Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 14, 1892, Page 6

COUNCIL BLUFFS, NO. 12 P! RL STRE OFFICE: Teilvered vy Carrier to any part of the Clty 1, W, TILTON, « MANAGER. p - | Business Office . TELEPHONES | Night Faitor. § i ———————— v MINOR MENTION, N, Y. Plumbing Co, Council Bluffs Lumber Co., coal. Crafus chattel loans, 204 Sapp block, Bishop J. P. Newman of Omaha will preach on Sunoay for the Brondway Methodist church at Hughes hall, Ellen Poppor died at St. Bernard’s hos pital, agea 24 years, and was buried yester v in Walnut Hill cemetery. There will be a meeting of the medical staff of St. Bernard’s hospital this afternoon At the hospital a n ck. There w!!l be no_ session of thoe district court today,Judge Thornell haying aajourned yesterday until Monday morning. Mrs. James Spare, assisted by Mrs, M. T McCuno, entertained a party of fricnds Fri- day evening at her home, S14 Avenue A, Thero will be a special meeting of Encamp. ment No, 8, Union Veteran legion, this even- ing at the ofice of B. W. Hight on Pearl stroet. There will be a called meeting of auxiliary No. 17, Urion Veteran legion, at the oftice of Judge Carson tomorrow evening at v'clock. Tusurance or other solicitors who are now making less than £100 per month should call on R. C. Booth, 4 Pearl street, Council Blaffs, T'his 18 worth investigating, At the closing session of the Ancient Order of United Workmen it was aecided to hold the next session at Dubugue, commencing on the second Tuesday in Iebruary, 1503, The funeral of Mrs. C. A. Machan will occur this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the dence on Lower Broadway, Rev, . W. Crofts officiating, Tho remains will ve interred in Walnut tlil) cemetery. Constable Charles Nicholson returned last cvening from Plattsmouth, Neb., where he went to get the gold watch which'was stolen here and pawned by William Cupser, who 18 now under indictment for the crime of lar- ceny. He got the watch, Kl Perkius at the opera houso tonight pre- sents an opportunity for the public spirited citizens to combine fun with sweet charity. The lecture is under the auspices of the An cient Order of United Workmen, who give the proceeds to the Home for the F'riendless, In the district court yesterday the cases of 11, Z. Haas against Ora Haley and the Wyo- ming National bank ugainst Ora Haley were submitted, In tho case of Harriet C. Green agaiust William H. Latey et al, Churles B, Towle was appointed receiver by agreement of the parties. I'rank Williams was given a thirty-day sentence in the county jail for vagrancy on the 13th of last month, but it was suspended on condition that he leave the city at once. He left, but he returned yesterday morning and vas ran in on the same charge as before, He was dismissed as 1o the last charge, but the court decided to uliow him to begin the sentence which he avoided by leaving town, — ight Day Sale. The colossal shite goods sale opens today at the Boston Store, Council Bluffs, In., where everything in the white goods line is displayed. Bargains an muslins, sheetings, linens, towels, table napkins, embroideries, white eprons, white shirts, handkerchiefs, ete., 2t Colossal Below we quote only a few of the many bargains that will be offered dur- ing this sale. Sale continues for eight days. Intending purchasers better to come early and avoid the great rush, and get the better selection of the bar- gains, One case bleached muslin (almost free from dressing) 4¢ a yard, beautiful soft, finish, worth 6t Another case of the Ellerton muslin that is usually sold for 9¢ will be on sale sume as before, 6%, Langdon muslin, sold all over the country at 10¢ a yard, during sale our price 12 yards for $1.00, All linen damask table linen, special, 250 yard. 54 and 56 all linen bleached damask fllllp’t sold for 48c, 58c and 58¢, in one lot at 89c. 68-inch heavy unbleached damask (only one pattern) sold for 7ic; sale price, 59¢ a yard. 50 dozen extra large and heavy Turkish striped towels (fast colors) that sold for 25¢, sale price 19e. 200 dozen fine damask towels, over 35 different style borders, hand drawn und knotted fringe, at 25¢ onch., xamine our line of huck towels at §2.00 per dozen. Sheets and pillow cases all ready for use; see the low prices; mostly made out of the Fruit of the Loom muslin, Pillow cuses ready made, 124¢, 152, 17¢. 20c and 22¢, Sheets ready made, 6oe, 69c, 75¢ and 85c. Better grades in embroid- ered and hemstitched. ‘WhITE BED SPREADS, Lot 1—A good size crochet quitt, will compare favorably with 7a¢ goods, sale price, H0c. Lot 2—A heavy, full size ecrochet spreud, sold always for 90c, during sale, Lot 3—Bates damask quilt, sold from Maine to California for $1.25 and $1.50, our price during sale, 98¢ MUSLIN UNDERWEAR. ‘We put on sale the most colossal stocic of lndies’ misses’ aud children’s under- wear ever shown by us. In fact, we don’t draw the line here, but ave safe in suying ever shown 1n western lowa. See show window for pricos. Large display on second floor, CHILDREN’S COLLARS. Just received for white goods sale. 100 dozen children’s collars at 50c on the dollar, Special numbers at He, 10e, 19¢ and 25¢, equal to any 10c and 50¢ goods ever shown in this market. 200 dozen more of our 5¢ lace hordered handkerchiefs, which we will put on sule at 1c (one cent) ench. BOSTON STORE, Fotheringham, Whitelaw & Co., Loaders and promoters of low prices, Council Blufls, Ia, — ‘I'wo apprentice nurses wanted at the W. C. A, hospital, corner 9th street and Gth avenue S — Reiter, the tailor, 810 Broadway, has all the latest styles and newest goods, Satisfaction guaranteed. —— ‘We have our own vinayards in Califor nia. Jarvis Wine company, Co. Bluffs ——— Jaryis wild blackborry is the best. ——— Will Present Them Fiag. W. A. Joseph started out yesterday morn- ing bright ana early with a subscription list for the purpose of raising money to buy a flag for the Grana Army and Union Veteran Legion men who stood up for the rights of the American flag last Thursday. It was headed with & subscription of 85, aud the other amounts ranged all the way from 10 ceuts up. The citizens all responded liber- ally, and by night §25 was raised. 