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Oar Money Saving Clearing Sale of Odds and Ends in Jltt's, Boy's dfid Childre Sails and Overcodts now oo. We have many broken lines of McrFhandiw which we are selling at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. We are sure to have your size in something good, which you can buy at Bargain Prices. Remember the assortment grows smaller each day, and the first comers have the best variety to select from. We will positively SAVE YOU MONEY, and at the same time sell you dependable merchandise, if you will give us the opportunity.

COAST SON American Clothiers. Reno's Real Estate Exchange CITY AND FARM PROPERTY FOR SALE. RENT OR EXCHANGE List Your Property. 84 No no C. M.

RENO OPEiiA HOUSE! Saturday, January 25 The First Time in This City NEWS aaaooaaaooea Jefferson in a magnificent production of Rip Van Winkle assisted by an excellent company. A BeantifnL Story of tbe Present Day Love and Pathos, Hate and Passion. The Convict's Daughter The Metropolitan Production! TV An American Story of Thrilling and Heartfelt Interest, Embellished by STARTLING SCENIC EFFECTS! A Strong A Stpry from Life See Clapp's elegant new line of Pipes 1 from one cent to eighteen dollars. I I I I The Presbyterian Market Day will be held at Magnus' Tea Store, Satm- Rush of day. Sale opens at to o'clock.

24 Miss Bertha Thompson of Ced.ii Rapids spent the day in loVa City, the gneat of her sister-in-law, Miss Blanch Osburn. owell will give heri ersion of "The Liberal Arts Hon. Gfeo. W. Koontz brother Prices, 75caadsoc THURSDAY, JANUARY-JOth Tenth Coniecntive Season of JAS.

A. HERNETS Beautiful Comedy-Drams SHORE ACRES under the Personal Direction of Mrs. James A. Herne With Entire New Stearry and PRODUCTION GUAMKTBED "happiest maMiier afternoon. jolly itanr times party was given at by Deputy Treasurer Volkringpf and a few friends last -ulghtXAbout GO couples participated.

We invite the ladies to take advantage Madam sWiBnns' presence at our store next week, where embroidery lessons will be given free of charge. Rev. Father vard entertained St Patrick's choir last night at a most enjoyable banquet. The event was in honor of Joe McDermott's approaching departure. The report that the Rock Island read is about to absorb the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern and operate it as part of its lines is renewed from Chicago.

The great poultry show will close tonight at Smith's armory. No one ought to miss the splendid exhibit. We are compelled to hold over the list of awards until tomorrow. Ex-Supervisor Joe Smith of Oxford, returned this morning from Chicago, where he went with several loads of cattle. He goes to South Dakota on a prospecting tour on Tuesday of next week.

J. A. McDermott left today for San Francisco, whence, about Junei, he vill suil for Nome. He may be gone tvv years. His claims in the Alaskan ieulni are very promising and he may return a millionaire.

The Shrader Drug company has a fine exhibit of its stock foods at the Chicken show--a display that everybody interested in a growing local industry ought to inspect--aside from its interest to poultry raisers. 1'rof J. G. Griffith of Ames is in the citv greeting old friends and arranging a base ball schedule. Managers from many Iowa colleges are in con vcr.se Manager McCutchen--Coe, ornell.

Simpson, Knox, Grinnell ana others. ihe Uathbone Sisters celebrated silver wedding of their sister. Mrs. .1 S. IJeatty, one of the leading officers of i'cmple Wednesday evening.

A lovely silver unt bowl was presented t- the "bride" as a token of the esteem in which she is held by the tire society. Coroner Mueller finally discovered the hereabouts of the ill-fated Mrs-. John tMinth's relatives. Her daughtei and son-in-law live in Spring Valley, I I I whence they were summoned to Iowa City. The funeral of the unfortunate woman took place this afternoon from Schneider undertaking An altogether too small audience greeted "Faust'' at the opera house li-st night.

The play has been a long time favorite here, but no Iowa. City audience has ever been a more able of Goethe's great allegory. George S. Trimble, as "Me- jihiMto" as a superb impersonator ot Satan and entries Saxon's "Fsustus" and the "Marguerite" of Miss Frances Paul, were exceptionally good, in a strong support. Miss Addie FarweU's work us "Martha" is also entitled to praise 'I he staging of the play, es- irtcpnlly in the Brocken scene, was nerticularly fine.

