Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 24, 1900, Page 3

COUNCIL TION, Davis sells glass, “Mr. Riley,” 6-cent cigas, Fine Missourt onk. Gilbert Trow. Gas fixtures and globes at Bixby's. Fine A. B C. beer, Neumayer's hotel Wollman, sctentific optician, 409 B'd Bchmidt's photos, new and latest styles. W. J. Hostetter, dentist, Baldwin block Moore's stock food kills worms, fattens. | Bee Schmidt for elegant holiday photos. Drink Budwelser beer. L. Rosenfeld, agt Leftert, jeweler, opticlan. 236 Broadway Christmas pictures at C. E. Alexander & Co.’s, 33 Brondway w iraff, undertaker and di 101 South Main street 'Phone 506, Get your work done at the popular Eagle laundry Broadway. ‘Phqne W, C. Estep, undertake Telephones: Office, 97; res o | Try our 2-cent me Ladies’ and Gents' | cafe, 51 Broadway. Open all hours Morzan & Klein, uph furniture repalring, mattress making | Alne 1% home from the Towa to spend the holldays with eity 1 _of the High school faculty has gono to Montour, Ia., to spend the holidays with relatives Mrs. Victor . Hender and two child have gone to Galesburg, L, to Christmas with her parents ant add fn The Bee will bring results, same attention given to a want add In Council Bluffs as at the Omaha office. Miss Dor of David Bradley & elerical force gone to Marysvil to spend the holidays with her pure Sheridan coal, once tried always use Bmokeless, no koot, clinkers nor sulphur Price 86, §.50. Fenlon & Foley, sole agents, Zeph Hughes w ted late Saturday | night L warrnt Justice Ferriers court wlng him itual drunk- enn, Mis ol ys Mrs. J . R ant, | the' he ector, n spend Mo, irre fron wi ch 1 Mabel Tavlor of Graham to Griswold, fa. to spend with her grandparents, Mr M. Bratain and C. K. Sulder ‘of Mount will_arrive here today to days with their sister,” Mrs Mayne of Bluff strec Mrs. C. K. Hesse Oakland avenue, left for w Christmas visit with parents fn New York Clty Cadet Harry Van Brunt the Culver (Ind.) Milityy #pend the Nolidiays with his and Mre H. H. Van Brunt i Mre. W. A. Joseph and son of Chicago | are i the city to spend th holiday with Mrs ph's parents, Mr and 8 8. Chap of South Sixth street oM. M commercial of, Hilnofs Central in this city, ar 3 will leave this morning for Freeport, to spend the holidays with relatives B A Clatterbuck of Rapdolph who has been here visiting his father, | FClatterbuck, hus gone o Warrensblr 1L, where tomorrow evenirg married to a young womin of unty, Hiinots. 1 i "Harden coun Mrs. Mary Wilkins, re Swabb stopped followed, caught the coupie and had ‘them put In'the county fall. At ths trial the judge fined Swabb §20 and costs and sald it was only a merry chase, same a5 the Lyman twins are going to fun it the Dohany theater Christmas night, with matinee | Requisition papers are being procured for the return here of Carl Carlson, now in il fn Omaha. Carlsin 18 warted hers to woswer to a charge of Freaking into . ilding June 22 last and steallng' a quan 1ty of tools belonging to V. Hattin. Fhe Cav following the theft Carlson was rested with tools in his possession whi ere claimed by persons in Omaha « turned mihs < fust ived th in's place avenue th ind Ve son, Dwight, of terday morilng Mrs, Hesse's s home academy parents from to Mr. an, the Jandiny husband overed In Omaha, | N. Y. Plumbing Co., talepbone 260. | MeCreary's Condition, conditlon of Mrs. 1. G. McCreary, who was murderously assaulted by her husband at a late hour Saturday night, was much improved yesterday. Her face, neck and hands were beaten in a terrible manner and at first it was feared that her brain had been injured. Mc 18 at the city jail, bail having been refused him. To the chief of police he said he did not know whether he struck his wife with an ax handle or & sledgehammer. When the officers went to the house he jumped out of & window and was found by them stand- ing at the street corner. He denied that ho was fnsane when he committed the as- sault and declines to discuss the matter at all. But for the interference of neighbors, who were attracted to the house by the woman's screams, it s believed he would bave killed her. Howell's Anti-Kawt" Mra. The cures coughs, colds. the Postoffic Washington dispatches announce that Congressman Smith has introduced a bill