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) negloct that characterized the treatment of the Inmates of the pesthouse. It ls no easy task to keep some of the inmates clean, for aside from thelr natural In- clinations mome of them are slck, or In thelr second childhood, or nearly blind, and are worse than chlldren, Under these clroumstances it seems that mat. ters wre belmg handled far better than In moat places of this kind. BOUND TO BURN, Another Imcendiary Attempt at Mol- 1o W e's House, and Rokbery of the Engine House, COUNCIL BLUFFS, ADDITIONAL LOCAL. * OVER THE HILLS. Te Sl o te Comty P House. Fow Uhances for improvement. There has been varlons talk from time to tlme about the county farm, and the management of the poor house. In or. der te sce for himself how matters ap- peared there, the Ber man on Saturday took a trlp out to the farm, and got such facts as a hurrled Inspection of the place would'secure, The first thing to attract the attention of the visitor was the cleanliness of the grounds, the yard being raked off and no litter belng in slght. Tho extorlorjof the house had evi- HEXR OPLPT08 GOWE, Lip 18eo: MO0 dently recelved care, and there appearing | honse and stole 812 trom the pocket of nothing on the outside with which to|Jesse ters’ vest. There were In the find fanlt, the unofficial inspector started hm:-g -tbfl:sl samo tlrx::h threo 1-11;«; i watches, ut these were ol or overlookes e e oh tho. Logtds " 1| or the thief feared to tako thom lest thelr sometbiog would be revealed which would | identification should cause him to get be (n keoplng with some of the talk [i0t0 the penltentiary. heard. On tho porch of the house, TBOUBLmRAMPS- sunning themselves, were sitting the old man and his aged wife, the old man A Rough Gang Bother the Wabash Rallroaders Greatly, About 1 o'clock yesterday morning an alarm of fire was caused by the discovery of flames at the old houss lately occupled by Mollle Wallace, but which now stands empty. The building ,was on fire the nlght before, bat little damage was done. This time the scorch was a little more severe, oil having been spread on the outside of the bullding to start the blaze brisker. While the hoys were out putting down the llaze, some blind, and the old woman feeble,—both homeless and penniless. It was a ead loture to one Imagining what a change d doabtless come to them since they were In thelr prime. Sadder yetdid 1t seem when the fact was lesraed that the old, blind man had two brothers, both ilving In the western part of this state, and both well off, and having an abundance to share with their unfortunate brother, The old man gave his name as Losh, and on talking with him the BEe man learned that he was as happy a3 one could be in his condition. He sald he was treated very kindly and had no reaton to com- plain of the managemont. His wife cor- roborated this statoment, and tho aged couple wero left to continuo their sunning, while the Brr man entered the house to mnose sround there. Mr. Ennix snd his wife, who have charge of the place, were very cordisl and willing that all parts of the house should be inspected at will. The Ber man was agraeably surprised to find that calmness prevailed to an extent not com- mon in such places. The floors were scrabbed untll they falrly ehone, and everything about the place indicated care, even {f luxury was lacking. A vislt was made to the sleeping rooms, and these were also found to be clean and as com- fortable as they could ba in such a bulld- The house is & plain frame build- g, and the partitions are of the thin- nest, cheapest sort, and in the sev cold weather, It muet be almost im- powsiblo to keep the rooms warm. The building is a shell, and in case of a fire starting, it would take but a few minutes to reduce it to ashes. Inquiry revealed the fact that there was no sort cf fire protection. 