Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 18, 1891, Page 3

THE ()\h\ll \ BELE. COUNCIL BLUFFS. CFFICE: No, 12 PEARL STREET. - Carrler in any part of the City, MANAGER. Tellvercd b H W, T"ILTON . . - TELEPHONF Bustuess Oftice, No. 43, Night Editor. No. P ——— MINOIR MENTION, N. Y. P. Co. Council Bluffs Lumber Co,, coal. Craft's chattel loans, 204 Sapp block. Bor, to Mr. and Mrs, J. H. Vescy, a son. Wanted ~A gooi girl for general hoase- worlk at 616 BIuff strec Born, yesterday morning, to Mr. and Mrs F. R. Starr, 554 Mill street, a son. 1f you want, water in your yara f£oto Bixby's, 802 Merrfam block. ‘The regular mouthly meeting of St Andrew's sociery will” be held tomorrow evening at their hall, over 102 Main street, at 9 o'clock. District court will convene September 1 with Judge Macy on the bench, Thursday is the last day on which petitions can be filed for trial at this term. A. J. McClaren, the eity poll tax collector, notifies all who have failed to settio with him that they will save trouble and expense by doing so at once, as he will not tolerate any further delay John Sandel, the city Miss Carrie Laudermeith of this cits, wero married last evening, Justi Hammer of- ficiting. They will live on Vino streot near the coruer of Bryant The Spooncr comady company week's engagement at the Broadway the- ater last evening with u full house, th play sing YA Mountain Pink.” This ovening they will present “Under the Gaslight.” A remarkable game of ball was played Sunday afternoon between the Victorials and Harrison street nines, ‘'he most ro. markable feature was the score, which, at the end of the came, staod 50 to 10 in favor of the Victorials, The Lone Stars defcated the Maln stroct club Sunany afternoon in a game of ball at the driving park, the score being 27 to 7. The batteries were Barghausen and Me Pherson for the Lone Stars aud Duncan, Kehifferli and Day for the hghtweights. In police court yesterdny morning Harry Gircen, charged with committing an assault upon Charles Deuny with intent to kill, was discharged. Ed Motzgell was fined $20. for assault and battery. William Carothers and J. Lyons were fined for arunkenness. ‘The Married Ludies' Social society will give an entertainment Friday evening at the residence of Mrs, H. H. Van Brant, 461 Park avenue. Refreshments will be served from 41010 p. m., and a fine musical programme is being prepared. Ail are cordially iuvited. Mrs. M. A, Kingsbury entertained the members of the company that presented “Lattle Red Kicing Hoow's Rescue” lust week at a picnic in Fairmount park yester- day afternoon. A dinner was served” under the trees, and in the evening the pa wrned home after having enjoyed a delight- or house patrol driver, and commonced lover was brought before Justice Swearingen yesterday morning for o hearing on the charge of stealing a gold watch and chain from Cal Shafer last Saturday. Among his effects a dishonorable discharg. fromt the U States army, which he re- ceived some time ago, after spending seven months in the army prison at Fort Leaven- worth, Kan. The case was continued until tomorrow. The cuse of assault and tory acainst John Mulvaney was taken from Justice Hamer to Justice Swearingen yesterday on a change of venue and it had a trial yesterduy afternoon. Ralph Castle, the boy who w supposed to have been hurt, was thero but ne would not testify that Mulvaney was mud when he bit bim. " Mulvauey, who is a long. lank youth of fifteen, with one sus- pender und a shock head of hair, had been playing horse with the Castle boy, who is not over half nis height, when the assault took place. Work was commenced yesterday on the re- moval of the fences ana outhouses about the Sanford building ut the corner of Broadway and Bryant strcets and the building itself will be'moved today. ‘The contracts will be let at once for the erection of & handsome three-story brick building on the location, and inside of a week the bricklayers will be Put to work. ‘The building is one of the old- est in tho city and its removal will make quite a change in the looks of that part of Broadway A netice was filed in the district court yes- terday Ly the defendants in the famous saloon injuunction case of L. M. Turuer against D. Macrae and otho and Rink & Schultz, informing the plaintiff in the case that an immediate trial of the case would be insisted upon at the cowing term of court. The attorney for the plaintiff has disap- peared, and the plaintiff himsell hs not heen heard of for several months, and it is probable that when the case comes up for trial it will be dismissed for want of prosecution. A telegram was received from A. W. Ask- with yesterday annonncing that he was laid up in Chicago with a sore thumb, and would not be avle to go to Papillion today to play tne match game of ball be- twecu tho lawyers of this city and the Papiltion clud., D. M. West will take his luce und the boys will start from the trans. er this morning at 10 o'clock, accompanied by a large number of people from Council Bluffs, who will go to see the game. The price of the round trip will be ¥ ccnts, and tickets can ouly obtmined at the Northwestern oftice at the coruer of Broadway