davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MINOR MENTION.
Davis sells glass.

Davis sells glass.
Dr. Bower, Globe bldg. Phone 4l3
Welsbach burners at Bixby's. Tel l93.
Budweser beer. L, Rosenfeldt. agent
Perry pictures. Alexander's, 1888 B.way.
DR.. Stephenson. Merriam blk, room 22l.
White Rose Rebekah lodge will meet in
regular session tonight.
Removed, c. T.. Alexander & Co., Art EN-
porium, to 1888 Broadway.
c. B. Jacquem1n & Co, jewelers. and op-
1icians q South Main street.
officer Sam Albro was on duty again yes
terday after a spell of sickness.
Get your work done at the popular Eagle
laundry 7A Broadway. Phone l51.
w. c. Estep, undertaken, 2S Pearl street
telephones office. 81 residence, 80.
Mr.. and Mrs D. r. Schores of Clayton,
Kan, are in the city visiting friends.
Hog raisers, 100 pounds make. you 500.
D-Dore's Stock Food Co.. Council Bluffs.
Mr. and Mrs. James Johnston of Second
avenue are spending a few days with rela-
tives at Perry, la.
Sheridan coal is smokeless; no cllnkers,
SCOT nor sulphur. Fenlon S Foley, sole
agents, 81 Main street.
Mrs. II. f. Eaton and Miss Noretta Johns
of Essex, Ia, are stopping in the city while
taking in the exposition
T.. w. Craig of Des Moines, assistant
secretary of the Iowa Central Building and
Loan association, is in the city.
Charles Kutz, charged with beating his
wife, had hearing before Justice Ferrier
yesterday and was sentenced to five days
in the county jail
The. district court grand jury failed to
complete its work yesterday, as antici-
pated, but announced that II would make a
final report today and adjourn for the
term.
II. Q. Record. mayor of Glenwood, was in
the city yesterday. He saiu Glenwood was
preparing to send a large delegation to
Council Bluffs on the day of the reception
to the Fiftyfirst Iowa.
All members of Council Bluffs lodge, No
go Ancient order of United Workmen, are
requested to be at their hall at I o'clock
Episcopal church in a body,
The arguments in the damage suit of
Mrs. Hannibalsen against George NJ. Ses-
sions were completed in the district court
yesterday afternoon and the case will be
given to the jury this morning.
The meeting of the Central University
Extension club will be held this afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Williams on Second
avenue and Ninth street, instead of at the
residence of Miss Stephenson as previously
announced.
Fireman Charles Nicholson returned yes
terday morning from Bear Paw mountains,
Montana, where he has been spending his
vacation visiting his Harry and a
brother, whom he had not seen before for
forty years.
William II. Stephen filed petition in the
district court yesterday for a divorce from
Nellie B. Stephens, whom he married at
Honey Creek July ., 1882. he asks the
custody of the two minor children The
petition is based on statutory grounds.
Two of the pending cases against the
Sunday working BARRIERS, in which A. II.
Silvers was the defendant, were tried be-
court yesterday. siIvers works for his
brother ON Pearl street and not being the
proprietor of the shop was only charged
with plying his trade on the Sabbath. The
Ing were September 10 and II. The court
took his decision under advIsement.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07
RcnI Estate Trankfers.