In a word, Jutes Hurry Is giving the public a eonsrlen- fone and ndmirnhlr mival of the i The time for for the beginning of In the district court tc be tried during the February term closed yesterday. The morning hours of the period saw a atth to Clerk Marner's office, where bunch of papers MBS filed Among others, a was naked by Mrs. Minnie Man: Griswold BelL She sues Edward and alleges that he commenced course of cruel ami inhuman treatment very shortly nfter their marriage. January 14.1894 The wife asks for the custody of their 7-year-old son. Marrk Frank Uell.

towards whom the defendant's conduct (shealleges) has betn neglectful. In the sinne court W. F. Lutr A. S.

Devoe for 5 on promissory notes. Frank sues G. A. Devoe and Blanche E. Devoe tor $117 and 7 per cent interest froiii Jlarch 27 I90t.

A writ of attachment prevent disposition of i i a also prajcd for by the plaintiff. 'other new cases in the district court are as follows: The Iowa Citv State Bank sues Dennis Teefv, the Faflnei-s Bank of Wil- liamsbnrg. C. E. Bauserman.

Mrs. K. G. Thompson E. Keegan for vvith interest at 8 per cent from February 2S.

JWl.aThe case is specifically against Teefy on a note, and the nthes defendants are simply alleged lien holders, etc, Sitnih E. Draw bough sues Allen S. De Voe and "25 othsjg, praying for the confirmation of shaft's of J. S. De Voe's estate for a sale and div ision of the proceeds thereof.

Dr. E. F. (. lapp allies C.

E. McComos for $113.25 with interest at 8 per cent from January This case illustrates power of a promissory note. the document in question dated 2. 1893. now calls for a total sum gt computing simple interest, merely.

James sues F. W. for $150. with interest from Jan. llioi.

He alleges tnt he and were on a note for $280.58, ann that he paid the full amount to the Lone Tree Savings Bank, bnt'that Lutz made nothing food. William. John and Battle Hofedit? sue Annie HofeditzT administrator the etstate of Christian and nine others, asking for a conflrmatioi shares of the of Christian Hofcditr and for a sale and division of proceeds. Robeit and Marf C. Swank.

Jacob C. and Emma Loehr, ex parte, pra Judge Wade to reform a deed and correct mistake the paper passed between (i. 5V. Swank and wife and Mary C. Swank 1878.

The purpose is to fehow and have it that Mary C. Swank is the Tightful owner of the 140 acres in the northeast, quarter of section 31-76-5, and that she has no interest in the 40 acres in the southwest quarter of said sec tion. Joseph Strohmeycr. aged 21. sues the R.

I. and P. railroad company claiming $8.000 damages. He alleges that owning to the company's culpable negligence, he was badly 1 about o'clock "4n the moi jfeul, when he it- while preparing toi landbox. He ODD MHHJtO IV OLD HflsT.

tie engine then passed over his left mangling the foot and part of theetower leg to such an extent that annotation was necessary Tie accident occurred in the, Haw- ttp.vnrds near Moltner- C. C. 'Bncfcustjues the Mair 6 per cent company for interest from Dec. 1. that he enterdT lulo a coukract 'with tbe company thffihe sold thereunder within a year worth of goods and that' the company then failed to pay the commission and premium due him under the contract.

Hattie B. Novak, as trustee for Florence S. Clark, sues the R. I. and railroad company, alleging that the railroad authorities trespassed on the plaintiff's Corah ille property, laid railroad tracks, operated cars and engines thereon, etc.

She claims $250 damages and asks that an injunction be issued. J. Quincy Adams sues Lew R. Smith for $160, with interest from Jan. 1 1002, at 8 per cent.

He alleges that the defendant broke a contract to paj rent for certain property, but away leaving a Ante for the above sum as evidence of his indebtedness. If you believe what you read aboul Rocky Mountain Tea, see that you eet the genuine, made only by the Madison Medicine Co. no more no less. W. W.

Morrison. Joys of January. Freshman BaMiqiiet Unique In the Hamerooa Phases--Closes Day of Delight. It would hardly be fair to say the "Annual Freshmen Banquet" occurred evening, foe the event was unique in too many wajs to classify it with its prediceSSors. In the first place, it was devoid all forms of underclass "scrapping, devoid of wholesale kidnapping and abduction.

There were no extra police detailed to stand guard at the festal hall, nor ride on the carriages. II. E. Boies, the toastmaster, who disappeared in the afternoon, came up smiling, to preside. Then, too, in- attendance and increased beauty made this Iwnquet unique.

