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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-03-27
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way in America,
Chicago, milwaukee
and Saint Paul.

1t owns aud operates over coo miles Of road
in Northern Illinois. Wisconsin, Minnesota. Iowa
aud Dakota; aud as rs main lines branches and
connections reach al The great business centres
OF the Northwest aud Far West, IL naturally an
swerS the description OF Short Line, and Best
Route between
Chicago, Milwaukee 81 Paul aud Minneapolis.
Chicago. Milwaukee Portage, La Crosse and
Wnona.
Chicago, Milwaukee orontonyille, Aberdeen and
Glendale
Chicago, milwaukee. Eau Claire and saltwater.
Chcngo, Milwaukee, WAusau and Merrill
Chicago, Milwaukee, Beaver Dam. Fond du Lac
and Oshkosh.
Chicago, Milwaukee, waukcsha ana oconomo.
woe
Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison and Prairie du
Chen.
Chicago, Milwaukee 0watonna, Maukat
Fafihault
Chicago, Bcloit, Jancsyils and Mineral p,
Chicago, Elgin. Rockford and Dubuque
Chicago, Clinton, Rock Island, Cedar Kapit
Chicago, Des Moiucs, Council Bnns and Omaha
Chicago. Canton, Sioux city, Sioux FATS aud
Yaukton.
Chicago, Milwaukee, Albert Lea and Southern
Minnesota Points
Chicago, Milwaukee, Mason city, Mitchell and
Chamberlain
Rock Island Dubuque, st Pa ! aud Ninneap-
Oils.
Davenport. Calmar. st. Paul and Minneapolis.
Milwaukee, Bacinc Heloit Freeport and Rock
Mitchell. wolscy. Ashton and Aberdeen.
dim River Valley Liao)
pullman Slecpers ana The Finest hin
Ing Cars iu thr world are run on the main
lines OF he Chicago, NitiNVhukcc a ~.
paul Railway, and every attention is paid
90 passengers by courteous employees Of the
Company
s. s. MERRILL, A. v. H. CARPENTER
GeAcral Manager. Gen Pass. Agt.
J, T. CLARK, GEO. II ItEAFFORD
Geul 0upt Asst Gen. PAYS. ACT
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-03-27
New Firm!
keeicr 81 Brown,

Proprietors of the City Livery Stable having the
best outfit in Iowa county respectfully solicit a
share of the public patronage.
We also keep on hand two or three heavy
teams suitable Tor heavy tcaming
GEO S kEnEB,
11m1 JOiIs r. brown.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-03-27

The use of the term
"Short Line in connec-
ton with the corporate
name of q great road,
conveys an idea OF Just
what is required by the
travelling public a shoN
line, quick time nd The
best OF accommodations
ished 10y thr greatest rail-
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-29
PEKbONAL.

Mr.. G. s.. Goodrich has returned from his
duck hun ting trip.
Mr. Samuel Burns and daughter left yester-
day for q few weeks visit in the east.
MIR. and Mrs. Jamss Speery, of Kansas
City, are visiting Mr.. u. S. Abel, of this city.
Mr.. l.. NJ. Bennett OF the Pullman Palace
car company left for a short business TRIP to
Chicago yesterday morning.
Division Master Mechanic Robert McCon-
nell, of the Union Pacific road, has resigned.
His resignation will take place January l.
Mr.. McCounell's long and honorable connec.
ton with the road Ii Gully severed by the de-
mands of approaching old age.
A. G. Sherwood, +. j. Conner, Contra
City; William H. King, Grand Island; III. G.
willard, McCook; John N.Miller, Lincoln; j.
Ballinger Plattsmouth; J.. Warren Keifer, jr,
Superior; j. A. Jewett and son, Maxwell, and
j. 5. Barry, of Columbus, Neb., are at the
Metropolitan.
Mr.. and Mira. d. VanCott have been visit
ed with a very sudden and sore bereavement
in the loss of their bright boy, Allie, eight
years and ten months old. He was taken
sick with diphtheria on Christmas eve and
died yesterday. He was the only child they
had, and the affection bears very heavily upon
them, theis home biting left so desolate. The
remains were taken to Rockford yesterday for
nterment.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-29
BLACK MAIL OR NO?
Further Developments In the Shaw
Retts Case,