1t seemed that the least the county could do would bo to pat in a force pump, there beiag a good well feom which to draw a supply. The defects of the bulld- ing are, howaver, mat ers for which the county, rather than the superintendent, 18 responsible. The beds and bedding appeared to be comfortable, and in fact betier than what 18 found In 1nany privats houecs. Thera are nine rooms on the second flaor, and Yesterday the pollce recelved word from the Wabash rallway folks that a gang of tramps were hovering about the yards, making a greatdeal of trouble. Marshal Guanella, Chief Skinner and Officers Cu- sick and Wheeler went down and gobled the gang, numbering sixteen in all. The tramps had been stealing the waste out of the car wheel boxes, and uslng it for starting tires to keep warm by. They stole 80 much of this waste that the other day a freight train had to come back to the yards and got the boxes packed sgain. The tramps came up to the statlon willingly, except two, who showed fight, and who were thrown Into a wagon, The total assets of the eixteen amounted to $1.06, four kniver, one revolver, and a comb, - — PERSONALL L. Heister, of Evansville, Ind., is a Pacific houso guest. M, H. King, of Des Moines, was at the Ogden yesterday, Hon. John Y. Stone, of Glenwood, spent Sunday in the Bluffs, Mrs, Jerry Myers has fully recovered from her recent indisposition, J. B. Bloom and wife, of North Platte, Neb,, are at the Pacific house. Dr. Gudd and Prof. Smith, of the electric belt firm of Judd & Smith, leave this morn- ing for a trip to Nebraska, Mr. and Mrs, J. D, Becbtele, of Concord, Kunsas, are in the city visiting Mrs, Lock- wood, tho mother of Mra, Bachtele, Irving Shriver this morning starta in with Smith's dry goods house in Omaha, but will still hold his residence in this city. W. L. Clark, who for the past week has been “running” baggage and expross on the Lincoln branch of the U. P., between Marys- ville, Kan , and this city, is now back on his THE DAILY BEE- IOWA IN CHUNKS. Paragraphical Points of Interest from all Quarters ot the State. Progress of the Prohibition Cam- paign—Accidents and Incidents ~A Remarkable Dream, Bremer county Is saloonless. A creamery s being bullt at Algona. Poweshlek county 1s totally liquorless, The Farley saloonlsts have been Invited to cork up. A bullding and loan association has been incorporated In Des Molnes, 1t 18 said the democratic mayor of Du- buque palnted the town the night of his election. Towa has 1,630 postoffices. OFf this namber 133 are filled by presidential ap- pointment. £loux City horsemen are passing around the hat to ralse $1,000 for the spring meeting. Polk county pays $212 per month to the orphana’ home at Daveaport for the caro of its wards. The Sioux City oll mill 1s closed till the new crop comes in, but the pickling worka are crowded with ordera. Ouceola county farmers have completed thelr wheat planting, and report an in- creased average of 15 per cent. The burglars who ralded McKee's shoe stora at Afton have been captured. They had 8100 worth of plunder in thoir crib, The Farmers' alllance of Cerro Gordo county has decreed that no man shall hold ‘& county office longer than two terms, John Deitch, the accomplice of Mitch- oll in the marder of the ex-convict Thum, has been found gullty of murder in the second degree. Miss Sosie Kelley, of Nevada, who had been for some time in {ll-health, cut her throat on Monday, nearly severing her head from her body. Bids are open to contractors for the complotion of the Manaska county court house to be opencd May 11. The work is estimated to cost §50,000. A Codsr Raplds pensioner named Ed- ward J. Gallagfer went to Dubuque to draw his pension, where he was drugged, beat2n, robbed and thrown into a freight car. Hon. Jobn Raesell, of Jones county, has accepted the place offered him by Acting State Auditor Cattell at the head of the insurance department of the aundi- tor's office. As Indlcating the increased acrcage of flax for the coming season, it is stated that two firms In Algona have already let out six carloads of flax seed to be sown on contract. The deaf mute echool at Creston, un- der the mansgement of Prof. Hammond, has an attendance of 263 students, many of whom are making remarkable progress in artlculation, Prohibition has sobered the Des Moines burglar, who has resumed the pursuit of his profession. The night that the capital city.fails to report a respecta- ble burglery is void of Incident, A switch engine on the rallroad near Lefiier station ran into a car of steel ralls atanding on the track Wednesday morniog. Four men were badly ecalded, one of them named Frazier fatally so. The Sioux COlty Journal has investl- gated the extent of the saloon business as there are not