Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 12, 1884, Page 6

THE DAILY BEE COUNCIL BLI'FP ————————————————————————— s FRIDAYg THE DAILY BEE. QOUNCIL BLUFFS.|s 12, Morning Dec, Friday e SUBSCRIPTION “ATPq 0 sonts per woek 1000 por yoar ByCarte: = = = = = « By Msil = - OFFIOE: Ko, 7 Pearl Strest, Near Broadway. MINOR MENTION, Fine holiday goods at Blisa'’. H. R, Stewart, artist, st Chapman’s, See J. Rolter's new stock of cloths. Try McOlurg's self-raising buckwhea. s Goto Cocke & Morgan’s opening this evening. Two pialn dranks constituted the busi- ness of the police court yesterday morn: ing. Mrs. Mary Wells asks for a divorce because her husband, Harper Wells, has deserted her, The House of the Friendless adopted two more children yesterday, the parents of which live in Omaha. 1f you want fine pertraits for the holi- days, place your order early with Stew- art the artist, Don't wait. The Crystal Mills have been supplied with two large, new wagons, similar to those used by Conrad Gelse. Christmas cards given away—On all cash purchases of fifty cents and upwards at Seaman’s closing out sale, 405 Broad Way. In the district court yesterday a clvil <ase about a horse was still occupying the time. The grand jury ls at work but has made no report yet. Some of the residents of the Fourth ward are talking of joining together to -employ a private policeman to look after the resldence part of the city. Mrs. Harrlet Hoover says that jher Daniel has been very cruel to her, and much given to drink. She can stand it no longer and wants the court to set her free. The man Watson, charged with having robbed his room-mate at the St. Joe house of $24, was yesterday bound over to awalt the action of the grand (jury in the sum of $500. His room-mate was also put under bonds as prosecuting wit- ness. The December number of Nelson Bro.'s Railway Guide for Iowa, published at Cedar Rapids, is out,and as usual con- taine more information for twenty-five cents than any traveller in this state can get in other forms. 1tis complete, and arranged very conveniently, Some sneak recently fiiched some val- uable books from Robert Percival's law office- yesterday pawned one of the books for a lunch. The book was recov- od by Chief Skinner, but the thief is still at large. Mr, Percival says he will give 25 for a short interview with the thief. A number of novelties have been in- troduced at the roller skating rink. Last night there was a feature of special in- torest, it being the appearance of a skato- rial artist named Wright, an English- man, who displayed some elegant cos- tumee. Hoe showed up ‘‘the dude” in a very laughable manner, and bes{des mak- ing much fun, showed rare skill in glid- ing aboui on rollers, making many fancy ‘movements, The talk of organizing a merchant’s police to watch the business houses and serve as an extra protection against fires and thieves, 1s still being kept up, and it 1s expected that in a few days a perfected vlan will be presented to the public and if it recelves suflicient supporters, will be put in atcive operation. If started it will be as a private enterprise with official recognition and under a certan degres of official control. There was a dress rohearsal yesterday afternoon for the Great Republic. Tt movea off very satisfactorily and gave assurance that the public presentation this evening and to-morrow =fternoon and evening will prove very pleasing. Tickets are selling well for the Great Re- publlc, and there is every indfcation that there will be a crowded house both even- ings. The arrangements have been made very carefully, so that the entertainment will be sure to please. The management of the Great Ropublic has kindly accepted all suggestions as to arrangements, so that thero may be no need of alarm in the grouplog of s0o many children upon the stage, and the appointment of deputy marshals and the presence of adults to protect against any possible danger proves suflicient assurance to the publc, The success which has attended 1ts presentation elsewhere promises to be even exceoded here. Those who expect to secure seats should consult the dia- grams promptly, t McClurg's self-rising buckwheat floar always mnly foruse. Tey it 0 Dr. C. C. lh/«u. Dentlst, 100 Main st, f *\l E AT Ml‘lLAI F BROS, | PERSONAL, Askwith, of Walnut, is in the city attending court, Bert Clinton ix slowly racovering from his severe illacss, and is now able to sit up a lit tlo. Fred Lamb folt Limslfto be the tallest wan intown yesterday, No wonder, It isa boy this time, snd o bouncer, ——— The r Sisters, The entertainment given in the Ma- sonic hall last evenivg by theso talented artis's was a most excellout one, Every reading and impersonation was a superb pieee of aotivg, and called forth enthusi- astic spplause. Their costumed tmper- Bonatiol vere wonderful, and the high expectations sed by the press notizes u.'mu:lweau ful! *, were fully met, THE MHURS BILL. ome