una Main street. Lol It Will be a Strange le. Think of it! A blanket sale in dog vs, when the mercury is trying to climb out the top of the tube! Did you ever hear of such athing? Yet that is i’ml what Messrs, Fotheringham, White- uw & Co., the Boston Store people, are prepuring for a surprise in the way of inl salo next w . During the 't of the seuson they purchused ata'big discount the largest stock of blankets und comforters ever brought to the Missouri valley, and just for the fun of the thing they are going to see how many people can be induced to buy such things for winter use, us they buy their conl—atabig cut in pricein hot weather. The date of the sale is not fixed yet, but when it comes off it will be the most scnsational affaivs of the kind ever heard of in Council Blufls, o — PERSONAL PAR . T, McAteo left for Colfax yestorday afternoon. Misses Nettie Morris and Della Mikesell visiting friends in Crescent. d Cogley left for Cincinnati last evening to join the “‘Little Nugget” company. Miss Julia Rupert of Fremont, Neb., is the guost of Miss Ethel Colclough, First avenuo, Rev, G. W. Crofts r morning from Colfax, whe for tho lust two weeks. I, AL, Towmlinsou was in the city yoster and loft last evening for Loy will retnin a fow days. Deputy Sheriff A. R. Hooker of Avoca was in tho city yestorday, canvassing the field with o viow to the nomination for sheriff on the democratio ticket this full Dr. James MeNaughton left to resume his work iu the stato normal at Mayvilte. Mrs. MeNaug hton and family accompany him havieg reuted therr elegant home on Third avenue for a few moths. They will remain with the doctor until the close of the term and all will roturn 1o this city. The many tempting offers that Dr. McNaughton has had have not been sufficiont to cause him to think of velinquish- ing his residence in Council Bluffs, —— Health and € Round teip tickets to and roturn only $7.90. A ticket ngent Chicango & R'y, No. 16 Pearl street. Woodbu dentists, 30 Pearl , next to Grand hotel. Telephone High grade work a spocialty. Drs, Stowart & Patty, veterinary sur- geons, 46 Fourth street, Council Blulls, Ia. rAPHS. urned yesterday ro he has been for ast rth evening Dakota Ifux. Ifux Rock Springs Elwell, Island Drs. street 145, NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS Ohantauqna Stockholders Hold a Meoting and Discuss Important Business, NO FAULT FOUND WITH THE AFFAIRS, Indebtedness of the Association Into the Thousands, but a Few Suceesss full seasons Will Settle Mate ters Satisfactorily, Au adjourned meeting of the Chautauaua stockholders was held last evening in the voard of trade rooms. Only a small number were present, and there was nothiug very exciting in the way things went off. ‘Ihe main object of the mecting was to hear the report of the treasurer for the year 1800-1. According to this interesting document the is as follows: Notes, &7,i00; 50; accounts, §2,38); real s, $1:3,554,67; interest on the Besides these sums there will be due the manuger 850 danuary 1 for salury The total inacbtedness is §32,704, The report was adopted without after which the meeting adjourncd. There was nothing in the way of complaint on ae- count of the way th run during the past vear, as all the complaint that any one had to make wus made at the last mecting, The item of mndebtedness under the head of “‘accounts” above given, includes the deficit on the last season's programme, some of the lecturers still being unpuid. Sowmething will probably be done toward makiug up this amount at the next meeting of the trustees, which 1sto ba held next Monday night. The motor hne schewe 1s being worked upon quietly, and some de- velopments are prowised soon, Go and Hea ext Sunday, August 23, Rev. Lyman Abbott, of Brooklyn, the succ of Henry Ward Beecher, will preach at the Blue grass palace, at Creston, In. If there are twenty-five or more people in Council Bluffs who would like to hear this celebrated orator, arrangements can be made to run a speeial teain to Creston, “ the train to leave Council Blufts at 6 o’clock a. m., and returning will arvive in Council Bluffs at 10:40 p. m. Names of those who intend to go should te left at my office not later than ['riday the 21 One fare for the round trip. O. M. BROWN, ant C. B. & Q. railway, — Removal sale. Buargains in Shoes. Kinnehan will remove wity to No. 11 Pearl st Quict Council Session. The city council met last evening with the mayor aud Aldermen Brown, Caspar, Graves, Swmith, Von Brevitand Wood present. A petition was presented from Jobn W. Paul, asking that the contract of John Flageolle for tho grading of north Tweutieth street from avenue G to the river be an- nuiled. The petition was wanted. An ordinance providing for the paving of Frank, Elm and North Second Morningside aud Lincolu avenues nue ¥ was passed. On motion of Alacrman Wood Rev. G, W. Crofts was uppointed u member of the board of trustees of tue public “library to fill tho vacanoy causcd by the remeval of Rev, T. Mackay from the city. A petition was presented by Alderman Wood from the park commissioners, asking titut the grade of the upper end of Park ave- nue be lowered in order to allow an easicr