Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-20
MINOR MENTION.
see Joseph Refers spring styles.

Cheap Railroad Tickets at Bushnell's.
Justice Abbott is said to be a probable
candidate for the office of Sheriff.
The city council could not get a quorum
Monday night, but will try it again this
evening.
Il. j. Huntington, son of the up town
grocer, was married on Friday last to
Miss Anna F. Halliday, of Oakland.
Col. Hofmeyer, j. T. Oliver and
Others, will probable represent Council
Bluffs at the State Sportsmen's tourna-
ment in Marshalltown.
The Wabash road is badly bothered by
the washouts, but it is expected that
trains will be soon running as usual, and
in the meantime a little more circuitous
route will be arranged.
The tickets for the ommenceme ex-
ercises of the High School are now on
sale at Bushnell's. Those who desire to
secure good seats should step up to the
diagram promptly.
The examinations continued in st.
Francis academy yesterday, and proved
very satisfactory. This afternoon the
graduating exercises are to be held, and
the public is generally invited to attend.
The work on the large planning mill of
Strock Bros. will be commenced rs soon
as the title to the property is secured,
the owners living at a distance, and there
being consequently some delay in the
papers.
Superintendent F%arnham's last month
ly report shows the whole number of
pupils registered i'll the public schools as
2,577, and the attendance, 1888; the
averaging number belonging, 1,720, and
the average daily attendance /, BOO.
Sam Caldburn who has DR.. Archibald's.
stable at the fair ground, promises to
give a showing of speed by Normont be-
tween the heats of the racers on the
Fourth. Normont is a very speedy colt.
The Fourth Ward did nobly for the
relief of the food sufferers, the amount
subscribed being $587. %, besides furnish
ing clothing amounting to much more.
There is evidently generosity and public
spirit among the resident of the Fourth.
The Council Bluffs water works has had
its gate house at the storage reservoir
photographed. 1t shows up well in a pic
ture, but yet even photographs cannot
give a person a full idea of the magnitude
of the company's work here.
A revolver which was not loaded, OF
course not, was being pawned on Broad.
way Monday, when it suddenly went off,
sending a ball through the window and
across the street, striking the Revere
house. The only safe way now is to keep
a revolver loaded.
Leave to wed, if they want to, were
yesterday granted to Edwin M. Burns
and Grace A. Elmore, both of Avoca;
Charles Linderman of this city and Lena
Wolff of York township; Addison Tower
of Ashland, Neb., and Arabelle Johnson
of Louisville, Neb.
Sheriff Guitar has been on the road be-
tween here and Fort Madison most of
the time since the adjournment of the
district court. He left last evening with
two more prisoners, Doane and Mullen,
this being his fourth trip. There is still
the darkey boy to be taken to the re-
form school after his return from this
trip.
Some new attractions are added to the
programme arranged for the driving park
on the Fourth. There are added two
races for gentlemen's roadsters, one for
donble teams, mile heats, best two i'll
three. The other is for single roadsters,
the same. The entrance fee in each is
$3.50, and the purse in the first is a sin
gle harness, while the the winner of the
second takes all the entrance money.
Yesterday morning Judge Aylesworth
was called upon to unite in marriage Mr..
William Battelle, son of A. M. Battelle,
late deputy U. S. marshal, to Miss Nancy
Bair. The Judge performed the cere-
mony very neatly, and the happy couple
started for their home in the country
near Avoca, ready to receive the many
congratulations which will surely be
poured in upon them.
A. G. Graham, of Oliver d Graham,
was needed as a witness as to a stolen
gun, the case being before "a justice at
Pacific Junction. The subpoena issued
called for his presence on Sunday, there
being some mistake in the date, and as
Mr.. Graham did not feel in duty bound
to neglect church for state he remained
away until a bench warrant was ISSUED
for him Monday, and he was called on t.
show reason why he should not be free
for contempt. On the mistake being
pointed out Mr.. Graham was excused
the cost being thrown onto the justice.
In the supreme court yesterday Col
Keatley and j. N. Baldwin appeared anC
argued the Silver Creek township contro
versy by which it is sought to be settle'
who is the rightful custodian of tn
school funds. Last March the TOWNSHIP,
consolidated into an independent schoo
district, and the board elected a ne,
treasurer, who claims the funds, Will
the other side claim that the treasure
elected last September shall serve out tn
full year. The latter officer does not car
to fight for the position or hold on to tn
funds, but he fears hat he and his bonds
men will be legally liable if they tur
over the funds to the other treasurer
there being doubt as to the validity {
the new election. Judge Aylesworth
TO think over the question for few day
A seamstress who dwells in Nankeen,