authorizing the purchase of additional ad Jacent ground for the accommodation of the federal building in this city. The bill Jimits the cost of this extra ground at $10,- 000. Postmaster Treynor explains that the growing business of the postofce demands additional room and that the purchase of the lot adjoining the federal bilding on tho west fs preliminary to erecting an ad- dition to the building on that site. There {8 ground on the west side of the bullding on which this addition could be erected, but the government never builds up to the lot line and therefore the pur- chase of additional land is made neces- sary. Room for Start the new century right with a new ledger. Spectal ruled forms in stock. More- house & Co. r Catting Cottonwood. Menry McDonald, two brothers named Richardson and two brothers named Houck were arrested on warrants yesterday aft- ernoon lesued from Justice Vien's court They are charged with steallng cotton wood from the grounds of the Omaha G club, mear the motor bridge. Captain Marsh of Omaha filed the information. It Is alleged that the defendants have cut Acwn a number of cottonwood trees and pawed them up into cordwood, which they have sold. McDonald is employed by the club as keeper and lives on the grounds. The defendants furnished bail for their appearance in court and (heir preliminary | subjest of much comment in this city yes- | provides for notice LA A SETTLE Persons Who Concealed Property from the Ausessors Not Immune, JUDGE PROUTY'S RULING ON FERRET LAW | TAX-DODGERS NUST in Especinlly Ex- pounded and Given Approval by Court=Cunningham's Work for This County, The ruling of Judge Prouty of the district court of Polk county unholding the ‘‘tax ferret” law in every particular was the terday, In view of the fact that previously three jucges of the district court in other counties in the state had held otherwise. Two judges recently handed down opinfons In cases brought under the tax ferret law In which they held that the law was not retroactive, while, on the other hand Judge Prouty gives it as his opinfon that | not only Is the law retroactive for a period of five years, but that in certain instances | It may go back even further than that Judge Prouty’s decislon in short is to the | effect that the law is valld in every par- | ticular. | His decision is summarized in the fol- lowing seven ments First t section 841 of the code of 1873 and section 135 of the code of 1897 au- thorizing the county auditor to place upon the tax lists omitted property without no- tice was unconstitutional Second—That chapter xIvil of the twenty- elghth general assembly giving to auditors that power s constitutional, because it nd_appeil hird—That sectlon 131 of the code of 07 BIVINK to treasurers the power to place 1pon the tax rolls and ussess property that 18 omitted for a d of fiv constitutional it tribunal taxpayer dity the provisions of 374 of the code and chapter 1 of twenty-elghth general ussembly the surer (s authorized to place upon the tax lists property that has be mitted at any time within five years from the time of such listing Fifth—That property may [ becau © which ontest could this law 18 retroactive oz be so placed upon sald tux lists that had been omitted prior to the enactment of elther the code of 1897 or chapter 1, acts of the twenty-eighth g ernl assembly Sixth at the assessment 8o made by the treasu , If made In manner and form as authorized' by sald section, Is quasi judi- clal and no revision thereof can be had ex- cept appeal be t 1 therefrom to the dis- trict court, as provided by these provisions, Seventh-—That If the property so sought to be placed upon the tax list had duly assessed by the proper assessor the treasurer has no authority or jurisdiction to agaln place the same property on the tax list Retronctive Feature Upheld. | Judge Prouty in his ruling gives the re- tronctive feature of it considerable atten- tion. He holds that under the code of 1897 | the county auditor was given power to | make any additional assessments against property that had been assessed five years previous to that time, but that such power was taken away from the county auditor by the Twenty-eighth general assembly and given to the county treasurer, The taxpayer s