Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 5, 1889, Page 6

ol i e g B A S e AR W RRAL THE OMAIIA BEE. COUNCIL BLUFFS OFFICE. NO, 12 PRARL STREET. Delivered by carrler in any part of the City at I'wenty Cents per Week, H, W. TILTON \ “ MANAGER. TELEPHONES: F1cR N, 2, Busix N )i, No. 2 D1 M N. Y. P. Co. Gleason coal. Council Bluffs Lumber Co., coal. Boston store, tho leaders in dry goods. Carbon Coal Co,, wholesale and retain. 10 Pearl, Ben Ware, charged has been released. Kane township was not represented at the Neolas convention. Millinery opening at Friedman’ and Tucsday evenings. The waterworks office will be open this evening until 9 o'clock. Justico Barnott will hear the larceny case sgainst Turner Tinnell next Monday. Since the new cement floor has boen placed in the calaboose, the cells are eusily drained. The Bartell-Witt damage case continues o occupy the avtention of the district court. Secrotary of State Jackson will address the republicans of this locality on the 16th. The Prouty case will probably be aired at the school board meeting next Tuesday even- ing. Residents of Avenue A continue to clamor for relief from the deep gulches in that thor- oughfare, Great preparations are being made for the Schutzen-Verein ball at Masonic temple on the 10th. Monday and Tuesday evenings there will be displayed the latest style of millinery ) Friedman's, Diphtheria is spreading, according to the city officials. Numerous notices to clean up are beiug served. Amew water pressure guage has been placed in the police station; in connection ‘with the fire pressure apparatus, There will be a meeting of the P. 15. O. so- eiety this afternoon av_half past 2 o'clock at the residence of Mrs, Horace Everett. A gentlemun in position to notice the nu- merous newcomers to the city, claims thero ‘will be 3,500 votes polled in Kane township next month, k will be a lively one in the dis- trict court. The criminal docket will be taken up. Three murder trials are booked for a hearing. Mrs. Mitchell has selected the finest and Jatest styles in-pattern hats and bonnets, which will be exhibited Monday and Tues- day evenings at Fricdman’s opening. Diphtheria cards were ordered displayed yesterday by the board of health at the resi- dence of George Hadloy, No. 334 Lincoln av- enue, and L. D. Gibson, No. 306 on the same street. The adjourned annual meeting of the fruit growers and gardeners will be held this aftornoon at 2 0'clock at the court house: Every one interested should be oresent. Officers are to be elected, ete. Important. The paving of streets with brick in the Fourth ward, under Contractor Miller, is Pprogressing rapidly. Thework done appears substantial and when completed the new streets will be by far the best drives 1 the city. The work of filling in the rear of the lots on Washington avenue, where piling has been placed, to prevent further encroach- ment by the creck, is progressing rapidly ‘The lots are being extended. sviue thirty feev. J. HPace has_secnred a building permit for a 86,000 two-story frame residence, 49x on lot 11, blck 17, I3ayliss? first addition Fifth avenue Mechoaists have taken out a permit for a $4,000 church, and the Stents- ville Methodists will ercct a $700 chapel. A pleasant birthduy party was given last evening by the friends of Uncle John Ham- mer and his grand daughter, Miss Maud Schicketanz, Uncle John completed his sixty-seventh year and Muud her eighth, ‘The little girl received a hundsome pony and Uncle John the congratulations of a host of friends, A letter just received by the Coursing club from Thomas McDermott, of Ottawa, 11, anuounces that he will be here in a few days ‘with mine red foxes and half a dozen more bounds for the ctub. It is the intention of theclub to give an exhibition chase at the fair grounds, free to everybody, to make amends for the wretched Lippodrome of lust summer, und give the public a proper ides of the svort. It has developed that the horse stolen from E. B. Mayne and recovered at tho veterinary stables of Dr. S, Stewart was evidently tuken as a piece of wischief: A saddle belonging to Mr. Tinley Was tuken at the same time. The horse was driven 10 the western part of the city, where the buggey and harvess were left, and the temporary owner then saddled the nag and rode buck to the center of tho city, where he turned the animal loose, All of the property h NOR MENTION, with counterfeiting, Monday C. B Music C. Finest market in ciy—J. M. Scanlan’s, e J. G. Tipton, real estate, 527 Broadway. C. 13, steam dye works, 1013 Broadway. Steam and hot water plumbing, Work done Gilvort, corner Pearl avenue, Council Bluffs, heating, first-class in both cf John streat and Witlow Dr, Murphy,optician, room 216 Merriam bil. Winter & Monroe, sign painters, 416 13° beautify your house in 12 West Maine. —— E. H. Sheafe & Co. give special aitention 10 the collection of reuts and care of proparty an the city and vicioity. Charges moderate. Oftice Broadway and Main stroets, £ gil) Chapman’s ari store, - Fouutains Be cigar, Let Russmussen best style and choap. Tube paints e Got block., next Eiseman ST 2 T What's In a Nam.? 1 wish the papers would quit trylug to run me out of town,” remarked Mr. S. H. Foster, of the Council Bluffs Pawt, Glass and Oil company yesterday afternoon to Tng BeE. veral days ngo you stated that Sol Foster had just returned from the south and was preparing to remove 1o Arkansas. Tho other papers copied it, und some of them, evidently thinking to be a little more ex- plicit, aunounced that it was S, H. Fostor or Sol H. Foster, and between bateh of you I am kept pretty busy answer- Ing questions, ery little while somebody stops up and shakes hands with a ‘Sorry to see you go, Sol:' When are you going to leave(® *What decided you to leave,’ or ‘Where are ¥you going Lo move tot’ It I8 getting tiresome, especially