Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 15, 1892, Page 3

'HE OMAHA BEE. COUNCIL BLUFFS, NO. 12 PEARL STREET. OFFICE: Deilvered by Carrler to any part of the City 1. W. TILTON, - MANAGER. op .| Business Offico No 41 VEPHONES | Nyt Edito i P————————————et MINOR MENTIO. N, Y. Plumbing Co. Council Bluffs Lumber Co., coal. Crafu's chattel Joans, 204 Sapp block, Born, to Mr. and Mrs, R, B. Graham, a daughter. A case of diphtheria was reported yester- day at 123 Fourth street, May Irving being the vietim, A marriage license was Issued yesterday 10 Johu F'reese of Clounerl Bluffs and Josie Hepfer of Dow City. Mizpah temple, No. 9, Pythian Sisters, will give a social nod dance this evening at the Knights of Pythias hall. An oyster supper will ve given tomorrow aveniog at 714 Broadway for the benefit of the People’'s Union mission A dozen of the young ladies of the Catho- lic church gave a leap year sleiching purty last evening to which their gentlemen friends were invited, The regular meeting of Lily camp, No. 1, Royal Neighbors of America, will be held this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Kuights of Pythias hall, A chattel mortgage was eiven by Mike Kildare and Al Noack for $1,000 in faveg of George H. Meschendorf, covering all the stock and fixtures in theirsaloon in the opera nouse building, 552 Broadway. Mynster, Lindt & Sweet have been ap- ointed attorney to defend E. R. Rows, who s charged with embezziing W0 betonging to W. A. Evers & Co. of Des Moines, and Colonel D. B, Dailey to defend Johnson. Mrs. M. P. Lemen died on Tuesday at her home in Neosho, Mo., after an 1liness of sev- oral duys' duravion. Her son, Rev. J. G. Lemen of this city, was at her bedside for several days previous to her death. The re- mains have been taken to her old howe in Bethel, 111, for interment. Richard Young of Creston was brouzht before Commssioner Hunter of the United ates district court yesterday charged with selling liquor without a government license. He was bound over to the grand jury, and his bail fixed at $100, in defualt of whieh he ‘was taken to the county jail. The following officers of Council Bluffs lodge, degree of Rebekah, we instailed. Tuesday night bv Mrs. D. R. Wmtter, district de};uw grand master: N. G, Miss Lilian Huff; V. G.. Mrs. M. E. Weatherbee mecretary, Mrs. G. T. Tucker; treasurer, Mrs, John Daugherty. The prosent member- ship of tne lodee is 163, and its financial condition is excellent. . A circular has been issued by the execu- tive committee of the Firemen's State association in the interests of the vourna- ment which is to be held at Atlantio, June 7 to 10, inclusive. t’rizes amounting to, 2,000 are to be given, and elaborate pre- parations are to be made for the entertain- ment of the guests. A rate of ons fare for the round trip is to be secured on all roads in Towa. ——— The Boston Store, Council Bluffs, Ia., closes every evening at 6 p. m., unless Mondays and Saturdays. Mondiys 9 p. m., Saturdays 10 p. m. Fotheringham, Vhitelaw & Co., (‘,?nuncll Bluffs, la. e Walnut block and Wjyoming. coal, fresh minwd, received daily - Thatcher, 16 Main. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Colonel George F. Wright of Denison was in the city yesterday. J. B. McDermott is home from an extended buiness trip to Lonisville, Ky An infant child of E. M. Bunker, 816 Thira avenue, is ill with scarlet fever. Wiiliam Untbank has left for Rensaelier, Ina., where he will attend school. ——— The ‘‘Fake Factory,” as usual, is ready to devote a coiumn and a hulf to the ‘‘expose” of alegitimate business, in which it makes no attempt to charge anybody with wrong or fraud in any sense. There are tens of thousands of responsible people who believe that the Western Medical and Surgicul Institute of Kansas City is a reputable establish- ment, doing.an honest business, and in- quiry through the banks. would cer- tainly settle the question of its financial responsibility. The men at the head of the institution are able to chow a puast history and connection of which any one miglft be proud. Wanted—1'wo- apprentice nurses at ‘W. C. A, hospital, corner 9th street and 6th avenue. Dr. F. T. Seybert hus removed to the Grand hotel. Telephone 85. ————— Nipped an Overcoat. F. J. Schnorr was, unul yesterday morn- ing, the owner of a fine overcoat, which he was presented with last Christmus by his wife. He came down to his office, hung his coat on anml, and went into an adjoining room for a moment. When he returned he found his door wide open and his coat gone. Ho at once went down to the street, where he sucountered a nolice officer, to whom he confided his trouble, Just at that instant a motor came along, bound for Broadway, und they saw a man with an overcoat on that re- sombled Mr. Schnorr's darvout froma sa- loon across the stroet and board the car. He ‘was at once whirled along on theroad toward Omaba and nothing more was seen of him, Mr. Schuorr gave uway his old overcoat the duy after he got his new oue. Reitor, the tailor, 810 Broadway, has all the latest styles and new winter Satisfaction guarantecd. s iswild bluckbarry is the bast. goods. ‘We have our own vinayards in Califor nia. Jurvis Wine company, Co. Blufts e Jurvis 1877 brandy, purest, safest, best. ——— o Co., Masonic tem ple ———— Public Installation, The Union Veteran logion and the Woman's Relief corps had a public installation of ofi ocers last evening in the hall on Pearl street A uumber of invitations were issued to the frionds of the two ordcrs, and the hall was well filled. The ofticers of both the orders wore