Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 8, 1892, Page 3

J H " to bo present. % mander. F\ > ) Ry 'lHL OFFICE: ()MAHA BEE. COUNCIL BLUF NO. 12 P! RL STREET. Deilvered by Carrier to any part of the Clty 1. W. TILTON, MANAGER. o) Business O HONES{ Nigiit Editor . VI\UI! , Y. Plumbing Co. (nunrll Bluffs Lumber Co., coal. Crafus chattel loans, 204 Sapp block, Justico Hammer performed the ceremony yesterday that united in matrimony John E. Thornton and Susie Johnson, both of Omaha. The regular meeting of the Marriod Ladies' Social society will be held ut the residence of Mrs. Baird, i) Mynster street. Miss Maud Bryant will entertain a number of ber friunds 8l 8 card purty tomorrow evening at the home of J. Bryant, 103 Stutsman street. John_Scherer of Montevista, jula M. McEwen of Oakland, married yesterday afternoon Hammer at the court house. Regular conclave of Ivanhoe commandery Knignts Tomplar, takes place this, svening. Allsir knights requested By order of eminent com- MENTION. Colo., and Lo, werd by Justice No. Thursday. Regular meeting of Mizpuh Temple No. 9, Knights of Pythias hall, Thursday evenin Janvary 7. Installation of officers and bther fmportant business. All members arc re- quested to be present. G. W. Bayless, the insane man who wandered away from home for the secona time in the last six weeks, was captured in Omaha and brought back to the residence of his brother-in-law, William Crissman. Zeke Bothers, the boy who was charged with stealing o pair of shoes from the janitor of the Baldwin block, was given a triul be- fore Justice Counes, found guilty and sentenced to & term of thirty days in the county jail. A. T. Flickinzer received a telegram yesterday announcing the serious illi ot his mother at her bhome in Independence. She formeriy resided here and has maoy frisuds in Council Bluffs who wish for her speedy recovery. John Oatrom, an employe of the Union Pa- cmc, died yesterday morning at 4:30 0 'clock pneamonia, aged 47 yoars. He leaves a wllo aud two children, The funeral will occur tomorrow afterroon at 2 o'clock from the family residence, 1020 Seventh avenue, and the remains will be taken to Walnut Hill cemetery for interment, Michael Corey died last evening at 5:30 o'clock at his residence, corner of KEighth avenue and ‘Twentioth street, aged 65 years, of la grippe. Ho leaves a wife and seven children, all of whom wers preseut at the time of his death excepting one son who is a train dispatcher at St. Louis. The funera will occur tomorrow morning from the Cathl olic church. A wrong improssion item in yesterday’s Bee with reference to A. T, Flickinger's prospective retirement from the oftice of treasurer of the deaf and dumb institute. His term of office expires May 1, but there is hardly a doubt that the Board of Trustees will appoint him his own successor, as his administration of the affairs of the oftice have beer in every way satisfactory. The pupils of the Pierce Street school are planning an entertainment to be given in Avbout three weeks, A program is being pro- - pared, and when all the arrangements are made the grown ups of the vicinity will ve invited in to hear their young hopefuls per- form. The proceeds of the eutertainment, for there is to be an admission fee charged. ‘will be devoted to paving for the rental of a plano for use in tho building. Tho suit commenced some time ago in the superior court by Kimball & Champ against the Nonpareil company to restrain the officers of the company from disposing of the stock belouging to M. M. and J. J. Steadmun was dismissed yesterday, tho plaintiffs having failed to furnish sufiicient bond. A new suit. ‘was at once commenced by John Bailey, who was the veal party in interest, making tho same aliegations as in the first case. E. t\ Test. president of the Nonpareil Printing ana Publishing company; R. E. Ingraham, secretary, and R. D. Test. vico pl'c'shlent and treasurer. are made defendants, Practical Dressmaking. Ten years experience, fit guaranteed without change of seam or no pay; prices $3.00 to $5.00, ladies please call. Mesdames Barnett, M. A. l* air, M. G. ‘I'riplow, South Main, second floor front. vas created by an . The Boston Store, Council Bluffs, Ta., closes every evening at 6 p.m., unless Mondays and Saturdays. Mondiys 9 p. m., Saturdays 10 p. m. Fotheringhum, Whiteluw & Co., Council Biuffs, [a. phl it Reiter, the tailor, 810 Broadway, has all the latest styles and new winter goods. Satisfaction guuranteed. Dr. F. T, Seybert has removed to the _Grand hotel. Telephone 55. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. corge H. Gable has returned from a va’ mnou trip to his hore in Crawford county. Miss Eunice Wells has beon aangerously 1ll for several days past with tonsilitis, but is now slowly recovering, J. A, Lyons, auditor of state, is in the city in the interests of the United States Masonic Benevolent association, Mrs. J. B, Atkins has gone to Creston to visit Mrs, Ed Butcher, wife of tho Burling- ton conductor who is !ying at her home dangerously ilL. Mrs. Flood, wife of tho California mi- lionaire, passed through the oity yesterday over the Burlington and Union Pacific rail- ways on her way home, in tho special car Grasswere, Misses Anna Raymond, Lou Smith and Jonnie Wallace, and Messrs. Fred Grass, W, R. Raymond, W. T, Laing, Fred Montgomery and Will Wallace bave returned to Grianeil to resume their studies, LRl Jarvis 1877 brandy, purest, safest, best. e The only kindergarten in the city 1s in the Merriam bloc| k, next to the Young Men’s Christinn association. Experi- enced teachers and only one-half usual rates are charged, — ‘We have our own vinayards in Califor nia. Jurvis Wine company, Co. Blufls e — Too Much Red Eye, There have beer sevoral transfers in the police force in the past day or two, the causes of which have just come to light. Captain Clough, who has done night duty ever since the foro was organizod two years ago, and & large quantity of booze which he is said to have imbibed on Thursday night, arve to blame for the change: He was not satisfied with a good old fashioned druuk, but lusisted on having one with very loud strives down the