess the cost of the grading on the abutting owners and then at some future and uncertain time make another assessment for paving. Powers of this character which some- [P times are onerous burdens on the citizen and are assessed against his consent and bossibly against his interest are usually strictly construed. Council for the ap pellee cite and rely on Buell vs, Ball; 20 ITowa, 682; Robinson vs. City of Bur- lington; 50ib, 240, and Koons ve. Lucas; 62ib, 177, These cases are clearly dis- tinguishable, Breause the city had no power to assess the cost of grading against an abuttiug owner, & suit against him would have been useless and therefore the plaintiff should not be required to do a useless thing or incur cos any benefit, and for this reason he should not be required to bring such an action before procesding sgainst the defendant. 11.—There is no provision of either the contract or the statute, which proves that in no event shall the city be liable to pay for the grading, Adjudged cases there- fore in which this fact appears are dis tinguished from this case. The only pro- visions bearing on this question is in the d expenso without OMAXA DAILY BEE--TUESDAY, JUNE 17 1884, —_— contract—to the effect that the cityagreed to issue to the plaintiff ‘‘cortificates of assessments against the owners of abut- ting lots,” and it will be assumed if the power to make the assessments existed, that the plaintiff cuuld collect the amount due him from the owners, and that he agreed to take such certificates as pay- ment in %o far as the defendent was cen- cerned. It may be said that the defendant did not in terms agreo to \\ny. but it contracted and the werk was done for a compensation fixed by the city and to its satisfaction under an assumed power, that the expense could be assessed as a charge on the abutting owner, and in substance both parties contemplated payment should be made in a certain manner or out of & designated fund, The plaintiff cannot bo so paid. The defen- dant had no claim or demand against the abutting owner, or the power to create the fund, and yet it contracted it had. In White vs, Snell 5 Pick 420 the de- fendant promisad to pay the plaintiff one hundred dollars, *‘ to be paid when I recover of T. Shearman my demands against said Shearman toward the land whore I now live, to be paid when recov- ered of said Shearman, with interest from this date,” and it was held that if it was established the defendant had nodemands against Shearman, the plaintifl was en- titled to recover. When the city admitted the existence of a debt, and issued cer cates to the end that the plaintiff could be paid out of a particular fund created by the city, it must be assumed it guar- anteed, or by implication _con- tracted, that such fund existed, or that it had taken and had its power to take the steps necessary to create such fund, Now, when it turns out that there was no such fund, and that the power to create it did not exist, it seems to us that the city should not and cannot escape all liability under the contract, and it has been so held: Kear- ney vs. City of Covington, 11: Bush, K 339; Sloeper vs. Bullen, ¢ Kan,, 28 Maher vs. City of Chicago, 38 Ills., 260. See also 1 Dillon’s municipal corpora- tions, sections 480, 481, 482 (3rd ed.), and authorities cited in notes. There is a class of cases which hold in sabstance that, when the wers of & municipal corporation aredefined in the charter, or a statute, that persons con- tracting with the corporation are bound to bound to know the extent and charac- ter of such powers, and therefore deal with the corporate authorities at their peril. Craycraft vs. Selvage, 10 Bush Ky 696; Yottman ve, San_Francisco, 20 Cal. 98. Swift vs. Williamsburg, 12 Barb 427. Conceding the correctness of these cases, we do not think they have any application to the case at bar. For if the plaintifl had looked at the statute, he would have ascertained that the city had the power to grade its stroot and pay herefor out ef the general fund, and that it did not have the power to make an assoss- menton the abutting owner, and wo think he had_the right to concludw that the city would and was bound as 1o as- sessment could be lawfully made to pay him but out the general fund. The de- murrer should have been overruled. Re- versed. e The Hibernians completed arrange- ments for a celebration the 4th, The