Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 30, 1903, Page 8

8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 1903. NEWS OF COUNCIL MINOR MENTION, Davis sells drugs. Btockert sells carpets. Crayon enlarging, 38 Broadway. Expert watch repairing. Leffert, 408 B'y. Celebrated Metz beer on tap. Neumayer. Diamond betrothal mngs at Leffert's, 48 Broadway. % MK and 18K wedding rings at Leffert's, 409 Broadway. GIRL WANTED—Morehouse & Co., ery department. One-fourth to gne-third off on pyro| outfits. C. E. Alexander & Co., way. Rev. Harvey Hostetler will preach mor {ng and evening today at the Becond Pres- byterfan church. A_marriage liconse was fssued yesterday 1o John A. Fernstrom, aged 24, and Lillie B. Hinman, aged 22, both of this city. For rent, office room, ground floor; one of the mot central locations in the 'busi- ness portion of the city. Apply to The Bee office, clty. The picnic of the Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges of this city, to have been held yes- terday at Lake Manawa, has been post- pened indefinitely. The remains of Ralph Paulson, the in- fant victim of the flood, will be ‘taken to Des Moines this morning and the funeral held in the afternoon. A_memorfal service for the late Rev. Myron C. Waddell, former pastor of the church, will be held this ~morning at Broadway Methodist church. $50 base burner absolutely free. Call and get ticket. Ticket given without any cost Whatever to every adult person calling. Cole-Brelsford Hardware company. We contract to keep public or priva houses free from roaches by the year. I sect Exterminator Manufacturing company, Council Bluffs, Ia. Telephone The picnic of the Sunday school of Broad- way Methodist church, to_have been held yesterday afternoon in Fairmount park, Was posiponed until next Friday afternoon. A special meeting of the trustees of the Associated Charities will be held at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon in the club room at the rear of the Illinols Central ticket office, Mrs. Gable is in New York city selectin fall styles. Her dressmaking parlors wil be open on and after September 1 at 616 Eighth avenue. Her skirtmaker will be present to receive customers. Elder James Caffall will preach at 10:30 a. m. and 8 p. m, today at the Latter Day Baints' church. Sunday school will be held at noon and fhe midweek prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Owing to the bad condition of the weather e meeting called for last ‘Wednesday vening for the purpose of ‘o West knd improvement club wi until Wednesday evening, September Mrs. George Fletcher will leave In a few days for Denver, where she will join the faculty of the Denver university. In ad- dition to her regular work of Instruction she will take a special course in music. To advertise our many new styles of pic- tures we will for thirty days give to those who mention this ad 2 per cent reduction gn all work. Life sise’ portraits a spectalty. The Btigleman Studio, 43 and 4% Bouth Main Btroet. Former Mayor M. F. Rohrer, friends have been urging him to accept the democratic nomination for state senator, has announced that under no circurastances an he be a candidate for that or any other office. Members of Council Bluffs lodge No. 4, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, are re. quested to' meet this afiernoon’ at 2:30 o'clock at Odd Fellows' temple to make ar. rangements to attend the funeral of W. M. Squires. The Becond Church of Christ (Scientist) will hold services at 10:46 a. m, in the riam block when the subject will be Bunday school will follow the Testimonial meeting will be held Wednes: day evening at 7:46 o'clock. A, Raabe has been elected treasurer of Council Biufts Trades and «Labor as- sembly to succeed W. C. Jenkins, who re- signed on account of his removal to Omaha. George Elliott has also been elected record- g secretary in place of ¥rank Marlowe, bind- phy whose the he irst Congre- rom Plerce City, 0., and services will be resumed in the church this morning when Rey. Thomson will take as the subject of ks sermon “Companionship of Christ.” There will be ‘no _evening service. { The First Church of nrist (Bclentist) will hold services in the Sapp bullding thia “morning at 11 o'clock when the subject of the lesson will be “Man.” Sunday school will be held at the close of the services. The, regular testimonjal meeting will b Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Tho fall term