The following transfers were filed yes
terday in the abstract, title and loan office
Of J. w. Squire, 101 Pearl street.
Joe Oamek and wife to Chicago &
Northwestern Railway company,
part swA nwA 23-16-H W d..........$ $50
James G.. Kirkwood and wife to
same, part swA swA 23-76-i4 W d.. 800
SieVert Rief and wife to same, part
swA sell 35-77-44 and part nwh neA
2-76-44 w Observation-Disclosures. ........... 174
James r. Frazier to same. part wig
neI4 35 and sw4 sell 26-77-44, w d.. IFS
Alfred Frazier to same part WIZ
neh and nwA sell 35-77-44, W d.. 1882
Henry c.. Fisher and wife to George
+. Fisher, lots /, g and II, block
|, Underwood. w d............,........
Theodore S. Couch and wife to Will
lis II. liimball, lot Z. block f, Cur
tbs & Ramsey's add d.......... 1,50C
Harriet b. Taylor and Gilbert G. Tay
lor to Peter Wcis, part lot 81. orig
inal plat d.......................,. 3,2OC
Executor of A. Cochran to Chicago
part lot / in sec. 11-75-44, execu-
Executors of John NJ. Phillips to NJ.
Wollman, part lot III, original plat,
and Part lots and s. James sub,
executors ...... Observation-Disclosures. 500
l.. Zurmuehlen and wife to NJ. Wol-
man, part lot 4, James sub, q d.
Pottawattame county to j. II.
Thompson, $ 40 feet lots "a and 81,
block 2, Whitney, Crawford Il Mer-
rimans add to Walnut d d.. "
Twelve transfers, total ...........sl4,S So
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07

The High school foot ball team will line
UP this afternoon at the Driving park
against Tabor college, when one of the best
games of the season. it is said, may be
looked for. Tabor for the last three years
has had strong team and this year, ac-
cording to reports, ie no exception to the
rule. The college boys will enter the game
heavier than the High school team and with
better training. The lineup of the home
team will be as follows: Right end, Gra-
son; right tackle, Chamberlain; right
guard, Miller; center, Hicks; left guard,
Riekman; left tackle, Mayne; left end
Aylesworth; fullback, Richmond; right
half, Dietrich; left half Rutherford; quar-
ter, Matthai; substitutes, Jennings, Will
liams, Mitchell, Ball.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07
MFADDEN KNOCKS OUT LAVIGNE.
Saginaw Boxer ColIapses Before He
Knows What Hns Hunnencd

NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-George McFadden
knocked out Kid Lavigne ex-champion
lightweight of the world, in the nineteen tn
round before the New Broadway Athletic
club tonight.
They put up fight which was as sem
sational as it was prolific of hard hitting
and clever ring work McFadden's block
ing of the Kids rushes was phenomenal
and toward the end he had the Saginaw
boxer very raw and sore.
At the opening the Kid was the favorite
but after the twelfth round 100 to / was
freely offered on McFadden.
Lavigne had collapsed before he realized
the ring practically without scratch.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07

Word to State Committee They Do
Not Want Brynn Mckinley Dny.


SIOUX CITY, Ia, Oct. 6.-(Special Tele
gram. 1.-The democratic state central COM
mittee of Iowa wants to put Bryan into Sioux
City for speech October IA, the day Presi
dent Mckinley is expected here. Chairman
Huffman sent word to the local committee
of the desire of the state leaders. but it
did not meet with favor. The local commit
teemen want Bryan. but do not want to do
anything which would in any way embarrass
the president during his stay here and they
have, through their chairman, M. l.. Finn
sent word to Huffman that Bryan cannot
speak here in the morning, afternoon or
evening of that day, and If he cannot grant
them later date he need not come at all.
Bryan, it is understood, is not responsible
for the request, but is merely in the hands
of the state committee and follows it's as
signmentS.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07

HARLAN, Ia. octs 6.-(Special.) )-E. w.
Davis of Pueblo, Colo, has completed nego-
tiations with eastern stockholders whereby
he has secured controlling interest in the
Shelby County State bank. There will be no
change in officers until the annual meeting
in December Mr.. Davis will remove to
Harlan in about two weeks. He was one of
Harlan's first settlers, having located here
thirt W three wears ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07
FIRE RECORD.
schwarzchiId Packing Plant.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 6-The oil house,
canning room and one small beef cooler at
the Schwarzchild & Sulzberger packing plant
at Armourdale, Kan, were destroyed by
fire that started in the oil house at 8 o'clock
this morning. Loss is estimated at $100 900;
fully insured. The main buildings were not
damaged and the plant is running as usual
today.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07

