Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 14, 1889, Page 6

THE OMAIIA BEE. COUNCIL BLUFFS FICE., NO. 12 PEARL STREET, Delivered by carrler in any part of the City, H.W. TILTON MAN AGEIt TELE BUsiness Ovr1ce No, 42, Nianr ) Council Bluffs T.umber Co., coal. Thatcher coal, see advertisement. The Hoston store for holiday go ods. Best coal and wood at C. B. I"uel Co. Carbon Coal Co, wholesale, retail, 10Pearl of diphtheria was reported at 1105 A newly arrived son gladdens the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Bean on Harmony atreet. The funeral of John Boosey, n resident of the Plumer settlement, took place from the residenco yesterday morning. ‘fhe Conreid opera company presentod *The King's Fool'’ to a good sized and de: lighted audicnve at Dohany’s last evening. A meeting of the P, E, O. will be held at the residence of Mrs, W. I. Sapp, jr., on Oakland avenue at 2:8) o'clock this after noon. Five boozetines and thre communit; The funeral of Gertrude, eldest daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Pe) ton, ook blace yes- terday afternoon from the cesidenco on Third avenue. The real estate exchange will properly cel- ebrate its organization by a pubiic meeting at the opera house, and the prominent eiti- zens will be invited to be present and muke addresses, Rule of Dow City, Ia., and Miss Win- Brelherton of Leidville, Colo., were married at t of the Broadway M. E. church Thursday evening by Rev. D. C. Franklia, Burglars visited Piles's harness shop on South Main stroet Thursday night and helped themsclves to nearly 100 worth of g00dS, Among tmo property carried away were thirtcen five laprobes. The police have thus far found no clue. A number of the young people of the city have arranged to visit the state institution for the deaf aud dumb this evening. Barges will leave Beno’s store and th of A. T\ Flickinger, on Fourth & The fare for the round trip will be and all who go are assured of a he o ception at the hands of Superinteudent Rothert and his estimable wife, The larceny case of State Jarrington was concluded when the district court ad- Journed last evening. The evidence s all in and the arguments submitted, and the case would have been ready for the jury, but the court hiad not written” out his instructions and the charge was reserved until this morn- ing, wnen the jury will be sent out. The tcase to be tried is that of State vs drunks woro nssessed regulation in pollce court yosterday morning, vags were turned 1ooso upon the , elidest daughter ter, took place the family rosi- The class. of Mr, and Mrs, t Wor yesterday morning from dence, No. 721 Fifth avenue. mates of the deceased testified to their ap- iation by a handsome floral tribute. i to the malignant nature of the dis- diphtheria, the funeral was privave, the services being held at the grave in Fair- view cemetery. F. Waller, who was arrested for tearing up a sidewalk without a license for the pur- poso of putting down u new one in front of the Manha had his case dismissed yos- terday. ‘Theown of the building, Messrs, Kimbail & Chawp, waited on Mayor Rohrer and stated that had they known of the new ordinance it would have been complied with, aund at the request of the chief executive the matter was dropped. John Ryan reported to the police Thurs- day night that he had been robbed of two ‘watches and ubout $50 aud an officer soon afterwaras_arrested a man giving the vame of Michael Hanner, as the guilty party. He had $200 in his possession but no watches. Yesterday morning he was fined $7.60 for drunkenness and ordered neld until the lar- ceny case could be investigated. Yesterday afternoon Ryaun visited the station and stated that Hanner was not the thief, and he ‘was releused aud his booze fiue remitted. The Royal Avcanuw council takes excep- tion to the statement that the Pall Mall club owns the dishes and tables used in their hall, claiming that the Royal Arcanum is the sole owner of the property, which was leased by them with the hall. They have over $200 ‘worth of dishes, and in this respect the Pall Mall club is minus, s their property con- sists of merely a lew napkins and other pieces of table linen, The Royal Arcanum claims to rather hold the edge over any sun ilar organization in tho state, and is not. pro- pared to take a back seat regurding either the culinary department or any other branch, -— Fancy books at the Boston Store, Council Bluffs, at one-third usual price asked by book stores. — Money loaned at L. B, Craft & Co.’s loan oftico on furniture, pianos, horses, wagons, porsonal proverty of all kinds, and all_other articles of value, without removal. = All bus- Iness strictly confidential The Mankattan sporting headq’rs 418 B-way. A i e Always on Time, 1f you wish to purchase a good and reliable watch 25 per cent less than club rates, and on easy terms, then eall at once and ' make our own selection at C. B. Jucquemin & 0., 27 Main street. Gl B Probstla's hurness shop, 562 opera house block, headquarters for robes and blankets, —— Shect wusic 10¢, 538 Broadway, R — Chapman's art display will vo kent intact during the hohdays, Go and see it. Sl il Personal Paragraphs. * The littlo