of the Western lowa Busi- ness and Normal collegs begins tomorrow after two weeks vacation. The indications now are that the fall term will open with @ much larger attendange than that of last year. Those who intend entering should do 80 the first of the term, as beginning glasses will be organized in each depart- ment. Plumbing and heating. ®ixby & Son. ELECTRIC LINE ASKING AID JWants Commercial Club to Help it Get Right of Way Into the City. W. J. Dobbs and A. T. West of Tabor, Ia., and E. D. Arnold of Creston, Ia., pro- moters of the Council Blufts, Tabor & Southern Electric Rallway company, met yesterday afternoon with the executive committes of the Counctl Bluffs Commer- .clal club and asked that their project be endorsed and assistance rendered when the company was ready to seek a franchise to enter Council Bluffs. According to the plans submitted to the committee the proposed road will run from 8t. Joseph, Mo, to Rockport, Mo., thence north to Sidney, la., from Sidney to Tabor, from Tabor to Hillside, from Hillside to Glenwood, from Glenwood to Pacific Junc- tion, and from Pacific Junction to Council Blufts. The route proposed to enter Coun- ofl Blufts is by way of Lake Manawa, pussing under the Union Pacific dump at the viaduct at Thirty-fitth street, and then east on Second avenue to Eleventh street. The plan to enter by Thirty-fifth street was strongly -opposed by the executive committee for the reason that it would be 100 near Omaha. The committee Informed the gentlemen representing the project that if they desired the support and en- dorsement of the Commercial club the road would have to enter Councll Bluffs much nearer the center of the city. The commitiee suggested that the road enter the city at the southern lmits on Ninth street, the routs of the old Lake Manawa steam rallroad, and that it turn east on Ninth avenue to Fourth stgeet, and then north as far as was deemed ad- visable. After the matter bad been discussed by the promoters and the members of the executive committee at lunch in the Grand hotel, ‘the promoters of the rairoad were taken over the route suggested by the committee. Messra. Dobbs, West and Ar- Pold expressed themselves as well pleased with the routs, but declined to make any promises, and the committee on its part declined to give any assuranons of suppart and endorsement. Before leaving, Messrs. Dobbs, West and Armnold were assured that the whale mat- ter wonld be.laid before the meeting of the bowrd of Qrectors of the Commercial clah, to be held pext Wednesdny evening. Mr. Dobls 18 general manager of the company, 4. T. West sscretary and Arnold electrioal mechanical engineer of the construc- company. ana won K. 3 BLUFFS. —— FLOOD 1S STILL SERIOUS Water Drains Out 8low!y from the Inun- dated Distriots. CUTTING OF BROADWAY HELPS OUT SOME y OMecials Finally Conmclude Offer No Objection: that Ap- peared to Re the Only Remedy, There was little change In the flood situ- atlon yesterday, except that the rafiroads were able to open their main lines and re- sume their regular train service. In the routhern part of the city the water was lower by a few inches than it was Friday, but an fmmense area is still flooded. The congditions In the district north of Broad- WA between Bixteenth and Twentleth streets are still'most serious, although the water had lowered a few inches by last night. This was due to the opening of a channel across Broadway at Seventeenth street, which permitted the water to flow south toward Spoon lake. The cutting of Broadway, dents of the submerged district started late Friday night and which was stopped by the polics, was completed yesterday afternoon. The city officlals practically ralsed no opposition to the cutting of thia channel. In the morning a section of hose was secured from No. 2 engine house and was attached to the hydrant at Seven- teenth stgeet. This soon effectually opened the chanifel across the street apd' the water began to rush through. The force of ths water soon increased the width of the cut untfl late last night the ditch was fifteen feet wide. During the afternoon Street Commisstoner Guittar and his men placed a plank crossing over the cut for the use of teams, but the frequent caving in of the sides soon caused the planks to tumble into the channel and this effectually put a stop to all traffic across the cut. At Lake Manawa the water was reported last night to be still receding. PAST WEEK IN BLUFFS SOCIETY One