sides, and it is stuted that Mason Wise, with whom he was seen riding while undcr the influence of the giant giller, had great difficulty in curbing his ac- tions so as to make him 1t for peaceable cit- zens to come within four blocks of. At any rate Captain Clough's place is now filled by Day Captain Ed Murtin, and Detective J, J. O'Conneli is promoted a'noten aud put §nto Martin's snoes, On account of the cold weather Colonel Wyatt's chiin gang has been tomporarily disbandod and until it is reorganized he will be ou deck for any work that may require the services of a ily cop. ey Feed and company, and retail hay, grain and aqmml prices on hay and grain cur lots. 706 Mala street, Council Carman wholesale feed. in Bluffs, i Commercial men, Hotel Gordon best #2 house in Council Bluffs e Jarvis wild blackberry is the bast —— Dra. Woodbury,dentists,next to Grand hotel; fine work a specialty. Tele. 14, e — Walout block and Wjyoming coal, fresh mined, received daily 7T hll«,lwr. 16 Main, the NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFES. Young People of the Oity Enjoyed a Leap Year Party. LEADING SOCIAL LIGHTS WERE PRESENT. Initiative in Ludies Who Everything Taken b, Acquitted Themselve: gant Costumes—Notes, The young ladies of the city and their young married sisters gave a leap year party last evening at the Grand hotel that double discounted anythiog of the kind ever given in Council Bluffs before. There were about 175 ic attendance, and the company was com- posed of the leading social lights of the city. Tho ladies took the initiative in everything, calling for their gentlemen friends, escorting them to the dining room on the sixth floor, where the dancing took plave, leading them to the festive punch bowl, and looking after their wants generally. The program of dances consisted of four- teen numbers with several extras, and so liberal were the ladies that most of the gon- tlemen present bad anywhere from eight to fifteen extras on tneir programs more than time could be found for. Shortly after 11 o'elock supper was served, ana from that time until 2 o'clock, when the company dis- persed, pleasure was the word tumes of the ladies w nce made for the oc llowinz are the members of the com- mitte.s that hai matters in charge: Recep- tion—Mrs. Donald Macr W. F. Sapp, Mrs. Jobn N. Baldwin, s, J. J. Brown, Mrs. W. A. Maurer, sos Bullard, Rey- uolds, Oliver, Bowman, Wells, Morgan, Sherman, Wright and Zurmueblen, Fioor— Misses Hessio® Farnsworth, Sackott, Lutz, Bennett, Key and Stella Bullard. Davis, deugs, paints and stationary. o the Law. A rosolution was passed at the meeting of the Board of Supervisors yesterd direct- ing the auditor to write to the supervisors of all the othor counties throughout the state, asking them to appoint committees to attond & meeting in Des Moines, on Tuesday, February 9, to consider matters affecting county governments, and to urge amend- ments to the iaws of the state relating to the meetings of the boaras. A, C. Grabham aud County Auditor Hendricks were appointed such & committee from this county. Ouo de- fect 1 the luws which it is proposed to remedy is the infrequency of holding meet- 1ngs in counties so thickly populated as this is. Only four meetings a year are required by law, ana this number, 1t 1s claimed, is not sufficient for boards located in the more densely populated districts, County Treasurer Reed was allowed his yearly salary of 81,500, and ia addition to that amount £3,500 and the fees of his office in lieu of u'llmv and clerk hire for the en- suing two years. Auditor Hendricks was allowed $3,000 und fces for his salary and clerk hire for the ensuing vear, and Sheriff Hazen was allowed his statutory salary of §200. Tho following physicians were ap- pointad to take chargo of pauper cases in the various townships: Macrao & Son, Kane, Lewis, Garner and Keg Creek townships for $250; J. W. Nusum, Boomer, Crescent and Rock rr.l $#60; O. Solomon, Knox and Pleas- ant, &\». A. O, \V)hmd Norwalk and Hardin, $45; L. H. Cass, Valley and Lincoln, £0; A. E. Givson, Belknap, Center, James and Washington, $60; J. H. Swanson, Hazel Dell, $20, J. R. Black was authorized to contract with physicians for the care of paupers in Carson, Grove, Macedonia, Silver Creek, Waveland and Wright townships. The same authority was given I. G. Hetzel for Layton townshlp, and to August anwdl for Minden, Neola and York townships. A. C. Graham was - structed to make all necessary arrangements for the care of cases 6f contagious diseases. Walnut block coal, $4.25 per to I)0~ livered anywhere in city. Carman’s 706 Main street. — Sy ansoa Music Co., Masonic temple Rebekah Dogree Tnstallation, A new lodge of the Independent Order of 0Odd Fellows was instituted Tuesday even- ing at Pacific Junction, under the name of Poaceful lodge, No. 118, Degree of Rebekah. A large delegation of Council Bluffs Odd Fellows went to the Junction, and the exer- cises of initiation and installation were per- formed by James Spare, grand master, and Mrs. D. R. Whitter, district deputy, acting as deputy grand master. The exer- cises took place in the Methodist church, where a fine supper was served at the close. The new lodge starts out with thirty-five members, of whom all but throe reside in Pacific Junction. The Biuffs delega- tion returned home at an early hour yesterday morning, highly pleased with the way in which they had been enter- tained by the people they had visited. The following is & list of those who were present from Couneill Bluffs: J. I. Spare, C. E. ud wife, John Daugherty and wife, Weatherbee and wife, C. C. Yancey and wlm J. M. Matthews and wife, Mes- dames D). R. Witter, W. D. Kirklund, Frank Irwin, E. B, Edgerton, Henry Nuty, D. J. Gates, G. W. Smiley, H. O, Maxwell, A. D Dickey, Miss Julia' Flues, Messrs. L. C. Hough, W, Slead and Thomas McMillan. S Attention A, 0. U, W, All members of Council Bluffs Lodge No. 270, Ancient Order of United Work- men, are required to be present at G Army of the Republic hall on I afternoon, Januavy 8 at 1 o'clock sharp, to attend the funeral of Brother John Ostrom, WILLIAM ARND, M. W, —— Securing Land Tit There is nobody