protected, inasmuch as he has to be werved with due notice before such extra assessment can be made against him und he has the privilege of going into court and showing why such assesment s illegal. There s one feature, however, which is not touched upon in the ruling of Judge Prouty, and as far as is known here it did not enter into the case before him. The point is that of the remuneration of the tax ferret employed by the county to dls- cover property withheld from assesstent This is the point which is of particular lnterest in this county. The contract en- tered into by the Hoard of Supervisors with F. M. Cunningham, the tax ferret now at work here, provides that he shall be paid a sum equal to 50 per cent of whatever moueys are secured to the county by his forts. The Twenty-eighth general as- 'mbly enacted a law which provided that all such contracts were null and void un- less the tax ferret agreed in writing within thirty days after the passage of that act to accept 15 per cent in full remuneration for his services. This Cunningham has failed to do and it is understood that he still relies on being paid 50 per cent. The main opposition here to the contract with Cunningham Is in this respect, as the gen- eral opinion seems to prevall that the board's contract at the higher figure is against public policy. It is this feature of the contract, it Is said, that will be dis- puted in the courts, and an attorney of this city has stated that he is preparing papers to take the matter into the district court, It is understood that the action will be in the nature of injunction proceedings against the Board of Supervisors. Innes Adopts Form of Notice. So far Cunningham has made a report to the county auditor of only one taxpayer whom he alleges owns property which has been withheld from assessment. County Auditor Innes is having prepared a form of notice to be sent out by him to prop- erly owners as soon as reported on Cun- ningham, The notice will read as follows been apprised of the fact that rrOrs in your assessment for einafter named, and that on in sald years you were rtain personal property of herein stated, which scems omitted from your assess- therefore notified to appear before me at my office on the day of and show cause, If any, why such p erty shou'd not he assessed to you and en- tered on the tax books. In view of Judge Prouty's ruling In Des Moines it is presumed that these notices will now bear the name of County Treas- urer Arnd in place of County Auditor Innes. value as 1o have b ment. You ar direction courts of justice, says a London lette | quhar, shells,’ been ! THE OMAHA DAILY peddles goods through the country and the hides were taken in exchange for his wares here were a number of wolf hides among the number stolen, the rest being hides. They were stolen during her sence from the house. The husband away In the country ab- 1s Dalbey's Band Engaged. The Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Rall way company announces that it has en- gaged C. W. Dalbey's lowa State band for the season next summer at Lake Manawa This organization, consisting of thirty five pleces, won a great reputation at the World's fair in Chicago and at the Mid- winter fair In San Francisco. A. A, Co- valt, the cornet soloist of this city, will be with the band VERY COS8 Alleged Joke of n per Led to a L There is a humorist on the staff of the London Chronicle who will probably con- sider matters carefully from various points of view hereafter before he succumbs to the temptation to make pure puns on cur- rent litigation, since his last lapse in this has cost his paper $,500. Iu the queen’s bench division of the high , Far North & Co., a firm that deals tn canned goods, sued the Chronicle for dam- ages for libel. The editorial paragraph to which the firm objected, and in which the humorist’s pun was concealed, was as f lows “The duties of a county court judge ars fairly extensive and include the fitting of ladies’ bodices and the determination of alt manuer of intimate questions. But even Judge mden can hardly be expected to verify by tasting the quality of certain jars of potted salmon and shrimp which a grocer finds too bad to pay for. Shirking a per- sonal experiment, Judge Emden inquired for the traveler