203 20 8970 https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/e7cd68b1c45c4c61c77f4e8ff9555b41.pdf 5bf00bc260e7adfc18976ccb5dda9fe9 PDF Text Text Spec. Col.l.. 977.7711 C-Sm18 SPECIAL COLLECTIONS �J �-., . tr'-~<;) ~RP..~ s-N\'SSlSSIPPI ANO INT . EXPO.SITION. C:~tv4-,., 101'"~ < �• �-tcbe <tit~ of <rcuncil :JB1uffs ... POTTAWATTAMIE COUNT Y , IOWA flND THE~ ~rans===.®ississippi an~ 1l nternational lE!·position PUBLIS H ED BY JOt-jN C. SMALL . 1898 . .. �f:' 11lcr rd arm nli11g lo l/1r • I d o/ /~ 1 · (iJ 11J:;·rrss i11 If/{· yrar 1S9S, .JO!!X C. .'"J.11/. I !, !~, / 11 Ili e 1~//irc r~/ Ili e !~ i/Jra ria 11 1~/ al II (1slii11,t(lo11 , IJ. ( ·. ! l a({-lo11 c m is fly l lli11 ois F 11g rm: i11g ( (1.. ( '/1 im,t;ro. I I/ J>n-ss 1f l/1 (' . \ -(' ~ · j>11 r o'/ ( ( 111 1j>1111y , r rJ11110'/ I J11(/h . . \ '011 �Cf I 7. 'l 7 1• J (.JrJ / ·1 I S'l'REE'l' SCENE, LOOKING NOR1'H F.ROM JUNC'l'IO::\T PC:ARL AND MAIN. �... ~t~eface ... t T IIAS bee n th e purpos e of th e A uth o r in publishing this \\·o rk tn lff es c nt th e pul>li c \\"ith ;t co mpl e t e r c \·ic \\" o f Co un c il Bluffs and its c ntc 1·p1·i scs, bo th publi c and pri\·ate. Co un c il Blu ffs is an impo rtant facto r in th e g alaxy o f \\" Cstc rn c iti es , and as su c h it in\·itc s th e att e ntion of th e o ubicl c \\"Oriel 1n a p c n1 sal of intc 1·cs ting fa c t:-; co n ce rning h e 1· past and p1·e s e 11t pnlsp e 1·i ty aml he r ad\·antages fo1· futur e d c \·clo prncnt. Th e r csou1·cc s o f th e c ity \\"ill b e spo k e n o f in d e tail. Th e prese nt is the time upo n \\"hi c h o ur atte nti o n is di1· ccte d , and th e fa d e d tal c s o f pi o n ee r clay:-;, c harnc tc1·iz ing th e early histo ry Of th e c it_r , will lJ C but bri e fly r eco rd e d; for th e bUS\" \\"Oi-Jd of this age is abso1· bc cl in acti\· c co nditi o ns, forge tting all c b c sa \·c that \\·hi c h is o f dired and paramo unt inte 1·cs t to trad e and co mm c 1·cc. Th e publi s h er e nte r e d upo n thi:-; \\·0 1·k \\"ith man\· mi sgi\·in gs as to his ability to do th e s u bje c t justi ce, but bcl ic \·in g that th e tim e was o ppo r tun e for ;L \\·01·k of thi s c ha racte 1·, he unde rtoo k it. \ Vhat has bee n off c 1·cd, has b ee n offc 1·e cl as an ap p e ti zc r: may it mak e th e 1·ead e r hun g ry fo 1· m o r e, and lead him to \·isit Co un c il Bluffs and e xamin L' h e r wo nd e rful 1·eso 111"ces and attrac t io ns , th e n will h e be co n\·in cc d that th e half has not b ee n 1.old. a n d th e \\"rite r \\·ill ha\·c clo ne his part as a mi ss io na1·_v of fruth. Th e ge n ei-o us aid and e n co urage me nt \\·hi c h h e has 1·ccc i\· c cl from a kindly publi c is appn: c iate d and , he hopes, partiall_\' r ec iprocate d tu th e m in t e nd e ring this Sou\·c nir of Co un c il Bluffs a nd th e Trans-~Iississippi and Inte rnati o nal l<: xposition. J OHN C. Si\IJ\LI,. • �VIEWS TN FAIRMOUN'.1' PAR!\ . �1fntro~uctor~ T HE nitc cl State s is the Tancl e,.;t and g n~ail's t C(lllllt1·y 1>11 th e face of th e eai-t h ; Iowa i,.; o n e of the gT eal\..!,.;t ,.;tat..;,.; i 11 th e U ni o n ; Co un c il Bluffs is o n e of th e fin est c iti e,.; in 11 >\\·a. co nseq u e ntly this boo k is d e ,·oted to o n e of the fin es t cities of o n e of t h e greatest stale,.; (lf the• ~ rrand est co untry o n the face of th e g lobe. This is logically ·0 1-i-ec t, a nd pract ica ll y true . "' Co un cil Bl u ffs is located o n th e easte rn bank of th e 1\li,.;souri 1·i,·e 1· , a n d i,.; noted a,.; one () I th e old est, \Yealthi es t a nd m ost s ubstantial c iti es in th e state. Its gT o \\·th has bee n cha ra ctc 1·i ze d by a steady in c r ease in pop ulati o n , com m c1·cc a nd manu fa c tu1· cs; particularly \\"Or t hy o f m c nt.i () n a nd co ns id e ratio n, is th e fact that th e r e has b ee n no fa ilu1·cs of any magnitud e h e r e fo 1· m a n y y ea 1·,.;. Cou n cil Bluffs h a fi\· e banks, with a co mbin ed cap ital of S70U,00U, a nd d e posits ;1gg- r cgatin g t hree milli on dollars . Here we h a\·e mi gh ty prno f o f th e w ealth and prospe rity of th e c ity. Th e s hr e wd railroad m e n of th e co unti-y fo 1·es aw that Co un c il B lu ffs \1·as clcsti n ccl to beconll' a errand city, a nd they made h e r th e larges / radway cc11/rr w est of Chicago a nd St. Louis, e llllffaL· in i a mileag;e of 40,000. Th e r e ar e s ix co m111 ocl io us b1·i c k hote ls, bes ides num e r o us s111all c 1· o n e,.;. S h0 e has 715 ac1·es in public parks, and is within thr ee 111ilcs of 1.wo tin e lak es, o n e of ,,·hi c h , Lal\c' Manawa, is r e puted to be th e gra nd est body of wate 1· in ro ,,·a. S h e is th e second Ia1·gest cl i,.;1. 1·i I> utin g po int fo 1· agricultural impl e m e nts in th e U nite d States. Co un c il Bluffs has twe nty mil es of do u b le fra c k clcc ti-i c ,.;trcc t ra ih1·ay , and t h e lin es t ca 1·,.; in th e \1·orlcl. As an e du cational c ity, she ranks seco n d 1.o no n e. The c ity is li g ht. e el by gas and e lect ri city, and b as a perfec t sys te m of wate 1· " ·0 1-ks \\·it.Ii foi-1.y mi les o f mains. Thi- cc gTcat b 1·idg·L·,.; co nnect Co unc il Bluffs with Omaha, o ne h avi n o- th e la1·gcst cl1·aw span in th e \1·01-ld. It is s u1· rnu nd etl by orchards, Yi n e_rards and all kinds o f fruits . Its g 1·apcs ;:u-c s up e ri o r in 1·i c hn es ,.; and fla vo r t o th ose of California; 275,000 cases and baskets of fruit \1·as shipp ed fr o m Co un c il B luffs in 1897, with a total ,·alu e of o,·c r ~3,0UO,OUU . Th ese a r c Jirds . Th e r e ar c n~ asons fo r th e m. lil'r natural advantages a r e, that s h e li es mi chvay be tw ee n t h e b1·0 ocea n s; h e r ext r e m e h ealthfuln es,.;, \\·it.Ii ;1 low deat h rate- 8 pe r 1,000; h e r climate; in th e midst of th e ri c h es t. mr11 lid! in 1.he · ni tcd St;LlL',.;: the e ne r gy and pus h o f he r peop le; th ese a r c some of th e reasons. It is to a c ity blessed with these ad\·a n tages a n d a tho usa n d ot h e rs that Co un c il Blu ffs c itiz e ns l>id th e ,·isi tor , in,·e st.u1· a ncl pleasure se e ke r r ...___...,,,.,,_ '0.fl. 11 \J\j <e 11~(Q) itilll<e ~ 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 �/ . ~,, 1-,=;;:;-- ---==;:=:;;-1 j . ..,,.J /: 0 . W. G HAllAM K Ii!. ~AYL~S .I . A. GO RHAM '1'11 09. D . METC ALF F. 'I.'. 'l'RUE: JNO. unoua u MAYOR GEO. CARSON A. S. RAZEL'l'O N N. C. PAlf.LIP S AND CITY OFFICIALS J . H. PA C E P . L. E VA NS A. C. F!ARDrNG L . A. C A S PE lt L. M. s 1-1c 1n::n· TH O MA S T OS'l' "\" I N ED C ANN I NG J.B. A'l'K \ 7':..; �<rouncil :fBiuffs 'IRe\?ealeb. ' H~ limited pages of th is publicatio n pe nn it of but little mo re than a n L:pitu m L' of l \1 u11 L·il Bluffs. rrh e pu r pos e is t o 111i1To r in a gene1·al way the m arve lo u s n .:soun: s and att r ;1l· t ions of the ci ty , t o the e n cl that th e inquiring min d may be indu ced to s tu dy tlw d ·Ltib of h e r adrnntages. It is contid e ntl_v asserted th a t in ve stigatio n \\'ill b e cunv in c ing t() tlk mill o n a in~, ho m es ee k e 1· a n d in \·es to1·, th e sca1·cher fo 1· h ealth , th e id le r frn· plt.:asure, a n d th;1t a ll will con c u1· in p1·o no uncing it th e m ost favo1·e d spot in th e vVest. Th e growth of w est e rn c ities has for many yea r s be e n a ma1·vc l to the peopk 11f I•:u1·01wa11 natiuns as \\·e ll as to o u1· own prog r ess i\·e A m c 1· ican s . Citi es s p rin g u p a,..; if by mag·iL·, ;di ,.il'i n .~· tn o ut -s t1·ip o n e a noth c 1·, a n d th e goal so co mp1·che nsi\·c that t h e r ace i,..; li te 1-;dh· d L'n 1id of L·o111 pc.ti tion . · "1llflestwarD tbe Star of JEmpire wenDs ber wa}]. " T h e bo u ndl es s trac t s of lan d ha\·e yi e ld e d in e \·e r-in c r cas ing ab un clai1cc tu t h e pn1\\·e ss 11 f man , and th e ce ntralizatio n of people in to c iti es is b ut in a cconl \\'ith n ecessity . and C!llllll1 <: n su1·;1k with the co un t r y's \\·elfarc. Co un ci l Bluffs is <L m e tro p olita n c ity . ·w hy: S im ply to s upply ;1 ck rnan cl, a nd t hat d e m a nd- a ce nte r for ti-ad c a n d comme r ce . Cou n c il B luffs p!lsse s,..;cs all th L' 1·L'qui s ites esse ntial t o a great c ity s prnspc ri ty . and h c 1· hi s to r~· i:-; c ha 1·actc 1·i sti c of that w c ste n1 push and e nte r prise \\·hi c h has transform e d th e T1-;1ns-::-I ississ ippi states froni a lM1-i-c n \\·i ld c n1 L'S'-'. 11n· 1· \1·hi c h the sayagc was wont to 1·o;un , in t o th e gTcatest \\·calth p1·odu c ing co un try on t h e fa c L' 11f tilL' g lobe. "The fo u1· ti1·,..;t acts already passe d .· · T h e m;:u·ch of progre,..;s co nt inu es, and e r e t lw cl"sL· of the p 1·e ,..;e nt ce ntu ry th e cu r ta in \\·ill 1·ise upo n th e fifth a c t of t h e d1-;tma, b1·ingi n g us t11 ;1 r ealization of natu1·e 's bounty an<l God's g ran d offer ing tu man . Little ·n eed be said of th e tim e \\·hich a n t e dates th e comin g uf th e Jirst \1·hi k s ettle!". I li s 1.01-,\· a nd biography is fill e d with its \Yic rd lcg-e nd1·y . Th es e an~ th e monum e nts or a rll'ac! past ll'h1 c h we all may r e \·e1·e. Co un c il Bl uffs \\'as no t establi s h e d s olc h · b\· th e d e m and fu1· a ccntL· 1· for t rad e a nd co mm e1·ce, but h e 1· ex iste nce is att1·ib utab le, parti <:~lly . - tu an e xoci us, 1n lH · ~h . t>f t he Latte r Da_,. Sai n ts , o r 1\Iormun,..;, w h o, d1· ive n fa 1· w es twa.rcl towanls t h e setting- :-1u 1i. ll tlliL- 1· th e leade rshi p of B 1·igha m Young, t;uT ied o n th e eastc 1·11 bank uf the ::,[i s,..;ou1· i 1·i\'l'. 1·, whi c h was H - - -- - - - �u 111 "- id c r c d ;tt th ;t t tim e th e \\·este rn bn undan· of ·i\·ili zat.i o n : a nd 1>1-. t\·c in dee d wa,.; the settle r \\·hn \·e nt.ur e d \Y e.,.;t of it into th e Janel of th e ho,.;til e Indian. Th e lon g ti e rs. of g race ful bluffs s lop in g 11 p\1·arcl and ba c k\\·,u·cl , g-rad u1dly and gra cefully , pr es e nte d a plea,.;in g· s ight tl> th e yi,.;i un uf th e ~·fonn u n. and , lik e th e patriar c h,.; l>f l>ld , said , " H e r e \1·e ,.;ha ll mak e o ur ho m e. ·· Th e i1· us ual thr ift an d indu s tn· ,.;oo n mad e an ope nin g· in th e fu 1·e ,.;t, and th e \· \\·e r e c los e ly fo ll o \\·c cl by uth e 1· ha nl_\· p iunee 1·,.;, wh o soon mad e a· ,.; e ttl em e nt in th t.: b eautiful ,.;put. Th e natiYe Indi a n w elco m e d th e wh ite ,.;c t.ti e r ,.; to th e p ea c ef ul land . and tra de d a n d barte r e d with him , but h e \1·a s ,.;rn >11 cl1·i\·c n o ut, ;u1d hi,.; land s w c 1·e ce d e d b\· tr eaty and o p e n e d to s e ttlem e nt by th e " ·hites. Th e l\I o nn o ns pros p c 1:e d in th e ir ,.; c ttl c m c nt. but be co min g rlistni,.;tful of th e adrnn ce of th e <·: c ntil c,.; . wh o ,.;uun outnumb e r e d th e m bni t u o ne. th ey b egan t(I (.':\ p lo r e ru rt he r \\·e ,.;t, and <t ban don e d th e ir new fo und ho m e. In th e ,.;urnrn c r o f 185:), t he nite d S tate,.; land o ffi ce \\·a ,.; c ,.;t<Lbli ~-d1 c cl. and ,.;oon after th e fii·st ru,.;h of se ttler,.; ca m e. Th e ,.;mall ,.;c ttl c m c nt soun bec am e a thrift\· tmn1 , a nd th e t c 1-r1to n· \1·a ,.; org ani ze d . Th e se ttl e m e nt \1·a,.; nani e cl Kan c ,.;\·ill e , in ho no1: uf a 1J n ith e 1· u f t h e r\1·ct ic cxplo 1·e r , wh o had bee n a s t;tun c h fr ie nd dtll"ing- th e ir p e 1·,.;cc uti o n . Kan c,.;\·ille \rn ,.; ,.;u ccecded by Co un c il B luff,.; in rn.=i:;. Coun c il B luff,.; wa,.; ,.;uney e d in 1854 b.1· th e pr ese nt c ity e n g in e e r. J\[1·. Th o ma,.; Tos tc\·in. S lo wly , but ,.;ure ly , th e m e 1·its of th e fa n >r c d ln calih b ec am e h e rald e d tu th e 11:ast, and fr o m th a t tim e ,.; c ttle 1·s in th e K1,.;t ach ·;u1 ce cl 11·es t.ward until Co un c il Bluffs s oon be ca m e a fron t ie r c ity. It miuld be ea s y to fill page afte r page \\·ith a d esc 1·ipti o n o f th e fr onti e r cl a y,.; of Co un c il Bluff,.; , but thi s lrnnk i,.; inte nd e d to cO\w ey to th e 1·earl e r th e ad nu1tag·es , in a d etail e d \\·ay , of Cnun c il B luff,.; a,.; ,.;h e i,.; today , th e pee r o f an\-. Th e aim ha,.; b ee n tn 1we ,.; e nt t h e fad,.; s impl .\· anrl ra ithfulh-. 'J SCENES IN FAIR MOUNT P ARK / �BAY l. I~S PARK. �lParlrn anb IPlemrnre ·1Reaorts of the O l~ J )~ <tit~. L·an not co n n :- y c \·e n t he fa in t est con ce pt ion of t h e g r a n d e ur a n d mag ni fi ce nce o f l•';ii 1·mc> un t pa rk . N O\l"l1 c r c else arc t h e r e s uc h su p e r b \·ic \\·s . T h e pa nor a m a t ha t un fu d s its e lf t o o n e 's \·ic \\. fro m t h e c r est of t h e ulu ffs wi t h th e c it\' of Co un c il B l uffs at (00 th ci1· fe e t and Oma ha , Lak e l\Ia1rnwa a n d t he M isso u1·i r ive r s tr e tch in g- a\\'ay in t h e d is 1.a11L· e is a t ru l_\· mag nifi ce n t sig·h t. "On e o f t he gT cat l>ea u t ics of Fairm o un t pa 1·k li e s in th e fa ct th a t it is c n t i n~ ly nat u 1·al. " It co n ta in s one h u n d r e d a nd h \·e nty a c 1·es , a n d is s ituate d on e-h a lf m ile from 1. h c L·cnt.c r of th e c ity, " p r act ical !_\· \\' ithin its gate s . " T h e Pa rk Co mm iss io n e r s h aYe e x pe nd ed t l111 u s;u1ds of doll;u·s in bea ut if yin g· t h e in te ri o r a n d 1 y layi ng a sys t e m of con c 1·ctc wa lks a n d d ri \"C\\·ays, be s id e s per m;u1 e n t im prun~ m c n ts in its \\·atc r s u p pl y . T he g r eat r c s c n ·oir w h ich s u p p lie s 1.hc L·it_\· its \\·ate r is locatc cl in t he park . T owe rin g hills a n d s ha d y nooks a r c inte r m ingle d in s t1 ·a ng e co m b in at io n.· S hady clri \'C\\·a_vs , " ' \· inding in a n d o u t ," pass t hro ug h it in a ll di1· ec t io n s . T ho usands nf plcas u 1·c s ee k e rs r c \·cl in its p ict u r e s q ue bea uty \\·h en 1.h e h ills a n d \·al le ys ;u·e c lot h e d in t he i1· rn:- s h cst gT ee n, of \\·hi c h th e " ·o rlcl , pe rh aps , doc s not co n tai n t h e coun t c 1· par t. lfayl iss pai-1.: lies in t h e heart of t he c it_v , op posi te t h e Gra n d H ot el. It is o ne of Co u n c il Ulu tT 's m ost fan >1·c d 1·eso 1·ts , \\·he r e o ne ca n pass ;l\\·a y in t he h eat of t h e s umm e r day, a fe \\· id le m o m e n ts be n eat h t h e s had e of t h e um b 1·agco us fr ees . I n sto n 11 o r in s un th e_,. affor d a s h elte 1·. T h e b ir ds b uil d safe nests in t he m . T he sq uirr els ma k e fr ee in t h e m . R ic h s ce n t s com e fro m t h e i r lean:s a n d 1Mr k. A bea u tif ul fo unta in locate d in t h e ce n t e r ad d s t o t h e att r actiye n ess of t h e pa rk a n <l le n ds e n c ha n t m e n t to t he s ce ne. T h e (.;.lob ~, in a n a r t ic le o n Coc hra n pa rl;, sp eaks o f t hat bea utifu l r es o r t a s foll o\\'s: " Fur m a ny _n.';11·s Ba_\·liss pa 1·k has be e n a dmi red both by h o m e r esi d e n ts a n d \·isitor s as o ne of t h e m ost l> c a u t i f' ul p lats or gT o un d in a ll t he \\·id c \\'Orl rl. He nce fo r t h its b ea u t _\· a n d attnu.: ti\·e n ess \\·ill il L· L· hall c 11 g L·d In · a \\·e st sid l' r i\·;il k nmn1 ~ts Coc h ra n pa1·I; . U nd e r t h e fos te ri ng· ca 1·e pf 11 �Co mrnis:-.i o n e 1· ILu·d ing . the pa 1·k , ,,·ith its \\·il! ow ,,: a n d e ld e rs an<l ma ples and e lm s. its s1111\\·l1 al l,..; a n d b ri<lal \\T ca ths , ib e m e 1-;dd cu· pet, ston e \\·alks ;u1d rusti c scats. h as d e ,·e lop e d su 1·apidly that today it is a pedect littl e ge m , th e prid e of th e people of that paxt uf th e city . B ig L ;1ke, lyi ng within th e c ity limits , ;Lt th e n o r th, co ntains 42(1 ac1·e s . As a h 1>at in g· and fish ing 1·eso rt it h a s b eco m e famous . The r e a r e m a ny o th e 1· s mall c 1· pa i-1.;:s s ca tt..:1· e d th r oug· hnu t ;u1cl arn un cl th e c ity r e p osing, co mpara ti,·ely undisturb ed, in th e ir na ti\·c gT a nd e ur. A pen clesc1·ipt io n of the c ity 's 1·ec 1·eati o n gT o un cb w o ul d d o th e m b ut scanty justice, no 1· ca n th e y b e ad e quately r ep 1·ese nted by p ict u1·e s in a limite d " ·o rk of t hi s k ind . Th e illust nLt io ns ;u·e taken at ran dom and m e r e]_,. s ho\\. ;L fe \\· c h<U"<Lcte 1·istic sce n es in t h e lea din g parks . Lak e 2'Ianawa co \·e rs about 7_;11 a c 1·es and is th e m ost bea utiful lJOch · o f \\'atL-1· in th e \ •Ve st. It is tlll" ee miles from the 1.· ity. and is easil y r eiLc h e cl by 1·ail , cars lea\·in g· N inth and B r oacl\\.;L \' e n~ n· 3lJ minute s . J-Iunting· and fish in g a1·e delightful 1·ec 1·eations h e 1·e and a1·e la1·gel y indul ged in by all whu ,-isit it. s e ,·end steam e 1·s and yac hts p ly upon its pla c id ,,·atcrs. G 1-;tnd P laza and 1\'Ia nh atta n Bca1.· h an~ noted thro u g h out t h e \ Vestas lin e ca mping· ;u1d pic ni c g r o und s. Th e Lak e i\ [anawa l~ail­ w a \· Co. has co mbin e d " ·it h the I•:ast 0111ah ;1 St 1:ee t Raih,-a,-, und e r th e na111 e of the Coun1.·il 13lu ffs , Lak e -Manawa and I•:ast 0111aha Const ru ct io n Cu. Th ey inte n d to run a lin e 11\·e 1· th e Inte 1·-State J3 1·idge di1· ect to t h e T1·ans?\[iss issippi J•:xpos iti o n gTou1Hls , mal.;:ing· com pl ete co nn cct i11n s f n •m Cou n c il HI u Ifs a nd Lak e i\ [ana\\·;1 t11 tlw J•:x p11s i ti nn . COCHRAN PARK. �Ymws OF LAKE MANAWA . �VU : WS 0 1•' L AKE ~ J AN A WA. �cthurches anb ctharities. < >l l i\l'f L HL U l'l'S is f'l"l~- c 111i11 e 11tly can compar e 11·ith buildings. ;L c it _1· of c hu 1·c h es. No c it\· of e qual si .% e 111 the st.ate h e r in th e num b e r of its c h urc h 0 1·ga ni .%ato n s and th e b ea uty of its By them a ll"oncl c rful in flu e n ce has bee n exe rte d, fo rmin g- th e thought a nd cli - n :c ting t.h e e n ' 1·..-_1· 11·hi c h has produ ce d th e city 11·e ha1·e ltHla1·. A ll th e natinnaliti c s a1·c 1·e prcsc nte d h c 1·c and ha1·e e dific e s of th c i1· 1111·11 . Th e 1·c a r c 110 frn·tr-tll"o c hur c h e s and m ce tin•r h o us e s . "' d e n>te d to r e ligi o us 11·o rship. This is a r e markable sho11·ing- fo1· a city of Coun c il B luffs ' siz e, and would r e l·le ct c redit. on on e of doubl e t h e nu111b c 1· of h e r inhal1ita11ts . pal on e s: Th e follo11·i11g is a fc11· o f . th pri11c 1- Baptist, C h1·istia11, CungTcgat iu 11al , l<:pisco pa l. L11th c 1·;u1. ~[ c tlwdist l•:p is co pal, P 1·c sbyterian , R o- man Catholic, l•:1"a11g-c li cal, H e brc 11-, ] aptist ~fo.; si o 11. \II Saint 's .\Iissi o n , !<'rec Methodist, R eo r ga ni zed Chur c h of Jesus C hrist , vVoman's C hristian Asso c iatio11, Sc1·e11th Da_1· 1\ch·c 11tist, \ Vo ma11 's Christian t\sst1L·iatio11 lTuspit.al , St. Ber nanl 's Hos pita l, C hr is ti;Lll TTnm c . 15 Firs t PreslJytc riau St. P a nl">< Epi scoptLI Brnadwa,· M. E. �---------- t El ctitl? of !IDngntftcent 1bomes. T IS a fo rtu na te c it.1· t hat ca n boast o f its ho m es. T he co nditi11 ns of happ itw s s, ;ind 1n L· ntal. physi ca l a n cl mo r al hea lt h fu ln ess, a r e 1·e r y mu c h in fanJ1· o f t h e c ity \\·hos e p eo p le o\\' 11 nr !in· in scpa 1·atc ho us es . a!'