Deere, Wells & Co. when working late and
they requested Captain t. Patterson to go
elsewhere. At the same time complaint
was made to the police Last evening Cap
tain Patterson persisted in holding his meet
ing in front OF the building and he was
placed undler arrest on the charge of OBJ
structing public thoroughfare. He gave
bail for his appearance in police court this
morning
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07
Dewey stands Unsanitary

esting subject up for discussion today be-
fore the Mazet committee was the Dewey
parade stands Charles F. Robert. sani-
tary superintendent of the Board of Health
submitted documents showing that the
Dewey stands were not constructed in a
of one of the Dewey parade stands tes-
titled that his partner settled matters by
giving one inspector IS and another in
spector $25.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07
Advertising Car Burns.

NEILLSVILLE, Wis, Oct 6.-The adver-
tising car OF the Northern Pacific railway,
containing specimens Of mineral, cereal and
fruit products of the west, was consumed
by fire today. 1t contained also many rare
specimens of animals which it will be i'm
possible to replace The loss is supposed to
be in the neighborhood of $4,000 and Is In
Sured.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07
Suicide of II Bankers Wife.

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. Oct. 6.-Mrs.
I. w. Conkey, wife of an ex-bank presi-
dent, reputed to be the wealthiest man in
the city, committed suicide today by hang
ing herself in barn. On a previous oc-
casion she had cut her throat. Mr.. Conkey
was the gold democratic candidate for
state auditor in 1896
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07

Mrs. Hande's classes for dancing will
open for children Saturday, October 7, 2 to
8, l. o. o. F. temple; adults Tuesday, Oc-
tober 10, to 10 p. M at residence 235
Oakland avenue. Assembly every Friday,
$50 to II: 80, /, o. o. f. temple. Admis-
sion 25 cents. For further information call
or address 235 Oakland avenue or telephone
AL
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07
Iowa Boys Shocking Suicide,

IOWA CITY, Oct Especial. Robert
P. Lindeman, aged 10, shot himself through
the heart yesterday at his home in Iowa
City by standing shotgun on the floor
with the muzzle resting against his left
breast and pulling the trigger. Suicide is
the coroner's verdict Temporary insanity
is believed to be the cause Of the act
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07

Joseph Stockford, Hodgdon, Me-, healed a
sore running for seventeen years and cured
his piles Of long standing by using DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. 1t cures all skin diseases.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07
New Stores for G1enwood.

GLENWOoD, Ia, Oct. 6.-(special. Six
new business buildings are in course of
erection in Glenwood, with a total frontage
OF about 200 feet, and the cost when ccn-
pleted will be about $50, 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07
snIyation Cnptnin Arrested,

For some time past the Salvation Army
corps has been holding it's nightly street
meetings in front of the Eiseman building
on Broadway. This was a source of more
or less annoyance 10 the ofice force of
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07

MEMPHIS. Tenn, Oct. 6.-The st. Louis
of Memphis was sunk yesterday at Gold
Dust, Tenn. No lives were lost and there
will be little difficulty in raising it. A
valuable cargo is damaged little.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07
Free Tuition for yoIunteers.

IOWA CITY Oct. 6.-(Special. Free
tuition is now given in the collegiate de-
partment OF the State University of Iowa
to all students who served in the Spanish
American war
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07

of building the line would be pushed as
rapidly as possible 1t was not the intention
to commence running trains before next
spring.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07
SECOND FIRE AT DES MONIES
Sparks from a Cotton Machine Destroy the
Schmidt 4 Henry FsctOry.
EMPLOYEES BARELY ESCAPE THE FLAMES
Big Doiiivcr Meeting Put on Because
of Harlan's Death - Burglars
Shatter an Altoona store
Printers Meet.