W ng Breaks in on the Mid- mmer Dullness of Social world. Miss Porterfleld will 1bave this week for a visit at Colfax. Miss Kthel Watson has from Spirit Lake. Mrs. B. A. Risser has returned from a weeic's stay at Colfax. Mrs. Frank Smith has returned from a visit with friends in Missouri. Mr. and Mrs T, D. Metcalf arrived home Friday evening from Colorado. Mrs. W. H. Dudley will arrive home this week from an extended eastern trip. Mrs. P. H. O'Donnell and sister, Miss Anna_Mikesell, are visiting friends at ‘Wieterloo, la. Mrs. Page Morrison and chfldren are home from Woodbine where they had been Visiting _relatives. Mrs. Waiton Gunn of Damon street en- tertained a number of friends informally Thursday afternoon. Mrs, Walter Edwards of Hamilton, Mo, is the guest of Mrs. R. S. Beasley of 8% South Sixth street. Mrs. John Moran of Fifth avenus, has been called to Chicago by the serious ill- ness of her father. J. T."Oliver of Park avenue-has returned froin a several duys' visit with relatives and friends at Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. O. H. P. Mikesell have re- turned from a visit with relatives and friends at Stanton, Neb. Miss Anna Ross, who has been spending the summer in Kurope, will arrive home the latter part of the week. Miss Josephine Jennings will leave early next week for Rockford, L, where she will attend school (his cofhing’ year. Mrs. Luther Hearne of Cinetnnati, O., will arrive in the city Wednesday on & Vil her mother, Mrs. J. street. Frank Binder and Albert Houghton will leave Friday for Worcester, Mass., to at- tend the Worcester academy during the coming year. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wheelor of Guthrie, Okl., are in the city, the guests of the family of their son, Judge O. D. Whoeler of South First street. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Greenshields of Oak- land avenue ore home from & six wesks' trip to Canada which included @ cru.s> along the Nova Scotia coast. Mrs. W. L. Douglass of South Eighth street eniertained at cards Wednesday afternoon in honor of her guest, Miss Far- rel. About fifteen guests were in attend- ance. The dancing party which was to have been given I'riday evening at the boat house at Manawa has been indefinitely postponed on account of Wednesday night storm. Hon, W. B. Murray and wife of Daven- port, Ia., ‘are guests of Rev. G. W. Bnyder and family, at 217 South Beventn stres en route home from spending the summe: among the Rockles. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sims entertained at their home Friday evening in honor of a number of young peoplo of the Broadwa, Methodist church who will leave this weel for out-of-town colleges. Mrs. Arthur Hoftmayr has gone to Chi- cago to visit relatives during Mr. Hoff. mayr's absence from the oity. Mr. and Mra. Edward Duquette hi eased tho Hoffmayr cottage on Harrison street, The Misses and Anna Coady {ertatned Friday evening in honor of Miss Minnie Unthank, whose marriage to Mr. Curling will také place Wednesaay morn. ing at Bt. Francis Xavier's church. Counctl Bluffs people who arrived home during the week from ISxcelslor Sprinks, Mo., are Mr. and Mrs. J. I Henry, P. Guiinoude, M. J. Keily, Charles Gregory, Joseph Bierwine, Miss Carrle Reid. Owen Meredith of O'Nefll, Neb., is the guest of his uncle, George D. Riggs. He is en route from Kearney, Neb. wiere he took an examination for appointment to tho United States military academy at West Foint. He was one of two out of seven candidaies who successfully pased the examination and stands an exocellent chance of securing the appointment. The marriage of Miss May Grosvenor and Mr. Theodore Tholl occurred Wednesday morning at 7 o'clock at St. Francis' Catho- lic church, Rev. Father fmyth, pastor of the church, offictating, In the presence of the immediate relatives and friends of the bridal couple. The bride was y owned in white orflndll and carrie rge bouquet of bride's roses. She was attended by her sister, Miss Sadie Gros- yenor. After a short eastern wedding rip they will return to this city, where they will make their home. returned home to L. Btewart, of Fourth Democrats Select Delegates. The following delegates to the democratic | county convention, to be held f¥xt Tuesday, were selected last night at the city precinct caucuses: Flrst Ward—First precinct: V. Jenmings, C. FL Huber, John Garner, ir. B. B. Deni- ler, John Farlow, L. C. Besley, O. Younker- man; commit.seman. Charles