Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 26, 1888, Page 6

THE SUNDAY BEE. COUNCIL BLUFFS, OFFICE, NO. 12 PEARL STREET. Delivered by Carrier in Any Part of the City at Twenty Cents Per Week. H. W.TILTON.. oo MANAGER. TELEPHONES: Business OrrFice, No. 43, Niant EDiton, N N. Y. Plumbing Co. New spring goods at Reiter’s. The rifle club will shoot for turkeys Tuesday afternoon. Material for the new bridge is arriv- ing every few days. Colorado coal at C. B. Lumber Co., 000 Main street. Telephone, 257. Money to loan on improved city prop- erty by W. 8. Cooper, 180 Main street. Mr. and Mrs. 8. E. Maxon were very pleasantly surprised at their elegant new home on Harrigon street Friday evening by about forty of their friends. Judge Loofbourow yesterday imposed #ix months’ sentence on William ead for the larceny of a coat from the Henmayer hotel, and a thirty day’s _ sentence on John Eley for the larceny of a ring from a lower Broadway res- taurant. Cornelius Jenkins died Friday even- ing of dropsy of the heart at his home near the Lake Manawa hotel, at theage of seventy-eight years. The remains will be taken to Confidence, Wayne county, this afternoon. The funeral will be held there to-morrow. Articles of incorporation were filed esterday for the Western Lumber and uxply compan, The incorporators and officers President, Jacob Mortinson; v president, Louis Ham- mer; secretary and treasurer, Ed Mott. The capital stock is fixed at $25,000, with the privilege of making it double that amount. There are several ns{)h‘nnta for the the position of chief ot the fire depart- ment. Those most prominently men- tioned are J. L. Templeton, Charles Nicholson, I. W. Cooper and C. D. ‘Walte®. Chief Templeton is without doubt the choice of the business men and property owners. He has served well, and his record goes far toward making his retention desirable. ‘While the funeral services of Thomas Donnelly were being conducted in the Catholic church yesterday morning, a carclessly driven lumber wagon ap- proached and collided with the hearse that was standing in frontof the church. The pole and the large glasses on the side and rear end of the hearse were broken, necessitating a delay until an- other hearse could be procured. The bill for damages will amount to about $100. Great preparations are being made for the grand reception, supper and ball of Hazel Camp, No. 171, Modern ‘Woodmen of America. which is to occur Tuesdny evergng. Nearly a hundred guests will Ne present from Omaha camp. Supper will be served in the room recently vacated by the county auditor. Asarranged at present the rogramme calls for a pleasant even- ng's entertainment. A strong move is being made, with prospects for success, for the proper recognition of western Towa by the se- lection of Colonel John Y. Stone as one of the delegates at large to the national republican convention. He has filled a like position before, and in this, as in other positions, has shown his fitness and ability. His friends are many, but aside from kindly feclings, there is a demand for just such a man to properly voice the sentiments of western lowa. The andmirers of Allison are among the most enthusiastic of those who are urg- ing Stone’s selection, for he was among the carliest Allison men, and has been always one of his staanchest supporters. ety ety Union Abstract Co., 236 Main st. O e Republican City Convention, The republicans of the city of Council Bluffs will meet in delegate convention on Saturday, March 3, 1888,at 2 o’clock p. m., at the city building, for the pur- pose of nominating a candidate for mayor, treasurer, city solicitor, civil engineer, marshal, one alderman at large, one nssessor, superintendent of markets, and two members of the school board. The primaries for the election of del- egates to suid convention will be held on Tuesday evening, March 1, at 7:30 o’clock, at the following named places: First Ward—At the Western house and select seven delegates and nominate a candi- date for ward alderman. Second Ward—At the city building and select eight delegates and nominate a candi- date for ward alderman, Third Ward—At the office of John Lindt, ., and select eight delegates. ‘'ourth Ward—At the office of the Council Bluffs city water works company in the Brown building on Pearl street and select ten delegates. Ww. F. Sarp, JR., Chairman Republican ‘City Central Com. e Keep your eye on Tipton's real estate bulletin. Bargains there. You'll all be mad at yourselves in less than a year if you let these go by. —_—— Peraonal Paragraphs. J. T. Hazen, of Avoca, visited the Bluffs yesterday. J. L. Osler, of Macedonia, was at the Creston yesterday. F. H, Plumer and George Pullman, of Silver City, were at the Kiel house yes- terday. F. P. Ryerson, of Spencer, Ia., a well known stock man, was in the city yes- terday. Mr, O. P. Beck, of Chicago, formerly aresident of the Bluffs, arrived here esterday afternoon on a brief visit with riends. ‘W. Runyan, of Beebe & Co. has re- turned home to s\wml Sunday with his family. He will leave to-morrow on an extended trip. B. Shontz, formerly jailer of this county, is in the city as a witness in the Coffman