Saturday afternoon Mrs. Jennie E.
Shaw made her advent into the police
court and filed a complaint of assault
and battery against Louis Belts. Mrs.
Shaw will be remembered as the woman
who was 30 savagely attacked by Belts
last Friday night, because she had be,
trayed his infdelity to his wife. Mrs,
Shaw alleges that Belts had been living
In criminal Intimacy with the girl. Lilly
Brown, for some time, and that he had
failed to pay her bills, as he had agreed
to do.
On the other hand Belts claims that
Mrs. Shaw's course has been q blackmail.
ing scheme from beginning to end. Fur
thermore, 1t Is alleged tina. the lady has
been In the habit of writing similar let
ters to prominent business men of this
city with reference to the same girl.
One man, 1t Is claimed, was called upon
to respond with q 500 note for the girls
board bill. he replied with an emphatic
note, slightly tinged with profanity.
Others have been called upen In the same
manner.
The girl, Lille Brown, Is only about
16 years of age, and until about three
months ago when she went to Mrs.
Shaw's had been a waiter at restaurant
and hotels, and borne o character gene.
rally supposed to be good.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-29
A Pleasant Gathering,

On Christmas eve Messrs. Stevens &
Son, builders and contractors, corner of
Twenty-ffth and Davenport streets, en-
tertained their employees, as is their
custom each year. 1t was a very
pleasant affair and one long to be remem-
bored. The music was furnished by
Misses Brown and Stevens and Mr..
Brown, DR.. Collins and MI. w. Stevens.
The employees we're made to feel per.
fectly at home by a pleasing address of
welcome by Mr.. W. Stevens, at the close
of which q beautiful supper was served.
Atter supper Mr.. j. McAllister, foreman
for the firm. responded to the address Of
welcome in a few well chosen words. he
was followed by Mr.. w. j. Reeves,
secretary of the Carpenters Union,
After having passed q most pleasan,
evening, Mr.. Porter, on behalf of al
present, presented a vote of thanks tc
Mr.. Stevens and family for their kindly
treatment.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-29

turned his attention to the practice CT
medicine, he was called up to attend
the child OF q Mr.. Hansen, living in
Sonth Omaha. He prescribed a certain
medicine for the sick child. In.
stead, however, of the physic doing
the patient the slightest particle Of
good, the child grew rapidly worse. The
father growsng desperate called In anoth.
err physician who, upon examining the
case found the child had been dosed with
a medicine the ultimate effect of which
would be that of the most deadly poison.
Hansen was informed of the condition
Of affairs and told that another dose Of
the medicine would have killed the child.
Hansen In q rage, picked mp the half
empty bottle and dashed over to the res
ldence of the physician at whose hands
the child had been so fatally dosed, The
last seen of him he wa forcing his way
into the doctors residence, swearing to
kill him or make him swallow his own
medicine. The outcome Of this inter-
esting episode ia not yet known.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-29
A Double

Ieavenworth Times, December 26.
"a very enjoyable aud entertaining
wedding was celebrated Tuesday night
at 112 Usage street, Mr.. Richard Fields,
of this city, and Mr.. Richard Oslesby, of
Omaha, being the parties of the first
part and Miss Laura Z. Canterbury and
her sister, Louise, being the parties Of
the second part.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
p. Hubbard of the M. e. church and it
was witnessed by q large number of
friends and invited guest who wished the
high contracting parties a bright, happy
and prosperous future and also left as to-
kens of esteem q large number of beauti.
full presents,
The four young people are well and
favorably known in this city, all having a
large circle of acquaintance and friends.
Mr.. Oglesby and bride will leave for
Omaha, their future home, in a few days,
while Mr.. and Mrs. Field will continue
to reside here"
Mr.. Oglesby is one of the most accom-
modating walters in the Paxton hotel
dining room, and Col. Simms rises to re.
mark that another good man has gone
wrong and Joined the army of martyrs.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-29
HOLIDAY DEv0TI0Ns.
speciAl7 Services of Song at the
Churches Yesterday.

