Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-16
MINOR MENTIONS.
y. Mueller's Palace;Music Hall

j. MueIer's PalacelMusic HAL.
Subscribe for newspapers and,periodi.
sais at H. Z. Seaman's book store.
Constable Skinner has just sold to
Mason Wise q fine horse for $500.
The city council failed to meet last
evening but will try again Friday evening
This evening the Baptist ladies' prom
ise an enjoyable entertainment at Do
hAney's.
There will be MONDAY prayer meet
inRs at the rooms of the Y. M. @. A.
every day thi, week. All invited.
The sheriff Of Harrison county passed
through here yesterday with four prison
srs on route to Fort Madison.
The business men should remember
that the Baptist ladies spread their tables
At Dohaney's from 5 o'clock till 3 o'clock
this evening.
Charles Grant has been arrested on the
charge Of jumping q board bill at Mrs.. A,
II. Osborn's. He IL TO have q hearing
nsxt Thursday.
Charles Adolph, who travels for Lutz
4 Lsnge, has brought In from Crawford
county q multum in psrvo ear Of corn,
there being nine distinct ears growing
from one common cob. Its q curiosity
worth seeing.
We made o slight error In our local
announcing the removal of Grandy & 90 ,
the druggist. We gave them quarters In
the old stand Of the Citizens bank, but
they preferred and took the next door
north, the former headquarters of Lutz &
Lsange, the tobacco nists.
The following soiled doves have been
booked at the police station and fines
assessed as usual: Annie Butterield,
Mary Wallace, Sadie Roberts, Josie
Woods, Stella Long, Lou Scott, Mabel
Maurice, Ollie Danforth. Mollie st. Clair,
Fannie Jacobs, Belle Glover, Allie Sexo,
Lou Franzer.
The move for the organization OF q
FIRE patrol is still progressing. 1t is sug-
gested that In view of the frequent losses
Of life at times Of fire, that q prompier
corps be organized, also fcom out of the
valuable volunteer material, and that this
corps be put in such training as to be able
to render quick and efficient service wher
needed.
Some changes are being made in tn,
interior of the postofice, the number o
call boxes and lock boxes being reduced
about one.half, owing to the fact that 81
many now get their mail by carriers. Tn
room thus saved Is to be fitted up for tn
carriers, each to have o window, so tina
on Sundays and at other times when tn
carriers are not delivering, mail may b,
had at the Office by calling at the window
Of the carrier from whom the applican
usually get t. his mail.
"A long.delayed case, in which tn
city was plaintiff and John Lindt ie
PENDANT. was tried before Judge Ayles
worth yesterday. 1t was o suit brough'
70 make the attorney pay his poll tax, tn,
defense being that he was not properly
notified and that he was not liable to pol
tax, not beirg able-bodied. The evidence
showed that the collector had left a MOTTO,
with his family during his absence, ant
the court dismissed the case on the grount
that this notice was not sufficient, as il
ought to have been served personally.
1T Is not known to many, but 1t i
nevertheless true. that there has been al
inspection Of buildings, fiues. ETC., goinl
quietly on for some weeks here, and Il
several instances the chief of the fire dc
partment has notified persons to remed,
certain defects, and thus prevent fires
He has also been taking in some Of tn
public buildings and larger blocks. 80 a
to be posted how best to work, and ge
familiar with the buildings, 30 as to kno,
whore to go to and how to go through ther
in cas- Of q big blaze.
"A nine year old wall, evidently sharp
snsd by knocking about the world muc'
for one so young, applied at police head
quarters Saturday night for lodging. II
claimed that his home was in Michigal
but his parents died and he was throw
out upon the world. He had since bee,
selling papers on the streets of Ch;csg
and from there had worked his way her
by various hooks and crooks. Yesterda,
Chief Field secured o place for the la'
With a farmer living a few miles nj from
che city. and who promises to bring tn
boy up in the way he should go and Civ
him n nnod home