case. He is now deputy sheriff and jailer at Sioux City. W. 0. Watt started yesterday for Denver in the interestsof United States Masonic Benevolent association, of which he is treasurer. He will be absent about six weeks or two months. Jud, Aylesworth left yesterday mornm for Chicago, and be will absent until the middle of next week. During his absence Squire Schurz is conduct- ing the magisterial business at police headquarters. Nick Fritz, a prominent Mills county furmer, was here {'eswrdn ¢, having just returned from Chicago, where he took a shipment of cattle. He says he would have done better to have sold in the Omaha market, and his next bunch of cattle will be sold there, instead of Chicago. A. W. Askwith has decided to ve- move from Avoca to this city, and will open a law office in the Brown building. @ has been very prosperous in many ways during his stay is Avoca, but of late there has been a little storm. It has now been cleared away, and havin, ‘waited long enough to have his recor made lll‘lf(l\l. he - carries into effect the determination made sometime ago And removyes here, - v A JUSTIFIABLE - HOMICIDE, Witnesses to Support Ooffman's Olaim of Self Defense. ALDERMAN WELLS RESIGNS. Proposed Increase of the Park Tax— A Housebreaker Caught—Help- ing a Prisoner Escape—The Churches To-Day. The Coffman Trial. Yesterday evidence was introduced in the Coffman case on the part of the de- fense. The mostimportant witness was Miss Lizzie Tyron, daughter of the keeper of the restaurant where the shooting occurred, She was in and out of the room during the trouble between Coffman and Main. She saw Main have Coffman crowded buckward over a keg or box and was pounding Coffman. She thought Main was killing him, and rushed into the other room to so inform her mother. Before she got back she heard the shot, and on returning to the room saw Coffman going out of the door: and Main lying upon the floor. Miss Tyron was about fourteen. years old at the time of the tragedy. Her testimony was very clear and she was one of the best witnesses thus far examined. George Burcham,who was at work for Coffman in the field, on the afternoon when Coffman and Main had their trouble there, was called to give his version of it. He gave the testimony of the man Selsby a terrible black eye. He swore that Selsby was not in the field at all. | There were three men in the field, and they were four hundred yards away from where Coffman and Main had the conversation at the stack. Burcham was driving one of the wagons from where the men in the field were load- ing, to the stack, The three menat the close of the day’s work got into his wagon and rbde down town, another contradicti of Selsby’s testimony. Mr. Ledwich was calied upon to testify in regard to the words used by Coffman as he came out of the restaurant after the shooting. He asked Coffman what the trouble was and the latter simply re- }lliml' that a man had jumped onto him, {e heard no such words as were testified to on the part of the state. B. Schontz, who was jailer here at the time of Coffman’s arrest, testified as to the physical condition in which he was when brought to the jail. It appeared that Coffman was badly pounded up about the face. This is one of the strong points urged in behalf of the theory that the shootin, was in self-defense. The witnesses al agree that Main had not a mark on his face, or other indication that Coffman had struck him a single blow. The testimony is also to the effect that Coff- man was badly beaten. Shortly after 8 o'clock in the after- noon court adjourned. The purpose of this early adjournment was to permit the removal of the hooks and papers to the new court house, and the complet- ing of arrangements for holding court there on Monday. The case will there- fore be taken up Monday morning at 10 o’clock in the new court room, The jury grumble a good deal about having to be thus locked up over Sun- day. but they have to submit to the in- evitable. —— E. H. Sheafe loans money on chattel security of every description. Private consulting rooms. All business strictly confidential, Office 500 Broadway, cor- ner Main street, up-stairs. e Sheafe loans money on real estate. e Nl Common Council. ‘A special meeting of the city council was held yesterday forenoon. Present Mayor Rohrer, Aldermen Danforth, Keller, Lacy, Metcalf and Hammer. On his own petition R. H. Williams was given until May 1 to grade on High school avenue. : The petition of J. Y. Fuller and ten others asking that sidewalk on Wood- bury corner be raised was referred. Jacob Neumayer asks for the right to construct an area in front of his property on Broadway. Ordinance introduced, read and referred. Petitions fof remission of taxes: Mrs. Forgraves, C. S. Troop, E. R. Fonda, George Robinson, James Pryor and J. M. Phillips. Referred. Petition of J. M. Phillips for the ap- pointment of appraisers to determine damages to his property by change of grade. Referred. The sum of #1,000 was appropriated to defray the expense contingent upon de- lcml](tng the city’s title to Fairmount park. Bonds to the amount of 8228.86 were issued in favor of Owen Bros. for inter- section grading. The