1t will be clrculated *again today, and every business wan will be given an opportunity to contrib- ute, Postmaster Treynorordered the flag on the government building thrown out to the breezes yesterday in token of his sympathy with the actions of the soldiers, At the meeting of General G. M. Dodge No. 259, Sons of Voterans, last night resolutiovs were adopted censuring Father O'Rourke for refusing to permit the casker cootaining the rem f Patrick McCana to be taken into St. F'rancis' church while vovered by the flag of the union, and decl: ing it an insult to the federal goverament, e —— Vocal Musie. Prof. T. W, Davis, teacher of voice and note reading. Lessons private, Call or address at Grand hotel, Council Bluffs, Sucoessful Return Party Given at the Grand Hotel, PREPARATIONS WERE CAREFULLY MADE Beantitul Floral Decorations—Fall Descrip- tion of the AMiir. List of Those Present—Other Loca Notes of Interest, The event of the week socially was the re- turn party last evening at the Grand hotel, under the auspices of the young men who were 5o bandsomely entertained at the leap year party given by the voung ladies of the city at the opening of the year. For the last threo weeks preparations have been woiug on, and no pains have been spared by the members of the committoe which was ap- pointed to take charge of the preliminaries, How well they succeeded 1n their undertak ing nona of those who were present need to be told, The dining room on the sixth floor was beautifully decorated with flowers. In the corners stood huge pots containing palms, ferns and calla lilies. The chandeliers were festooned witn smilax intertwining roses, while mant ranged about the room were covered with roses and carnations. The floor was canvased and from 9 o'clock, when the first note was heard, until the clocks were striking 2, the merry feet kept tima with the music of the orchostra. At 11 o’clock an intermission was had for supper, and the following menu was sot before his guests by Manager Clark of tho Grand: Oyster Pattles. Sweet Bread Croquettes, Olives. Chicken Sulad. Cold Turkey, Wino Jelly. Neapoliian Tee Cream. Cnke: Cofree. Claret Punch. Frozen Rum Punch. Tho following is a list of those prosent : Mr. and Mrs. W. A, Maurer, N. C. Phil- lips, E. W. Hart, W, B. Sapp, A. E. Brock, George A. Keeline, B. M. Sargent, I, A. Troutman, H. L. Cannings, Mrs. Ferson, Mrs, Seybert, and Misses Elsie Butts Abbott of Chicago, Carrie Zurmuehlen, Charity Babcock of Omaha, Connelly of Rock Island, Eunice Wells, Ida Lutz, Grace Deming, Angie Rocckwell, Stelia Bullard, Ruth Wright, Nellie Zurmuohlen, Florence Martin, Kittie Bullard, Flora Van Order, Sabie Amy French of ‘Cedar Rapids, Anna Ross, Retta miller of Petersburg, 1ll., Mamo Stephenson, Angie Wickham, Anna_Bow- man, Helen Shepard, Manchester of Omaha, Grace Gleason, Mav Watts of Neola, Laura Couch, Addie Sherman, Maud Oliver, Mary Oliver, Jennio Howe, Jennie Howe, Nellie Bowman, Georgie Bon- nett, Rita Lorton, Nebraska City; Jessie Farnsworth, Nora Brown, Fannie Iteynolds, Wickbam, 'Graves, Osborne, Wadsworth, Messrs. J. H. Mithen, C. A Reed, E. K. Pattorson, T.C. Patterson, R. W. Bixby, B. A, Wickham, C. E. Keid, 7. E. 2, C. Shepard, O.S. Williams, o wood, . F. Chamberlain, H. S. Ogden S. Wright, B. P. Wickham, H. A. Wood- bury, Wood Allen, Omaha: H. V. Driscoll, Omaha; H. W. Smith, Omaha; C. M. Pal- mer, Omaha; Perry Badollet, James N. Bowman, J. M. Fenlon, E. B. Bowman, H. C. Wells, A. W. Casady, W.L. Shepard, T. C. Dawson, H, S. Bowman, L. Zurmueh len, jr., D. L. Ross, F. F. Wright, G.B. Mavne, E. N. Crossman, Philadelphia; E, A. Gilbert, Ferd Wies, G.C. Rowan,J. W, Palmer, J. L. Paxton, D. N. Graves, W. L. McCague, Omaha, The party was 8 highly enjoyablo affair throughouf, and the members of the com- mittoe on arrangements deserve great credit for the way in which it was managed. The committeo consisted of E. W. Hart, J. L. Paxton, J. W. Palmer, H. S. Bowman, Georgo A. Keeline, L. Zurmueblen, jr., and J. N. Bowman, ——— A SPLENDID INSTITUTION. The National Fraternal Insurance Assocla- tion ot Council Blufls, Two years ago the National Fraternal Life Insurance association was organized in this city. The plan upon which it was based wes simple and practical that it carried with it the assurance of relia- bility and safety, and as a natural con- sequence the association has grown rap- idly from the start. Another important step was taken a few days ago that will further strengthen and popularize it. At the annual meeting of the directors some of the active working members of the United States Masonic Benevolent association were elected offlcers and the headquarters removed to the Masonic temple. The officers elected we President, Judge J. R. Reed; first e president, Fred H. Brown of Chicago; treasurer, J. C. Mitchell; secretary, W. J. Jameson; medi:al director, Dr. T, B. Lacey. These men gre t0o well known to re- quire introduction, and the esv{lmnuon in which they are held by the public outside of their homes is well indicated by a statement of Stato Auditor J. A, Lyons, when speaking of the officors of the Masonic Benevolent association: ‘The men in charge of the affairs of this In- stitution are those in whom overybody can rlnco implicit confidence, With Judge J. R. Recd as president, W. J. J, Jameson