installed by W. H. Spere, and at the close of this ceremony an interesting Program Was vrosented, consisting of spooches by Judge J. R. Reed, Colonel George Wright of Denison, Rev. H. H. Bar- ton, Dr, A, J. Cook and Rev. G. W. Suyder, mrecitation by Lafayette Anderson of Omaha, and a poem by Rev. G. W, Crofts, entitied, *'Close Up the Ranks.” This. program was interspersed with vocal selections by Murs. M. A, Kingsbury and Mrs. Oehler, and u piano solo by Miss Bryant. After the pro- gram un excellent supper was served in the nte room of the ball by the Woman’s Relief Corps, and u very pleasant ovening was brodght to an end. e ip— Practieal Dressmuking, Ten years experience, fit guaranteed without_chungo of seam or no p prices $3.00 to $5.00, ladies pleaso ca Mesdames Barnett, M. A. Fair, M, G. ‘Priplow, 625 South Main, second ~floor front, . Swanson Mu — Wanted--Good cook for the W, C. A, hospital. Inqure Mgs, G. T. Phelps, corner th street and Willow avenue, al once, —— Don’t forget the sociable giveu by the ladies of the Bethuny Baptist church, corner 16th nvenue and High street, to night (Thursday) at 7:30, Refreshments will be served. ~ Oaly 10 cents will be charged, —— Drs. \_Vuu\l bury,dentists, next to Grand hotel; fine work a specialty. Tele, 145 w NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS. ' Bold Burglars Clean Out a Twelfth Straet Butcher Shop. NOT A THING LEFT IN THE BUILDING Though u Policeman Patrolled a Beat Within a Block the Thieves Used a Wagon to Carry O Thelr Plunder, William Dallarhide & Co., who keep a moat market at the corner of Twelfth and Broad- way streets, found they were not in @ ‘con- dition to do business to any great extent when they obened their place yesterday | morning, ‘The shop whieh they bad left the night before well stocked with meats of all kinds was occupied mainly by a laege, achine void, and tho side door, which opens on T'welfth street, told the story—Burglars bad been there during the nighr. They entered by forcing open a front window. They then opened the side door from the inside, drove a Wagon up to the door step and coolly loaded the entire stocic into the wagon. ‘I'be case was reported o the police, but so far not the slightest clew has beeu secured as to who did the deed. The policeman who patrolied the lower Broadway beat saw uothing out of the way during the night, and it is supposed that the burglars carefully watched bis move- ments und did the job” while he was at the other ond of the beat. ———— pany of this city received a letter from their local collector at Ogalalla a few days ago that is a fair illustration of the condition of western Nebraska. Their trade covers all the territory within a radius of several hundred miles from Council Bluffs, and they had confidence enough in western Nebraska tosell farm muchinery to the farmers regardless of oceusional poor erops, and then not push them to the wall whon they could not mect their notes upon maturity. An extract from the letter reads as follows: ‘Inclosed please find draft for full amount of Mr. S.—— note. Last spring he traded the implement for which the note was given for twenty bushels of wheat, and has just marketed 800 bushe's therefrom. He requests me to thank you for not pushing bim be- fore.” — % District Court Notes, Judge Thornell empaneled the grand jury yesterduy morning in the district court and put it at work grinaing out indictments. It consists of tbe following: James Doyle, Frank Gord, Max Mohn, John F. Garner, J. M. Axtell, S. S. Frank and J. C, Lowis, five of the other members of the panel being dis- missed av their own request. Judge Thor- uell, in charging the grand jury, delivered a speech which was listened to with consider- able interest by those present on account of the subject touched upon. He said that it was the business of the jury to investigate the cases of tho men about the city who were commonly supposed to be engaged in the sale of intoxicating liquors, Personally, he knew notning as to the truth or falsity of the reports that were going around, but he had heara that liquor was being sold and the jurymen' had doubtless heard the same thing. [t was their duty to free themselves from their opiuions as private citizens ana- see that the law was properly enforced, if it was not already. ‘Chese vemarks are similar to what have been' madé by judges on previous occasions -and it will probably not be found necessary for saloonkeepers to pack up and leave for Nebraska at once. ‘The case of H. Z. Haas against Ora Haley was the first to be brought to trial. The plaintiff sues-for §2,270 on & ' note which was signed by tho defendant and Samuel Haas, the fatherof the plaintiff, he claiming to have bought it from the bank 1n whose favor 1t was drawn. The defence is that the note was fully paid by the defendant, Haas. A petition was flled yesterday by the Ploneer Savings and Loan company against Cnarles Martel and others in which it is slleged that Martel holds forty shares of stock 1o the loan company and that by virtue of his membership he obtained aloan of $4,000, to secure which he executed a mort— age to the company upon lot 11, blook 84, in Bayliss & Palmer's Mm'mnm 1t 15 alleged that the interest and principal are both un- paid and _a foreclosure of the mortgage is demanded. — Davis, drugs, paints and stationary. Sayers Receivership Case, Judge McGee heard the testimony yestor- day in the case of Elmer Sayers against Ross Sayers, which. was commenced some time ago for the purpose of having a receiver ap- vointed to take charge of the products of