The largest cla.ss ever entering the University appropriately had the largest umber of guests at its banquet. It vas fitting end of a most glorious University day. 10.15 the guests, nearly hundred in number, marched into the din- Ing room of the Berkley Imperial. The tables ere arranged in the shape of a Maltese cross, which were decorated profusely Tiith carnation nnd 'Ihe menu was well selected and served in an excellent manner. After the coffee had been brought in the toast master called the ban- queters to order and the following i toasts were given: of '05--D.

F. Steck. Itovs of 'OS--Ethel Dunning. The President--Bertha Sunier. The Fossilised '(Ms--C.

J. Lambert Miss Sunier's was a pecu- liarlv happy well worded response President MacLenn, Dean Currier, rtean oung. II. E. Snengler and Miss Makepeace Mornk were all called upon and responded with congratulatory orris.

The committee in charge, J. F. O'Connell, Allstrand, H. H. Eltert, M.

It. a and F. gangster, deserve much credit for the hifrnlf bauquet of the Class of 1905. Monday. January 37th, Madam Wil- i liegln her instructions in embroidery at U.

A. Strub A 25 Extraordinary jslalBf oneratloM are belaff at the old mint by Dr. David K. TMtie. head of the partmeat of Mltlnf aad a dosea of his aiost expert saea.

The prokBeetiag; is floors, the ceilings, the tables, la aad cranaitfs of boxes, on old) dusty shelves and ia chimneys, where soot and" dust have for more than half a century, says a Philadelphia exchange. Soot out of a AM teadiaff from OBS of the furnaces eoataiaed two and one- half per cent, at gold aad silver. That percentage indicates that IB a ton of soot and dost there would be found pounds of precious worth between and $10,000. The value sweepings oa" the floor of the meltlagroom hasbeei frequently referred to, but Dr. Tut tie's do not stop at that.

Now thev arc proapcoting the brooms which do the sweeping; thtjr are out the wooden chairs, the, wooden benches, wooden boxes, the ceilings, the window frames, the tiniest corner and along shelf running around the room on which crucibles iave been stored for years. In all ol these rich finds have been made, and the total gold and silver recovered will amount into the A GORGEOUS AMBASSADOR. By the SIBBMM mtmlmter mt He will bt a particularly In Siam.his collection of jewelry is no finer than that of many other teen of rank, but Siam has been amassing gems for many generations. lie has emeralds, rubies, pearls and sapphires sewed into some of his ceremonial Besides these he has. more personal jewelry diamonds and pearls in rings, pins.

belts and pendants. With all his decorations fin, chief among them blazing the blue-white diamonds of the Order of the White Elephant and the prismatic gorgeoiisnes ot. the Chinese crown, he is literally a dazzling center of radiance, New York Sun. His favorite costume, and thai which best becomes him, is tbe native Siamese paaung and embroidered jacket. This panting is the universa garment of Siam forsooth sexes, anc is a long doth so arranger and wound a pair of baggjr'ti TTr The outfits arc of flllks that cannot be matched in this country, unless in the wardrobe of his- excellency Wu Ting fang, and many of them are magnifi cently.

embroidered and jeweled. On his feet the wears- sandals. He wears no hat-- doesn't own one. in Itf his own country his iead is sheltered by a parasol carriei bv Miss Daisy lOoover entertained number of friends very mjoyably at Wednesday The defeated- the Freshmen, Wednesday evening. The was 32 to S3.

The Irvings and; Zets. wJl held their debate at the- opera house-, tonight, with Stin Manager McBtehen has scheduled the Rock iRlandTbase ball professionals to open the" season at Athletic park the coming 'Spring. Miss Helen'Small left yesterday for Michigan, en route for her home in Atchison, KasU which she will no: reach for several weeks, however. Let us speak tit mail as 'we find him 1 And'cenlure'Wilyf what we can see, Remembering that no one can be per feet, Uuless he uses Rocky Mountain. Tea W.

W. Morrison. of Johnson county's most esteemed octogenarian pioneers, E. Smith, entertained a number of his friends at a turkey dinner on Wes Side, in honor of the anniversary thai marked the coming of his 80th birthday. OnSatnrday Jan 2501, at the'Opera Home Mr.

Thomas Jefferson whose name is synonym of everything the ii good to lowaCity in his delightful play, entitled "Rip Van Winkle." The play that ia known by beautiftnl story of Catskil 1 monntait and one that closely identified to the tbata mere mention of it being presented here by a Jefferson wil cause theatre goers to tntn out in ral force. Sale of seats for this engagement will open Wienefce'rtook new telephone line may be constructed by another Farmers Mutual company, to run between this city's stern limit and West There now at work soliciting committee appointed by leading- "farmers, who met at the Strtble homestead to discuss the night. It has been demonstrated that the theatre going find greater satisfaction in original np to date melodrami than in the other play. Among the elements thst contribute to the racceas of these dranm are the heart interest (including of course good love story.) Natural well impersonated sad picturesque scenic ret lisa. AU'tbese sna mo ere hsppily blended in Daughter" announced at the Opera House Monday, Jm It edicts tbe the poor, tic vicious sod virtnoos with graphic and commended itself lo ihera and inotlam, in fact all classes.