ontrance into Fairmount park. [t was ro- ferred to the committee on streets and alleys, The committee on streets and alleys are authorized to hire a man to cut the weéeds in various parts of the city, especially those west of Thirteenth street, After transacting 4 large amount of routine business the coun- cil adjourned. indebtedness mortizages, te contr same, 21,700, mark, S wo Abbott. ssor Ticket Ag and g Rush Job Printing Or regular work for Omaha, or Council Biuffs parties, or anyone else, done promptly and properly at Pryors’ Bee j0b oftice, 12 Pearl street, Council Bluff: Prices are always as low as is consistent with good work' Swanson music company, way. 335 Broud- May foon be Settled. S. K. Maxon filed a petition in district court yesterday that recalls an old sensation that was sprurg on the citizens several years ago. Muaxon eutered iuto a contract with the councel to draw plans for the lower Broad- way engine house, and after the plans had been drawn ne sent in his bill for 3112, Some one started a report that Maxon had been implicated with an ex- memver of the council whereby the latter wus to receive purt of the procceds in re- turn for bis influence in getting the job. This story gained enough credit among the alderman to brivg about an investigation, und in the meantime the council refused to' pay the bill. In the midst of the investigation Alderman Patrick Lacy dicd, and s be had taken the lead in ferreting out the trouble, wost of the nformation on the subject of the alleged deal died with him. 'There seems to ve no oue else who knows anything about the matter, and the probability is tuat the claim will oo settled without the case coming to trial. Lawn social tonight at Me. B. M, Bunlk 816 Third avenue, for benefit Young Men's Christian Association, eining in Manawa At 3 o'clock worning OMcers Micholson aud Elsehberger at Manawa were notificd that some one was trying to catch all the fish in tho lake by meaus of a seine. They went to the south end of the lake and caught Joe Scott and Fred Mowery, who live near the corner of Kleventh streot und Sevenwenth avenue, in the act of driving the fish toward a huge net which they had stretched out in the water, ‘They were arrested and brought to the office of Justice Hammer, where an infor- mation was filed against them. They pleaded not guilty to tho charge and their caso was continued until tomorrow morning att o'clock, They guve bonds for their up- pearance, Hear the Quintelle vocal and piano solos and eut ice eream tonight at Mr, E. M. Bunkor's 816 Third avenue, for the benefit of the Young Men’s Chris- tiun Association. Artesian Water, Water from the Milwaukee artesian well, for drinking purposes, deliverod every morning to private families at nominal rute. Address, Wuter, Be oftice, ——— Piunos, organs, C. B. Music Broadwi 20., 639 Orders were received yesiterday notifying all the United States express messengers to muke their heudquarters and homes in Council Blufts. This is in accordauce with the other chuuges brought “sbout by the vrecent decision in regard. the Chicago & Rock Island being allowed to run its trams over the Union Pacific bridge. Council Bluffs is made the termiunus of the Nebrasica division of that railway, and the chungo will cause about fifty more families to be added to Council Bluffs, eight full crews of trainmen having been' ordered to wake this headquarters, Can't Run that Churoh. A number of young men have been in the habit of going to the Walker mission in the northwestern part of the city, where meet- wngs are being beld every night of the Salva- tion Arwy variety, They did not go from a pure and devout purpose, but with a_view to raising s large sud vari ted crop of calu as ‘ be found refreshing and invigoratiog, 'HE possible. A man named Sam Shanker was one | of those who attended the mecting Sunc night with this pirposo in view, but he un- expectedly ran_ aguinst o snag. A large | mouthful of profanity escaped him und vol- | lided with the ears of a lady who sat near b Yesterday an information was filed in | superior coutt by Mr. C. Walker, charging | him with disturbiug the peace, und & war- rant was issued for bis arrest, Flew Out the Safety Valy A loud hissing noise attracted the attention of people all over tne city yesterday after noon at bulf past one o'clock. It came from the canning factory, which was started up yosterday for the The factory was surrounded by a hundred or more women and girls who were waiting for a chance to go to work, and about the same number of men and boys who had come to look on and see their sisters and sweathearts begin their summer's toil. Tue engineer was busy wetting up steam, and everything was progressing fincly, when suddenly the safety valve blew off with a loud report, and the es caping stean caused the loud hissing re- ferred to. Several teams which were standing near became frightened and stavted to run, and the crowas about the factory = did likewise, and in the melee o number narrowl aped being trampled on and severely injured. Tho ucer left his post and took to his heels for safety, thinking that the whole building was likely to come down around his cars. When it