who had booked the order and, learning that he had left for the front, asked It be had taken any of those Jars with him, ‘They are more deadly than Boes replied the grocer. The answer opens a welcome prospect of supplies In case our ammunition runs low. There scems to be a never-falling supply of very Imper- fectly preserved food upon which inspectors can lay thelr hands, and if we drew on the stock of the meat preservers of the Old Kent Road, who lost their case at Lambeth yesterday, we should be certain of giving the Boers a nasty jar." The jury was informed by the plaintift's counsel that this article was based upon a case in the Lambeth county court, triea last February, in which Farquhar, Norts & Co. had sued a grocer for the price of several cans of potted salmon and shrimg and had lost their case, the grocer claim- ing that the articles supplied to him wers imperfect. Counsel further stated tha firm's output amounted to more than H0s - 000 cans of preserved meats @ year ana that while every precaution to prevent de- terioration was taken it was fmpossible always to effect this resuft, though the food that was returned as bad only amounted to between a quarter and a halr of 1 per cent. | fled that the article in the Chronicle haa caused a considerable falling off in thesr A member of the firm testi- trade and that though he had requesteq the newspaper to publish an apology it hae failed to do so. The Chronicle’s defense was that its article was not actuated by malice and was only fair comment on a case heard in court, but, though the man whose delight in his pun led him to perpetrate the objectionabte paragraph, swore to his good faith in the matter, judge and jury decided that the plaintiffs had been libeled and the propri- etors of the Chronicle were ordered to pay £1,000 damages and the costs of the action ——— Comparative Merits, Detroit Journal: The matter of civilized apparel these heathen savages considered in family council, “Gingham,” sald the father, whose age made it proper that he speak first, ‘s cheaper than dirt!" “And fully as becoming!" sald the daugh- ter. “Moreover, gingham will wash!" said the mother, The consensus, in other favorable to the new order. words, was CHRISTMAS DAY TO BE FAIR! Washington Burcau Predicts for Ne- braska wo Days Clear Weather and North to East Winds, WASHI Dec. Monday and Tuesday For Nebraska, South Dakota and Kansas Fair Monday and Tuesday; north to east winds. For Towa—Fair and cold Monday; Tues- day fair; northerly winds. For Missouri—Fair Monday and Tuesday; winds becoming northerly. For North Dakota—Fair and cold Monday; Tuesday falr, warmer; north to east winds For Colorado and Wyoming—Fair Monday and Tuesday; warmer Tuesday in enstern portions; variable winds. For Montana—Falr Monday, except prob- ably suow and warmer in northeast por- tlons; Tuesday fair; variable winds. For Tllinois—Falr and cold Monday; Tuesday fair; high west to northwest winds For Indiana—Fair Monday; colder fn southern portion; Tuesday fair; high north- westerly winds Monday. For Arkansas—Fair Monday and Tuesday; West to northwest winds, For Oklahoma and Indian Fair Monday and Tuesday; westerly winds. For Western Texas and New Mexico—. Falr Monday and Tuesday; variable winds For Eastern Texas—Fair Monday ana Tuesday; light north to east winds Local Record, OFFICE OF WEATHE OMAHA, ‘Neb., Dec. %3.—Officlal 'tecor] . temperature compared with = the rorr. sponding period of the past three yeor. 1000, 1899 1808 1807 2 Territory— BURBEAT Maximum temeprature. cow | the | —Forecast for | BEE: MONDAY DEEMER WILL ASK HIS WIFE| Judge Concludes to Allow His Helpmeet to Decide for Him, IOWA STATE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION Sey on | on to Begin at Des Molne Tuesday Wil Be One of the Most Important and Interesting Bver Held, DES MOINES, la., Dec. 23.—(Special.)