as I haven't entertained any idea of leaving the Lufts, still with ’em, and don't propose to bo run out of town just yet, I will be truly grateful. L have known for some time that 1 have never scen him. Such a report as this makes it unpleasaut for a business man, a8 many would undonbtedly withdraw their tronage if they know that ho was prepar- to close out and leave the city, Sorry to . trouble you, but it seems to we that as the papers have gotten me into this wess they ought to help me out of it.” ————— Fine dressed chickens. G. Mottaz, Tel. 178, s New Pacific House, best botel in the city. §1.50 per day. Meals 350, Ao L2 Dempsoy & Butler candy factory, Maln street. . s Bixby has removed to Merriam block. ————— Desirable dwellings for rent at moauerate lces. E. H. Sheafe & Co., rentul agents, Emudmu and Main streets, up stairs, ~—— City Hall vs Free Bridge. The mayor has not yet issued his proclama- authorized by the council at its last meeting, to csll an election for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the city the tion, the whole Now then if you will just break it lightly to the wourning thousands that Iam had & double here, as far as name is concerned, buv 105 question of voting bonds in the sum of $165,- 000 or less for securing site and orecting @ new city hall, but it is underatood that the matter will coma up at tho regular Novem- ber election on the bth of next wonth, This will avoid the expense attendant on a special election, and at the same time will bring the question before the people about as 800a AS it could be if such an election was cailed. Allof the aldermen, with the exception of Alderman Everett, are avowedly in favor of erecting the proposed new building a8 soon as possible, and the gentleman named, while of the opinion that a new city hall is not as yot the city's most pressing need, does not express any determined opposition to the move. The only objection thus far voiced to the city hall project s that it might delay the erection of & new bridge, which 18 generaily regarded as of far more importance to the city at the present time than A new city building. Of course, there are leagihy and exnaustive arguments both pro and con, but itis yet 00 early for any actual work to have been done in the matter either way. As nearly as can_be ascertained, the only objection to the building of a new city hal will come from those who profess to believe that it is a move gotten up for the purvose of defeating tho free brilge project. Whether or not this is really the plan is a matter of conjecture. The city undoubtedly necds both, but 1t is argued that both can not be secured at the present time. If it is demonstrated that the city can not have both, there will be a contest to see which it shall be, with the chan At present in- dicated, strougly in of the free bridge. It has been aseert>d that cortain parties heavily interosted in the presont bridge and electric motor are at the bottom of the move to boom the erection of acity hall, for the reason, as above stated, that it would in all probability retard the building of a free bridge, which would throw opon a most in- viting ‘avenue for a competing line. Hoh, Georgo F. Wright, sccretary of the bridze and motor comdiuy, was seenregarding tho matter, and stated chat, as far as ho was coneerned, he shonld oppose tha building of a city hall, as he did not believe that it was needed as badly as other things, “The advocates of the city hail argue that its erection would ot in tho least interfere with the prospects of the desired free bridge, and that, as the Bluffs must have the co- operation of Omaha in the latter case, this matter is not yet ripe, and that, even if it was, there would be no delay or interference caused by voting the necessary bonds for the city hail On the other hand. itis urged that the ercotion of the city hall would not beiefit the cily to any great extent, so far as increasing the population or wealth is concerned, whilo a free bridge would do both Also that the city hall would swallow up a lot of the public funds without benefitting the people, while tho bridge would save nickels, dimes and dollars for every citizen. These arguments are advanced on the theory that if the hall is built the bridge can not be secured. Tho fight is hardly on us yet, but thore is every indication that before the question is finally submitted at the polls there will be a great deal of hard work done. R i John W. Camp has purchased M. Keatings drug store, 505 Broadway, and is stacking it up with a complete line of seasonable goods, Mr., Camp has curned a reputation in this city as being A most careful and competent ption clerk, and he will take first n this respect 1 the city, His new store will also be headquarters for the fine trade 1n al other respects. gl Ty Money loaned at L. B. Craft’s & Co.’s loan office on furniture, pianos, horses, wagons, personal property of all kinds, nd all other articles of value, without removal. All business strictly confi- dential. wvor — Kelloy & Younkerman sell gro Chase aud Sunborn coffess a specialty. = Another County Ticket. About fifty or sixty, farmers chicfly, met at Neota Thursday, under the name of tho labor convention. Most of the manipulators were members of the Farmers’ alliance, but the constitution of that body forbids the bo- litical uso of its power or name. “The convention passed resolutions scoring both the old parties for failing to recognize sufliciently the industrial and agricultural clusses, which was pronounced a sufiicient justification for nommating a full and inde- pendent county ticket., Resolutions were passed in favor of the government coutrolling railway and tele- graph lnes, and that all money should be i sucd direct by the government; also in favor of avolishing the electoral college and elect- ing the president and vice