Christmas services we're held in several
of the churches yesterday with special
effort, in the direction Of music, -
At the First Congregational church,
song services were held both morning
and evening. The music in connection
with both services Yves very fine, that of
the evening especially so. The follow
Ing was the order of service:
EVENING PRAISE SERVICE,
Organ Prelude-Air from 9TH Creation
Haydn, Mr.. Allen.
Anthem Sing and Rejoice, '....... Barnby
Choir.
INVOCATION.
30 come, all We Faithful, -. Air by Novello
Choir.
SCRIPTURE READING.
HYMN.
Soprano Solo-"Noel, ......... .Counod
Mrs. Squires.
PRAYER,
"Let Us Now Go Even Unto Bethlehem, y
Hopkins, Choir.
RRMARKs-'GooD WILL AND Coon WORKS."
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" ........... .Wiske
Choir.
HYMN.
"Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow :"
BENEDrcTIoN:
Organ Postlude. ....... Weber
Special Christmas services were held
at st. Mary's avenue church yeste rday
morning. An attractive musical pro-
gramme was presented by the following
choir: Miss Maggie Boulter, organist;
Mrs. M. Michaels, soprano; Miss Grace
FL. Wilbur, alto; Mr.. Jay Northrop,
tenor; Mr.. Revel r. France, bass.
The sermon of the occasion was
preached by the pastor, Rev. William
Scott. In the evening a concert was
given by the Mission bands Of the Sun.
day school.
At the Third Congregational church
Christmas song service was held in the
morning. An appropriate sermon was
delivered by the pastor, Rev George s.
Pelton.
AT the Trinity Cathedral, the Christ
mas services with anthem and carols,
were repeated.
At the First Presbyterian church, a
New Years address was given by the
pastor, Rea. w. j. Hsrsha.
The Unity church congregation held a
special service at their house of worship
in the morning. A Christmas programme
of music, specially prepared, was pre-
sented by the members of the Sunday
school.
At the other houses of worship the
services partook more or less largely of 8
| holiday devotional character,
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-29
DISASTROUS Fire at Racine.

CHICAGO, December 2S.-The Daily News
Racine special says that Blake's block, in
Guiding the opera house and hotel, recognized
as one of the finest structures of the kind in
the country, was burned st one o'clock this
morning. Three lives were sacrificed. The
hotel contained sixty persons, all Of whom es-
capped in their night clothes, except Russell
Glover and wife, members of the "Beggar Stu
dent" opera company, and o hotel chamber
maid named Mrs. Patrick. TIL fire started
from an explosion of some kind. When the
report was heard in the building, the wiloest
N Excitement ensued. Women screamed,
dismay. A thrilling scene was presented to
hundreds of people, who quickly gathered So
the inmates Of the building made a dash for
existance by each imaginable means of exit,
leaving everything Of value. The loss of the
opera house and hotel are Sl00, 900, in
Villas, druggist, $500; insured for
1900. Wood Bros, hardware, S13, 900;
insured for $4,000. Johnson's cafe,
81, 500; insured for 81, 800. Montgomery 4
Long, BARRIERS, 81 ZOO, uninsured; Flanagan
& Curry. proprietors OF the hotel, SIS, 600, in
surance So, 900. Rausch's variety store, $4,000.
insurance 81, 900. The wife of ex.Mayor
Doud, who occupied apartments in to hotel,
lost So, 900 worth of jewels and pictures, q
collection of Dante's works in America, be-
sides notes and mortgages to the value of $780,
600. The opera house was built in 1881 by a
stock company, and was go by 100 feet, fitted
throughout in an elegant manner Search for
the bodies will be commenced in the morning.
The west wall seven stories remains standing.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-29
Pew Renting,