Fresh FrG(S Ahml the Drawing of the Warrants. Why He Returned Them, The proposal for the magor to be recompensed for his time and efforts in selling §170,000 of city bonds has been protty thoroughly aired. The Bek was the first to give in full the strong backing which the clalm for pay had both in justice and in law, the names of many substantial citizens belng affixed to the documents approving the claim, In the bond-selling business the Ber has never endorsed the neglect of the officials In letting the bonds lie in the vaults with- out any effort to sell until the emergency came when they had to be sold ina hurry. It has never approved the *‘star chamber” sesslon of the council in the mayor's back room, at which time a com- mittee was secretly chosen to go east and $0600 of the city money appropriated to pay oxpenses. It has never belleved that the council chose the best way or selected the best men for selling the bonds, but all this having been done, the mayor and his two conferes haying been employed by the council to do the busi- ness, it seems that it can now do no less than pay some reasonable sum for the work, they thus ordered done, especially a8 tho mayor has done the work much better than it was supposed he would do it. Had sume banker or broker been employed to sell the bonds, the city would certalnly have had to pay some reasonable sum, and the bonds being sold, by tho mayor’s effort, as the other members of the committee testify, there seems no reason why he shouid not re- ceive what Is just. Still, as this pay, and the expenses of the commmafl mus. be drawn out of the paving fund, and the largest part of it paid by those who have the paving to pay for, these are the citi- zens who should have most to say In the matter, and the fact that many of them declare that the mayor should be paid it is a streng backing of the claim. The le* gality of the claim [ls vouched for by at- torneys who stand high at the bar here, and amounts are suggested by careful business men and bankers who ought to know what the secvices are worth, These amounts varled from $1,000 to $3,500, and the mayor’s bill was endorsed by five out of six of the aldermen. There was apparently one bad break made by the mayor, that was the draw- ing of $995 in warrants, in settlement of the bill before the bill had been ordered paid by the council, 1t looked as if he intended to get the money anyway, and indicated that he expected ‘‘a howl” from some quarters. Tar Ber has al- ways protested against thils sly, star- chamber way of doing, It is public business, and if honest should be done above board and daylight, and if not honest, should not be done at all. A number of statements have been made public, but the facts about the drawing of the warrants for $095 may be relied upon, as follows: The counctl was to meet Monday evening, About 4 o’clock in the afternoon the mayor called upon the auditor and showed him the bill, ap- proved by five councilmen, together with the approval of the large number of citizens and tax payers, whose names have been already published in Tre Be, The mayor wanted the au to draw three $300 warrants and. on¢ 5, making $§905, in settlement of the claim at a less amount than the lowest sum named by any of the aldermen or citizens who had signed the papers. The auditor declined to draw the orders, as the council was to meet in a few hours, the bill could then be formally al- lowed, and he would then draw the war- warrants. The mayor urged that the auditor was in the habit of drawing war- rants in payment of bills certifiel to b; one alderman, and here he was objecting to paying ono certified to by five alder- men. The bill being out of the regular run of bills, and unique in some respects, the auditor still declined to draw the warrants, seelng no necessity for doing 80, a8 the councll was to meet that even- ing. The mayor assured him that the council would order the bill paid that evening, and it seemed evident that such would be the case, as all but one alder- man_(Siedentopf 'had signed the bill. Finally, the mayor explained that if the auditor watted until after the council ordered the bill, Mr, Scott or some other of *‘the kickers” would get out an injunction before morning restraining the auditor from issuing the warrants. To avoid the possibility of an injunction he wanted the orders issued then. The auditor finally coneented to do 8o, with the agreement on the part of the mayor, that if the council did, not order the warrants drawn he ehould return them to the auditor. That evening to the sur- prise of many the council referred the bill to & committee. The next morning the mayor, true to his promise, returned the warrants to the auditor, who marked them void. The mayor is not entitled to any special credit in returning the warrants as it only on that condition that he could get the warrant drawn, and he cortainly has laid himself open to critt: cisn for having