to whom this country is under greater oblizations than to the pioneer settler who braves the hardships of the fron- tier and builds up American civilization in the wilderness. The farm that is promised to such a settler when he shall have created its value by his own exertions is small com- pensation for the five years of toil and isola- tion,from human society, required to perfect a claim. It is due to the pioneer that when he has completed the hard conditions on which bis homestead 1s promised to him he shall re- celvo his reward without unnecessary trouble or dela; he government means that this shall be omplished, but its inteotions are often better than its execution. The huge mill of the geueral lana office, with its whirling maze of wheels within wheels, can have no personal relations with individuals It can deal only with fucts of record, and it deals with those by wholesale. The govern- mont means to do the fair thing by honest settlers, but how is 1t to know which are honest! ‘That has been a hard question, In the dis- posal of the public lands, more than in al- most any other part of its work, the govern- ment has been the prey of swindlers, It has been robbed by speculators of hundreds of millions of acces that it meant to reserve for settlers. Aund so in self defense it has been compelled to adopt the rule of treating every man as u rascal until be has proven himseif honest “This glves the simple homesteador a rather rough road to travel. If awmeddling or wma- licious neighbor chooses to question the good faith of his location on his land, the progress of his clain comes to u stop 1n' the general land offico ana it takes a skilled Washington attoruey to start it forward. But how is the ploneer In his catun among the sequoias of the Sierrasor in s dugout on the bhizzard swept plains of North Dakota to know where to look for s skilled Washington attorney, and especlally for one who I trustworthy and reasonable in his charges! The case of @ settler who finds his claim blocked through some technicality that threatens the loss of his bowme offers the strongost possible appeal to public sympathy. If there is any way of ml ping such @ settior there ought to be no esitation in making use of it. 'nm Bee Bureau of Claims was organized 1o afford assistance in just such cases. It places the inhabitauts of the remotest valiey Tlll" OMAHA of the west on au_equality with the resident of Washiugton. It assures every man who has honestly complied with the lund laws of tho United States prompt attention to his claim on the part of the authorities, and in almost every case a favorable decision. It donss all this for a fee whicn an ordinary lawyer would charge for merely giving ad- vice, and asks no payment until the patent is actuaily issued, It gives advice free,whether to a eliont or to anyvody else. Nobod§ ask- ing an opiniop is under any obligations to put his case in its hands, It examines evary claim submitted to it, and when 1t considers one without merit, it frankly says so and de- clines to handle it Tur Bre Bureau of Claims has already saved thousands of settiers from the ex- actions of irresponsible and unscrupulous claim agonts, It is doing a work of human ity. The western homes in which peace and security have supplanted uncertainty and apprehension ave the best witnesses to the vaiue of its services. — - PROSPECTUS Of The Bée Burean of Clalms, Bee Bulld- ing, Omaha, Under the direction of San Francisco Daily Examiner, W. R. Hoarst, proprietor, associated with Tur Bee Bureav or Cranvs, under the diraction of Osmany Durny Bee, Omaha, Neb. ; and Pionecr Press Bureau of Claims, under the direction of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Mian, Pension, patent, postal, land, Indian dep- redation and customs claims prosecuted with thie xreatest expedition the lowast possible expense, This prospoctus relates to pensions terested in a claim of any statement of facts to Tue B Crivs, whero tho same will rec consideration and prompt attentio PENSIONS—WHO ARE ENTITLED, Soldiers —All soldiers of the-Uunited States who incurred disability of a permanent na- ture, whether wound, injury or aisease. while in the service or line of duty, are entitled to a pension at rates varying from $4 to £72 per month, according to the nature and severity of the disability. ADDITIONAL, . Soldiers who draw a peusion for one or moro disabilities, ana are at th same tine suffering from other disabilities incurredsn the service and line of duty, may obtain ad ditional pension therefor, INCKEASE UNDER OLD LAW. Soldiers pensioned at less than 20 per month, and wholly disabled for vhe perform- ance of manual labor by reason of disability on account of whick they are pensioned, are e titied to increase of pension to that amount per month, and if the disability is such that they require the regular aid and attendance of another per- son, they may obtain pension at the rate oi $72 per month. Any ponsioner under the old “law, whose disability has increased since date of the issue of his last pension certiticate, may ob tain an increase of pension proportionate to the increase ot his disability. ADDITIONAL NEW LAW. Soldiers pensioned at less than $12 per month for disability incurred in the sorvice, who are also suffering from other disability of any nature, not due to vicious habits, may obtain ndaitional pension under the new aw. This pension commences from ' the date of filing the claim and cannot exceed $12 per month. The new law is of special ad- vantage to this class of pensioners, for the reason that if they have a disability other than that for which they are pensionad, they may obtain additioual relief from date of fil- ing claim, and 1f, in the future, the disability for which they were originally pensioned underthe old 1aw increases to such an extent as to_cntitie them to more than $12 per mouth, they may surrender their ponsion under the new law and resume the pension under the old law at such increased rate as may be proportionate to the degroe of dis- ability at that time. Pensioners at less than $12 per month, de- siring increase of pension, will find it to their advantage to