. o ppos e d to th os e c it ies in whi-c h t e n e m e n t an d apart m e n t life is p1·e 1-.1 le nt am o ng a ll cla ·scs. Happi ly t h is co n d it ion docs no t e x is t in Co un c il B lu ffs, 11·h ic h is th 1.: c ity " f bea u tifu l lw rn cs. i\ o c ity in t h e \ Ves t possess es su c h nat u ntl a cll·a n tagcs fo r b ui ld in g- ho lllc s. So m e uf the m stand po is e d on te rra ces ll'hi c h ri se fo rty 0 1· fi ft y fee t abm·c t h e le 1·c l o f th e st r e d . ll'hi lc o th e rs a r c ha lf hi d in t he solitu d e o f t h e d e ll s am id 1·in cs an d t 1·ccs . If o n e d e si r e s spa L·i 1111s g r o un ds, Jen~ ] a n d w e ll locatc u, he ca n ha ve t h e m h c 1-.~ . l•~ l s e w h c r c in t h is hoo k ll'ill h e f11 un d e n g-ra 1·i11g-,.; or ,.; u m c n f t h e c iil· 's typ ica l r es id e nce s. ~~ 0 • . 0 U:he 'tlmater of the <rtt\?. OUNCIL BL l•' VS has th1.: fi nest sys t e m o f 11«tt c n vo 1·ks o f ;u1y c it1· 111 t h e \V c ,.;L Th e \\' ;1lL' 1· i_s ab s o lut e !_~- pur ~, a nd th e so u r ce _o f s u pply is t he _M i,.;so u1·i ri l'l~ 1 -. Th e 11·atc 1· i,.; p u lll J •~· d fro m th e 1·1 1·c r in to la 1·gc n~ se r vo 11· s at t h e foo t o f· Broad 11·a y , w he 1·c t h e matte 1· h e ld 111 s usp e n ,.; io n s e ttles , a n d t he 11-;1t e r is t he n p um p e d in to a r cs e r vo i1· in Fairm ou n t P a r k , 11·h ic h ha s ;1 dai ly ca pa c ity of H ,UUU,000 g a llo ns . F' rom t h e r e it fio ll' s in to ma in s , a n d is di st r ib u te d 01·e r t h e L·ity thro ug h thirt.1·-nin e mi les of ma in s fro m fo ur to th ii-ty in c h es in d iam ete r , a n d 2tn fir e hyd r anls . vV hc n a p r es s u r e of mo r e t ha n c ig h t_v po un ds is cl cs irc cl , th e 1·cs e 1· voi r is c u t o u t, an d p1·e s s u 1·l· a s hi g h as 120 po un ds is sec ure d fr o m t h e la r g e p u mp in g- statio n , wh ic h ha,.; a capac ity o f S ,UUtJ , 110 11 gall o ns da il y . Th e local o ffi ce r s of t h e co m pa ny a r e E. \ V. Had, g e n e r a l m a n a ge 1-, a nd <; ·o . !-' . \V rig bt, \· i c c - pr cs id ~ n t. �COUNCIL BLUFFS HOMES . L . A . Dl'vin c IV . .l. "pcm· e1· S pence r Sm it h r. R. Han na n l •. \V. D ic k e ~· �jfire IDepartmcnt. C O U :'\l'TL l:L U l'l'~ h;1s l> L'l·11 J• l' c uliarl .1· l'XL'lll]'t f1 ·om d L·1·;1s L1ti11g· lir c s. 'l'h c l' r c put<Ltion 1>1· •fli c i c nt in th e in 1SS3. ' l ' h e i1·c lkpartm c nt h;1s th e b e in g <>Ill: of tlw m1>st \\' e st. It \\·a:-; 1>1·ga11i zc d d l' pal"t111 c nt L·o11 :-; isb ()r •t c hi e f. Ii 1·e c aptai11:-;, s c 1·l' ntL'L' n nll·n and J-ifkc n hcll· scs . ' ! ' h e r e ar c f1>t1r li r e hc>us c :-;. and ea L· h is built 11n tlw 111ost illl]ffOl·e d plan and e quip]'L' d \\·it li th e latc :-;t illl]ff<>l"L' d appli;1n ce :-; . Du1·in g the pa:-;t y e;tr th e e quipm e nt \\·;is add e d t<> IJ _1· th e ]HI 1·c h ;1:-;L· and C() Jlstn1 c tion <>f a n L·11· h<>()J..: and lad<IL-1· tru c k. 1.200 f ee t of Il l.' \\. h(),.; c and th 1·c L' Il l: " . h 1>1·sc :-;. :\ [ 1·. J<> h n L. ' I' c Ill p let() n i;., th e c h i c f. an cl i t is cl u c i n a gT e; 1 t m ea:-;u1· e ti> hi:-; untiring e n e rgy and car e ful manage m e nt of th e ckpal"l- m c nt that C oun c il ] ~ luff:-; has had n11 Ii 1·c s th e past y ear uf an y :-; e 1·i11u:-; magnitud e. Th e cost of maintaini ng Uw D e pal"im e nt th e p ast y e; u· 11·a:-; ~ 17 , (1 1 11 1 . 18 P OST O F F I CE. �COUNCIL BLUFFS FIRE DEPARTMENT . J . G . BRAD L EY. Supt. Fire Alarm . .JO H N L. 'l'E MPLE 'l'ON, Chi er. �U:be jfree t!)nblic 'JLtbrnr\?. HE F r ee P u bli c Lib ran· o f Co un c il Bl u ffs · is s it uated o n th e t hin! f1 11elr t1 f til l' .\I L·1-i-i;i111 bloc k . It oc c u pi es t he e n t i1-c noi-t h c nd of t.h c buil d in g, \\'i t h a fn 111 Llg-l.' 11 11 tln- l.'L' s tr L· l.' h . g i\-ing a \·ic\\. o n o ne s id e o f t he bea u t iful blu ffs cast o f t he c ity, o n t h e t1t hc 1· s id e lfa yli ss P a r k ,. a n d in fro n t a vi e w of t he b us in ess po r ti o n of t he to \\·n. Th e la1·g e nio m is \\·e ll li g h te d hy O\·e 1· fo r t y wi n d ows , a n d ha nd so m e ly furni s h e d in old oak . Th c 1·c a r e at p r ese nt t> \·e 1· 2 .::?,1H111 \"<1ls. u n th e s h c l ves, w it h an a nnu a l ci 1·c ul at io n o f 82,000; a r efe r e n ce r ou m in clos e cl b y 1il d 1>a k a nd p late glass cas ing s, w it h 5,000 volum e s o n o pe n s he ! \'C s to whi c h t he st ud l.' n ts a nd r e a d e r s ha n · fr ee a ccess; a w ell fu rni s he d r eadi ng r oo m \\·ith da il y , s c m i-\\·cc kl _\· an d \\' eck ly pape r s of a ll t h e large c iti e s fr o m N e \\. Y o rk to , 'a n F r a n c isco. o n t he 1·ac k s, a n d t he best Am e ri ca n a n d fon•iu·n magazin e s o n t he tab le s . whi ch \·is itor s ma y us e w it ho ut r e st ri c t ion . T he lib r a 1·y has pass e d t h ro ug h ma n y vic iss itu d es befo r e it r eac he d its p r es e nt fo rm. It \\'as fi 1·s t o r gani ze d in l\'Iar c b , 1866, a nd on e year la te r was d cstrny c d by fi r e . In 18(,C:J it was r eo r ga ni ze d fo r th e be ne fit of t he p u p il s of t h e H ig h Sc h t1t1! a n d again in co r po rate d in 1871 as a P u bli c S c hoo l L ib 1·a n -. S o m e of til l ' hook s bo ug h t by t he s e two o r g a ni za ti ons a 1·c no\\" on t he ~ h c h · c s. I n 18 7S th e wo m e n of t he c ity , fi n di ng th e li b 1·a r y in a state o f n1 in a n d de cay . fo 1·m e d a Librnry Assoc iati on, inc 1·eas c d t he nu m bc 1· o f boo k s to b c t\n~ c n b \·o a n d t hi-ee t h o us a n d \'Ols., a n d in 1881 pe t it io ne d t h e Co un c il to s ul1mit a p r o pos it ion to t he taxpay e 1·s to le \·y a tax fo 1· t he s u ppo r t of t h e libra r y . T h e elect io n was ca n- ie d by a la r g e ma jo ri fr . In A Lwu s t , 18t) 1, lh l' fi r s t ta x \\·as le vi ed , a nd on Ap ril 24, 1882, th e l i b r~try \\·a s :;'pc n c d to t h e pub l ic . It w as fo un d ed by m e n a nd wo m e n of broad c ultur e , w hos L· li be 1·aJ te n d e n c ies infl ue n ce t he policy o f th e li brn rr today . Th e p r es e n t T ru stees a r e : D. C. B loo m e r , L.L. D., P r es id e nt , J ud g e J ose p h R. R ec d , J . D. l ~ clmu n ds o n , 'l' hos. T os t cv in, i\I. F. R o hr e r , Geo. \ V. H c \\· it t , J<' inle\· Burk e, E . A . T' r o u tman a n d vV. S. Bai r d . L ib 1·a n - staff: J1: Jiza bet h 1-'c k1:s o n, sc cr c tas y and l ib r ari an ; .M . E . Sh.c r ma n , C. V . A lbe rtson, a ss is ta n ts . A i\!Ol{Nl:\llJ C ATC H . 20 �COUNCIL BLUFFS HOMES . J. J. Ui·own \ V. W. Wallace E. H. L ougee \ Vm. Gron e weg Dr . J. H . Cleav e r C. E . H. Campb e ll �E 'Ulntque l!Sbucattonal jfacilttiea. ~ D UCA T IO AL fac iliti es of an e xce p ti o na l c harac t e r arc p r o 1·icl c d fur the ns1ng· g·cn e 1·atio 11 of Co u nc il Blu t:s. The growt~1 a~d d e 1·elo prn e nt of th e publi~ s c huols has bL• c n 11·1>nder fu l, a nd th e r e 2b-IlCFhaps no c ity 111 the \Vest that can la_1· chum to a b e tt e r system. Tile L·ity ow11s s i :-.'i:eeli··-~ciiool buil dings , \'alu e cl at S249,40U, and r eal estate, fun1itu 1·c a n d appa1·atus rn lu e d at .~ 2"'5 , B(>. Th e s c huol buildings a r c all b ri c !\, of ;1 " s u pe 1·io r c ha r a c t e 1· and aclmi1·ab ly adapt e d to th e i1· JH11·1 H>s c , 1·e 11tila te d u po n s c ie ntifi c pr in c ipl e s a n d h eated 11·ith ste am and !wt a ir. Th e re a r c 7,(i<J4 c hilcl1·e n 11·ithin th e s c h o lasti c age- frolll .::, to 21 y ears o ld- a nd th ey a1·e d i1·icl c d as fo ll o ll's , a cco nling- t•> last r e po rt : J\Ialc s, 3,553; fe mal e s, 4,051. N umb e r of icac h c 1·s e m ploy e d , 115, a nd th e t o tal am o unt pa id t ca c h e 1·s d urin g sc h oo l yea r l SWi-7 , was S58, l'Jl. 41. J•' o u1· kind e r ga r te n s c h ouls ha \'\.' bee n es tablish e d as a n e xp e 1·im e nt this y ea1·, and th e n .: sults ha1·e p 1·01·c c1 1·e 1·.r sat isfac t o ry , a n d in all p r o bab il ity 11·ill be e n large d in th e futur e. Th e o fti ce rs and m e m b e r s of th e Boan! of l~ducat i o n is co mpos e d o f th e foll o ll'ing highly r e sp e cte d and vV . H. Th o mas, pr e s id c n t; Dillon l\.oss , s e c J\I oo n~, C. Sp n1it , Jacoli S im s, J. K . Coo pc 1-, .T. J. Ste 11-;u·t and S. F. H c lll-_1-. ~up c 1·in ­ es t ee m e el c iti %e ns : r e tary ; G eo. Da1·is , tr casu1·e r ; \ ·Vm . frani< Petersal) - Pl)atographer. tc n d e 11t o f sch ools , J_o s e ph C. H is e y; p 1·in c ipal of High s c hool. fI. H. H ayd e n. �SCHOOL BUILDINGS OF COUNCIL BLUFFS. ��Jl)ottnwnttnmie crount\2. 0'1''1' 1\ \\IJ\ ' l" l'A \lH: CO NTY, in \\·hi c h Cu un c il Bluffs is situated ,· is th e largest and rich est Ct> t111t_1· in I1n1·a. It is situated in th e so utll\\·este r n po di o n o f th e state , in o n e of th e b est hPrti c ultural sect io ns in th e \\"Oriel. ro,,.a produ ces m o r e a n d b ette r ap1 Jes than a ny state in th c l 1ni11n. Th e c r op nc ,·cr fails. So uthweste r n Iowa. produ ce.· p eac h e s of th e best quality . 'l'h c atlcnliPn o f farm c 1·s and ho rti c ulturists is dir ecte d to P o ttawattami e co unty , th e ganl e n s pt>t ()r tli c ,,·u rld. Th e so il in Pottawatta mi e co u n ty . esp ec ia ll y in th e ,-ic inity o f Co un c il Hl u IT..:., i..:. \ "l' I"\" ri c h and or almo ..;t in ex haust ible fe rti litc H e 1·c W C h a\·c th e ce leb r ate d " L oes s ., forma tilln, llf ·, ,·hi c h th e people at la1·o·e kn o\\· but li ttle, ·th e1·c b e ing but a fe \\' strips of it fo un d in th c \1·u i-ld. Th e cclc lffa ted 1·in cyarcls of Ge rmany ar c co mpos e d of thi s fo rmati o n. It is d ee m ed ])\· all in k lligc n t fruit gnnn~ rs of c xp c 1·i c n cc t o be th e ,·e 1·y b es t fru it and Yegetable larnl in t h e ,,:t1i-ld . \[ ,>r e than th irty yea1·s ago Prof. Swall ow place d th e ,-,du e o n this at S+uu pe r a c r e. 01·chards 1>n t hi s land kt\·c brou g ht t h e ir O\\·ne r s s+oo p e r ac r e in a si ng le y ear. t '1ranaportntion jfacilitiea. f\ ~() \1·ay can th e poss ibiliti es and r es o urces o f Co un c il B lu ffs be s hown to bette r acha nla ge than by g i,·ing· in d eta il an acc urate hi s t o1·y of th ose co nce rns ,,·hi c h ha,·e e x e d e d th e m l)St influ e n ce in building· up t h e c ity, and whi ch still tigur e as ins trum ental factors . As a r ai lroad ce n te r , all \Y ill co nc e d e that Co un c il B luffs stands at th e h ead of \\·est e n1 c iti e s. 'Th e lin e s of n>ad, radiating in e \·c 1·y din~ ct i o n, co ntrol fo r h e r th e trad e of a \'as t r egion of counfry almost un limit e d in 1·esou1· cc s and \\·o nd c dul in possibi liti es . Th e li fe of a c itv, lik e th e life of a hum an lJ e in g , i,.; tu a oT eat e xtent confroll c d by c in: umstan ces. C ir c umsta n ce ~ h a \' e p laced Co un c il B lu ff,.; in t.h c pro u d position ,.;h e occ upi e,.; today, and th ey ha,·e a ri se n in a gT ea t m ea su1·~ th1·o ug h t h e di1· cc t ag·e n cy o f th e impo r tan t fr <tn s po1·bttion lin es. Co un c il Bl uffs is th ce n t e r of the great est rail mad syste ms o f th e w o rld , e nablin g o ur manu fact ur e r s a nd jobbe r s t o ship th e i1· good s t~ ey c 1·y state in th e U ni o n. This b e in g· th e t e rminu s o f eleYe n trunk lin es . sc ,·c nty pas!-'.e n ge 1· trams a 1· 1·i 1·c and d e part dai l ,. at co m ·e ni e nt h o urs. 1.'h e U ni on Pacifi c Tnrnsfe 1· d epo t is kno\\'n fr o m the Atlanti c to t h e Pac ili c. It affo rds acco mm odati on s to a ll r a il roads ce nte 1·ing h e r e , a n d is on e of th e tin c ,.;t buildin g·s of its kind in th e nite d Sta tes. Coun c il Bluffs is th e t e rminus of th e U ni on Paciti.c. C hi c;Lg·o, Buding·to n & Ll uin cy; Chi ca go, R oc k Island ,'{c Pac ifi c; Chi cago & No rth\\·este n1; C h~ cago . \lih1·aul\ee & St . Paul; Omaha & St. L o ui,.; C\Vaba,.;h ) ; S t. L o ui,.; & Pac i1i c; Omaha, Kansas C it)· & ] <~ ; 1-..:. 1.c rn; Si1i11 x City & P;1 c ili c ; C hi cago , S t. Pa u l, i\Iin n ca polis & Omaha; K. C. , St. J oe & Council B lu ffs. �Views or Omaha and Coun ci l Bluffs Motor and Wagon Bridge, a nd Eas L Om a h a a nd 'l'e rminal Rai l way Bridge connec Ling Coun c il Blu ffs wiLll Omaha. �1llnion lf.Htcific ll~nilronb <tompan\?. J[ I•: l Nl<lN l'; \ ( 'l l•'ll' ( Th e On~ i-l a n d Route ) is beco m ing a m on.: impu 1-ta n t facto 1- to t h e n m lll l' i- L· i;tl and li u...; in css i11 tc 1-esb of t he U ni t e d States eve n - vea i-. It h as 10110· been k n0\\"11 in til l' 11·L·sk r11 cou n tr_\· hy t ill' appe llat io n, "T h c Pat h1i nd e r '-'__:w e ll att ri buted a r;"d ,,·ell cl cse n ·ecl . . . . . . . "'T he On.~ r la n cl Limited " ,·ia th e U n io n Pac ifi c is t h e fastest trai n o n t h e best trac k in th c \\' csl, mak in g· cxcc pl in nally fast tim e b e h \·ce n t he lDiLst, t h e Pa c ifi c coast, a n d all \\" es t e r n points. It is c q u ip1w d ,,·ith b u ff e t, smoki ng and library ca r s, fr e r eclin ing- c hai r ca r s , Pu ll ma n palace do u ble d1-a\\·ing· 1-onm slc c pe 1-s, P ullman di n ing· ca r s, a n d eve 1-_\· ca1- is s u ppl ie d \\· it h Pi n ts c h li ght . ... . . Th e ··Coln1-;1do Spec ia l. " t he " C h ica go Special," a n d t h e n e ,,· " D e ll\·e r l~ast," train s ar e e q u ipp e J. with l>n lad ,·c slib u lcs t h rn ug- ho u t, stea m heat, a n cl lig h t e d \\· it h P in ts c h gas; d inin g ca r s (_ m eal;.; a la ca 1-te ). . . . . . . 'l' h L' s e a r c th e only t 1-ai n s he l\,·ce n C h icago a n d D e n ,·e r haxi ng- b u ffe t, s m ok ino-, a n d lib nu-_\' cars . . . . . . . Tlws e who txa\·c i in p1·i,·atc ca r s a r c 1-ega r d e d as p er so n s par ti c ul a i-l _v fa,·o r e d b_,- fort u n e . Th c y d1> nut, ho\\·c 1·c 1·, l' ni uy a n y lu x ury t hat is not p r li\·id e cl fo r pass e ngers w h o e mba1·k o n a trip " ' ·c r till' " \Vo rld 's Pi clo r i; tl Lin c, " in t he mag nifi c ic nll y e q uip pe d t r a in s of t he U ni o n Pac ii-i c. UN.ION PA CIFIC 'l'RAN S F J;: R DEPOT . �<tbicaoo 8. ·111ortfJ:::\f(flcst::: ern ·1Rail \\Hi\?· 7, 1J'J7 miles. Th e pi tl n c e r lin e. l' c d cc tly equipped and tl1111·1Jllghly m od e 1·n ckp<>t.s. ' !' h e only lin e 1·unning· a d ;iy1i g- h t train b e t\\' ec n Omaha. Co un c il B luffs ancl C hi c ago: ka\·in g Omaha 7 :1111 .\. :11., l'l> llllL·il 131uffs 7:'15 .\. :11., and a1Ti\· i11g· at C hi cago 8:-+.=, I'. :11. , clail_,-. , \!so ' 'Th e Ch c rland Limited; ' ' ka\·in g· Omaha 4:4.'i I'. ~1., C<> un l·il 13 I u Ifs 5 : 2 5 I'. :11. ; and .. Th l ' C h i ca g-o E x p r c s s. '' I ea,. i n g· Omaha (i:-l-5 P . :11., Co un c il Bluffs 7:05 I'. :11.. and a1Ti\·ing at C hi c ag-1> 7:45 .\ . :11 . and 'J:.'.\ IJ .\. :11. 1·es p l'l· ti \ "C l\". Co un c il Bluffs c ity ti ck e t orti L-l'. Sapp bu i lding, 522 Br·oacl\\·ay. J. C. i\IrTCIIl ·: l . I., C. l' . and ' I' . . \ . Omaha c it\· u ffi cl' , l'axto n IJl<> ck. 1401 l•'a i· na m stn.>et. (.; . F. \ V 1-:sT , C. 1'. and 'I'. , \ . J . 1\ . K1 111 :--;, ( : c n ' I .-\ g·l' nt. CITY 'I'ICKE'l' OFFICE, Chicago & No r th- \Vestern Rai lroad , and Union Pacific Railroad, Sapp Bl oc k , ;, ~2 Broadwa y. �\Vi c l<bam JJrus. COUNCIL BLUFFS HOMES. Jas .·McCabe Finl ey BurJ;e Dr. P. J . MonLgomery �FRUJT FARM OF . L . O. W I LLIAM S . 'l'bre e mi les from Counci l B luffs. �ID. l!iJ\ ;\" 17: \lf v li 1..' L' ll lh J. 1bntcbtnaon & <to. o ld e st 1·ea l c stak fir ms in Co un c il B luffs is D. J . H utc hi nson & Co. Th e y b a n :'. id l' n t ilil' d wit h t h e r eal e state b usitH::ss of Co uncil B lu ffs si n ce 1808. a tlll a 1·e \H.: 11 k n o\1·n as l h o nnt g h e xpe ds in a ll matte 1·s co nn ec t e d t h e 1·e wi t h. T h e y d o a ge n e nd bus i ll l' SS, litt.\· ing a n d s e lli ng c it.\· ;u1d fa 1·m p ro p e rty, r e n t ing, leas in g a n d e x c h a ng in g all classe s of im p r o n~ d a n d u11i mp r o 1·c d r ea lt y . T h e a cco mpa nyin g c u t is illu strati1·e of t h e cla s s of fax m p1·o p e d.1· \\·h ic h l h e 1· h;in dk Sll c x te n s i1·e ]\- in both Iowa a nd N e b ras ka . T h e y n egot ia t e loa n s o n a ll k in ds t>f p t«> p l' rt_\·. l> l' in g- <tblc to d o so o n te rm s m ost fa \·01«tblc to th e bo1Tow e r . Lt> .h an dle l' sta t c s T h e y a r e a ls o 1we p a r e d r\l r n o n- r e s id e n ts a n d ot h e 1·s . a n d ha \·e an e n1·iablc 1·c p u tat io n fo 1· t h e ca 1·ef ul m a nn c 1· in \1·hi c h t h e y h;t1·c m a in tain e d t h e m tn t h e h ig·h es t sta n da r d o f p r oclu c t iYe n e ss. u1• a ncl 1..·1 11-r ec t im pe d cc t titles . T h e \· lo\lk Th e i1· o ffi ce is co 11 1·e n ic n t ly a n d ce ntra ll .\· locat e d a.t (il7 B 1·oa d \1·a \·. a n d t h 1..· kkp ho n e call of t h e offi ce is 133. Th e y h ;11·e a laq~· e list 1rr ba r g ain s , in bo t h c it\· a n d fa r m pnipe r t.\·, o n h a n d at al l tim es , an d lh L• i1· f<L L· ilit ic s rt> r Sll O\l"ill g' prop e rt.1· to pros p ec t i1·e p ur c h as e r s is Of t h e b est. ��, JB. 1f) . S heafe & ctompan\?. llJ S jll"1 >spc 1·1l t1s Ii 1· 111 \\.;Ls establish Cfl in 1883, by J1:. H. S hea fr . \\·ho afte n\·a r cls a ssoc iakd \\·ith h im IL W . Bind e r ; t he firm be ing now co mpos e d of g_ H . ' h ea fc and I-L \ V. Bind e l". Th e y han.? t he larg es t r eal estate busi n ess in the c ity , in th e ma nage m e nt of \\·h ic h t h ey c mpl1iy SL' \·c n pe r so n.s , ha \·i n o- in th e ir c ha r g e large o ffi ce b uil d in gs , su c h as th e Balcl\\·in bloc k , S;Lpp ldo c l; . l~r o \\· n hl n;: k, J•: is e ma n builclino·, Sa n born bui lding, e tc ., a nd s co r e s of busin e s;.; pnip e r ti c ,.; . and •>n' r li\·e hundr e cl d \\·e lling s, t h ey g i\·in g ;.;pec i<d atte nti o n to th e ca1·e a n d m a nag e m e nt Th e i1· cli e nt;we ex t e n ds into thidy-fo ur state s. e dgL·d 1·c p u t:1tio n ;Ls a uth o ri ty 011 r eal es tate \·alu es in t his city a nd co unty. rrh e \· also mal; e loans on i111pro1·c d c ity r e al estate a n cl o n fa nn la nd s in Potta wattam ie co unty , and g i1·e sp rc ial atte n ti o n to lllL' ,· olkct io n tlf mo rtg ag e s . In a d diti o n to <l pri1·atc a nd indi1·iclual cli e n tage , th ey ;u·e finan c ial agL' ll ls in Cou n c il Bluffs tlf th e P e n n Mutual Life Insuran c e Co m pa ny and t h e P h ilad elph ia ::\fod gage a nd Tru st Co m pa ny uf P hilad lp h ia, I a ., a ncl thirb"-n.in e sa1·1n g s banks a n d tru :-; t co m pani c ,.; . Till' li 1·c i11 s u1 ·an c c cl cp; Lrtlllen t ur t hi s lirm is by n u m ea ns th e lc;L,.;t of th e i1· hu si ne:-;,.;; th ey 1·l·pr,·s,· 11 t ,.; t1 ,· h s tan cl anl lir e in s t1ran c c cnmpa ni es as th e Ha r tford l1' ir e In ;.; u1·a n ce Co m pa n_1· pf Co nn ed iL·t1t. ;1sscts n1·c r te n milli o n dollars: t he \ Vestc h este r Fire I11su1·an ce Co m pa ny o f :\ e\\. Y o rk . a,.;,.; ct,.; •>n· r t11·11 a nd a h;tlf mil lio n l\l llars ; the Pe11n;.;yll·ani;1. Fire phia . ( >;1.. ltbULUlC C Compa ny uf Philacl cl- ;1,.;,.;ds 111·L'r li1·c mi ll io n cl1)l lars; IIarnburg-B r e m e n Fire Insurance Co mpany uf ( ~c rm any, a,.;,.; et" ., ,·,·r <>Ill' 111il lio11 d1ilbr s , a nd t he Calc clo n ian Fire Insur;LnL· c Compa ny o f S co tLu1d . ass e t s 01·e r t\1·11 111illi 1111 cl11lh r ,.; . ' l' hl'1· sci li c it Ctll"l" l'Sj)O IHll'!ll' l' . �SCENES ON PHU!'l' f''Al{M 0 1_.