secro- tary, Fred H, Brown and W. O, Wirt super- intendent of agencies, and Thomas B, Lacey, M. D., medical dgirector, it is ofiicered by o class of men who in a business capacity and for honor and integrity stand high in the es- ‘llmlliuu of allthroughout the entire coun- ry. The knowledge that these active and responsible men are at the head and a careful digest of the plans of the asso- clatiou will be sufficicnt to convince uny person that it cannot bo less than abso- lutely sufe, and the means of affording protection to our families at less cost than any other similar institution in the world, and certainly at the least possible cost consistent with strict busiuess man- agement. T'he guaranty veserve fuud is a fund to which every member con- tributes and which permanently remains to grow and earn for the persistent mem- bers. By the collection of $10 for each $1,000 certificate from the member at the time of joining the association pro- vides a constantly and permanently in- crcuslnf reserve fund, The investment of this fund provides an income which in ten years will be suflicient to pay nearly all ‘the assessments that may occur, This guaranty is paid in cash at the time of joining or in quarterly pay- ments, The character of this guaranty is clearly set forth in a circular issued b the association, *In many associutions says the circular, ‘‘every deatn and every lapse leaves them feebler, and wealkens the bonds which hold the mem- bership together. In this association every lapse leaves the association more powerful and increases the adhesion of membership on account of leaving the guaranty fund for the protection of per- sistent members. Neither does a mod- erate death rate, such as may be ex- pected in carefully selocted” risks, wealkon the association, because the in- sured receives the smount due him on his certificates, and the association gets the benefit of his contribution to the guaranty fund, Consequently we repeat that every member joining this associa- tion makes it 50 much the more perma- nent, no matter whether he remains or not. If he dies, his guarunty goes to strengthen the fund for those who re- main. If he lapses, his guaranty is for- feited to the fund, If he lives and re- mains in the association, his share of the guaranty fund is there also, **This fund itself is compounded for the first ten years, after which the an- unual income thereof is used to pay s A\HA DAILY sessments on certificates over ten years of age. ‘‘Here, then, is a strong inducement for members to remain in the associ tion. Deaths and lapses make more certain the relief provided by the guar- anty fund for persistent members. We are prepared, therefore, to claim that the cost of insurance to the persistent members will never be more than the average cost in vigorous assessment companies, and the association will be more permanent. If the number of lapses is as great as in other companies the certificates of persistent members that have been in force ten years will be almost, if not quite, self-su \niui-fi. The association insures Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Tmproved Order of Red Men and their female rel- atives by consanguinity and afinity who have not reached their sixtieth year, ——— Roads Need Tmproving. W. J. Davenport, of the Burlington has ro- turned from Glenwood, where he attended the meeting of the Farmers institute of Mills county. A number of subjects of in terest to farmers were discussed, but the one that apparently had the most iuterest for all who ware present was that of the improve- ant of eountry road: X This subject,” says Mr. Davenport, ‘s one that might be tal:en up with a great deal of profit by the farmers of our county, or by the merchants either, for that matter, For weeks past the farmers have been unable to get from one pact of the county to the other or account of the almost impassable condi- tion of the roads. As a consequence farm products have been very scarco and very high. After awhile the roads will dry up and then everybody will hurry to the city to got rid of his products, and every- thing will be cheap. If the farmers wero to contribute the amount they lose each year in this way toa fund to be used in im- proving tho roads, they would soon have them in good shape and be able to sell their staff almost the year round ata good profit. The plat I would suzgest is that the county engineer bo empowered to look after the roads and that a fund bo started by the county to defray the necessary expenses ot the work. The present plan of allowing the citizens to do all the work that is done on tho roads during the year in payment of their individual taxes’ has been found wanting, and the county that takes up the matter first and brings it to u successful issue will be in e lead at the end.” —_—— It Beats Hard Conl. A great deal of intevest has been awakened during the last few weelks in a new oil burner and its utilization of oil for fuel that bils fair to revolutionize the heating of residences and bring a long prayed for relief from the unpleas- ant task of shoveling coal and theattend- ant grime and ashe Mr. J. C. Bixby has been making a practical test of the Globe oil burner in his dence as the conclusion of a careful investigation that began several months ago in a personal inquiry among the ownersand occu- pants of homes, factories and buildings with large heating plants in Chicago, where there are several hundred. ‘Wherever the oil had been tried it had supplanted coal permanently, and every interested person was enthusiastic in praise of the new device. Mr. Bixby is particular as to results, and while being practical, and while uagreeing last fall to become the representative of the company for this