president by divect vote of the people; also favoring the reduc- tion of interest from 10 per cent to§ per cent; also for reducing the salary of county ofiicials to an equality with the earnings of laborers and farme On_this platform ticket was nominated. Legislators—H. §. Warkins, of Neola; H. S. Alexander, of Hardin, Auditor—Roland Ward, of Keg Creek. Treasurer—C. B, Bardsley, of Neola. heriff—A. B, Perkins, of i<eg Creal. Superintendent of Schools—Miss Etta Me- Mabon, of Council Bluff cr—Dr. J, M. Wyland, of Minden Surveyor—L. P. Judson, os Council Bluffs, ——— The Conncil Bluffs Carpot Co still keeps far ahead of all competitors in the west in tho essential pomnts of large stock, good goods and low prices. They are the only ox- clusive carpet house in western lowa, and have the most perfect facilities for handling their immense trade, which covers western lowa and eastern Nebraska, 1eople within fifty miles can save railway fare in the pur- chase of a sinzlo bili of goods, They buy for cash and sell 10 the consumer at wholesale prices. the following county —— The Motor on Kifth Avenue. The electric motor company has surveyors at work along the proposed line of the trans- fer extension, from Pearl street down Pifth avenue and Paciiic avenue, to the Union Pa- cific transfer, It was the tention of the company to run this line down Sixth avenue mstead of Fifth, but the plan is changed. The reason is not officially stated, but 1t is understood to be that the line, as now planned, will give the public better service, and divide the city more evenly, especially as it is now intended to run another line down Ninth avenue, past the union depot grounds, thenco around to the wmain line. However, it is Lardly probable that the Ninth avenue line will be built before spring, although the company will get at it as soon as possible. The other line, down F'ifth ave- nue, wiil be ouilv this fall, and work will be commenced at ouce, provided the property owners do not raise such objections as will prevent it. It is understood that the com- pany takes tue same position in this instance that they did regurding the Pierco strect line; that is, that if they are required to pay for 'the paving they will not occupy tho street, Several pronounced kicks have already de- veloped, and 1t is certain that there will be quite a little jangle before the line is built, even if it 18 bullt at all. There is nothing that can prevent the building of the lne, if the company desires to build 1t, as they have a right of way over cvery street aud avenue in the city, so that the paviog question is really theouly question in controversy. Al- thoujh the company has this right of way, they can not, according to law, occupy the streots without paying for the paviug be- tween the rails and for a foot outside, unless exempted by the property owners. The company maintains that such a law is Dot equitable, as an eloctric line does not wear out the paving as does an ordinary street car line, yet they do not maintain that they can evude it. Thelir position is thatthe roperty owners can not afford to let them uild upon other streets, as the building of the line would greatly increase the value of abutting proverty, Ior this reason they an- ticipate no decided objection, They are bound to build a line to the transfer, and the question is not where, but how the line will 0. B o now planned, the route is down Fifth and Pacific avenues to the transfer, thence across the as yet unsettled portion of the bottows, to the main line ou avenue A, near the east end of the lowa np})rum'h to the bridge. A move has been on foot for some timeto secure & line aoross this part of the city, and & bonus of §10,000 has been raised by real estate men and property owners to | induce the company to builld the live, This line, however, would unot perwanently re- maib & part of the Fifth avenuo Line, as it would becowe @ part of the Nioth avenue line, thus making a direct line to Omaha from the union depot and transfer, doing away with the necessity of brin ing all b sengors by a round about way on Pear) street and Broadway to get over the river. It is intended to have electric cars running to the transfor before wintor sots 1, and if pos: ble all tho portions of the city now reached by tho street cars will be visited by the elec: tric motor, and the bobtail cars discontinued by the 1st'of January, 1890, - . Drassod chickens, frash fish, oysters, etc., alwuys at Fearon's, 535 Broadway. Broken Marriags Vow Another case of marital infelicity came to light last evening when W, Vanatta applied at police headquarters for a warrant for the arrest of his wife on the charge of aduitery. The paper was served by Deputy Marshal White, and tho woman taken to the station. Little could be learned of the case until about 9 o'clock in the eveniag, when Vanatta appeared ot the station in charge of Officer Kemp, who had arrested him at the instiga- wion of the angry and thoroughly indignant woman. When the pair met in the station therewas a scene, and ina very few minutes the spectators were acquainted with nearly all of the disgusting details of the case. After ndulging in mutual recriminations for a while, Vanatta told the reporter the entire history of tho case, Space forbids its reproduction, but the principai points are as follows: 1Both had previ sult proved mar failure, daunted, thoy tried it again, and beca in all to'each other ninetecn years ago. atta is a cripple, haviog lost a and hand during the war, for which he receivesa pension of £36 w month. Four children w: born to them, and there was no_serious trouble until about three weeks ago. At that time a Q" switchman, named Harry McAllistor, becams a too frequent visitor at the Vanatta household on_Second avenue, between ‘Twelfth and rteanth street, and aincs then the head of the family plleges