• .J.P. !JE SS X l':A f{ COL'NCJ L HL U l•'l:'S. �l•: ..\Ll •: l~S in r e; tl prnp ' rly, -ha,·e clon e mu ch to aclv~rn ce t he co rpo rate g r mdh a n d b usiness inle r esb of this c ity , i1ni ting hith e r m e n of cap ital fr o m \·ar ious par ts of t h e cou ntn. plac ing· th e m acl\·antageo nsly a nd profi tably, w hil e at th e sa m e tim e offe rin g indu ce m e nts to 1-esicl c nts to O\\· n h o us es and lots o r purc ha. e lands fo 1: ma nufac turing, m e r cantil e 01- r es id e n ce pu rpns c;.:.. .A mong 1.ho,.;e co n spic uo us in r eal es tate ope rati ons is Gree ns hi eld s & l\Iayn e, ,,·h o ai-e ,,·id cl_,. a nd popular!_,. knO\\·n. l\Ic s r s. J. P. G r ee nsh icld. and E . E . l\Iay nc ha,-e bee n close]_,. identi li c cl ,,·ith 1.h e r eal esbLtc busin ss of Co un cil Bluffs for th e pas t l\\·ehe y ea1-s . Th e,- mak e a spec ially o f bot h c ity ancl farm prope i-ty, and ha,·e at all times d es irable impro,·e cl and unimprl>\·c cl c ity a n d suh ur h;u1 p:-op e rty to sell a nd exc ha.n o·e, and can offe r th e \·c ry bes t indu ce m e n t;.:. to all loo king for g oo d, pe nn a n e nt iiwes tm e nts that will , in th e n ea r future, ·r eali ze hand so m e pi-olib lo th e holcle 1-s. Bes ides bu_,·in g , sellin g and ex cha ng i1w all kinds of r ealty , l\I e -. rs. (~rec n ­ shi e lds & :\fa\· ne also r e nt and lea se ho us es, la nds, c1,,-e1Jings, busi n ess bl oc k s, offices, e t c .. handle e stat e ;.:. of no n-r eside nts , s ec u1-e t e nants , coll ec t r e ntal s a nd o· in~ their p e r sonal attention to all b1-;u1 c h c s of th e r eal estate b us in ess. Th ey ha\·e prop e r ty fo r 1-e nt in all parts of th e c it_,. ;u1d ,·ic inity. th ir li;.:.1. be in g o n e of th e largest and m os t d es irable. Th e y a r e both th oro ug h, upright.. !10n orab lc busin ess m e n , ,,·it h <l k ee n insio·ht and a broad kn o,,·Je clge of ,,·h a t arc inflate d ,·alu es ancl ,,·hat a i:c just ifiabl e ,·alu cs. Th e ir id ea be in g· not to boo m r eal es tate, b ut t o fix upon pric es that ar l' consiskni. \\'ith th e f11l111-e prosp ects of th e c it\' a nd the su r ro undin g· co untn· at la r ge. ' l' h l· \· :trv ;Ll,,·;1,.s 1-L';1d ,. and ,,·illing· lo ans\n' r :t n\' co rn.'spo ndc ncc. �MR. ~ ~' \\·a,.; e :-;tabl i s h e d i n Co u n c il Bl u ff,.; in 1853 . m ak in g c i t y. lire C ASADY . J l\.. , ,..;u cccc cl e d t h e " ·e ll k n o\ \"11 li rm pf .I . l ' . & J. ~ . l ' a,..; ;ul\· . \\·hi 1..·li JAS . 111 :-; u r a n ce H e mal.;e..; a ,..; p ec i alty o f handl i n g in th e it th c old c ,..;l li r m <Ji" t 1lL' ki n d in l llL' fa 1·m a nd c i t _\· l oa n ·; o n im1H"o \·c cl p 1·11 1ll.: rl y . pl: 11..·1..',..; fol lo\\" i ng \\·ell kno\\·n c o m pa ni c ,..;: U ni u n a n d l\atinnal o f S co tland , a ~El S u n F ir e Ofii cc of L 1mdo 11. l•:ngla n d, L l n\· d Pl a t e ( ~la,..; ,.; , :tn d H e 1s a ls o g ' n c r a l ag·c n t o f C ompan y , L o n d o n Gua 1«u1 t ce and .A cc i d e n t ln ,..;u r anc c Cornp ;u1.\· u f IJ1111 cl 11 n , ;111 d 1·e:-; i <k 11 t ;1,.;..;i ,..; t; u 1l " cc 1·c ta1·y of t h e l\a t io na l Su r c t \· Co m pany o f X e \\" Yo r k, \\·ith a c ap i tal u f ~ l , t li)l l,IHHI. Il e L' XL'1..· u k:-. all b1 l!ld ,.; 111 h i ,.; offic e . latc s a n d rn a n ;1g-c :-; pn1p c r l_,. f o 1· n o n-r c ,..;i ck n t 1>\\· 11 1..· 1·,..; . ,..; cc u r c s tcnanb. pay,.; tax c ,.;. a nd g· i \·e :-. hi ,.; a t tc n tio n tll al l h1·;L11c h c ,..; llf hi ,.; l;u· g·c a nd p e 1·:-;ll 11 ;1l i 1lLTL' a :-; i11 g· b u :-; i n c :-; s . li n a n c i a l c ir c k,..;. a n d i :-; c n abkcl l o 11b t a i 11 loa n ,.; 0 11 lJ q n<J a n d mortg«t.g·c and li 1· s t ra te ,.; . and t h r llug·h 1s \\ ·e ll prc pa 1·c d l•> <L ,.; u 1.· cc ,..;:-;f u l h i ,.; lt: 1111 l ,.; . c la,.;,.; c ollall' r al <t l ;111 d i ,..;:-; u c a l l llw c q ui pp L·cl 111\ 1·1.· ,..;t l•> 1..· a 1-i- \· h u ,..; i 1w,..;,.; p l <t c1..· d 111 �11owa l~ l •: SIDl •: ::\T. (~ L' <l. \\'. rn~ ort g agc an<:i (I rust <rompanr. H l' \\·itt : Y ic c' -P1- ,siclc nt. i':d \\';t n1 ( ~. ;.rill e r ; S e c 1·e tary , L. C. Deslc \· : ' l' r usk l' , \\' . C. D u1-l\L' s : ( 'a s hi e 1·, C. L . .-\ te n . Thi s co mpa ny \\·a s o r ga ni ze d in F e hru a n -. 1:--l'I+. \\·it.h a paid up capit.; tl o f ~.'111,IHHI . \! t ho ug h it \\·as a tim e of iin a n c ial d e pr ess io n , yL't th e i11 c<ll"J)(l!-;1 t111·s L'\lns ici l' 1·e d t hat t h e co mpan y co ul d cl o bu s in es s \\·it11 safe ty no t o n! -'· t o its O\Yn stuL·l\ holtkrs . but. al so t\l its pat r o ns , no t\\·i t hs tan cl in g th e s C• )IHliti o ns , by t h e e m p lo_n11e n t of th o r nug h l_\· L" O ll SL' l "\· ati n~ and bus in e s s-lik e m et hod s. a nd b _\· p ur s uin g su c h a co u1·,..; e it has bee n e na b led t.o \\·l' at.lwr tll L' li nan c ial stor m durin g a pe ri od \\·he n man y in st ituti o n s of a s irni h u· nat ur e ha \·e g'< >ll L' t1i t.11 L' \1·all. It had its ()fti ces o n th ,..; eco ncl l-loo r o f th e M e rri a m bloc k un t il t h e fall of 18'J7, \\·h e n it 11·a s d ec id e d by t h e st\lc kh nld e r s t hat a co mpany cl ning b u ;.; in ess of t h e kind t r a n sacted 1J_1· i t s hould ha1·e i ts nlli ce n n th l' grn uncl J-1 001-, a n d a cco rdin g ly in O cto b e r , 18 97, it 111 0 \·e cl t o 130 S o u th \ [ai n s t n ' e L \1·h e r l' it h as e 1·e 1·y fa c ilit_1· fo r ha ndlin g th e la1·g·e an d in c 1·eas ing b us in e s s 11·hi c h it n ()\\" e n j\lys. Th e b u s in es s transa cte d b_1· thi s co m pa11 _1· is , g e n e 1·all_Y sp ea kin g . n eg o t ia t in o· o r loa ns. paym e n t. of tax e s fo 1· no n-r esid e nts . th e r e ntin g of p r op e rty fo 1· o t h e 1·s, t h e pla c in g o f insura nc e . th e b u y in g a n d se lling o f r eal es ta te , m;tnag in g es ta t es g e ne r a lly fo r "o th e r pa rtie s , a n d t h e iss u It is a lso th e loca l ;w e n t of a buil d ing a n d loa n co m pa 11_1· of D L' s Th e fo \1·a Sa 1·ing s and Loan :\.ss'l c ia ti on , \1·it h a cap ital of S5,(H ll l, ll!lll. a n ce of d e b e n tur e s a n d bo nd s . \ Joi n e s, Io\1·a, 1·iz : �MC:R IU .\ M B L OC K. �'UU'lnlters 8. 'UUlnt>swortb. ,\LT l( h' S & \\I A US \VUh'.TH hold a pro mi ne n t p la ce am o ng t he in ,·cs tm c nt brok c 1·:-; of t he .\Ii s :-;uu1·i n dl c \· . Th e ir bu s in ess is th e o utgrowth of on e e:-;tabli s b e d 1n 18 7-t. a nd " ·ith ,,·hi c h th ey b ec am e id e ntifi e d in 1883. rn c n t c> f It has bee n und e r th e d ir ec t p e r so na l m a nage- t h e m e mb e r:-; o f t h e p r ese nt fin11 s in ce 189 2. Tb ey co nfin e th e i1· b us in ess t o t h e n cgo tia- ti () n uf li1·st m o rtg a ge loans o n w ell impro ve d a nd p r odu c t ive farm - in ,,·est e n1 :-;d il e d co u n t ies or ca:-;te rn N e brask a . Io\\"<.L a nd th e old e r L ong e xp e ri e n ce in t h e bu s in ess a nd a th oro ug h p e r so nal ;u.: q ua in ta n cc \\"i t h th e fi e ld in whi c h th ey o pe rate e nab le th e m t o selec t s afe a nd d esirable m o r t g a ges fu r in ,·e:-; t o n;. g·i ,·c n th e lirm Th co nse r n lt ism a nd car e e x e1·c ise d in th e co ndu c t of th e ir busin ess ba ,·e hi g h standing a m ong fi na n c ial ins titut ion s of th e Eas t , m a ny of \\·hi c h a 1·e la 1·ge i11\·e stp 1·s in t h c i1· 111 0 1-tgage loan s . Th ey also n umb e r a mo ng th e ir cli e n ts m a ny p1·ornin ent in d i- ,· id ual i11\· e:-;to r s , bo th at ho m e and ab1·oad. T h e m e m be r s of th e fi 1· m , JVI r. E . H . \ Valters a nd 1\Ir . J. C . '\Vads \\·o rth , ha \·e b ee i1 id entifi e d \\·it h th e inter es t s of Co un c il B lu ffs fo r th e past fiftee n ye a1·s. Th e Ji rm ha s r ece nt],. occ upi e d ne w a n d co mm od io us offices on th e g r o und fl oo r of t h e M e rri am b lue ], , a c ut o f whi ch ap pear s o n o ppos ite pa g e, a n d h a s g r eatly in c r ease d its fac iliti es fu r h a nd lin g d es irable fa r m mo rtgage bu s iness. 3') �A. A. CLARK & COMPANY. REAL E ST 1TE A JVD LOANS. Corn er Broad- ·ay a11d Ma/11 .)'/reel. �{the IDohan\? {tfJ eater. ( >l ' :\ C l J_, ULl l•'\<'S' th eate r. lucatcll in t h e \'C J"\' h ea r t o f t h e c it \'. co rn c 1- Sixt h ~tr cct a n d I:r()ad\\·ay. occ upi c " a n id eal "it.uation fo r a plac e of a !ll u"c m e n i:. Th e GT a n cl a n d Ogd e n ] rot.el" aff11rll co 1weni e n t a CCO!ll ll1 0 clati o ns for t h eatri ca l p eo ple. S tree t n u-,_ pass t h e t h ea te r L' 1·e r y t.e n 111inutc " . Th e h ous e is h ea t.e el b _\· stea lll , ligh t e d by elc c tri c it_\· a n d gas , a b o suppli e d \1·it.h e lect ri c f;u1s , and th e ;Lp po in t m c n ts t.h n)Ugh o u t a1·e fi r st class . U n d e r th e e ffi c ie n t ma n ;1g«.! llll' nt or \I1-. C eo. N . 130\1·e n, T he D oh a n y i" e n joyi ng o n e of th e m ost "u cce s!-'f ul s easo ns of its hi st11 1-_1-. ;ind b.1· far t h e 111 os t. su cce ,_sf ul in !ll a n1· 1·ea r ". T h e p r es e n t " easo n op e n e d \ \·ith t h e ap p c;11-a1h· L' nf : \I(~. Fi e ld ancl his 111inst.i-cl L'• llll pany t() ;1n audi e n ce t.ha t t;i x e d t. h c apa c ity or th e hous e - l. .+llll. Am o ng t h e o thl' r n\ltablc " star" " t h at ha \·e ;1pJl L'ar e d du ring· \I r. Bm1·e n 's manage m e n t ma1· l>L· m e n t io n c cl, ' r' lwmas K ee n e . \11i1 e . Su lia S L·;Llc hi. C la 1· C lem e nt. 'Walk e r \\'hi tl's i<k, l~ o b c i-t \{antc ll a n d L e \\·i< \f o1-i-is()11. Th e le ading far ce co m e d ic" ha\·e ;1b11 play e d to fin e busi n ess. ?IIany L' qu ;tlly g·o1 1cl at.t1·ac tio n " a1- c bnok e d fur t h e r l'm <iind e r of t h e s easo n, and fo r th e "ll Ill lll l' I' SL' aS()n. \\·h e n t h e r1' 1-;1n s-7\I is" i"si p pi ;111 d International l•; xpo" itit)!l \1·ill h l' "ilL'n in Omaha, f1·om .Tun e 1 to N o\-. 1. l S'JS. tll L' l' l1<1s c-Li"t.e 1-Th ca1. e r Co 111 pany. 11 n L' 11f t h e b e st "toc k co m pani c " \l n t h L· 1·();1cl . h;is L·o n1.1·a c t e d \\·ith l\Ian age r IJ() \1·,· n t<> put on ;1 m;1gnific c nt r c p c r to ir l' . \\·it h hi g· h-clas" \·aud c\· ill c t un1 " ])\· leading· st;i r s l>L't\1·c c n tll L' <LCb, tllll" ·g i\·in g· DOHANY THEATER. ; 1 L'<1 nt i1111<1t1s [lL ' t· fo 1·ma 11 c L'. �MAI:\' JJlJILDI:\'G, CHIUS1'IA 1 HOME �<tl)ristian 'IJ)om e ©rpl)Rnage. 111 •: l' li 1·islian lllllll \.' ( lrphanag-c \\'as found e d by H e \'. J. G-. L e m e n in th e m o n t h of D ece m be r. ! SS:?. It. \\·as in co rpo ra te d "\[arc h H1 , lSS.\ ;u1d i,.; still und e r th e manage m e nt of th e fo und e r, " ·hose Ii fc 1s co nsec rate d lo th e " ·o rk . O n th e oppos ite page 11·e g iYe th e pi c tll l"L' or ()il l' or th e main co ltagc s. Th e institutio n co yer s a block of grnu nd lying lJ e t\1·ce n A 1·c nu c Don lh e sn uth, .-\1·e nu c l'~ o n th e north , Se 1·e ntb s tr ee t o n th e east. and Lilll e C u dis st1·ec t o n th e wes t , in th e c it}· of Cou n c il Bluff,.;, L> olla\\·at tun ie cuu n ll·. Iu11·a. rl'he r c <tr c fi 1·e large cottages ·a n d s ome Ii ftc\.' n smal l o ne s. 'l'h e sm;tll o nes ar c used fo r . offi ces , s t o r e r oo m,.;, s e \\·ing· r oo ms , \\·ash r oo 111s, and pri 1·ate a partm e nts fo 1· h elp a n d a fc \\· age d, 11·ho ar c car e d fo r in th e Home. Th e in s tituti on is the o nly o n e in th e l:' ni tec1 St.ales, ;ind bcli e 1·c cl t o he th e only on e in t h e \\·01·lcl. I.hat II' ill r ccc i 1·c as it. docs. f1· cely fr o m a ny pa rt of th e ea rth. lh c 11·c ll o r th e aftti c t ccl . r\11 il asks t o kno11· is th a t a child i,.; a n p1·phan a nd h o m e less. a n d it 11·ill r ccc i1·e with out m o n ey a nd 11·ith o ut p1·ice, 1·eganll css of colo 1· 01· nati o na lit\' . It is separate a nd apa rt fn >m n eai-ly e1·e r .1· oth e 1· in stit uti o n fo r th e .car e of or p h a n c hildre n in that it 11·ill n ot scpa ra t.c famili es of c hildr e n. \ Vh er e it fail s t o find a good ho m e for th e " ·hnk f; t1nih it. unde rtak cs t o rai se th e fam il y together . ed u cate and train fll r 1;sdul C h r istian c iti ze n. hip. It is s up ported 11·h oll_1· by J, G. LEMEN. n>luntary o lTc rin g-s ;111d nu111b c rs its fri e n ds by many th o usands . It has r ecc i1·ecl aid fr o m c 1· c r _1· ,.;late and t c rriltir _1· or t h e ' ni tc cl States, from c1·c ry pro1·in cc of Ca na da a nd fro m n earl y c1·c r _1· nat io n o f th e old \\' 01·ld . Il has ca r e d in all fo r liftcc n hundre d chil cli·c n. Its prese n t num ber is '237. Its p n>gTL'Ss f1·t> m lll L' da1· t>f its ftH11Hling- un ti l th e p1· ese nt has bee n on e of th e m a n ·els of th e age . �ST. BERNARD ' S HOSPITAL . I �St. :tl3crnarti' s ·n)oapital. ' I'. 1;1 •: J\':\ .\l\' l) 'S ll<> S l'JT :\I ,. in c h arge of th e Sist er s of frr c.1·, 11-; 1,..; fnuncl ed in S e pt e 1l1i>e 1·. ! S S /, :in d t11 :LL_1" i ,..; t he lead in g- lw,.; p i tal <Lnd ,..;anit;u·ium of th e ·w est. It is b eautifull1· located 11n 1'1·;1111\ ,..;t1·ed . 1111 ()Il e (lr th e high bluffs (l1·c 1·lookin g th e ci ty an d tb c g·Jc n s . Th e ac n 1rnp:1n .1·i 11 g· L' llt 11·ill g·i1·e () Il l' a partial id ea o f th e mag n i tud e of t his m ag niffr c nt instituti o n. in 11·hi c h L' 11u11 L· il l) lt1IT,..; L ik es :t _j u st p r id e. It i s equipp ed ll"ith all th e mod e rn imp1·0 1·e m ents fo 1· th e L· ;tt-L' ;u1<1 t t-l <ttment 11f in sa n e ;u1d f ee bl e-m i nd ed p e1·son s , and h<ts a nurses tt-a inin g s c h ool und e 1· th e d i 1·L·L· li t1: 1 u f L' ll lllj)L't e nt in stt-uctor s . 'l'h ' c c n tr:tl p o i-ti on o f th e h ospital 11·as f"on11 ei-ly th e p 1· i1·;1 il' h11 m l ' <1f l' <1n1·acl (; e i se. Ii cn n ta in s se1·e ntc c n rooms, \1·ith many m o d e rn impro1·e m ents. On ti l l' lirst ll 1)' 1r i s ;1 1·cce pti1111 r nom. lll"t> parlors, tlni g u est n io ms, a d i nin g n io m a n d h1ill't n>u m. () 11 llJl• Sl'(lltH I ll o11r ar L' t h e apartm e nts nf th e Sistc1·s. and th e thin! fl oo 1· is d c 1·ot ec1 t o slee ping ;q 1a 1· t 111 l· nt -< . Th L· s o uth east w in g . 1 1\11;; .:,11 feet , b ui lt in l 89U. co n tai ning th e d epartm ents for th e t r l "< tl lll L' nt 11f 111 L·nta l clis c;iscs, i s di1·i cl ed as foll o11·s: F' irst fl on r , nin e pri1·atc r oo m s an d t o ilet r oo m . t 11-. 1 d ini n g· 1·1H>111s. l;itc h e n ancl pa n t ry ; s ec ond flo o r , tw c h ·c pr i 1·at c n>o ms and t o i l et n>u m: th i1·d ll1 Hll-. l11·L·l1·c· p 1·i1·ate r ou 111 s ;u1d toilet r ou m: fo ui-th Hotn-, cl e 1·c n p1·i1·at c r oo ms, t o il et 1·00 111 a n d din in g· 1·1 1ll nl. ' l 'h 1·11ug- l10ut this 11·in g the rooms ar c c x ce ll c n tl.1· 1·c ntilated . Th e n o dh11· c st 11·i n g 11·as l 1ui lt in l S 'J .=i . a n d is l .2l l;;.:,11 f ed . It is u :-:. c d ex clu:-:.i\" eh · fo r h o:-:.pital 11·o rk, and is co nn ec t ed 11· i th th L· u lill' r 1>:u·t of th e !Juildin<>· lll· a la1·.,·e en tran ce h all.. T h e h eati n .:, u· s1·ste 111 is in d i r ect, air h ei11g D . ;:, . ]J1·<1u :-, <>·ht i 11tt1 th t..• 1Juildin11· lill'uuu·h a laru·c t u n n el runnin u· und er it:-:. 11·hol c lc ng·th . Th e a i r i :-:. co m .J ;"':) t') p kll-l .1· L· h:i 11 g·t..· d in all t h•: mums e 1·en· thr ee :ninu tc s . 'J'h c plumbin g- i :-:. li1·:-:.t class in c1·c 1·.1· r e s p ed. ;111 d th L· \"L' ll t ib tion is () Il l' uf t h.c n oti ceable feat u1·cs, · admired by c n~ ry 1·isito r . In th i :-:. 11·in g th c l-L' ;1n· f"i-t.1·-l i 1·e rl H>lll:-:. for pati en t:-:.. O n t h e :-:. cco n cl fl oo r ar c pla ce d th e c h apel a nd th e o p c r ;tt ing 1·111>m . lll L' l atte 1· 1J e i11 g 11·(} ncl c dully co mpl e te in i ts p r o 1·isi o ns fo r an t i-se ptic su r g-c r .\". X o (.1.th.e r ho s pi tal in llw TT11i ted Stale:-:. h as a !Je tte r np c r ati n u· 1·00 111 , and f e11· ha1·c as g ood . Th e :-:.t a f·f ll> r s;i ni l: t r ium r(l,- t h e i11 sa n c and 11 e1-nH1 s di:-:. e;1:-:. e:-:. i s L':'l lmposc d ur D1·s. I•' . ' I'. Se .\· b c i-t, .T. :\I. Ba r s t t\\\" -~ s a 11d l [. \\ ". 'J'l10111 ~1 s. ~ ~ �St. jfrancis Elcatlcm\?· T . l•'l\.)1.-:\"C IS 1\ Cr\ D l•::-IY is a n in L·( 11·1,.>ralL'd 111slitulion. and by its ch ;u· ier e njoys ;dl illL' rights and p1·i,·ikgcs of the liilL'sl L·l) l k .·~· i;LlL· in st ituti1rn s in th e co untry. Th e sysll'rn ()r L'dt1L·aliu n is d esign ed to d c ,·e lop the m o r al. inlcll c ctual and physical p O \\ 'Cl'S or th e stud e nt. Th e 1\I'l and :\lusiL·al Dcpa1·trn e nls fun1i s h e \·c 1·y fa c ility to thos e \\·lw \\·ish l o acq ui re a t h orough p1·0 Ji c ic ncy in th e s l' 1Jra11L·lws. P upils arc r cce i\·e d al any time or th e .\' L'<l l'. 'l' l• I'I11S . p e r s es sion of fi,·e m o nth s, in c luding tui t io n , ll1>~u·d ;L11 Ll \\·ash in g, SSS. UIJ. �'UUlestern 1IOWfl <tollege. f f ' HIS in s ti tu tion. ll!' L'nt.:d in lSS-1-, \!,.,.,. h;Ls lo ng been r ccog- ni 1.cd as an imp o rta nt fa c tor of the schools system or Co uncil Bl uffs . St ud e nts fo r ced by c ir c umstan ces t o los e 111 01-c o r less tim e from sc hool, a nd be ingunabl c to k ee p \1·ith th c i1- classes a n d nut a ll o\1·ccl to s elec t th e ir s tu dies, arc co mpell e d to drop o ut of thL' publi ~ sc hools. T'h e p ri 1·ate s c hool n~ mai ns their o nl y opportun ity. In ii th ey arc e nabled to ta k e u1 special studies. Th e 'IVcst crn IO\rn Coll eg-L' has IJ ce n d csc n ·e dl_1· popula1- b eca use it has tilled so co mpl e tely this ac k1w\1·lc dge l \1·ant. Hundr e ds uf stude nts ha1·c bee n p 1-cpa r ed fo r g-oocl pnsi li (rns in c 1·c ry p rofess io n uf li fe !1 y this coll ege . :.Iany excelle nt il'ac hc r s ha 1·e made sp ec ial pre par;1 tiun for th e i1· \1·o rk. Th e coll cg·c is ce n t 1·al ly located, in th e l•:ise m;u1 blt>c k, \1·he r e th c 1· ha\·e sp le n d id r oo ms, handsom e ly fu n1i sh cd . steam h ea kd a nti \1·e ll li g·ht e d , 11l ;Hk L·h L·cd ul by pro fess\)!'S \1·lw a1·e sp ecial ists in t he ir s e 1·e nd de partm e n ts. ~ u -;c h uul in t h e \ Ves t me ri ts more f ully the li be ral palronag·c bes towed . \' is ito r s a r c a lways w elco m e. �.f. F . WILCOX- FLORA L CRE J•:NHOUSES. �3. jf. 'UU\ ilcox. n-"T I I•: :1c L' •>mpa11yi11g· illu,.;tr;1tiun of .\Ir. J. I•'. \Vi lcox',.; \!..,. gT ~·L· nhou,.;\.',.; , \1·hi L· h arL· locatccl at 11 32 Kist Pic1·cl' ,.; ~1-n·L i,.; tilL' nalu ral ,.;cq uc n ce oi t he ,.;mal l beO"i nning, a nd ind .. 111it:1l1k 11·ill . p e r,.;c1·c ran ce and bu,.; in e,.; ,.; ,.;;wac it\· o f o n e .. r l'n u111.· ii !:lulls ' m u,.;l ,.;u ccc,.;sf ul m e n. It i,.; a m o nulll L' ll t t" ,.;quar c d L'ai ing·. popular pri ce ,.; and jucli c io u,.; and lii> L·1·ai ad1·L·rli,.;ing-. :\[r. \\Tiknx is a y o u!~g man o n thL' ,.;un111· ,.; itk llf til l' rn c 1·illi a n of life . \1·ho beg·a. n hi s bu,.; in c ss c a1 ·L'L; ,. thid L'L' n _1Ta 1·,.; ag·n . in thi,.; c it\·. in <L 1·c n · small \1·;1 y. ;ind liy hi ,.; t.hllrllug-h b usin c,.;,.; qu~tlili c ation;.; ;(n cl able rnanag· L' lllL' n t h;i,.; bu ilt and e,.; tabli,.;h c d t h e large ;.;t g r ee nlwu ,.;L' "' in the \\' e,.; t. l.:C,.; i<k,.; ha\·ing· a n ?ry large trade in I NTE RIO R WIL COX' S S T ORE . Orn ;ilw ;i n d l'1iun L· ii Hlull,.;. 