had them drawn at all until the councll as a body had in open meeting, ordered the payment which they had individuslly approved. The claim for recompense secems a just one, and it is o strongly endorsed by good citizens, that it shall have strength enough to have stood openly in the council and defied threatned injunctions, If an injunction was made to stick, and the courts should decide the claim unjust and illegal, it ought to fail, The mayor made & mistake, and has fortunate ly predidiced the clalm by his own action. He was doubtless led to the mistake by a desire to outwit anyone who might try to get out an injuntaion, but this was a wiste of time for the treasurer can bo just as well enjolned from paying the warrant as the auditor from issuing them, and the frienas of the claim would have preferred to have had the bill take a natural one and open course, This mistake of the mayor will reeult {n one change for the better, Both the mayor and the auditor now declare that hereafter no warrants will be drawn ex- cept for bills properly presented and read in open councll, and voted for by the coungll. This mode of procedure ought to have been strictly adkered to before, aud the mayor would not then have been 50 apt to fall into this wistake by follow- ing the precedent eatablished by the pay ment of uumllm‘ and lees important bills, t— UPSET b«\Lh AT METCALF BROS, —— Beating His Board, Yesterday W. E, Barnes, the oight clerk of the Arcade hotel in Omaha, was over this side of the river searching for a fullow who had been stopping there un- Y | Christmas light and joy find their way. dot the nams of G, L, Rassell, of Kennes | i . Clty, and who, he claimed, had skipped | We to-day offer and will*until sold our en- out, leaving a £10 board bill unpaid. He !numl his man at Bechtele's hotel, regis- tered as G. A, Richards, I\'m\ns City. He brought the young man to time, and made him tarn over a valise and over- cont, which Officer Cusick has 1n custody, the young fellow promising to pay the amount and release the goods In a day or two, e H. A. Collins, late of Toronto, has opened an art studio in the rooms of Barke's gallery, 100 Main_street, and is prepared to supply portraits in oll and orayon in the latest style. Satisfaction guaranteed and inspection invited. TROUBLED ABOUT TRAVIS. tire stock of CLOAKS CONSISTING OF Dolmans, Newmarkets, Russian Circulars, Seal Plushes, Velvets, Etc., Ete. At Prices That. Will Close Them Out. The Grand Jury at Omaha to be Set to Investigating His Release, There has been no little stir caused here by the release of the man Travis, who is charged with raising a check of F. W. Spetman & Bro, 'I'ravis was cap- tured in Omaha, and the wounds which he inflicted upon himself In his suicidal attempt were so serious that he was al- lowed to remain in jall in Omaha, in- stead of being brought to this city. He expressed a wiilingness to come here without a requisitlon so soon as he was able to. The other morning word was recelved by the officers here to go to Omaha at once after Travis. The officers say they lost no unnecessary time in golng over, but on arriving in Omaha found that Travis had been released, and could not find where he had gone to. Those interested in the case here are quite indignant, and they openly declare that they wlll have Travis yet, even if they have tospend a goodly amount of money to get him, and they also intend to get the matter before the grand jury of Douglas county, believing that the proper investigation will show that some one has laid himself criminally liable for allowing the man to go free. It is understood that a number of prominent Omaha people are interested in Travis, because of their friendly re- latlons with his brothers, who are re- ported as very wealthy and respected business men In the far west, and be- cause Travis himself has occupied high posltions of trust, and has fallen into trouble by his passion for drink and the gaming table. Those who are concernéd in the case here do notshare In this sym- pathy, however, and they are anxious to have Travis brought to the front, just as If he was & poor man with no wealthy friends or previous high record. They say that if thero are any mitigating cir- cumstances they can be presented to the court, before whom he ought to be brought. If he cannot be found they propose to know who is responsible for his release, and if not legally released, they promise themselves to spare neither money nor time to have the responsible party brought to task. A large "invoice of Misses’ and Childrens HOSE! At half their actual value. Gents’ and Ladies’ heavy Gloves and Mittens | AT HALF PRICES. Also 10 Dozen:Jersey Jackets. These are bargains and those desiring must se- cure them at once as we shall close them out without delay. Do not forget this is'the time to pur- chase CARPETS Choicest Patterns, Lowest Prices and Bound to Sell, HARKNESS BROS. 401 Broadway, Council