becamo evident that there was no dan everything quietea down and the work went on us usual, as soon as everyone had recov- ered from Aiis fright. souson. Bring your ladies this evening and eat ice inon Mr. 15 M. Bunk Wi, 816 Thivd avenue, for the benefit of the Young Men's Christian Association, Manhattan beach, Round teip tickets from Omaha, including hoat vide, 50c: on sale at news stands at Mil- lard and Murray hotels. Picnie at Chy Instractive and entertaining for youny and old. Address Hlome Entertainment company, 12 Pear street, Council Bluis, Buy your furniture, ecarpets, stoves and hovsehold goods of Mandel & Klein, Conueil Bluffs.” Prices very low; freight prepaid to your city, uqua Games, caning the Sewers, seer Tostevin tas had a force of men at work for some time past cleaning out the sewers in various parts of the city. In some places the sediment has reached a depth of three feet in the vbottom of the pives, ana this is being removed by the men who creep through the large sew- ers arined with hose, with which they drive out the sediment ahead of them. It is not a very attractive job, but the men who do it get®2 aday and are satisfied. The Thir teenth streot sewor has already been put in proper shape, and the men arc now at work on that on Ninth avenue, with the prospects that in a short time it too will bo completed From the present indications the city sur- veyor thinks his first opinion, that that sewer system as now being revised will besuftic for all the city's needs, will be vindicated All the sewage of the dity and all the w of Indian creek from the corner of Fifth avenue and Thirteenth street run through the closed sewer to 1ts outiet, Mrs, Winslow’s soothing syrup for chil dren teothing cures wind colie, diarrhaea cte. 25 cents a bottle, - Union Park races, Omaha and Coun- il Blu September 8-11, $6,500; Oc- tober 20-22, %4000, For programmes address Nat Brown, Merchants hotel, Omaha. The C. M. & St. P. ticket office been removed from 506 Broadw the elegunt new quarters in the Baldwin bloc rl street. has into new A Magnanhmous Purpose. Hon. Binger Herman,chairman of the com- mittec on claims, house of represcutatives, D. C., in communicating with W. R, Hearst, editor and proprictor of the San Francisco Examiner, and who is also at the head of the Examiner bureau of claims with which Tue Oxaua Bee is associated, says : “The claims already filed in the interior department aggregate $21,000,000, as per val- uation, and the greater proportion repre- sent losses by poor people and by those of our citizens who ventured their lives and their properties in the then wild and unde- veloped west. ‘This session of conere has now recognized the right of these claimants to indemnity from the government and to compeasation for these losses in the eurlier years by the hostile or depredating Indians. But few of these people had a hope that the duy of compensation would ever come, us sinee 1850 but little positive ussurance was ever given them by cougress final pay- ment. In the meanwhile, many claim agents, tuking advantage of the discouragement of these claimants, easily persuaded them to enter into contracts ‘and feo agreements whereby fund even 50 per cent was agreed to be paid in the event of the ayment of the claim, thus enviching these agents and aiminishing the pavment of the claimant to this extortiouate and unjusti finble amount, This maunifest injustice was appareut to congress, and it became our eftort, while providing a remody of payment to the claimaut, also to protect him a t the Shylock attornevs and claim agents, and to this end we provide in the new way, "Tuat all sales, transfors or assignments ot any such claims heretofore or hereafter made, except such as have occurced in the due administration of decedont’s estates: and ali contracts heretofore mado for fecs and allowances to claimant’s attornoys ure here by declared void, and all warrauts issued by the sec of the treasury in payment;of wuch judzments shall be made pavable and delivered only to the claimant or his lawful heirs, executors or administrators or trane: feree under administrative proceedings, ex- cept 50 much thereof as shall be aliowed the claimauts’ aitorneys, by the court for prose cuting said claim, which may be paid direct to such attorneys, and the allowances to the claimants’ attorueys shall bo rogulated wnd fixed by the court at the time of rendering udgment, in euch case and entered on record is purt of the findings thereof, but «n no cuse shall the allowance exceed 15 p tof the judgment rocovered, except in claims of less an 00, or where uuusual services have u rendered or expenses incurred by tho claimants’ attorneys, in which case not to ex ceed 20 per cent of ‘such judgment shall be allowed by the court.’ “It will be observed that this is a maxi- mum limitation for tne court, and 1o know what will be a reasonable compeusation for the attorney within these limits the court will ascertain - what ser vices the attorney has rendered aud mako the feo allowance accordingly. Now I 1earn from your communication that it is in contemplation by you to organize a speciui buresu in Washington city for the collection of these claims and to do so for u merely nominal cost to the claimant. This noued will give tho first substantial hope to thou ands of poor and worthy cliimants that it is possible that u cheaper remedy may be af- forded them than that heretofore held out by the unreasonablo terms of exacting cluim agents, Your genorous purnose will also have a tondency o oblige these agents to recoguize a more just and move consclonable basis for compensation than at present udopted by them,” e DI Afvica, Afvica is slowly but surely passing from the control of the native rule It comprises about 11,000,000 square miles, of which only 8,500,000 are governed by the Africans, ance has 0,217 square miles: England, 1,800,445 Ger- | many, 1,085,720; Congo Freo State, 1,000, 000, Portugal, 774.993; [taly, 360,000, and ain, 210,000, While ihe share of | France is largest Englund’s is most valu- able. ~- e — Horsford's Acid Phosphate Lakes Delicious Lemonade, A teaspoonful added to a glass of hot or | cold water, and sweetened to the taste, will OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, MURDERED BY fER FATHER. Delib.rately Shot in th'Back for Trivial Disob:dietics, AV'FUL DEED OF AN 1OWA FARMER, Community Blited as a Re- sult of the Crime and th: Calprit is Threatened With Mob Violencé. Oscrony, Auga 17, ~[spectal Telo gram to Tue Bre)—Michaol A'Horn, & farmer living near Murray in this county, 18 now Iying in jail charged with shootiug his dauchter, aged four years, Yestorday worning while the family were at the break fast table @ dispute aroso betwecu A'Hern and his wife, nd dur ing the quarrel the daughter made some remuark detrimental toher father, whercupon he deliberately crew his revolver and shot her in the back she was tempting to make her escape from his pre ence. Phiysicians are and say the girl cannot tonight. The community in which A'Hern lives is greatly inconsed over the dastar crinie and tireats of violencs: are frequently reard unable to extract the ball recover and will die New Rouad for Tow Des Morses, la., Aug. 17, -Arrangements have been made for the consolidation of the Dy Moines Northern ant Des Moines & orthwestern railwavs, Tne former rond tends from here to Fonda la., and the latter from here to Boone, comprise 160 miles of road. They > purchased for £5,600,000 by npany, with ofticers tollows: M Hub- vell, president: L. M. Martin general manager, and . Hubbell, vice president and superintentent General G, M., Dodge of New York city is one of the principal_stockholders, The con- solidation takes effect in about sixty days, when the Des Moines & Northwestorn has broad gauge. The new ruilway i5 to be known as the Des Moines, Nor & Western. Wom Sent to J Des Moisgs, I, Aug. 17.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.| —Acting United St Commissioner Mason this morning gave his decision in the famous Wood case, tho rial of which was finished before him last Friday. 'This is the case wherem Mrs. Anni M. Wood is charged with depositing in tho postoflice certain postal cards, whose con- tents were of anobscene nature, and retleeted upon the characters of other persons. It is the order of the court that tus defendant be committed to the custody of the marshal until the convening of the October term o the United States district conrt with bail fixed at £1,000, which was procured. This was a painful $nrpriso to the friends of the family, and expressions of sympathy have beeu sliowered upon the lady tods are many who do not believe she is guilty. Convention of Chuarehes of © Des Moixes, Tu., Aug. 17.—|Specia gram to Tug Pre.]—The Ktate convention of the churchos of Christ bewun in this city this evening with a sermoa Uy Rov. J. Madison Williams. Tomorrow witi occur the first session of the Young Women's bosrd of missions, followed by reports of oftice rs of the convention in theafternoon and a sermon in the evening by Rev. I, M. Kains, editor of the Christian Standurd, *Wednesday there will be an address by Miss Grabiel, mission- ary to India, in the mornung, business in the afternoou and asermon by Rev. J. M. Morris of Sioux City, aad in the evening a sermon 3 e, “Simpson Ky, president of the Christian university at' Canton, Mo. On Thursday there will bo’addresses, including one by IRev. IV, I, Meigs,returned missionary from China, L Died While Out Rowingz. Des Moixes, Aug 17.—(Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—Jonathan Stutsman, brother of the city marshal aied suddenly from neart discase last evening while rowing a bost several mules up the river. He years old and had been a re ity and county since ISt Ho bad just passed some friends in unother boat who said to him, “well, Joun, are you going through clear to the end of tué river that you row so hard?” and he laughed and replied, “yes, I amgoing clear through,” and not moré than two minutes after he threw up bis hands” and fell - forward in the oat, ident_of this Des Moines' P Des Morxes, [a, Aug. 17.