burner in western Towa ana Nebraska he determined to make a thorough test of its merits in this climate. His residence is heated with hot water, and above the basement there are 11 large rooms, each containing a radiator. The late extreme cold has afforded a good opportunity to subject the burner to a crucial test, with oxtraordinary results. Yesterday when a reporter for THE 3 visited Mr, Bixby’s residence the thermometers showed an even temperature of 80 de- grees all over the house. In the boiler furnace in the basement one burner, without making any fuss about it, was maintaining this Florida weather de- spite the sharp north wind and low tem- perature outside, while its twin fellow was standing idly by. The device is simplicity itself. The burner is a cast iron _globe slightly flat- ened, six inches in diameter. The oil is contained in a five-barrel tank located a distance from vthe house outside and is piped under ground and into the furnace through quarter inch pipes. There is no danger and no possibility of any more than arises from a gas jet, and it is no more objectionable in point of cleanli- ness. There is nothing to getout of orvder and no apparent reason why a FEa oI SO Ha stk long as the furnace itself. The oil is sprayed and volatized and burns with every charac- teristic of natural gas, With both burners turned on the furnace was filled with intensely hot-white flames, giving a degree of heat many times greater than was required. After these actual and practical re- sults Mr, Bixby has determined to take hold of the business and will push it in Council Bluffs, Omaha and surrounding country, i ——— Notice.—To whom it may concern: 1 warn all persons not to trust my wife, Minnie N. Skanafelt. I will not be re- sponsible” for any debts contracted by her. L. A, SKANAVELT, —— Lost—Gentleman’s watch charm in shape of horse shoe, set with diamonds and rubies, [Finder leave at Bee offico and receive reward Will Break Up the Gang. The capture of the four boss by the police Thursday night on suspicion of being the parties who robbed the cigar stores of Fred Lamb and Peter Jenson a few nights ago will probably result in the breaking up of a gang that has been engaged in committing potty depredations in various parts of the city for somo time past. Although the boys range from 10 to 12 years of age, thoy haye succevded in getting'a reputation for tough- ness that would be envied by some people, who have been walking the crooked path for years, ['red Clarke, the oldest of the gane, was bound over to the grand jury by Judgé McGoe yesterasy morning, his bond being fixed at §00, Eddie Jones, Chester Egbert, and Charles Loeffel were charged with lar- ceny, but on account of their extreme youth tney'were not dealt with as summarily s their partner in crime. Their cases wero taken under advisement, and the probability 18 that they will be sent to the reform school. Ho! for the Mardi Gras! At New Orleans. ©One fare, %31.45, for round trip. Tickets on sule Feb. 22 to 28, For particulars call on O, M. Brown, ticket agent K. St J. & C, B, R Tickets for Eli Perkins’ lecture, Feb- ruary 13, are on sale at the drug store of O, H. Brown, Main street; J. D. Stuart, Broadway; Fairmount pharmacy, Opera House drug store; Brackett’s, Remem- ber that this entertainment is wholly for the benefit of the Home of the Friend- less. Buy your tickets early and get a good seat. ——— Rellinger-McLanahan, A month ago Dr, M, J. Bellinger left the city for a southern trip, and it was quietly rumored among his friends that when he ro- turned ke would uot be alone. Yesterday these rumors were confirmed by the recewpt of cards announcing that on the 24th inst, Le will be married to Miss Cora B. McLanaban, at ber home in Little Rock, Ark. He will return to this city and make it his future home a short time after the marrage. Jarvis 1877 brandy, purest, safest, best. e Will Fill Up the ¥ . The city council held & meeting yesterday afternoou as @ committee of the whole, or, rather, committee on the hole, to which at- tention was called by J. J. Crowe and other citizens living in the vieinity of the corner of BEF ‘ tral ¢ 'BRUARY ground was looked ovor, and It was decided to give the petitieners the relief domande- 1n the way of grading. Some of those inter ostod have y agreed to under- take the job ofrgvading the half block or more that needs/db«for the sum of §100, and the work willZprobably be undertaken as 500n A8 the counetldan hold & meeting and order it done. Thoiguestion of placing s fire hydrant at the corner in question will prob ably be decidedfir the negative, as most of the aldermen arerofithe opinion that it is not particularly noaded at prosent. 1 e Walnut blook mnd Wyoming coal, fresh mined, rgcgived daily Thatcher, 16 Main, : e — The Boston Stove, Council Bluffs, Tn., ¢loses overy evonfng at 6 p. m., unless Mondays and Saturdays. Mondays 9 p. aturdaysd9p, m. Fothoringhum, hitelaw & Uo., Council Bluffs, Ia. —— Democratic Caucuses, At a meeting of the democratic city cen- mmitteo held night before last it was decided to hold the ward caucus on the evening of Pebruary 27, and the city conven- tion the afternoon of the 20th. The formal call was issusd by }he chairmap of the com- mittes, W, Kuepher, yoster. day morning. At the convention candidates will be nominated for the offices of mayor, aldermau-at large, au- ditor, solicitor, treasurer, marshal, engineer, assessor and weighmaster. At the caucuses in the First, Second and Fifth wards candi- dates are to be nominated for aldermen and each ward will appoint a_committeeman for the ensuing year. “The following is the num- ber of delegates allowed each wara: First, 11: Second, 11; Third, 8; Fourth, 8; Fifth, §: Sixth, 6; Sixth ward, Second precinct, 1. —_— A Rare Chance. Dry goods at cost or less. We wiil discontinue business in this city, Feb. oot 25, and will make general mark down vrice on all goods in the store. Sale be- gins Saturday morning and will con- tinue ten days. We mean what we say. Call and be convinced. Open ev night till 9 o'clock. €. C. Cully, Broadway. R Swanson Musie Co., Masonic temple Money to loan, TLowest rates. ston & Van Patten, Everett bloc John- t to Grand Drs, Woodbury,dentists,nex Tele. 145, hotel; fine work a specialty 1. 