son of Deputy Murshal White 1 reported scriously iil. D. M. Wyland of Harlan was yesterday, tho guest ot D, S, Mack. the city s o LR P. C. Miller, best paper hauging ana dec- orating, The best is the cheapest, ¥ 1308 ohos Bho. rerry. Shoes. Will sell gouts’ fine shoos at less than cost until January 1 Corner Broadway and Main, under the bank. Solld goldrings at Wollma L s, 538 B'way. J. G. Tipton, rea) estate, 527 Broadway. Neumeyer hotel, first cluss, reasonable rates B Now is the time to buy your furniture. C. A. Beebe & Company have too many goods for their storage capacity and are cutting prices o make goods go. Berkey & Gay chamber suits, sideboards and dining tables, ‘Windsor, Welch and Berkey 'aldluf beds, parlor suites, lounges and all kinds of fancy chairs at untieard of figures. These goods are all of the fluest desizns and finish. Don't buy until you learn their . A clean sweep Lo be made, Cowe and ses for your- vy Mary Gloason has removed her dress- '3 ?urlorn 10 the rooms lately used by the puolic library, No. 14 Pearl streot, where shie will be glad o see hor ol — — Fountain cigar, a striotly 100 cigar for bo at the Fountain, Try one, d friends. bl Saddle Rock restaurant, 402 Broadway, ay aud night. a%irst cluss. J, E prop, e Turkey shoot at Tute's gallery, 800 Upper Broadway. 'Three Jarge turkeys for three best scores each week. Turkeys given euch Baturday evening. ——— Drs. Woodbury have removad thewr dental office to 101 Pearl street. up stai e Tho Bechtele has boou remodoled and re- fitted und name chavged to Hotel Jameson. S - . C. B, steam dye works, 1013 Broadway. Fino stock of watohes and jeweiry for the holiaays at Wollman's, 533 Broaaway. Tho Ross Investmont and IN AND ABOUT THE BLUEFS, The Cause of Theodors Manker's Condition Remains a Myatery. PROBABLY MENTAL TROUBLE. His Physician Prediots a Speedy Re- covery ~The Lastof Those Northe western Rreiznt Car Cases— General News and Notes, Theotors Manker's Queer Case, The amateur detective employed on a local yostarday disned up a column account coss in Cuncarthing most diabolical erimes ever comi ity of Council Bluffs, 1t was th the finding of Theodore A, Manker, p tor of the “shot tower,” corner of Sixth strect and Tonth avenue, in a sewmi-uncon- scions condition on the door step of his resi dence, No. 218 South First streot, shortly after nightfali Thursday evening. As stated in these columns yesterday morning Man ker's story gave riso to the rumor that he had been slugzed and robbad, and the condi- tion of lis clothes, which were very wet, and his statoment that he tad boen 1 tho led 1o the supposition that the unknown 1 had attempted to add murder risnat crime, pape of his su \ipposed of con- solution is + are several that the the provor one, although the points in conneetion with the case that are yot shronded in mystery. The theory now comimonly accepted is that Manier wandered while suffering from teniporary mental ation, and whilo in this stato ot into v, T is absolutely notaing on it selock Thurs- minutes lat s went to t varatory to going to work, and the dowu stuirs to the engine roon. last ho remembers until a the afternoon, as ho canjudye, when lie founa himself lying ou the bank of the river five or six miles south of the city. He had been in the water, as his clothes we saturated, and some one Had pulled hin out upon the bani, his rescuers he could He ot up und walked lay down and remained there for hours, and then started on agair cawe along bound for the vi transfer, ana he climbad in and was brought to the southern part of the city, and then started home on foot. Her hed the busi- ness portion of the city, whera he was found by Letter Carrior Watts, leauil ainst u lamp post and spitting blood. Watts put him on a park line motor and sent him home. Ho reached his door and feil exhausted, and was found there by Mrs. Frank Levin, who lives next door, He went into the house and went to bed and has sinco remained there, Dr. T. B. cy was called and in response to the doctor's queries as to what was the matter, he replied that he “‘guessed he had tried to kill himself because of busi- ness troubles.” I id something was the matter with his brain, aud told what he knew of what had happened as above nar- rated. He stated that when he first found himself on the bank of the river and noticed that his watch was gone, he thought he had been slugged and robbed, but after recalling previous events, that idea was dissipated. Manker not been thrown into the water, but had walked in, as his clothing was wet nearly to his shoutders, but his nair had not been wet nor the upper portion of s body. It transpires that pefore leaving the mill Manker wrote a note to his wife, the only words bemng ‘‘Goodbye.” It was written on a letterhead from the mill and enclosed in one of Maunker's envelopes. A mail carrier detivered it to Mrs. iker in the afternoon and shie at once visited the mill. The ployes had seen nothing of Mr. Manker, though they were ut the miil av 7 o'clock. but fifteen minutes after the proprietor first renched there, proving conclusively that he was thero but'a very short time. What hap- pened to so suddenly derange him and start