following communication was read and referred toa committee con- sisting of Mayor Rohrer and Aldermen Metealf, Lacy and Keller: To the Hon. Mayor aund City Council: I hereby resign my sition as alderman at large for the city of Council Bluffs, the same to take effect March next, My roasons for 80 doing are that my own business is such as to require all of my time and attention, thus making it impossible for me to attend’ prop- erly to the city's interests, Yours Truly, Lucivs WeLs. It appears that the present levy is insufficient for park purposes, and the mayor was instructed to issue & procla- mation submitting to the electors at the next election, to be held March 5, a proposition to raise the levy totwo mills upon each dollar of assessable property. The “following persons were sefi: ted to act us judges and clerks of election: First ward—Judges: D. R. Dodson, H. Shoemaker, E. B. Gardner. Clerks: R. T. Bryant, George Swan. Second ward —Judges: James Mithern, John Ket- tering, G. L. Jacobs. Clerks: W. M. ry, E. L. Cook. Third ward— Judges: Ed Britten, D. R. Witter, George Blaxsim, Clorks: CharlesGil- more, J. L. Cohon. Fourth ward, First Bl;u'inctn.ludgfs: Peter Tholl, M. yle, Sol H. Foster. Clerks: G, A. Robinson, D. W. Otis. Second precinct —Judges: A. L. Kahle, M. De Grote, C.Wesley. Clerks, D. L. Grimes, R. T.Smith. —— 8. B. Wadsworth & Co. loan money. e Bargains in houses and lots on small cash payment. Johnston & Van Patten, 83 Main street. R Party Plunder. “The actions of the board of super- uisors is unexplainable,” says the Avoca Mail, in heading its review of the manner in which the county print- ing was let. It1s a good healthy kick, and though the party most interested in the case it gives the facts clearly, fully and asks for an explanation as to these methods, which to the ordinary every day taxpayer are, to say the least,a little mysterious. During the second week in February the Mail secured a copy of the notice, which was sent to the other papers in the county, giving the factsas to letting THE SUNDAY Bhs. FEBRUAKY 24, 1888, ~TWELVE PAGES. of the county work, ete. By thisact the board recognized the Mail as a com- sewnt office and signified that all bid- ers would be placed upon an equality; that it had no *‘pets”” and the contract would be let on merits alone. The da; before the bids were closed Mr. F. J. Stillman, of the Mail, visited the Bluffs in person. He put in bids upon about 120 blanks and the usual guarantee as to stock and workmanghip., This was af- terward reinforced by a bond for $2,500 with J. W. Davis, J. B. Blake and Frank Shinn as sureties. It appears that when the bids were all opened that of the Mail was so much below the others that 'a doubt arose as to the accuracy of the bids of the Mail, hence the request for & bond. Chairman Underwood stated to Mr. Stillman that his bid was 50 per cent lower than anv other. This differ- ence amounted to from #500 to $700. In all justice the contract should have been awarded to the Mail. The county was abundantly protected in all the in- terests involved; first by the ability of the Mail and also by the filing of a re- sponsible bond. The bid of the Mail was so ‘‘ridic- ulously low," said a member of the board as an excuse for his action, to which the Mail replies: ‘At our figures we can realize from 75 to 100 per cent profit on every blank bid on, and that is good enough for us.” Well, yes, that is a fair profit upon any invested capital, but the Mail must remember that it 18 worth something to bear the burdensof the democracy and fight its battles in Iowa, and this is one of the few ways in which the party standard bearers reap their reward. The democratic members did not dare make this award upon its merits. Blame should rest upon the party lash. On the market for over twenty years. Still_the most relinble and the most pular sewing machine made. The ight rnnning Domestic. Office 105 Main st. Dr. R. Rice, No. 11 Peurl st., will give com“mmd oxygen treatment at 50 cents each sitting. phitns 4= Bagged a Burglar. About 2:300’clock yesterday afternoon information was telephoned to the po- lice station that a burglary was being committed on Madison street. The pa- trol wagon and three officers were im- mediately sent up there. The burglar was found secreted in a stable between Madigon and Stutsman streets. He was taken to the station and gave his name as Charles Brown. His pockets were filled with jewelry, small articles of wearing apparel, buttons, thread, etc. The residence which he had burglarized was that of Mrs. Stevenson, at the cor- ner of Pierce street und Park avenue. One of the windows on the ground floor was left open, and it was in that way that the thief effected entrance. The room entered is occupied by one of the domestics, Barbara Campbell, and on going to it she surprised the burglar, who was busily engaged in a genecral overhauling of a trunk and bureau. He beat a hasty retreat, leaving a large sack and some old clothes that he had brought with him on the floor. A man who happened to be passing was in- formed of the proceedings and followed the fleeing burglar until he took refuge in the barn and