the farm on which both parties live, a short dis- tance south of thecity. After the petition was filed William Plumer filed a petition of intervention in which he seconded the motion to have a receiver appoiuted, ns he owned the farm and was afraid he would not get his rent money. Emmet Tinley and Judge E. E. Aylesworth filed another sim- ilar petition, claiming $500 attorney fees. Some time after the commencement of the suit the Sayer outfit anhed up their quar- rel, and now tbe fight is between them on one side and Plumer, Tinley and Aylesworth on the other. Plumer's claim amounts to §1,200. The o was not concluded at the hour of adjournment last®vening, —_—— THE DEPREDATION CLAIM! The oxperionce of Tue Bee CLilvs Bureau has brougnt out the fact that many of its subscribers do not understand that the Indian depredations act passed by the last congress annulled all previcus contracts for collecting claims under it. This isa fact that they should know for their owa protec tion. When the act was signed all contracts with agents were made void by its terms, The holders of claims were then free to make such bargains with their agents as they plnulad. or could refuse to make any bargain at all, The framers of the act found it necessary to take this step for the protection of the claimants. Atthe time when there seemed little chauce that such an act would be passed hundreds of claimants haa contracted with agents to pay outrageous fees in case the money could be collected. Cases are known in which theclaimants had contracted togive upto the agents over one-half the amount collected. Cases in which one-third was promised wero not av all uncommon, To allow these contracts to stand would make the law not an act of justice, but an act of extortion for the benefit of the claim agents, The ciause was inserted annulling all the contracts, good, bad and indifferent, and limiting the porcentage to be charged by agents to 15 per cent, with an extra b per cent allowance for special cases. The claim agents naturally objected to this, asserting that it was beyond the powers of congress, but the bestopinion of both houses was that contri made to collect claims under a law that did not exist could be anuulled in thse wanner. * On the 4th of March, therefore, the claim ants who bad signed contracts were as free frow obligations to agents as those who had uot. If they were satisfied witn theiragents and wished to sign a new contract within the limitof compensation fixed by the law, it was thowr right, but noue of them were under any legal ovligation to doso. The more unscrupulons of ths ugents naturally vepresented to their clients that they wero bound to rouew their contracts, with merely the substitution of the terms named by law for the outrageous commissions ut first de- manded, Cases have been brought tth attention of Tuv Bre in whichhi olicy had been tollowed succes ly y unscrupulous agents. Thev had i1 wWord bullied the claimants into hirfog them wheu if the claimants had understood that they were free of obligatiou, they would bavo chosen other representatives, As others are being worked upon in the samo way,the facts of the case uro set forth for their pro toction, If they aru satisied with the men they first chose they are right in re-engaging thom. It they are not satified, they are fruo 1o eugage anbody they choose. Tue Beg ClLaivs BUkeau was establishea solely for the protection of the publie, It was established ou aceount of the complaiuts of its subscribers who thought thoy were belog unjustly wreated, and those, still more THE numierous, who spplied to it to find. areiintle agent. It will collect the claims at only such cnarges as will pay the expoenses of the vu- OMAHA pen that the limit set by the law will be neoded to pav the expense of collection. Many of the claims can doubtiess be coliected for 5 per cont of their face. The bureau 13 at the service of the subscribers and public a’ | go. Those who take alvantage of its offer ! will save monoy by it. Thoso who do not place their claims in its charge will save money, too, for it has put a check on the ra- pacity of the agents who would otherwise | free to tako the last penuy the law al Ttis the privilego of a groat now: paper to benefit all, i FART T I Tne Ber Buneav or Craims, in dealing with the claims arising under the Indiasn depredations act, has been successful in nro- tecting a large number of subscribers and others 1rom extortivn and loss, I'com com- plaints that have come to it, however, it ap- pears that many of the claimants do not un derstond their position under the act, At a time when there appeared to be littlo chance that congress would take up the claims or make any appropriation to pay them, they signed contracts with the Washington agents, promising from ono-quarter to one-half the amount to the agent in case the money should be collected. 