Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-06
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MINOR MENTION.
Davis sells glass.


Welsbach burners at Bixby's. Tel 1913.
Budweiser beer l.. Rosenfedt, agent.
Gravel roofing A. II. Read, 81 B'way.
Pictures and frames. Alexander's, 33S BY
Scientific optcian. wollman, 400 Brdway
j G. BiXby has returned from Ccntra
City, Neb.
Rev. A. Overton left last evening for an
extended trip to the south.
Or. w. a. Gervas, osteopath, 3Oi Mer-
rlam block. Council Bluffs
G. H. sherraden has removed from Coun-
Gil Bluffs to Salt Lake City.
Get your work done at the popular Eagle
laundry, i2i Broadway Phone l5I.
w. c. Estep, undertaken. 2s Pearl street.
Telephones: Office, 81: residence, 80.
County Treasurer Arnd announced yester-
sale January 10.
Sheridan coal makes large flame and
clear IRE but no smoke, SCOT or clinkers.
Fenlon & Foley, sole agents.
The Council Bluffs Woman's Sanitary Re
lief commission will meet In regular session
tomorrow afternoon in the city council
chamber.
Contractor Campbell has commenced
work on putting in the motor company's
new steel bridge at Broadway and Thr-
teenth street over Indian creek
The Board of Park Commissioners held
It's regular monthly session last night Al
lowing bills and the pay roll for the preCcd-
acted. 5f mont" were the only business trans
All members Of Humboldt lodge No. IA
independent Order of odd Fellows, are
requested to he present at the regular meet
ing this evening, when the election of Off
GERS will be held.
Mrs. a. j. Stephenson of Washington ave-
nue., who has been seriously sick for sew
eral weeks was reported to be in a critical
condition yesterday and doubts of her re-
covery are entertained
The case against j. H. Convey the plum
ber charged with stealing Butcher Nagts
turkeys, was again continued in police
court yesterday, this time to next Satur-
Convey ln -, haf1
and is still in Jail.
The residents of Lewis township have
decided to to form n protective and vigilance
Gently by chicken and corn thieves and
number of what We're believed to have been
incendiary fires have occurred.
The regular meeting of Court Council
Bluffs, No. 1886, Independent order of For
esters, will be held this evening, when all
members are requested to be present as
there will be election of officers and other
important business to come up for action.
The Penn Mutual Life Insurance company
has extended the mortgage on the Grand
hotel of this city for term of five years
e. Smith and b. G. smith was was filed with tn
the county recorder yesterday. The rental
consideration for the period is $4,000.
Rev. James of South Omaha will preach
every evening this week at the Union mis-
SION, Fifteenth street and First avenue.
Mrs. j. N Miller and Mrs. A. b. Garter of
the mission win give the poor children of
the city Christmas dinner Those solicit
ing for the dinner will be provided with a
badge inscribed Union Mission"
w Willam J. Matthew Matthews died Yesterday morn
aged "a years. He leaves a wife and two
children. Deceased was born in Belfast
Me- June 16, 1915. He enlisted in the Maine
volunteer coast guards February "a. 1864
and was honorably discharged May %, 1865
at Portland, Me. Notice of funeral will be
given later.
who kept omen last Sunday were dismissed
In Justice Nien's court on motion of the as
sistant county attorney and the costs or
dered taxed to the county. The cases
brought in the superior court by the at
torney for the BARRIERS Protective associa-
tion against six BARRIERS who kept their
shops open Sunday, November 26, have been
continued to Friday.
At the request of DR.. Barstow, the physi-
clan in charge, the members of the Board
of Commissioners for the Insane have in
yestigated the case of Harry Miller, a resi-
been placed in st. Bernards hospital by
his friends for treatment The investga-
tion satisfied the commissioners that Miller
is mentally deranged. 1t is thought that
with proper treatment he will recover.
II. ]. Smith, a butcher of Imogene, Ia,
was found yesterday asleep on the side
lice station and searched he was found to
have $ll9.30 in cash upon his person. He
in police court after he had explained that
the quality of whisky sold in this city was
considerably stronger than that which he
was accustomed to in his home town.
The sheriffs jury in the condemnation
proceedings brought by the Omaha, Coun-
Gil Bluffs & Suburban Railway company
against Mrs. +. o. Armour to secure the
right for a thirty-foot strip through
the corner of eighteen acres in the north
west part of the city has fixed the price at
$50 The members of the jury We're f. j.
schnorr, w, c. Dickey, Pat Gunnoude;
August Olderog Charles Gregory and
Henry Rshton
St Adams lodge No II, knights of Py-
thias, has elected the following officers for
the ensuing year. Chancellor commander,
70. Stuart. chancellor, {,
wood; master of finance, c. A. Tlbbits;
M master Of eXSGhsggSr HG
ate, G. b. Washington master at arms, @.
II. Gilbert; inner guard, II. PaTneli; outer
guard, c. Johnson; trustees, l.. kost, a. Z. !
Lane and G. NJ. Keller.
Mrs. Ruth l.. Adams died shortly after
midnight Monday at her home pa Mynsser Y,I te,
two months and death was due to the in
firmities of old age. She was widow ana
Leaves three ehldpeh MISS a. 1d ApamS InSn aTH
Adams of Cleveland, o. Deceased was born
1n Pumey VT and ,Oo, came & to Council tii Bp1e rs
taken to her former home in Cleveland for
burial
The financial report of the Christian Home
for the last week shows that the receipts
in the general fund amounted to S2O3S, pc
ing $l2O3S above the estimated needs Tor
the current expenses of the week and de-
creasng the deficiency in this fund to date
to $SS6lG. In the managers fund Sl9i5 was
received, being $l52o below the ] heedS Gi o.,
this fund to S22G.3O to date. Since the last
report OF October 20 eight children have
been received into the institution and homes
found for four,
Considerable interest is already being
taken in the matter of the successor 70
Judge Woolson on the federal bench for
the southern district of Iowa. The name OF
Judge Walter |. Smith of the district behch
Is being prominently mentioned, while Hon. |
N NJ Pusey and Attorney Finley Burke are
also spoken of. It. was stated Yesterday
not object 10 the office and that in the |
event of his appointment Judge smith |
would probably be selected by Governor |
Shaw to fill McPherson's uneXpired term In |
congress.
N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 25O.
We have not much time to write out