then watched the place until the arrival of the police. The fellow was taken back to the residence of Mrs. Stevenson and was recognized by that lady and the hired girl as the burglar who had been discovered in the house a short time before. Brown will have his preliminary ex- amination to-morrow, and will doubtless et a chance to rest in the county jail or a few weeks, until the next session of the grand jury. Judging from the santences of the present term he will probably go to the pen for four ur five years. For sale atabargain—Six-room house, 8 blocks from postofice. Bilger, 6 Pearl st. —— If you want to trade, sell, buy or rent call on W. W. Bilger, Everett block. ————— . A Solid “Pard.” ‘When the grand jury met yesterday morning they found there was but one more case for their consideratjpon. It was that of John Leonard, charged with passing tools into the county jail for the purpose of assisting prisoners to es- capz. The jury returned an indictment against him and reporting that they had finished their business were dis- charged by the court. The crime for which Leonard stands indicted was committed in January, 1887. At that time one Edwards, a confidence man now serving a three years’ sentence in the penitentiary, was confined in the county jail. TLeonard, who has the rep- utation” of being an all-around-crook and general worthless character, was acting as Edward’s ‘‘pal,” and passed saws and drills into the jail to assist his confederate in crime to cut his way to freedom. The attempt was discovered in time to frustrate its successful com- pletion, and Leonard disappeared and was not heard of until about six weeks ago, when he was arrested for petit lar- ceny. He was found guilty and sent to the county jail for thirty days. At- though passing under a different name, he was instantly recognized by Sherift O'Neil, who hud been vainly looking for him for nearly a year. At the ex- piration of his sentence he was held by the sheriff on the old charge, and will soon be a guest of the state under the same roof with his old partner. — Travelers! Stop at the Bechtele. ———— Money to loan. W. S. Cooper. Lively Democrats. The caucuses last evening were the centers of attraction for the politicians. In the first ward Colonel Maynard was elected chairman, Robert Huntington secretary. The chairman insisted upon the necessity jof a fair count. John Dunn declared the business in hand to be already cut and dried, and an old time wrangle ensued. Order was finally restored and business proceeded. The formal ballot resulted in the choice of E. T. Waterman as alderman. George Rudio showed great strength, but was outnumbered in backers. Del- egates to the city convention are as follows: James Wickham, Robert Rain, J. R. McPherson, R. S. Rawlings, Charles Walters, R. Huntington, B. T. Connors, Philip Loeffel. John Dunn was selected as committeeman. The delegates were instructed to supoort George Rudio as alderman at large. In the Second ward John Ahles was nominated for alderman. The ballots were distributed among Ballenger, Knepher, Gilbert Stagg and Ahles, After receiving the nomination Ahles declined the honor, declaring he would refer to run asan independent candi- ate. The following delegates to the city convention were elected: W, T. Patton, Dan Carrigg, A. T. Whittlessy, D. F. Eicher, J. E. Collett, J. C. DeHaven, W. H. Beck,C.J. Wilson, 8. D. Rohrer, Henry Wagoner, 1. . Hendricks, John Dohanay, T. D, King. P. D. Burke was elected committeeman. The meetiug in the Third ward was called toorder by George Blaxsim and John Oliver elected chairman. Mr: Blaxsim moved that htdelegates ‘be voted for at one tim§.and the eight receiving the most vo! be declared the delegutes from the ird ward to the convention to be HReld to-morrow, After much amending, withdrawing of amendments and a general wrangle the motion was carried ag, first made. A formal ballot was takgn, {resulting in the election of P. Quuhmonde, §nhu Green, Sum Fields, Mad Mohn, Pat Lacy, b, M. Gault, Chaled Gregory and Anton Rink, The struggle for the'$ity marshalship had much to do with thg election of the delegates, and there s'{ considerable wire pulling done, as the friends of the three leading candidates, Guanella, Conners and O'Brien, were out_in full force. Out of the eight delegates elected, Guanella can count on five, and possibly six, The others will go for Connors. The O'Brien stock seemed to be at a diccount in the Third, his can- didates for delegates receiving but about half as large a vote as the others. There were between two and three hundred enthusiastic democrats at the Fourth ward caucus. It wasa_howling crowd. The first round ended in the election of D. E. Gleason, as chairman. Judge Robirson was chosen secretary. An hour was spent.in nominating can- didates for delegates. After more confusion and a multiplicity of motions the voters were rounded up and the ballot was taken. It was a late hour before the tally could be com- Blumd. The delegates chosen were: . A. Farrell, J. G. Tipton, O. H. Lucas, S. T. McAtee, James Madden, Pat Sweeney, J. K. Casper, Henry Puasdel, J. A. Roft, Tke Troop, D. E. Gleason, Tim O'Hearn. [ S