Nicholson. Beeond precinet: L. A. Devine, Robert Rain, W. H_Green, F. A Bixby, James McRob erta. PO Betts John McGill; commiiter man, J. A Booth. Socond Ward—First preeinot: B. H. Hunt- ington, D. Sheward. George 8. Davis, Jacob Neumayer, M. F. Rohrer, Thomas Majoney, Hubert Tinley; committeeman, R. ington precinet: William Alistrand, Mk e W 4" Hiekoasn, i o Kildare, W. A tin: commitieemmin, Josen M Third Ward—First precinet: J. P, A, Dr. M. A Tinley. J. R. Dietrich, A. Gold- stein. W. B. Fisher; committesman, 1. R. Dietrick. Becond pracinet: Edward Stinv- son, John P. Toller. Kugens Sullivan, M. G. ©O'Connor, J. 1. Fughs committeeman, gene Builivan. Fourth Ward—-First O'Nelll, B. B. Terwilliger, Thomas E. Casady; committeeman, Tien Alll‘“.,oshk'l‘fl‘l:h pmlnfl’. gohr; T. Myl neen, n oenigen, 8. H. Loysen, Goorge Crum, A. W. Black: commitiesman, "‘fi?fl%«'.fl"-'?&amu.:.m oy I . G. Underwood, which resi- H Hung | . INTEREST FROM M F. A, Fox, N O'Brien, David Hutehins, J. K. Cooper, W. Cones, 1. Shubert, Thomas Gullfoyle; committeeman, L. L. Bvans. Becond precinet: R. 1. Gallagher, 7. Bethers, D. Driscoll, Bartel Nelson, An- drew Howard, James McMillen, W. Wilson; committeeman, Z. Bethers. Sixth Ward—First_precinct: A. Bellinger, Wise Peyne, P. G. Micksell, G. A. Schoed- sack, W. H. Poncelow, C. M. Crippen, D. L. Weir; committeeman, A. Bellinger. Sec- ond precinct: Carl Negathon. PORTLAND COMPANY WINS SUIT Court Holds Corporation Cnnnot Be Taxed Here on Its Capital Stoek. The Portland Gold Mining company Colorado has won the first round preliminary proceedings instituted by Treasurer Arnd of Pottawattamie county to compel the company to pay taxes in| Iown. Yesterday Judge Wheeler of the distriet court handed down his decision overruling the demurrer of the county | treasurer to the answer flled by the Port- | land company in the suit brought to com- pel it to produce its books so that the names of the stockholders and the amount | of their stock holdings could be ascertained for the purpose of taxation. The Portland compdny in its answer con- | tended that inasmuch as it was assessed | for taxes in Colorado, where it did busi. | ness, it was not liable for assessment for | taxes in Councll Blufts. | The county treasurer demurred to this answer on the grounds that the answer itselt showed on its face that the de- fendant company was an Iowa corporation, organized In the city of Council Bluffs with fits principal place of business in| Council Blufts, and further that the com- | pany had always recognized Council Biufts | as its principal place of business by hold- ing its annual meetings here. The demurrer was based further on the grounds that the answer of the defendant company shuwed that it was an artificial person created under the laws and recelv- ing its corporate life in.the state of Towa and that it voluntarily fixed its residence and legal status in Council Bluffs, thereby showing that whatever personal property fs taxable to the corporation in the form of shares, stock, moneys or credits s tax- able in Council Bluffs, which is the lsgal residence of the defendant corporation. The demurrer further contended that the mere fact that the Portland company had pald taxes in Zolorado on certain property was no defense to a clim for taxes legally | due here on the same property. The ruling of Judge Wheeler means that the answer of the Portland company is a proper and sufficient answer to the action brought by the treasurer of Pottawattamle county and practically nonsuits the county. In the sult of Mrs. Haines, guardlan of Harry Dye, against the city of Council Blufts, Judge Wheeler found in favor of the city. The sult involved the right to occupy the alley at the rear of the patrol buflding. In the suit brought by George 8. Wright to restrain the county treasurer and the city of Councll Bluffs from ievying and collecting municipal taxes on property In the vicinity of Big lake on the grounds that it was held for agricultural purposes only, Judge Wheeler held for the plain- e, The hearing of the application of County Attorney Killpack for a temporary injunc- tlon restraining Mithen & Kroll, owners of the maloon at 1110 West Broadway, from solling intoxicating liquors, was continued untfl next Saturday. HOLD CITY TITLE IS GOOD Lower Court Rules Against Wright and Mayne in Big Lake Park Case. of in the Unless the supreme court should reverse the decision of Judge Wheeler of the dis- trict