— Judge Deemer has gone to his home fin Red Oak to spend Sunday and leave to his wife the decision as to whether or not he | will accept the position of chancellor of th law school at Towa City. Unless there are strong reasons why he should not leave the | bench, he will accept the place It {8 anticipated by the educators inter- ested in the forthcoming forty-sixth annual meeting of the lowa State Teaches ation, which meets in Des Moines this week, that it will be the largest convention of teachers ever held in the state. The fine weather now practically assured for the week and the perfection of all arrange- ments for the meetings assures a large at- tendance from distant parts of the state. Usually there are from 1,000 to 1,200 teach- ers in attendance on these conventions, but it is belleved the number will run higher this year. The meetings will be held as far as possible in the big new Auditorium th largest hall in the state and best adapted to such gatherings. The heating plant was burned a few weeks ago and the stage scorched, but the repairs will have been completed by Monday. The main meetings will be held in this hall and the meetings of the subordinate societies in the various small halls near by The program (s a good one. Two dis- | tingulshed outsiders will be present President Willlam R. Harper of the Uni- ersity of Chicago, who I8 to deliver a ecture Wednesday evening on “The Trend of Popular Education,” and Newell Dwight Hillls, the pastor of Plymouth church, Brooklyn, formerly of lowa, who is to deliver a lecture Thursday evening Another educator from a distant state who 15 to appear before the convention s W, H Councill, president of the Agricultural and Mechanical college at Normal, Ala., who is to deliver an address on “Negro Religion and Character.” Of the state educators the name of many | of the most eminent appear on the pro- gram. These include city and county super- intendents, heads of colleges and depart- ments in colleges, workers in normal schools, specialists In the graded schools | and teachers in every grade and depart- ment of work Beging g The convention commences Tuesday even- Ing with a meeting of the educational coun- cil, and on Wednesday the main conven- tion will open and continue in session for three days. The president of the educ tional council is Richard C. Barrett, supe intendent of public instruction, and the president of the teachers’ association proper is Principal W. O. Riddell of Des Molnes. The position of president of the state assceintion is much sought after as a high bonor among Iowa educators. The officers are generally named by a mominating com- mittee and but little {8 ever known in ad vance of the probabilities. This year the presidency Is with a principal of schools, and following the customary rotation It will next year be a city superintendent. The person most talked about as a probable nominee for president is Superintendent W. A, Stuart of Ottumwa. Others are . T. Oldt of Dubuque and H. E. Kratz ot Sioux City. Other names mentioned are those of D. M. Kelly, Cedar Falls; A. V. ! Storm, Cherokee; 0. Bostwick, Clinton, and J. G. Young, Davenport. Positions on | the executlve committee are also much sought. The chairman, W, F. Chevalier of Red Oak, retires this vear. What is called the Walt Whitman club, a select coterie of educators, meets during the conventlon week and will initiate two new members—President McLean of the Towa State university and Superintendent Hayden of Rock Island, 11l The club will have a banquet and have the secret Initla- | tion ceremon in a lodge room Hlin s Central Changes, Irformation of important coming changes among high officials of the Hlinols Central railroad has been received here. The In- | tormation is to the effect that on or be- fore Junuary 1 a circular will be lssued | announcing that the position of general su- perintendent of the entire system will be abolished. This is the position held by A. W. Sullivan, and he will be cared for | by being given the title of third vice presi- | dent of the company. The position of as- sistant general superintendent for the Northern division, which Includes all lines north of the Ohfo river, will also be abol- ished. J. G. Hartigan, It Is rumored, will g0 to the Baltimore & Ohlo. The corre- sponding position in the south, now held | by M. Gilleas, will not be disturbed. J. F. Wallace, assistant second vice president, will be made assistant general manager in charge of operations, which s substantially the same as assistant general superintend- ent, and all reports of superintendents wil | be made to him. There is also a rumor that | F. B. Harriman, superintendent of the Dubuque division, with headquarters at Dubuque, will recelve a promotion at the same time, and will be given entire charge of the lines In Towa. Soon after the first of the year the lines to Minneapolis will be opened for traffic. The Illinols Central is also preparing to make extensive im- provements on its recently purchased prop- erty in Cedar Rapids. Plans haye been drawn in the office of Thomas §. Leake, chief carpenter, for a new depot at Cedar Rap- ids and improvements to cost about $100,000, exday | | [ | ines of the Byers in IOWA.