1. Sheafe has eastern on hand for reai estate loans, ADVENTURES 0N THE FRONTIER, A Girl's Notes ofa money ourney from Rawlins to Lost Cabin, New York Recorder. Early in June we two girl bachelors decided to visit our ranchman brother in an unsattled corner of Wyoming known as Lost Cabin, We started with vaguest ideas in regard to our destination. We knew only it was somewhere across the American Desert, in the heart of the Big Horn Mountains, a hundred miles from the shriek of the locomotive and seventy-five miles from the smallest col- lection of houses which could be digni- fied by the name of town. Our railroad journey terminated at Rawlins, a fron- tier settlement which may be said to have graduated in toughnes: Next morning we started on a five days’ jour- ney across that barren tract of country known as the Great American Desert, formerly existingih my mind as an ab- stract map gudstion, but since that trip as the sternest reality. There were, foyr in our party, our brother, a friend of his and we two girl bachelors, Oux, gonveyance was an un- covered spring wngon drawn by two stout horses.” -t would not have bcen so uncomfortable-were it not for the load of freight which our brother was bringing out free of charge to people living along the route. Freights are so high in that section of the country that the residents have no delicacy in asking a neighbor who is going to town to bring back any- thing of which they stand in need, from a cooking stove to a spool of cotton. Which explains why tho floor of our son was covered with milk pails, churns, pots, pans and kettles, Aannel shirts and high boots. Our brother in- tends to run for congress somo day, so he always makes it a point to be oblig- ing. We jolted on over ruts and gullies for about eight hours, a blazing sun shining full upon our hands and faces. The scenery, or, more properly speaking, the absence of it, is the same all over the desert. The eye wearies of arid wastes and sterile foot hills, varied only by a rankly luxuriant growth of sagebrush and prickly cactus. Seeing no prospect of anything to eat, we bégan to think regretfully of the blue coffee, leathery steak and soda biseuit which we had consuraed that morning at breakfast. The hope of coming to a road ranch where we could get something to eatand vest for a while had buoyed us up all day. But as time slipped on we began to fear thot we were all acting a sort of latter day *‘babes in the woods” tragedy. The conclusion that we were upon virgin soil was only dispelled by the battered up tomato cans and fragments of sloughed overalis which we came across from time to time. After we had gone tobogganing down the very abysses of hunger and wretch- edness, one of the boys called out that the hotel de Sagebrush wasin sight, It wasa little one-storied cabin, built of vough cottonwood logs. About it lounged a group of idlers, sombrero cov- ered and top-booted. As we approached one of them uroso and shouted with a strength of lung one would not expect to find in anything but a Durbam: “Billy! Here’s 1 wagon with wimming!” Wo- men are still o sufficient ty in the American Desert to command the at- tention given to rare animals, Out came mine host, apologizing pro- fugely: “For Gawd’s sake, why didn’t ye let me know y’was coming. 1'd a turned outa few pies, (Pies are the highest notch ef the culinary art on the frontier.) Thafellows,” indicating the group about -the door, *has plumb cleaned me outcof victuals,” Sceingthe cannibalistic gleam in our eyes, he has- tily added: **[“reékin I kin get you o bite, but I don’vlike this yere way of tuking a man by syrprise.” We two young, women were then shown into thd bunk room, which isa general sleeping wroom, freo to all who take supper ut Ahé ranch. The furni ture consisted bf several beds covered with queer lookihg guilts, and a looking glass which gave Bm-k o groen and wavy refleetion, Our host presently knocked on the door uud- handed us u dishpan half full of watér, With the remark that he thought the ladies might like to clean up & bits “Ho then gave us a Turkish bath wowel which had grown old, gray and discouraged. A chunk of brown soup followed in the wake of the towel, and lastly a comb and a brush on which was enough hair to start a wig shop. 1 waited patiently, feeling sure a tooth brush would come next, but it did not. We made a hasty toilet without the assistance of Billy’s public toilet articles, however, and rejoined the re- mainder of our party in the kitchen. Billy was making rapid preparation for supper, swabbing off the oilcloth covered table with a towel, twia to the one he had presented us with. Owing toa shortness in one of his legs he limped rather slowly about, Turning to us he said rather apologetically: *‘Look Broadway aud Thirty-fourtn strest. The | hore, ludies, I'vo gob & discrepancy in one of my legs, an’ it makes me sort o' slow, but supper’s most ready.” Wo sat_down presently to the meal. Despite the simplicity of the tavle ap- pointments and the uncertainty as to cloanliness, everything looked wonder- fully good. The meal consisted of ante- lopo steak, canned tomatoes (right out of the shell, not even warmed), soda biscuit and coffee. Billy stood