court the City of Council Bluffs will retain In its possession the part of Big Take park, the ownership of which was recently claimed by George 8. Wright and George H. Mayne. In the suit brought by Wright and Mayne to oust the city from a portion of Big Lake park, Judge Wheeler yesterday handed down his decision in favor of the city. The court held that Wright and Mayne had fafled to prove that the land in controversy was accretion or that their possession had not been “ad- verse.” Further the court held that the plaintifts must rest their clalm to the property in question rather on the strength of their title than on allegations of an in- sufficlent title in the city. Wright and Mayne contended that the United States government had no right or title to grant Big Lake to the city of Council Bluffs as a park for the public use and that in fact a portion so granted was In fact accreted lands belonging to the plaintiffs, the title to which was vested in them and could not be given away by the Unitd States or anybody else. It was stated yesterday that Wright and Mayne would take the suit to the supreme court. Boy Vot Contest. The boy voting contest now in progress ginning to get Interesting. One vote I8 given with each cent's worth purchased in the book or stationery departments and the contest is open to any boy in Council Blufts. The vote last evening stood as fol- lows: Ambrose Mitehell ..... o George 8. Davis, Jr sessessese VOB Guy Bouricius, 085; Arthur Elgan, 3%0; Paul Rasmussen, 335, Earl Morris, 266; Bl- dred Hart, 230; Grover Beno, 180; Roger Keeline, 15; Blaine Wilcox, 155; and others. T30 Conviet Makes Vicious Attack. Dan L. Welr, former city detective, who is suffering from a sprained back, the re- sult of a fall, was viclously. attacked by Bob Scott, & notorious character, on West Broadway yesterday afternoon. Bcott re- cently returned to the city after an ab- sence of two years and was arrested on an o0ld indletment charging him with burglary. Yesterday morning he was permitted to enter a plea of gullty before Judge Wheeler and sentenced was suspended, Scott being released on his own recognizance in the sum of 800 Welr, who is almost a cripple from his | recent injury, was walking on West Broad- | way, when Bcott and a companion passed. | Bcott suddenly turned and struck Welr a {heavy blow in the face, drawing blood, at | the same time calling him foul names and | accusiog him of being responsible for his |arrest. Scott attempted a second blow, but Weir parried it with his umbrella |Scott then ram. The officers have been | motificd to arrest Ntm on Mght and be wil | be taken before Jutge Wheeler again | New Mil_for Woodbtwe. LOGAK, In., Aug. 2).—(Spectal —Articles fncorporating the Woodbime Milling com- pany were filed at the court house hers today. This company is capitalized at 15,00, $12,800 of which is pald up. There {are 0 shares ut GO emch. The ofcers ar: lIssso A. De Cow, president; William |H. Do Cow, vico president; James L. Athey, secretary, and Lewis Haes, treas- |urer. This concern owns the mill property l“m formerly belonged to Rogers Bros., and is located on the outakirts of the town of Woodbine | Towa, | ston arose as to the effect of the estab- | tion, at Harvey DeLong's, 307 Broadway, is be- | IOWA. STATE FAIR HAS A BALANCE COount of Oash Shows 8ix to Ten Thousand Dollars to the Good. WEST LIBERTY MURDERER IS CAUGHT Rural Mail Carriers in Conventlon Assert that Free Deliv- ery Has Increased News- paper Circulation. Rur: (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, Aug. 20.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The state fair management reports total receipts for the week, Including the ( collections from various sources, of just! $1,000 more than last year. Bome small sums are yet to be collected. The asso- | clation will clear from $6,000 to $10,00 on the falr of this year. | Sheriff John Willey of Muscatine county | secured a requisition today for the return from Indlan Territory of an unidentified | man who has confessed to enough to con- | nect him closely with the murder of Ar-| thur Meade at West Liberty, Ia., last| spring. Meade was one of a party in a restaurant when a masked man tried to hold up the crowd and shot Meade dead Two persons have been arrested and re- leased on account of the tragedy. A man in jall in Chickasha, I T., acknowledges | that he is the man who killed Meade and | he is being held awaiting the sherift