that ho has scen said visitor in bed with his wife, on no less than seven different occasions, His little eirl, aged fourteen years, first callea his attention to the mat- ter, but he would not believe it until com. pelled to. Wednesdav night he stood out- side, and through a broken pane of glass heard the guilty couple plan to deliberately rob him, He states that Congressman Reed is work- ing to secure buck pension woney for him, and have his allowance raised to §56a month, and promsed him that he would receive about §3,600 withina couple of weeks. The woman informed bher paramour of this and suid that she would get it all, as sbe had done in the past, and would then deposit enough in the bank to “keep the —— —— —— — —quict for awhile,” and they would elope with the remainder. A married duughter of sixteen years,whose husband deserted her a few months ugo after nine weeks of wedded life,is also a discordant element, and unites with her mother in giv- ing the father a sound thrashing whenever the occasion seems to warrant it. So matters have goue from bad to worse, and Vanatta could stand it no longer and used her arrest. The woman denies it all and says he is addicted to the use of opium and morphine, and does not know what he is about. When he offered to pro- cure her release and take her home if she would promise to hve with him and behave us she should, she refused to promise and said she would remain there and stand trial. She also insisted that she would pre- fer charges against him, but refused to say what ti were, and said she would wait until morning. 'She took hin into a corner and tried to sottle on other terms. but was unsuccessful. Vanatta spent the night at the station, being afraid to go home, as his married though husbanaless danghter said she would raise a crowd and have him Iynchad. He insists that he loves the woman and fairly worships the ground she walks on, and has for nineteen years, yet she scoffs and jeers at hun, and evideatly loathes the sight of him. He alleges that she openly boasts of her preference for McAllister, and curses and abuses him as a helpless cripple, It is a rather unusual case, possessing some very queer complications, and with its low and disgusting features are coupled many of a very pitiful nature —— Always on Time. If you wish tn purchase a good andreliable watch 25 per cent less than club rates, and on easy terms, then call at once and make your own selection at C. B. Jacquemin & Co., 27 Main strect. ——— ‘The latest styles in pattern hats and bon- nets will bedisplayed Monday and Tuesday evenings at ricdman’s millinery opening. ———— Sate of the Bleciric Lighe Plant. It is quictly whispered that the Sperry Electric Light company, of Chicago, which has been negotiating for the past ten days for lots in the southern part of the city on which to locate their plant for lighting the city, according to the contract awarded them by the council a few weeks ago, has just completed a different and far more jmport- ant deal, which is nothing less than the pur- chase of the entire plant of the Council Bluffs Electric Light and Power cowpany, of which Mr. Thomas _Oficer is president and principal owner. Mr. Grecory, the rep- resentative of the Sperry company, has just returned to Chicago, and it s known that he has been in close confereice with Mr. Of- ficer for the vast four days with refcrence to this matter. The entire plant was carefully inspected by Mr. Gregory, and Mr. Ofticer Wwas requested 0 put a brice upon it. He announced that the prica of the plant was abouc $30,000, which is about the amount that_the general pubiic regarded as the cost. Mr. Gregory replied that his company could duplicute it for 30,000, being a manufacturing compuny in_the electrical mauchingry business, Tt 13 not known what price Mr. OMcer placed upon the property, but it is believed that Mr, Gregory hias zone to Chicago to consult with his company regarding the matter of pur- chase, inasmuch as no lots were purchased on which to locate a plant, although vids were to have been opened on the 1st inst, If the report of the sale should prove cor- rect, it would create no surprise, as Mr, Oficer stuted, after the contract was let to the Sperry company, that he could not hope to compete with them in furnishing arc lights, a8 their contract price was 8o low that he could make no money at it, and if they attempted to cut prices it would result in driving him out of the market, as he would not run at a loss, which he would have to do to follow their prices, as they could furmish light at much less than he could as they manufacturod their own machinery and could equip & plant for much less mone This being the case, it is vory probable that he would be glad to scll at a fair fizure. As it is, the policy of the Sporry eowpany to replace Thomsou-Ilouston machines with their own whenever possible, it is hardly provable that the deal will fali through, - Diwelling for saie on easy payments. Also vuilding lots et lowest market prices, "Call and examine our list. 12, H. Sheafe & Co. R he Famous' cash bargain house, 200 3'y The Trio of Sneak Thieves. At 1 0'clock yesterday afternoon, while no one was in the store but Mrs, Maurath, three young men entered the store of J. J. Maurath & Co., No. 53) Broadway, and while two of them engaged the atteution of the lady, the third party quictiy picked up a box contain- ing a pair of shoes valued av $2 snd walked off, Mrs. Maurath noticed his disappear- ance, and on going to the doar saw him dis- appear around Pearl street with the box under bis arm. At this juncture the other two dashed out of the door, but Mrs, Muu- rath poluted them outtou policeman, who immediately gave chuse aud soon overiiauled them. The prisoners were taken to the police station and locked up on the charge of larceny frow @ building - Western Lumber and