Omaha daily bee., 1882-12-22
MINOR MENTIONS.
I M..rs-,. Palace Music Han.

Broadway. Howe & Son.
old papers for sale at TsR BBE office
OF % centsper hundr~d.
The police court and police hesdquar-
ters were remarkably dull yesterday, there
not being q single arrest made.
Imported and Key West cigars con-
stantly on hand at Lutx & Lange's.
Subscribe for newspapers and periodi-
GALS at II. K. Seaman's book store.
Furniture Of all kinds repaired by
Howe & Bon, Sos Broadway
In the district court yesterday alter
noon the case Of Lewis & Stewart vs.. the
Council Bluffs Insurance company, was on
trial.
Seal aoques, fur trimmings. very
Low, at Metcalf Bros.'
Large quantity Of stoves and furni-
ture 1t 3O3 Broadway. Howe & Son.
New lot nicely decorated, ib6 pieces, !of
- sets, only Is ct Msurer 4 Craig.
Leave to we'd WAS yesterday given to
Samuel A. Kinser and Ellen Jane Bird,
north Of Oakland; Samuel Scribner and
Mary Saunders, both Of this city.
-Hand.painted china, art pottery. solid
silverwAre, bronzeA &C., At Maurer &
Craig.
Largest stock Of Toys and Holiday
Goods In the city Of Seaman's. Prices DEFY
competition.
Professor Samuels, the optician, 10 at
the Ogden house. Those who are troubled
with their eyes should call on hun. He
has been in Council Bluffs before.
-Lutz 4 Lange's fine sele ction Of Am.
Der, meerschaum and smokers goods Of the
best grades is supplying the holiday de-
mand in that line.
The trial Of criminal cases still seems
In the distance, civil cases still occupying
the attention Of the district court. Dis
trict Attorney Conner started for home
yesterday, but will return when needed.
-Lutz l. Lange have now opened q re.
tail store in connection with their whole
sale establishment in Shugart's new block.
The masquerade to be given on the
eth by the members Of the G. A. R.,
promises to be most highly enjoyable, the
arrangements made being quite elaborate
and careful.
The ladies Of the city met again yes.
terday afternoon to do some sewing for the
poor. There were several sewing ma.
chimes and many pairs Of nimble, willing
hands kept busy for several hours In the
good work.
The church folks are as busy as bees
making preparations for their Christmas
entertainments. Among tho unique fea.
lures promised is a Christmas ship at the
Baptist church and Mother Goose and her
family at the Congregational, while other
churches are yet to be heard from.
An animal with one head. two bodies,
eight legs and two tails is In alcohol at the
Off co Of DR.. Rice. 1t WAS born q short
time ago and lived two days. The mon
strohty Is unique in this, that It has but
one head, while the freaks have heretofore
been Of the doubls.headed character.
1T will do the prisoners at the Jail lit.
tie good now to make any rush for escape
when the jailer opens the door into the
corridor. An arch in the outer hallway
has been filed with iron bars, and another
big door Is to DO hung there to-day, SO that
II they should rush out CT tho first door
they would be stopped by the second.
Brown & Young have had several hogs
stolen from their slaughter house. As long
as the thieves stole live ones they did not
care much. but night before last they took
one already dressed. This was too much,
and the losers proceeded to put in some
time in tracing up the thief Of the pork,
and ut last accounts were still on the hunt.
The Council Bluffs Mannerchor 10 to
give o grand Christmas ball at Turner
Hall next Monday evening. The party Is
TO be strictly an invitation one, and as
the Mannerchor Is composed Of our best
and leading German citizens, there Ia no
doubt but that this promised event will be
a heartily enjoyable one.
The case Of Kato McGibney VS. Hen.
~ Beeeroft anne to an end In the district
court yesterday, the jury bringing In a
verdict in favor Of defendant. Tho claim
made by the plaintiff was that she was On.
titled to damages for personal injuries re.
csived by being thrown from q buggy,
which she hired Of Bescroft and which
broke down. The jury evidently thought
differently.
The man who was robbed the other
day has every few hours for three or four
days visited the telegraph office to get IN
answer to q dispatch sent for money fiom
home. Yesterday an answer to that dis.
patch was handed him. and the same has
been here two days. Is II not about time
that something was done to hold this tsle.
graph monopoly to q decent respect for
business principles. Postal telegraphy IA
In universal demand.
There Is ut Lutz & LAnge's a very
unique meerschaum pipe, which was
ratified of lately at q church fair In Ottum.
wa, the amount realized being $3.50, and
the prize won by Mr.. ZAnge, q brother.in.
law OF Mr.. Langs's. The pipe is of itself
q curiosity, but the stem is still more 80,
1t being entirely Of handwork, and the
middle portion carved with fancy needle.
work. The stem Is composed of seventy.
two different pieces, and is very ingenious,
and the whole Ia mounted, making a very
handsome thing for a smoker.
Before buying furniture or stoves.
be sure and call at Msndel's. He will
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