more than that number of iomates, the accommodations srs ample. An Inspection of the outbuildings showed that the same good care was be- Ing taken of them, Neveral of the in- mates were (aestloned aside as to their troatment, and they all seomed well nat- Isfied at the care given them. No com- plaints were made about the food, elther. The old man, Nick Kern, whose rad history was given in THE BEk some time ago, was found nervously pacing his room. He has juost got back from Omaha, where he went onasearch for his wayward wife. The Omsha authorilies sent him out to the poorhouse, but he remained only one night, and was glad to get back hero. Tho old man ln getting quite blind, and his mind is falling fast. He mourns continually for his wife, and more still for bis llttle daughter, who 1s somewhere with her mother. A German girl, Anna, an unfortunate, rockleas young woman, is among those now at the house. Her little babs, born there as thechlld of shame and poverty, bas_dled, and the glrl, now getting in 3001 hoalth again, bogixs to get unessy, and wants 9 get into the clty sgaln, saying, *there is more fun there.” It seoms that her sad cxperience has prof- ited her little. Ono pltfable oase is that of a young woman, whose husbaud was killed on the rallway at Kearney. She is anx- iously awalting for some tiding from her brother, named Mathany, whose address aho does not know. She has wrltten to Malvern, where he used to work Ina pocking house. hoping that the letter might be forwarded to him, and he might thus learn of her condition, and come to her relief, A boy, the only oue among the inmates, attracted the attention of the visltors, He was aboat nine yeors old, and it was learned from him that he never been to achool a dayin his ltfe. The boy was far from active in appearance, his head belng a mass of sores, but hls replies to questions showed that his mind was very keen and, bright. The matron sald he was getting well fast & few days ags, when the medicine had given out and the doc- tor had provided nonesince, This seemed a neglect that ought to be seen to at once by aome one. The boy's history was to the etfvct that his mother was dead, and his fatlor marrfed agatn, and they were making thefrhome at Woodbine, when thia second mother run away. Soon after this his father, who & rallroad man, got & job on a construction train ranning out of here, and coming here his father put him Into St. Joseph's hoepltal In Omahs to get his head treated. He old “run,” the dummy, and handles baggage as gracefully as ever, E. H. Philbrook, the stirring adjuster for Western Home insuranco company, arrived from Sloux City Saturday to adjust the loss on the barn which burned a week ago in the lower part of the city, and owned by George H. Wright, the former president of the company. This is the second barn burned within throe weeks here, on which the comp- any had Insurance, Real kstate. The following is a list of real estate transfers filed in the recorder’s office of Pottawottamie county, Iowsa, as furnished by A. J. Stephenson, abstrac- tor, real estate and loan agent, Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 18, 1885: L. R Tuttle to Bridget M. O'Nelll, lot 9 block 14, Riddle's sub-div, $200, Thomas Green to C. R. I. & P. R, R, Co., part e § sw | 52, 7. 43, $400. Fred A. Worth to George W. Meyers, part lot 2 block 40, Allen and Cook’s add to Avoca, $700, Susan A, Bird to M. G. Cappron, lots 2, 3, 4 and 5, block 2, Huff's add. to Oaklnd, 8225, M. G. Cappron to L. W. Towne, lots 2,3, 4 and b, bleck 2, Huf’s add. to Oakland, $225, Anna C. Bryant to Perrilla Osborn, s § ne } 82, 76, 43, §2,400, C.R. 1L & P. R R Co toG.E. Chapman, ne }se } 12, 77, 43, §280, Jacob W, Trumptto Nancy E. Meyers, part lots 11 and 12, block 25, Everetts add, 8550, o —— The First of the Fallew, Sheriff Palmer, of Red Oak, was In the city Saturday, on his return trom Ana- moss, whither he bad. taken a woman named Jonnle Kelly, who is to spend one year In the penitentiary there for belng the keeper of a house'of ill-fame, The woman has lived In Red Oak for fourteen yeexs, and now has the distinction of be. ing the first woman sent to the peniten: tlary under the new law covering such offenses, Py PILES! PILES! PILES! A SBURE CURE FOUND AT LAST! NO ONE NEED BUFFER, A sure cure for