Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-23
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The Congregationalists had a pleasant
social last evening.
The Pacific house had 'Our Summer
Boarders" last night.
Malvern has thirty three old soldiers
who propose to organize a post of the g..
A. r.
patience" is to be given this evening
at Dohany's by the Chicago Ideal Opera
company Of Chicago.
Another break in the bank of the creek
at Madison street has endangered travel
there across the foot bridge.
The examinations at st. Joseph's acade-
my begin on Monday and continue
through Tuesday. The closing exhibition
will be given Tuesday evening.
The iron bridge formerly at Madison
street, and which was taken down and
stored to make way for the %culvert, is to
be thrown across Sixth street now.
Congressman Pusey announces a com
petitive examination to be held in this
city July 10, to fill the vacancy created
by the graduation of II. j. Gallagher, at
West Point.
Alderman James could not do better
by his constituency that by getting the
council to order a new sidewalk along by
w. G. James property, as the present
excuse for a walk is horrible.
G. II. Scott has been selected as the
Fourth of July orator for Persia. This
makes five oratorial Missourians who are
to be sent forth from Council Bluffs on
that day to entertain and e~nlighten the
surrounding country.
military company A city of this size
should have enough young men willing
to form and maintain not one but two
companies at least. The citizens would
take pride in them and help them along,
too.
The Glen avenue wooden c~ulvert, which
was lately repaired by a gang of men who
worked SO thoroughly that it took three
men to hold a plank while one sawed it
in two, has broken in again. This time
a wagon run over it, crushing a hole in
its top.
M. Larkin, ESQ.,, of Oskaloosa, Iowa,
agent of the Iowa state society of spirit
~ualists, will lecture in rooms No a and 8
Shuggart & McMahon's block, tomorrow
Sunday evening; also good test mediums
will be present. Circle at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon.
The second spiritualist society will con-
tinue its meetings and lectures at Plat
ner's hall, middle Broadway, every Sun
day at 2 o'clock, p. m. and evening at
1880 o'clock, p. M. The best mediums
and lecture talent of the city is secured.
Mr.. Winchester will assist the meeting
tomorrow.
Ernest Wright, son of Joe Wright
while at work in Overton's yard on. lowel
Main street, met with a bad mishap, tn,
axe by some slip striking his foot be
tween the toes and cutting very deeply
necessitating the careful attention Of
surgeon. The wound will disable hin
some time, but it is hoped not perma
nently.
Frank T. Sheppard, in succeeding
Brother of The Walnut News, has chang
cd the name of the paper to The Walnu
Bureau. The improvement made /
quantity and quality of news, will caus
the drawers Of the Bureau to be file
with shining dollars, if Walnuters reall
appreciate a good thing when they hav
it.
Officer Morse arrested +. G. Cliffor
yesterday for being drunk at the transfe
Clifford paid his fine out of the 1872. 20
had in his pocket, and when sobered u
.J....I that La haA Q50 NTH him on
been robbed. He rather laid it off G
the officer and entered his complaint b,
fore the mayor. When a man is drur
he is always richer than when sober.
Ferdinand Fray, the poor fellow wi
has been blowing q horn on the sire
corners to warn people of the coming ei
of the world, was before Justice Abbo
again yesterday. A philanthropic citiz'
consented to take the unfortunate YOU
man and care for him, as he was homele
though evidently q little cracked on l
ligious subjects.
Charlie Woodbury. is the only boy W
has been graduated from the high scho
here in two years. Prof. Farnham in
Producing him to the audience at co
mencement exercises very happily call
attention to the appropriateness of I
subject of his Grafton, Courage" w
do not more boys avail themselves of
excellent chance to gain SO goodly
amount of practical education.
Mr.. Weidensall, the western secreta
of the international committee of I
Y. M. @. A., is meeting with very mu
success and encouragement in his attem
to collect means for the local ASSOCIATE
in this city, and there are many 9th,
who will doubtless contribute Cheerful
when they fully understand the. p,
poses and plans Of the young men
terested.
An attempt is made to protect I
bank of the creek between Seventh a
Eighth street, by a levee Of posts a
planks. There. is doubt about it star
ing, however, as it is liable to be wash
around, and under, and finally
Already it is found that at the bend
the creek the posts are not stro
enough, and heavy timbers must Il
their place. This age of experime
may finally result in solving the CT,
problem. 1t is evidently not solved J
John Dierks met with a serious a
dent while in a hack hear Kirkman. :
team, in descending a steep hill, beca
unmanageable, and to save him
Dierks jumped out. He received
double fracture Of the leg, the bone |
truding through the flesh. Had he
NAMED seated, as afterwards appear
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