Domestic patterns at 1056 Main street. ——— The Church Chimes. The following announcements are made of services to be held in the sev- eral churches to-day: First Baptist—Preaching by the pas- tor at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sub- ject for evening: ‘‘The Harlot Rahab.” Seats free. All cordially welcomed. Presbyterian Church—The usual ser- vices, both morning and evening. Preaching by the pastor. Sabbath school at 12 o'clock. Strangers and others cordially invited. Congregational Church — Services morning and evening by the pastor: Morning subject, “Cure for Despond- ency;” evening, ‘““A Universal Call.” Strangers and others cordially invited. Methodist Fpiscopal Church--Services at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. France, the evangelists, will assist the pastor in the revival meetings of the week. Mr. France preaches at both morning and evening services to-day. Seats frce. Public cordially invited. ‘W. H. W. Rees, pastor. Y. M. C. A.—"*Power of Good,” sub- ject of men’s meeting in Y. M. C. A. rooms Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Judge Hubbard, leader. - Every one in- vited. There will be a \mim‘ mepting of the Presbyterian, Br\ptist land Congrega- tional churches in the Presbyterian church this evening, to listen to an ad- dress by Mrs. C. T. Colé on the “White Cross” movement. Al are cordially invited. In consequence of this meeting the announcements that have been made for evening services are recalled. gLl If you desire to get a new Hall type writer cheap, drop a postal card % H. A. P., Bee office. A great bargain for fhe first who applics, e The Combine for Protection. The shippers, manufacturers and job- bers doing business in this city who op- posed the discrimination in rates of handling goods met at the office of Henry Van Brunt last evening. The following houses were represented: Peru Llow company, by C. S. Hoagland; E. H. Howerth & Sons; Henry Van Brunt; Buckeye company, L. A. Devine; Hoosier Drill company, C. D. Hough; Keystone Manufacturing company, C. Reed and W. Hollis; Eagle Manufactur- ing company, E. B. Enterton; Minne- sota Chief M i F. Foresyth andwich company, F. A. Sprague; Windmill company, C. Addis. Mr. Van Brunt was made temporary chairman and Mr. Sprague temporary secretary. On motion a committee con- sisting of Mr. Sprague, Haworth and Enterton was appointed to draw up a circular which shall embody the pur- pose of this association respecting the evying of a 10 cent or other rate upon the handling of goods. The circular shall contain the names of the members of the association, and_shall be mailed to all dealers who handle the goods of the houses herein represented. On motion Messrs. Reed and Hough were appointed to draw up constitution and by-laws,these to be presented at the next meeting, which takes place on Tuesday evening next. Harkness Brothers will, on and after to-morrow, have their store open eve- nings as usual. e Social Purity. A meeting is to be held in Broadway Methodist church this afternoon at 4 o'clock, in the intereste of the White Cross and White Shield societies. These organizations, one for young men, the other for ladies, have for their purpose the furthering of social purity. 'he invitation to this meeting is gen- eral, including everybody, and yet is no less a strong personal appeal to each one to be present. Mrs. Cole, of Mt. Pleasant, will be present. She is known as a most entertaining speaker, and being a leader in this movement, she speaks upon it with a fervor and elo- quence, even beyond her other subjects. Robert Hu;fington, one of the oldest and most respected citizens here, died unexpectedly last evening. e Police Points, In the police court yesterday William Watson was fined $5.10 for three-ply dyed-in-the-wool drunk. When brought in Watson was laboring under the im- pression that he was a great revivalist, and was accordingly registered as *‘Sam Jones.” Manda Wilford, a colored female of doubtfu! reputation, was charged with wilfully disturbing the peace. Wit~ nesses were called in to prove her a noisy and discordant element of societ; but the court discharged Ler and vised her to hasten to hér home in Omaha and steer clear of the police force of this city. — One thousand head of one, two and three-year-old steers for sale. Will give credit to reliable parties. Enquire o A. J. Greenamayer. L A physician of the Maryland board of health has concluded that two hours in the forenoon and one hour in the afternoon is as long a time as children can be pmflubl{ em- ployed in school. He advocates eighteen lm\u‘l a week as the limit for school children under twelve, and says that it would be bet ter, from a purely hygienic point, to make Wednesday the weekly holiday ratner than Saturday, and to have examinations occur at l:e beginning of a school term rather than at the end. e ie— Dr. Henry A. Reynolds, originator of the red ribbon movement, aud Miss Lulu Smith I‘"N warried at Detroity, Wednesday cven- RELIGIOUS. A faith cure church h: Pr Xy church has just been built at There were 10,030 added. to the Baptist churches in Arizona last year, making the present membe‘-hlp 