Blind, Bleeding, Itching and Ulcorated Piloa ias boon discorered by De Williams (an Indian Remedy,) call Dr, William's Indlan Pile Ointment. A single box has cured the worst chronic cases of 25 or 80 years standing, No one need suffer five mnutes aftor applying this wonderfal sooth ing medicine, Lutions, instruments and eleo. ! tuaries d illiam stayod In the horpltal fivo montha during | Tadian Pils Oimtmeat oarlors fuy o which his father visited him once only, | lays the intense itching, (particularly at ni and he has not seen or hoard of him n'wre--'finfl‘rml-\wy.hcnu- ponld; sinco. A short time ago the priest, | §ivos Instant relief, and is propared euly for learning that the boy belonged here n:&h.‘?fl"‘ of the private parts, aud fer rathor than there, brought him over, | Road what the Hon, 7. M. Coffinbe:ry, of and ho was taken to the' poor farm, It|Cleveland, says about Dr, William's Indian seems that if the boy could be given half I:ile Oolotmel ‘I have used scores of Pile a chance ia the world, he could make a | Cures and it affords me pleasure to say that 1 nseful cltlzen He seems contented have never found soything which gave such - N B however, and little roalizos the poor start | [ pgiand fermanent, relief as Dr. be In gottiog fn life's Tace, liam's Indian Ointment. For sale by all drug- ists and mailed on receipt of price, The worst lack to be reen in the care ?1 oy Ga 00 of these dependents 1s clothing, The Sold st retall by Kuha & Co, 0. ¥, Goopmay, boy referred to is needing clothes to make him comfortable, and one little Wholoealo A goat, e — Coal Mi o B baba that s out there is in & pitiable and o1 Miae Striko Badod, filthy coadldion, on account of a lack of Prrrsiosg, April 18,—The strikiog coal necessary changes. winers, about 2,000 in nuwmber, of the four As » wholo the Ber man was happily | P\ 00 the Pauhandle, have gone to work at sarprised to find the poor of the county | 2 Cehta ver bushel the price offered by the being so well cared fer, especially in view | 4 the rallrrgualy eadsa long fougbt of the reports to the contrary, and the Lattle on the railroad, and 4 general - 1ion at the reduction begins uaxt week " in that city and” has found that 45 ealoons have taken out a $300 licenss, olrlsw,soo per yesr revenue from them all, An Independence man named Ellis has eloped with the wife of his nelghbor, who has four children. Ellis fleeced his sister out of 8500 before starting on the trlp, He is roported as having been arsested at Belleville, I Mrs. Helen Leoned has brought suit against the clty of Dabuque for $25,090, Interest and princlpal, on the amount for which judgment was obtalned against the city in 18G5 by Helen Lee Porter, whose heir Mra, Leoned is. The Boone authorities, suspecting an ex-saloonkeeper named Franks of selling llquors at his residence, ralded the place early one mornlng, but without results. The whisky was there, however, con- cealed In the ccffae pot that sat on the stove, Mrs. J. Gould, a Des Moines biscult pusher, cowhided Dr. Colyln on the sirest. It took several yards of court- plaster and a demijohn of araica to make the doctor presentable after the melee. Mrs, Gould proved hereelf an eighteen carat fighter. The long-contested case of Bulger va, the Chicigo, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail- rosd company, for Injuries sustained by plaiotiff by a hand-car accldent near Law- yer, has been declded by a verdict of 81,000 for Bulger. He sued for $10,000. Mitchellville hoodlums having become unbearable, the mayor cf the town pro- poses t) read them the riot act and break up the gang. Thursday night they way- laidan 0ld man, beating the cripple into a helples condition, all for no motive other than brutal sport, Prohibition prohibits in Cedar Falls, The old soakers have all sobered up, shaved themselves, changed shirts, brushed their shirts and surprised them- selves and acqusintances by thelr im- proved appearance. No dranken man has been visible In the town for several weeks. A dozen of thewo't promlpent busi- ness men of Codar I upids ara offering & reward of $200, 1 additfon to that ad- vertised by 1Le mayor, for the arreet snd conyiction «f he cowards who attemp ted ta blow up tho residence of Wm, S w- ard on Aptll 3, Lsst Sunday a/ternoon a littly 24 year- old child