b ing the flies off with tha towel, and watching the simple food disappear with a tenderness that was almost maternal, Being anxious to cover ground while our horses were fresh, we resolved to drive on 1o the next post station, which was about twenty miles distant, and make it ourstopping place for the nigit. we drove over the lonely waste lands the suu was setting in such a flood of gorgoous coloring that it robbed the barren lahdscape of ha'f its dreariness. Bunches of lean cattle stood about staring at the team with bovine interest. Wo did not meet a soul in that drive in the gathering darkness. The sound of our voices, the clatter of the horses’ hoofs, the rumble of the team, were tho only sounds which broke the stillness of the desert. [t was almost midnight when wo reached Bohacks, which, besides being a road branch, was also a postoffice and barroom. This combination of attrac- tions drew a goodly number of sheep- herders, cowboys, trippors and pros- pectors to the place. 'There were no women folks at Bohacks, but our host worked industriously to supply the deliciency, cooking us a hot supper, though it was past midnight, and turn- ing his guosts out of the bunk room to sleep on the prairie, that it might be at our disposal. We girls were both as sunburnt, grimy and travel-stained as it was pos- sible to be. Still the frontier gallants, all of whom were armed to the teoth, kept coming into the room where we wers eating supper to set their watches by an old clock which our host told us arenthetically had not gone for three years, ‘We found Mr. Bohack a bit slangy. During supper he gave us the frontier names for the different articlesy of food on®the table. “I suppose a couple o’ lady tenderfect like you don’t know what’s meant by overland trout or Cincinnati chicken?” We confessed our ignorance. “Shll the same thing. trout and Cincinnati chicken is just rlniu bacon, plain everyday bacon. Tlen ruit’s eggs. Dopo or sop is stewed blackberries or apples. Ointment is butter, an’ that’s all the buttor ye get round these diggings is good for.” We did not press our host for a larger glossary. We had brought our own bedding along in the wagon, not caving to sleep on the hospitable mattresses which re- ceive guests night after night without change of linen, Next morning we sat down to breakfast with about fifteen men of various degrees of frontier dis- tinction, from Hanks, the misanthro- pical stage-driver, who had bheen jilted some months before by o praivie fiower known as ‘*‘Mountain Pink,”” down to a hunted-looking wretch who had just cquitted for the murder of ~his in-law. The murder was declared justifiable, as the father-in-law was in the habit of tapping & ldren on the head with an axwhile int oxicated. ‘When we were introduced to Hanks he merely gave us a passing glance full of cydicism and distrust. In facsour sex was against us, the stage driver hav- ing a small opinion of womankind in general, and not without some reason. He was formerly a great character. people used to go miles to hear him tell about his blood curdling encounters with stage robbers, or how he slew a whole family ,of bears with only a jackknife. In fact, no one in that section of tlie country was regarded as a well informed traveler who had not made the trip from Bohacks to Rawlins and back again on his stage. It was regarded as a sort of “‘doubling the Horn.” In those palmy days Hanks kept o stocking whicly, rumor suid, was swelled to the same bulbous proportions as those exhibited on chiropodists’ signs to illustrate the appearance of a foot before treatment. The swellings on Hanks’ stocking, how- ever, were the resuit of the treatment of a long and systematic dosing of $20 gold pieces, adminis ully Lo the verland The following melancholy narrative will show how the stage driver lost his money and his confidence in human na- turo at ono blow. At the terminus of the stage route dwelt a ludy known by the name of *“Mountain Pink,” who enjoyed the re- spect of the community for many sterling qualities. Hanks took dinner and changed horses at ‘‘Mountain Pink’: overy other duy. The acquaintance gradually -ippened into love. There was an impediment to the union of theso *wo souis with but a single thought,” for the lady was already marvied. But as ‘‘she had never got on with her hus- bana nohow,” to quote local gossip, she proposed getting a divo from him and marrying the stage driver, if the latter would furnish the necessary funds, Hanks gave her the stocking containing the nccumulated wealth of his life, In the meantime a stranger had taken up his residence at **Mountain Pink ranch. She always spoke of h “that gentleman from Missouri what herded mules.” No one uppeared to tako any notice of him. Imagine the consternation therefore which fell upon the community when one morning it was discovered that the faithless “Mountain Pink’ and the Missouvian, who followed the gentlemanly calling of herding mules, had been made one, The truth was linally forced upon the at first unbelieving Hanks, Thoy had eloped, married and set up housskeep- ing at Rawlins on the contents of his stocking. Mo quote the remarks t the stuge driver made on that occ would require fireproof paper and a i pencil of the strongest color, We left Bohacks us soon as possible, despite the numerous inducements which our host held out to us il we would re- main, But pies for dinner, a coyote hunt and a trip to the I[ndian village were not sufliciently seductive to make us prolong our stoppages on the route, Adrive of twenty-five miles through choking dust and straggly sage brush bought us to our next stopping place, It was a wretehed looking cabin, standing deserted upon a flat prairie, with theaf- ternoon sun pouring