65,000, Berlin has a population of 1,000,000. only 2 per cent of which go to public worship. With nearly 400,000 people in * Hamburg, only 5,000 attend service, The Egvlnmpll church in Ireland, the church which Mr. Gladstone disestablished, has about #17,000,000 invested in mortgages on lands, mostly in [reland. In the Russian empire there are thirty-four Baptist churches and 12,871 church members, They have forty-one pastors and evangelists and eighty-two Sabbath schools, The next and twelfth church congress will be held i the city of Buffalo, N. Y., com- mencing on Tucaday, November, 15, 1888, The Rt. Rev. Arthur Cleveland Coxe, D. D., LL. D., will preside. Pere Hyacinthe said lately that if the church of Rome would give up infallibility, allow priests to marry and render confession voluntary, it would rully to its side *all the dissenters and all the likewarm.” The Spanish Catholics of South America sent the pope over $800,000 in gold coin to grace his jubilee. The pope is said to be par- ticularly pleased with his money presents, which ‘were very large from the United States, The new ‘‘Home Prayer Book' is being in- troduced into Jewish circles thronghout the country, It is the book ‘prepared under the direction of the New York Ministers' asso- ciation and compiled by the Rev. Drs. De Sola Mendes and Gustav Gottheil. 1} ¢ Church Extension society of the Meth- odist Episcopal church has been in operation twenty-three years, and in that time has helped to build 5,805 churches. To enable them to accomplish such a grand work they Wo collected and disbursed some §3,000,- At the last session of the American hous of Bishops resolutions were passed express ing sympathy with the ‘‘Catholic reform i France conducted upon the old Gallican lines,” and welcoming Rev. Dr. Aberigh- Mackay, senivr British chaplain in Paris who is now in this country in the interest of the work. It has generally been regarded as an es- tablished fact that the Sunday school, which has developed in these later years into such magnitude in connection with christian work, originated in England about 1781, and that whatever honors belong to the conception and origination of the sume are dueto Mr. Robert Raikes, the printer of Gloucester. It now appears that Sunday schools were es- tablished in Hungary s far back as 1666, In that year the synod of the Unitarian church of Hungary decreed that all pastors, teach- ers and deacons should hold on Sunday a school for the religious instruction of the young, the bible to be read, hymns to be sune, and the first principles of religion taught. —_—— IMPIETIES, A Watertown dog goes regularly to church and sleeps through the sermon just like any- body else. ‘Is your father a Christian?” asked the new minister. “No,” replied the boy, “he sings in the choir.” He was fond of singing_revival hymns and his wife named the baby Fort, so that he ‘would want to hold it. By following the directions of the minister you get to heaven, and by following the di- rections of the doctor you save time. Curious, but the man who has the best standing in a fashionable church is generally the man who pays the most for his seat. A Minnesota clergyman was announced to preach a few Sundays ago on “The Influence of Men’s Ideas of God on Their Liver.” The latest fad in Chicago is to have some rehigious creed that differs from the regular tenets of authority, but is yet orthodox. A religious paper on the Pacific coast offers communion sets as premiums to_those who secure a certain number of subscribers for it. Admitting that the bones of Thomas a Becket have been discovered, they would not make more phosphate than a dozen of last year’s oyster shells, “Was St. Paul a dupe?” asked the Rev. Joseph Cook in a recent lecture. And a Bos- ton newspaper allowed him to appear in type as asking: ‘‘Was St. Paul a dude!” Temperance apostle—Do you know, my young friend, that whisky is a terrible de- stroyer. Young man—Yes sir, and 8o is water, much more 80! Think of the flood! Layman (to revivalist) I hear that scveral members of the church have gone crazy over the subject of religlon. Revivalist—Yes, sir, our revival gatherings are meeting with glorious success. A funeral procession at Chippewa Falls,, Wis., when it reached the cemetery found in the open grave a tramp dead drunk. He was resurrected with some difficulty, and .then the funeral went on. A certain Georgia preacher says that the lowest cannibal will not eat the flesh of a man who chews toba: This being the case, a fine scheme it would be to make mis- sionaries of tobacco chewing preachers, Everybody has heard of errors of the types and seen more or less of them. The Chat- ham World boasts of a typo who translated Junios Lord of the Admiralty into ‘*‘Junior Lord of the Almighty,” with reprint copy at that. A young man who wore corduroys to a fashionable church in Hampshire, Eng., has won a damage suit _for ejection. The wor- shippers said that they were distracted from vious meditation by his unseemly appear- ance. A Des Moines female revivalist of the cranky order advertised herself as being ‘‘of no denomination but a fool for Christ's sake,” ond some were irreverent enough