111.· ,.;hi p ,.; hi,.; fim1·e r,.; and \·egctalik ,.; in ll > c\.L'I·\· 11·L·,.;tc n1 ,.; ta tL'. Il e a l,.; o P\1·ns and co ntrols large \·c u·e tabl a n d fruit farm,.; n ea1· Co un c il Bluffs. Hi,.; bu,.;i n c s,.; ha,.; gTm1·n and ex pand e d ;.;o r ap id] _\", that th e past yca1· h e 1rn,.; co mp ell e d t o aflcl 0 1·c r S10.00U in impro \·e m c n b t o his a lrea d _1· im m e n,.; e plant. H e al;.;o co n du c ts at 521 Broacl11·a1-, th e iin c ;.;t r e ta il ,.;to r e \1T ;.;t of C hicago . \1·h e r c 11 ha;.; fo r sal e at all t im e s, Jl o \1·c r s, fe rns a n d plants of e 1·c r _1· d e s c ripti o n , t oge th c 1· \1·ith a full lin e of c hoice co n fcct ion c n · a n d fruits of a ll l..: in cl,.;. \'i sito1·s to Co unc i-1 B l uff,.; and ib c it ize n ,.; arc w elco m e at al l tim e ,.; to cal l a nd g(l thro ugh th e plant a nd s ec and 1ea n1 \\·h at ;t mag nifi ce nt busin c ,.;,.; :\IL \ Vilcox h a,.; c ,.;1.a.bli sh e cl by hi s prngn~ ssi \·e sp irit. -l') .I . F . ll'J l,!'OX",.; 1·1·:1; 1•:'l'AllL1': l;h'. El ·~N H OU S I ·: ,.; . �.ODctPberson 8. meeti. ll"\Nl:<~ o f t_h e m os t _r eliable a n d ~ s u c c essf u,l co n ·e rn :-; 1n C o un c il B lu ffs 1s that o f l\kPh e r s o n & E cc d , ,,·h ole sal e a n d r e tai l fl o ri sts. T h ei 1· gT ee nh o u s es a r e lo- ca t e d at 12.JU eas t P i e r ce s t r ee t , wh e r e t h ey ca 1Ty a co mp l e t e asso rtm en t of all k in ds of palm s , f ern s a n d fl owe r s. Th ey also c o n d u ct a 1·etail sto 1· ce n t r a l!\· l oca t e d al ~ o. - - - - - · - -- - - - <: 1u:1·:N 110 1;s 1·:s . P ea 1· I :-; t 1·ee t , f"r t il L· L·o n \·e n i L· n c l· pf th e i1 · pat 1·0 1i:-; i n C<n 1n cil i ) lu !T;-; . ' !'Il e\· d< > ;t n .: n · exte n s i \·e \\·h ole:-=.; tl e lit1 :-:. i1 w;-;;-; in Omah a a n d a ll t h r o ug h th e \\ ' L•;-; t ;u1d tl1 L· i 1· liu :-; in e:-;:-; i;-; c o n s l; u1 tly in l!·ea:-; i n g-. \lr . .I . l~. \l c l'h e r :-;o n cu n d u cts a l; u ·ge f n 1i t ; 1.11<1 111 \·eget.a ble b u :-; in e:-;s SL' parak f 1·n111 til l ' ! I L· <>\\' lh a larg·l · fi ori sts' de p;u· trn e nt. fruit fa rm l\1·0 mi le:-; f1·,1111 Co 11n c il l ) l1 1!T:-:. . upo n whi l.'. h t h e 1·e i :-; th e lin e;-;l ,-in c \·a 1· d 111 P otta \\'a lia mi e c" unt\·. ' l ' h c a cc <in1]'a n y ing c u t :-=. h o , ,.,., ;t ,· i e\\: " r hi :-:. h 1J t-h< >ll :-:.L':-'a ncl \·ege t a b k ga nl ..: n s . Till' Ii 1·m i;-; tk se n· e dly p o pul;u· bot h :1t h ,l lll C a nd a L> 1·o: td . \"LE\\" OF .T. R McPHER!:':O:\''S VE CE'l'A BL !·: PL AC I·: . �'J.Leona rb J5 ''erett. h' . 1, 1,:U:\ . \i\'.I) E\'J•:lX.l•:'l'' I' . attorn e y al h\\' and d ea le r in r eal es tate. IMs bee n in b us in ess in (\1un c il UluiTs fll1· n\·c r t\\' c nty y ea r s . H e writes as follm\·s abo ut tll\..' poss ibiliti es of s mall farms in \\"Cs il'rn lo\\·a: ··N ot to e x cee d t\1·e nt 1· a cn!s is nee d e d in th e frui t s e c ti• >ns of th l' :\[i ss()u r i \·al lcL :\I ' n ;u1Ll w ,i m e n of small capital s hou ld t ake co u1·agc a n d 0\\"11 a h<>l1l l' . 'i' L' n :tLTl's \\·ill clll if th e \· arc not able t o bu \· mo r e. This nee d not b e selected from th e hi g·h pri ce d bntls: in fad our ci10i cest fruit lands c~ n s i st o r th e broke n billy lancb a lo ng the l\Iis su u 1·i 1·i \·e1· a nd i ls t 1·i bu tari c s. ::\Iany of th e mos t s uccess ful fruit gT O\\·e rs of Amer ica an! m e n \\·h•> li e g-a n in ;1 \·e r y sm:Lll \\·ay o n a fC\\. dollars and t e n ac r es of land, and \\·o rke d th e ir \\·ay up tu in dq>e n dc n ce. X in e-t e nlh s of th e failu r es in fruit grO\\·in g a1·c fr o m \\·ant of prop e r a tte nt ion in som e \\·;1\·. l,'ruit g-rm\·i ng· do c s pay in lo\\·a , especially so arn nncl Co un c il Bl u ffs a n d P otta\\·attamic c uunty. Suc h m e n :Ls Ho nor able K. L•'. 1\Iu1-ray, Colo nel E\·a ns, L.A. Goodman , A . i\ebo n, SamLwl :\lil k 1·. ]J() twralik Juhn Y . Stone, a n d t he h ost of appl e grnwe r s ab o ut G le m\·ood , in 1\Iills co unty. ha\.L' found fr uit gT O\\·ino· j)l'llfitabl e . " , \ s tu th e poss ibili ties o r r aisi ng su ga r bee ts a n d manufadu1·in g s ug·a r in \\· es t e n1 l O\\·a, :\Ir. 1•: \·c rctt r dc1·s tn th e e xp e rim e n t uf JI . C. (.;. r ;L\·es & S o ns. Th ey pla n t e d fo 1·ty-o ne and one -half :Lc t·L·s of s ug·; u· b ee ts n ear Co un c il Bl uffs. Aft e r paying freight o n th ~ beets to :\o rfolk, K eb ras ka, tlll'i r l>u1il\s s ho\\'cd a n e t pruti t for t he us e o f t he fo rty -o ne and o ne-half ac r es fo r o ne yea1· or ~ 1 •.T~ 7 . 4<1. :\Ir. l•: \·erct l o ile r s g·ood fa rm s and farm land s fo r sal e in th e b est co unti e s of \\·cstc n1 l1l\\·a al \·c ry r easo nable p1·i ce ,..; , part e<ls h, balan ce o n lo ng tim e. Co nsid e r ing- th e accessibility ur th ese lan ds to th e large p o pulaliun or O ma ha a n d Co un c il Bluffs, th e pri ces at which the farm,.; a. r e q u utcd see m,.; \\·o nd c dull y lo w. He offe r s hi s fa rm la n d and farm,,; at pri ces ranging fr o m S3U hl S50 p c 1· a c 1·c . :; 1 �'J!ougee & 'J!ougee. :;\ E l>f the !Jest k n o\\' n in1·es t111 e n t ba n k in g fi rm s of Cou 11 L·il L.:lu ffs. 11·l1iL· ii lll <ikL·:-- ;1 "i 'L'L· i;dt _1· [_,o ug L'e . locall'd L·11 1·11 L·1· J·'il" tl1 a 1·L' llll L' <t ncl P ea d st 1·ee t , tJpp os ite th e co un t _1· c o ur t h o us e . :\Iess r s . I•' . C . a n d I•:. Jf. L11 ug·L"l' L·; 11llL' tn Co u n c il B l u ffs in 188 7. fn l m Ply m o u t h . X. H .. th e i1· n ati 1·c lwm c . Th L·1· a1 ·L· cxtl' 11 s i1·L·l1· v n.g·; L,g·L' tl in n eg o t ia t ing fa rm a n cl c ity loa ns o n imp1·0 1·e d r ealty . ha1·ing a la 1·g e e as te rn cl ie n tage . T h e i1· ti e l d o f op e r a t io n s is co n fi n e d to 11·este rn Im1·a, 01· e 1· 11·hi c h t h e y ha1·e a p e 1·s o n a l sup e i· 1·is ion of t h e ir s cc u1·iti e s . Th e i1· loa n s cl o n ot e xc ee d fody p e r ce n t . of a co n s e n ·ati \"L' 1·a luati o n of th e s ec u ri ty offe r e d . In t e r e st a n d p1·i nc ipal colle cte d and r e m itte d p r ompt ly . Th e y pay tax e s and e ffec t in su r a n ce fo r a b se n t a n d n o n - r e sid e n t 011·ne 1·s . :\o n - r e sid e n ts h a 1·in g intc1·e sts in t h e \ \7 e sl th a t n ee d a tte n t io n, ca n safely place th e ir matt e rs in th e ha n ds of t hi s fi r m fo 1· a d j us tm e nt. T h e _1· ha1·L· t he full e st co n fid e n ce o f lea d ing capital ists a n d p r ope 1·ty 0 11·n e 1·s . T h e fi 1· 111's 1·ar ie d e xp e ri e n ce . k ·e n appr ec iati o n of 1·alu e a n d la rg e acq ua in ta n ce 11·it h busin e s s m e n , co mbin e to r e nd e r t h e ir s e n ·ices pe c u li a rh· 1·a l ua bl e t o pa rti es d ealin g 111 r ea l t\· and t hos L' in n ee d o f loa n s . of h igh class in 1·cstm e nts, is t h at of L oug e e~<\:: OF'F' LC F: 0 1~ L OUc:EJ•: & LOU< :J·:I·:. �\l'(Jlallace & 11:rnrt. l l 1•: ,..:.k ;1m J; 1u11<11·y ha,.:. l.·nnw t<l liL' r cg-anl e d a:-' a \·en· n ecc ,..:.,..:.a r _\· part o f th e hig-h e 1· ci\· ili z;-i- (lr tit>ll tion,..:.. 111•1C kr 11 t ill H> . a n d n n city or tmn1 i,..:. complete \\· ithout o n e o r 1rn 1r e ,..:.uch in,..:.tituTh L' k tHkn L·y •• f hbor-,..:.a\·ing in \·e n t io n i,..:. n ot m e 1·c1y t•• ch e apen . but to i mpro·;L' th e qualit.\· 111' tbc \\·m·k don e . T1·.\· as ,.:.h e may. th e \\·a,..:.he1·\\·11111;Lll of th e a n c ie n t t i me,.:. L·n uld n ot app r oac h the e xc e ll e n c e a nd 1in i,..:.h \\' hi c h an " up to d ate'' ,.:.le arn laundry g i \'l~ :-' t•i th e ni c e , f r e:-; h linen \\·hi ch ha,.:. go n e t hro ug h t h e c lc;1nin g ;incl p oli:-;hin g prnc e :-;,..:.. H ut th e r e i,.; a \·a,.;t diffe 1·e n c e in laundrie,.; ;Uld the diff e r e n c e i,.; ;tltog·e th e r in hnir nf t h e p1·oc e ,..:.,..:. e mplo y e d by t h e 131ulT C it_,. Steam Lau ndr y, 3 4 'X!l r th :\fain :-;t r e e t , nf \\·hich launcl ry l\I e :-;sr,..:.. ,W al lac e &. Hart ; u-..~ th e prn pri eto r ,.; . :\Icss r s . J . I•: . \\' alb cc ;u1d L . (.;.. Hart ha\·e IMd !111111· "' expe ri e n c e in t h e hund r y bu:-;i n e ,.;,.; a nd by t h e ir \· ig-llrou,.; and e n tc 1·p1·i,..:.i11 g· pu,.;h and L'll e rg-_,. ha\·c ,1. E. built. up <L la r g·e \V. \ LLA C I~ bu,..:.in c ,.;~· . L G. HART ;1 11d a r c \·c ry rapidl y fo r gi n g· tii t h e frn n t ;t,.; ••Ill.' ,,r l'1> u1ll.· il 1:1uil",..:. m<l:-;t p r nmin c n t busin e ss co n c e rn s . i\o e xp e ns e ha,.; b e e n ::;parc el i n th e lit ti n~· t>Ut ,,r th e B!ull l ' ity Skam Laundry \1·it h ;ti] ;tppli a n cc:-; and machinery fo r th e r ap id exec uti on ,,r til l' lin c:-; t " dotll L',.;t ic or hig·h g·Jn,..:.s" '.\·n1·k. T h L' _\' do th e l:tund r _\· \1·ork of a 1aq.(·c num b e r nr t•l\\' ll "' t1· i1>ut;11 ·_\· to l't>ll lh' il l :Iull,..:.. 1.111.!'L' lhcr \1·it h ;1 b r g·c trade at h1>1lll.' a n d in O m a h a. 0 ."I �JEngle R l~ YIE 'N of 'J!n n nbr~ <to m pnn~ . e1 r th e i ndust ri es of our ci tv \\·ou l d b e in complete \\·itho11 t a rk s LTipti1111 l ead i ng lau n d r y p l an t. i t,.; Th e l,~ag l e La un d r y , O\\·n cl an cl manag ed l1 y \\'. L . U1111 g b s s . •lL'L' lil '.' . th eir b\·o-story b ri ck bu i ld in g at 724 B r oad\nLy , ancl is a st 1·ik i ng· e xa mp le tlf tl lL' r 11s h and p r og r es s s h O\\·n i n t h e g r O\dh of Co un c i l B lu ffs . Fi,·e y ear s ago t hi s establ i s hm e nt s t;u·tL- d \\·ith ;1 s m all p l an t an d \·e ry l i m i t ed pat r onage, an cl has stcacl il _ ,. g- 1·0\\· n in to p u b li c f'a nl 1· unt i l t 11 da\· tl H· \· cl o th e l aun d r y ,,·or k o f se ,·c n t_\·-fi ,·c t o,,·n s i n \1·cstc rn I m 1·a a n d :\[iss()ur i . l> es i<i l's 1. h al t 1·acl e in t hi s c i ty and Oma ha. F oi-t 1·-fi1·c han ds ;u· c e m p l oy e d in th e l aun c11·y. an d th e p l an t is eq ui pp ed \1·i t h n c 11· and !ll () d e n 1 111ach i n e1·y th 1·oug ho ut, i n clu di ng C\·c 1·_r d e \·icc fo un d in u p -t<><hlte l a un d 1·i es fo 1· d oi ng goo d 11·0 1·k 11·i t h t h e goo d s. ;L m111 1m um \1-e ;11· on In 11·ash i ng t he c lot h es s im ple . ol d -fas hi n n l' d Jff in- c i pl cs ar c cmpl o_,·c d , an d no inju r io us c he mi cals or a c i ds a1·e u s ecl. Steam h eate d c1 1·y in g ro om s a r c us ed , an d t h e iron in g· i s all cl on e by th e heated r oll p r ocess. Th e h: agle L a undry Co m- pan y O\\·c th eir s u ccess t o t he fac t t h at n o pa i n s has c 1·e r l> ce n sp ar ed and t o g i ve t heir pat r ons goo d \1·ork a nd t h ev ha1·c d em onst r a t ed t o co 1H c n1 c ncc and l ux u n · of ;1 prn m pt :-; e ni c " t he p eop le of t he \V c :-; t t il l' \1·c l l con d u cted :-;tea m lau 111ln·. •=. -1 e1 r ;1 l a 1·g·L' �~ II I•: ;.; 11hj l'd eif thi;.; ;.;ketc h , th e !<; \·an;.; Laundry 'o. , nwnag-c d hy \I1·. ~. F. H e nry, \\·ho i::; th e r c;.; id c nt m\·1wr. i;.; th e b1·ge ;.;t laundry in \\·e;.;te rn lo \\·a. "t\I r ~. I·' . lh·n1·.\· cam e to Cou n c il B lu ffs nin e y ea rs ;tgo, a nd in t h e fa u' of alnwst ce rtain d e feat ;.;tarte d 1n th e laun(ln· l>u ;.; in 1..•s;.; . l l e bui lt. a solid fo undati on , a nd by his practi cal <t1'!'l il' :1 t.ie1 n <> f l!u ;.; in c ;.;;.; m e t ho ds, r eared upon it o ne of th e lin c;.; t. 1:1u n dr\· plant ;.; in t. hc \\ est.. in fa ct. thc1·e is no in st i- tuti on of the kind in t h e \ Vest that 1s bette r e quipped, an d n on e whi ch h as a hi g h e r n r bett e r ea rn e d r ep utat ion . Th ey do pract.icall.\· all th e lin e n \\·01·k of the h ot els of Co un c il Blu ffs, a n d also h aYe a \·e ry la 1·g·c ti-acle with th e 1·ai lroads cc nte rino- h e r e. Th e.\· e n joy a luge b us in ess in Coun cil I luffs, and J\Ir . H e n1·y has bu ilt u p a n age n cy husin e;.;"- \\·ith t O\\·n;.; tr ib u tar y to Co un ci l Bluffs, f r o m alm ost nothin g to oye r lUO t0\n1s . '!'h e.\' k ee p fi \·c \rngo ns co n stantly calling for a nd d eliY.:T in g \\·o rk a n d employ fo rt y people t)n an a\·c ragc t h e .\·car a r oun d. T h e a~cC?m ­ pany in g illu str a tion of th e la undry bu1~c1 111g \\·ill g i \·ct. h e 1·eadc r a n iflca of t h e mag-111tud c e>f t hi s l' ntcrp ri sing· llllsi1w;.;s 1.·. emcern. �~he JEnte rtatnment of Stn1ngers. OTHI::\G is m o r e impoi-tant to a gTO\\·ing- city than tin e and larg·1..· ll<lll..'ls. c:i \·v ;1 st ra n g e r poor accommodatio n s, l et him cat c1ysp c psia-prnn1king-. in c!ig·c stil1lc fc>C1d. and 11 1> matt1..· 1· \\·ha t acJ \·a ntages th e t0\\"11 may ha \·c to offe r. h e is i n c li n ed tn tak e a ]'l' Ss i Ill i ,._t i l · \"i l' \\" or i t . a n cl \\·he n h e lca\·c s it h e will talk m <ff e o f hi,.; un c omfo rtab le h e el ;incl \\T l' h ·lw cl lll l 'als than h e \\·i ll abo u t th e b ea uti es or th e fi n e busin ess opportuniti es whi c h h e sa \1 -. ' l 'h;Lt i s h11man nat u1·c . On t h e oth c 1- hand, i f h e is comfoi-tably lodged a n d w e ll f e d. h e " ·ill s ec thing·,.; \\·it11 ;u1 u n p r ej udi ced eye . a nd h e \\·i ll te ll about th e m as h e should. Cou n c il muff,.; ca n 1..• n tc- i-ta i11 ;111 im me nse numb e r of strange r s, a nd sh e can do it \\·e ll, and m;L\" h e cl e p c nc! c d c> n to clc> 11 1> sm; i!J ]'a 1· t i n th e ente rta i nm e nt of guest:-; du1-ing th e T1·;u1s-.\Ii ,.;sissippi. J~:xpositicin this _\· c a i-. Th l · 1'1·i11 l ·i]lal lrntc l s of the c i ty a1·c th e Ogd e n. Grand, Ki el, ::\c uma\·c r , C r esto n ;u1d Inm a n, a n d t hr11 u g· h C111t tlw c i t_\· a r c num c n>us ;-;mallc 1- hostelri es \\·h c 1·c one may. li\·e comfortab!_,. a nd c lll'aply. ,\ JI or till' p ri n c i pa l h o t els ;u-e lo catc cl o n the moto · l in e. a n d gu c,.;b ma\· step abcianl th e c;u·s t•> ;u1 y <k1111l. Omaha and th e Trans-.\fis:-:.is s ippi ;u1cl 111t<·rn;Lti<> n ;d I·: x l'o:-:.ition. irmo:n~11 ~he ·n\ iel ·11,otcl. O N I•: uf t h e b est ll<lt ·1:-:. in tlw 1..· ity 1s tlw Ki el Hot ·1. lo cate d at rrnm _::, 111 to _::,11/ .\Iain st r ee t llppo,.;itc co unty cm 1d hciu:-:. 1..'. It ha:-:. fi r;-;t c la:-:.:-:. accommodat ic>n s \\·it11 ;i]] mod e rn i m JffO\·e m e nt:-:. . a nd t h e p1·1 1..· cs a1· 1..· 1·ea,.;o n ablc. .\I c ss 1·:-:. . Ilol:-:.t ,I\: ~p 1..· tJn;L1l. the p 1·op1·i c to1·,.; , ha\·c m;u1ag-c <l th e hous1..· f o1- l\n~ nt\· - onc \-c ;u·s \1·ith ma 1·J, 1..· d su1.·c l·ss. - . �1Heunrn\?cr 's 1botcl. , \l'( >I : >: J•; 1 · \l :\ Y l· :l~ \\·a,.; hllr n i n (.;,c rm ;1n \· , an d ca m e l•i tl ! i,.; c 11 u1 1tn· i n lS<,/. In rns2 h e ck( icl e d to e ng;1g·l· in till' h;itcl 1J u,.; i1it; ,.;,.; i n t h i,.; city and boug·ht t!JL• J; n ·ant lwu ,.;L', \\·hich h e r e moclelccl a t a n e x p e ns ' of ~.; . 111 1 i1 . l [i ,.; bus in ess increa,.;e cl so fa"t that in 18 '8 h e fc iu n c! till' ho tel \1·as t1 ip s m ;tll for th e clcmand. ;u1 cl h e l>ou g·ht lhl' ;L< ljc ii11i11g Jll'l lJl L'l·t.1· an cl bu ilt a ha n dsPme t h r ee ,.; to 1·.1· ancl l> ;1,.;L' l11 L' nl 1>1·ic l\ ;i n cl slci n e ;tclcl it iPn g i1· in g hilll a f1 ·011L1g·l· 11f SL' l.L' lll _1·-t11·11 fL'L' l 1111 U ni;1cl\1·a_1·, \1·it h cl pt h to th e ;J]ky ll<ll'th <lf 1.:;11 rl'l'l. Jn .\h.1· of t h e past ynu· t h e gT c..: atc 1· pal"t 1ir till' 01·ig·i11al h ok l \1·as bur n e d . a n cl J\l r . ":'\ c..: u 111 ;11·L· r ;1l ll llL' L' li e g·a11 t h e c r ectill n of a th r ee ston· ln1ilc!ing· 1111 t hi s pr<1 p L.'1- t _1·. mak in g· th L' f r o n t ;1g-e u ni fur lll o.n l3n i; L<l11·;1 _1· . \I ith i ron ;u1d pbtc g·Iass fro n t. T h e r e i,.; se1·e nt1·- ti 1·e 1·1Hims in th e huk l and t h e y ;u·e ligh t e d \1·it h g·;ts an"c l L'kCt l· icit1·. slL'alll h e ated ;1n d f urni ,.; h e cl in lll Ocl e rn std e . St r ee t e<Lr s rr o Ill a l 1 cl cpots pass t h e do o r . rr h e 1· a t l' s ;1. r e fro m Sl.IJU to S l. 50 p e r clay, a n cl th e s c 1·1·1c e <>f t h e b e st. A ii. n e b ri ck ba rn is ru n in con n ect ion \1·ith t h e h ote l, affo r d in g- stable n 1om fo r 150 animal,.;. A li r st class ba r is r u n in con n ect ion with th e h ute l. I n fact, t h e N e u m ay e r , planned a n d built by its o\\·n e r fo r t h e acco m nwcbt iu n of t h e publi c , is ti r st c la ss in !21·e n · r espec t. 57 �ll() t1 ,..,l· . l <> l ·;1ll'<I .it I >; 11· f..: IS . \ \'l' ll lll'. <l lH: 11f t lw J; u·gest ;uu l Ji1ll·st li <>il'ls 111 the cit 1·. 1:, ll. _1·L·a 1·s j'•tst it has hL·en the h eadq 11al"te rs f111 · the hL·s t 1.: l;tss pf cu mnH: rcial tr;tl"l: ll' 1· s ;u1<l jH~ ople. 1•1·11kss iu nal and 11·h en the g·;itc·,.., 11f til l ' ' J' 1·;u1 s- .\[ ississippi and T11 ll-n1;i ti< 1nal J•:x posi- tion a r e th r ()11·11 upe n to till' p111>lic. the 1·l· will be no h1Jt el in CP 11n L· i l 1;1u1Ts !Jl'itL' r p1· epar ed ,..;ec1· . to acC()Jll Ill< 1d;til' Th e :\" e11· Ogd e n is till' s ight- sit 11 ;til'd 111 th' ce nte r of th e c it1-. all el 'c tt·i c ca1·s pas,..; th e doo1· f1·11m all d e pots a nc! Nt::ll' Oli lJt::.:-.1 HOTEL . r ect t o g x p ositi on g r ou nds. l ights, It co ntai n s on e hundr ed a nd el evat o r and all m od ern seating capac ity of 2.SU people . Jifty Jin eh · furnish e d nuJm,..;. irnpro1·e rn ents ; it has th e fin es t dinin g r oo m in th e \ \' e,..; l. Mr. it eq ual t o any hotel in Omaha, and di- elc ·t 1·ic 11·ith a H. A. i\Iessmore, the pr opri et o r , i s sparing n o ex p e n se in making th e publi c will Jincl th ey ca n se r v i ce at a mu c h l ess rat e than will b e fo und in oth er ho t el s. p er clay bouse, equal t o a ny house c harg in g doubl e t h e 1·ates . han! th e same co mfuJ"ts and In fact it will b e a st 1·aight S~. 1J11 Th e New Ogd en will l1e u11 d e 1· thL· man - agement of th e present proprietor s H. A. and C. J. Messmor e, with C. l~ . <::-i!Jbs as c hi e f c l e 1·f..: . �a :IB. nn. Sargent. .:'l l ONG th e mus t r eli able r eta il co nce rn · in Co un c il B lu ffs is th a t of 8. l\I. Sa1·ge nt , t h e up-t o-da t e boot a n d s h oe deale r , locat e d a t 413 \ Vest B rnad \\·ay , \\·b e1·e be has a \·e r y fin ely a ppoint ed s t o r e fo r th e a rt is ti c d is play of bi s g oo d s a n d fo r tb e co m fo rt a nd con\·eni e nce of b is pafrons. Cus t om e r s a r e s u r e of poli t e a n d courteo us t r ea tm ent, whi le th eir ,,·a nts a r e s upplie d fr om th e. full lin e of fin e footw ear whi ch is al ways k e pt on hand. l\Ir. Sar gent b as been id e n tifi ed with th e boot a n d s h oe bu s iness in Co un cil Blu ffs s in ce 18 ' O, a n d h is popular ity is attest ed t o by th e la r ge a nd in c r eas ing b us iness wbi cb h e e nj oys. l ; I! ,\ N I > I IOT l·: L . �SbnoRrt & © uren. I-IC"C::-Al~T & <>L"l\'l ·:X. th e 111e1st 1i. 1· e y e;us ago by of ga r d e n a n d un t il 1·cce n tl1· n~s pon,.;i!Jk seed and co 111111i:--..._ion li r111 111 till' ,· il1· . " ·;,..._ f,,1·111L·d -:\Ir. T. J. Shugart a nd C. <:-. Ou1·c n . fo1 · tlJL· pu1 · 111):-'L' of h;1ndli 11 .!. .'.