DES MONIES, Oct. 6.-(special telegram
This morning the furniture department Of
the Schmidt & Henry Manufacturing COM
pany was entirely destroyed. The flames
originated on the third floor Of the big brick
building from sparks created by friction in
the cotton picking machine. The cotton
caught fire like much guncotton and
within three minutes the entire building was
a mass of flames. over fifty employees. in
cluding seven girls, were IN the building
and barely had time to escape. leaving their
street wearing apparel behind. The book
keepers had just succeeded in thrusting the
books into the safe when the flames were
upon them and they had 20 jump through
the windows.
The building and stock were insured for
200, $4,000 on the stock and only $4,000
on the building. Ninety-two employees are
thrown out of employment The company
will rebuild at once. The factory had been
running night and day. .
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07

Reasonable amount OF mending done free
Of charge at the Bluff City laundry. This is
the laundry that takes good care OF your
linen. "a North Main. '..-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07
WAS ooNTRIBuToRY NEGLIGENCE

X. p. dance, Hughes hall, tonight. Wha-
ley's orchestra.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07
N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel $50.

X. p. dance, tonight, Hughes hall. Wha-
ley's orchestra
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07
Good Roads Convention.

The Iowa good roads convention formed a
state association today, with the following
officers: 7. G. Harper, Burlington, presi-
dent; vice presidents large, Prof C. F..
Curtis, Ames, and Warren Garst. Coon
Rapids; secretary. ]. A. Brewer, Des
Moines; treasurer, D. H. Cragan, Colfax vice
presidents, by congressional districts, Colonel
Joseph G. Clifford, Burlington Judge Thayer,
Clinton; Charles E. Bogack, Independence
John Greer, Decorah; H. NJ. Dilley, Grundy
Center; John Walsh, Abba; w. H. Funk,
Warren county; G. w. Swan, Creston; j.
M. Matthews, Council Bluffs; j. A. Berg
gren, Webster City, and c. c. Frum, DAN
bury.
Resolutions we're adopted endorsing the
rural free mail service and recommending
its extension declaring that the office of
road inquiry of the federal Agricultural
department should be permanently estab-
lished as one Of its regular divisions and the
| appropriation for its support be largely in
creased. and thanking Secretary James Will
! son for assigning officials of the 'road in
quiry" Office to the Iowa Agricultural col
| lege.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07

New neckbands put or shirts free OF
charge for regular customers at the Bluff
City laundry "a North Main.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-07
polliver Meeting Postponed.

The republican state central committee
this afternoon announced. because OF the
death of Senator Harlan, the big Dollver
meeting to be held at Mount Pleasant, Har-
lans late home had been indefinitely post
poned.
The employing printers Of the state met
here today and organized for mutual pro-
lection. Council Bluffs, Sioux City, Du-
buque, Cedar Rapids and all the large towns
were represented. This afternoon the print
ers were taken for a carriage ride around
town and this evening were rendered ban
quet at the Savery. They will remain for
meeting of the state press tomorrow.
Burglars visit Altoona.
A special from Altoona, seven miles east
Of here, says:
Last night burglars pried the front door
Off of Shaffer's drug store and burglarized
the safe by punching the lock off and jolting
the bolts out with a sledge. The inner door
was blown off and the safe completely
wrecked by tremendous explosion, which
shattered the glass in the building and blew
the inner door across the room and played
havoc with the building and stock. The
safe contained $400 worth of jewelry and
$3.50 in money and checks. OF this amount
5000 was cash. The loss is estimated at
81 900, with insurance amounting to $70O.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-23
SPEEDY HORSES MATCHED.
Parse Of $1,000 20 he Contested In
Vancouver Next May.