him out on his eventful trip is a matter of conjecture. An mvestigation of Manker's financiul matters reveals the fact that he wus owing a few hundred dollars aud that he was consid- erably worried about it. There was nothing, however, that should hive given himany un- easiuess, as his creditors state that they were perfoctly satisfied, and o such that he could have r: awmount without trouble. After Mrs. Munker visited the mill the news of Manker’s ab- sence spread and the Citizens’ bank, to which he was indebted, took possession of the books. Yesterd: morning A. B, ‘Walker, whio owns the mill, had the sheriff uttach the property for several months® vent. Manker told where he left his watch and pocketboolk, and the messenger found it as direeted, but the pocketbook was empty. What became of the money and checks is us yota mystery. His uncle, J. W. Lytle, 1415 South Tenth street, Omaha, was in” the city yesterday and stated that Manker told nim but two weeks ago thut Liis business was very satisfactory and he was making money, He could not account for his condition, as thore was no insanity taint in the family, Manker still complains of his head, but there is no mark of a blow of any kind whi would fol- low an assault or fall, The case is quite & mystery and will hardly be fully solved until h is able to get out again, evon if it is then. o'clock in A wagon ty of the — - Toys for the children in endless variety at the Boston Store, Council Blulls, at one-halt usual prices. el A DT raph Co. All persons in the city who have tele- phones can call up telephone 170 for mes- senger boys, cabs and express wagons, eto. Prompt attention guavantoed. C, G. Robin- 800, manager, No. 11 North Main streat. e Hereaftor the dining room of the New Pa- cific will be run on semi-European plau, Al meals served at 25 cents each, —_——— Holiday #oods aud books as low as the lowest ut Dell G. Morgan's, 743 Broadway. e Last of the Freight Car Oases. Detective Riley of the Northwestern, arrived in the city yesterday to appear as @ witness in the cases of Lorenson und Poter- 80D, the lust two of the gang that wus ar- rested sevoral months ago for being con- nected with the robbiug of freight cars in the Northwestern yards. These cases have dragged through four terms of court and it 18 a relief to kuow that there is a prospect of their shortly being disposed of, ~ Detective Johuson will also be here before the cases are ready for tvial, which will be the latter part of next week, B In order to make more room for Obristmas goods the Hoston Store will have a great coat salo next week every day, botwoen the houra of 2and 6 in the afternoon; every garment in the store this season's goods, no ante- diluvian styles, every gurment in ladies’, misses' and_ children’s to be sold at the top mark—cost price. Remember the time, ever, day next week, between the hours of 2 an 0. Boston Store, Council Bluffs, —— Presents for smokers at Moors & B man's, —— Fine perfumes, sachot powders and toilet bottles for the holidays at Doil G. Morgan & Co.'s, 742 Broudwa; A e — e ‘The place to buy your children's books for Christiias presents is at the Boston Store, Couucil Blufls, DOUBLY LOST. Discovery of a Long-lost Girl who Re- podiates her Mother. San Fraucisco Chronicle: When the coast steamer Sunta Iosa arrived in port yesterday from the south there were two ladies aimoug the passengers who hud returned from a stravge ervand in San Diego, One was Mvs, J. 1. Cross of 801 Haight street, the wile of w well knowa business man, and the other was her sister, Mys, George Riley. *her long-lost THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: | 'S8ATURDAY, At her home on Taight strest pesters day afternoon Mrs, Cross told a vemo ri- able story to a Chronicle reporter. 0 Mrs. Cross lived in lin She was then illinm Trowbhridge. Her husband died, and she was left a widow 1 destitute circamstances with two lit- daughters. Mes. Trowbridgoe was able to caro herself and hor two children, and one day gave her younger child, Jessio, agod threo yoars, into the keeping of James Huntington. He rey resented himseif as an honorable man with somo means, who would rear the child properly. It was arranged by contract that Mrs, Trowl @e was Lo hild as often sho desired, » was also permitt 0 correspond the daughter, Bight years ago Mre, Trowbridge lost all clew to the Huntington famil nd sho ana hor ¢hild beeame separated for- ove at least, so she thought. Then the widow married J, 13, Cross and soon after removed to this city. Sho is now man of property, and is the mis- f a beautiful home. During the s Mrs, Cross heard nothing longdost daughter until three o, when she received a letter tor in Minnesota wh L newspaper elipping s ton was living . Immediately upon thoe i ion Mrs, Cross ter, Mrs. Riley, pro- There she found that Huntington and his family had re- moved, only n few poks previous, to San Diego. Last week the two ladies to San Diego. living at a weoks ing that conded 10 ¢ The Huntingtons wer cheap lodging house, aud Mrs. Riloy secured a room there to become ac- quainted with the long lost dyughter of Mrs. Cross, Jessie is now a slender sixtoen years, On Mon- y