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Ber)—The American d trict steam heating company of Lockport has closed a contract with a new local compiuy of this city to pipe the business portion of the city for steam heating purposes over a territory covering tweunty blocks. The ofti- cers of the local company are M. I, Turner, president: B, T. Kauffinan, vice prosident; 7S, Poll, secretary and G, W. Marquardr. treasurcr. ‘The pipes are to be ready for heatiug purposes Octobor 15, ress. Enroute to the incampment. Dis Moies, Tn., Aug. 17.—(Spcial T gram to Tue Bek,| - Companies A and H of Des Moines, B of Newton, C of lowa city, B of Perry, Y of Oscaloosa, and G of Grin- nell, met in the city this morning and at noon left for the eucampment of the Third vegi- went at Tndianola, Thev went down by rail way and it is the intention that they shall ack across the county to this city, cighteen miles, Friday. Political Contest Settled. Moust Preasast, I, Aug. 17.—(Special Telegram to Ti: Bir.|—The avsorbing cou- test for the United States district judgeship vacancy in the Iirst district, caused by Judge Love's death, was closed by the ap- pointment of Senator John 8. Woolsou of this citv. Mr. Woolson's appointment will cause a vacancy in the office of the senator from the Teuth aistrict, which will be filled at the fall election. Discovery by South Lads in the Missoari, About 5:30 lust evening Frank two lads named Frank Mulon discovered floating in the Missouri river the body of wan. The sceno of the dis- covery was just east of ‘Albright, where the South Omaha sewer empties fnto the river, They separated the body from the drift- wood and towed it'td the shore, and after securing it camo to the city. notined the authorities, Coroner Harrigan gave Morgan Hoafey insteuctions to secure the boay and take it to Lis undertaking es- tablishment, which wus done, I'no body was in a bad state of decomposi- tion and to all Appearaods had been in the wter at least two wacks. There was no article or mark upon the body to establish the identity of the dead man, auce of ¢ AMONG Tt ETWOOD, Ghastly Omaha Byers and Belding and Willis 0 il appear- the deceased wig - perbaps thivty years , about b feet 7 iohos in heighit, da bair and eyes. The boy ‘was so badly de- composed thut it was imgdssible to tell any- thing of the features of the dead one, and the steuch avisising was vory stroug aud sicker - The clothes worn were a black worsted coat and vest, black trousers, with u white stripe, white shirt una a new' pair of shocs, The ciothes were all of a good quality and were not cheap. ceuts - money, and a No. 1514 collar were found iu the pockets. Prauk Dolezol thinks the dead body is that of a Botemiau named Kurlik, who feli into thoe riverat Omaha avout two weeks & The Genuine Jobann Hoff's Malt Extract unequilled as u tas ble buveraze fo thie wealk and debil itutod, for ludies ind - Chitdion, in dyspepsta and Tndi estlon, Be sure to buy the genuine which 1 have the slgnature . Johuni Hot" on the neck of every bottle, AUGU and whose body was never recovered. But there is no proof of such being the case. Mr, Dolezol notified Mrs, Karlik, who s in Omaha, and it is oxpected that she will be | down this morning for the purpose of view- ing the body. Coroner Horrigan emp brought in a verdiet that thoy were unablo to determine whether the deceased came to his death by suicidal drowning or at hands of partics unknown aud thoy unable to estublish the identity of the dead man neled o jury, which meil Sesston. in adiourned session all and a largo present. Rowiey wero South Omah The city council met last evening at Blum's crowd of spectators were members except Conley and present The total sums of bills allowed on ferent funds were as foilows Genoral fund Fire and water Stroet repulr Potice fund Engineer fund Paving tund 5 € the dif- Totul The vetition Twenty-sccond was granted, “Tho city engineer was instruct the syreet railway company to pave h streets between its tracks, from t, with stor Special ordinances Nos. 2 i, 27 wd ordinunces Nos, 272 were passed A petition to license ven POr day was referred to license committee A petition from property owners to chan the grade of Twenty-first street from G to K was ref od. Michael O'He: to be adpointed paving inspectors, Petition of property owners asking that Twenty-fifth street, from A to I, be graded was referred A petition was prosented cil to permit the Fowler cot fourth aud M streets to be v portion of tha tire limit 10 an council couldn’t see it that way The city clerk was instructed warrant in the amount of £5,000, interest to satisfy the judguient of Nora Cu ningham against the Bids for the paving of Second street from the west end of the viaduct to Twenty-third street were opened as follows, and referred : C. D. Woodworth—Whoite Colorado sand- stone, $2,06: curbing G5 cents, Hugh Murohy—Colorado white sanastone, 207 910, Red sandstone, .07 910, Curb- 10 cents. % J. Hal from J to K streets of street d to notify Twenty- A to 28 and 206 and rs of fruit at £5 1 and C. A, Evans asked asking the cou 1zes on Twent movod from ono cr but the to draw Costs Richard Harri- inspectors. Counclimen Wood, Walters were appoint of ‘a board of b The clerk w ' i) rant in f of and pacity Huley, d toac Bowley in the ¢ to draw a war- odward in the sum cost of grading The priuting committee was instructed to advertise