A DEEP MYSTERY. It is a mystery why women endure Backache, Headache, Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Melancholy, Fainting and Dizzy Spells when thousands have proved that Electric Bitten win quickly cure such trouble. "I ed for years with kidney trouble," mi tee Mrs. Itiobe Cherlsy, of Is, "elnd huse buck pained so I could drees hut Electric Bitters wholly cured BM, and, although 73 yearn of nge, I now ant BaWf MAMT TOTAL CHA1 CBB to do all ay overcomes Conetfpation, give perteei tf VL 9f V. Vf BW4I Vf JBte FOR 8ALK-Lot.

fix HI fsei irlt street. This Is a vary IlKi a sariBm. let 1C The thrones of naonarchs of the old world are not always located in the royal palaces. That is, potentates can boast of more than one Such piece of ornamental furniture. For instance, Great Britain has no distinctive and exclusive throne.

Instead there are four--the wooden chair, with the slab of Scotch stone, in Westminster abbey, which served as the coronation seat of the monarchs of this realm for seven centuries; the sumptuous chair of state in the house of lords; the chair on which the late queen sat when holding a drawing-room in Buckingham palace, and the gilt arm-chair at Windsor in which the sovereign sits to receive letters of credence or recall from foreign envoys or accord audience to dusky potentates. The czar of Kussia is even more diversely throned. Each of dozen chairs of stale are at various times Styled the Russian throne. The two most remarkable the chairs ol Ivan the Terrible and the one in St George's hall of the winter palace ai St. Betersburg.

The former is of turquoises. ID the back alone there are 10,000 of these gems. The other chair is of costly woods, with ivory and gold, richly jeweled and em bossed with4he imperial eagle. The seat is of ermine and the arms are ivory tusks. Farther east, in Teheran, the shah displays himself on a white throne looted from Delphi in 17J9.

It is ivory, overlaid i gold, and ablaze with gems, its value being estimated at over MONKEYS ARE DANGEROUS. IB the Philadelphia 1'itke Before Ihelr Caste. Monkeys are not classed as savage animals, but, nevertheless, the keepers at the zoo are as oharj of entering a monkej cage as are of goinj into the domicile of the leopards or any of the smaller species of the ca tribe. The in spite of their apparent friendliness, are a treaeher ous crew man) an unwary keeper has nursed painful wounds as a resul of boldlv venturing into the apart ments allotted to the sTmians. A little precautionary action is nee essary to protect even the man who feeds them should he have occasion to the dens.

monkej vv ill con 'certedlj attack anyone who venture- among them, and bj force of number! 'will endanger fhe life of the bold vis itor. Whenever, a keeper desires to gp among th.e gives utter ance to hissing The hered itary enefav of it, the snake, and at the iirst his little animals will scale the heights of thi cage in terror. Bv a judicious use the awe-inspiring sound the attendan can keep -the monKeys out of thew-aj for a brief period. When a Jong staj In the cige is necessary, says the Phila the keeper generally borrows a bull snake, a harmless bu formidable-loffKing varietj, from reptile house, and with this coile about his waist is safe from any cover attack while at work. BLOWN TO ATOMS.

The old idea that the body times needs a powerful, drastic, pi tive pill has been exploded; for King's New Life Pills, which are per fcctly harmless, gently stimulate live and bowels to expel poisonous matter cleanse the system and absolutely cure Constipation and Sick Headache. Onl 25c at J. H. Whetstone and W. Shraders' drug stores.

The Weather. Generally fair tonight; Saturday cold wave. Weather Observations. BY Fftov. A.

A. VKBUWI S. U. I. For the 34 hours ending a't 7:00 o'clocl a.

January 24,1902. Maximum Temperature 2 Minimum Temperature Wind patUy cloudy Precipitation CHICAGO MARKETS- These quotations are furnished by Bothell Lovell, Board of Trade, low City. January 24, Opn'g High't Low't Clos'g Wheat- May -79'A -79H Cora- Hay Oats-May PROVISIONS. Potk-- May Jan. Jan.