Supply Co., 18th and 14th streets and 2d and 3d avenues, carry the largest stock of lumber, piling polé,ties, lime, cement and building waterial i the west. E. W. Raymond, wanager, ~ - Attend the W, 1. Bus.college,Council Bluffs, Swanson Music Co., 335 Broadway. - What Mr. Bryant Says. Mr. R. 1. Hryant, who was indicted by the grand jury for obtaining money under false pretonscs, is au old resident of the Bluffs, and has beld several public positions, the last of which was @ three years terw on the re- othing all an- usly wedded, and the school board, $YE) Bryant states ho has been grossly miscgpresented, and will be able to make a clean|swowing when the caso comes to trial, Other than this he had no statement to maké 'Wis fndictment con- tinues to be a thema §f much conversafion, and surprise at tnis charge is expressed on all hanos, — Morehouse & Co., 1*P'g blank books, bank and commercial work. - The Coal Question—TReply. The advertisement of several rewil deal ors under the forn of a_communication, as it appears in Tie Buwof yesterduy, i8 not based upon the truth, and the partios signiog the samo are well awaro of it, as the follow- ing reasons from their own standpoint will testify: First—We have had applications from four of them individually, to be taken in out of the cold. In otnor words, if they sold coul at our prices, would we allow them the cartage, each party pledging himself to keep strictly mum so far as his neighbor was con- cerned. Second—We have offers from the samo partics basod on the following, viz. : A—Under what conditions would wo re- tire from the retail business, they guaran- tecing us a certain tonnago for the, seasons of 18500091, and finding & market ‘for our coal B—Under what conditions would we re- main in the retail business, thoy guarantee- mg a certain tonnage as before, but we agreeing to maintuin pric 17rom the foregoing facts I think the en- erous public will agres with —me. Any furthor remarks unnecessary. H. A. Cox, Council Bluffa, Ta,, Brown building. A. T. Thatcher, Chicago, 1L - Lied ge o Mude for your special uso by Moreliouse & Co. - - Fire at Manawa. Fire broke out in the attic of Hotel Man- awa yesterday morning, and that handsome and popular hostelry had another narrow e cape from destruction, Col Reed. and Mr, MacConnell nad just left the hotel and come up town, but as “there were many people around the hotel there were plenty of fire fighters, aud the flames were subdued be- fore serious damage had been doue. Lot Personal Paragraphs. F. S. Pusey, of Denver, is in the city. Miss Susie Grifin left yesterday for Glen- wood, where she will attend school. Misses Maud and 'Mamie Oiiver are visit- ing Mrs. R. B. Muleahey, of Sioux City. Dr. 8. P, Miller, of Tacoma, W. T., is vis- iting J. R. Rice and Dr, L. E. Roe, of this city. Twelve pounds granulated sugar for $1.00 Allother goods equaliy low at tearon’s, 530 Broadway. L. W. Gumphroy, city marshal of Avoca, was in the Bluffs looking after certain mat- ters of business. £. J. Brezee, taxidermist at the Lincoln State university, is in the city delivering work contracted for during his residence tere and will remain here over Sunday. The many friends of County Supervisor ‘Waite wilt be gratified to learn that he is once more able to attead'to public business, having nearly recovered from his recent ill- nes S. G. Moorliouse, of Santa Monica, Cal., a former resident of Rocktord township and still the owner of a fine farm near Lovelaud, is bere on a short visit with his brother-iu- law, Mr. Hugh Goss. C. C. Shephard, of Columbus, O., brother of H. L. Shepard, of this city, will arrive here on the 9th to visit his brotuer and pros- peet for a business location. He s oune of the patent right lawyers of Coluaibus. Mrs. Senator Fawr, of Nevada, will pass through this city, via the Burlington, Octo- ber 6 in a special Pullman car, fully manned and equipped and set aside especiaily for her use from the Pacific coast to New York city, Misses Minnie Monroe, Louise Herman, Dollie Henkle, ~Maggie Gibbons, Kittie Duane and Maudo Young, all puils' of the St. F'rancis academy, of this caity, visited Slmq May Wilson, of Sioux City, on Wednes- ay. D. T. Jarret, deputy sheriff of Wayne county, Towa, was in the city yesterday, but left for home last evening. His mission was to arrest a certain party. Ths he ac- complished, finding his man just as the lat- ter was taking the train for Omaha. Mr. Jarret is a nephew of Mr. Davis, the father of Jimmie Davis. L st For Blank Books write Morehouse & Co. Council Bluffs, Ia. - JAVA'S ANGLING APES. n O1d Traveler's Story of the Mon- key and His Crab Dinner, “Monke abound in the island of Java,” said an old eastern traveler to a New York Sun reporter, ““for shooting them is looked upon as the worst kind of vandalism, and they do very little damage, rarely injuring the evops on the farms, and living chiefly on wild fruits, There is, however, a species of large npe the hat is not whoi tarian. e is about the size of : chimpanzee, and when full grown, his davk face is encireled with a bushy white beard and whiskers, giving it a very whimsical expression, ludicrously like that of a little old man, He1s not at all wild, and he seems to have some iden of practical joking, which leads him occasionally to descend to the lower boughs of a high tree in the eyvening and hold out his paw in apparent friend- liness to any one who happens to be near. A person who is not familiar with the queer brute’s tricks apt to_suppose that the monkey sires to shake hands. and goes under the treo for the purpose of meeting the amicable advance half way. He is for- tunate if he escapes a slap on the face. At all events the paw is withdrawn be- f the human fingers touch it, and the ape, sitting a few feet above the range of n man’s spring, scratehes his ribs and @bt insultingiy. The