down upon the mud roof. One of the boys climbed out of the wagon and disappenred inside the hovel. We could not see just what sort of tab- leau was made, but we heard the follow- ing conversation: “See heve, my good man, we all want our dinner right away, double quick. We've got some ladies outside who are not used to roughing it, 80 let’s have something nice.” A man’s voice drawled out presently in answer: “I2f you and them ladies is so damn par- tickilar, you can all turn out in the suge brush, 1 ain’t going to git no dinner today, nohow.” We girls climobed out of the wagon to plead for something to eat. The next station was half a day’s journey distant, while, to use the local language, both we und our horses *‘were plumb tucks ered out.” The pluce was a postoffice as well as a road rar A woman who lived somewhere in the vicinity and had come for mail interviewed us at the doo “Sakes alive!” she said, in answer to our question as to what was the matte 1 dunno what's come o’ Johnnie’s man ners, 1 ain’t ever seen him like this | ) before. He seems torrible cussin’ considerable.” We wont inside, and sure enough we found Johnnio ‘‘cussin’ considecable,” He was one of those tall, slender, willowy men whose feet and hands seem to have been de- veloped at the expense of tho rest of his body. He was standing near the stove a pic ture of woe, with a most miserable look- ing infant thrown over one arm, head downward, while with the disengagod hand he was trying to fry meat, turning it by tossing up the picces in the pan and catching vhem on the rebound. This process naturally splashed the hot grease on the [father and child. The formor became more profane, tho latter wept louder and deeper each timo a piece was turned. We offered to mind the baby for Johnnie, and as he turned him ovei to our care he made the fol- lowing apology: ‘‘Ladies, excuse my language, but it makes me §0 —- -« —« when things comes 1o such o pass as this, that a man’s wife will do up her ball dress in a gripsack, go to a bail in Lander and leave aman to get dinnor and mind the baby. Why, ladies, it makes me g0 gol darned hot 1 don’t know what I am saying. Weo made our noxt stopping place he- fore nightfall. Here our accommoda- tions were quite luxurious in compari- gon to the other road ranches. The walls of the room were covered with white cheese cloth neatly tacked over the cottonwood poles and mud plastor Atthe other stations they had been bare. Some attempt at decoration had beon made by tacking ‘‘before and after” patent medicine advertisements on the walls. There was also a motto over the front poor requesting 1’rovi- dence to bless the promises. In fact the refining presence of a woman asserted itself in a pumber of remarkable de- vi accredited with making home happy. \\'0 were tired from the continued joiting and the long drive undor the broiling sun. We should have been glad to retire immediately after suppor, but our landlady said it was such a “spell since she had scen auy women olk™ that we submitted to her cate- chism regarding the shape of bonnets, the cut of gowns and such like feminine matters, Amoag other things the land- lady told us she kepta *‘government’ for her chilaren, who was “an cleg: educated young lady from Nebras wrote inadairy.” After an introduc- tion to this combination of talents, how- ever, we felt sure that whatever evi- dencos of gonius were locked in the pages of her dairy, her conversational efforts_did not promise a second Bash- kirtseff. The room in_which we were to sieop had Justas we were about to retire, the landlady aguin appeared and asked us if we would have auy ob- jections 1o sleeping in the same roo with “the lady what did her cookin, She was closely followed by the lady in questior, who resembled nothing so much as a mutton chop grown cold in its own gravy or a fried potato which had been drained. Any objections we had 10 accepting this lady as a room mato would have to be made in her p and as she was such a forlorn, ti ing old thing wo had not the neart to re- ject har. Aflter leaving Rouge’s. which is the name of tho last station,we were obliged to continue our journey without the aid of road ranches, ns the country hetween there and Lost Cabin was entirvely un- settled. Our mess box was well” sup- plied with provisions, but we were fear- fully short of water, our road so fav ing'been through & scction of countiy watered by alkali creeks, the streams of pure water having dried. Along the route wo were obliged to drink water which had been brought from Lost Cubin to Rawlins o week before. Our road lay through the Muskrat canyon. Since the beginning of our jour- ney wo had not seen a troe or a leaf. The sun poured down, blistering our hands and faces, swelling ‘our lips, until we lost all resemblance to white people. The wagon jolted down gulches and rat- tied over foothills of tvhe Big Horn mountains. A more desolate tract of country it would be impossible to find; vocks and bowlders weres prinkled over the desert waste as if they had heen shaken from some mammoth pepper box. Great white alkali patches spread over the ground, looking from the distance like clothes bleaching in the {sun, but never the trace of a dwelling. ‘We journeycd till sunset, the clouds of dust which the team created causing a dreadful thirst, and water in the cask getting lower. We had hoped to find a creek not poisoned with alkali, but the bellowing of the cattle for water con- vineed us before reaching the place that the stream had dried. The sun had set; it was impossible to proceed further that night. We camped by the parched bed of the stream, and cooked and washed with tho little water remaining in the e sad an' is Nature, as though in some measure to compensate