apply under both the old and now law, for the reason that any increase up 0 §12 por mouth will date from the day the claim is filed in the pension bureau, whereas a claim for increase under the old law, will secure increased pension auty from the date of examination, which, on account of the work in the pension buroau being very much delayed.is usually some moanths after the date of fiing the claitm, IN CASE OF NEW LAW PENSION Any fnvalid pensioner under the new law receiving iess than $12 per wonth may obtain An increaso of pension whenever the disabil- ity on account of which he is pensioned in- creases in severity toa material extent, or he may procure additional pension up to $12 per montn on account of any new or additional disability which -he has incurred siuce his last medical examination or which is not in- cluded in nis present pension certificate. NEW LAW. Any soldier of the United States who served ninety days or more in the war of the rebellion, and was honorably discharged, may obtain pension under the new luw it now suf fering from any disability of a pormanent ng ture, not due to vicious habits, This pen sion will commence from date of filing the claim, and the rato of pousion is from $8 to $§12 per month, according to the degree of dis- ability for the’ performance of manual labor. Title to the pension is solely dependent upon a service of ninety days, an honorable discharge and the present existence of a disability, physical or mental, not due to vicious habits, which causes a partial inabil - ity to perform manual labor as a means of live- lihood, equal to the degree of disability re. qulred to entitle a pensioner under the old law to & pension of §6 per month or more, It does not matter what the disability is, if not due to vicious habits, whether wound, injury or disease, nor is the time and place of the origin or incurrence of the same in any way material. Title to pension under this law Is no way dopendent upon, the soldier's pocuniary olr- cumstances. The fact that he js able to per- form skilled or professional labor to such an extent as to enable him to earn a comfort- able support, or the fact that bhe has an in- come sufficicat for his support, has no bear- ng upon his title to pension under this law WIDO The widows of soldiers who died from dis- ease, wound, or injury incurred in the United States servico are catitlad to 12 per month, and $1 additional for each child under the age of 16 Iye-rs to date from the day of the uol\ller‘n de excent in cases where the death occurred prior to March 10, 1886, when the rate is § per month up to sald dute and $12 por mouth thereafter. WIDOWS' NEW LAW, The widows of soldiers who served ninoty days or more in the lato war and were honor- ably discharged are entitied to pension under the new 1aw at the rate of §8 per month, and #2 additional for each child under the age of 16 yours; provided, that the widow was mar- ried to the soldier prior to June 27, 1590, and is now dependent in wholo or in part on ner own labor for bor support. This pension commences from the date of filing the application therefor, and is payable whether the soldier's death yas o ansed by disease or injury incurred in the United States service or not. ‘Widows may obtain pension under the new law pending the settlement of their claims to pension under the old law without losing any rights which accrue to them under the oid law. If a widow receives a pension under the new law, aud afterwards establishes ber right 1o & pension under the old law, she will receive pension for the who e perlml from the date of the soldier's death, less t sion which has been paid to her in the mean- time unaer the new la n other words, she will receive an zaditionasl $4 per month for the whole of the period during which she drew pension inder the new law, and in addi- tion thereto, pension from tho date the sol- dier died to the date of the commencement of the new law pension. Whenoever asoldier or sailor of the late war dies from causes originating in the serv- ice und Jine of duty, leaving no widow, his childred un tor sixteen years of sge aro en- titled to the pensiou to which the widow would have been entitled were she living, upte tho date the younwest becomes 16 years age. Iu caso of the remarriage of @ sol- dier's widow the pension which sne has beca drawing or to which she would otherwise be entitied, is payable to the children under 16 years of 8G9 at the date of her remarriage ” in- or ve Cmnlul DAILY FRIDAY, ' yoanaest BEL: and continues unt I child renches the age of 16 years, Children have the same rights under the new law, no matter V\h;% tho cause of the soldier's death, provided t4e¥ have not sum cient income from soura¥ biher than their own labor for their comfortable support, ex cept that the pinsion doss not commence until the date of fillng a claim therofor. PARENTS, The paronts of soldiers who died inthe service or afterward from disease or injury, orany cause originating in the servico and lino of duty, may abtain ‘bension at the rato of $12 per month. Provided, that the soi- dier left no widow or child surviving bim, and that the parent is now wholly ¢* v part dependent upon his or ner own la bor for sup- port. The remarciage of thesoldier's mother does not bar ner frow pausion under thenew law, it her husband 1s for any reason unab | to support her comfortably. The fact that the soldier or did notdid contribute to the support of his parants dur- ing his lifetime, and the fact that the parents were or were not dependent upon the soldier at the time of n1s deatn, has 1o ooar- ing upon their title to pension under the new inw. LAND WARRANT. Every soldler and sailor emplo ed in the service o 1the United States for the period of ourteen days, or ougaged in any battle in any war of tho United States prior to March 4, 1855, are entitled to bounty land warrant for 160 ares, provided they have not received the same, or if they have received warrant for less number of acres, then they are en- titled to a warrant for such numbver of acres as will make in the aggregate 160, In caseof death of the soldier or sailor without re- ceiving such