long tail is sometimes lowered instead of the hand, and then the chances of the creature dealing a malicious stroke are greatly increased, for the caudle appendage is extremely lithe and flexible, and is of as much service to its owner as a fifth limb, It is & noticeable thing about these tails that they ave nearly always badly searred at the extremity.and fréquently hear wounds quite fresh and still ble ing, The monkeys use their tails as fishing lines and with them cateh the crabs that infest the coast of the island., These erabs are about the size of the haurd-shell crustacea of the snme species that are offered forsale in our own mar- kets, and the apes are their only enemies, for nobody else on the island cares to cat them, They live in holes several yards above high water mark, and when they emerge to look for food they look cautiously around to see whother an ape is near. If they see one or suspect his prescnce they go back, and they uve 80 quick in their movements that the monkey has no chance of eatching them. But the ani- mal has perfect passion for crab meut, and his appetite must be gratified at any personal sucrific Going to a hole into which he has seen a crab retreat, he inserts his tail as far as it will extend, which is gen- erally to the end of the cavity. Any person concealed in the vicinity and watching him at such a moment sces the funniest spectacle imaginable, The fisher sits perfectly still, with his mouth wide open, an oxpresaion of anxious pectancy on his face, and anticipatory tenrs gathering in his eyes. He never hus long to wit, for Java's erab is very much like the snapping turtlein its dis- position. In a few minutes the mou- 's mouth closes with a snap, the teeth are clenched tightiy, the oyes shut and the water that has risen in them tickles down the hairy cheeks. The contortions of the countenance speak of torture hervoically endured; for l!m animal has a bite, and he is waiting for the paey to take & fast hold, Then the tail, with the doomed crab elinging 10 its tip, is jerked swiftly from the | hole, whirled around for w couple of seconds to give it impetus, and brought aown on the ground with & crash that breaks the crab’s shell as though it were a badly guarded head at Donny- brook Fair.” Tho ape’s meal is served. Ho picks out the meat with his claws, only interrupting his enjoyment of tha ropast now and then to moan in self- commiseration and moisten his wounded tail with his tongue.” e — ALL ON ‘TTHE SAME ERRAND, Rentucky Ranaways, Sceking Scoret Wedding:, Surprise ach Other. Three couples from Hardin county, all of whom knew each other, but none of whom knew of any other proposed elopement_but their own, erossed to Jeflersonville yesterday afternoon and returned last might, all catching the same train, says the Louisville Courier- Journal. About 2 o’clock J. S, Cralle Eliza McDonald arrived and crossea the classic Ohio. They were accompaniod by Rev. Thomas Robertion,of the Meth- odist faith, the pastor of the givl’s par- onts, who performed the ceremony at the Falls City hotel. They spent the afternoon in viewing Jeffersonville, The ink had scarcely dried on the marriage register before Van Carico and Miss Annie E. Bivens approached Deputy County Clerk MeCormick and asked for the logal documents necessary to a marviage ceremony. “Where are you from?” asked the genial deputy. “We are from Hardin county,” re- sponded the blushing bride, while the tull groom smiled extensively and blandly. “Do you know theso people?” said the deputy, showing them the numes of the first parties. They did. Tho lady lived but four miles from the home of the groom. and they wondered if the same cause led to the former elopement. Having secured the license the pros- pective bride hustled her prospective better half into a steer car, whence they alighted i frout of Justice Keig- win’s office, and ho porformed the core- mony in his purlors. Mr. and Mes, Carico returned to this city and looked at the show windows on Fourth avenue, and while all this was being accomplished George M. Che- nault and Miss Al Van Meter eloped and were married by the humous Jus- tice Keigwin. Mr. Chenuult found that he and Miss Van Meter knew all four of the former parties, and was very much excited for fear his visit shoul be found out upon his return home. The three' newly-made pairs and the minister met in the waiting room of the Louisville & Nashville depot, and it was arranged that they should tell ‘‘pa n’ ma’ tant they had all been to this city to seo the matinee at Harris’, with the preacher as a chaperone. County Clerk Stealey,of Jeffersonville, had, up to last night, issued 559 mar- ringe licensed since the first of the year, 507 of which were to eloping couples. New Albany is way behind in the con- st for Gretna Green honors. but by way of inducement to eloping couples, the officials in that town are thinking seriously of giving Waterbury watches to each matrimonial applicant. —_— nd Miss The Disappearance of Deserts. ‘What were supposed to be deserts are vapidly vanishing before the advance of civilization. There was a time when the United States had only one of no small size, when it was considered that all the land west of the Missouri river was a barren waste. The farmers of Kansas, Nebraska and Dakota have d posed of much of the great American desert, says Iron. Once upon a tim large portions of the interior of Afri were believed to be arid and unculti- vable. Now we learn that they are fruitful and well popoulated. The in- terior of Australin has been held up as an awful example of 2 howling wilder- ness, destitute of water and of animal or vegetable life. That illusion is now be- ing rapidly dispelled. Recent explorers report that inner Austraiia is no Suaba- ran waste, and that, though unin- habited, it can support a large popula- tion. There are grassy plains, large lakes, and also traces of gold and precious stones, A north and south railway is now being made through the centre of Australin, and doubtless witk 1ts completion the last trace of the des ert will vamish. The iron borseis a wonderful dispeller of illusions of that kind. The truth is, that there are regions in America, Asia and Australia which are barren from the standpoint of primitive and ignorant agriculture, but which, when taken in hand by the educated farmer of the present day, with his implements, develop into fe tile fields and pastures. An Obhject sesson, Time: Scene—Bedroom in Burry mansion—2 a. m. Mis. Du B, (in an “There is come home the Du 9 injured tone)— no reason why you should at this hour and in this condition. It’s scandalous!” Mr. Du B.