1In view of this extortion con- gress inscrted 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 heagent’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 tho agent thoy had first chosen, They con sider that they are still bound to employ the agent with whom thoy signed the exor bitaa contracts whether thoy are satisfied with him or not. 1t was the iniention of congress to protect them at all points and they were left on the passage of tho act free to do as they pluased and employ whom they pleased. Section 9 of the act atated: “That all sales, transfers or assignrients of any such claim« heretofors or hereafter made, except such as have occurred in the due administration of decedents’ es tates, aud all contracts herotofore made for fees and allowances to claimants’ attorneys are hereby doclared voil There could be no mistake abous the mean- ing of this. All claimants had to make new contracts with agents after the passage of the act, aad they wero at_liberty to emplov any one they pleased. If thoy were ploased with the zeul and acts of their first acent thov might make their new contri with him. If they were dissatised they might choose any other agent that they pleased. T'hose who have not signed new contracts sincathe passage of the act may profit by this to secure much botter terms than they could otherwise get. from the agonts. The fact that Tue Bee BUREAU is doing the work for the bare exponse involved has had a good effect in moderating the charges of all agents to those who know how to protect them- selve: For those who distrust thoir ability to cone with the claim agents on’their own ground Tne Bee BureAu is always open. e P L e A NEEDED BUREAU. The organization of the new court of law claims at Denver last month and the un nouncement that the court will hold its fina session in that city on the 17th of November tive promise thathe long-vexed titles in th ‘western territories and state will soon be in afair way to settlement. The disputed titles under the Mexican and Spanish grants have proved especially troublesome in Arizona and New Mexico. They nave delayed settloment ana investment in some of the fairest lands of the southwest, and have proved annoying in the districts farther to the north. After much agitation and complamt congress wa nduced at the last session to provide a court’ for the consideration of this business, and will soon begin to work. The organization of this court gives Tue Bee BUREAU OF Cr.AIMs a chance to extend its usefulness. It will take claims under this law and prosecute them for persons who do not know whom to engage for the service. The business entrusted to the bureau iu WasHington is being prosec.ted with energy. The Indian depredations patent; land mining and other claims before the courts and departments are being pushed as rapidly as possible, with no delays on accunt of the large amount of business which has been sent to the bureau. The large amount of claims intrusted toits careis a standing proof of tha estdem and confldence in which Tng BEeE is held by the public which itserves, It is like- wise a demonstration. if one was required.o he need of such an organization The revelations 1 regard to the Loomis agency which have been published recently go even furtherin the same direction. When a man sought for by the police for nearly a year on a warrant for embezzlement can set, up as a claim agent, flood the western coun- try with circulars and receive assignments for several million dollar’s worth of claims, itappears that there is little protection for the claimant whosends to an unknown repre sentative. The men who assigned their claim- to Loomis would have had small chance o their seeing any of their money if tha schemer had been given time to collect their claims. When such risks are run and men who are not able to go to Washington and know no.one there must hire their attorneys at haphazard, the need for a burean to pro- tect the people and do their work at reason- able rates is appuarent. ‘The approval with which Tus Beg enter- prise is received by journalists and public men is as gratifying as the response of the public. . e MADE PLENTY SMOKE. Fire In the Second Story of Oliver Muggard's Big Barn Last Night, The Ohiver Maggard Van company stablos, fronting on the ailley between Jones ana Leavenworth and Fifteenth and Sixteentt. streets, wore discovered to be on fire at 11:20 o'clock last night. After the doors had been broken in the fire was found to be burning on the second tloor, where the stalls are located. Ladders were run up from truck 1 and the windows broken. Dense clouds of smoke poured forth and for a minute i1t was feared that the entire stock of hay was on fire, As’ quickly as possible the 32 horses stabled in thut floor were cut loose and started down the run way. All the animals escaped without sipgeing a hair, A couple of streams of water and No. § chemical engine soon put the fire out, but the oke was 80 dense that the men could scarcely breathe. An investigation showea that a small hole had been burnea through the flooring of the second floor and possibly a ton of baled hay destroved. Loss about §50. Just how the fire started is not known. It was learned, however, that the hostlers bad left s hghted lamp in the barn when they closea the doors for the night. o KILLED A PROMINENT PHYSICIAN, John Redmon Commits Murder, Cuic\Go, 1L, Jan, 18.—Dr. Flavius M, Wilder, a we!l known physician of this city, was shot and instantly killed at noon today by John Redmond, who was recently charged from an insane asylum, . Redm daughter was stolen two years ago and shortly afterwards ho became insane. Redmond, when asked why he killed Dr. Wilder, sald: *“‘Dr. Wilder, by bis tesu- mony in the insanity caso aeainst me, sepa- ratod me from my wife, and made myself and children howeless. 1 was not then and am pot now insane." - Lunatie, HOTRIN WILL RESIGY. Assured In the Troublod Third Judicial District of Kansas, SPRINGY Kan,, Jan. 13.—~The resigna- tion of Theodosius Botkio, judge of the Third judicial distriet, will probably ve in the hunds of Governor Humphrey this woek, and with its acceptance will end ths trouble in this district, Judge Botkin reached \bis decision teday. Peace B To Secure Thelr Bonds, NEw York, Jan. 13.