bounty laud warrant, the widow 18 entitled thereto if she is not married. If there be no widow, or if the widow has re- married and her husoand is now living, title to the above bounty land warrant will vestin the children who ware minors on the 34 day of March, 18 ‘There are thousands of ex-soldiers, widows of soldiers, chiidren of soldiers, and purents of soldiers who are entitled to pension under the provision of the preseut peasion laws, which are more liberal and more generous than at any time herctofore. ‘The claims of such will receive careful and ailigent atten- tion, and may be prosecuted to settlement with the least possibic delay by ue Bee Buireau or Craiys, Bee Building, Omaha, Neb. DEPENDENCE, The department has held that a_widow child or parent is ‘‘depeudent’’ within the meaning of the law, if obliged to labor 1n any manual capacity for the purpose of obtaining # 11ving, or 18 not in receipt of an income of $100 or moro per year from sources othor than their own labor. The new law provides that the pension of children who are parmauently helpless shall contiaue during the period of such_helpless- ness, or the lifotimo of tho child. This pro- vision extends to cases of children who aro already on the pension”roll undor either aw. MEXICAN WAR. Survivors of the Mexican war who were employed 1n the military or maval service of the United States for a period of sixty days, or Were ACtuaily engaged in Any OALLIE In said war, and honorably discharged, and who are 10w over tho uge of 63 yoars, or are subjoct to any disability for the performance of man- ual labor are entitled toa pension of & per month. Widows—The widows of survivors of the Mexican war are also entitled to pension at tho rate of § per mouth, provided that they have not remarried, and e over the age of 62, or if under that age aro suffering from any physical or mental disability, or depend- eut upon others for support. HOW TO APPLY FOR PENSIONS. Tae BEE AND EXAMINER BUREAU OF CLAIMS was originally organized for the special pur- pose of affording claimants vnder the Indian depredation act of March 3, 1801, the meuns of relief from the exhorbitant charges of un- scrupulous agents and . attorneys who had been' charging their clieuts from 8315 per cent to 50 per cent of the amount of their claims, but so many ex-soldiers and the widows and orphans of soldiers offered their claims for prosccution that it became evident that the Held of usefulnéss of the bureau was not confined to the interests of claimants on account of the depredati¥ns of Indiaus, and the scope and plans of the bureau have been enlarged to meet tho constantly increasing demand for its services in behalf of the sol- dier public. Tha bitean does nothing by halves, and a soon as it was decided that the claims of sol- diers and their heirs mustoccupy a largeshare of its attention an effort was mado to secure the services of an expert and thoroughly re- liable attorney to whom could be safely cn- trusted the delicate and important interests of its soldier clients, and whose work wouid meet their expectation. In this the buroau has been eminently successful, having se- cured the services of Mr. Carroll D. Judson, iate special examiner of the pension bureau, who resigned his official position under the government to take charge of tho pension claim businoss of Tur Bee BUreau oF M8, Mr. Judson has spent nearly half a life- time in prosecuting ciaims of ex-soldiers and heirs. He brings to theclients of the Bureau the fruits of many years' experience in the prasoouuon of their claims, and a thorough know!edge of the practice and methods of the pension bureau gained through his official position therein, Whenevor it is found that any person ask- ing for advice is justly entitled to pension or additional allowances from the govornment the proper papors will bn preparea free of ex tion and forwarded to him by return mail, without charge. If the applicant then desires the services of the bureau in the prosecution of his claim,he will exccute the papors sent bim according tonstructions, which will be mailed there- with for nis guidance, after which he will return them to the the office of the bureau, nnd upon their arrival there the claim will be promptly filed i tho propor dopartimont. | and prosecited to completion at the earliest | practicavle date wvnd with the utmost care and diligence. No charges will be made in any pension claim until the allowauce of the same, and then only the legal fee tixed by law. In claims for incroaso of ponsion, the foo charged by this bureau is only $2, payable only in the event of the allowance of the claim, In other claims the amount usual varies according to the natureof the case and the law upon the subject. Whenever the statoment of facts presented fails to indicate the existence of & justand valid claim, the applicaut will be so advised. Tuk Bee BUREAU oF CLAIMS bas for its ob- ject the securing of “justice to vetorans” and their heirs and will undertake no claims tha are manifestly without merit or illegl. If anyone to whom this circular comes wishes a copy of the same for the information of uny comrade, neighbor, friend, or any numberof them, the same will be cher fully mailed to each person whose name and post office address he sends t0 TI|P Bee Bureav Cramvs for that purpose; ¢ Thousands of deserving, and in many in stances, needy ox-soldiers, veterans of many flerco hnuios, and the widows and orphans of such, have often felt themselves justly en titled to reief and adsistance at tho hands of the governmeut which they so nobly fouzht for in the hour of peril, yot have not applied for pension or other allowances due them for the simple reason that they were not familiar with the *'rad tape" roquifpments of the gov- ernment, and were not péesonally acquainted with an attorney ur an sgent in Wasnington or elsewhore, who was ‘ih’ possession of the technical knowledgo ne¢édsary to enable him to transact tho business’ properly, and wero unwilling to entrust & matter so delicate and mportant to any of theflousands ofage nts and attorneys whose pretentious circulars they were receiving codgtintly; while many otbers