this desolate region, makes the sun sev over the Bad Lands with a gorgeousness which is beyond descerip- tion. The parched hills, too sterilceven to support a growth of sagebrush, the dusty road and the white alkali patches which never know the benefit uil adrop of moisture, take on a reflected glory. Along the western horizon the deep red light glows far into the night, softening this scene of unparalleled desolation, ‘We built a fire, ate supper and slent under the broad canopy of heaven, our ears full of the sounds of the suffering cattle, The only thing that sustained us the next morning was the thought that we would reach our journey’s end that day. We drove along the remain- g number of miles, too thirsty to com- plain, At litst the straggling outhouses of the ranch were in sight. The Israel- ites could not haye welcemed thelr fivst glimpse of the promised land more Joyfully than we did our sight of the Lost Cabin, SPECIAL NOTICE COUNCIL BLUFFS, ¢ It the followin: chol fruit und vogetable lunds north of the Chuutanaui grounds. eastern slope, fine sprin:s and ine spring-brook, lan i very rich und well sdapted to frait, 25 acres Grand wvenue, fine orchar d, windmillund fine grove: situited on Myastor proposed motor line. one und ona-half miles trom Counll Bluffs postam -c. 3 9 acres of very cholce plowed land on Grand avenue, 13 milos from postofilce. 10 acres 3% miles from city lmits; good house, biven in 1 outbulldiuzs: fns orehiari; i burgiin at $.500. Kusy cros. cholce fruit ful 3 younz rult treos, 5,000 grape vin s i and outbuildinzs. A very cholee 0 weres wd jolnlng oity Hmits, 2-story od barn, orchard, grapes und small . 0. Stacy, Koom 4, Opera IHouse ‘ounell Bluirs, Ta, OARMS, garden lands, housss. lots anl busing ks for salo or ront. Day & Hess, 19 Pearl streot, Council Bl 102 1w farms and gardons fo 3 stocks of ndise to exebange Council Bluffs property or Towa land.” Johu- ston & Van Patten. 1OUNCIL BLUFFS o U ouns. W.'A. Wood & Co. DOK SALE—Corner lot, 18x19 ft., with two dwelllngs, onod roouls, new, with cvery conyenlence. steam hoat, open fire place 1n cuoli room. finished in hirdwood thronghout: rent $50; other 7 rooms, rent #2, with model convenlences. . I, Sheafe' 5. Broadw D-In o private family reli 1, u glrl for generul hou Must be a g0o d cook and lnundress wages will bo il Lo con potent girl. Ad- dress, giving r eronces, box 42 Council Biufrs, barguins ln ucres K) rods on hand for 20 Maln stree AL owork. Fuvery ae- V4108 (5 LA | the city. locuted in all part P s sod Mroid way. |LEON BOYD Willingly Adds His Testimony to the Long and Unbroken Serles of Test Cases—Overs whelming Evidence of the Success and SKiit of Drs, Copeland, Shep ard & Mansfield, Leon Boyd. son of the late ex-shorift J. . Boyd, residing at 1202 Park avenoe, has for the past six woeks been under the garaot Dra. Copoland, Shopard & Mansfleld, Mr. Boyd has been the vietin of the areaded disoase, catareh, and aftor sufforing tellsof his treatment and recove LEON 1OYD, “Somo years ago 1 contracted a slight atfiest ivdia not cause me mueh annoy butas it continued to grow worse u my general, Tdecmed 11 advisable t Phiysicians, “My noso was always stopped up first one slde and then the othor. dull, hoy and a constant dropning fron the throat, causing mo to hawk and o it At night. 1t heinz impossi- to get o perfeet night' est i upon in the mornin I as ent 1o 1 wled upon Drs riiey exuil cly | as tired Mansfield T Timeal. ina 1 Somieh hette My improvement has ¢ that 1 wish 10 recommend Drs, ¢ Thepard & Manstietd to_the public in generals Mr. Boyd resides at No. 1292 1 wven where ho can be seen and will readily verify WIS statement. AFTER NINE YEARS St., Finds t Upon 9 ¢ and Ity Mrs, Georgle Cooter, ief.-Catarrl inflamm: was the result of eatireh which h twenty-nine years. My cars were painfal. My suffaring was so thougnt 1woutd dic. My much offe e pus, whi almost unbearabie to myselfand my wd very litlo sleep, t cuused Intense agony. 1 su but d "he Drofuse dischi oars has P yenrs treated b, but without cure. h hope and coneiuded to 1 got well y Ireso t Drs, Copelund, Shepard nnd ) ysicians, ufter n careful exun il uld be up )re effort (o “These pi ination of my o all former medical t both ceased dischu than 1 have u ment is mil o0t speac too hi nd o that Drs. Cope- separd and Mansfild Lave exhibited 1 BOTH CLASS PRESIDENTS. at Belle York, where hie 1u institution of its kind diptoma hears the writte medical authorities of of promi di : Dr. the country. His nent of the f the deans eyl rd was president of his Good | cal Col Chicago, 1'to 1 i 50 th tho west. 5 o n- tinls are no 1css abi - ungualified. He alsois formully indorsed by the secretarics of various county und stute medical socioties. Copeland Medical sttt ROOMS 311 AND 312, New York Life Building, Cor, 17th and Farnam 8is., Omahz, Nehe W. H C, 8. SHEPARD, T, B. MANSFIE Consulting Phys clans. 1d ali dissas s of the Lunzs, Norvous Dis- Skin Diseases, Chronie Diseasos. Oflics Hours— 9 to1l a. 27005 Pty 7100 D . Sunday 10 im0 104 . m Catarrhal troubles and kindrod .diseases treated suceossfully by niail d stamps for guestion oroulurs, citors o Copelund Mod York Lite Building, Omaha, Speclaltes: C it ur, o Addross 5 A MONTH. D KINDRED U TFORM L vl Of Council Bluffs, .$150,00) 70,00 $22500 TAL . SURPLUS AND PROFITS TOTAL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS DiecroRs—1. A Miller, F. 0. Gleason, B L Bhugart, K Hoart, J. D E Jmundson, Cuarles R. Huopnan Transact genbral banking ousi- news. Lurgestcapital and surplus of 4oy baus InSouthwesteru lowa. INTEREST ON TIMIV DEPOS3ITS " W. C. ESTEP, N FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMPR < 14 N. 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