Mus, proposed “that they should v the bathhouses on the wharf. ‘The child consented, but by an undervstanding previously made with her husband Mrs. Huntington om=- panied them, Mrs, Cross was in - wait- ing and rode on the same street car with the party, seeing her daughter for the first time in many At tho bathhouse M Cross made herseif known to her daughter. Sheurged the girl to raturn with her to the ecity, but fused. Mrs. Cross told her that she would be well taken care of and peovided with all the comforts and luxuries that money could buy. Mrs, Cross says vhat the Huntingtons ave coarse people, poor in purse, and that Huntingron is a drinking man. The girl has been reared without edu- cation. Huutington was for several vears in the mounwins, living on s in Dakota and Wyoming. Tho wup like a heathen. She was faught to skin sheep and do other menial work wholly unfit for a girl to perform. Huntington refused to allow 1er to return with M S Francisco. The gir mother offe; to pay him a laree sum of money to pensiate him for the expense of the keeping during the past twelve years, hut he used vile and insulting language and utterly refused to part with the girl. The mother, unable to pursuade daughter to come to San Francisco, returned alone, ar- riving heve yesierday. She says the hardest thing of all is to see how un- couthly her daughter has been reared. She thinks the Huntingtons have poi- soned her child’s mind against her, and fears nothing can persuade her to leave them. Sho was not permitted to talk with her daughter after the brief inter- view in the bath house. She left San Diego distressed anda disheartened. *‘I had thought to invoke the aid of the law,” said Mrs. Cross to a Chron- iclo reporter yesterday, “but I have about concluded to do nothing and let the whole matter drop. Jessie has been logally adopted by the Huntingtons, and refuses to come with me, conse- quently I am powerless to act. = When she becomes of age I may be able to have her come home.” Why don’t you try Red CrossCough Drops, five cents a box. e IN FAVOR OF SHORT HAIR. Long and Flowing Lincks not Wanted by the Barbers, Short hair will coutinue fashionable among the men of America, writes a Mich., correspondent of the 2o Tribune. The Barbers’ con- vention, by a vote of 28 to S, decided that it would be impolitic, unbusiness- like, and useless to attempt to foster the custom of w ng the locks long. Figaro Louis Lassange’s learned ar- gument went for nothing, and Mr. Las- sange is an educated Krenchmen who lives in Boston, and his argument was introduced in a paper entitled ‘'The Porfection of Hairdressing.” Disci ing the modes of arvange- ment,” as he e pompadour the es- cinl objects of his attac **Short hair,” he' said, “is a barbar- ity, my horror of which can’t be ex- pressed in words. It is the child of the prize ring and the rooster fight. rom the duys of Apollo, that perfect type of manly beauty, down to the early years of this century, the long, sometimes curling locks were emblematic of gen- tle breeding. But when the rowdy lords avound George 1V. forgot their breeding and became the patrons of the prize ring and the associates und friends of the bullies of the day then the fashion was set for the horrid cus- tom, the locks were shaven, and the de- cline of the aristocracy began. For myself I would as soon see the body nude as the naked, living head showing a hundred scars, and forcing inspection of the uncomely ridges with which the human skull is marked, *The pompadour was another sugges- tion of the evil one, and [am glad to see that it is dyingout as a fashion with the roller-skating rink, its accompany- ing iniquity, On women whose fore- heads ave naturally low it is not, uuYi - turesque, but on men, mon dieu! I never see a fellow with a pompadour that I do not say: ‘Surely here 18 one who has but lately emerged from be- hind a counter.’” It will be seen by this that Mr. Las- sange is by no means an ordinary bar- ber. He has swept vhe stubble from Oliver Wendell Holmes’ face and mowed his swathe across the clearving between Jaumes Russell Lowell’s nigh and off whisker. He was the last man who shaved Ralph Waldo Emerson. Some of his old customers are: Mr, Howelis, Colonel Taylor of the Globe, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Boyle O'Reilly and Lawrence Burrett, He was a baron orsomething in the old country, and his practice i3 almost altogethor pri- vate, Just the same the barbers’ con- vention did not fear todispute his prop- osition. President Koch of Muskegon, who is a pretty iy barber himself if he does live in the woods, attacked him on the historvical evidence of long huir, and George B. Stowart of St. Puul said: **A barber who proposes long hair de- liberately throws away hall his in- come,” Mr., Lassange took issue with My, Stewart on this statement, e said the loss would be more than balancea by a gain onshampoonfng. ,'You know your- selves, gentlemen, that a large measure of our proiits is derived from the sham- poo, Besides, with long hair trimming would be more freguently necessary than hair cutting is ut present.’” Then the country barber arose. He comes from Metropohis, Ind, He is a