Hibernian societies of Omaha and Platts- mouth will join in a grand picnic and other doings here. —— City Council. At the meeting of the city council last night it was decided to use a certain lot on Sixteenth avenue in Kline's addition as a place in which to deposit city rub- bish. S. E. Burdick filed an affidavit stating he was arrested by an officer without cause, The officer preferred a charge of drunkenness against him, of which he was acquitted by the court. He stated that when arrested the officer searched him and took away $8, whach he did not account for and has never returned. Referred to the mayor and police com- mittee, City jailor Mottaz presented his resigna- tion, stating as reasons that his booke had been tampered with and that money and valuables had been missed and that he had been ordered about like an er- rand boy by the city clerk and other of- ficial. The charges by him and the res- ignation were referred to the same com- mittee. The Cour d'Alene Region, From the Denver News, A gentleman who has recently roturned from the Coeur d’Alenr district says that there is very much bitter feeling felt there against the western papers for the treatment which tbe district has received ot their hands, He also prophecies that the district will become a large producer n 1885, and this admission that 1t will do nothing great in 1884, is sufficient evi- dence of the value of the section, The western papers have simply _treat- ed the distrct fairly from the evidence presented. The wild and wondrous tales told have not been substantiated, and will most probably never be. There was too much talk about the mines, too much of anearly rush and too little gold. Another recently returned gentleman says of the tendency to exaggeration : ““Well, sir, every bunch of willows is a mighty forest, every frog pond a sylvian lake, every ravine a roaring river, every ridge of rocks a gold mine, every town a county seat and every man a liar.” e — Can's Say Enough, ““I cannot speak to highlyof Burdock's Blood Bitters; they have been a great Inh'nninq to me. Cured me of billiousness und dyspepsia. from which I had suffered for years,” Mr. J. Marsh, Bank of Toronto Ont. In His Wife's Pocket, A fire broke out in a dwelling house the other t;ight, and after the man and his wife safely reached the street, the latter eaid that there was $50 In the ocket of her dress which was hanging in & second story back room, “I'll go for it,” said the husband, and he plunged into the burning. The flames raged furiously and the man did not return. Av the expiration of an hour the fire was extinguished and the back building caved, Fireman grop- ed their way uX the rear stairs through water and blinding smoke, and found the man 1n the closet still fumbling at his wife's dress, looking for the money. He was nelrlg suffocated with smoke, but had strength enough to say that he thought he had found the pockst inside of two hours, 1t never occurred to him to seize the dress and rush out with that. Bome men get so excited and in the time of fire. A Word of Caution, Railroad men, mechanics, commercial tray elers; base ballists, furmers and others who Iabor out of doors, arepeculiarly liable to ac cidents and iujury. Zhomas' Eelectric Ol for bruises, burns, bites, and sprains, is one of the finest applications yet devised, GOVERNING ALASKA. Effeot of the Law Recently Enacted. Tho Plan of the New Administration of Our Northern Possession flan Francisco Chronicle. A Chronicle reporter called yesterday apon J. 8, Oakford, the late collector of customs at Fort Wrangell, Alaska, to learn some particulars about the govern. ment with which the territdry 1s to bo provided. It may be mentioned that Mr. Oakford has been the chief mover in the passage of this bill. He secured from the chamber of commerce & resolution that a government was an absolute neces. sity and a similar one from the board of trado. Well pleased with his success Mr. Oakford went to Sacramento and procured a concurrent resolution from both houses of the legislature, instructing the Oalifornia delegation to uss all reasonable efforts to secure the passage of the Alaska bill through the house of re- presentatives, and it was due to this body that the bill was finally passed. STATUS OF THE POSSESSION, “Boforo proceeding to speak of the benefit that will accrue to the territory by the installation of & government, I would like to give a sketch of the past,” said Mr, Oakford, *‘You are well awaro that the greater part of Alaska is an un- oxplored country, and that the strip of countty known as Southeastern Alaska is where the Europeans are resident.” “‘What does this country include?” ‘It begins at 54:40 and continuss till it strikes the Mount St. Elias meridian, You can see that along the coast are dot- ted myraids of small islands, with some fow large ones. Sitka, the capital, is situ- ated on one of these islande, and here is i | the ter nination of communication from the civalized world.” “Doyou mean to say that the only white people that are to be found are in this stripi” “No, not exactly, But with the ex- ception of some few employes of a pack- ing company living at Couk’s inlev there are no Kuropean residents in any other part of the territory out of the employ of the Alaska Fur company.” *‘So practically the government will be for Southeastern Alaska?" “‘Practicallg, yes. But let mo give you an illustration of how this country has been arranged. Hitherto it has been under the treasury department and the only resident officials have been custom house officers, There was no way to col- loct debts or punish crime except by local vigilance committees. In the case of twu outrageous crimes the people took the law into their own hands. n 1879 they hanged a white man at Wrangell island for killing a countryman in a drunken brawl, and at Harrisburg, last year, three Indians were hanged tor the murder of two white men., THE NANAL FORCE, “But the government used to have a military force there, did it not 1" *“Yeos, it did. At the time of the trans- fer to the United States detachments of troops were stationed at Sitka, at Fort Wrangell and at Fort Tongass, in south- eastern Alaska. In 1876 they were all withdrawn: Three years later a serious disturbance was apprehended from the the Indians, and, at the earnest request of the inhabitants of Sitka, the British man-of-war Osprey, from Victoria, came to their rescue. There she remained till she was relieved by the United States ship Alaska, Since then the following ships have been on the station: The Jamestown, the Wachusett and the Adams, 'The last vessel is waiting to be relieved by the gunb Pinta, which is now on her way to this port from Panama. “Well, has the presence of these men- of-war been beneficial? " “Certainly it has. Besides keeping the Indians in subjection, it has also served to support various trading estab- lishments, especially in Sitks, at which it was estimated thrt the crews of the Jamestown, Wachusett and Adams spent more money in each month of their stay than did the regular white residents of the town in three years. The small gun- boat Pinta, with her crew of forty men, is amply sufficient for all needed protect- ion , in’supporting the government offi- cials in the exercise of their duty.” THE NEW GOVERNMENT, ““What will be the personnel of the new government?" “The bill provides for a governor, district court, with a judge, a clerk of the court, a marshal and a district attor- ney. The court is to nold three sssions in each year—one at Sitka, one at Wran- gell and one at Harrishnrg or Juineau, It will adjudicate on all mining and property claims. 1t is a most important consideration, as up to this time there has heen no tribunal before which dis- puted claims could be sottled. In addi- tion to the officials already mentioned, four commissioners are to bo appointed, one to be resident at Sitka. one at Wran- gell, one at Harrisburg and one at Oon- alaska, They are to try all petty offen- ces; in fact they will act as police magis- trates. This ~ is much needed as the Indians are greatly addicted to thieving and hitherto there has been no way of punishing them. The marshal R TS g power of appointing deputy marshals, Besides, I forgot to mention that thero are two treasury officials sta- tioned at the Seal islands, whose duty it is to see that the employen of the Alaska Fur company do not violate the terms of the contract they have with t! ment, The presont law provides steamer,” THE FUR OOMPANY, with the Alaska Fur company?”’ “The governmeat is not likely to inter- Fur company. They hold the Seal is- T SRR Y S not expire until 1800, and as I have already said, there are two treasury officials to look after infringements, and the visit of the governor is v impo ty, 1 will tell you one good which will result from the establishinent of & government, and that traders, who get credit in Portland and 1 Ban Francisco, xid who refuse to pay their debts. They also ara enabled to undersell the honest traders by their swindling operations.” *“How will the Indians be affected!’ “In my opinion they will obey the laws. You know they ara a harmless, though an exceedingly avaricious set. 1t lw.u not pay them to resist the process of aw. — The Bpider and the Fiy. A very good spider-and-fly story is told on the authorisy of Mr, Thomas Bell, the natu who wituessed the act. ~ “*A very strong, loud, blustering fellow of & blughottle fly bounced accidently into a an the governor is to make a_yearly report on the Seal islands, but I cannot see how it can be done, There is no possible means of communication, except by a government “‘Will the officials have much to do fore in any way or shape with the Alaska is that it will suppress some few dishouest spider's web, Down rushed the old spl- der and threw her long arms around his neck, but he fought and struggled, and blew his drone, and battered and tore the web into holes, and so got loose. The spider would mnot let go his hold, and the fly flew away with the spider, | — FIXING A FLY SCREEN, Man Again Proves His Superiorty Over Woman in Mechanios, He had a doubtful expression on his phiz as he entered & hardware storo in Detroit, and he spoke about the stove trade, the Wall street panie, the Green- back convention, and several other mat- tors before he finally said “1 think it is time to put up fly-screen doors.” “Cortainly." “You have springs 1 suppose.” “Yes, air.’ “Have you a spring which T can ad- just?” ““We have. Hera is ono which a boy ten yoars old can put on. The time for intricate springs has passed, and simpli- city is the rule.” “Lot's see. I wonder if I can put that ont"” “Of course you can, All you want are a scrow-driver, and three scrows, Here —this ond goes on the door— that end on the casing. See! When you have it on take this wire and turn here. When the spring has the right force drop those alots thus. See? Why, a woman could put on one of those springs with her eyes shut—price 16 conts,” Bones hadn't lost any of his doubtful oxprossion as ho atarted out. He walked home, feeling of his ear and trying to re- member just what the dealer said, and in half an hour he was at work on the floor. The dealer had held the upper end of the spring to the northwoest. W hile his door opened to the northeast. He sat down and thought and thought, and finally de- clded to try it, anyhow. Mrs, Bones came out and helped him, and the spring was finally put on, “Now what?" she asked, as she opeu- ed the door and saw that it remained thus. “ pose.” “‘Ratchet—what's that?” “Hanged if I know. I've heard the boys say: ' ‘‘Cheese the racket,” and that's all I know about it. Oh, yes; he said J must put this wire in the holes and turn,” “Well, go ahead.” Bones turned and turned. The spring stiffened and the door flew open. “That's just like you,” she said, as she jumped back, ‘‘What on carth do we want of a spring to hold a door spen 7’ ““That's so—that's so. Let's take it off and turn it end for end.” This was tried, but it was no good, and Mrs. Bones cried out: You might have known it! 1t takes a man with brains to put on a spring!” “And I've got more of ’em rigiit in my heels than your whole relations have in their heads!” “Then put on that sprin “I'm going to when There's no particular hurry as 1 can see.” *Maygbe it's tired,” sho sneered. #And maybe you had botter attend to your mopping.” She went in aud Bones tried that hy, we turn the ratchet, 1 sup- %‘ got ready. ) spring six different ways. Then ho went off and borrowed a gimblet, an inch au- gur, a crowbar, a jackscrew, and a pair of pincers, ann he tried six other ways. He turned the old thing until the tension lifted up one end of the house, snd he looked from the front gate to the alley fence for the hatch- ot, but the door had no spring in it. He ut the spring on diagonally, crosswise, ongthwise, top for bottom, and bottom for top, and about 4 o'clock in the after- noon Mrs. Bones come out and found him pounding it with the crowbar, while the door had been wrenched apart and heaved into_the alley. ] gaid you couldn’t do it,” she re- marked, “Couldn’t do what?” “Put on that spring.” ““Who's tried to put on a ‘yriny'l We don't need any door there,and I've taken it away. It isn’t at all likely that we will sve three flies this summer; bat if a fow do come around we ain't going to murder 'em. Spring! 