| of the lowa National G ter] Des Motnes would raise was Moines stated would the eral Byers had no knowled t being NeWspaper reports ba Which was offered the government will be purchased turned over to the as the preliminaries can be The funeral of Albert 8 Stowell lam bas. her cated One of the al seriously clusively Adjut wction of irecting that ard s stat in « Atla mpan Moines company held back the formal 0K out several week 1 not nt th a W n order another \ aper and to sec it of company t 40! bou reorganize the started 1n build that if keep the troop of 19 the n of De It was Moine new to armory this wa ond avalry ne per 136 and The nume but Adjutant ¢ what ontained project the done other than The now to be dre 1 to establish a batte Attention will to the new army located near the city that Armory \y unless be taken be turne cavalry The per ¢ ground this week and 1 RN United v formally States as soon arranged NI perfe ded 1y Sundny's Brother, nday at Nevada d by his mother, Mr and his brother, Wil the evangelist and former Mre. Stowell will son, the evangelist week was attend of Chicag Sunday player with her A ball home make | take in Chicago. The iatter has been doing evange 1st to The Towa and pany, has and Electrie The line and the local exchan Roc Pringhar, Lake, Ellsworth about $100,000. :. 000000000000 0000000¢0000000000¢0 *000 + TUESDAY, JAN. 1st and 15th, L4 [d * [ ] * [ J * [d * [J * [ [ 4 [ * * [J * [J * [J (3 [J . [ . work mour, in Elgin, 111, and Wayne county | will soon &0 | | Nebraska Telephone com | | | | la el with headquarters at Spirit Lake so0ld all its property in northern low southern Minnesota to th Telephone company property sold includes 300 ot Britt miles of » in Estherville Rapids, Rock Valley Sheldon, Helena, Remsen, Che Laurens, ville, Bigelow The property was valued k ad ot T E NORTHERN CANALS' SHOWING intient e Al the o LUTH cent of the trafc ot cent tons nerese 2 per r of ve indicating that of the larger class of the ing an fmportant effect on the vessel pas ent year's commodity T cent —_— What W YOr rmed on six-day that £ ¢ place t Dr. L Tooth Powder AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY. Used by people of refinement for over a quarte reat - Rock Island WILL RUN IIIIMESEEKER§’ EXCURSIONS Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Territory, Texas, for the round trip. District.” For full information a Agent. Address 1323 Farnam :.0.0 000000 00000000000 THE ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE ¥ Beware of Imitations It is highly approved for the very agreeable zest which and Coid Meats, Salads, onguns, Stimultesthe brain 8 @anay sefunded, with & bexes. Circuars frae. 160 g00d bulldiugs, $40 per acre. 60 acres near Crescent, well improved, $45 it {mparts to Soups Welst, . Hot arebits, etc. JOHN W Y'M VIGOR: VITALITY FOR'MEN rmo (it BiAnoPe; alls b Churcr 208 Washington, Ok lahoma, Indlan Arizona, etc., at one fare plus $2.00 There is Government Land In Okla- homa. A new line now opens u| p the pply to any Rock Island Street, Omah [ * LJ * [ ] * * [d * [ ] * [ [ . Sauce Lea Srniy DUNCA lres (he worst canes of sciiabuse, dissipaiion, cxeesses, of clgmreite AmoKIng. 24 ferme coptns. 2o a bor, ¢ RS-DILLON ite Yous Ywitcl everyfun FOR SALE BY MY If ed- Bl fects are linmedia cure s at hand, good reliable dental work at mod- erate prices we can please you. Our methods are the most improv- our prices so low surprise you, eastbound and he Report of Year's Immense —Americn Gets Nearly Minn canals for freight Dec, 23.