—A suit growing out of tho trausactions of Field, Lindley, Weichers & Co., was begun in the United States circuit court today. It is brought by the Union Pacific ruiiroad, agaiast the firm off I und S, Wormser, the bankers, and it 15 filed to rocover $221.85%, the value of 277 honds vehypothecated by the baskrupt brokers. 1he bonds wero pledged by tue railroad company with IMeld, Lindley, Weirchers & Co., Who deposited ‘them. with the Wormsers' on their general speculative account, it is declared. It is alleged that the Wormseérs' do not hold the bonds rightfully. DATLY Bl Questions Discuesed by the South Side Oiti- gens' Olub Lasf Night, SOME OF THE DEMANDS MADE BY THE CLUB Co Imen Wil Be Asked to Favor the Bullding of a Sewer on Valley Street— onj to Clagk, Property Protection from Fire, The South Side Citizens’ club held a meet- ing last night at F'ritz Musller's hail, corner of Eighteenth and Vinton streets, for the purpose of discussing plans to induce the city vouncil to build a sewer on the south side. Ex-City Engineer Tillsoa, who had been invited by the club to attend the meet- ing, way present, as was also a few of the councilmen. Mr. Tillson bad made a survey of the ground and gave the club an estimate of the cost of the proposad sewer. It is wanted on Valley street from Tenth west to Nine- teenth street. This, as Mr Tilson had calculated, would cost $17,000. He said it should be a muln sewer, and any of its laterals could be built at any time after the main sewer was constructed. He ulso said that he had figured on the cost of construc- tion when the street was to its established grade, He was asked if the sewer could not be built much cheaper without having the street to grade, but replied that he thought there would be very little difference iu cost, as coutractors would know better on what they were bidding it they knew the streot was to be at its established grado. It Is & Necessary Improvement, In answer to anotber question Mr. Till- s0n said he thought tho sewer wus necessary, and he included it in his recommendations in hiy last report to tha city council. As to its dimensions, Mr. Tillson said the sewor should be five feet in diameter to Fifteenth street and from there to Nine- teenth four and one-half feet would be sufticient. Councilman Elsasser was also at the meet- ing, and'when asked about the city sewer fund, stated that 1 1800 0,000 worth of bonds had boen voted for sewers, but he did not know whether the council wonld appro- priato any of that sum for the southern por- tion of town. An individual, he said, could do little in iducing the ocouncil to do any- thing. What was needed was for the club and people of the south end to get down to earnest work and help their councilman, and then theiv representative could accomplish much. If the people and the club demanded the sewer the council could not afford to ignore them. . Tne members of the club were enthusistic in their promises to support Mr. Elsassar in his efforts and he was equally so in saying wign he would endeavor to do for the south side. James Donovan was of the opinion that the sout siders should not pe satisfied with just $17,000 for the sewer, but wanted $25,00) out of the §50,000 sewer fund. “‘We are entitled to $25,000,” said he, ‘‘and should demund it; it's our share. It 18 also the duty of this ciub toinsist on the city couneil to gwve us this amount of the sewer fund.” g Councilman Elsasser again stated what he would do in getting the allotment, ana Mr. Hascall wanted to know. if Mr. Elsasser would sustain the club invany reasonavle re- quest it might make. (The councilman re- plied by saying that he could not ignore tho wishes of the club. &3 Cost of Constriiction. This was eminently satisfactory.to all con- cerned, and by & motion ;of Mr, ‘Huascall the members of the club said jt;was the senti- ment of the association to, have the profer- ence of the sewer fund forithe construction of the Valloy street.sower. It will dram about 1,000 acres, aad, according to Mr. Has- call, 1t will be Teasonable. for the club to ask for §17,000 for its construction, This ended the discussion on the sewer question. It was decided to invite the coun- cil's sewerage committee to attend next Wednesday night's meeting. A committee, composed of Messrs. Wooley, Donovan and Hascall, was appointed to visit the sewerage committee and extend the invi- tation to attend the meeting. Thegnrl{ question was informally brought up, and Mr. Elsasser stated that it was the rankest absurdity for tho park commissioners to think of purchasing the Clarke tract. He said the Syudicate purk was the piece of ground the people wanted. 1n case the Clarke tract was talked of he was in favor of the South side citizens asking the city council to visit in a body both pieces of ground, and let it see the advantages of Syndicate park. Mr. Hascall believed that if Syndicate park was not selected the members consti- tuting the board of park commssioners were unfit persons to have the management and control of park affairs, They were not sub- serviug the interests of people. A resolution was also passod requesting the fire and police commissioners to give the South side a hose cart and hose, both of which are said to be badly needed. ————— Securing Land Titles, There is nobody to whom this country is under greater obligations 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 perfoct a claim, It is due to the pionaer that when he has completed the hard conditions on which his homestead 1s promised to him he shall re- ceive hisreward without unnecessary trouble