for bids for the vrintig of 100 of the compiled ordinances, city enzineer was instructed to put in ge at Albright on Hammond street, to cost r.ot to exceed £100. The council will sit as a boa tion on Tuesday und Wednesday, and 27, to equalize grading tax. O'Dourke, Haley, Wood and City Engincer King were appointed to see the county ofti- cinls in vegard to a balance of £,700 duo South Omaha on the road fund. The committee on streets and alleys were instructed to enter into a contract with Hugh Murphy for the paving of Q street from the west end of the viaduet to Thirty-third streot The clerk was instructed to draw warrants in favor of J. R. Ragun, Dan Cash and N ton Brothers for sloping of banks and grad- ing of str S, The finance commitiee was instructed to have the bonds of grading districts Nos, 1, 2, Buud 4 issued. "The city attorney judgment v pany for of equali August 26 was instructed to coniess rican waterworks com- rie Catha Cathay claims the largest ga the world, as well us the lar ulation. It is called the “Garden of China,” and has an area avound and wbout Shanghai of 50,000,000 square wiles. or as large us the states of New York and Pennsylvania combined. 1t is all meadow land, raised but afew feet above the river and having lakes, ponds and canals. All this land is sparedefor this immense garden, yet the population is s0 dense that the tourist sces such numbers of blue-bloused men and women going about that he fancies each duay must be a public holi SI0K HEAMGHE Positively cured by these Little Piils, They also relieve Dis- tréss from Dyspepsla, 1n- digestion and Too Hearty Eating. A perfect rem.| edy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowslness, Bad Taste, In the Mouth, Coated Tongue, Patn n the Stde, TORPID LIVER. They, regulate the Bowels, Purcly Vegetable. SMALLPILL, SWALL DOSE. SHALL PRICE rden in st in pop- SPECIAL NOTICES. COUNCIL ELUFFS, vy for saleat a great bur fon o Inquire of John- Iverett block. G 1001 paving i culn if taken son & Van Patten, suge al ro- R\RE opvortunity tor riht man 10 in g0 paying hisimoss: smail cap quired. A3 Bec, Council Bluils. ‘ TANTED to ade—1ive-room house. full lot in Omaha for house and lot In Counell Blutls. D, Brown, 1552 Broad wiy. JLAIRVOYAN heter readings; nend lock of halr fo| Suys und even nu s B near corn Terms, e and 2, MAGNIFICENT acro property in fiv AV tracts Jocated 25 miles from postoffice, for salo on reasonable terms — Some fine resis dence property for rent by Day & Hess MOK SALE or houses, oy J. lutls or ehar- dises and sychometrle, 0 dlagnosis of ondings by letter. Mrs. E Hooper, 1422 Ave 15th street, Counetl Blutrs 0. Rent—tirden land. with R dios, Wi Main b, Gounald 1% 10 'y Must Go at Cost of your endeavor ng to get and econonmize by doing without a re- rator, - Health and comfort cannot be malntiined fn the hot summer weather and food properiy preserved without some neins of proservinz a cool, dry atwosphere. 1ho now Guernsey refrizerator is the world beater inev essentinl pol nd from this thne 01 We Bropose Lo put then nto your houses it absoluto cost. Th's fsa bone fide offer that ILwhi piy you to lnvestizut Window Screens and Goat the same price until our present In stock 18 exhauste | This 13 your opportunity o provide your homes with® these necessary comforts, All modern lttlo Inbor produc Doors vin: and comtort- jovelties in © r for in the sume & Son, No Council 11 wain Plufrs, street, Attorneys at Inw, Sims & Sannders=fttornovsut tmn | federal courts, Roo i und 3 Beno block, Council Bluts, L. e Shugary J. Chambers neil's store. Tel hours. 8 4. o to ) p. -1 CrRVA NP Council Bluflfs, la. | This Elegantly Appointai Hotsl s Now Opzn Law, No. 1) . over Bush- Husiness N, Taylor, Manags the | were Al - FORCE THEM OUT. WIFT'S SPECIFIC isa remedy which is far in advance of medical science, as it has been expelling Microbi from the blood, and curing the worst diceases for 60 years, and it is only recently that the medical world have concluded that THE ONLY WAY to cure disease is to force out the baceilll hrough the PORES OF THE SKIN, Never Fails to do this, AN | EDITOR|: #ays that he «d from an his throat, and caused inte him, He could not swallow s food, and was in A most iful conditia He says that 0ok ouly thive bottles, and that it effected a complete cure. Conris, Editor of the News, at Boydton, Va., s becn entirely relievs becess which formed in i, Almost chok ing Treatise on Blood and Skin Discascs mailed free, SWIFT SPECIFIC O, Dx awer 3, Atlauta, Ga. AUMINISTRATORS AL re will be a public sale at the stock farm athbate I W, MeGargar, Garner taeie Cooy Tiey About five miles north from Council Blufrs, on August 19, l“%‘)l Of the and , Pottawat- following horses. wiares t-yoar-old -y onr-old i Goits, th bred mires 8 yeuars old. two suckiing LW it es about L yeurs old Some of these will make wood work teams, some good roudsters and others good brood miares, Brecders of fine lorses fordeivine will be especially interested in the standa bred mares, fncluatng “Lady Witkes and hor Lyear-old fiily. “The TSt aiso includes a fine 2-ycar-old stuliion colt, stundard hred Terms—Onc-ifth cash. Lalinee on 6 and months time, with approve | personal secur- fty. Five pereent discount for all ¢ sh saies S:le to Commence at 1 0°Clock p. m. l/\( OB SIN '\lk-, Administratol GITIZENS STATE BANK Or Counci! Bluffs, CAPITAL STOCK. .. SURPLUS AND PROFITS. . . 