to say that they didn't know before for whose sake she was such. In a Sixth avenue bootblacking establish- ment appear the following announcements: “God Bless Our Home," “‘Five Cents for a Shine," *“Tickets for the Tabernacle Church, “Tickets for the Walking Matches,” ‘‘Are Youa Lover of the Lord?" A pious citizen of a western city, who con- tributed & stained-glass window to the church, is said to have fallen from grace when he read in the local papers that ‘our townsman' Seth Schemerhorn, has placed a m{ninod grass widow in St. Joseph's church,” ete. One of our bishops when pastor at Stam- ford, Conn., asked a little boy inflicted with an impediment of speech how he would like to be a preacher. The little fellow replied: 1T w-w-w-would 1-1-1-like the p-p-pounding and the h-h-hollering, b-b-but the s-speaking ‘w-would b-b-b-b-bother m-me!” Minister (about starting for church)—*I have been requested by several members of the congregation to pray for rain this morn- ing.” Wife (of great faith)—*We do need rain badly. Hadn't we better take the um- brella Johni" Minister—"No; I think we will be able to reach home before the storm comes." 1t is reported that only two American mis- sionaries were eaten in Africa this year, Is this because our high tariff is giving greedy England a monopoly of the foreign trade in missionaries @s it has about every other trade, or is it because we are failng to pre- pare our missionarses in a way that will at- tract the African tastei ‘The colored sexton of a Kentucky church is in trouble. He had fitted up a poker room in the church tower, and, while the services were going on down stairs, together with some other ungodly friends, he would in- dulge n a quiet game. All went well for some time, but lately, during a lull in the services, some mysterious noises were heard by the congregation down stairs. An inves- tigation followed, and the sexton was promptly discharged and the club disbanded. An eastern senator tells this story abou.. his little girl. He says that when the family had gathered for dinner little Elsie was too busy with her playthings to suspend, and her mother called for her to come. *'Y a minute,” was the response. ‘' ‘But we are all waiting,’ said my wife, ‘and your paps is Waiting to usk the blessing.! “She camo in, climbed into her chair, folded her little hands demurely, bowed her head and said in a low voice: ‘Let her go, Gallagher! “I am afraid,” said the senator, laughing, ‘‘that the blessing I invokedrat my table that' day was itly incoherent. The remark was not conducive to coherence or solemnity, and the latter element was not added by the sight of my wife, convulsive with laughter and the tears running tlrough the fingers of her hands, clasped over her bowed face.” e e CONNUBIALITIES, During the eclipse of the moon recently, & dusky pair of lovers were married at Provi- dence, R. I. In Prussia more marriages take place in rl—OS BROADWAY. ( c o [ £ Q (7] 3 T 405 BROADWAY. Now Buy Your Carpnts. Come Today and See the Council Bluffs Car COMPANY, You can depend on Buying the Best for the very least money. PRICES LOW. 05 BROADWAY | 1°x3 AlISn Y O ) 405 BROADWAY & PRICES OFF! Bargans e Woul Dress Go 20 PER CENT DISCOUNT. Blankets, 20 Per Cent Discount. Ladies' Underwear, 25 Per Cent Discount, Secure these bargains early, for they will be offered only a few days. Carpet, Curtain and Upholstery STOCK WELL SUPPLIED. Call andsee us. Remember the place, 40 Broadway, Council Bluffs, la. HARKNESS DR, ©. B. 1UDD; BROTHERS, MANUFACTURER OF ELECTRIC BELTS AND ELECTRIC TRUSSES. No. 808 Broadway, Council Bluffs, Iowa. ‘WANTED—Good Salesmen on large commission or salary. WANTED—LOCAL AND TRAVELING AGENTS ON COMMIS{TON, February, May, October and November than in any other months. In Corea after a man is married he wears his huir in a knot at the top of his head. Pos- sibly this is because it breaks the force of the rolling pin. There is a question about the validity of a marriage by telephone, but we should 'think any level-headed judge would decide that it is & *'sound’’ proposal. 9 During the past fifteen years 110,841 mar- riages have been solemnized in Chicago, and 8,182 divorces granted. This is a ratio of one divorce to every fourteen marriages. Joseph Chamberlain, England’s fishery commissioner, is, according to the gossips, disposed to capture an American bride. Mr. Chamberlain has already buried two wives. A courtship that had been in progress thirty-one years terminated in marriage at Clinton, la., last week. It is supposed that 13‘155 leap-year privilege was exercised by the y. Phyllis Broughton, a London actress of burlésque and operetta, is said to be engaged to Lord Dagan, the son'and heir of Earl Cow- ley, & young man of twenty-two, and a great matrimonial catch. She—Before we were married you didn't think seven evenings 8 week too_often to visitme. I can’t see why you don't stay more at home now. He—Surely you don’t mean to say, my dear, that I stayed much at home thent A young man who had been rejected thir- teen times by a girl, didn't stop there. Re- membering that 13 is an unlucky number, he proposed for the fourteenth time und was accepted. He married the girl a year ago, and is now prepared to believe that 14isa more unlucky number than 13. A Port Huron (Mich.) young man thinks he comprehends what an empty honor is. He fought thirteen rounds with a rival to see ‘who should go home with a girl and came oft victor only after having his beauty impaired. Then he discovered that another fellow had meanwhile gone off with the prize. 