—*“Noth’'n sort, m’d Ten ‘clock I came home 'n you s was tight, 'n [ jes’ wen’ ’tout’n tight—t show yer—diffunce!” Skins on Fire Agonizing, tehing. burninz and biceding KEczema | its worst stages. A raw sore m head o leet. Hair gone. Doctorn a ospitals fail, Tried ev ' wred by the Cuticura Remedie for $6. Cured by Cuticura T am curea of a loathsome disease, eczems In its worst stage, I tried different doctors and have been throtgh the hospital, but ull to no purpose. The disense coverod my whole hody rom the top of my head to soles of my fect. My Liair all cam. . leaving mo & eomplet raw sore. After tryinz everything I heard your OUTICURA REMEDIES, and after using three bottles of CUTICURA ITESOLY Curiouns and CUricuith Soav, | ¥ cured at the cost of about &, | would not withiont the CUTI Ui HEMEDIES in my house, as I find them usorul in many cases, and | tiink they are the only skin ind blood medi- cines, 1. GEILMAN, Wurtsboro, N. V., Burning and Itching T was sick in the full of 1838 with a burning and itehing 50 bad that in three weeks I was covered with & ragh, and could not sleop nights or work duys. Somb do-tors thougbt it might Lo salt rhoum (cczema), and 8d they hid never seen anything hike it hefc 1 recodved 10 hielp from any or them, or from any midicine that I could get Lold of until T tried your Cirr- OURA REMEDIES, After Uhres weeks' uso | was abloto work and kopt getting better, until Iam now entirely cured commend them to all suflaring with skin diseases E.OSMJ ar, id I gov ‘aftsville, Vt. i TRA RREMEDIEN Success- fully for my baby, was afficted with eczema, and had such itching that he EOL 110 Test day or i, he liching s gone, and wy baby ‘is cured, and is now a healthy, rosey LLEIMANN, Belolt, Kan. 2 icura Resolvent, The new Hlood Purlficr and purest and hest of Humor Cures, internally, Cur itA, the great Skin Cur FoAp, and ex quisite Bkin exteranlly, " instantly relleve and l]n‘ml\)]y and permanently cure the WOSL agonizing, Itehing, buraing, blacding, sealy. or 4 pimply discases and huy of the ski p, aud blood, with loss of i fiaples toscrofuli evervwhere, Price, QuTICURA, e, ¢t HESOLVENT, §1.0), Preparcd by th Drua axp CHEMICAL CORFORATION, Porr Bostoii. §# Seud for how “How to Cure Bkin Dis- eason.t 01 pages, 60 illustrations, aad 100" testl moniils. PIM" and BUAP, e MUSCULAR STRAINS and pains, back ache, weak kldneys black-heads, red, rough, chapped otly skin prevented by CUTICUKA 8 il slightly disfl in the Lime, Comont, Plaster and Stucco, with plenty of ice fresh coal on track. D Bt hovo 106, Brondiway t COAL! COAL! A. T. THATCHER, Chicago, Ills. H. A COX, Western Sales Agent Office 114 Main Street, Brown Building, Telephone 48, We will sell to consumers direct, Selected Anthracite Coal at the fol« lowing, reduced price: Grate and Bgg, - - $8.25 8.50 Rauge and Nut, Chestnut. - - - - - 8.50 Walnut Block #3.60. And the best grades of Soft Coal. Jackson $5, Cedar $3.50, Ca House Coke 12¢ pe bushel or $7.00 per ton. Terms, Cash, with order, ail coal fresh mined, well serecncd and promptly des Wyoming Lump #3.50, inel $6.50, Towa Nut § 2,65, rheumatism, and chest pains relioved in ONE MINUTE by the CUTICURA ANTI-PALY PLASTER. 20 conts. lvered ——TO THE— Coal Consuming Public . The coal dealers of Council Bluffs would most respectfully say in explanation 5)! the reduction in price of conl made by A. T. Thatcher, of this city, that Mr, Thatcher has herctofore claimed to sell coal by wholesale only. and that many of us have purchased coal from him at the market prices, and would still continue to do so, if we could get a good article of coul that would please our trade, but with coal bought from Mr. Thatcher woe have had a great deal of trouble and complaint, and those of us who have handled his coal have been ‘Obliged to Withdraw Our Orders from him or lose our customers, To resent this and coerce the dealers into buying an inferior article of conl Mr. Thatcher has come into the retail trade, and is now offering his coal ut a los price delivered to cousumers than he charged us for it at his yards, and also a lower prices than we could purchase Merchantile Conl elsewhore, Wo are propared to furnish a statement fully verified as to the correctness of the above explanation: Snapp & Knotts, D. . Gleason, Carbon Coul Co., J. E. Meyers, N. W. Williams, i, B. Markle, Council Bluffs Lumber Co., T. L. Smith, ackett & Preston, L. M. Shubert, Jos. McWillinms, OFFICER & PUSEY, BANKERS. Corner Main and Broaaway, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA. Dealers in foretgn and domestic exchange, Collections miade aid futerest paid on time de- Posits, E. Mayne, Wm. Welch ANDS for sale or exchange. room b, Everett block, i room 5 N. C. Phitiip and Kansas for N. C. Phillips, D farms in Tow for city prop. Everett block. OTS8 on {th ave. and 10th st Lisnaps.” ¥ nepherd, U Matn st OTS on Broad auywhero between Cou 3 :{'il Hl\rllls and Owinha,” Benson & Shepherd, 9 Main st. A VENUE A lots, corners, groat bargains, - AV B & e e bareuia D. J. EDMUNDSO! E. L. Sut OT on 4th avenue, Van Brunt & Rice's sub., Pris, Vice Prés. e f X 4 R. HANNAN, Cashier, cheap. Benson' Shepherd, § Main st, G OIS on Glen ave. geiuine suaps. Benson & Shephnerd, ¥ Main st. Paid up Capital --$150,000.00 ]: OUSES and lots; #10) casn, $20 cash, $50 Surplus .. 