or delay. The government means that this shall be accomplished, but its intentions are often better than its execution. The huge will- 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 facts of record, and it deals with those by wholesale. The govern- ment means. to do the fair thing sotulers, but bow is 1t to kuoow which are honesti ‘That has beeo a hard question. In thedis- posal of the public lands, more than in al- most any other part of its work, the gevern- ment hus beon the prey of swindlers. It has been robbed by speculators of huundreds of millions of acces that it meaut 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 nimseil honest. ‘This gives the simple homesteador & ratier rough road to travel. If'dmeddling or ma- licious neighbor chooses to-question the good faith of bis location on his Jand, the progress of bis claini comes to u stop 1n the general land oftice ana it takes a'‘¥killed Washington attoroey to start it forward, But how is the pioneer in bis cabin awmong the sequoias of the Sierras or in bis dygout on the blizzard swept plains of North Dakota to know where to look for & skilled Wpshington attorney, and especially for one who is trustworthy sud reasonable in his cHilrgest The case of a settler who finds his clgin blocked through some technicality that tfifeatens the loss of his bowe offers the stroligest possivle appeal to publie sympathy. If fhgre 1s_any way of helping such a seitier tuere ought to be no hesitation in making use'of it. ‘e Bee Bureau of (s was organized to afford assistance in jost such cuses. It places the inhabitants of the remotest valiey of the west on au_equality with the resident of Washiugton. It assures every man who bas honestiy compliea with the lund laws of tho United States prompt attention to his claim on the part of the authorities, and in almost every case o favorable decision, It does all this fora fee which an ordinary lawyer would charge for merely giving ad- vioe, and asks no payment uatil the patent is actuaily issued. It giyes advice free, whetber o & client or to anyocay else. Nobody ask- ing an opiniop is undar any obligations put his case 1n its hands. It examines every clalm submitted o it, aud when 1t considers one without merit, it fraukly says so and de- clines to haudle it Tue Bee Bureau of Claims has already saved thousauds of settlers from tho ex- actions of irresponsible and unscrupulous claim agonts. It is doing 8 work of human ity, The western homes in which peace ana security have supplanted uncertainty und apprebeusion & value of its services. el L Lurge Irc LouvisviLLe, Ky., Jan, 18.—Oupe of the Allen € G Anderson K Bagley J A Beattio ) Heaver J Mrs Bowman Burroughs W Brown O A Bruschweller A Bralden C V Bittner W i Davis D Derry O Dell Doherty B Earl G Elworth J P Fehnley G Fox I, Friedrich A Istdale it J l-'l':t'lle‘%)/\\'. JANUARY 15, 1892, I PARKS, HOSE AND SEWERACE. reau, It is oxpected that it will rarely tup- | Iargest charcoal iron making plants in the today at Grand The capacity 18 150 to 200 tons aday, The plant will cost $1,000,000 and Starts in with $300,000 worth of raw materinl world bega operations Rivers, K on hand, a year's supply. Blood, the Man | chester locomotive builder, is the principal owner. - xamining Books of & Defunet 1 WitLiamsrort, Pa, Jan, 1 long. Dela Green, the ex-cashior, said today that President Bowman and the directors would be arrested before night, but such ac- tion has not been taken up to late hour, Speaking of the vault combination that is said to have veen forgotten for two vears, Mr. Graen said ho gave tho combination to Mr. Bowman the bank examiner in 1880. He may have for- gotten it, but even if he did, the whole amount of money was there when I examined the bank as bank cashier in 1880, and if the money 1s gone, and it evidently 18, 1 know nothing of it. I intend to justifv myself by having Bowmau and the directors arrested. ot el Wil Rest in the Committee, Cotumnus, O., Jan, 13.—In the republican legislative caucus tonight the Brittain reso- lution to investigate the legal right of Calvin ! . Brice to represent Ohio in the senate. it was agreed, should be referred to the com- mittee on privileges and clections of the house, The impression prevails amone mem- vers that this will be the end of the proposed investigation, s Mg o Seattered and Dixorganized, WasmiNaroy, D, C., Jan. 18.—General Schoriela said today that the latest reports from General Stuniey, commanding the De- partment of Texas, indicated that Garz band wa: organize: hat the men were hiding i the chappurel ana that his troops were close on the trail of Garza, with reasonoble expecta- tions of cunturing him, thing for It. Jan. 13.--Ex-President H. Thomas and others, have brought suit to sot aside the sale of tho Eclipse Baso Ball assaciation properiy last summer to a gentleman 'vho organized the Louisville Base Bail company, 10w in charge of tho team. They claim that their rights were not respected in the sale, nitz Lead HAVANA, Jan. 13.—The sixth game of the match between Steinitz and Tschigorin was played vesterday. The latter selected the two knights aefense as a reply to Steinitz's opening moves. After forty-eight moves the New York champion sccured the game, Scove: Steinitz, 2; Tschigorin, 15 drawn, 3. Aotk Ten Years in Prison, Jersey City, N. J., Jan. 13.