VANCOUVER, B. c.. Nov. 2.-Two
hundred and fifty dollars a side has been
put up for one OF the best races ever ar
ranged on the Pacific coast, to take place
here early next spring, Two speedy
mares. Fannie Putnam, owned by W. g..
Stevenson, of Victoria. and Alameda.
owned by w. A. Macdonald, Of vancou-
yer. are the racers. that should lower
the record for this section OF the Coast.
at least for a purse OF $1,000. to be paid
by the loser besides a substantial sum to
be offered by the Vancouver Jockey Club.
The event is enc of mere than local in
tereSt In sporting circles. Fannie Putnam
is one of the best-known horses in the
West and has just been down to the Cal
ifornia races. where she got away with
the best money In the trottinS classes.
Her mark is 2:i3. and although she 10 q
good deal older than the Vancouver horse.
II Is said that she will be In excellent
shape for the race that Is now arranged
for next May.
Alameda has a record OF Ais. and sstab-
lished a reputation for herself this fall by
a complete series OF successes in Man
itoba and the Northwest. This winter her
owner desired to take her to New York.
but that trip viii likely be declared on for
a year. In view Of the present arrange
ment being carried out.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-23
SOUTH BENDS NEW MILLS.
Will he Ready for Operation Early
Next Spring.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Intelligcncer.
SOUTH BEND. Nov. 22.-There will be
four new mills running In South Bend by
April 1, 1900. those of the Columbia Box
& Lumber Company. a bandsaw mill and
three ahfngie mills. run respectively by the
Cedar River Boom and Logging Company.
w. II. Proctor and Carsser 4 Earies. with
probably two more. one owned by Startup
Donahue. OF Ballard. and A. Shore, of Te-
ham.
The newss; mill proposition Is that OF
the l.. James Lumber Company. Of Charles
ton, w. Va
on Monday Mr. James took nine
months option for nine acres near the
mouth OF the South Fork from II. y.
PugsIey. the present owner. The price
agreed upon Is $500. Before that time cx-
pfres Mr.. James will be building SO go
mill this site. double-handsaw mill.
the superior OF any now In the county.
Both cargo and rail shipments will be
made. Mr.. James would have preferred
10 be nearer town but there was no eligi-
bic site short Of Sea Haven. and that was
out OF the question because Of lack of
rail communication. There Ia n good cham
mel up the river to South Fork for schoon-
ers and plenty of deep water of the site
selected.
Mr.. James is the owner OF four large
sawmiiis In West Virginia, one OF which
will he moved here.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-23
EXPLORATIONS N Alaska.
CAPT. ADERCnOMBIE DETAIL
SOME or HIS WORK.
Over Which Prespeeeovs Can Now
Pass with Ponies Far late the

NEW YORK. Nov. H--Capt William
Abercronbie. who has spent six years In
Alaskan exploration and who has just sur
vsyed an al-Ameriean route 10 the klon-
dixie. passed through Neu York today on
Lis way TO Washington 10 make his re-
pert TO Secretary Root He said thai the
main feature OF the expedition from which
he Is just returning is the completion Oh
plans for the opening of the Klondike re-
Rion FOR the American miner 50 he can
land at yaldes with his pack pony and
prospect any part Of the public domaiIs
without interference from the officials Of
a foreign country.
The tran l have surveyed is go miles
from the boundary and through the hear;
OF Alaska l surveyed about 100 miles
and I built an ali-Amerctan trail four feet
wide. with view to its ultimate widening.
mountain divisions from Valdes to the
TonsinA river. which flows into the Coy
per river.
This road, OF course. is merely q trail.
and very crude. but its course Is we'll wat
cred and game IL plentiful especially
bears, goats and wild sheep.
The klon6ike expedition started from
Washington on March y, and l had with
and Lieut. Babcock, in charge OF construc-
ton. We went by train 70 Fort Yellow
stone. in Yellowstone Park, whs{e We
picked UP horses and packers winch We
April 10 on the steamship Excelsior, the
expedition then numbering abut 81 souls.
including q trail boss. a dynamiter, two
sharpeners. graders and handymen- When
We arrived at yaltes We found many min
ers from the interior stranded and suffer-
ing. The war department directed that
they be given employment on governme Mt
work and as a result of this no destitute
miners had to be taken out Of the coun-
try by the revenue cutters. During the
coming year there WITH In numerous en-
terprises embarked in Alaska, especially
In the Yukon country. The country to be
opened 10 settlement Is fully twice az large
as the New England states and will sup
port thousands Of people.
THE water Is good. the soil fertile. game
abundant, except In the Copper river val
ley. and all the hardy grains. such as are
raised In Siberia, are raised along the line
OF this al-American trail One hundred
and fifty miles above the mouth OF the
Copper river are dense vegetation and lux
urious grasses. and three or four kinds Of
edible berries. The mouth OF the Copper
river Is a wide delta containing sand bars
and shadows. while sixty miles up the
mouth are the Miles glacier and the ChiSds
glacier. Finding II Is impossible 10 navi-
gate the Copper river, We went around by
Prince william sound IN my experiment.
al garden at Vaides / raised peas. car
rots, turnips, lettuce, radishes and other
garden stun. Port vsldes was our base
OF supplies from Seattle the supplies be-
ing packed in by pack trains"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-23
| lu|-ANNUAL Meeting.
sswEsrEnS ASSOCIATION IN
.aaoH AT PORT ANGELES.
s.nas Bashe1l II Mo1eRateR,
- : Coed Attendance Of Miais-
- anA Delegates From This
.~Programm Of Exercises.