equally deserving hnd fo whom a pen- #ion woula be at least a partial relief from the burden of arduous duiky manual labor, per- formea under the aifiiculty and pain incident to disease and advancing age, have failed to apply for whe pension which is justly due them, because they were not uware of their vights and piivileges undor the pension laws. It is forthe benefit snd aid of the above classes 1 particular, as well as for the assist- ance of any and all ex-soldiers and their neirs, thut Tue Bee Burgiv or Cuaivs has added 10 its business the prosecution of pension clmms, The attention of all ex-soldiers, widows, children and parents of soldiers is invited to the artigle entitled *Pensions— Who are entitled,” which they are requested to read and consider carefully. Any inter- ested persou who desires advice as io bis or her rights uuder the law, is also invited to forward to the priuecipal offices of the Bee Bukeav or CLaivs, Boe bullding. Omaha, Nobraska, a full statvmeut of the fucts in the and of the nature of th claim,wh the merits of the claun will be carefullv inveati- gated and a thorougnly relinbleopinion eiven s 1o the title of the sender to ponsion or in- crease or additional pension. Address all communications to ‘s Bre Buneau or Craivs, l JANUARY HOW TO SECURE A PATENT. Directions to Inventors Issued by The Bee Bureau of Olaims, WETHODS OF THE PATENT OFFICE, The ( lowe 4 by the Author of an to Protect His Rights sts of Obtalning a To the fnventor the all important question presents If, “How can I secure a patent!” ond to this Tue Bae Bureau offers the fol- lowing explanation : Inventors as a class are not familiar with the laws under which letters patent are granted, the forms and practice in the patent office at Washington and the technical mothods of casting specifications and claims to properly protect their inventions against infringers, yet the value of the pateut and even its validity depend largely upon the careful and expert preparation of the case, Specifications must be drawn to fully dis- close the invention, to distinguish between what is new and what is old, and claims, upon which the value and validity of the patent depeud, must be cast to fully cover the invention yot not to encroach upon pat- ents already grantod. Failure in either of theso respocts often renders the patent value- less orvoid, The employment of counsel skilled in patent law 1s therefore usually a prerequisite to the proper prosecution of o case and a grant of a valuable patent. Many inventors suffer the loss of benefits that should be derived from valuable inven- tions owing to insufficient protection by pat- ets procured through incompetent or care- less agents, ete. For What Granted, Under the laws of the United States let- ters patent are granted to any person who has invented or discovered any new and use ful ar., machine, manufdacture or composition of matter, or has invented any new or useful improvewent thereon. Term of Patent, A patent is granted for seventeen years, during which time the owner has sole and exciusive right to make, use and sell the patented invgntion, How to Proceed, For economic reasons before making ap- plication to the patent office for a patent, the novelty and patentability of the inven- tion should be ascertained, because, if the invention is not new or not patentable an unnecessary expense is incurred by filing an application on which a patent can never be granted, ete, The first thing to be done is to find out whether or not the invention is new and patentable. For advice oa the point it is necessary to send to the bureau a rough or complete sketch or a_photograph of the invention, to- gether with a brief description thercof, sotting forth the object of the improve- ments, the arrangement of the parts and the advantages attained. While a modei is very seldom necessary, yet it is often of great assistauce. The latter can be made of any cheap material, ar.d will be returned 1f a request is made to tha effect. Upon receipt of the data mentioned zuffic- ient to enable the invention to be understood our counsel will at once examine thereinto, and will advise witbout charge what is the best_course to pursue and will express an opinion, from their knowledge of tho arts and patents already geanted, 10 the patent- ability of the invention. In this contection it is recommended that the best und safest course is to have a special search made in the patent ofice to ascertain whether or not the invention has been heretufore patented. The advantage of such a search i€'that if noanticiparing patent is discovered the application can be filed with a greater decree of cortainty, whereas if the invention is found to be old all further ex- pense is avoided. The costof a search of this nature is §5, and with the report of the result thereof the inventor wiil be furnished with copies of such patents, if any, as em- brace his ideas. It is much better to have this search made in the outset before incur- ring any expense whateyer regarding the ap- plication for patent. Ir1t is found that he inven tion is new and pateutable the clientis advised to proceod with the filing of an application for patent, and will then be requested to remit $15 to cover the first government fee and $5 in payment of cost of drawing, when one is nocessary, As soon as possible after the receipt of this remittance tho specification of the invention will be carefully prepared and forwarded to the inventor, together with forms for application for patent ready for execution. Upon return of the lattor the caso will be promptly filed at the patent office and notice ‘will be sentv when action is had there- on, and also of the nature of such action. The examining corps of the patent office is divided into thirty-two divisions, among which the applications ave divided according to the official classification. The condition of the work in thoe various divisions varies trom one to five months in arrears, The Bureau Charges, Consistent, with the spirit with which this bureau was formed, it is not intended to conduct any branch of the business on a money making basis, but it is proposed to do the work