Omaha daily bee., 1883-08-01
MINOR MENTION.

DR.. West, dentist, Ia Pearl street.
Cheap railroad tickets at B%ushnells.
The Baptist Sunday school is to have a
picnic at Parks mill tomorrow.
Mrs. North, an old lady who has been
one of the characters of the town, died
yesterday.
Pat Formay, who lost a foot sometime
ago, by being run over by the cars, isnow
able to be out again.
A democratic council cannot say much
about "back pay" or SALARY grab" in
future political contests.
Permit to wed was yesterday given to
Hans Anderson and Johanna Matilda
Larsen, both of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Ford entertained
in a very hospiteble and happy me
last evening, about fifty friends, mostly
young folks.
The case of Paulus Pilocant, charged
with assault, was again continued yester-
day on account of the absence of the at
torney in the case.
While j. M. Thomas has been attend
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thief went through his room, taking a
quantity of clothing.
One solitary drunk was all there was
who adjusted yesterday morning in police
court. He gave his name is Joe Wit, and
was fined 50 and costs. 1
John Hurd, while handling a roll of
sheet iron at the Union Pacific depot
yesterday, received from the sharp edge
of the iron a bad cash on the arm.
There seemed yesterday a slight i'm
provement in the condition of Mrs.
Gideon Robinson, of First avenue, who
has been quite ill for some time past.
Everything ID being done that ispossi
bic in the preliminary arrangements, to
make the coming fallfair and horse horse
meeting here, the biggest success yet.
A number more joined the teachers
institute yesterday, swelling the total
attendance to 1876, which is already
within five of the highest number ever
reached at any institute held here.
The man Church, at the Jail, is gradu-
ally getting clearer headed, and does not
think himself nearly 80 much of a de-
faulter as when he first gave himself up.
His brother is expected to arrive to-day
from Winona.
1t must be a typographical mistake in
the announcement of one of the city pa
pers that it has reduced its price on ac-
count of the increased demand. 1t means
decreased of course. The compositor is
to blame as usual.
Those having in charge the building
of the new Masonic temple will decide
next Monday which plan to adopt out OF
the several presented The wall of the
first story is to be 20 inches, the second
16 inches and the third IL inches.
About forty judgments were yesterday
entered up against %delinquents on poll
tax. The judgments are for SO and
about SO costs, 80 that it is quite al addi-
tional expense to those who have DELAYED
paying the 80 required to meet the tax
alone.
The case of King, one of those
charged with assaulting Oleson, was con,
tinued yesterday, taking the same cours.
as the others. Mr.. Oleson's condition
still being such as to render it impossible,
ihii ~ aBPCui III SouhVs "A u .
will all be called up again Thursday.
Charlie Bray, one of The BEE carriers
had the misfortune to lose his pony yes
terday. The pony slipped in a peculia
way breaking a leg, the bone being frac
tured in several places near the shoulder
the injury being such rs the necessitat'
shooting the animal.
1t is worth $25 q month to be al
alderman, and yet the alderman shoul,
have thought of this when running TO
an Office the legal pay for which shall no
exceed $50 a year, rather thar waite,
until after they had been in sewers
months and her voted themselves $25
month, to date back to April l..
The papers were being drawn yestel
day by which w. H. Foster adopts tn
little girl over whom William Barnet
and Clara Kirkendall have been contend
ing. 1t appears that the child wa
placed in Barnett's hands some six year
ago, in Michigan, and has lived with hi,
since, and now a much better and happis
home is tc be given the little one.
THE BEE has not beenmaking so muc
blow as some of the weaker papers, abol
its circulation in Council Bluffs, but
has gone on increasing steadily, just til
same. Yesterday it had to put on Oh
more carrier boy, to supply the recer
increase, and as one or two more wi
soon be needed, any boys with poniet
who desire routes, should apply at TIL
sdlce.
The city is too poor to make any in
provements. except those which til
adjoining property owner is ordered I
pay for, and yet the aldermen gravel
give $4,000 of property to the Unto
Pacific for a side track, and then vol
themselves an increase of $8l 800 a yea
including the back pay to April /. 81
aldermen, $25 a month, twelve month";
and $500 more for the mayor, make
in fact 81 ,100.
A young man giving his name as Wi
liam Eakman was arrested at Atlantl
'and brought back to this city on a charg
of breaking into a freight car on I'll
Chicago a. Rock Island road. He wa
brought before Justice Schurz yesterda
and the case continued until Thursda,
The young man claims that he is only II
and was ON his way to see his sic
mother and not being able to pay h
fare, stole a ride in a freight car, b.
stole nothing else.
Coroner Faul has received word fro
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