Bluffs, Iowa: PIANOS! HALLETT, DAVIS AND COMPANY PIANOS Endorsed by FrAxz Lisar, EMERSON PIANOS. Unrivalled or Tone or Finleh, KIMBALL PIANOS Best Modern Price to Buy, —————— STENOGRAVYHY, WESTEKN 10WA COLLEGE. Several ladies and gentlemen have re- quested us to organize an evening class in short hand. A class will be formed Tuesday evening, December 16, at 7 o'clock, and meet twice a woek for a course of twenty lessons in Graham's Standard Phonography. Tultion, $5. Book, $2. Regular night school con- tinues till April 1, MORE BLESSED TO GIVE. An Appeal Which 8hould Call Forth A Liberal Responge, The ladies of the W. C. A. are making arrangements for a Christmas entertain- ment for the children of the poor into whose desolate homes so little of the The Kimball Organ, 8o long and favorably knwn in the west, racommends STEWART, Sole Agent for above lines of Goods. Wareroows, 349 Bluffs uncil Correspondence Solicited. Agents Wantod, Children, many of whom are ignorant oven of the story of the Christ child and his mission on earth. For this end they ask contributions to toys, books, etc., anything which will interest children from two to fourteen years old. Plsy- things which your own little ones have outgrown or grown weary of even if not new, will catry joy and pleasure to many achild who will otherwise have no re- minder of the happy Christmas time, to weary of, even 1f not new will carry joy to many a child who otherwise will have no Chistmas gifts. Such contributions may be sent to No. 12 North Main ftreet, or to either of the following named ladies: Mrs. B. F. Lank- ton, Mrs. P, J. Montgomery, Mrs, L, W. Tully, Mre. R. P. Sealy. MASK MOEIIN,. Proy«ietor CRESTON HOUSE, ~———EVERYIHING #IRSTOLASS, —— Nos. 217 and 219 S. Main St., COUNCIL BLUFF3 DOHANY'S | BROADWAY New Opera House|STEAM LAUNDRY Friday and Saturday Evenings,| EVERYTHING NEW, DECEMBER 12 and I3, \The Grand Historical Drama, THE: GREAT REPUBLIC! L Ask your grocer for McClurg's self- ralsing buckwheat. Try it. s — UPSET SALE AT METCALF BROS. ERBLIS ke McClurg’s relf-rining huckwheat flour Is the best. Try it. Lamps, All the Latest Improved Machinery. All Work First Class. Lflm[]s MR‘D!l"éE)I:N“gIE)'ER, Orders by Mail Solicited , g i BY NEARLY Express Paid on all Or- 600 CHARACTERS 500| ders over $2.50. Inc'uding the Beet Local Lamps. Musical and Dramatical Talent,|C0!lars and Cuffs a BIG DRIVE. fllal)w cnqm.[xl.»x; will A.E,m Ap b Bpecialty, - : Elegantly Costumed|Established 1882. 3 OMER’S. TIIS SPLENDID H, E. REMER, Manager 28 Maln Street . . Courcil Bluffs 711 Broadway, COUNCIL BLUFYS, IA, Spectacular, Musical and Dramatic Entertainment »ur National History from the landing of o the present time, Kendor- it of storling val a Fund to Purchase s Maseum for the Public Schools N, BCHURZ, Justice of the Peace. OFFICE OVER AMKRICAN EXPRESS 'OUNCIL BLUFFS. [OWA JACOB SINS, Attorney - at-Law, COUNCIL BLUFI 8, IOWA, Office, MaintStreet, Room 8, Shugart and Beno Ulook. Wili practice'in Siate and Fede:al courta. Tlustra Colum 7. B. TATE, |MI88 ADDIE HORTON, ATTORNEY AT LAW PROF, Mc :\'AL‘“II"I‘U.\', Treasurer, R. Rice M, D CANCERS, umore romoved wi drawiog cf blood. Practice 1n State and Federsl Courte, rae ISEASES ot 1 wtnds a specia At o e o i B Admission, Only 60c. |CARINIC DISEASLY. o pons Room 16, Shugast's Building, JDoABn chaike lor potervad sonid. Tha advanoe COUNOIL BLUFFS atio , at Bushucll's I0WA 1108, OFFICKR: Y7, HL M. PUSKY OFFICER & PUSEY _BANKERS, Established ORDER YOUR Cobs, Coal Wood| OF B S JOoONES, P. 0, addrcss, Losk Box 1499, Council Blufle Dr, W. H. Sherraden DENTIST, Masonic Temple, Copnell Ble%y I 1856 Iews "¢ DECEMBER 12 1853, Balance of E. BURHORN WATCHES CLOCKS, AND JEWELRY, 17 Main Streef, Council Bluffs. 1 AM TIE WESTERN AGENT FOR THE “RIGHM@ND SKA.TE toms, cd )t perfec '.n it l\lu EIEI. SALE STABLES . Keep Horses and Mules constantly on hand which +we will sell in retail or wholesale lots. All Stock Warranted as Renresented. _Wholezale and retall dealers in Grain snd Paled Hay, Prices sonable Satisfac ax 1 ZWSCHLUTER & BOLEY Corner Fifth Ave. & 4th St., Council Blnffs SBMITH & TOLLER Agts, LEADING MERCHANT TAILORS ¥ and 9 Mala street, Counciu BrLurrs, A Complete Line of New Goods to Select From. DR. JUDD'S ELECTRIC BELT. 6,500 Eloctrlo Belts rold for tho Month of November by us, AGENTS WANTED, References— iy of the business houses in Counctl Bluffs, JUDD & SMITH Propris: o COUNCIL BLUFF8. NN etc&lf Bros.. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN HATS,CAPS BUCK GLOVES, ud 844 Broadway, QOUNCIL BLUFFS I0WA " NORENE & LANDSTROM, Merchant Tailors, Winter Goods Ready, Suits Made to Order in Latest Style a0 Short Notice and at Reasonsble Prices. SATISFACTION UUA\I\A\"U*H' Salesrooms 319, Broadway, Manufactory 30, Fourth St. 205 Mawn Street, "~ GENUINE SLAUGHTER IN THE PRICES OF Cooking and Heating Stoves flw\m-\uu\l ‘A' J. ;Mandel 325" pro.dway, Lo yuuel siuli Councll Blofts, / /