as near the actual costas will pro- tect the business from loss. Although counsel are rotained at heavy expeuse to the bureau, you it is the wish vo charge in ordinary cases ouly the minimum fee of $25. However, in cases raquiring extra care, time and labor the fee will be nroportionately increased, but clients will always be advised in advance, should such increase of fee be found neces- sary. In directing inquiries either to our Omaha or Washington ofice please mention tho fact that you read these instructions in Toe Bee, Design Patents, A patent fo+ a design is granted to any person who has invented or procured any new and original design for the pri lnlhlg of woolen, silk, cotton or other fabrics; any new and original impression, ornament, pat- tern, print or picture to be printed, painted, cast'or otherwise placed on or worked into any article of manufacture; or auy uew, useful and original shapa or configuration of any article of manufacture, the same not having been known or used by others before bis invention or production thereof, or pat- ented or described in any printed publica- tion. Patents for designs are grantea for the torm of three and one-half years, the government feo being $10; or for seven years, the fee bolng §15; or for fourteen years, the fee being §30. The charge of the bureyu in such cases is usually Relssues. A patent can be reissued whenever tho samo is iuoperative or 1nvalid by reason of a defectivo or iusufficient specification, or by reason of the patentee's claiming more than he had u right Lo claim as new, providing the error has arisen by accident, mistake or in- advertonco, ana without fraudulent intent, “Tho government feo for reissue is §0. Tho cost of drawing is #, and the bureau charge is usually §15. At care must bo exercised in relssuing @ patent, because very often what little validity there may be in & defec- tive patent is entirely 1ost by procuring a re- issue which Is totally inval Rejectod Cases, There are in the patent ofAce & great many cases which stand rejected, but which should bo ullowed. This condition of the case may be due either to Mcompetency 0. the part of the attorney employed or his inability, be- cause of residence elsowhera than in Wash- ington, to make the examiner seo the inven- ton in its true light; and thon, again, us often occurs, vases are rejoctod on ' improper or insufficient grounds. When so requested we will bave our counsel examine into any such case free of charge and adyise as to the yrospects for success by further prosocution. The client will also b then informed of the probablo cost of completion. Cavents., By meaus of a caveal an _inventor secures record evidence recarding his invention for the purpose of enabling him to complete or further experiment therewith. cavest is one year, and it may bo renewed at the end of that time. The government fee is $10 and the bureau charge is §15. wdemarks, A trademark is a funciful or arbitrary de- The life of u | vice or symbol used to distinguish tho goods of a particular manufacture. 'I'he owner of every trademark is entitled to register the aame, no matter how lone it has been in use. The I'fe of the certificate of registration is thirty yenrs aud may oe renewed for a like period. The government feo, pavablo on filing each application for registration of trademark, is The bureau's oharge is about $20, Lubels, Labels of all kinds, designed to be at- tached to manufactured articles or to bottles, voxes, etc., containing them, have heretofore been received for registration in the patent office and a certificate issued accordingly. Undbr a very recent dociston of the suprome court of the United States it is held that there is no authority in law for granting cer- tificatos of vegistration of Iabels which simply dosignate or describs the ar ticles to which thoy are attached, and which have no valuo separated therefrom. A entitlod to rogistration must have me value as A composition, at least mo purpose or cthor than as mero designation or advertisement. Many now holding certiticates of registration of la- bels are totally without any protection what- ever. Mauy registerod nprise sub- ject matter registerable as trademirks, Wherever this is so, or where by a slight change it can bo made to come within the purview of the laws governine trademarks, registration should bo sought under this head. The govarnment fee in a label case is $6 and the bureau charge is § Copyrights, for books, maps, engravings, paintings, pictures, ete. The including all can be had photographs, total cost thereof is about §3, fecs, Interferences. An interference is a judicial proceeding in- stituted undor the direction of the commis- sioner of patents to enable him to de- termine the question of priority of invention between rival claimants. = The bureau, recogizing the fact tnat extraor- dinary’ caro and skill Are requisite on the part of an attorney in charge of a case in in- terference, has at its command counsel pro- pared to conduct a cuso in intecforence from tho very Inception down to a final determina- tion of the merits of the cause. Testimony will also be taken under our_direction in any part of the United Stutes. While no speeific sumn can ba sot down as applicable to all in- terference cases alike, yet the charges will always be us rousonablo us possible. Infringements, The question whether or not one patent in- fringes unother is the very soul of all patent litigation. The questions involved are many, and of the most Intricate nature. It 1s al- ways a matter of such great importance that 10 one should ever claim that another is in- fringing on his rights, or, likewise, no atten- tion should be paid to the claims of infringe- ment by others until the questions involved are carefully passed upon by a reliable at- torney. For such services the charzes are always fair and reasonable, Forelgn Patents, In addition to the bureau's facilities for attending to the incwrests of its inventor-pat- rons before the United States patent office and courts, it is also enabled to procure patents for inventions in all countries of the world. In many of the foreign coun- tries, notably