1 was just fooling you. That was a burglar alarm, and the Yoeson 1 didn’t put it on was because wo didn’t have anything to burglarize. Even if we had, I would lot ‘om come. A bur- glar can't live unless he has a fair show.” won't stand Burdock’s eruptions everywhere by dr Packing Butter 1 Brine, Chicago Journal, A mothod of packing butter for its more perfoct preservation, and one which is very effoctive, has long been in use in Engl: It has been recommended in this country, but has not been adopted so far as we know. Itis to pack the butter in cylindrical bags of muslin, which are put in & mold for the purposc. Theso bags hold about two pounds, and when filled arotied tightly and packed away in brine, in tubs, pails or casks,and are headed up i pickled pork 1s. The butter vill absorb no moro salt, is perfectly free from atmospheric expos- uro, is eaveloped in an antiseptio fluid, and is therefore entirely safo from change, excepting 80 far as this may oc- cur internally from within by the natur- al process called ripening, and which is due to the change of themilk sugar (actose) in the butter into the milk (lac- tice) actd, this into bunyric acid by & well understood chemical transforma- tiow of the elements, But this change goes on so slowly that the butter merely scquives a high and agroeable flavor, and no strong scenv or taste is developed which would approach rancidity. W.R. VAUCHAN, Justice of the Peace. Omaha snd Counsll Bluffe, 044 Felav iust as entate colleo 10n agen savings bank. Imported Beer IN BOTTLES. Brlangur,. .o coessaseoees Bavaria, Culmbacher, .+ «vees oo Bavana Pilsner v+ +ese-00s Bohemian, KaiSor.eessess sooessoes,Bromen DOMESTIC, Budweiser. ... .. St, Louis, Anhauser. St. Louis, Best s Milwauker, Schlitz-k Milwaukee, Krug's vareseOmaba Ale, Porter, Domestic and Rhiue Wine. ED. MAURER 1213 Karnam St. THE CHEAPEST PLACE 1IN UMAHA TO BUY Foll= et Te=fe s a"mm DEWEY & STONE'S. One of the Best and largest Stocks in the United States to select from. NO STAIRS TO CLIMB, ELEGANT PASSENGER ELEVATOR. SOUTH OMAHA. I\ TIS THE NAME OF THE TOWN WHERE Fine Healthy Homes, FOR ALL ARE FOUND! Where They Can Enjoy Pure Air & Water! BEAUTIFUL SCENERY. And all of the good and pleasant things that go to make up a com=- plete and happy existence. The town of South Omaha is situated south of the city of Omaha on the line of the U. P. Railway and it is less than 24 miles from the Omaha post office to the north line of the town site. South Omaha is nearly 14 miles north and south by 2% east and west, and covers an area of nearly four square miles, The stock yards are at the extreme southern limit. Nearly 150 lots have been gold and the demand is on the increase The yards are being rapidly pushed to completion. The $60,000 beef packing house is progressinz finely. The $30,000 Water Works are keeping pace with the other im- provements, and the Hotel and Exchange Building will be erected at once. The B. & M. and Belt Line Rail work and will, in connection with the near the park at the north end of the town. furnislle(fiur Church and School purposes. Now is the time to buy lots in this growing city. be cheaper than they are to-day. ways have a large force of men at lf P. Ralway, have a union depot Svitable grounds will be They wlll never 2@ Apply atthe Company's office, cor. of 13th and Douglas streets over the Omaha Saving's Bank. M. A. UPTON, Assistant Secretary. HENRY LEHMANN JOBBER OF Wall Paper and Window Sha EASTERN PRICES DUPLICATED 11 FARNAM STREE . OMAHA The ™alace Hotel of Denver. 2lCor. Seventeenth and Lawrance 853 Rooms 76¢ o $2.00 per day. Bpecial Rates by tho Month. THE FINEST TABLE IN THE WEST. Conducted on the Am erican snd Kurcpeen Plans, PR s i Board 87 per week. e P, §, (ONDN, - - PROPRIETO Double and Single Acting Power ano Hand PUMPS, STEAM PUMPS Engine Trimmings, Mining Machinery, Belting, Hose, Brass and lron Fittix gs, team Packing at wholesale and rewil.” HALLADAY WIND-MILLS, OHUR( H AND SBCHOOL BELLS, Corner 10th Farnam 8t., Omaha Neb. C. F. GOODMAN, Wholesale Druggist! AND DEALER IN Paints Oils Varnishes and Window Glass H OMAHA NEBRASKA. AR s ESU—— RS SSSS RN i