· ;111 kinds fai-111 s eeds . th e 1· \\'e r e feed obl iged and fl our. bi 11101·e to m ore co:11111 orl i11:1,.; qua1· k1 ·,.;. ;1l ., ::?11 1: 1-.qd11·;1 .1· . 11·h c r e t h e 1· no\\' hal'<.' thn~c e n tin~ f-10 11 1·,.; <L n<l ba-.; e me nt lo ca1·1·y on t.h ·i1· l;u-g«' ;1 nd i 11L'l'L' ;1-.:. i1 1.!. .'.· h !1si n c s,.; 111. 'l'h c y abo h a 1·e <L co mpl e t e l i n e o f poult1-_1· suppli e,.; . and .! .!·anll'n b'o r t h e w a n t of r o o m th ey i111pk111,· n t.,.; :i n cl ha1·e, in th e past., d o n e 01111· a s ma ll <.:o mmis,.;ion th c i1· ;ulcl e cl fac iliti es in th e ir busi 1JL•s,.;, ll L'\\' qua1· t. c 1·,.; 1.cnd to clu a g e n c 1·al co 111111 i ssion busi 1H..: s,.;. drills. l>tt l. " ·it.Ii lilL· 1· in\ J11sig·n- 111 c nts of c h o i ce pn>du c' a 1·c soli c i ted. a n d lili c ral :t<l1·a n ces a1·c th e m. (l e tail t r ad e, ABE ,LINCOLN POS'J' MONUMEN'l'. mad e rJ'h ey of arc 11·h c n 1·cq u i 1· ·cl. t h o r o ughly co n 1·c 1·sa n t th e b u s i n ess a n d and h a1·e th e th e r· c p u tat i o n w ith l..' 1·c 1· 1· r c qu i 1·e m c n t.s of the of c nd ca1·0 1·i n g fa i thf ull y se r ve 1.h e be st in t.Pr· ~ts n f t h c i1· p ;1 t. 1·o n s. lo �jfrrmrilin f!)rtnttno 'fbo1rne. "" . \:\I ~ ]:\ (; li r st among th e up-tu-da ic p 1·int.in g c Lrn ce rns of Coun c il l ~lulfs. ; l'-; tlw1·\lug·hl _\· 1·cliabl e, is th e i" r anl\lin Pri n t in g House, loc;Licd at. 1111 South \ Ltin str eet. co nducted b \· !\Ir. J.C. Sc h e r111 e r lw1· n . 'l'his pri n t i n g establi,;]1111 ent is on e o f t h e m os t co m p l et e of its ki n d in tlw c:ity. 'l'h e i1· stoc k o f t_\·p e is unusually ntr ied a nc1 acLq1kd t.11 c \·L· 1·_\· ki n d ,if _jo b and art ist ic printi n g-. !<: \· e r _\· d esc r ip ti o n ()r _j.,1,. L' lllllll1 c 1·1.: i;Ll ;i n d lin e printing is ex ec ut ed at r eason abl e pri ce s. \l 1·. SL·lw1·nH' l' ho 1·n \\';LS ru1·111 e l'ly co nn ec t ed 11·i t.h t h e i\unpar c il n e\\'Spap e 1· as tclyg1·aph edit111· and fu r c man of th pape r. ~ ~)1~)1tp}tp}tpj a $cconti in th e s 'UU\ or l ~. a 11·huks;Llc i 111plc1111_•nt. L L' nh'1· Co uncil Hluffs sta n ds s eco nd in t he l'nited States anc1 in th e 1\-. 1rld. Inc:1·edi blc as th e state m e nt s ee ms . it ha s n c 1.·e1·th 1_·lcss b ee n r ep c<Ltc dly d emo nstrated ill lie tn1c. Cuu n c il l' lulTs h ;1s h eld this 1·ank. n ext t u th e h ea d . fo r s e \·c r al _l.L' ;u·s. ;u1d its 11·holcsalc impl e m e nt tra c: c is c:o nsequ e_ntl y a so un: 1_· <if p ;u ·du n alilc p 1·ick ;i n d ;1d111i1·ati ,1n . . - \ ut.h o ritatin: and 1·cl iab lc info 1·111atio n p l ace s t.h e annu al liusin c s s i n ;1gT i c 11ltu r al i 111pk111 c nb in Cnunc:il Hluils at. Sl tl,1HHl ,l llHI. Th es e figur es de nrnnstratc the 0 111<1g·nituLk 11f l'<Ht n L·il l l lulTs' i111p lc m e 11t. trade, and t. h c i mpu r t; uK e of t h e c: i ty 's c:h i cf claim t o di s t i n c t.iP n . Jn1rnL· n sL· 11·;u·L· lwus c s ha1·._, i> CL' n c r ed c d cs1 wc: i;Lll y t 11 ;u.: cnmmutlatc th e i mplement lin1is . a n d th1_·s L· ;u ·L· stuL·k1.'< I 11·i t.h L' 1·1_·1·y kind (lr 111 o cl en1 ma c hin e ry. :\lost of th e h o us es a r c l oc ated o n J,01n· 1· \l ai n st1·'-·et, 11·h 1.·1·1.· tlw 1·;Lih1·a1· shipping· h c iliti c S:~ar e 11 f t h e b est. I iJ �OFFICE AND REPOSJ'l'ORY OP HE:\'RY IL \· ,\N IJHUNT. �·nJe nr\? ·nJ. ID an JB rnnt. :"-.: L' IWrlll ()lls increase in the d e ma n d fo r ca rr iages a nd \·c h ic les of a ll g r ad es has r e nd e r e d the ir rnan uL td u r c and sale a p r o min e nt a nd \·er y important b us in ess in th e U nite d States . ' !' h e r e a r c fc \1· bra n c h es of trnd e in "· hi ch s uc h a la r g e a mo unt of cap ita l h as b ee n in \·e;.;tc d , an d n(>!l c nt h c r in \1·hi c h t h e Am e ri ca n m a nufacture r has, by hi s s kill and in g e nu ity, so fa1· In this co nn ect ion \Ve d es ir e to make spec ia l r efe 1·en ce n u 1.st. 1· ip p c cl his fo 1·c ig-n co mp e tito rs. to t.h l' c nt c 1·p1·ising- a nd 1·el iabl e Co un c il B luffs ho use of Henry H. Van B 1·un t. H e has th e la r g est an d fin es t L· ;1 1T iag-c 1·e pos it.01·y \\· est of Ch icago, a c ut of \\·h ich app ea 1·s on th e o pp os it e page. H e r c h e k ee ps a h c a1·y and c ho ice s toc k o f fi ne car 1·iag es , buggi e.', co u pes, s urr eys , phae ton:. " ·agon s a n d li ic ycl ' s, u1·c 1· s i xty -fi n~ cliffe 1·e nt st._\·lcs be ing s e t u p r eady fo r th e road . In b uggi es , h e h a n dl e s t h e \\·o rld r c nm\·n c d "Colurnbia," and t h e "Van B runt, " manufac ture d un d e r hi s own spec ifi cat io n s. \1·hi c h has bccu m c o n e o f th e m ost po pu la r b ugg ies in th e \ iV es t , it b e in g at t im es ab . ol u t ely impos s ibl e to supply th e d e mand . In \\·ago n s, 1'\Ir. Va n B run t has ha ndl e d fo r y ea r s t h e ' 'O ld H ic k o ry '· and •·Cap ital.' ' In 1Ji c_1·clc,.;. th e fam o us "Ha m il ton' · a nd " K c n\\'oo d. " H a ls o car ri es a f ull lin e of fi n c han1 css. Only fi1· s t c h;-:.;.; good s arc han d led . a nd th e pri ce s q uot e d in all ca ses n ecessa rily attract. pn1cknt. buy c 1·s. I t is ge n e rally ·on ce cl e d, e \·e n by his co mp e tito n;, that H e n r y H . Van 1:31-un t is th e p1·in cc of buggy m e n in th e g r eat \\ es t today . H e has bee n conn ecte d \Yith th e \·e hi clc and implem e nt. busin ess in Co un c il Bl uffs fo r t\\'e nt y y ea1·s . H e has h a ndled onl y s u c h im p le m e nts clu 1·in g this tim e a s his trad e cl c mancl e <l , h is gT eatcst cl e;.;i 1·e be ing to build up th e lead in.g bu ggy trad e o f t h e ·w est.. Tri s sto r e is l·e ntrally locate d at fro m 12 to 22 F o urth st r ee t , a nd he also h a s a n imm e n se \1·;u·L·hm1sc at. T e nth a ncl B r :)ad \1·a 1-, " ·h e r e he do cs t he t. r a n sfe r b usin ess fo r th e fol lm1·ing impkrn c nt c(ln cc rn s: l~n c k IsLtncl P lll\;. Compa ny , J. T ho mp so n & So ns, (~ c n rgc \ V. B r m \'11 Deale r s 1·i;-;iting in t.h c citl· a1· c \\·c lcum c ;Lt. a ll 8:. (', ,__ I•' . I{. Ta it 8: l 'o .. and TL-L \1·orth & Sons. t illl L'S t11 c; ilJ ;1n<l insp l'l· t his m:ig·nili L-L' ll i stnck. �t ~ l l-il"l l . th e K e \·ston c \ [!-. .·. C 11. , r ea l izin g th e~ n c cc ssi Ly o f a b r a n c h h o u se i n C o u n c i l 13Iuff-; . b u i lt a la r g e b ri c k stn1c t urc 1()() f c t s q ua 1·c a n d th 1·cc sto1· i c s hi g h , i t b in g t h e fi r st \\'< ll. 1.'. h o u s c c 1·c c t c d i n Cd u n c i l 1;1 u fT:-: . as a bra n c h o f an i Ill ]' ICrn ·11 t f; 11..· t o1·_, .. Th e prin c i pal o fl i c es ancl \\·111·ks . \\'hi c h a r c a m o ng t h l' /J l'S l cq 11 ipp ed o f th e kind i n t h e l ' nitc c! S t at e :-: . ar c l ocated at l { oc k !• alls . 1>pp o s i te S t e rli ng, Ill . Th e e x c c u t i \·e orti c e 1·s a r c E . L c l\' u \· ( :alt, p r e s i d e n t a n d trcas u1·c r. a 1i<l !• ra n k .\f. ' l ' 1·a 1..· ,·. ,·i ce- pr c s i<l c n ta n <ls ·c r t;i 1-_\-. ' l' h c-i1· o fti c c\-i a n d s a l c s r uu m s i n t h i :-: 1..· i t \· ar c l oc ated at 1.::;11 1 a n d 1.;11 7 s<> LI tii \I ai n s t 1·c e t . Th e b u s i n e s s of th i :-: b r a n c h h o u s e i s u 11 d e 1· t h e ;1 b le ma n ag e m en t of D r. J. B. P a tte r son , \\·ho l~ cc a m c a ;..;so c ia t c d \\·i t h th e K eys t o n e p eo pl e t \\·e nl_\·-e ig· ht Yl' a r s ago, b ei ng o n e o f t h e o r ig i nal i n co r po r ato 1·,.; an d s ec r e tary of th e c1 >rnp a n y 1J e f1n· 1..' comi n g· t u l 'ou 11L· i l B!uffs i n 188(1, h e s t i ll b ei ng a d i r ec t o r i n t h e hnrn e co mp a n y . Th e te rri t ory C<l \'l' l' C<I r 1·11rn t hi s o fti cc e m b r ace s t h no rt h w cst c n 1 sta t es, \\' es t c rn I o \\·a . • 'c lJra s l\ a ;uHl South l);Ll \ (lta. \\'h i le th l' t1 ·;1d 1..• l) f th e h om e o ffi_ cc ex t ends not o n ]_,. t h r o ug ho u t th e entire (l n i t ed SLLt L' S. bu t in t•> 111 ; 1 ~1 y f111· L' i g·n lands. Space \\' I ll on J_,. p e rm i t of t h e e n u m e r atio n o f a f C\ \. u f th e mos t " ·i d c l y 1, 11 .,"·11 111 ;1c h tn L·s 111<L l1 ll fa ctu r c d bv th is conc e r n . su c h as th e K c \·ston c Co mbi n ed C orn H usk i: r a nd l •' 11d<k 1· S h1·c d 11L- 1·. l..:: 1..· ,·s t q nc Powe r Co r n Sh e1l c 1·s. K e ,·sto n e an d 'l ' 1·ac ,. Co n 1 P l;u1t e 1· =-- , Y i -.: to1· I ) i sc J h 1Tu\\·s, I ; r• >a <l , · ;1s l ~ ,·1..·< k 1.-s . l'>c r)· m ac h i n e tu rn ed out. is t~ nri ,·a l c <l f o 1· u t i l i t y, c l"fi 1.·. i e n 1..· y , 1·c li a l1ili ly ;uH l \\·<11·1\ 111 ;i11 s h i p . �)Dern )D low 8.. 11mplement (tompan\2. MOi\C:- t h e Ja 1-ge a nd e nte 1·p1·is ing ag r ic ultu i-al i m ple m e n t h ou ses of thi s c ity, th e abo,·e co mpa n _,- ar e p e rh a ps th e m os t pro mi s in g a n d a i- e th e r efo r e cl ese n·ing of additi on a l n o t ice . ' omm e n c in o- a n e \\· b u;.; in ess in t h e fa ll o f 1Sg5, at a pe ri o d w h e n th e in dustri es of t h e co un t ry ' '" e r e p r ost 1·ate d, th e P e ru Pl o\\· & Impl e m e nt Co mpa ny , d es pite th e m os t a d,·e 1-se co n d it io ns th e n c x i;.;t. in g . c o u1·agen us ly o pe n e d a b us in ess with th e b li ef p r os p e r ity \\'Ould r e ig n a nd o n its 1- e tu rn a p o rti o n nf th e t. 1·a d e \\·o ttld b lo ner t o th e m . T ha t th ey h a \·e s u ccee d e d in t h e i1- p r ed il ec ti o ns is n o t a m atkr o f d e hate , b u t th at th ey ha,·e s e cu r ed a la rge po1·ti on is cl ul_r con ced e d, a n ti " ·ith t h e a c q ui s iti o n of n e \\· lin es durin g th e pa;.;t. y e a 1- fr o m th e fa c to r y at P e ru , Illin oi;.; , this e stab li s hm e n t is steadi ly a dva n c in g- a nd m ak in g- its pr e s e nce ex ce e dingly l i,·ely fo r i ts o ld e r co m p e tito 1·s . '\Vith a sple ndid e quipment of traY e lin g s al es m e n a nd a c lass o f good s a da pte fl fo 1· t h e t r-ad e o f thi s c o unfr y . a nd \\'ith t h e pos itiYe co n ,-ic tion P e n1 goods a 1-e th e b es t, thi s c o rn pa ny th 1-o ug h its e n e rgy ha s a lt-ea cly m a inta in e d a position whi c h place s it in t h e first ranks . Th e s co pe of thi s co m pany is a lm ost unlimite d. This appli e t o the Sio u x F a ll s, So uth Dakota b r a n ch , which carri es a sto c k to s uppl y th e trad e in that e c tion. \ V ith fa c iliti e s pos s e ss e d by th e P e ru P lo\\· & Implem e n t Co m pa n y the futur e h as fo r th e m t h e b1·ig·hte st. p1-osp cc b . ��----IPtoneer 1Implement <to. T THE close of the r ebelli on the se ttl e m e nt of th e Tra ns -Mississippi country, w hi c h bad been h eld in c h ec k for fiye year s on acco unt of th e war, bega n in earnest. The hi g h price o f lan cls in the easte rn states, brought abo ut by de precia!ed c urr en cy, a n d the spe cial fayo1·s s h own by n cle am to the soldi e 1· b oys in th e way of free la nds, s tarted a s t a m pede west"·anl " ·hi c h co ntinu ed fo1· twenty years, and r each ed almost t o the R oc k y Mo unta ins . S ec t ion s of th e Trnns-l\Iissouri co untry that were s u pposed to lay in th e arid b elt soo n d e velop e d into r cmun e r at iY e farms, a nd whe1·e vast prairies h ad s impl y been furni s hin g foo d to th e buffal o, t h e little sod h o use of the fa1·mer, s urround ed by waving fi elds of gra in , was visible. Th e developm e nt and imp1·oye m e nt of thi s co untry could n ot h a ve been co mpl eted in s u ch a short spac e of tim e o nl y through the use of mod e rn farm mac hin er y, and th e ex traordin a r y demand fo r this sta d e d huncl1· e ds o f factories in Illinois a nd th e east e rn stat es. The lack of r aw material on th e 1\lisso u1·i in th e ~ ady days, preyented the locati on of facto1·ies furth e r west, b ut it brought about als o th e n ecessity of the genernl agency or jobbing h ouse on th e M isso uri . Hence we :find those pionee1·s in th e impl e m e nt trad e , E. L. S hu gart, F. ·w ies and G. vV. Lininger located in Counc il B luffs as e;u ly as 1867, with a branch h ous e in Omaha a few yea r s aft e r , and la t er this hous e becam e the p1·ope rty of l\Ir. Lininger. In 1892 th e Pionee1· Imple me nt Co. s uccee ded th e old org-ani zat!on, M r. S hu ga 1·t h oldin g the pres id e ncy o f th e new con ce rn. Th e Pion ee r Im ple ment building is th e larg e st of its kind in the c ity, and the co mpa n y h as a t r ad e coYe rin g we s tern Iowa, N e braska, S o u th Dakota, and r eac hin g fa1· d ow n into north e rn I\Iissonri a n d Kansas. It is st ri ctly a Coun cil Bluffs in stit ution, not a sba1·e o f stoc k be in g h eld outs id e of th e city . It is a pl eas ure t o \· is it tb e i1· p:a ce of bu s in e ss ( visitors a 1· ah\·ays w elco me) a n d go t h ro ugh th e va ri ous \\·a r e r oo ms and s ec what is n ecessa r y o n th e m ode rn fan11. Your e nd-of-th e-ce ntur y fa rm er does n ot ha \·e n eces s iti es o nl y, e ith c 1·; a buggy o r a caJTiage is n one too good fo r him s elf or hi s family, and fro m th e stoc k on h a nd on e would be led to think that eve r y farmer in the West was co min g out \Yitb a brand n ew \·e hi cle . 67 �-, I �"lllnion <:tranafer <to. HE U ni on T r a nsfe r Co mpany o f Co un cil Bluffs , Iowa, was in corporated January 2, 1893, for th e p u1· posc of tr ansac ti ng a ge ne ral s tor age a nd fo rwarding bus in ess, fa rm and h eaYy ma c hin e r y b e in g the ir espec ial lin es, to whi ch bas bee n added a ge n e ral jobbing bu s in ess. Nohy ith sta ncling th e r ece nt fina n cial dep r ess ion, thi s company , by cauti ous man ageme nt a nd ceaseless effo d, has g 1·ad ually e nl a r ge d its \·olume of b us in ess until it now e xte n d s ove r an a r ea e mlJ1·ac in g Io,,·a, M issou 1·i, Ka nsas, Jeb rnska, Col or ado, \ Vyomin g and th e two Dakotas. As j obbe r s of l ight ,·c hi cks th ey ar c 1·ecog ni ze d ge n erally a leading facto r s in th e wes t e rn trade, th e ir se \·e r al lines of \\·0 1·k be in g <l cse n ·c cll y popular in s ty le a n d price. Th eir imrn en se volum e of bu in ess comp els t h e m tu e<H 1·y a n cxtc ns i ,·e s t ock , fro m whi c h th e most fas tidious find no difficulty 111 s uppl y ing t h e ir \\·anb \\·ith e n tire sa tisfac t ion. B ein g ma nu fact ure r -- ' tra nsfe r age nts fo r th e lea ding lines of far m mac hin e r y, th c i1· co mm od io us offices at No. 1308 So uth Main s tree t are h eadquarte r s for vis itin g d c; Ll e r s, ,,·h e r e alsu r cp r csc ntati,·c. of man y eas te rn factor ies can always b e fo und. Abo ut thirty diffe r e nt m a nu fac tur e r s' l in es pass throug h the m edium of the U nion Transfe r Com pany t o th e d ea lc 1·s in th e t c 1-rito1·y s u1-i-ou 1Hli ng Co un cil Bl uffs and th e \ Vest , all classes of machin e r y, li g h t a nd h ca \·y, be in g 1·e p 1·csc nted in e n dl ess \·ari e ty, th e t onnage b e ing e norm ous . Th e hi s tory o f this co mpany is on e of unti1·i ng effo rt a nd indus fr y, th e s uccess of the pas t b eing a guar a ntee of th e s u cL·css o f th e fut u 1·c. T h e office r s, H. I. F'or sy th, p1·es id ent a nd ge neral man ager; 0. P. 1IcKessl) n , ,·ice-pr es ident (local m a n age r A ultman-Miller Co.) ; John S. G r et ze r , sec r etary a n d ti- easu1· c 1· ( loc al man age r C-:-rand Deto u r P low Co.; ) ha,·e bee n in thi s trad e a nd t e rritory fo r year s, b1·ingin g into tb e U n io n Tran s fe r Com pa ny's ma nage me nt, th e rich fund of ex p e ri e n ce and pe r so na l a c quaintan ce whi c h has bee n in st rnrn c ntal in buildi ng up th e ha n dsome trade th ey now e n joy . Co un c il B luffs and Omah a a r c ju s tl y p r on cl of t he U ni on Transfe r Co mpany and ap.p.r ec iate _th e inc 1·ease cl ,·olum c of t r ad e that th ey ha,·e bee n inst rum e n tal in bringi ng to t h e twi n citi es, whi le t h e y in turn h aYc always bee n a li,·c a n cl act i,·e in pu s hing th e in te r ests of impl e m e n t dealers on both si d es of the 1·i,·c r. Th e futtll" c s uccess of th e U n ion T ra nsfer Compa ny is ass ur ed. ��Jempkte .. Sbugart <to. MPETl<> SHUGAR 'I' CO., t h e old es t and mos t important bus iness con ce rn gage d in th e wh olcsal thro ug h the vV st. 111 thi s c ity en- ha rdwar e bu s iness, are w ell known as lea d e r s in th e ir lin e all Th e bu ·in ess of t his house was establis h e d in 1872, a nd incorporat e d 111 188 -t und e r th e laws of Io wa. Th e offi ce r s of t h e con ce rn a r e Mr. E. L. Shugart, p r es id ent; }.Ii-. Geo. F . W 1· ig ht , \·ice-pres id e nt ; M r . F . H. Hill , sec r etary, a n d Mr. L. C. Empki e, m a nage r and t1· easur i-. Th e busin ess is condu cte d a t 109 t o 115 Ma in s tree t, wh er e a spac iou s fo ur-s t or y building is occ upi e d, with a fron tage of lf\O fee t. They al s o hav e a la r ge wa r e bo Hse locat e d on th e C . , l\I. & St. P . a nd C., B . & Q. R . R. track s . They k eep seven trav eling s al esm e n con s tantly o n th e 1·oad, whos e te1Tito1·y cove 1·s the s t a te.· of Iowa, N ebraska, parts of Colo 1·ad o and South Dakota. 1 isso uri , Kan sas, Mr. L . C. E m pkie and Mr. F. H. Hill are th e activ e m em b e r s of th e ffrm, a nd it is ow ing t o th e ir b us in ess e nte rpr ise and p ublic-s pirite dn ess, th a t th e h ouse h as attain e d the hi g·h plac e th ey occ upy to day in t he trad e c ir cles of t h e \V es t . Th ey a r e tra nsfe r age nts fo r seve ra l impl e m e nt h o uses wh o ha \·e r e prese n tatives in t h is t e rritory . Space does not permit o f th e e num e rati o n of the variou s good s th ey h a ndle, and of which t h ey car r y an imm en se stock at all times, but s uffi ce it to .-ay tha t t h is s t ock is on e of th e m ost co mpl e t e a nd well assorte d s t oc k s in th e \ Vest. Th ey c;:u-ry a fo ll li ne o f Ove r lan d bi cycles, w h ich h ave a n es ta blish ed 1·ecord all through the ·west. 71 �<Sale nDanufacturtng <to. a CONCER of which Coun c il Bluffs is justly proud is th e Gale 1\Ianufacturing Co. Th e factory and h o m e offices of th e co mpan y are in Albion, l\Iichigan. Th e Cou ncil Bluffs bra n ch was ope n e d about t e n yea r s ago for th e purpose of s uppl y ing th e co mpany's trad e in th e West, and is und e r the able manage m e nt of Mr. G. L. Dasbacb, manage1· for Nebraska and So uth Dakota, and Mi-. C. E . Hathaway, manager for westen1 Iowa. They are wide-awake and e n e rge tic implement m e n, mindful at all tim es of th e interes t s of th e ir patrons. They carry a compl e t e s t oc k of up_ JOHN CLAUSEN, to-date impl e m e nts , "goods that ;ue Tran ifer .-J.g·e1tl, 1:c 18 .) 'o u IIt . )"/xi It S treet. right ," both in price a nd workmans hip a t th e transfer hou se o f John Clau se n , 1 ~1 8 South . ' ix th s txee t . Th e Daisy I-Iig- h Lift Gang and S ulky Plows , Gale \Valking Plows, Gale D isc I-la1-rows, Dai sy Hamm oc k h'idin g- C ult ivat or s, Daisy Stalk C uttei-s and th e num e r o us other agTicu ltu1·al ma c hin e r y wh ic h this co m pany m a n ufacture , have become a passport of quality a nd effic ie n cy in all pads of th e Unite d Sta t es. 72 �South :J13enb <.thilleb }Plow <to. 