—The 1900 amounted of which 20,532 3,110,680 were west rican canal passed 92 per ind the Canadian canal 8 reg 1 tonnage through the American went through the Canadian * in freight trafic over 1899 nt, while the decrease in the ssel passages 4 per cent the increase in the number lake boats is hay commerce | to tons At th went ste was trafic increased he greatest increase shown was bituminous coal a total of 3,971,462 tons. 19 in passenger illed S, 1 1 the body of Oscar bieyelist; today, it had dfed trom pneumonta rom the fall he had ‘n the ire Garden race. He contracted OWey er 18 the race. The nson's home In will probably Cyeliat Ane Iy o Aar was (e Aar the funeral OMOrrow yon's PERFECT of a century, | | 't famous ‘‘Washita 00000000 00090000000000000000(0000 This signature is on every bottle SONS, Agents, Now York, T 53 years by the leasers of the Mormesl 1n”0ld aad youny anising from efiech Lost am, o s an Reitores tmall, undeval aatee, to Cul they will . «..Telephone 145,,,,. H. A. Woodbury, D, D. S., Council Bluffs. 30 Pearl St, IOWA FARMS FOR SALE DAY & HESS, 39 Pearl St., ( Have for sale o large list of improved farm vegetnble landa; and Omaha. also residence SOME FARMS: acres Hazel Dell twp., 11 miles e C, B, Next to Grand Hotel. Jouncil Bluffs, loke ranches, fruit ana #% progerty in Coancil Blufs city, $40 per acre. |160—urrnn Missourl bottom land, 8 miles ¢ | 600 acre stock farm near arling, Selby Co., | We have some v W. A. MAURER 342 and 344 Broadwa Council Bluffs. The Largest Grockery and Glassware Establishment in the west. Wo are direct tm- porters from France, England and Germany, saving you the middleman or jobber's profit, We offer you extraordinary inducements, Prices absolutely lower than elsewhere and assortment unmatchable. In dinner ware we carry 40 stock patterns from the cheapest to richest gold fncrusted French china. From these you can select anything you may want without buylng a set In fancy pottery we carry an exception- ally fine line, from the neat and tasty 1ittle flower holder to the finest goods produced. ¥ choice pleces in Capo de Monta, 0ld Vienna, Paris Reproductions of Old Sevres, Hand Painted Limoge Vases, ete. A Deep Cut in Prices in De Cut Crystal We are selling the finest Blass from 20 per cent to than our competitors. Sterling Silver In novelties and wares for the table—larg- est variety and prices which can not be duplicated—some of them 50 per cent less than elsewhere Cutlery From the cheapest kitchen to finest siiver, pearl and ivory goods, including an espe- cially nice line of carvers, which we offer you from 75¢ to $25.00. A dandy breakfast carving set, solid silver handles, in case, at $5.00. We Have Made Great efforts to get together a large line of fnexpensive, but dainty and attractive mov- elties. The general verdict is that we have succeeded. They range in price from 2¢ to $1.00. Do Your Xmas Buying Now. Bring in your list. We will not only please your taste, but pocketbook as well, Just received, a large invoice of beer stelns from Germany and will sell them at a sacrifice Visitors and purchasers equally welcome, Open every evening until Christmas, W. A. MAURER, PERFUMERY. We have undoubtedly the largest assortment of choice perfumery in medium-price bottled goods in the city. We carry Palmer's, Dabrook's, Spichler's, Seeley's Colgate's and French's, in all size bottles for 25c and upwar Just the thing for Christmas presents. Amerfean eut one-third less uncil Dell G. Morgan’s Drug Store. 142 Broadway, Council Bluffs, Clocks for Christmas! Do You Want One? We have some beauties -gond timers—that we can sell as low as £ which will be an ornament 10 your home. Some at higher prices ut in all we have clocks that wil sult you. We have alarms at Toe. Herman M. Leffert Jeweler, Opticlan and Engraver, 236 BROADWAY, Council Bluff ooy, See our swell line of Sterling Silver Novelties. Ebony Tollet Sets, Ebe- noid Mirror, Brush and Comb, $1.00. per acre 60 acres 6 miles east, good buildings and fruit, $50 per acre. | w0-acra fruit tarm, near city, good improvy ments, $150 per acre. Commonwealth 10-cent cigar. o hearing will be held today. They assert that they had permission from Captain Marsh's son (o cut down the trees. cheap 320 acres 10 Sllver Creek twp., $50 per acre; well improvea, 213 acres fine bottom land in Rockford twp,, Minimum temperature Mean temperature Precipitation ~ s Record of temperature and at Omaha for this day 2 o T precipitatf and since March 1 Her Hides Stolen. Mrs. Townes, living at Twenty-first streot and Broadway, reported to the polico y George H. Van Houten of the lowa department of agriculture has re- turned from Shenandoah, where he last eting of Frult Men, | | M. WOLLMAN 400 Broadway. Council Blafs, Gravel roofing. A. H. Read. 641 Broadway, Davis sells paint, SLIPPERS Child's Felt Misses' Ielt Child's Felt N trimmed with fur 8§ Misses' Felt Nullifiers, trimmed with_fur vomen's Felt Nullifiers, trimmed with fur 850 Misses' Felt Slippers........