This Monday evening, December Goth,
the annual pew renting of the Copgrega.
tional church, corner of Nineteenth and
Chicago streets, will take place at the
church, ills hoped that all who desire
sittipgs for the coming year will be on
hand to make their selections. At the
annual church meeting on Monday ave.
ming last, the salary Of the pastor was
Increased from $4,000 to 81, 500 per
year.
This congregation is one Of the most
prosperous In this city and 1t Is expected
tina. in a short time they will erect a
magnificent new church building on the
site where the old one now stands.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-29
District court in Douglas county has been

District court in Douglas county has been
adjourned until Saturday next.
officer James Doyle has returned from a
trip to eastern relatives, and has once more re.
sumed the patrol of his beat.
The number of tramps who pass the night
in the city Jail is certainly increasing. Last
evening a large number were turned away.
In the district court Saturday, the motion
for a new trial in the Dodson embezzlement
case was overruled. Dodson was sentenced to
four years in the penitentiary.
Two Christmas trees used in the celebra.
ton of the Swedish-American society, last
Saturday night, caught fire in the hall Of
Lytle's building. A small panic ensued, but
the flames were e%xtinguished before material
harm was done.
Yesterday was damp, muggY and Disagree
ably warm, and in marked contrast with the
arctic weather of the few days previous. A
light drizzle of sleet during a part of the day
heightened the disa9reeable effect.
The Omaha police are on the lookout for
a horse thief from Council Bluffs, who skip.
ped out Saturday with four horses belonging
on the other side of the river. The man is
supposed to have either pasted through or to
be hiding in Omaha.
-Pavment-pounding was freely INDUCED
in by the unwary pedestrian last night. One
lady, who. 9 name could not be learned, slip.
ped on the icy pavement near the corner of
Fourteenth and Farnam streets last night.
sustaining severe injuries.
Geo. l.. Timme, county commissioner
elect, who takes his seat January l, qualified
bonds in the sum of S15, coo, with the follow
ing bondsmen: Ed. Wittig, August Doll
Henry Elke, James Rolfs. w. Levin, Peter
Coos.
Action has been commenced in the
United States court by the Marseilles Manu-.
featuring company, of Marseilles, Ill. against
Haynes Bros. & Co., of Omaha, to recover
s5,577 on account for money collected and re.
| ceived for plaintiff on the sale of farm i'm.
plements.
John Messer Is the name of a man who
was arrested by Officer Hinchey yesterday.
Messer is accused of burglarizing Caspar's
saloon in South Omaha Saturday night.
Messer was formerly a highly. respectable CIT
zen and connected with the police force Of this
city. Living q life Of dissipation, he has de-
generated into a tough of the worst specimen.
"A telephone message has just been re-
ceived from Council Bluffs saying that the
millinery store of j. j. Bliss 4 Co., of that
city, burned down between one and two
o'clock this morning. The FIRE originated
from 3 stove in the rear of the store. Loss on
stock nearly complete. Insurance not ye,
known.
One of the edifying spectacles of Saturday
afternoon was the sight of Mr.. j. Drexel chss
ing Q mall ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The terrier
had managed to get hold Of one of Mr.. Drex-
81 gloves and trotted demurely offwith It.
After running two-quarters.o f the frat mile
at a 2:l0 gait, Mr.. ID. gave up. The canine
was declared the winner.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-29
Mr.. 8. p. Morse's Testimonial.

The clerks of Mr.. s. P. Morse's dry
goods establishment were not SO tired on
Christmas eve after the rush of the holi.
day season but that they could stay a
little longer and obtain and present to
their employer a valuable and handsome
gold-headed cane. The gift was the
unanimous expression of all hands, and
thus speaks volumes for the mutual con-
sideration that obtains between employer
and employees In such a busy beehive al
Morse's. Certainly no recipient of q
gift this Christmas can carry 1t with
more satisfaction than Mr.. Morse hi,
cane.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-29
Collecting Toll.