of Mr. Weltzel, who resides nesr Boone, wandered sway from home, and although several hundred people en- geged In the gcarca no veace was discoy- ered until Monday night, when the lit- tle wanderer’s body was found drowned in a pond a mile from bis home, h has brought suit agalnst Mre. Heims, (f Des Molnes, charging Mrs. Heiws with selling whisky to her husband aud claiming $10,000 dam Mre. Lesch, 1t is , donued attire and vialted Mrs, Heims' e, where she purchazed a bottle of whisky In order to testify sgainet the madem. An ungodly tramp on Saturday night last, made & free Juach counter of the ultar in the German Lutheran church at Pomeroy, gorging himself with the sac- ramontal ceke and wine; afier which, with the Bible for a plllow, he stretched himself for & night's rest in one of the pews. Mra. O, K. Carr, living near Mitchell- ville, on Wednesday morcing spilled somo gasoline on the floor to which her ten year-old son touched a lighted match. MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1885. 7 he mother and a youog forts to subdue the fatally so. A quartette of Davenport boys, 0 to 1 years of age, started for California. After six miles of th distance had been accomplished a mutln; broke out over the possesslon of a revol- In the meloe that cnaued oae lad received a scratch acroes the broast by a bullet and another had a ballet burled In ver. his hip. One-half of the members of th expedition belng wouuded, the campaign waa abandoned. The enterprising Atlantic Daily Tele. graph published last Friday a page fac simile of the Memphis Morning Eulletln announcing the assassination of Presiden Lincoln, printed on the morning of April 17,.186! stationed In Memphls at that time. bloody consplracy. A DREAM VERIFIED, The Creston Independeut American vouches for the following: Last Tuesday evening as one of the edltors of the American sst in the Summit houss of this city, in conversation with Mr. James Harrlson, detective and claim adjuater of the C. B, & Q, the conversation turning upon the late railroad dlssster near Crom- well, in which seven persons lost thelr lves, Mr. Harrison sald: “Mr. D,, I saw that accldent in all its horrible de- tails in a dream the night previous smashup to its occarrance. The ccourred on Sunday. On arls- ing that morning at home, in Oaceola, I told my wife of my dream, that I felt great apprehenslon that the disaster would happen to that particular traln, In the dream I seemed to be aboard of the traln for awhile, but not on at the time of the wrecking of the cars, and yot I helped to extricate the dead and wounded from the debriv. Early that dsy I reccived a telegram from my superiors ordering me to take that par- ticular train and proceed to some point in the western part of the state. (The writer does not now remember the place.) “‘My wife serlously objected to my going, and I confess that it was with the great- est reluclance that I obeyed orders. All the way from Osceola to Creston I was in mortal dread, expecling every moment the accldent I folt sure was impending. I was to stop at Creston and sae Superin- tendont Duggan for a fow moments, and then go on westward. I did stop, and by on unavoldable and delay Mr. Duggan and I both left by the train. In less than half an hour the train was wrecked jusi as 1 had seen it In my vision, and I ‘was soon on the ground assistivg as I dréamed So definite was my dream that between Osceola and Creston I went through the cars and recognized the paz- eengers whom I saw in my vision dead not mention it te knew people I would do. or wounded. I did abyone on the traln, just how Incredulous are about tuch things.” rison says that he for [ most Mr. has Har. visions, which were verified in every de tail, were laid bare to him. particular, ——— 44100 Doses One Dollsr” is true only of Hood’s Sarsaparilla, and i{tls an un answerable argumeut as to strength and W economy. , o8 well as the lad, were badly burped in their ef- flames, Mrs, Care on an overland trip and presented by J. A, Martin, a soldier in the 69th Illinols infantry The fac simile is an Interestlng souvenir of southern journallsm during the war, be. sides glving an acourate Insight to the feeling of the country over Bocth's fortunate were several times during his life had remarkable A fow years ago, when jailor of