-s.i Dispatch 10 the Post-Intelligencer
Gpf ANGELES, Nov. 1.-THE semi
- meeting Of the Northwestern AS
.s.,soo Of Congregational Churches be-
- - session hero today. Rev. Jonas
S<.sf "a the moderator and Rev. Sam
- nrssn acting az registrar.
- following ministers are participant
. Rev. A. J. Bailey, Of Seattle: Rev.
sSael Green, OF Seattle; Rev. Jonas
sAeII. Aadrona; Rev o. Il. Whitmore,
6Aland; Rev. r. Payne. Victoria; Rev.
q. Arnold. Edmunds: Rev. r. b. Has
Everett; Rev. ]. W. H. Lockwood,
.evenvorth: Rev. Benjamin James. Port
~~I1s: Rev. j. T. Nichols. Seattle. Rev.
ssrSe Kindred: Rev. f. ". l.. Smith,
- Whatcom; Rev. n. w. Young. Seat
- following are also delegates to the
svsnf1on: Mrs. Brown. Port Town
~. n. s. Smith and H. L. Szer. Ply
- church, Seattle: Mrs. Sherman and
n Thomas. Port Angeles.
- meeting was called to order this
| = Moderator Busheil and, after the or
saIa.ion was completed. an address
~ delivered by Rev. j. e. Young on
~ Are We conEregationalists?"
| 80 evening there was a song service
~ Rev Harry W. Young, of Seattle.
- 4 WetcDHG duuTess Dy the local
-. Rev BENJAMIN James This was
souued By an associational sermon by
~ J. c. Young.
ii morning at s:1 Rev. J. T.
l6Rols, Of Fremont. spoke on "Congre-
~ileaAlism In the Local Church: IT lois
~ James and others told OF "Congre-
sdoraIism In Port Angeles. Past and
Srsnf';; at Ie:la Rev 8. Green talked
19f Characterization In Washing
Ns and At :I5 Rev. Mr.. Payne spoke
/ 4 .Congregationaiism IN British Column
n following was the programme ar
aagsd for todayi
II Prayer ana song-Rsv. J. ". II. lockwood
n Our Churches and NisAons' "Por-
e nisions." Rev. william Butter: t2} "Ths
- Indians and Chinese" Rev J. &. Youns
{ Tssday School Misions." Rev. r. ". Young
b @Czastisn Edscation." Rev. r. B. Hasself. 80
81 1uIldlnss," Rev. W. 4. Arnsld; 70 Nome
-" n 8. SiseY.
q buinss.
WEDNESDAY, EVENING
n Song service Rsv. n. w. Young
~ "C0aEsaaationzlfnm In Canada Rev J
"a Bsinton, pastor Vancouver church
n .Cuogrsgstioualism in the United otstss"-
n MuoS4 Lincoln 6untfh
~ "NorId-W Conusgstionalisn - Rev.
- Jpdun Bailey.
~ DOsdictiou.