'Utllilson !IDoline :JBugg\? cro. ff'JIE local bran c h o f the South Bend Ch ill ed ~ Plow Compa n y, undc 1· th e manage me nt of Ceo1·g·c C. Cibsu n, 1s on of t h e leadin g irnple rn e nt co n ce rn s of Cou n cil Blu ffs, a nd th e h 1·gc and i1h.:i-casin g lrn s in css d on e by that ·o mpany in \\·cs lc n1 Iowa a nd Neb r aska 1. a n effcctin~ c ncl o n.;c rn c nt o f :\[r. Gibso n 's able managc m c n l. The h ead nfticc is locat e d at South Be nd , In d . The n " . Casady su lky and gang plo\\· is gua1-;1 n teed th e best plow in th e wo-i·Jc]. Th c i1- n11m bc 1· six C<lsaday c ultiYato1· is a mod el o f pc d c ti o n and \\·01·k111ans hip. T h ey han dle plantc 1·s, stalk c u ttc r s . h<ln·mys, ganl e n tools, and walking- plo\\·s of all kinds. Co mpl e t e s toc k "'{ N this co m me r c ial rev iew of the imple m ent "-' con ce rns located here, we de i1·e to r efer to t h e Wilson Moline Buggy Co., of Moli n e, Ill., dealer s in h igh g r ade car n ages, surrey s, buggies, road wagons and sprin g wagons, of which they carry a fu ll li n e at the transfer house of J ohn Clausen, locat ed at 1218 South Sixth sfree t . T h is com pan y h as th e r ep utation of turning out tb e best lin e of yehicles of any simila1· manufacture. M r. Joh n Jackson is th e g e n e ral agent for weste n1 Iowa and Nebr aska. He i widely know n in trade circles for promptness, business at 211 So uth Main s freet. and at th e ab ili ty and s tri c t integ1·ity, and in all transac- fra n s fc r h o use pf John Clause n , 1218 So uth Sixth s ti·ec t. n calc1·s arc \Yelco m c at all tim es to call a nd inspc ...:l th c i1· imm e n se stuL·k. t ions protects th e inte res t s of hi s patrons. A co rdial \\·elcom e is exte n ded to d eal e rs ,-isiting carri e d Council Blu ff,.; . �JDeere, "CMells 8. "' cro. G HIC U LTURE is the oldes t occ upa ti on o f ma n. T h e pl uw. so-ca lle d, \\·hi c h \\'as r ea lly a li m b ?f a tree, the pruning ~ook and th e s i.c kl c, \\:c.1·c ab o ut t h e o n ly . t oo ls us.e el ~ )_\. agT ic u lt ur 1sts fo r ages, but th e sk ill a nd m ec ha ni ca l ab ili ty of t h e "A m e r ica n g e nlll s ' ca m e i.o th e assistance of th e pioneer farm e r by placing in h is h a n d s th e num e r o us irn pkm ·n ts a nd t oo ls b y the a id of whi c h th e sc ie n ce of agricultl!l"e h as atta in e d th e hi g h es t pla n e o f p c d c ct io n . Th e selection of the ver y bes t implements t o be u sed o n t h e fa r m is a matte 1· o f \·ast i m poi-la n ce . The name of " D ee r e " is intimately associate d w it h th e hi s t o1·y o f t h e s tll ' m c nt a nd d c \·e lo p m ent of th e \ Ves t. The business of Dee1·e & Co. was fo un d e d in l , 47 . In 188 1 t h e h o us e of Dc e 1·c . Wells & Co. was es tabli s h ed at Co un ci l B luffs as a co-pa i-tn e r s hi p, th e int e r e ste d pani c s b e in g· Deere & Co., th e largest plow manufactu r e 1·s in t h e w o i-l cl, of i\Iolin e , I ll ino is ; t h e 1\[olin e \ \'ag o n Co., r ep uted th e largest wago n manufacture r s in th e w o r ld , a nd l'vfr. L u c ius \ Ve il s o f th is c ity. In ·1891, D ee re & Ma ns ur Co. of Moline became inte 1·es t e d , t h e o ffi ce r s b e in g C. JI. D ee n ; , ~fo l in c , president; M. R ose nfi eld , :tl'Ioline, vice-pres id ent ; Lu c ius vV ells, Co un c il Bl u ffs , s ec r e t<u y a n d tr eas ure r. The bu s in ess in t h is t e rrito r y, w hi c h co m p 1·i :-:.c s \\·e ste n1 Iowa, Ne braska, So uth Da k ota, \ Vy o min g- a n d Id a h o is co n d u cte d by Mr. Luci us \ 'Ve lis, \\·h os e ma n age m e n t h as b ee n c h;u acl c 1·i zc d by e n e r gy, sagac it y a n d r a r e b us in e s s ab ili ty . .Th e Li :-: t o f :\fr. vVeHs being s e lec t e d to r e p r es e nt Co un c il B lu ffs 1n t h e <111·cc t o 1·a t c of th e T rn ns -M ississ ipp i a n d Inte rn at io na l Ex p os iti o n is a n in d ication of hi s s ta n d in g a m ong th e j o bb e 1·s a n cl man u fa c tu 1·c 1·s at h om e. D ee r e, \ Velis & Co. c h a ll e nge th e w o 1· ld t o s h O\\. a lin e of im ple m e n t » e q u a l to tb e irs . Th ey 111 a nufa ct u1·e a t kas t 1 .-, pe1· ce n t . of th e goo d s th ey h a ndl e in th e i1· o w n fa c t o 1·i ' S in Moline, Illinois, a nd in th e pur c has e o f o uts id e goo d s s u c h a s buggies, sp1·ing ve h icl es a nd b icy cles, th ey b u y th e c nti1·c o u t pu t of several factor ies. T h e T ri b u n e , D ee r e , J\I o lin c an d Ju\·e nil c bicycles w bic b t h e y h a n d le, h av e 1·cce iv c cl ju s t r ecogn iti o n b y t h e fastest rid e r s in t h e co u ntry . 74 OMAHA AND F LORENCE CYCLE l:'A'l'H. �1ktmball :mrotbet·s. E of th e m os t pros pern us and \Yidely known manufacturing conce rns of Council Bluffs, is th e e lc\·ato 1· w o rk s of Kimb all Broth e r s . Th e plant, located at th e co rne r of Ninth s tree t and El e \·e nth aY e nu e, is 50 by 100 fee t in d im ens ions, two s tor ies and b ase m ent, of brick , with fo undr y ann ex . Th ey 111 0 \·e cl to Co un cil B luffs in 1892 fr om Anamosa, Iowa, a nd e tablis h ecl a bu s in ess th a t at o n ce too k rank with the leading indus tri es of th e W es t . Th e w orks a r e eq u ipped \\"itb th e bes t o f m o cl c n1 machin e r y and m achine t ools, operated by steam p ow er. A m on g th e s p ec ia l m a nufac tu1· e d goods fo 1· whi c h th e Kimball B roth e r s ha ve b ecome n ot ed, a r e th eir b a n d, e lec tri c and p ow e r elc \·ato r s, fo r use in s tor es, war eho use. , offi ce buildi ngs, e t c., r a n g ing in capacity fr o m that of a dumb-wa ite 1· to 4000 pou n ds, an rl t 11c n ot le s w ell known Columbi a n scales, fro m fotll" t o fotll"-hunclr e d p ound s po rtable, and two t o e ig ht tons p la t fo rm scales, b oth o f whi ch a r e s hipp e d and sold b y th e firm in all parts o f th e U nite d S tate s. Th ey a1· e p e rfec t in w o rkm a n s hip and mat e rial a nd rank with a n y e le va t o r s or scales on th e m a rk e t. Th ey al so d o ge n e r a l foundr y and mac hin e w ork , and m a nufactur e a n e w fee d g rind e r with wind mill attac hm e nt. Th e M ess rs. Kimball a1·c lib e 1·a l and e nte r p risin g in th e ir bu s in ess m e th o d s , and h ave co m e to b e r eg ard e d as prac tical mac hini s t s and man.uf;:tc tur e r s in j o bbin g and machin e w ork. 75 �Sprague 11ron \ll!lorrrn. ITUATED a t Tc11th a\·e nu e a n d ·.Tw e lft h s t 1-ee t, is o n e of t h e m o :-;t imp i-ta n t in ,.;tit ut io n s . in an indu s tri a l a nd m a nufactu rin g se n se, in th e \V es t. T h e Sp1·ag u c Ir n \\' 111· ks a 1·1.·. t h e m os t e xte o s i,·e and fin es t eq uipp e d o f a n y si milar co n ce rn o n t h e :\I isso ur i 1· i \·c 1· ah nn: S t. L o u is . The main building co n s ists of a h \·o-sto ry b r ic k s t n1 c t u n ', 81) by 200 fe e t in d i m e n s io n s. a wing fo r fo und1·y pu1·poses, 50 by 150 fe e t, a n d e ngi n e r oo m a n d bl ac k sm ithin g a nn ex n ca 1·ly t h e same in exte nt. Th e mac hin e shop is s uppli e d w it h first c lass m od e r n m ac hin c 1·y a nd al l k in ds of t ools and appliances r e quired in suc h an cxtc n si\·c pla n t. A uto mati c e n g- 111 c s , h o ilc 1·,.; . s m o k e stacks, a nd arc hitec ttu-a l ff o n wo rk arc th e ir leadin g spec ialti es. The celeb rnte d R ose pate nt grnte, \Ybich h as ga in e d the i·e putati o n of b e in g the b est g rate o n th e mark e t , is m a nu factured at th ese w o rk s. Th e Mess r s . Sprague h ave b ee n i n busine. s i.\ve l ve yea r s in Co un c il Bluffs, a nd a r e practical machin ists of th e first rank. Th ey personally a tte nd to e Ye r v detai l. They a lso m a k e a s pc~ c ia lt y of impro,·ed process k ettles fo r ca nnin g facto ri es, and oth e r m ac hin e r y Ill the sa m e l in e. SPA GU E IRON WORKS . �Superior Scale '1-Ulorks. O C AT J•; J) ,,·it h t h e S p 1-agu e I r o n \ Vo rk s , co rn e t- of T e n t h a \·e nu e a nd Tw elfth :-;t1-ee t , is th e Supe 1-io1- S c al e \ V1i rl;,.; . 1\lr . ~. I~ . 'l'y n-ell , t h e p rop 1-i eto r a nc! m a nag-e 1- of th is e nte r p ri se, is a pract ica l s cale mak e r , ,,·ho has fill e d 1-e:-; po ns ible po ...; iti o ns in s c,-end uf the best ,.; cale fact o ri e s in th e U nite d Stat.cs. L•' in: y ear s . ago h e ca m e t o Co un c il B luff:-; to a cc e pt th e p 1):-;itio n of s u p e r in te n d e n t o f t h e Columbia Scale Co. O n e y e a 1- lat e 1- h e left t h c i1- e mp lo_,. a n d start cl in b us in ess fo r himself , mak in g the sam e typ e o f s cal e, a n d add ing ,.;e \·e 1-a l i m p r o \-e m e nts of hi s own in\·c n t io n . l ~ y c ombi nin g g uo d m atc 1-ial a ncl goo d ,,·o i-l;: m a n sh ip h e ] ~as pnicl u cL·d <L :-;cale that i,..; cq uall c d by fe ,,· a n d x cell e d b_v n on e. I m rn c dialL'ly 1>11 cum m c 1H.:in g b u,..;i n e ,.;s h e s ec ur d a se t o f .·tan dard \\·c ig h h fnirn \ \Ta,..; hin g-to n, lJ . C., wh ich a r c th e o n ly \\'e ig-h t:-i bea1-ing t he g-n-.·c r n rn c nt sea l t<> b e fo und b c t\\·e e n C hi cag«i a nd De 11\-e r. T h e exad n ess an cl l> u sines s m ct h u d s Ct>mb in e d ,,·ith a t ho ro ugh kn o\\·lc d g·e of e \-e 1-y d e ta il of ,..; h11p \ni 1-k ha\·L· b e e n the m ea n ,.; o f b uildin g u p a :-; ucce:-;s f ul ti-acl c, :-;o t hat the Sup c 1-i o 1- m ay !Jc fo un d ,..;L·atte 1-ed o \'l.~ 1 · t he weste rn sta t es fr o m I llinois tu \V;Lshing-t<m a n d On~ go n. D ee 1·e . '\V e lis & Cu. ha \·e h a n d le d the Su 1H: 1-i1i 1- L'\·e 1· :-; in c c it \\'a,.; p ul o n the m a 1-J;ct, whi ch fact spea k s 111 u c h fu 1- i h e xc e lle n ce . 1\ t pr c :-;e n t t h ey a 1-e makin g a full lin e o f wago n scales, f r om t wo t n n s to e ight t o n s capac ity ; a l o Do rmant wa r e ho us e scales, :> , .; t il l po un ds capac ity: ho pp e r s ca les s ix ty b u:-; !J els capacity, a n d N. E. TY R REL.-L. po i-table p latfo 1-111 :-; calcs, GUO a n d 8U1J po un ds ca 1xLc ity. l\lr. Ty rr ell in t n cl:-> t o achl t o hi :-; line fro m t i m e to tim e :-;u c h o t h e r s ize s uf s ca le :-; as t he trad e m ay r e q uir e. Spec ial atte n t io n is g-i,·e n t o r cpai 1- in g ;u1 d l<.:-;t in g· sc al e s o f all ki n d:-; . T h ey al so ma k e a fu ll lin e of co mp o un ~ and fu ll~ draf t b e a m s t hat n : q ui1-e no w e ig h ts . T h e S n p e ri o i- long d ista n ce e xte n:-; ion i:-; g-i,·i ng u n 1\·e rsal sati ,:;facti u n , a n d m a \· be u :-;c d on a n y sc a le in th e ma r k e t . �\ ~be monarch manufacturing <ro. ONARCII 1AKUFACTURING CO. was organ ize d in Co un c il Bluffs, Janua1·y 1, 18< 5, \Yith E. P . Searle, president, L . \"V . Kinyon, v ice-pres id e nt, and H. A . Sea rl e, seci-etary and treasurer. They hay e lately built a three-s t or y brick a dditi on, 50 by 100 feet in dim e nThey s ion , to their large factory, which mak es it on e of th e best equipped plants in th e West. manufacture fi\-e brands of axle grease, put up in fine lith ograp h e d tin boxes and pails, \· arying in s ize from one o un ce s ampl e pack ages to twe nty -ti ve-pound p a ils. The fact th a t th e ir bus in ess b as m o 1·e th a n doubled in the past year is am pi e prnof of the s u periority o f th e "Monarch" a x le g r ea se. Th ey employ seve n tra ve l ing salesm e n and th e ir t e rrito ry c m braces all th e co untry b e tw ee n · th e l\Iiss issippi riv e r and th e Pacific ocean. The attractive style m whi c h th ey prepare their greases for the frad c d o ubtless has much t o d o with th e ir s u ccess, and with th ei r add e d facilities the Monarch Manufacturing Co. will undoubtedly take the lead . 78 �-··(....;••. ·1'\•.\·.·', .. <I.it\? lRolle r m ills. H.J. C. HO L•' F.I\IAYR, prop ri cto 1· o f th e C ity Rolle r 1\I ills, is th e oldest mill e r in th e \'Vest, th e p1· esc nt business be in g cs tablish c d in l SSG. This mill is s u pplie d with th e m ost m o d e rn m ac hin e r y, usin g th e full "H ung;uian process . " He manufactur e s th e fo llo win g· w ell kn o wn brands o~· J. C. ll o u r: l•' an cy Pate nt , vVhitc and I<:a 1·I y l~is c L lfoos t r. A c ut. on this page. vVash in g-to n Main .·t.r ee ts. f_,oaf, B usy Bee Trad e or m a rk , B lu e th e mill appe ar s It is a\"l~ nu e, Hoff may r' s loca ted co rn r U1·yaot and No rth ~ wmi~ . ·1 �<touncil JJ3lutfs <tarpet <to. ffHIS s uccess ful a nd e nte r prising com pan y is ~ located at 400--H l'.? B r ad\\'ay. Th e y occ up y t h e fi r st Aoo r and bas e m e nt. of t.h e I. ( ). 0 . F. T e m ple . It \\'as estab lish e d in 188:1 Ii\' :\lr. F. H. Orcutt, '. T. Fre n c h a nd I. ?\I. Trey no r , ,,·h o ha,·c bee n s uccee d e d by t he p r ese nt. li1· m \\'hich is cu m pose d of M ess r s. I. :\I. Tr e ynor-, l·:. J<' . St.ocJ..:c d a nd D . ·w. K e ll e r. It. is t.h e u ni,. ' xcl usi \'l' c;u · pct sto r e in th e c ity a nd th e y ca ff y at all tim e s an imm e n se and e lega nt. s t.oc J..: o f ca r pet in all g-radcs an d in imm e ns e \·ari e t.y o f patt ·rns ; a lso o ilc loths , n1 gs, mats, m at tin g, \\'incl o\\. shacks, e t c . ; a special ty b e ing mad e of d 1·ape 1·ics and uphol s t e ry . ' !'he large b us in ss ,,·hi c h th e y e njoy 1s dU L' to th e co urteo us tr eat m e nt. of th ' ir c usto m e r·,., and th e bus in ess-lik e mann e r 111 \\'hi c h th ey C•JIH l u L· t. bu s in ess. You arc thci1· \\·elco m c at. a ll ti m es to cal l a nd inspec t th e i r goods, and it. is n o exagg·e rat.i u n t o say that _yo u will not find a m o 1·e co m p lctc stock 111 Co un c il B luffs so OJ"" Omaba. �<Broneweg & Scboentgen . l\. O::'\EWJ1~ C: 8: S C HO EN T G I~~N is th e la r ges t and oldest es tabli s h e d ho u se e ngage d in th e ,,·Irnks; tl c g rnc e r y b us in ess in Co un c il B luffs. Thi s bus in ess was estab li s h ed in 18(11 by l\Icss r s . Wil lia m (~ r o n C \\·e g & Co. wh o co ntinu ed th e busi ness until 1878, when th e present ffrm wa ~ fo 1·m e d , th e pa 1·t ne r s be in g 'Willia m G r oneweg a nd J ohn Sch oe ntge n . Th ey occ upy a tin e tlu ec-sto 1·y b 1·i c k , 7.::., by 125 feet in dim e ns ions a t 117, 11 9 a nd 121 So uth Main s tr ee t. T h e b uil d in g· is s uppli e d \\·it h c Je ,·a t u r s a nd e ,·e r y co nve ni e nce fo r ca rr y ing on their ex t e n s iY e busines,.;. Th e y ca1-i-y a cu mpl e t c stoc k a t all t im es. H ow w ell th ey s u cceed 111 cat e rinir t o t h eir larg e pa t r o nage is ,.; h u\\·n b y th e a m o un t o f th e ir s al es . Bes id es a large c ity t r a d e , th e lwu s c d ue,.; a steadil y in c r easi ng bu s in es · with 1·e t a ilc 1·s thn iug· ho u t Iu\\·a, :Ne b r as ka and Mi sso uri , s t eady e mp loy rn e nt b e in g· g i\·c n to a fo r ce of t w e nty ca1x L1Jlc ind oo r ass ist-ants , \\·hil c e ig ht c xp e 1·i e n ce d tra \·c lin g- sale,-,m e n arc ke pt co ntinu a lly up• •11 t h e r ua<1. Th e narn L· of ( ~ nrn e \\· e g· & Sc hoe ntge n is a sy no ny m fo r int c g rit _\·, upri g·ht m ct lwcl,-, a nd finan c ial r e,-, pons ibility ._ '!'h e influ e n ce CXl' 1·c is c cl b y t hi s r e spo n ,-, ih le firm in th e wholesale g r oce r y t1·ad c u f th e W es t h as bee n o f t h e mos t s alutary a nd u,-, eful c hara cte r , and th os e int c 1·es tell, es tabli s hin g r elati ons with th e m, will o b ta in achan tagcs \·c 1· ,- Lli fti c ult to b e d u plica te d els ew he r e in thi s co un t r y . Sl �STEWART BROS., EST A BLISH ED 1858. WH O LE SA L E GHOCERS. �©fftcer & ~uae~. l:!iJ\ FFI C ER & P U SEY , pri\·ate banke r s, a r e pa rticula rly woi-thy of re co rd in t his r e vi e w of Council v Bluffs co n ce rns, a s it is th e old es t banking firm in th e c ity, b e ing es tablished in 1856-7. It is o n e o f th e few con ce rn s that pass~ cl through the pani cs of 1857, '71 and '73, and is th e o nly bankin g in s tituti o n o ut of Se \·e ntee n in Co un c il B lu ffs th a t s ur v ived the p anic of 1857. M r. Th o mas Oftice 1· was bo rn in P e nnsyl va nia , Dece mb e r 28, 1822, a nd came to Council B lu ff s m 18 5 6. Mi-. W. H. l\'I. Pu sey was als o bo r n in P e n ns y l van ia , July 29, 1826, a nd cam e t o Coun c il Bluffs th e sam e ye ar as Nfr. Offi ce r. way in t b e h e art o f th e c ity. Th ey ar e locate d on th e corne r of Main str ee t and B road - Th e y s olicit the ac- co unts o f m e r c hants , co rpo r a ti o ns and ba nk s . in d o m es ti c and fo 1·e ign e x c hange. on a ny p o ints Th ey a r e and D eal Coll e ctio ns m ad e inte rest paid o n tim e d e pos its. rank e d a s on e of th e s ound es t financ ia l in s tituti o ns in tb e W es t, and ha ve a p e r so nal ]\abil it y ampl y s uffi c ie nt fo r th e ir busin ess. Th e y e nj oy t h e co nfid e n ce and 1·e .·p ec t of all , and ar e m e n of th e s ti·i c t cs t int e gTity . Th e y ha\·e always taken a d ee p inte r e st in th e pr.ogr e ss of Coun c il Bluffs and in its development. 83 �<t ouncil 1!3luff!3 Sa"inG!3 lGan lL rrEI:\TRA L LY locate d , in \l.- co r ne r !hid \\"in th e B r oad \\"a \· and blo c k . l' c a r l I" lh l' 'J' h is ha n k w as in Co un c il Bluffs Sa,·ings Ba n k. co r po rate cl in 1870, \\"ith an a u th o 1· izc d capital s loc k of S30,UOU , whi c h \\"as in c r e a se d in a nd in 1887 t o ~1 - 11.ouo. l SS~ t o s.:;u,uuu, T h is !Ja nk do cs ;t g e n e ral ba n k in g bu s in ess a n d so li c its th e a cco u n ts of in di,·icl ual s, fi r m s, co r po ra ti o n s a nd !Ja n k s ; pay s in te r est o n s a,·in g s a n d t im e d e pos its; mak e s co l lec ti o ns a nd r e m its p r o mptl y fo r t h e " ;u n l' , a n d iss ues fo 1·e ign a n d d o m est ic exc ha ng e . T he o fli ce n ; a n d d i1·ec to r s an: co mpo se d uf t h e followi ng Bluffs : s b e im, 'l' beo. ~atha n r ep r e s e n la ti,·e b usi n e ss m e n uf l' o u 11l·il Nat ha n P . Dod ge, p 1·csid c n t; \' ice -pres id e n t ; Las kow s ki , , \u g . a ss is ta n t .J o hn l)c 1·c l)c 1·e s h c i rn. c a" h ie 1· : cash ie 1-. P . Dodge, C . .\L D o dge, \ V . \V . Wa ll ac e, (.;.eo. K ee line, a n d J oh n B e r es b e im. �~ 1SS2. t h e c it\· and co unt\· s howing a d e ma nd fo r a ba nk a li ve to its growi ng ·inte re s t s, a nu m h e 1· nr g·e n tl c rn e n wh o \\"e r e th e n co nn ec ted " ·ith oth e r ba nkin g h ous es in Co un cil Blu ffs, a"-so c ia icll th e rn sc l ,·cs ,,·ith " ne ,,· bl ood " a nd o r ga ni ze d th e Citi ze n s S t a t e Ba n k, start in g it ,,·ith a cash L·apital o f S 7S,llllU, but th e pop ularity of th e bank \Yas s h own fro m th e ta rt and th e gTO\\·th o f its busin ess soo n d e m o n s fra t e d to it s s tockh old e r s th e n ec ess ity of an in c r ease in its capital , and in 1K.')7 its ca pital s toc k ,,·as do u b le d , ma ki1Jg it Sl5 0,000. Th co py of t h e la t offi c ia l sta t e m e nt , publ is h e d h e n~ ,,· ith. sb o\1·s th a t th e ba n k is s till ma inta inin g· its po pul a r ity an d confi de n ce in th e busin es s co mmun ity. 