Clarke county, ho had a dream that an attempt would be made by the five prie- oners to break out of the jail the next night, and in this dream ali the details The attempt was made, and the dream was correct in every won mit that they are mlstaken on matters of that kind. Some regular customers are very queer, One young man prides himself in telllng his ac- qualntences that he wears a lady's No. 8 ana he really belleves that ho does o |Another one always lets me mcasure him and then calls for a 8!z smaller than he can wear. I never give it to him but he thinks I do, and he goss away satls. fied. A prominent actor who purchases here always has to buy two pair of gloves In order to wear one. His loft hand s two slzes larger than his right hand.” 4 A Mean Old Gener: Il:ontcd. Old *‘General Debllity” has been put to 2ight In Arkansas, with happy results, 1| From Briokley, from Webb City, and 1 | from Walnat Ridge Messrs. P. R, Auner- son, B, M, Taylor and F. 8. Pinchbeck reapectively, write that they were all afllicted with general debillty, and re- ceived solld benefit from Brown's Iron Bltters., This is pleasant to know, not only for Arkansas people, but for sec- tlons of the country where General De- bllity has counted victims by the thous and, Fer sale everywhere. Pall Mall Gazette, “‘Seribble, brothers, scribble,” for even thrones, principalitios, and powera are not denled you in these days. Has not the throne of the Sloux, which recently became vacant, been conferred on an Amerioan journalist, a certain Mr. Stan- ley Huntley? This lucky monarch, h it 1s sald, slready given orders to a well- known London firm to construct speclal'y for himself a throne of unique design, while be has also ordersd from the same houae a crown, scepter, and rcgalla nll complete, As soon as these are ready, his majesty will be duly installed under the mellifluous title of Wan-Poyli-Wan- Khan. He has already lasued a procla- mation to the United Siates government, in which he expresses the hope that they will continue to recognize the independ- encs of the Indlans, and refraln from molesting them. Thia is something like promotion, We moy well leave pecrages when thrones are glven of the press,” e ——— The English billlon—a million milllons has set Sir Henry Bessmer to calculat- ing. He reckons that a billion seconds have not elapsed since the world began, as they would reckon 31,678 years, 17 days, 92 hours, 45 miautes, 5 seconds. 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A billlon of these thin sheets, pressed out flat and piled verticrlly upon each other, would attain an altitude of 47,348 miles, ——— * % * ¥ Rupture radically cured, also . | plle tumors and fistulas. Pamphlets of particulars two letter stamps. World's Diepensary Medical Assoctation, Buffalo, N. Y. ) N rQ SPECIAL NOTICES NOTICE.—Special & verilsemiduts, suo a0 Losh Found, To Loan, For Salo, To Reat, Wants, Doard- tng, eto., will be inseried In shis column at the low rate of TEN CENTS PER LINE for the firet lnsortion +nd FIVE CENTS PER LINE for cach subsoquent ertlon. Leavo advortisomente st our ofioe, Yo, Pearl Streot, TANTED 1 wi rond and private landa in Kavsas, and rebate your fare_from Council Bluffs on purehate cf 320 acres. S. D. Strect, 500 First ave. 1t e A Lesson on Bhakespeare. Pittsburg Telezraph., “‘Mab, do you know I have always thought that more than one person mus| have been implicated in the killlng of Hamlet's father,” pensively remarked a 8t. Louls malden to her mother. ““And why so, my dear?" by her side. *“Why, mah, don’t you know the poor ghost says that his wicked brother poured Now, surely one man would not be sufficiently strong deadly henbane in hls ear, to carry enough to fll his ear, mah ” ‘‘But, my dear child,” replied the fond mother, ‘‘the wicked uncle might have brought it by the bucketful at a time.” ‘“‘Then he must have been a very stu. pid king, mab, for I'd like to see the man that coald pour two or three bucketfuls cf anything in my ear without waking me 0 up. e ——— The Hotel Colfax, This summer resort near the will open on May G, for the 1885, This splendid hotel can date 300 guests. sre first class, rooms with every convenience. billiards, bowling slleys and other facili- Thayer’s orchestra tles for recreation, engaged for the season, The Fronndl include