Canada, Enegland and Ger- many, patents for inventions previously patented in this country are looked upon with ereat favor, and inventors are there very frequently more likely to realizo profits from their inventions than they are oven in this country. The cost of foreign patents varies with different cases, but as a general rule the expenses of procuring r-muts, cov ering all charges, is about as follows: Canada, £50; England, §)0; Germany, $00: France, $55; Spain, $90; Belgium, $60. Ad- aitional information regarding the cost, otc., 1 any foreign country will be furnishod by letter on application. = In all such requests mention huving read these instructious in Tne Beg. Tmportant Warning It seems remarkable that in this enlight- ened age it becomes the duty of every re- liable and trust vorthy attorney in patent matters toadvise his clients to beware of the many sharks whoset out with the ap- parent intention of defrauding inventors immeuiately uftor the 1ssue of their patents. When a patent-appears in the Patent Oftice (Gazette patentees are beset with innumer- able offers, solicitations, requests, ctc., sone pretending to want to purchase their patonts, while others offer to take an interest therein under promise of procuring foreiga patents. The sole object of these peopla is to obtain money from inventors, and they never make the slightest endeavor to carry out their groundless or worthless promises. Models. As herainbefore mentioned, models are not | required in the patent oMice excopt in intri- cate or complicated cases. But at the same time when an_iuvention cau bo better ex- plained by a model it is well to send the samo tous. A'wodei should always be of a sizo not largor than one square foot, and in send- ing the same by express the charges should b prepaid and the box addressod to Tite BEg BUREAU OF CLAINS, Bee Building, Omaha, Neb. | Mention this papor. ] il THE INDIAV CLALIY, BUREAU or Criiws, in dealing with the claims arising under the Indian deprodations act, has been successful in pro- tecting a large number of subscribers aud others from extortion and loss. Irom com- plaints that have comu to it, however, it ap- pears that many of the claimants do not un derstand their position undor the act. Al a time when there appearcd to be little chance that congress would take up the claims or make any appropriation to pay them, they signed contracts with the Washington agents, vromising from one-quarter to one-half the amount to the agent in case the money shoutd be collected. In view of this extortion con: gress inserted a provision in the act annul- ing all contracts and limiting the agent's commission to 15 or 20 per cent. The claimants ail probably understand that the agent's commission has been limited by tho law, but many of them, according to their own statements, do not understand that they are free to do as they please about employing the agent they had first chosen. They con sider that they are still bouna to employ the agent with whom they signed the exor bitaa contracts whether thoy ara satsfist wita him or not. 1t was the inzention of congress to protect them at all points and they were left on the passage of the act free to do as they pleased and employ whom they pleased. Section 9 of the act stated: ‘“That all sales, transfers or assignrients of any such claims heretofore or hereafter made, except such as have ocourted in the due administration of decedents’ es tates, and all contracts herctofore made for fees and allowances to claimants' attorneys are hereby declared void. Thore could be no mistake about the mean- ing of this, All claimants had to make new the act, nad thoy were at_liberty to emplo! any une they pleased. It they were pleased with the zoul and aots of their first thev might make their him. Ifthey wero dissatised they chooso any othor ageat that they ploased. Those who have not signed new contracts sincetho passage of the act may profit by this to secure much botter torms than they conld otherwise get from the agonts, The fact that Turk Bre Brikav is doin for the bars exnonse involvod has had & good effect In moderating the chargos of all agents 1o those who know how to protect theme selves. For thoso who distrust thoir ability to cope with the claim agonts on their own ground Tur Bee BUkeau is always open, g Confirmed. Tho senate confirmed the following presi- dential appointments: Interstato commerce commissioners—James W. MeDill of lows, William R. Morrison of [llinots and Wililam M. Lindsey of Kentucky. l(nll!hmmlu' Ohio, fourth assis ral. oof Towa, United States consul at Aix-la-Chappelle, Postmastors: California. S. Calkins, Nevada l'ili‘ S. Boynton, Oroville; H, V. Vanduzen, Los Angeles: Ellon L. Bailhache, Martinez; Miss Ella M. Honry, Blborton; P. B. Hall, Waynesboro . G. Hall, Cordelle; H. D. Atwood, Brunswick. Indiana--J. J. Wheeler, Crown Point. lowa- James Porry Postville; ~ Samuel Sturgeon, Garner; G, W Jamison, Oelwein. South Dakota—W. R. Morgan, iot Springs. Texas—H. A. David, Wolfo City; A, “L Mayhew, Seymour. Washington -1, A, Me- Beath, Suohomish, Wisconsin—R. A. Eutor, Monroo. + Senators Dolph and Morgan today roported from the scuate committee on foreiga rola- tions two bills providing for an investigation of the Weil and Laabra awards made under tho terms of the convention botween the United States und Mexico in 1863, Preambles to the bills recite the declavation of the sec- retary of state that the honor of the United States requires an investigation to be made by the United States to determine whethér Mexico has veen compelled to pay these awards through tho production of false testimony. The vills propose to refer the cases to the court of claims for examination and report with provision for an appeal to the Upited States supreme court. CHURGH SOCIALS and all manner of —HOME — Enter tainments! FOR SCHOOLS AND SOCIETIES together with | Pireside Games and suggestions for Unique Parties are to be found in the pages of the Monthly Social Only 50c a Year. Samples 102 Address: Home Entertainment Co.. COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA. 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