$1.00 FANCY KID SLIPPERS FOR MEN 3100 to $2.00 Hamilton's Shoe Store Slippers Slippers ullitiers, L A% L A8e FARM LOANS Negotiated In Eastern Nebr: and lowa James N. Casady, ¢ Maln St.. Council Bluff By Investing Save Your Money.: SAVINGS, LOAN AND B 'Iu)!m ' last evening the theft of hides valued at §160 from her premises. Her husband NOTHING NICER Than a fine pair of SLIPPERS for a Christmas present. If you want something nobby, up-to-date and full value for your money in Slippers, 8hoes and Foot- wear of any kind go to SARGENT™ Look for the Bear. 133 Pearl Street, Council Blul 1900 rmal temperature Departure for the Total excess sinee March Normal precipitation . Excess for the day M Total precipitation since Mar 1 Excess since March 1 Deficiency for cor. period, 1899 Deficlency for cor. period, 1590 Reports from Stations a AR L L. 112 .- ich 4 inch inches 51 Inch 4708 inches 388 Inches S PoM @TATIONS AND STATS OF WEATHER. Omaha, clear .. North Platte, clear Cheyenne, clear. Rapid l'll". clear, Huron, cloudy Williston, clear ©.10 Chicago, snowing ...... 8t. Louls, cloudy . Bt Paul, Davenport Kansas City Helena, part . alear \Blsmarck, snowing Galveston, clear ... snowing snowing clear cloudy "L A WELSH, Local Forecast Official. week attended the annual meeting of the Southwestern lTowa Horticultural society Mr. Van Houten was for many years sec- retary of the State Horticultural ety He reports that the meeting at Shenandoah was an excellent one in every way, that the | program was well carried out and that the interest manifested was highly encourax- ing. There were present from outside the state Mr. Brown of Geneva, Neb., and G, A. Marshall of Arlington, Neb., president of the Nebraska society. The fruit crop in southwestern lowa this year fell short of expectations. Mr. Van Houten says that especially the winter apples were dis appointing. They did not set well at the | start and many fell off, so that but few | winter apples are now on hand. The smaller fruit did better. Plums and cher- ries were a4 good crop. One man in Page county gathered 7,000 bushels of plums this year from one orchard, which is on the Missouri river bottom. Peach growing is also common In that part of the state and one who attended the meeting at Shen andoah reported baving gathered 2,000 bushels. While the apple crop was poor this year the trees are in excellent con dition and have been uninjured, the promise for the future being good. Des Moines and the Guard, There has been some criticism in Des 80 80 | 8 per cent Interest. cr fruit furm adjoining city, $6 The above is only a 00, of our 344, 2 at. 30 pei acze; well improved. MONE OANED ON FARMS AT Good Property Is a Good Investment Fifteen lots in a body for sale at & very reasomable price, ‘These lots are located in Omaha addition and lte high and dry. They will make & splendid locatlon for some factory. 8 suitable for bullding purposes-—one of them especially will make & fino location for & home, belng within one block of the meter | and within two blocks of & scheol house aad church located in the western part of the city, Apply at Bee Office, ral other lets | | | Council Blufts. 'DONANY THEATER Christmas, Dec, 25, Matinee at 3 o'clock—Night at §:30 LYMAN TWINS and their big company of Comedians. Singers and Dancers. Will be here in comedy successes. Prices and Special Christmas Matineo at 8 o'clock. ’ DR. KAY'’'S RENOVATOR intigorates und renovates the Hystem ; purifies and eoriches the blood; oures the worst dyspepsis, constipation, headache, liver and kidneys. 25 and 31, ut druggists, Fres advice. sumple and bod Dr. B.J. KKay, Saratogs, N.Y. 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