the **Old M. C.” fax spriogs, which are unequaled and Col for thelr remedial virtues. cure for rheum gestion and othe The Hotel Oolfax furmishes the water fresh from the original fountains for Ite drinking and bathing, hot or cold. charges are moderate, $10 per week and upward, Parties deslring qoarters for the sumn mde r should secure thom at once. sked the mother, with a fond glanca at the roee that was budding Into lovely womanhood “0ld Magnesian Cbalybeate, and Colfax min- cral springs, at Colfax, Towa, 24 miles east of Des Moines and 333 west of Chl- cago, on the Rock Island & Pacific R'y, All its appointments Its tables are supplied with all the substantlals and delicacles, and Its parlors, reading and slesping Croquet; Thousands certify to thelr efficacy; they are s power- ful alterative and tonic, and an infallible epslon, indi- VW ANTED-Twill sel you the SusstTands n Min: nesots, in Plpestone couuty, and_reate your R. B. faro from Councll Bluffs on 160 acres pur- chase. S, D. Street, 6¢0 First ave 1t VY ANTED=Squsds of ive, to g o Pipestone, Minnesota, and Great Bend, Kaneas; rebate on purchsse. 8. D. Btreet, 600 First ave. 1t Fou SALE -A two-seated carriage, with single or double harnes, 1t desirod, For torms lnquire of F.S Puscy. WANTKDvA nurse girl, Inquire at No. 519 Seventh avenue, Council Blufts JYOR RENT—Kooms now occupied by Y. M, C, A., afterMay 1. P. C. Dovol. \OR SALE—House furniturs. Apply 116 Fourth St., between hours and 12a. m. H. E. Soaman. TOR SALE —.. .other hotel in & iv. Nebraska town, now doing a business of about 3560 per month, No other hotel In the place. Terms liberal, BWAN & WALKER. b 08 SALE OB TRADE._8to sores of land in Wayao county, Mo. Will trade for Council - | Blufts city property or scll cheap for cash. or part time. BWAN & WALKER, VW/ANIS, 10 THADE.—doad Towa or Nobraska Iand for a small stock of hardware or goueral mercbandise, well located. SWAN & WALKKR, [OR SALE—A rare chance to get & fino, well im. TR0 fonet tartn of 400 aoree, whthi & Tow milon of Council Blufts, at & bargain, Low prico and easy terms Ewa & WALKER O BALE=A Food paying Totel property with liyery etable, in one of the best small towns in westorn Iowa will sell with or without furnitare, or will trade for a small farm with stock ete. BWAN & WALKER. FOR BALEEighty acros unimproved Iand in l‘ Unlon countv, Jows, 3} mtles south-east of Af- ton, the county seat, or wili trade for Nebraska or Kansas lazd. SWAN & WALKKR. KUK BaLk—A 2. uuie tract of good land about K nd o halt milos from Council Blufls post BWAN & WALKKR. "[VE SALE=To Hariios ectnty, Towa 20 woros grass land, all under fonce=—s 200 acre farm with fine improvements, all under cultivation except 50 acres grass—8) nores good grass or pasture land, and severa! other tracts of from 40 to 160 acges of unimproved land. SWAN & Wa) b‘ulk HaLE—Lauds lmproved sad unfmproved. 1t you want s tarm in westorn lows, Kansas Nebraska or Dakota, let us bosr from you. BWAN & WALKER. O BAVER rko pumbir of Lusinoss st dence lots 1n all parts of Council Bloffs. us before you buy, BWAN & WALKKR. OR BALE—Partios wishing to buy cheap 1ota to build on canbuy on m.onthly payments of from #2 o 810. BWAN & WALKXR JOR REN (—We will rent you & lot to buld on with the prisllage to buy If you wish on very iibe BWAN & WALKER. VAN UED =0 comerpon with any ous wisbiak s good locatlon {.r planning mwill. sash, door and blind manufactory, we have bullding and wachinery, well located, for eale, lease or trade; BWAN & WALKKR. ol See —— Bow Men Buy Gloves, In a fashionable up-town glove store, says the New York Times, a ealeswoman inquired of a customer: “What sza, pleaee}” man, promptly. The young woman did not appear In the least astonished, nor did she repest the question, She took a8 measura from ber pocket, made the customer double bis fist, and in five minutes sent him away, thoroughly satisfied with a pair of 71 gloves, ‘‘Not one gentleman in ten knows what slze gloves he wears,” said the ealeswoman, in response to & quostion, ‘‘but 1t {s one of the rules of the store always to ask him the question. Some men don't llke to admit that they don’t know, 80 they glve me the size of thelr oollar, thelr shoe, or some such ridiculous thing. I kuew very well when that ge tleman said 104 he was giving the sizs of his coff, 8o I took his measure.” “‘Why didn't you inform him of hils mistakel” ‘‘No use. obliged to argus with him. ive me 104," respondedthe gentle- He would forget In five minutes, Besldee, I should have been Most men NOR RENT - Large two etory frame bullding suit able for warchouse or storage purposes, nesr railroad depot. BwaN WALKKR. 