On Sunday last Mr.. @. E. Mayne
thought he would drive across the river
on the Ice and visit Council Bluffs. He
drove down to the approach to the river
and there found a man stationed, who
stopped him and demanded a quarter be-
fore he would allow him to pass. Mr..
Wayne argued with him but 1t was no
nae. He said the ice companies had sta.
toned him there to collect a quarter
from each team ana he would have to
pay. After considerable jsngling Mr..
Mayne paid the quarter and drove scross.
He would now like to know if the ice
companies own the Missouri river and
whether a man cannot drive across where
and When he pleases.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-29
PILEs. PLIES! PLIES,
A SURE CURE FOUND AT LAS.

NO ONE NEED SUFFER.
A sure cure for Blind, Bleeding, Itching and
liberated Piles has been discovered by DIR.
Williams ian Indian Remedy called DR..
Williams Indian Pile Ointment. A single
box has cured the worst chronic cases of % or
80 years standing. No one need suffer five
minutes after applying this wonderful sooth-
ing medicine. Lotions, Instruments and cleo
tuaries do more harm than good. Williams
Indian Pile Ointment absorbs the tumcrs, al.
lays the intense itching, particularly at night
after getting warm in bed,) acts as a p~eultice,
gives instant relief, and is prepared only for
Piles, itching of the private parts, and for
nothine else.
Read what the Hon. J.. M. Coffinbei ry, of
Cleveland, says about DIR. Williams Indian
Pile Continent: 81 have used scores of Pile
Cures, and it affords me pleasure to say that l
have never found anything which gave such
immediate and permanent relief as DIR. Will
lian's Indian Ointment. For sale by all drug
gists and mailed on receipt of price. Soc and
81. Sold at retail by Kuhn & Co.
O. +. GOODMAN,
Wholesale Agent.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-29
New "A Train.

The Ohio and Mississippi Railway
once more comes smiling to the front
with a through limited solid train com.
posed of elegant sleeper and day coaches
from st. Louis to Washington and Balti-
more hours ahead Of all other lines and
without extra charge. Remember you
can take In the Inauguration March 4th,
at Washington, arriving in that city at g
o. m. or lilo p. M, with only n
change from the Missouri river only BY
purchasing your tickets by the o. &c M.
Railway.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-29
A GARD,
WEST OMAHA PRECINCT,

boCohlpcr 6IS 1904.
% 1 desire publicly to return my heartfelt
thanks to the many kind friends who ex-
tended and practiced sympathy to me
and mine during the late illness and
burial of my wife. Especially must l
mention the unusual interest manifested
by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Taggart, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Shaw, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Bosen, Mr.. and Mrs. O'Connell Furay,
and Mrs. John B. Furay, In our sad be.
'reavement that they might make the bur-
den of affection as light as possible.
Surely the truly Christian conduct OF
these, my neighbors and frinds, has sub.
stantially shown how much of good there
is In humanity, how noble its friendship
and how much better the world Is because
certain loyal hearted people live.
CHAs. j. RYAN.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-29
Strike of New orleans Car drivers.

Strike OF New Orleans Car GDrivers.
NRw ORLEANS, December 2S.-The car
drivers struck to-day and tonight there is not
a line of street cars in operation in the city
except duane street and one or two other
down town lines. The history of this strike
while ba sed on the alleged bad faith of the
railroad directors in violation of q promise in
November takes a new shape, that of q de.
mand for increased pay over that previously
agreed upon. The men when tired of long
hours and small pay previously struck it was
agreed that the time should be re.
duced to fifteen hours and the
salaries were fixed at s55 for the old hands
and $50 for the new. The change was to take
effect within forty days of the date of the
agreement, at the expiration of that time
December 18th, It was found that all the COM
papiea except those over which w. VonBen'
thysen had control, had complied. VonBen-
thysen had therefore to be forced into line
and as the warnings passed nnheeded, the
strike of to-day was the result. with q demand
for $50 per month. VonBsnthysen pleads s
general denial, and alleging that he has KEEP
his faith and that the strike is the outcome Of
a discharge for cause of some of tho cd hands
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-29
A Big Shut Down.