1 can never be more than a sister to you," said a buxom widow tenderly, to an old bach- elor who proposed. **Ah, nadame, yes you can” he responded, gallantly, “I am not a man to lose hope.” “Yes. but I say I can- not,” she persisted. *You have daughters, madame,” he said, ‘‘and you may yet be my mother-in-law.” Twenty vears ago a rich Englishman and his wife went to Italy with a foreign courier, In Genoa the gentleman was taken ill and died. He was buried in the town and his wife stayed on at the hotel. After atune she married the courier and from that time to this they have lived in Genoa, going in the summer to a villa on the Lake of Uoluq,wlelch they rurchmd. Neither has set foot in Eng- land for twenty years. . The Rev. Dr. John Hall is said to have pocketed since last September fully $30,000 in marriage fees. One bridegroom gave him & check for $1,000 for tying the nuptial knot. Dr. Hall is worth $1,000,000; his total income is at least $100,000. The amount of #400,000,000 may be seen in his church any Sunday morn- ing. Dr. Hall has 8 monopoly of all swell weddings. Brides who desire to be in the fashion insist upon being married by the millionaire clergyman. Last Sunday at Matthews Mr.James Spittle and Miss Smiley Pressley were united in the bonds of matrimony by Rev. J. W.Abernethy at Monroe, S. C. The bride i0t yer twelve years old and her mother, before giving her consent to the union, stipulated that the bridegroom must_continue sending her to school. To this Mr. S. agreed and the young bride will not have to forego the pleasure of playing with the school children. NEW SPRING MILLINERY 1514 DOUGLAS 8P, OMAHA, ' 3 l NEB, SPECIAL NOTICES. NOTICE qI’ECIAL advertisements, such as Lost, Found, k‘ To Loun, For Sale, To Rént, Wants, Hoarding ete., Wi nserted fn this column 'at the low raté of TEN CENTS PER LINE for the first in. sertion und Five Cents Per Line for ench subse- quent insertion, Leave advertisements at our No, 12 Pear] Street, near Broadway, Coun- va, WANTS. - OR RENT-Large 10-room house and ‘one ncre of garden and fruit. *“Che: Hin ust west of residence of | r. Rice, 300 per year., Appl Everett, WAN A fitclass cook at “Buropean restaurant, Brown's building, Main st. OR RENT—Benson & Mayne, Masonic Tem- Dle, have several fine houses for rent. OR RENT — Furnished and unfurnished rooms. 8t avenue, JAOR RENT—Store room 21x80; good location for uny kind of business. Oliver Lower, 1023 South Main st. OR RENT—Tho St. Joo house: tion: 2irooms, Oliver Lower, Main st. WAN'I‘ED—A position as bookkeeper by & competent man in & first-class wholesale Address G 18, Bee Rent ood loca~ 023 South house. Best of references. office, Council Bluffs, ANTED--To exchange land in central Ne- braska for Council Bluffs property, Ap- ply to Council Bluffs Lumber Co. wANTED—xr you have any furniture, stov or carpets for sale, or if you want to " above goods, call on A! J. Mandel, 3% and Broadway. VW ANIED—Stocks of morchandtse. ~Have Omaha and Council Bluffs city property, also western land to exchange for goods. Call on or address J. B, Christian, 419" Lroadway, Council Bluffs ia, TIPTON'S AL ESTATE BOLLETIN! FINE RESIDENCE-Lot 100x50 feet, Broom ; water, hot and cold. Both streets Assexsments paid. - One block from center. Price 85,000, with fair oash payment; balance on long time. FOUR-ROOM RESIDENCE—On Avenus A, in Strect's addition. Lot #x120 feet. City watel Property in good repair, $000, small cash pa) ment, balance to sult, NICE LITTLE HOME—On street car line, in Evereit's addition; 6-foot lot, fenced. Nice shade. Good well, 3 good Tooms. 81,060, small cash payment, balance mouthly to right party. 480 ACRES LAND—In Monona county, Towa, twomiles from & good railroad town. 'Unim* Jroved. Rent for #00.00 for pasture, Suitable or fine stock and grain farm. Falrcasn pay- ment, bulance on easy terms. Will trade for good residence property in this city. “Price $15 per acre, SIX ROOM--Brick house, two @locks from dumuy depot, Broadway. Fiuest residence part of city, £1.500, SEVERAL NEW—3 to 5 room houses in Squire's park, #1000 to 1,500, monthly papments. Why pay rent? JE~On Graham avenu . B minutes walk; 3 depots; rs. 81,800, part cash, long time bal ance. FINE BUSINESS PROPERTY-West 224 feet of lot 19, original plat, Brosdway. od brick store hu!l“lnu with' ware rooms reachs ing from Broadway to Plerc 10,0 part cash. No finer business ite on "m:“‘h “. )’ One and two in blk. “I'" Curtis lam- “ley 10 each. Part cash. A bargain for fine residence site. a \ - Good five roorg houses, one almost new, T atian e Gther $1oo, Hoth eonventent for businessmen. A bargaln this week only. Small cash pa. nt. J. G. TIPTON, Renl Estate Broker, " OFFICER & PUSEY, BANKERS 800 Broodway Council Blug@fs, lows. Establishes 267,