'J'h e co ns btnt and r a p id g r ml"th of th e ba nk d e m on <; trate d t o its offi ce r s th e n ece ssity o f prnc u1·in g large r quart e r s an d th ey ha ,·e j us t purc hase d th e bui ld in g on th e so ut hw e · t co rn e r or :.Iain st.re el and Broad,,·a y, ,,·hi c h is cons id e r e d th e fin est location in t h e c ity . Th ey a1·e n u,,· 1· e m od e lin g th e buildin g and ,,·he n it is co m ple t e d , will h a ve on e of th e la r ges t a n d m os t co mpl e t e banking o rti ce s in th e s tat e. T hey \1·ill occ upy th e ir n ew q ua rter s abou t J un e 2 0 , a n<l w e b e sp ea k fo 1· th e m th e h earty s up po rt of a n app r ec ia t i,·e co mmunity. Th e nam e s o f th e o rti ce rs and clir ccto1·;.; o f th is ba nk a 1·e house h old \1·or ds , th ey be in g ide nt ifi e d in all inl e 1·csts \1·hi c h ha\·e HE SOUJWE 'i. L IABILI TIE S . r e ,.,.ulte d in th e pnls p e rit.\· o f th e · J l) I ' 1 1 · ·l l Loa ns and D i~eo u n t ... ... . ... . . . ..... !f7 1 6, 13n.~ Capital ........................ ---A 150,UOO . ll~ 1 C ll\". · · •, c mun c so n "- pres H e n ; Ex p c n sc~ aml'l'a xes pa irl ...... . . 7, 193.G-t Surpl u• a nd P rofi ts . . ......... ___ _ 8:! .53!1 . 2~ I'~. L . S huga1·t, ,-ice -p1· e sid e nt: I•'. 0. F 11rn iw re a nrl Fi xtures ....... . .... fi. 7l fi.OO · ·l Cl H an k B uil cl ing . ..... ... . .. . ..... ... . 1 .inn.no (:J' 1e a '-'O ll , s cc oncl \·1cc-p 1·cs1f c nt: ias. J ll•a l Est a k . . ...... .... . .......... . n.n:18_6.2 m~ ros 1-rs: R. Hannan, l·ashi c r. \ side fr o m th e s e o flic e 1·s a nd di1· e dor s , th e o th c 1- dir ec lo 1·s ar c, l•'enl. \Vi es. E. 1:-<: . 1-Iai·t. and .I . \'. Fii n ch man. of (' A S II H ESOU H C E ~. l '. S . B omb, ('oun c i I ll l ulTs Ci ty Boml >. Oth e r llo nds and W a rran ts .. . $ l\ti, JU~.tm ( 'a sh a nti Exc- han :::P .... l l R.80-! .~ I T im e .. ... ...... .. ... . ~ 11 7,7flti.!l-l Sight . .............. 89:!.205.ol B ill s P a:;t•ble ______ ·----- ... . .. _. 1 ~5. 0lil.ln:l 1.010,00:!.45 N otesancl Bill s R ediscouu tecl . . _ N one N o ne �jfirat 1Aational ·:J:Sank. OTTA W A TTAM I E Co unty h as but o n e nat iona l ba nk and that is th e of thi s c ity, wbi c b w as fo un de d in 1855. In 1865 it was 0 1·g ani ze d und e r th e n atinnal bank ing laws , with a pa id-u p ca pita l s t oc k o f $ 100, 000. It r e c e i\·e s th e a c co unts o f banks. ha nk e 1· ,.; . co r po r a ti ons, firm s a nd indi v idu a ls o n favo r ab le t e rm s, a nd \\·ill b with th ose conte mplating m a kin g c han ges o r ope nin g n e ,,· acco unts . Th e bank p r o mptl y di sco unts m e r c ial pap e r , d eal s 111 exc h a nge . fir s t cla ss co m - mak es t e leg ra ph ic tra nfe r s of m oney, atte nds car e full y t o coll ec ti o n s o n a ll points a nd tran s a c t s a ge n e ral ba nkin g bu si n es s . Th e offi ce r s and dire ctors includ e so m e of th e m os t prn<l e nt , ho nor a ble and s uc cessful bu s iness m e n in th e co m munity . Th ey a s follows : Luciu s W ells, pr esid e nt, o f D e e r e, W ells & Co., implements; Jam es A . P a tto n, cas hi e r ; di4·e ctor s : L ew is H a mm e r, pres id e nt Hamm e r Lumb e r Co. ; Charles M . Harl of Harl & M cCab e , atto rn e y s , a nd Fra nk T . Tru e, city's fin a n c ia l agent. Th e las t s tate m e nt iss ue d D ece m be r 15, 189 7, pr ese nts th e fi na nces of th e ba nk in a m os t fl o uri s hin g· and s u bstantia l condition . F'ir. t ~ational Ba nk ple a se d t o m ee t 0 1· co 1-i-c spo nd �16. :ie. 1bart. I, . I•: h';\ J•: '.--l'l' I·:. IL\1-( T , ha n ke r , has bee n e ngage d 1n loa ning money upon r eal est ate s ec urity. and in,·c stin g- funds for bank s , es ta t es and pri,·at e in diYiduals , in Co un cil Bluffs s in c e 1SS1. :\o he lt e r proof is r quir ed th a t he is pe rfec tl y con ve r s ant with bi s bu s in es th an that Ill' h;1s hand led ()\"C r S2, tl00 ,01JO with out loss to im·est or s. in c r eas in g · lJUsin e ss 1·cce i,·e s his pe r so nal a tte ntion. E Ye r y d e tail of bi s large a nd H e mak es a s pecialty of Iowa m ortg ages up o n fa1·ms in th e s ui-ro u11llin g ri c h ag ri c ult u ral co untry , wh e r e a fa ilur e of c r ops has n eve r b een k )l( )\\ · n. Ik N o npar e il 1s a di1·L' clo r of C iti ze ns S tate Ba nk, cli1·ecto1· of S ta t Savin gs Ba nk , pres ide nt of N ew Co m-pany , \·ice-p r e s id e nt of U ni on A bs trac t a nd T1·u s t Co mpa ny , pres id ent of Coun cil B luffs L oa n and B uilding· Assoc iat ion. a n rl hi s pe r s nal r es pons ibility is o\·er $100,000. Hi s oftic e is co1n c ni e ntly located a t c 1c 1·s, ancl ;1 12(1 Ma in s tr ee t. Mr. Hart is one of our abl es t fin a n- \· 1g-<)J"<> t1 s e xpon e nt of th e s ound est prin ciples o-o vernin g banking a nd finan ce. 87 �<tonrab <Beiae 8. Son. AST ancl p1-ese n t th e firm of C. Ge ise a n d S o n h a s b ee n , and is , an imr o i-ta n t fa - to1- in the com m erc e of Cou nc il Bluff Mr. Co nrad Ge ise h as b ee n co nn e.::te d ,,·iih th e liquo1- hu,.:. :ness in thi s c ity s in ce 1858, wh e n h e a s s u m e d co ntro l of th e ol d Hagg 1J1-e \\·c 1-y. \\·hi ·h h e ran until 1868, making an ex c e lle nt qual ity o f b ee 1-. H e bu ilt a n e \\" bi- \\·c 1·y o n the p1· c s c nt site in th a t year and inc r eased it fr o m tim e to time as th e d e m a nd fo r hi s product g-i- c \\·. In 1S-i 7 h e built a fin e m alting plant with a capacity of 100,00IJ bu s h e ls p e r y ea i-. In l 8SS :\I1·. < ~ c is e t o o k the P abs t age n cy , bi s el d e s t son Fred, b e ca m e a part n e r, a nd r ec tin g an ex t e n s i,·c bt>iiling plant. t h ey bega n pushing th e sale of that fam o u s b r e w. Dur ing th e h e ight o f th e seaso n th e i 1- sale,.:. a\·e r ag-e thirty C:ll" load,_, p c 1· m o nth . rrh e firn.1 a lso ha ,.:. th e age n cy fo 1- th e Knw [31-e w in g 'o. 's p 1·o d u ct. c.;. e is c & So n a 1-e e xt e n s i,·c manufact ur e 1-s of c id e r and c;u·bo n ;Lt e cl c11-i11ks. rrh e i1- Lu-gc plant is loca t e d on a i\\·c n iy a c r e ti-ac t ex t e nding· fr o m Oak to F1-a n k s t 1- ee ts and I-Ia1·mo n y t o B1-oa d\\"ay . r--Ii-. F1-cd (.;. e ise m a n age s th e e n ti r e bu s in ess. "\Ir. Co n rad c;.e i S C ow n s o n e of th e fin c :-;i fan11s 1n Iowa, t we nty mil e s f r o m Co unc i l B lu ffs, co m p nsmg· l ? Otl ac 1-cs. CONRAD G EISE & SON' S BREWERY. l �<r. 16. me ll:::J. 1b. 1kent. E A l ' T Y of ar c hi t e t u1· c a nd s u pe 1·i ority of d es ig n to be see n in t he b uildings of Coun cil Bl u ffs is d u c t o local d es ig n e r s rat h e r t ha n to ar ch it ects- fro m t h e la r ge centers. M r. C. E. Bell ;u1d J. I I. K e n t a r c a m ong t h e lea d in g a r ch itect s of th is section . Th ese ge ntle m e n h ave mad e th e pla n s a n d s u pe rin t e n d ed t he cons truct ion of ma ny of th e fi n es t b us in es b lock s , 1·es id c n cc:-;, c hu n .: h c s a n d s c h ool;.; o f Co uncil B lu ffs, a mong th ose a r e th e Sa pp, Baldw in, Arc h e r , Sa n b o r n , l\Ia n .: us , \ V uo d b e rry a n d Ja n · is b loc k s, U nion Transfe r bu ild ings a n d Ca rrigg fia t s , r cs id c n c s or J . C . Bixb y , H . H . Va n B run t , a · ut o r ,,·h ic h a11pca 1·:-; on thi s page, J. C . P e r egoy, \ .Y . vV. L oo mis , J . J . S t ad m a n , C. K H . Ca m pb ell, \\. A. l\I a tn-c r, S. (.;.. nd c r w ou d , D r. [on t· go m c r y a n d H. M c<. .;.cc ; S t. J ohn 's E n g li s h L u t h c 1«u1 C hu1·c h ; Mad is o n a \' C n u c, Ha rri s o n s fr cc t , T hir t y -Secon d s t r ee t , S eco n d a \·c nu c a nd E ig h t h st r ee t sch ools. T h e y h a Yc a lso cl 1·awn p la ns a nd co n s t n1 ctc d t h e co u rt h o us es a t Ha 1·la n a n d 1\ri a n c h cstc 1·, Io\\·a, St. J ose p h, .M ic hi ga n , L e wi s t o n a n d E ur eka, Ill. , a n d m a n,. s c h ool h o us es, c h u r e h es, o p e r a h o u s c S: arm o r ie s , b us iness bloc ks a n d r e s id e n ce s in t h is a n d ot h e r s tates . Th ey a r c a ls o a r c hi tects fo r t h e Io wa S c h ool fo r th e D eaf, locate d t lll"ec mi les fr o m Co un c il B lu ffs , a nd fo r th e S ta t e In s t itutio n fo 1- F ec b lc d-l\I in d e cl C hil cl 1·e n at G le n wood, I o wa. 9 �J. <t. 8. m. \lmoobwarb. I STORIANS m ay c hroni cle th e e vents of hi s tor y fo r futu r e ge n e r ati ns, b u t th e a 1·c h itec t s are hi s torians w riting th e his tory of th eir tim es in b ri c k, sto n e a n d m a 1·bJe e cl i I ices t ha t. re m ai n fo r ages after, enab ling th e s tud ent, w ith o ut a id o r books, to no t e th e acl\·a n c e m e nt. " of ci v ili zation a tta ined at any g ive n tim e in th e li fe of a ny na ti o n. Y ie w in g 1. h e c it ize n w ho s u p plies th e means fo r t h e construction of an enduring m onum en t, in t hi s r espec t , imp 1·ess s o n e \\·it.h th e importa nce a ttach cl to suc h a ,·ocat. io n , a n d t h e architec t w ho pla n s a n d s u p e r in te n ds th e wh o l . a n indi s p ensable fac tor . T h e fro nt ispi ece o f th is s o u,. enir , des ig ned a ncl e xec ute d by J . C. vVooclwa nl , is a s tr iking exampl e of th e s kill of t h e l\Icss 1·s . vVoo clward. In lookin g t hro ug h t he o fli ce of J . C. & 'l'\T. W oodwar d , a pe r so n is a m az cl by t h e 111 a 1·v c lo u s beauty of th e m ode rn b uildin gs w hi c h th e y h a ,·c e r ec te d, a nd th e imm e nse a mo unt of w o rk a n d 1·c s pon s ibility that d evol ves u pon th e a 1·c hi tc c t.s wh o c r eat e th e m . In th e ir office , in t h e [0 1· 111 of n ea t.J y drawn plan s a nd t ype writte n s p ec ifi ca ti o n s, t h e r e ar e scores of e ndurin g a nd bea utiful b uil d in gs whi c h th ey ha ve e r ecte d in e \·e r y part of th e U nit. e el S t.a t e s , a mong th e m th e imm e n se wi g w a m fo 1· P o t.ta w at ta m ie Co unty, Io wa, fo r th e Tra ns -JVI iss iss ippi Ex pos it ion, of which a cut app ears in thi s so u ve ni1·. RESIDENCE OF H. W. SEEGER. 90 1 �L t !IDetcalf :n3rotbera. N AUGUST, 1867, fr . He n r y Metcalf ca me to Co unc il B lu ffs a n d s ta i-te d a r e ta il h at a nd cap bus iness. H e was soo n j oin e d by h is b r oth e r s 'l"'h omas a nd Geo r ge, a n d t h e fi n n of M e tcalf Broth er s wa. fo rmed. T h e ir b us iness in c r eased r ap id ly a n d t h ey e nter ed into th e f ur b us in ess in co n junc tio n w ith it. Th ey wer e soo n co m pe ll ed to r e nt th e sto r e occ u pi ed at th a t tim e b y M r. J. M . P h ill ip s . S t ill us ing t his s tore as a re t a il s t o r e , th ey r ented a b uilding on th e opposite side of th e s treet and e n t e r e d int o th e wholesale hat and cap and r eta il clo thing bus iness. Their n ew venture p:-o ving a s ucce s, t hey m oved bot h s tocks of goods into th e bu ilding known as th e Whitney block on B roa d way. T hey occ upi ed th is build ing fi ft een year s . About t wo year s ago th ey moved into th eir present quarter , N os. 17 and 19 Pearl a nd 18 a nd 20 Main s treet , a block own ed by Mr . Thomas M etcalf, wh er e th ey condu ct th e largest r eta il cloth ing· and men' s furnis hing goods busin es s in th e city. 91 ��Jobn Oill\ l ~ l·: :\O (~ C O ~ IP eno & <to. \XY . lh c s ubj ec t o f thi s s k e tch , 1s of s pec ial inte r es t in thi s " ·ork fo r t h e r easo n that t h e h isto n · of th e h ouse is m e r ely th e hi ·to1·y of p er e \·eran ce, en e rgy a n d c n t c 1· p 1·is c r c ,,·a r flc d. :\Ir. J o hn Be no. th e head f th e firm , has b ee n in bu s in e · in Co un c il HlulTs s in ce 18 b l1 . a n d t he p r es e n t fi r m \ms es tabli s he d in 1880. 11, r om a s ma ll b eginnin g t h is ho us e h as st adily gT o \\·n in imp o rta n ce a n d ma g nit ud e until it s ta nd s t oday tb e p ee r of th e le adi n g d 1·y goo ds a n d c lo t hin g ho uses in ,,·es tc n1 lo \\·a. Th ey e mpl oy fifty cle rks , a nd th e tt-a d e c mbnL cc s a laq..:·c t c n ·ito r .' · t 1· ilrnlary to Co u n c il Bluffs . Th e acco mpa nying illu s tra ti on ''"ill g i,·e o n e a pa di a l i<ka of t h e 111 a g- ni tud c o [ th c i1· sto r , s ho\\'i ng th e Ma in s tree t fro nt, " ·hi ch run s thr o ug h lo P ca 1·l s t n~ c l ,,·it h t h e sam e fr o n tage. Tb e s t or e is loca t e d in th e h eart of th e city a nd ca n b e r ea c h e d by s ti· cc t. cars f1·0 111 a n,v part. Th e la r ge fl oor s pa ce enab les tb e imm e nse s t oc k t o b e \\·e ll a n d at.t 1·ac ti ,·c ly di s play e d, s o t hat c u ·to m c r s m ay b e qui ckly a cco mm odate d, and a c us t o rn c 1· fo 1· a yai-cl o f 1· ibbo n. costi ng- t e n ce n t s, is as co urtco u ly a nd r esp ec tfully treat e d as a purcbase 1· o f a hun<l1·c cl clol la 1· o u t.fit. T h c i1· goo cl s a r c ne n : r s helf-\\'o rn or pi ck e d up from left-oye r s t ocks , a n d b c fo 1·c a s e aso n fa irh· o r c n s t h e last se as on 's s toc k is all clea1·e cl out; tb e1·efo r e, purch ase r s ca n a l wa \·s n~ l y upo n t h e i r r.;·oo <l s b e ing fr es h . of th e late t s tyle and bes t m a nu fac ture. Th ey n ot o nl y d c s c 1·,·c t h e pat r o n;wc o f c \·c r y c it ize n of Cou ncil Bluffs, fo r th e s upe ri o1· cl as s of c11·_r good , ·Jo t hin g·, hab, caps. a n d a ll k in ds of ladi es, ' ch ild r e n 's a nd o·ent 's ma de up g oods, a nd a t s uch low p ri ces, b u t also fo 1· t h e ir pi-og r ess ive sp ir it, \\'hi c h has c ulminate d 111 g1v111g Co un ci l Bluffs th e fi n e st a n cl la q .t c st <11·.'" g-oo cls s t o r e in thi s part of th e s ta t e, and that, t oo, at a t im e ' \\·h en a n unpa r all e led fin a n c ia l c n s 1s \\·as 11po 11 th e co u n t r y . <)3 �<tounctl lSluffa ct:oal ant> 1l ce <to. 1~ OCATED at 911 Broadway is th e Council Bluffs Coal an<l Ice Co mpa n y. ~ Th e ir offi ces , ice h o uses, coal ~ h e ds a nd ~ 1-otind s co , ..e 1· o,·e 1· <J_0,000 s ri.uan~ f~e t, a'.1 :1. a1· e ·o nn c t ccl by pri vate trac k s with every railroad e nte nng th e c ity, mak111g th c 11· fa c iliti es fo1· th e c a n·yin g o n of th e ir imm e n se bu s iness of th e best. It is und e 1· able manage m e nt and bac k e d b y abundant cap ita l. Th ey deal ye 1·y e xte n s ively in a nthr acite and bituminous coal, h a ndlin g o,·c 1· l,lll1il c u loa d s per sea so n o f all kind s . Th ey s hip in car-l o t s .to pafron s in both Iowa and ~ c b1-;1sl\a, b e s id es h a,· in g a ye1·y large 1·eta il 1.i-aclc in th e c ity. The busin ess of thi s co mpany has g 1·0 \\·n Yc1·y r ap idl y so that th ey n o \\· ha,· c th e larges t ti-ad e o f th e kind in this sect io n . Th e y sup ply th e leading m e r c h a nts, man u factu 1·c 1·s and bu s in ess h o u ses of th e c ity. Onlc1·s arc ca 1·c fully a nd promptly fiJl c cl a nd c nti1· e satisfaction is g u a1·a ntcecl pati-ons. They h ave ice h o u ses with a capac ity of 24,000 tons a nnually. Their ice h as given th e b es t o f satisfactiPn. whi c h fa c t is attested to by th e J;u·gc busin ess that th ey e nj oy in this lin e. rr h c 111anagc 1·, Mr. C. H. Chisam, sustains a high 1·cp utati o 11 a nd 1s well know n a nd descr,·cdly e steemed in this co mmunity . I �Mueller ll~iano anb ©rgan <to. E P Rf<~ S T·~ NT o n thi s page t h e c ut. o f th e old es t exclu s iYe m u s ic h o u se o n th e s lo p e. It is own e d by M r . J . l\I uell e r a n cl is loca t e cl at. 103 l\Iain s t r ee t , wit h b r a n c h mu s ic p a 1·Jo r s at 21-l Sn u th J•: ig ht ee n t h s tree t , Oma ha, e b. Mr. a tlrnroug h musi c ia n, h ax in g spe nt hi s ea rl y yea1·s in t o r_\· , a n cl hy hi s int e ·1·ity and ho no 1·a bl e d ealing s t.11i1·ty-e ig- ht y e a1·s in Co un c il Bl u ffs, O m a ha, a nd a ll W es t., h as e stabl is h e d a n e 1niablc 1·e puta ti o n. Dur in g 0 :-lu e lJc 1· ha s ha m11 e d a lm os t J. M ue ll e r is a p ia no fo1· t h e t hr o ug h h is t im e facpa: t t he M r. e \·e 1·y fir s t c lass , hi g h g r a d e p ia no 111 a n ufac t.u1· e c1, b ut a ft e 1· m a ny y ea rs ' e xp e ri e n ce h e has s e ttl e d cl o ,\·n o n t h e l~ o y al I-fa.nlm a n p ia no as hi s lead e 1· fo r a hi g h g r a d e fi 1·st. c lass in s tn1m e nt. It i.- th e o nl y pi a n o wh ic h w ill im pr o \· e with u se, ha s t 11e lates t im p r o \·e d tr ipl e r epeatin g action , a n d w ill wea r a life-t im 12 . H e h as sold n earl y o n e th o u sa nd , a nd o u t of t h e w h ole lo t o nl y o n e h <LS e \·e r b ee n i· e turne d t o th e fac t oq r d efec tiv ea r e markable r eco n 1. B es id es th e Hard m a n , Mr. M uell e r sell s t h e Ha n · in g-t o n pian o, a lin e-to n e d , 1·cl ia bl e, m e dium g r a d e, fi r s t c lass in s t rum e nt. Il e has also, th e w e ll kn own 11\Tald od a nd oth e r m a k es. H e a lso ca n·i es a full asso l"tm e nt of all kind s of mu s ical ins frum e nts, mu s ic b oo ks and th e lates t s h ee t mu s ic. 95 �113. B. 'Wl~man . HO R O UG H L Y e qu ippe d <fo r tra n s fe rr ing fr e ig h t , m e 1·c handi se, h o u se h old g·oods, safe s an d a ll kinds of h ea vy m a c h ine 1·y, is t h e Co u n c il Blu ffs and Omaha Tran sfc 1· Co . . luca t c d a l ' 1005 F o urth s tree t , Co u n c il Bl u ffs, a n d 412 So u th J1:Jen' nth st1·ee t , Omaha, :'\ c h. A . W y man s ta rte d thi · b u s in ess s ix yea 1·s ago in a s mal l \\·ay a n d it has ste adily i\IL B . in c 1·c as e d ma g nitud e unt il th ey do prnc t icall y a ll th e tra n sfe rrin g be tw ee n Co un c il Bl u ffs and Om aha. k ee p fi f t ee n m od e rn drays co n s ta n tl y m ov in g a ll k in d s o f g no d s w ith 1n Th e y p1·0 111pl d ispatch a nd h a\·c e \·e r y fac ility a t h a nd t o tran s a c t t h e la 1·ge b us in ess w h ic h t h C'y h a \·e a n cl e \·e 1·y day i"' in c.T e asing . Tb e bus iness th a t M r. vVy ma n h a s bu ilt up cle m o n s fra t es b e \·o n d d o ul l th a t h is th e fac t , that h e co ndu c t s hi s bus iness u po n a p 1·a c ti cal Slll' C l ' SS ba s i,.,., a n d it is O\\·in g· lo hi s a nd s tra ig ht-fo rwa rd m e th ods a n d ho n es t d ea lings \\·it h h is patro n s li e "' in e n c q~·e ti c lhal h e e n joys t h e 1..· 1n · ia h lc r e putation that b e does today . ')6 ) �'Ullloman'a <tbriatian Baaociation 1bo:,;pital. HE \ V. C. A. Hosp ital is co nd ucted by a band of Chri stian P r ot estan t ,,·om e n, ,,·hose only r e w a nl is in t h e co·n sc io us ue ·s of h a\· in g h e lped t h e n e dy a n d as isted in t h e g 1·eat wo i·k of sa,· in g hum a ni ty . w o rk , n ob le wo m e n! G r a nd vV h a t a h e ri tage of bles ,.,_ - e cl r e w a nl is t h e irs. T h e in s tituti on is ::; u p po rted by t h e volunta r y co nti-i b n t ions of t h e la di es of th e c ity, a n d it s ur e ly speaks well , th a t, a lth o ug h th e de m a nd . u po n t he hos p ita ! b a Ye bee n g r eat s in ce its b eg inn ing, it b as n e ,·e 1· lack ed at a n y poin t, a nd today it is pointed to w ith pa r do nable pri d e by all. T h e hosp ital p r ope d y i fr ee fro m a ll in c um b r a n ce, b ut ·till h as t o be m a inta in ed . T he offi ce 1·s a r c, M r s . E m ma G. Lu cas, p r es id e nt ; I sabell a C. S t e w a rt, Yicc-p r es icle n t; M inta C. Ga in es, r eco rdin g sec r et a 1·y; L a ura J. MacB rid e, corr espon d in g sec r e ta r y; Mar y Lipe , 1, k~•• tr eas ur e r ; a nd M r s . E th el A . R ye r so n , s u pe r inte n d e n t. 07 W. C. A. HOS.l:'l'l'AL . Corner Nintli Street and Sixth AYenue �Trans,.., Mississippi and Intern ational Exposition, U N~ l , 18 'J8, t h T ra n s -~Ii s sissipp i a n d lntc 1· nati na l .l~ x positio n at Omaha, N e b. , w ill o p n it s crate s t th e w o i-ld. For fi.