toll, stout young than, with a pale face and a heavy safidy moustacho. Howears spring bottom davendor Strousers, o watch chain ng Big as a stedet car trace, and a horseshoé charm. His necktie is purple. His hair is banged low on his forehead, and his hands, which are large and adorned with rings, are also commemorative of recent lavor in the barn. ‘1 avise, Mr. President,” the country barber said, *‘to remark that the gen- tleman from Bodton has proposed the chumpiest idea T ever seen proposed in a convention. I do not know nothing about Apollinaris, and if he was a cus- tomer of Mr. Lassange L=l not a whole lot to say against him, On that point there will not Lo no discussion between him and me; or perhaps I had better say, he and I But I want to here, that the people in these ps won't stand it. What does the honora- ble roester propose? expect that men with raw material in their head is going to put their hair up in curl paver before vetiring into bed, or push it back with a round comb and wear it in a net when going out to a high-toned dance aturday nights? Not much.” Vigorous applause followed speech, and when the vote was take has been said, twenty-cight barbers opnosed the proposition, which Mr, Lassauge put in_the shape of a resolu - tion, aud only eight favored it. They wore: M. A, Rogers, Adrien, Mich.; William Swissler, St. Louis; rate Esterbrook, Portland, Me Delegate Masterson, Philadelpiiiag Delegate IRus- tern, Harrisburg; Delegate M.C. Kelly, Baltimore, and John L. Elwater,Colum bus, 0. No delegate from Chicago was present. this ,08 LTI 7 0 For Coughs and Throat Disorders use Brown's Hronchial Troches. ‘“Have never chianged my mind respecting them, ex- cept 1 think better of that which I began tninking well of."—Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. Sold only in boxes. S gis A MICHIGAN FROGGERY. The Culture of the Croakers Quite a Profitable Industry. The subject of frog culture s attract- ing congiderablo attention of late years and a good many frog farms have been established at different places through- out the United States and the Canadas; but failure has been the rule rather than the exception, and many a san- guine proprietor of costly ponds and pastures has dropped a snig littlo for- tune in his attempt to imitate our French relations across the Atlantic who find the business of frog raising something of pleasure and no little profit. It is, therefore, noteworthy that Messrs. George 1. Stevens and Chavrles wan, of the Homedale pet stock farm at St. Joseph, Mich., have succeeded in this industry toa degr highly satisfactory to themselves and patrons, although their knowledge of frog raising has cost them many hard earned dollars and several years of faithful study and close observation, writes a Benton, Harbor, Mich., corre- spondent to the Chicago News. Mr. Stevens takes great pride in his industry and never tires of showing vis- itors about the ponds and explaimng the habits and characteristics of his big family of croakers. Mr. Stevens owns several s of land adjoining the city of St. Joseph on the south. Through the farm: runs a large ravine, at the head of which are never failing springs of pure water. At some dis- tance below the springs are located the frog ponds, three in number. Water is sapplied to the ponds through a pipe from a large, deep lake formed by a dam placed across the ravine near the springs. The largest of the ponds is well filled with lily-pads, Canada bog moss, and other varieties of water rlants said to be essential to the life of the frog. The smaller ponds are fringed with the plants, while the cen- ters are kept comparatively clean., Nr. Stevens estimates that there now are no less than 200,000 tadpoles. polywogs, and small frogs in the three ponds. and his statement is undoubtedly correct, as the bottom_of the pouds are literally cov- ered with these peculiar looking little fellows. These will ba ready for the market carly next summer, and will bring anywhero from $1.25 to $2 a dozen Most of them will be shipped to Ch cago, and will find their way into the fashionable hotels and restaurants. Frogs for breeding purposes, which are raised on his farm in great numbers, bring %5 a dozen. There are in the ponds about six hun- dred full-grown frogs kept for breeders, and these are fed by hand at regular invervals to prevent them from devour- ing the smaller frogs. very day a certain number of them are found out of the water waiting for their meal, They are fed on beef liver by means of a long pole with ashort string attacbed. On the end of the string a picce of liver in fastened, whichisdangled before the oyes of a hungry froggy, who secures it by jumping. It is said that one feeding satfslics a frog for about two weeks, They are very fond of birds, and often succeed in capturing a sparrow that may chance fo alight on the ground neur where a big frog happens to be sit- ting. The male frogsare savage fighters, and when two of meet there is sure to be a conflict. There are soveral frogs in theso ponds that are badly crip- pled by fighting. One has lost a fore leg entire, and another has a broken and mutilated hind leg. The largest bull in the ponds