35,000.00 cash, balance easy. Benson & Snepherd Liability to Depositors....335,000.00 | ¢ Muinst, Dinkctons—I. A, Miller, I son, B. L > Shugart, O e dheaan S Shepherd, % Main st, Haunan, Interest on tine deposits RVAL BSTAT A ination of titles. W. C. Jamos, No. 10 Peatl st. {01 SALE—Acre lots in Orchard place. This abroperty s located in the Iive mursery, ZCPENRI outh of the main purt of the city. 15 miles Incorporatea Nov. 1, 1870, 5 § atoa 0 Pear Southwest Corn Iway aiid Maln Strects [ from courthouse, Geo, Metcalf, 10 Pear! st. TAL %150,000. OFFICERS—N. P, Dodge, President; Tereshe ice President: A, W. Riv Cashier, DIRECTORS--N Kecline, J. L, Dodge, THOS. OFFICER. © J. M. PALMER SUBURBAN & INTERIOR PROPERTY Intne city. Gilt edged n‘murl unifies to fmme- aiate investors and lome seekers. very cheap motor line, corners, 810 per month, enson & Bought an1 soly MORSALE—Well establishad hardware siore including tin shop ), clean, new stock ofstoves, ete., in Z-story Dric 11ding, 22x00, with elevator’ and 'watohouse. Good rensons for selling. B, Grahl, 101 K. B-wuy, Co. Bluffs, ALE—On easy to me of the best ‘anged modern Nouses mew) in Councl) Blufis, Al improyements, - finely tocated xou, Merviam'block. W NTOPF, Real Estate, Special attention given to exannnation and eor- rection of title lands and lots in city and county, No. % North Muin st. A John man P. Dodge, J. Bereshoim, Geo. tewart, W, W. Wallace, @, M. W, H, M. Pusey OTS in Mullin's sub, #10 cash, bal 100 $10 p Amonih.Benson & Shepherd, E Muin st, Jo O SALE or ltent —Gardon land with houses, by . I IRice, 102 Main st., Coancil Biuffs, JOR SALE ! Towa, loca operation. Therc i under the farm, Geo. NORSALE cro farm | v conl m aro in five foot 1 of conl Metcalf, No. 10 Poar] st, 1mproved and unimproved prop erty in overy part of the city, Rara oppor tunities for investors who soe utations splendid opportunities for those ‘who desire Bomes. (ico. Metcalf, No. 10 Pear! st. ounty, [eIads v -8y B USINESS tocations o Main and Irondway groat bargawy, Goo. Metealf, No, 10 Pearl st O BALE—-S0 feet tr tween C 1, bout ho Also a number of el Geo. Metealf, No, ‘IS [awa g €1 “1S Wep 9 utage located be 56 and Manawa beach lots I Hegatta place 10 Pearl st. 9100 J01SaM STI00A 3% JO oINS | ()DELL BROS. & CO. loan monsy. The most Iiberal terms offored. 103 Pearl st, RAFFLE NOTIOE Tickots for g of 1ionse and 1ot in Co all sold tne date of rafile 13 Yemember you can Tekets at Manha and raflle icil Bluifs not betn, cnanged to Dec. '.'JK ' 8400 Dioperty for §1; an and Moore & Bowman's, “ango[vIe0 207 PUOS -03e: sy 3s9ug o3 S1a[ SPECIAL NOTICES. COUNCIL BLUFFS. FOR SALE AND RENT. 0K SALE—On eusy terms, choice residenco lot, Gralam ave,, on motor line, Flower Poi'.:;. . Bomething entirely ne and the handsomest articles of the kind that r adorned a bay- window or conse atory, are our new painted and ornwnenced Flower P'ots and Vases for hotse plants, Thoso zoods are entircly new and are gold exclusively in Conncil Bluils by us, For Sale—0 acre fruit and vegetable farm 1% | The Kustic Pots are highly oraamental” and miles east of Chautangua geounds. A great | will beautify any housc, One grade is smoothly bargain, Easy terms, Only £5 per acre, I‘n nied in bright colors ready for deoration For Bale—10ncres adjoinig city limits; with | by ludies who paint, Taeso handsome goods 2 story frame bouse, large barn, wood and coal | aresold at prliecs commo asked for plain shed, woell, elstera, ete; 40) bsa L ¥ patntod pot and =a; nd plain atl cor grapes aud berries, Price $,00, responding prices, s worth the money. ,‘ ,,‘_\“,,. 8 acres, 4 Ilnl\v from city limits, JrKuld WHITE'S JUUIVAL Adapted in all parts of the city, N, Toom 5, Everett block, ng fruit troes, Ihe bare land For Si ucres piolde zrove lands on Grand wie, Only $10 per acrs For Eale—d-room house on motor line, one block from Broadway. Very che For Sale—Choice 1ots on N, 101h from motor; sids walk and cliy water. For Sale- Lot 4, block & Hunscom Omaba, on 10 yeurs' time at cont, W. C. Btucy . Overa block. OFT—2d {nst, from motor train, near 2id st,, 4 lack cashiiero shawl. Finder pleaso ad- aress K. 1. Nichols, 11) Southi Maln i, PO SALE—An old and well established drug store, established in 194, Cash re- uired, #1,060),' balaucs real estate. Address A Jsve, Council Blufls, QI RENT-Niuwly furnisiod rooms, —w heated, alry, all convenlences, '4 block from lectric motor e, Good Foard next door, new wodern houses, No. 17 North Madison st, JBABGAIN <t lots in Riddle's su Grading ail paid, ~§4)) each, N, , Lyereit Dock. blocks Place, to the public schools, The onl; of It kind i existence and i the school room. School Boards the most perfo-t heip for the teacher are in:ited to examine this, Address H. A. BALLINGER, % General Agent. 172 Willow Ave., Council Blutlk, 10w, on ith ave, Phillips, room add t block, OTS in Torwiliger 4 Phlnips, room b, Eve it & Rice's add #210, Easy . Puiliips, room b, Byersty bIk. Lasy terms. N, st block, [ 0TS in Van lir dterms. N. No.27 Main 8t, Over Jacquemin's Jewelry Stor* i|V8fy, Salé and Boa: No. 1 [gs to let at lowest 1 any part of the eity, Horses boughit aud sold on commission, Centrally Located, Planter Bary 018 In Central sub cheup, 4C, Phillips, room 5, Eve A BARGALN in West Browdway property, Nu . Bhilips, room 5, Byorett blotk, W ANLED Room and board by & young lady, tWo o threo hiocks from tha Boston store, Address 0, Beo oftice, Council Blulls, stating lowest termy, T7Eor General Touse tes, deliveredin Wi =R Ro01 il work st 117 Fourth st. O18 in Terry addition. Monthly paymonts IN. C. Phillips, oow 6, Bverett block,