—Edward W. Stoadard, who was convicted of forgery re- cently, was today sentenced to ten years in states prison. e Wine Drinking #t Dinners. It is an undoubted fact that the serv- ing of many and heavy wines at large dinners is gradually bacoming a thing of the past, writes George W, Childs in the January.Ladies’ Home Jouraal. Of course, I do not mean that wines are no longer sorved, for they are and will con- tinue to be, so long as civilized men con- sider them a feature of dinners. But I do mean that of the varieties o f wine there are fewer, of the quantities less, and of the qualities lighter, than was the custom ten years ago. Were I pre- paring for a large dinner for meu— h is always from the nature of things more heavily wined than an ordi- nary ‘‘mixed” dinner—I should not think it in the least degrec necessary to order anything like the same amount or assortment of wines that would have been imperative a few years ago. And in extenuation of the statement that the qualities of the wines served are becoming lighter, the simple fact that at the average English dinner table port wine has been almost super- seded by claret, may be cited. It is'also becoming a very ordiaury thing at En- glish dinners to meet prominent men who do not drink wines of any kind, and in our country this is also becoming more and more a fact. Of course, a din- ner must have fluids; the best of solids require some liquids with which to relish them, and a dinner would be but wasted onergy and material without them. But [ think it is no longer im- parative to serve wines, or at lenst we can gerve with them some other bever- age which will be of equal pleasure to the constantly increasing sat of people who find that wining and dining together is rather too henvy a combination for their comfort. e Ho Tumbled.at Last, “They say that a Scotchman is the hardest being on earth to get into, but the Scotch award the thickhead cham- pionship to the English,” says Marshall P. Wilder. *One of them tells the story of o man who died and went to the place which Universalists say doesn’t exist, and there he saw an Englisman sizzling on a redhot frying pan, and roaring with laughter.” “What are you the new arrival, funny down her “Oitisn’t that,” the Englishma e plied, after finishing another mirthful roar, “I heard a—ha, hal—agreat joke —ha, ha!—about ten years ago, and" the point—ha, ha!—has just come to me,”” e L LETTER LIST. List of letters rontninz uncallel for 1 the post oftice for the week ending January 14, 1591, Note—Parties calling for theso lotters will pleaso ay"Advertised,” glving tho dato atthe heat of the lat,and inqulre for sameat the Indies' delivery win- nghing at?” asked “I don’t see anything- ” dow. Toavold mistakes have your mail addressod to your street and number. LLEMEN'S LIST A. Allen Prof W H Anges O Anderson CW Anderson G W Anderson LN Anderson C Arnold M Augustson J O B. Beverldge J FBerner W Bechtel Mr and Beers G i Blackburn T Boggs W 1L Hohle Burn J 11 Hridges H Briggie 1 B Brodder B Brattain C . Carsan B Camp W ampbell J M Carlxtrom § neterson J I Chaffer iLG Clevo Coosing W Craftl Curtin J 0 Cunningham Campbell H Davis A B Doyle J B Dolson Dubbam G 13, Edgerstom Col Elby G 8 W Errils) F. Finn 1 L FloydJ D Fryd N A Furgenson T2 17 [0 Goldwater M latt B $ Graham 10 reen it O Harmon O Hansen N P Haydon J 3 i sloliday D't A Horton T L Hughle Hyman H Hylen M L I Inman J C J. Joues A M Johnson G W Johnson N P ‘Jorgenson N P IS, Kelley D Kearney ¥ Kein J Kirby 8 Kronek T Kerby I? Kettell W B Lewls C L Lunger J Letellur 8 Inasberg -2 the bost witnesses to the | Lundgren CW 1. . 0 J 3 Marham J o W V i Medlur | Miller 1 Miibolem 8 Moore D 8 Moore J Examiner Degler and two assistants are at work on the books of the suspended First National bank | of Muncie, and a statement 15 expectod before ight after he was appointed badly scattored and nearly dis- MeGreau mrs TWIN CITY STEAM DYE WORKS, G. A. S¢nosdsack, Proprietop, Bluffsand 1321 Farnam St., of everydescription. Works, Cor, Ave, A and 238th St. Oificas 821 Omaha, Packages paceived at either office or at tha Council Bluffs. Broadway, Oounecil Dye, clean and refinish goods Send for price list. Merchants who have shop-worn or soiled fabrics of any character can have them redyed and finished eq RENOVATED AND CL BED FEATHERS NED BY STEAM, with the nd most approved muchinery,atest at less cost than you ever pail bofo FIRSTNATIONAL BANK OF COUNCIL BLUFF3, Paid Up Capital Oldest organizod bank lin thy clty. tlo exchinzs ani 033l wasiritis fon pald to collestions. Acoounts of ladivia: d corporation , banks, bamkers Correspondance ln vito 1. GERO, P SANFOI ), Prasidant. A W. RIEKWAN, Cashier. AT RICH, Assiita Motz L Murphy J Moran P J Munsell M McCauley C B MeCs Mclntyer M L Mclntire C M Naughton J Nelson C A Nelson A Neifer W Nielnon K Nilwon L & Nickelson C O. P Parker O cderson C P Ogle A C Painter J K Pettls W B Peyton J Poters M Pitzer 8 Polnck B Pollard H R Proctor J W Polsson P O i Q Quick J R. Renslow F Richards J QuinnJ Raek T Rhoader B T, Rinshaw W Rowley I Rogers Dr M Koberts L ¥ S. Sanders W 8 Scott [ Santer I, Scott Schney F Scbumke H ShicldsJ A Sherwood M Smith G P Smith ) D2 Smith it H Smith M Southwell AP Sorenson M J Stelnberg Mr Stewart T tanley ¢ C bweeker D T. Terrell A oker J B Townsend M V. Sonrs 8 K Tallor H Trimer H Totterd N Vandermark BT Vandenharp1C Voss E P W Warren C V Wells J L Weaver P Whitman G M L White BT Whittington w M Wheeler A J Wilson Wilson A J'2 Wiikinson Dr G Widegren J P Wood WS Wolfe MJ Wonder J Wroth K Wright R Wyekoft W H Whorter 8 0 Yager AW Zimler LADIES' LI3T A Allen mrs H Anderson H Andorson B. Bank mrs B Allen mrs E N Ames V. Anderson A-2 Bakor mra M F Bocker mrs S M Brown mrs H Burroughs D Beyer mrs A Bristol R Bucher mrs M Barton mrsJ W Cady S G Carey CA