is called Suilivan, and he is said to be able to whip any of the other green-headed pugilists on the premises. ‘Tho frogs live in families of generally one male and not less than five femules, cuch househould occupy- ing some sheltered nook along the shore of the pond. e Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow’s Sdothing Syrup uhe best remedy for their children, =29 eents a bottle, e QUEER EDITORS. e Methods of the Brilliant Staff of the Lowsyille Lodger. Chicago Tribune: “One of the queer- est, newspaper combinations I ever en- countered,” remarked an old member of the profession the other day, ‘‘was that employed in1869-70 in the louis- ville (Ky.)' Ledgor. The paper was started as the ;ongan of the unrecon- structed and irrepressible democracy— that faction whieh ‘never wasand never can be whipped, "be Gawd, sah!” and the office was headquarters for nearly a regiment of colonels without eccm- mands and doctors without patients. Some were ex-officers in the south, others stay-at-home copperheads, but all intensely southern in their predil- ections and bibulous iu their propensi- ties. Most of them had adopted journalism as n pustime, but all of them exhibited all the eagerness of the tra- ditional thrifty Yunkee to see their names stand over against fat salavy fig- ures on the pay rool, In the entire outfit there were but three men who had had sufficient ex- perience to know that getting outa daily newspaper was not all play—that each issue meant 50 many hours of hard, grinding treadmill work, One of these three was the lamented George C Har- ding of Indiavapolis one of the brightest newspuper men ever produced in the west, the sad ending of Electric Trdééss. Balts, Chast Pro- foctors, Ets, Agents wanteq, DR, Co B AUDD, puncit Bluirs, Ta, W EUS A 00, ARCHITEC AND BUILDIN Rooms €30 and & 5, and Rooms 24} « Blatrs. Towa Jmaha Neb, i Wock, Couneil i COAL! COAL! COAL AND WOOD! uth Main St. Sanp & Knotts. No. 31 ¢ peer of any soft coul in the market. stove wood on hand at all times, Remember the place, whose carcer at Indanapolisa fow years ago is well remembered; unother was Henry C. Underwood, a graduate of the Courier-JTournal office; and the thied shall be nameless here These three were the actual working force on the editorial pages of the paper, the others were far more ornamental than useful, “It was intensely amusing to see ono of the ‘colonels’ or ‘doetahs’ prepare an editorial, He would leisurely stroll into the oftice about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. remove his kid gloves, lny down his cane and procecd to ‘edit.’ After two or three hours of labored ef- fort his cssay produced—the child was born. Then with a majestic wave of the hand the sweeping invitation was extended to all present: ‘Mo boy, le’s go git a cawktail.” And this would be the last scen of the ‘editor’ till from 12 to 2 o’clock in the morning, when, after spending half the night in ‘painting the town,’” he would wander into the office about the time the paper should go to press, demand to see a ‘proof of the ahticle,” and 1nsist on rewriting it on the margin. 5 At the head of this peculiar aggre- gation of talent the managevs of the paper had imported from Mississippi— in order to give the Ledger the neces- sary ‘southern twang’—Colonel M. C. Cluskey us managing editor. The col- onel was a genuine representative of ississippi before the wi sented the state in congres was uman of much ability,but po of the usual southern peculiari He was at the time he sville about sixty years old, tail, straight as an arrow, lithe as a panther, and feariess asa lion. Chivalrous him- self, he could brook no poltroonery in others—idnd his idea of bringing up a struggling newspaper was to fight duels! with his tail form surmounted by a wide- brimmed sombrero, long curling locks sweeping dowu over the shoulders of his cape, his gold-headed cane and his military style and stride, he made a picturesque figurehead, but a poor man- aging editor, for a jourval striving to make hend againsi a. powerful and well established rival. One morning as the colonel came to the office he encountered the business manager, who, with a sad face,an- nounced that the paper was running far behind financially, and intremnlous tones asked the question: “*What are we to do?” *‘Do?” piped the gallant Mis- sippian in his peculiar falsetto voice, “do? Gitagun! Go out and fight or get aman to stand up before me! De d—npapah’s gone to hell if somebody don’v fight! We ought to fought foh weeks agol” The business manager being from Indiana and not bloodthirsty did not readily fall in with the gallunt colonel’s suggestion. “On one occasion during the Franco- Prussian war there camo news of a greatbattle, and of course some editorial comment must be written. Itso happen- ed that of the two editorial writers at the office when the news arrived the colonel was intensely German in his sympathies and the doctor was ‘intensely French. FEach besought the managing editor for permission to write the editorial com- ment. The three sat down upon a sofa and the argument proceeded—with oc- casional interruptions to ‘zo out and get a cawktail.” The good-hearted manag- ing editor was uunble to decide between the contestants, and fin- ally agreed to submit the question to George Harding as arbiteatory, Harding was always in for fun and his black eyes twinkled with merriment as he sug- gested that each write an article from his own standpoint, Colonel McCluskey to take both articles and from the two make one consistent and brilliant ed~ itorial. This was such a happy solution of a troublesome problem ~that, of course, it was necessary to celebrate it with another ‘cawktail.” “Then the work of composing the ‘ahtikles’ began, the managing editor’s solitary injunction being, ‘By Gawd, gentlemen, yo’ must make your artikles cawnsist.’ [And, by the way, this was the origin of that phrase, which has since become so well known in newspa- per oftices.] Finally, after much labor and the consummation of numerons ‘cawktails,” the articles were completed und submitted. 'fhen came the work of the finul arbitrator. By this time the gallant managing editor had at- tained the lofvy exaltation of complete impartiality, in fact, he wasn’t quite certain whether his failings leaned to France or Germany’s side. 8o he took his scissors and deftly divided each ar- ticle in the center, then he neatly pasted the French tailon the German head—the compiete effusion, as it hap- pened, ending with a colon—and sent 1t to the composing room! And so it ap- peared in the paper next morning. e s Most complexion powders have a vulgar lare,but Pozzoni's is a true beautifier, whose effects are lasting. - How Whist Is Played in Alabama. ‘I was a carpethagger in Alabama in 1870,” said a Washington gentleman recently to a Post reporter. *Of course I was ostreised socially by the native whites. There was one class, however, which was my friend,which stood by me in trouble, which loaned me money, which warned me of danger and encour- aged me when distressed, It was the Hebrews of the city where I was stationed, There was one place which I frequented even- ngs—a little cigar store kept by a Hebrew, named lke Sinshauser. Two other Hebrews came in and we used to play whist for hours. I was an indiffer- ont player, anyway, and care and worry made bad play worse, while the Jews were all three fine players and intensely fond of the game, Ike always took me for his partner—an act of great gener- osity, 'The game would begin and lke would groan over wy indifferent play- ing. g ‘Did you wateh dot play?’ he would say, ‘I played the ten-spot of spades. Dot vos a sicknal for trumps,’ 1 would lead trumps and we would Coall A, T. THATCHER, Chicago, Ills. OFFICE: following reduced prices: GRATE AND EGG CHESTNUT - Aud the best grades of Soft Co ) \ekson 85, Cedor $5.35, Cannel rned, $3.00, Gas House Coke 12 Try it Fall mo TERMS—Cash with order. delivered. Wo handle only first-clnss mee and you will want it n RANGE AND NUT 5,50, Towa Nut, Fxt per bushel 1 coal fresh mined, woll scrocned and promptly nds of coal. st time, % prompt delivery, and carofully prepared fuel guaranteed. Coall B A CONG Western Sales Agents ———————————————— 114 Main Stroot, Brown Building. *Teloephono 48, We will gcll to consumers direct, SELECTED ANTHRACITE COAL at thi $8,25 8.60 8.50 Waluut Blool§ Largo size and volleg L or £7.00 por ton. Wvoming Lump 87.00, Our We also h Poerless is indecd ve good hard cord we the and SA\PP & KNOTTS, 0. South Nain St, Telephone No. 208, __PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY. H. BIRKINBINE ifi wtions, tos ingineer. Plans, | o Brown on of Public Worlk, Supervi Building, Coucil Blufls, lowa, N. SCHURZ Attorneys-at Law. P STONE & SIMS i eral O ~Justice of the Peace. Broadway, Conneil Blufls, Oftice over American Express, No, 4h Low actica in the State and Rooms 7 and 8 Shuy Iled= vt-Beno Block, Council Blufts, lowa. -Surgeon and_Hommpnth. P. J. MONTGOMERY building. 115 Pearl St. Roowm 6, Brown Oftice hours, 9 to 13 . m., 2 10 6 and 710 8 p. m. NEW MEAT MARKET! JUST OPENED. prices right down to the lowest notch. kept in the butcher’s line. Free deli get all the trumps out. Then I would have forgotten what his strong suit was nnd lead a card at random. lke would grab it off the table and throst it back in my hand: ***Dot vos an exposed card. You don’t play no such card. Dis willin on my right led a schpade. Der robber on my left led a diamond. Glubs vos trumps. Now vot is my suit?’ “Ilead an ace of heur and sent ittle one on the second round. finessed the knave, caught the queen on the third round with his king, and then dented the table with his knuckles as he played out his three ds. shor, if you played whist vit me ner for von vear, you und [ could beat the vorld.”” Loy wsny imitations. Get the Cough Drops. Don’t buy t genuine Red C Clarence L. Howard of Beverly, Pa., has submitted a new design for a gov- ernment postal card. It substitutes tho reverse s1do of a penny in place of the head of Washington, us at present, and has lines drawn for writing on the city, county and state to facilitate the work of the postal cler The design was forwarded to Washington. i It may be that the new powders now being invented for European use will lead to a marked change in the style of guns. The German powder is suid to oxplode 1n a manner to render the gun liable to be blown out near the muzzle. The new French powder has burst sev- eral guns in the same way. Lo That mun was not without personal vanity who, obliged to wear an artif eye,wore three different eyes eyery day—an eye for morning, when the pupil was uot very large; an oye for afternoon, ‘'when the pupil was smaller, and un eyo for evening, when the pupil haa expanded to its full size. COUNCIL BLUF 15 pm|A No.