7OR RENT UM BALE — Buiulsg and grounds TFOF Gital i for scaalt foundsy and wachics sho (Good boller, engine, cupola, blower with fixed shaft. lng ete., ready to put in motion, SWAN WaLKn®, It BALE—louss, Lota and Laud A. J. H stopheuson, 03 First avenue. DOK BALE—A top-buggy, firet-lses wake and in oxzollent condition. 'Or will trade for cheap Addross k. M. Beo offico, Councll BluTs. ANTEL—RYory Loy 1u Uounch BIae O take TasBan. Delivered by carrierat only Awenty nts & week. " {)"BFAPEES—For saie a1 Bas office, & 1 oei » bundred VW ANTED A parta, to lovert in s business 1 this city. vicipity preferre sffice, Couuell Hluffe VALUABLE PROPEATY FOR RENT. 1 have & double store bullding,10 100ms, partitioned oft, elegantly papered, supplied with water trom the water works, good brick ccllar, suited for restauraut, lsundry, boardiLg house, merchantile businss or resident property. Alsos lsrge twostory frawe dwelling with 16 rooms two cellars, etc., eto., ulted for bosrdiog house, private residence, hospital, eto., opposlte the city bulldings and city market for reat cheap. W. R, VAUGHAN. b, with from $2,000 to 89,000 I 1:80 0 M 740 1 M cl 10,00 & 7:20 A N 780 ¢ M 11:00 A ¥ PHOTOGRAPHER! CRESTON HOUSE MAX MOH Atiorney - at-Law, Beao block. Wil practioe ln Siste snd tate courts. ZRTEL'S HAY PRESSES. = . Are the Cheapest, Most Durable, Smallest in Size and Lightest in Weight. WIth"no Hay Presscs of any kind can the amount of work procuced, such little expente, (ten tona uf hay . | andfover to load ra lioad box car,) as can be doue with the Ertel Improved Machinee. Warranted or no ale. For illuistrated new circular address, ERTEL & CO., Quiney, Illinols. Mention Umaha Bee a llem Established in 1568, J. L. DeBEVUISE. Onion Ticket Agent, No. 507 Broadway Counoil Blafs. Railway Time Table, OOUNCIL iBLUFFE, “The followtng aro (he timon of the arrival and de- arturo of tzalns by central standard timo, &b 4 [ooal depote. Traink leave trensfer depod ten milu- ates oarlior and arrive ten minutes later. THE RECENTLY IMPROVED REMINGTON STANDARD TYPE WRITER NO. 2, Tsthe Highest Achievement in Writing Machines in the World. With only 39 keys_to lowrn an operate. It prints 76 characters including c all lotters, most rapid writiog made as weil 83 the most durable B Send for free illustrated pamphlet. Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict, Chicago, TIl., Sole Agents, machine DEPART. ARRIVE, OHI0AGO And NORTHWRSTERY, nd Exprees modation 8 0. H, SHOLES, Council Bluffs Agent for Western Iowa A odation 6:15 ¢ » Ex rccs woss| Dr, W. H. Sherraden Mal and Express 6:50 1w DENTIST OHI0AG0, BURLINGION AKD QUINGY, Mail and Expross Accommodation Exprovs WASAI, BT. LOUIS AND PACITIO. From Travsfer only, St Louls Express $1g0 Exp via Peorln KAKBAY O1TY, BT. JON AED COUNCIL BLUPPS, A and Expross 116 ¢ M css Magonic Temple, Oouncl Blufts « ? R. Rice M. D. CANCERS, 6, Poarl siroef & Conmultarion free. lowa, i tumors removad withous Abe 0 or drawing of bl DISEASES ofait nds o spoctatty lents Gsde Ro MOUX ONY ARD PACIIO, Mail for Sioux City Exproes for St Paul UNION PAOIFIC, 1 .nvor Express Lincoln Pus 0'a & R V Overland £ xpress DUMMY TRAINS TO OMANA, Leave Council Bluffs — 7:16 1: :80—2:80- B; MANDEMAKERS & VAN, _| ARCHITECTS CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS No. 201 Upper Broadway. Councti Bluffs, 1:06 ¥ M 7i66 ¢ M Leave Oniaha—0:40 m. 12:50-2:00-8:00- & 010 J0—4:66—bi65 SCHMIDT, THOS . OFFICEL WML M. PUS RY Officer & Pusey. BANKERS Council Bluff , Ia. No. 220 Main St , Council Bluffs, Open Sunday. First-+lass work gusianteed. ONLY HOTEL In Councll Bluffs having & FIRE HKSCATPH. |Established, - - 1856 and Home Secur Nos, 2 217 and 219, Main Street, ) PROPRIETOR A FINE LINE OF Pianns & D roans —~AT WOODBRIDGE BACS, THE ONLY EXCLUbIVE MUSLE HOUSE IN OMAHA NY¥B, JACOB SIMS, COUNCIL BLUF18, IOWA, Office, Meln Strest, Rooms 7 and 8, Shugart and N. BUHURZ. Justice of the Paace OFFICE OVER AN EXPRESS COUNCIL BLUFFS, I0WA