\·e m o nth s th en! wil l b e di s playe d t h e Jff Ocl u c t s, ad· , indu s t1·i es and r es o u1· ces of t h e G 1·e at Tra n s-l\[i s s iss i ppi 1·eg io n. It will for th e fir s t tim e r e veal t o t h e \\·0 1·lcl th w e a lth and magnifi ce n ce of th e Vi' es t e n 1 \ Vo d<I . T h e ;u a o f t h e T 1·an s l\Iiss iss ippi states is m o r e than ~ , 500 , UUO sq ua 1·e mi l ' s , a n d c m b1·accs th e g 1·cat g ranary o f Am e 1·i c a, n ea1·l y a ll t h e co tto n and s ug ar produ c ing lands , \·a s t fo 1·cs ts , and pntc t ic a ll y a ll th e pn:c io us min e r als prndu ce cl in th e U nite d S tates . A ll th e state s will be r e p r ese nt e d by ex hibits, whi le th e U. S . Go \·c 1·n m e nt e xhibit will be comp r e h e n s i \·e a nd co mpl e t e . A co 1·po n 1ti o n, with a c apital of Sl,000,000, co n s titut e d a cco rding t o law, is in co nfro l o f th e Expos ition. Th e acti ve manage m e nt o f th e f-<~xp o siti o n is \·es ted HON. GEO. F . WRIGH'I', Iowa.·s Vice·Presiclent of Expo ition. and Inte rn ational Exposit ion . in a cli1·ectory of fifty m e mb e rs , with an e x ec utiv e co m m ittee o f s ix departm e nt m a nage r s . By cli1·ec ti o n o f P1·e sicl e nt l\I c Kinl ey th e State Dcpa1·tmcnt ha s e xt e nd e d in v ita ti o n s t o rulc1·s o f fo 1·e ign nati o n s s oli c itin g them to pa1·ticipa t e in th e T1·ans-.M iss issippi Th e ~xpo s iti o n grounds a 1·c .· ituatc cl upo n a b 1·oad plate au within 'JS �tb e c ity limits on th e not·th and a r c eas il y accessible from all s ides. Th e m a m Exposition bu ildin g. a t· e at·angecl along e ith e r s ide of the Grand Canal. At the wes t e nd s tand s th e Gove rnm e nt Building, flanked b y the impos in g colonnades which co n ve rge t oward th e west. The Cana l is spann e d by picturesque bridg·es, built to pe1·mit th e pas age of go nd olas and s ma ll boats. It is the inte nti o n to present a collec ti ve minin g ex hibit whi ch s hall excel any fo rm e r expos ition of th e products of A m eri can min es. A ll ag ricultura l products will be s h ow n in a way to se t fo rth their yalue and the proportionate part they t a k e in products of the ·w cs t. Som e of th e m ost valuable elec trical collections in the world will fo 1·m part of the electr ic ity section. It is th e aim and dcsit·e of th e m a nager. to secure fo r th e Fine Arts ex hibit a coll ectio n of paintings and other woi-lrn of art of th e high e t m e 1·it and excell e n ce . Nea.-ly eve r y sc hool of painting will b e r ep r ese nted, a nd also those of sc ulptur e and stat uary . A n ethn ological ex hibit of rar e inte r es t will , without exception, be tb c stro n ges t fea tur e of the Expos ition. .--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-. With the co-opei-ation of th e Gove n1m e nt and the commi ssio ner of Indian affai1·s, it is proposed to bring r ep r ese ntati ves of a ll India n HON. LU CIUS WELL , t1·ibcs of the United S tates, which will fo nn an e nca mpm e nt co\·c rDirec tor of Exposition. ing man y a c 1·cs within o r a<lj oinin g the Exposition gro und s . The g 1·ancl fou nta in des ign ed fo1· 99 �Thi s b eautiful \\·o rk th e Exposition by scu lptor G . J. Zolney will be a type of tb e hi g h es t a1·t. is a symbolic group six ty feet high, r e prese nting th e prog r e-. of c i,·ilizati o n. A li g u1· e typifi ng Omaha is seated in a char iot drawn b y A m e ri ca n lion s, o r pumas, a nd a r o und th e f rn nt pa1·t of the group are those who lead th e way in c ivi li za ti on- th e pi o nee r , t h hunt e r and th e s oldi e 1·; follow ing th ese are th e scholar, s tates man and th e p hil osophe r. rl h e d e s ig n \\'ill cost $ 25,000. Unique a nd wholesome attractions w ill c h arate ri ze th e amusem e nt sec ti o n . Th e fur c i•.-n ,· ill ao-e s \Vill present picturesque typ es of architect ure, an d w ill be peo pl e d by nati,·es of th e co unt1·i cs 1· epresente d. Th e r e will be th eat e r s of foreign nations and m ec h a ni cal n o ,·e lti e s in in Ii n i te \·a1·i e t y . The elab orate musical programmes that are n ow b ein g p r e pared will in s ur the g1·amlcst mu s ica l festival- continuing from th e opening t o th e clos in g day- that was eve r kn o wn in th e \\ c · t. T h e most n oted bands of this and fo r e ign co untri es w ill be prese nt. Wh ile th e Expos iti on will be h eld in Omaha, Co un c il Bluffs w ill und o ubte dly b e c all e d up o n to e ntertain a great many v is itors during th e Expos iti on . rI'h e a ccessib ility a nJ co tw e ni e n cc o f Co unc il Bluffs to the Exposition will permit thou sands of vis it o r s t o s top in thi s c ity clu1·in g t h e i1· stay . Th e railroads a nd electri c m otor lin es will m a ke dir ec t co nn ectio ns fr o m Coun c il Bluffs t o t h e Expos ition gro und s . It is unn ecessary t o expati ate u p on t h e advantage: o f Co un c il Bluffs, but suffice it to say, that a n y on e s topping h e 1·e w ill b e r oyall y e nte i-ta ine d . Th e beautiful and pi e turesq u e parks and lak es of Co un cil Bluffs will a fford pl aces of amusem e nt and recr ea ti on un s urpassed in the Wes t. 100 �tthe {Dottawattmnte 'UUltgwam. OUNCIL B L U F FS a nd Pottaw a tt a mi e Co unty will b e r ep r ese nted a t th e Ex p os itio n in a m a nn e 1· befi ttin g the e n .'\ .. .. \ 'j t " _; t e rpr ise a nd pu s h of th e ir p eopl e, by a uniqu e b uildin g t e p ee . of th e ir o wn - a m a mm oth Indi a n / ---- Th is tepee will b e u . e d t o di s pl ay th e r eso tff ces of Co unc il B luffs and Po ttaw a tta mi e Co unty buildin g a nd will as ge n e r al h ea cl q uarte 1·s. b e locate d o n Th e th e B lu ff t ract. n ear th e m a in e ntra n ce. It will b e cir c ula r 1n s hap e , 75 fee t 111 di a m e t e r a t th e base a n d It will co o 1·i s in g 111 a co n e 100 fee t hi g h. t a in fiv e s t o ri es, w e11 li g hte d , a nd ve n ti la t e d. It wi11 ce rta inl y b e o ne of th e chi e f a ttractions o f th e Expos iti o n. :POT'l' AWAT TAllHE WIGWAM. �OFFICIAL BIRD'S EYE VIEW of the Trans - Mississippi , and International Exposition. �ARCH OF THE STATES. Grand Entrance to the Expo.s ition . �U. 1S. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Negative Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Council Bluffs Drive-In Description An account of the resource Photographs of the Council Bluffs Drive-In theater in 1999 - celebrating its 49th anniversary. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil reporting Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 10, 1999 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Color photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. theaters https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/b7f957b0376a3a0d2084f78370f13736.jpg ab780ad80365df97d34a74492807fbea Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 21 cm x 13 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flood of 1952 File #6 Subject The topic of the resource Local news Description An account of the resource Empty railroad tracks Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Flood of 1952 File #6 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-04 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Flood_of_1952_File6_001.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Western Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. CB Floods Flood of 1952 Missouri River railroads https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/6a5fe32b8a4b6351daa10b6438b5387e.jpg b210794bf2472c466e5fac8ee4ac44e0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 11 cm x 15 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flood of 1952 File #6 Subject The topic of the resource Local news Description An account of the resource Flood evacuees Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Flood of 1952 File #6 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-04-11 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Flood_of_1952_File6_04_11_1952_01.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. CB Floods Flood of 1952 Missouri River https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/cc27ef8038907d58999b84696d64779e.jpg 08e0060f1fda66fafb5eba103c29040a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 16 cm x 10 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flood of 1952 File #6 Subject The topic of the resource Local news Description An account of the resource Muddy road Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Flood of 1952 File #6 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-04-13 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Flood_of_1952_File6_04_13_1952_01.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/8aa02ef47dae51ad5e111904e9b76616.jpg 9c45a7a20b6b3836c597fb576cce5cda Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 17 cm x 13 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flood of 1952 File #6 Subject The topic of the resource Local news Description An account of the resource Getting their shots Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Flood of 1952 File #6 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-04-13 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Flood_of_1952_File6_04_13_1952_02.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. CB Floods Flood of 1952 Missouri River https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/ca97ad0fdc627e64aacaf442424f4dfe.jpg 55b5d862746aae2f057d3005022c5aee Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 11 cm x 18 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flood of 1952 File #6 Subject The topic of the resource Local news Description An account of the resource Flood evacuees Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Flood of 1952 File #6 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-04-13 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Flood_of_1952_File6_04_13_1952_03.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. CB Floods Flood of 1952 Missouri River https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/e52e3683198c6e1236979625fadf40c7.jpg d034944868e5213b969c506277be4c32 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 17 cm x 14 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flood of 1952 File #6 Subject The topic of the resource Local news Description An account of the resource Evacuation traffic in downtown Council Bluffs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Flood of 1952 File #6 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-04-13 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Flood_of_1952_File6_04_13_1952_05.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. CB Floods Flood of 1952 Missouri River https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/f5b1b7606f417067cf97f8fad9675065.jpg fe3aec695f19ee95911892c2377b945d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 11 cm x 15 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flood of 1952 File #6 Subject The topic of the resource Local news Description An account of the resource Peeling potatoes for the troops Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Flood of 1952 File #6 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-04-13 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Flood_of_1952_File6_04_13_1952_06.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. CB Floods Flood of 1952 Missouri River https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/6f02036830189c2982286bede8c525fe.jpg 882a3344096ab2edcd49a5c27513b228 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 16 cm x 10 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flood of 1952 File #6 Subject The topic of the resource Local news Description An account of the resource Leaky roof Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Flood of 1952 File #6 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-04-13 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Flood_of_1952_File6_04_13_1952_07.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. CB Floods Flood of 1952 Missouri River https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/fb5d32c56bce0a6700785f039b82b667.jpg 8d76c6b531b09920ee129b43a5c8aa79 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 17 cm x 14 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flood of 1952 File #6 Subject The topic of the resource Local news Description An account of the resource Story time Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Flood of 1952 File#6 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-04-13 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Flood_of_1952_File6_04_13_1952_08.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. CB Floods Flood of 1952 Missouri River https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/f19375fe7de23f97ea1d01bc6d601883.jpg c598e19a9c9ccd907f96ed4db12437e9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 26 cm x 21 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flood of 1952 File #6 Subject The topic of the resource Local news Description An account of the resource Crane on the levee Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Flood of 1952 File #6 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-04-13 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Flood_of_1952_File6_04_13_1952_09.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. CB Floods Flood of 1952 Missouri River https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/6ed1429360f5b576bfe55ab9241baa22.jpg cfab0310319077bddbd0887acee9e4e6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 17 cm x 12 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flood of 1952 File #6 Subject The topic of the resource Local news Description An account of the resource Sandbagging at night Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Flood of 1952 File #6 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-04-15 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Flood_of_1952_File6_04_15_1952_01.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. CB Floods Flood of 1952 Missouri River https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/004ab33f2caf8f562e9d10c9998d0398.jpg 0850d22929f7d7fc14d61b63e207c04b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 17 cm x 10 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flood of 1952 File #6 Subject The topic of the resource Local news Description An account of the resource Sandbags along the levee in Council Bluffs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Flood of 1952 File #6 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-04-15 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Flood_of_1952_File6_04_15_1952_02.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. CB Floods CB Levee Flood of 1952 Missouri River https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/8e88bdefa8aac367ce7855b9c408a093.jpg b420392502002d0b3f301f6bce8c6785 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 11 cm x 21 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flood of 1952 File #6 Subject The topic of the resource Local news Description An account of the resource Aerial view of a secondary levee, one-half mile below the primary North levee in Council Bluffs. It is 1.75 miles long, built over 28 sets of railroad tracks and was constructed in just 2.5 days. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Flood of 1952 File #6 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-04-15 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Flood_of_1952_File6_04_15_1952_03.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. CB Floods CB Levee Flood of 1952 Missouri River https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/f5dc6fc49f77cd28be6645655df91c55.jpg 9e9243a4f97ee2499cad6ab50cbbc30e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 17 cm x 11 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flood of 1952 File #6 Subject The topic of the resource Local news Description An account of the resource Sandbags and lumber along the Missouri River Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Flood of 1952 File #6 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-04-15 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Flood_of_1952_File6_04_15_1952_04.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. CB Floods Flood of 1952 Missouri River https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/cb6db25e81bbdc5357e0e5066e05e044.jpg c5c779efb9921f27ec4ac4dcac281c13 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 16 cm x 11 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flood of 1952 File #6 Subject The topic of the resource Local news Description An account of the resource Army trucks and sand trucks on the street Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Flood of 1952 File #6 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-04-15 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Flood_of_1952_File6_04_15_1952_05.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. CB Floods Flood of 1952 Missouri River https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/f72d8df713fd3bbc089f1881d92a421f.jpg a103ab59c20d53d8f0f1f583bcf707aa Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 17 cm x 13 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flood of 1952 File #6 Subject The topic of the resource Local news Description An account of the resource Boys at the Christian Home Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Flood of 1952 File #6 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-04-15 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Flood_of_1952_File6_04_15_1952_06.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. CB Floods Christian Home Flood of 1952 Missouri River https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/7ba84cfbd14aa0dc977c139a5a6136a8.jpg 651f874b8ebef96478099da4413729bf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 11 cm x 12 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flood of 1952 File #6 Subject The topic of the resource Local news Description An account of the resource Ready for take-off Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Flood of 1952 File #6 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-04-15 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Flood_of_1952_File6_04_15_1952_07.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. CB Floods Flood of 1952 Missouri River