SHENANDOAH, Pa, December 27.-Beaf
Ridge Nos. l and 2, and two station c~ollieries
near Mahonoy Plane, and Indian Ridge and
Plank ridge collieries shut down indefinitely,
throwing out Of employment over 1000 men
and boys. These collieries are owned and OPP
eratsd by the Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron company. Nearly $1,000 q month
was paid in wages.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-29
Low Hack Fares In Hartford.

Hartford Conn Courant.
Here one can be carried to or from the
cars or over any other moderate distance
for 20 cents, In carriages which are as
comfortable and easy rolling as any thar
are made. 1t Isn't a reduc' ion made by
competition Of cheap and dirty vehicles,
but 10 the schedule price of the best car.
riages. In New Haven, on the other
hand, the charge is 90 cantS, but We ZEN
tore to guess, at least, if not directly to
assert, that the Hartford stables do
enough more business to make their rates
fully as profitable when the weeks work
Ia figured up.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-29
LOCAL PUGILISM.
Miller and McNally to Meet in the
Ring.

All preliminarles in the hard glove
fight between Ed. Miller of Omaha and
McNally, the north Nebraska champion,
have been arranged. The terms pro-
posed are a fight with hard gloves, Lon.
don rules, light to a finish. The only
point yet unsettled is as to where the
battle Ia to come eff, in Omaha or
O'Neill. Each one OF the matched men, of
course, Is In favor of home-grounds. Nc.
Nally and his hacker, Flanagan, of Val
%sntlne, prefer to have the fight take
place at O'Nelll, while Miller thinks that
fair play can best be secured by pitching
the ring in this city. 1t is probable that
a conclusion on the point will be reached
In a few days.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-29

She is a sister of Mrs. c. B. Ravens, and
has often visited here, and by her
bright, cheerful and aimable ways has
made many warm friends in this city,
who unite in extending to her their
heartiest congratulations, and hope that
her married life may be as happy as her
maidanhnnd has been.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-29
Zeal Estate Transfers.

The following transfers were fled in
the county clerks office Saturday and re-
ported for TIE BEE by the Ames' real
estate agency December 26, 1884.
NJ, d. Cole and wife to Truman Buck,
q c d, lot 3, block 40, 5000,
M. M. Marshall and wife to w. b.
Smith, W d, part lot 2, block l In Kirk
wood, $1,000.
Aug. Kountze and wife to G. Andreen,
W d, lot II, block 10, Kountze's Sd add,
$3.50. -.
J. T. Paulsen, plat Of Paulsen's addi.
tion.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-29

A pound of butter or o dozen of eggs Is
worth more in Ord than a bushel of corn.
The Red Cloud creamery made over forty
tons of butter during the year just past.
The cost of O,Neill's improvements, public
and private, for this year foot up to 49,, 900.
A Webster county farmer boasts of a beet
Is inches in length and "a feet in circumfer.
ence.
The Kerr opera heuse in Hastings was
formally opened last Monday night.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-29
Wedding Bells.

On Christmas day, at the home of Mr..
], j. Riley, In Schuyler. The marriage
of MI. B. r. Arnold and Miss Jennie r.
Riley was solsmnizsd. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Al. Hood, OF
the Presbyterian church, at high noon.
The ceremony wa Witnessed by = select
party Of friends.
The bride Il known TO many in Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-12-29
A Gard.

The superintendent and teachers of
the Fourthteenth and Lsayenworth street
mission school desire to express their
gratitude to the following parties for do
nations Of Christmas gifts to the children
of the mission:
Mrs. Alma Keith, Mrs. Ringer. Mrs.
Hills, Mrs. MAxtisld, Messrs. Williams
& Son, Messrs. Morse g. Co.,, Mr.. SAKE
and the First NJ. K. cnurch aud others
whose names are not known.
N. w. MERRILL,
Superintendent.