- 5 #40um(D No. @0pm|a No. & NORTHW ESTERN 'am|A No, 9 pm/A No. 11 206 BROADWAY, The best Beef and Veal in the marvket. F rd verything of the best quality and E ancd everything prietor. | T poqut to engage tn other bustuoss and untlic josed ouf you will Save moxty by exs amining bofore pUFCHASLAK e1SEWhare, v ~LOCK of furniture nd stoves. Yo wiil ind © will make and meri presents. A, J. Mandel, 32 and rondway. | e Tots for sale 317 miles from courd #70 per ncre. W. A, Wood & ¢ QOR S.LE--A hotel, ¢ mmished th i Guomson, Col., ‘doing a clos to depot. or farin proyerty Kerr & Gray, Co J EW improved roal est proven Omaha of Council I} TS propertss B Judd, 05 Broadway. Qi SALE or Rent —Grdon land with houses, by J. K. Rice 102 Main st., Council Buuifs, avo renl estate or chattels 11spose of quick, List them with AL Bluirs, In. > good Tots in_McMahon 2200 wiil buy 1l . Wood Cooper & Jeferis if solil soon. W, GENTS Wanted month t Vo pay ) to #210 e gentlemen and lad to procure me: s for our assoiat you can only devote a few hours e: onr business it wiil pay you well. particulars sadress National Library tion, 10: VW ANIED—At ance, o few general stocks of merchandise for good farming lunds and eash, Kerr & Gray. . ARGAIN 1 property this week; must be sold. & Gray. —Wo have bargains in some No, Keork XCHANGE—A gooll new f-room house range for an improved 8 avre farm in western or central lowa, Kewr & Gray. n old and well estublished establishod in 184, Cash re hulaucs real estate, Address A Blufls, drug store guired, £3,5)), , lice. Coun VW E,Jivo o harguin jn-acre vroporty o Madison strest. No better land = for platting near the city. W, A. Wood & Co, 1 —gogi girl to do genernt liouses Mrs, P. M, Pryor, 616 Blair 8t ond avenue, street; all it 1encoy. 1 up with all modern conven- . Bilger, Pearl street. at Lake ome and i Bovs, there 13 magnificent ski Manawa, hard, h, safe i ot a paik of ol 5 utles, strong and shurp, and ary vory cheap. Wohave the largest line of skates i tho city to seloct from, Come and saa thum, SHUGART & CO,, 11 Main 8t ing, & No.27 Main St, Over Jacquemin's Jewelry Store, £ daily, except Saturday; O except Sunday; D except Monday; *fast miail, CHANCE FOR A PRIZE, whil give s ticket or goods g our the holder to & cater, price $10. 1 i-shelf flower stand with' arches and hauging busket, $10. grd—Pair of ladies' club skates, §2,25, 4th—Pulr of boys club skutes, The, ‘hese nrizes will b distributed immediately after the dute given, BHUGART & CU., 11 Main'St. SPECIAL NOTICES, COUNCIL BLUFFS. ~ FORSALE AND RiNT. ()nul,L BROS. & 0O. loan money. liberai terms offered. 103 Pearl st. VYV ANTED A good waiter, 625 Broadwa; The most Loule & Moetz- OW We Have It—Oneof the best stock in Western Iowa, 440 acres—4é miles from a live railroad station.’ Iinprovoinents cost about half weask for it. Only a short ride_ from Councll Bluffs and Ouiaha markets, W, A, Wood & Co., 5% Main st. TLO55-A po othook With about 8. Leave lai Plantes tel, ANTED—A girl for gencral Bousework, 000d wuges will e pald to one who is competent and relisble. None other need Gp- ply, Mrs. Lucius Wells, Oakland avenue, Coun- cil Blufts, B sure and cuil ut Burhorn's efore you buy your Chrlstinay presents, You can save money at their great murk down sale. ANTED—10 trads for lot two good # and G-year-old horses. Inquire at the Fountain clger store, Councll 1 For BALE-— farin of 060 acres in in Thayer wll improved, goud bulldings, barus,’ etc, Easy torms, Kerr & Grey. JFOR TRADE tor stock, good lot 1n Hasitp Neb, Inquire 1522 West Broadway. WANTE-A M F. A EAL RITATE - Bougat aad wo od. " Bpecial atltention given to exam- imation of titles,” W, O. Jawmes, No. I Pearl st irl for prague, S. E. MAXON Archite.t and Superintend Room 281, Mérriam Block, COUNCIL BLUFFS, - BELL & BERLINGHOF, ARCHITECTS AND SUP! INTENDEN LS. Room 2, Opera House Block, Council 131ufts, Towa. «THE FAMOUS" SPECIALY 3 Apple and Plum Butger, Mince Meat, Swe.si wnd Four Pickles, Olives In Hulk, Snuer Kraut, Pare Maple Syrup and Honey, Buckwheat Flou and Hominy, » Oranges, erries, Californie Grapes, ' Lomons. Nuts, Itaisins'and Celer; Hest Country Butter, )¢ por 1b, Our pricos ways the lowest. NO. 200 Broadway, opposite Ogden House, 1108, OFFICER. W.H. M. Pusky OFFICER & PUSEY, BANKERS. Corner Main and Broaaway, QOUNCIL BLUFKFS, IOWA. Deslers in foreln und domestio exchange Colluctions made wud futerest paid on time posivs. . D, EDMUNDSON, Pros, OnAg, R HANNAN, Cashier, CITIZENS' STATE BANK, Liabllity to Depositor: Duuserons -1, A, Millor, . O. Glesson, E. Xy Shugart, K. E. Hart, J. D. Edundson, Ctias, H Hannan, ‘Transact’ general banking bising Lurgest capital nd surplus of auy bank Iwrfhwumn lows, Iuterest o e Jep