from | when he will be brought back for ldentification. At the convention of rural mall carriers | in this city this week considerable discus. lishment of rural mall routes on the cir- culation of newspapers in the state. There was not a large attendance at the conven: | but it was representative and the rural carriers here were keen observers. Almont without exception they testified that on their various routes the circulatipn ot dally newspapers has doubled since the establishment of thie routes and that the farmers are taking more dally papers than formerly and are doing much more read- ing. At the same time they deciare that the farmers are more generally taking the small country papers and that contrary to expectations the rural carrier system has not been an injury to the country pub- lishers. They also indicated that the es- tablishment of rural routes is not prevent- ing the farmers from golng to town to do their trading, but that substantially as many trips are taken to the small trad- ing centers as before. The rural carrlers are engaged In working for better roads and for a better system of taxation for roads and belleve they are in position to bring this about. Iowa has a strong asso- clation of these carrfers. State Capitol Visited. The experience of the past week Indi- cates that the state capitol of lowa s one of the things in which the people take great pride. The number of visitors t the capitol this year during the Stats falr week exceeded those of any other year. Thousands come and despite that the elevators are out of commission and to reach the top of the dome one must walk all the way from the basement, thou- sands went to the lantern and looked out over the city. Chief of Police Thomas Longshore says that the people came early and stayed late, camped In the corridors of the capitol and loftered for hours on its verandas. Over at the historical build- ing, across the street, there was a steady stream of visitors all week. Eldora Workshop is Finished. State Architect Liebbe has been notified by the contractors that they have com- pleted the new workshop at the state in- dustrial school for boys at Eldora and that they desire him to inspect the same for acceptance. The work on ths shop has been rushed because of the desire of the management of the school to get out of the old workshop and install new ma- chinery. The shop has long been needed because of the great expansion of shop work at the school, A great deal of work has been done at all the state institu- tions this year and at nearly every In- stitution some work is In progress. The plans are now being made for all sorts of o0dds and ends of small matter at the fn= stitutions, such as cellars, tunne's, road- ways and repairs. Sald to Have Gone to Omaha. There is some mystery about the dis- appearance of Jolin W. Fowler, who man- aged the Iowa Hay and Grain company, with an office here. Attorneys who have large claims in their hands for collection againet the company declare they have been unable to find Fowler and that he has been out of the city some time, and that the office is closed up. It was stated here by some of the friends of Fowler that he went to Omaha some time ago. It 18 known that there are clalms of at least $,00 against the company, mostly from out-of-town customers who were dealing with him. One Nebraska firm, Guthrie & Co. of Geneva/ claims §766 from Fowler's corapany. Fowler had been here only a short time and few people knew anything about him. Former Pollceman is Killed. The body of a man was found beside the raflroad track on East Market street this morning by two persons who were walking along. There was nothing to indicate how he came to his death. It is supposed he was walking home and was elther struck by a train or was slugged and robbed. After the body of the dead man had been identified by several policemen as that of Charles Persons, who had been on the police force, it was found that Per- sons is alive and well. The only thing to indicate who he is was the pame “S. Dugan” on his shirt, and it is said he was & raliroad man._ Suing for Expenses. The state of lowa has brought suit in Bt. Louls against John J. Thornton and M. C. Richardson to recover for board and clothing alleged to have been furnished to Thornton while he was an inmate of lowa hospitals. 