10,000 TOTAL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. ... 225,000 Dine ‘rora—I. A. Miller, . O Gleason, B L Bhugart. E. B, 1tart J. D Edmundson, Charles I Han Transact general banking Lusis ness. Lar:est capital nd surpius of aay bankin Southwestern lows INTERESTOUN TIiM:I DE2D3 T3 - - ; First-:- National -:- Bank COUNOIL BLUFFS, IOWA. Paid Up Canitaly = « < - $10),00) Oldest organized bank In the elty. Forolsn ait domestic exehange ant ozl soe ieitis yiy attention paid b eollexioni. Aseruats H0 D/l sl 4 b ks, bankersand coepriloas DI L e rexpindngs Insitot 2 0l nd speed -$150,000 shior 1RICE, Assltas vy ST.FRANCIS ACADENY BUARDING AND DAY SCHOOL, FIFTH AVENUE AND SSVEN[IH ST. Can be reached from any of the depots on motor. Conduet TERMS 1 brane 1hy the Sisters of Charity, B V. M For Loard and tuitio brac s of a finished education foryo I for sossion of five m meneing first Monday in Septembe o ruary. respeetively. ” For further particulirs jadros SISTER SUPERIOR, St. Francis Acaden: Councll Blufrs, la. cou: Galvanized Iron Cornice Works, PROP'S, NCIL BLUFFS K. GRAHL & SON, 1015 and 1017 Broadwauy, Estimates furulshed on all kinds of Guivanized Iron Cornice Work, Iron Roofing, Store Kronts anid Copper Work. Artlstic work . Specialty. Corres- pondence soticited from points 00 miles from Coun cil Blutts and Omaha, Gas Heating Stoves. No Asnes! Just the thing for bath rooms, bed rnoms, ety Call and see our urze asso nt. No SyoKE C. B. Gas and Eleztriz Light Co. £11 Pearl and 210 Muln Streots | medieine from China, | i | | 70 the Citizens of Omaka and Vicinity: Dr. (L Geo Wo fa o rogulur graduate of having taken a thors oxtonding over elght best Chiness coliege Teoffers nis sorvieos to all those sufforty from diseases of any kind, und feels contident thatin every caso e undortakes he can 4o Most of the fneredients he uses fn b dies ure votanfeal substanees fro My of then unkaown outside of that cout 3 e charzes nothing for exan ination, tation or advice. Yo can eall and fricndiy chat with nfm, and ho will frankly state whit he can do for you. His consulta- lons wnd communications conducted in- tho , WL OSUPEIVIeY nnd sErictest confidence 1§ renied o8 are oasy to take and vertoetly harmiess. The most of them et on the blood, pury e cand dostroying e wicrobes oF eteriu Perliaps you are sufforing from some dis- ease o lonz stunding and huvo trled wlmost every tenedy known without suceoss. Would it not Le wel 1o try the Ohinese wodo of Lrentimentnow, or at any rate call and lot Dr. @& Geo Wo bxaming the case and toll you n o? ©. Gee Wo hust In NS possession. among iowing vuzh conrse of stud years, in some of th romos nsul- have a ousands of testimo waieh are the velopi n USIN 1 onthss es0 Ten e ies MBS 1L LUGE. 1302 Fifth street, -Saerod with siek heudache and general debiiity; had vled all kinds of medioines and doctors. Now <tand henltny M. V. VAN WORMER. 1717 Third streoet, Council Blutts.—General debility and pain in chiest; fow wee ks treatmont; never felt botter than ‘atpresent MES, T G, RICE, South Omaha, (Albright). After tevine other remedies for eizht yours send Dr. Gee Wo's Geatinent; now completely curea, JOUN 1L HHAMMETT, Albrigh ). “Heart d Short course of trout s W NICHOL: Rhieumatism, then the tunes and finadly heart diseus Wreek; went (o Burope und tric now aiitirel v eured by Dr. Geo Wo. MRS, J. B YATES, 2% Q streot. South Omahi = Femule wealkness and sick head ache: could wet no relief Uil Dr. Gee Wo eu me. ‘Wil giadly recommend him or these troubles. For the heneflt of those who eannot seo the doctor he his pre the followin: elght remedics for the most provalent diseases: wits tolacould cured wholly with Chis South Omahn, i BLOOD PURIFIER, RHEUMATISM CURE, CATARRH CURE, INDIGESTION AND DYS« PEPSIA CURE, SICK HEADACHE CURE, LOST MANHOOD CURE, FEMALE WEAKNESS CURE, AND KIDNEY AND LIVER CURE. sily be diagnosel and the proper remedies procured. For all other (roubles write, enclosing stimp for question blunk and hoo's, s uses” 4 spocial reniedy for e DR. C. GEE WO 591 North 16th Strast, Office Hours from 9 a. m. to9 p m., Every Day. These troubles ean ¢ A Summer Resort, Lake Manawa Hotal. Attractions: Fino Fishinz, Boating, Bath- tnz and Excellent Mineral Water. Only fiftcen minutes ride from Blufts, Motor trains every half hour to centers of Council Bluis and Omahiy st delizhiful und uccessivio place tor fc purties. Councll direct AN i TWIN CITY STEAM DYE WORKS, G. A. Scaoedsack Bluffs and 1521 Farnam St., of every description. Packages Works, Cor, Ave, A and 26Lh St. Merchants who have them redyed and finished equal to new. BED FEATHERS RENOVATED , Proprietor, Counecil Bluffs, shop-wora or soiled fabrics of any character cun AND Offices OQmaha, re. 621 Broadway, Counecil Dye, clean and relinish goods 1 at either office or at the Send for price list. ave iv CLEANED BY STEAM, with the aud most approved mackinery,atost at loss cost than you over paid before,