BJbs- 1635 1645 942 9-45 16 70 1663 955 965 1632 1640 940 947 164? 1657 962 Jan. 3.6o 870 850 865 857 870 22 102 851 865 CAR RBCSIPTS. Wheat Cora Oats Wheat 30 Cora 60 Oats ico Estimated Receipts Today-Hogs, 26,000 steady Sheep, 10,000 steady UVK STOCK. Estimated Receipts Tomorrow-- 21000 CUMINC. Hogs- Mixed and Butchers, 5 3ood to choice heavv, heavy, 15 Ught $370 How to Your Beauty Beauty and health go band in hand The healthier you are the prettier yore-ill get One of the greatest detriment to good health is constipation.

don canwrs pimples, sores, moth patches, liver sallow sfctn, Mood poison, skk headaclre, etc. YOB be beentifBl nnleM yon ere well, tbv jad Tbe only me fer tiowttipf nee is Laxetlve Tablets. eMll and chocolate aMlVfU 9mm ItV lauuuuH W9W mmmu 9t iMd nsajry while you sleep. Make feel i evd ewnuutM, Pries 10 and BLOOM MAYER Annual Clearance of Great Bargains That Will Interest You. A lot of Black and Grey All Wool Frieze Ulsters, heavy plaid i i have sold at $10.00, now A lot of Overcoats, cut in the new and popular styles, consisting of tons, Kerseys and 1 Beavers, worth op to $15.00, now go at $10.00 AH Wool Blue and Black Kersey worth $10.00, now largest and beet in Iowa to select from.

A pair of these will make your oltl suit look like new 2.5O. $3. 3.5O and For boys Knee Pants, the $5, $6 and i and Overcoats ate now $3.75, S-oo and 600. The $400 and 3.50 kind oo and $2.50 now, and so on to the cheapest we carry; all are reduced from the a a selling price, and the economical father and mother who fails to take advantage of the saving, misses a great opportunity. Winter Underwear, Hosiery, Caps, Gloves and Pur Overcoats At Less Than 'Actual Cost BLOOM a MAYER IOWA CITY Just What You Have Wanted for Years? A GOOD FOR A BOT.

Parsons Stouffer, Hardware and Sporting Goods. The Buying Public Will find our store stocked wfth.the best ihings in the Grocery Line You will find us Headquarters for Bargains hi all Lines. Our 1 fan- ones, and we Guarantee to prove fhe assertion that we sell all Groceries Lower than the Lowest J. Wilkinson. Grocer, Hlghevt Cash CM Country Produce.

South Dnbnqoe Tan 4 FOSTER in Anthracite, Bituminous and Smithing Coal Office, Corner Washington and Van Buren Streets. Yards on C. R. N. Tracks.

Telephone No. 347. I Prompt Service and the Best Grades of Coal for the Motto. Young lady, with $30,000 property, needs husband of business ability to manage it; is lonely and would marry st once; bank Address, Mbs R. Drawer Chicago, III.

In "Shore Acres" the late actor dramatist, A Herne, raised a monument to nj that will ong as the native drama. The play long been accepted as bis masterpiece and certainly no other work of its kind can compare with it in truthfulness and simpHdty. Mr. Herne loved the people he has introduced in "Shore Acres" and presents them in a manner thst has pined unstinted approval and spplsnse row plsy.goer* in every wslk of life. To many lovers of tbe drams the piece an 1 tspirationsod when tbe Society of American Dramatists in vfecddtrEenry rving to witness with them the best American play yet produced and took hint to see "Shore Acres" that settleA he question of the play's Sir Henry wee chanted with Mr.

Herne that certain nude in the piece so as to endiences he weeM fneatrei Sisjos UNM Mr. DIAMONDS The largest and best selected line loose and mounted diamonds to select from. OUR PRICES are no higher than yon would have to pay for an inferior article. COMPARISON is what we ask of yon, for we know yon will tten see why we lead in the Jewelry business. Keith McChesney.

The Leading Jewelers, 104 Soil. CllitM sit. Splendid wages guaranteed men who learn barber trade with us, only two months required; positions awaiting over loo now. Can earn scholarship, brard tools and transportation if desired. Particulars mailed free.

Molet Barber College, Chicago, 111. Do you like to save big money? Then see Stillwell. Durling the dull season, tor 60 days, beginning Monday, January 6, he will slaughter prices on interior work, paper hanging sign writing, etc. His experts lead the city, and will do fine work as if paid full prices. dtf TO CUKE A COLO IN OMB DAY Take Laxative Quinine Tablets toes).

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