1t is alleged that Thornton was in the hospital at Independence and after- ward at Cherokee. The amount sued for for clothing and for keeping the man is $2.606.58. Sued for Alienation. Buit was brought §n court here today for §10,00 damages for alleged alienation of a wife's affections. Richard Anderson of Keane sued Frank Birdsall of Madrid al- leging that Birdsall has alienated the af- fections of the farmer's wife and is now lving with her. Both are prominent farm- ers of the north part of Polk county. VILLISCA HAS A BAD FLOOD Hivers Overflow om Three Sides of Town and Water Sta Feet Deep. VILLISCA, la., Aug. 2—(Bpecial)—For three days a large part of Villisca has been under water. Ome woman and two little children were drowned. Much stock has been carried away and several families are homeless. Wednesday night 6.65 inches of water fell The rivers an three sides of the cify over- I s Five Council Bluffs Second Annual Street Fair~Carnival An autumnal festival combining the beau- tiful, the practical and the grotesque Week of Sightseeing, Music, Merrymaking The event of the year in the Missouri River Valley. The Elk's Fair of 192 has passed into history as one of the cleanest, most artlstic and most enjoyable of any fair ever held in the west. terned after the one. last year, except that it will be bigger and better. Beautiful Bayliss Park with its green sward, its playing fountain, its glant trees, surrounded by The fair this year, glven under the auspices of the business men of Courieil Bluffs is pat- clean , paved streets and overlooked by the Grand Hotel and the Elk's club house, the whole surrounded by a snow white canvas fence ten feet high—that is the out line of the street falr and carnival. Within—rows of booths artistically decorated, filled with merchandise, the park dotted with tents, ‘the band near the fountain and a half dozen high class attractions at different points and with free such is the street fair and carnival. attractions at every hand— Covalt's famous Lake Manawa Band of 32 pleces will give four free concerts at the band pavilion each day of the fair. Detailed List of Amusements DeKreko’s Bros. Amusement Company with thelr famous shows, acrobats and sword fighters. famous amusement company, oores of journeys across the desert the only real IMgh wire performer of er the tree tops of Bayliss Park on a wire 76 feet in the alr. White and La Mart the silent comedians and eccentric acrobats in an excru- clatingly funny knockout performance that will keep the spectator laughing for a month after J. T. De Coma’s Novelty Circus secured especlally for the delight of the children, con- slsting as it does of the comedy act performed by a clown, a monkey, a goat, a goosc and a dog. Enoch, the Man Fish has been secured. fish. Tllusion shows, freak shows, exhibitions, interesting and entertaining, of every variety. the falr enclosure you are presented the Streets of India and the Streets of Cairo, This wonderful amphiblan man mains under water for a period of four minutes and is regarded by experts to have many of the functions of a G. Johnson, Camels in the street: sands, Spinners. the day, wiil walk exhibition. $10,000. a free gift the show. gladiatorial sports. re- with a smile that wont come off. consisting Its theatres of oriental dancing girls and a score of other attractions spec including the thrilling feat of Chas. a staft 113 feet high, Into a tank of water. weavers, Absolutely the only full size glas hat in existence worn by a living model an Every person who enters the show will of Hindoo jugglers, tumblers, alized by this who leaps from a platform erected on of Calro, big, doclle creatures, seared and hardened by DeKreko's shows will be an exhibition of orlental beauty never seen before and will be replete with axhibitions pecullar to the mysterious people of the East. The Great Calvert, and splendor Andrew’s Famous Glass Palace crocheters of glass introdu, at ench dress and valued at receive Glenn & Waterbury’s Electerical Theater Showing the famous movi accurate and wonderful livi ) Plctures representing sn ng panorama of the great W. S. Mooneyhan with his Mammoth New Ferris Wheel. Shield’s and Imhoff the renowed Trick Bicyclists and Stair Riders. The moment you enter The industrial display and the decoration of the booths will far exceed the one of last year. Get in line in the monster parade of business men and professional men of the city, given in connection with the Labor Day, Parade at 10.o'clock Monday, September 7. Date of Fair, Sept. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Admission 10 cents. Coupon books, six admissions for G50c. ting you as often as you wish to go, $1.00. Reduced rates tickets good returning fo September 14 inclusive. Beason tickets admit- on all railroads, railroad Every New Kink inCut and Tailoring Is represented in our Swell Suits of all the latest weaves znd patterns in single and double breasted, at $10, $12.50, $15 to $25. i OESMITH&C 415 BROADWAY, COUNCIL BLUFFS. flowed their banks, submerging corn flelds, meadows and pastures to a depth of five feet. The water stood at the highest point in twenty years. Indeed, many ol residents declare the flood is greater than that of 184 Hundreds of people have walked or driven out today to seo the tor- rents of water. Last year the city council added severai hundred acres to the city and it is this tract of land which is submerged. The old falr grounds, which were used for a pleasure resort and contained Tyler's lake, was under water and several boats floated away. The brick and tile factory and yard was flooded, involving several hun- dred dollars’ loss. Cattle, horses and hogs in the pasture were drowned or floated away down the river. ‘Will Sanburn and family, living in the ®d. Northrup place, north of town, near the Hast river, awoke Thursday morning to find their house surrounded and they were compelled to climb to the roof. elp came from Nodaway and a raft was buflt and the family was loaded on and started for the shore, but when within 100 yards the raft hit a tree and cveryone was thrown into the water. The men, with the T-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy, landed safely, but Mra Banburn, her 4-year-old girl and baby boy, were drowned. The body of the baby has been recovered sinoe. Glen Robe, Frank Gibbs and Luther Pat- ton started out in & boat on West river to_rescue some stock. The current of the stieam drove the boat agaiust a tree and it was mmashed, the three men saving themselves by climbing into the tree, Pat- ton decided to swim to town and he swam for a mile, dodging floating refuse and trees, and when he reached Jim Higgins place be telephoned the news to town and & party of rescuers weni out in & boat to rescue the unfortunate young men. This they succeeded 1u duing, returming to town at 6 o'clock, the two boys having spent four or five hours iu the tree A house just south of South bridge, oo~ cupled by Sam Wilkie and fandly, s sur rounded by water. The family was res oued by mesns of a row buat. Daniel Mullin and Henry Euerson, weat of town, | wers also surrounded. No trains pussed through Viilisca from Wednesday evening until today. No. 12 [ chovgmanrr A Double Check against mistakes in ecompounding physi- clans' prescriptions is our invariable rule. Two graduated pharnfacists see each welght, measure; the artioles themselves; the prescription itself, and an error is ul- most impossible with us. The ingredients are as reliable as our methods—you get what your dostor orders. THE BRONSON DRUG GO. Prescription Druggists, TELEPHONE 175, 106 Broadway - COUNCIL BLUFFA. How is your steam leating appuratus? Now is the time to get it in readiness for the first cold enap, which muy come on before you think. Summer is really over. Then, too, we are not as busy now as we wiil be later, aud, therefore, can better take care of your plumbing and heating. If we do it, its done right. J. C. Bixby & Son 203 Matin & 302 Pear] Sts,, Ovuncil Blufls, I ‘Telephone 182 engineer saw a calf on the track and| slowed up, Flo was then sble 1o pes that the track ahead was soft and he brought | the train to a standstill just in time to avold a bad wreck All telegraphic and telephonic communi- cation with other places was cut off until | this morning. The rafiroad pumps. were | under water and for & time the water sup- ply was entirely cut off. About twenty cltizens are still out of town and unsble to get home. Tornado Damages Property. MARSHALLTOWNK, la, Aug. #—A tor- golng ewst, on Wednesday night, had Barrow escape just eaat of town. ’ nado at McCallsburg last night did consid- erdbls damage. Barns wers blown dewn, the timbers being carried two blocks dis- tant, No one was hurt. Heavy haile stripped cornfields badly. LIGHTNING STRIKES DEPOT DES MOINTES, Aug. 2~Lightning struck the lowa Central depot st Eddyville yas- terday afternoon whilp the waiting room of that bullding was orowded with people. Fifteen hundred pounds of dynamite was stored in the bullding et the time, but did