Carlson mrs Carlton mrs P Conolly D Conueellor 1 Cornnell mrsM Carten M W Crown F I Crego C D. Dale mrs I Dale mrs B DiScymeths mrs Danlals M Dunten G Dunlap K 18, English M P. Kllis M O Engledow mrs ) N Farley M B Fleming M-2 Fox mrs L Fleming 5 Fitzgeruld mr « Garrlson mra L Garhern A Grauck A Griffith B H. Hardman mrs Hagans L Hurrismrs J O Harman mrs O Harris mrs M A Hayman mrs Hallett B THued Harrls mrs G Hansen mrs N Hilgner mrs B Holt C Holte M Hooton M Howelimrs J W Hubanks I Jack mrs 0 1 Jensen K M Johnson wrs G Johnson m Jenks P Jenson mrs K. Keith mrs € Keesho M Kloepfer & Knocke & Koohl'mrs M Knocke E L. LappmrsL Lewin mra Lindinger mrs A Little mrs Logan S W Tundberg H M. Malge mrs W R Madsen mrs C Martinmrs M Mageo M Magram M Motz It Moore mrs C Milburn mrs 8 More k M Myers K Marshall M MeCormick M McLain R MelLeod mrs N Knight mra ¢ Krauer mrs F Metulloh mrs BT Nugent M O, Norrls M Oukley J Osbornmrs J B Osborn P, Parmer mra i Peunell L G R. Raymond mrs EERasch wrs T, Kisley mrs D Rogers mrs B Ryvers I Porker mrs Pittls mes i Pipper B sanford L Schenck mrs N Schiuchter L Shinn mrs € Sheldon mrs N Smith § H Stearns mrs M Btewart mrs mrs P Stone mrs G W i chroede Mhomson mes 8 Treat mrs KB Treben M Trenke B u. V. Van Meeter A W Tracy D Utley mra M ¥ Vanmrs M o0 mrsWilson Wilson L JC Willlams M Wolt M Miss LM Robert-Mls son Mim O G Mrs ) B Hallett MraCHend Mes f B Crowitt Mrs H Gregor Mrs I Newcomb Mr and Mrs DrA G Hopkins ~ Bennett Dr¥ A Grung ) Har J K Crockett GILW J Garrison T W Btlekney & Grim Mrs B Gregor stend MISCELLANE: Lock Box, MrJ F, Bryant and Straiton, Muce Thompson, Wood snke and & Co, J i ¥ Fetterman Coul Co ral botel, Richardson C P Rodeheoner W Robermell Dr Schweltzer 8E Schwenk Dr P Tompkins J M Wahlberg 110 2 Wagner K ‘Arion mrs 1L M Brewster mrs F L Calyer mrs IM Carpenter mrs M Clanssen mrs A Corson mrs M DerMott mrs B Dunham mrs B Fleming mrs K Hughsmrs J T Johuson mrs M E A 'Johnson E Kenny mre R I, Kramer mrs ¥ Loof mre CG * Morton mrs 1T Mo McClure mra 1 MeWiiliam mrs D ‘hulman mrs W cohol o to decny, death, P of Power In either sex, mpotency, Leucorrhoan and all Female Weaknesses, Involuntary 1.osses, Sper- Samuelson B Sahler mrs J H Shaw mrs B B Swmith mrs J M _Smith mrs J B Sohensman wrasilllsJ Whitmore mrs R TIIRD AND FOURTIL CLASS MATF 3 M SmithMisy i Dien M Montgom t Unlon Credit llard Elevator chasing Co, Madl Op'h Institute, Agt Bouthern ¥ 0B CLARKEON, SPECIAL NOTICES. COUNCIL BLUFFS3, YV ANTED-A firsteluss invoice or bill elort One who is rupid_in extonding prices and fignring dis ounts Stenographer preforred, who is able to make involces on Smith, Pre- micror Remington machine. Must come well recommended and give nime of lust employer. Stoad. rk. If found competont. Address W. L., Box 638, Council Bluffs, Ta. \ (OR SALE-land sot of cheap. Inquire 2 Broud Bluffs. TOWA farms: fine 200 cre tarm, &0 per acre, 1,00 cush, balance on long time; 13) acre farm, 800 4own, Dalunce casy: farms of all sizes’ Sond forlist. Johnston & Van Patten, Council Bluffs. Council WANT to buy stock of grocer.cs or boots and shovs: will puy part cnsh wnd part by § #5room house und " lot In Omubu. G 28 Bee. Councll B uffs, IOMPLETE outfit bar fixtures and two pool tubles for sale nnd bui:ding for rent. Good Lm‘uflun. E. H. Sheafe, over Ullicer & Pusey's ank. ARMS, garden, lands, housss, lots. and business blocks for salo or rent. Day & Hess, 9 Pearl street, Counoll BlafMs. i F'OR SALE—The most profitabic Job printe Ing office in the city. Address C. B. John~ son, Council Bluffs. CHURCH SOCIALS and all manner of —HOME — Entertainments ! FOR SCHOOLS AND SOCIETIES together with Fireside Games and suggestions for Unique Parties are to be found In the pages of the Monthly Social Only 500 a Year. Samples 10o, Addres: Home Entertainment (i . COUNCIL BLUFKFFS, IA. CITIZENS STATE BANK Of Council Bluffs, TAL STOCK .$150,000 SURPLUS AND PROFITS. . 70,000 TOTAL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. ... .$225000 DirecToRS—1. A. Miller, F. 0. Gloason, E. L. Shugart, . E, H :rt, J. D. E{mundson, Oharles R. Hannan. Transact genursl banking busls ness. Largestcapital and surplus of uny bans inSouthwestern lowa. INTEREST ON TIME W. C. ESTEP, DEPOSIT S FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER, 14 N. Main., Council Bluffs. CUBEB COUGH CURE IS A One Minute Remedy For all affections of the Throat, Lungs and Bronchial Tubes EXCEPT CONSUMPTION 256 AND 50 CENTS, le by Drugglsts. NERVE DR F. C. WEST'S NERVE AND BIRAIN TREATs MENT, a specific for Hysterin, Dizziness, Fits, Neus ralgla, Heudache, Nervo: co, Wakefulness. Sientnl Depression, Softening of the Brain, causing insanity Ty, ature OId Age, Barconnoss, Los by Over-exertion of the' brafn, JAPANESE F e s lete Treatment, couvsisting of Suppositories, nt in Capas al in Box d'Bills: n Positive Cure for Kxt Internal, Blind or Bleeding ltebing, Chronic., Hecent o Hereditary Plles. This dy has never been known to fall. 8§ per box, 6 for §3: sent by mail, Why suffor from this tercible disease when a writ- ‘Kuarantee Is positively klven with i boxes, to tho money' If not eured. Bond stamp for miple. unranteo Issues y Kuhu & Co, Drugkista, Nole Agents, corner 15th and Dougl the microbe or ke 85 aiios, tho It Heut anywhero pre pald on recelpt 0. D Weldilio n guar- AnLee Lo cure. he publio trade and Jo i by the Kinsior Drug Com on 3 lehor, Howard Meyerand E. P. Baykora, South Qumaha; A. D Foster a M. J. Bl Counelt BI Piso's lemedy for Catarrh Is. th Beat, Kaslest 10 Use, and Cheapest. Sold by druggists or sent by mail o B i A