Omaha daily bee., 1883-07-06
MINOR MENTION,
,cc Joseph Refers spring styles.

Additional local news on seventh page.
The Presbyterian church is having its
exterior repaired.
flames Goulden had a barns blown
down on the Fourth.
Admission to the rrccs this afternoon
only 20 cents.
Baby Barnes was in the city yesterday,
arranging for an exhibition here.
Officer Cusick yesterday arrested two
men, one named johnson, the other Gill
nan, for fighting.
Lewis Boiling and Otis Holbrooh, both
Of Omaha, were yesterday welded by
Justice Abbott.
Justice Abbott yesterday tied the knot
between John j. Dowell and Mary
Hernes, both Of this city.
Samuel Sampson and Bertha NJ. Mel
sou, both of Cass county, were married
by Justice Schurz on the 4th.
The Harmony Band favored the BEE
office with a serenade. Thanks. Come
again, when more of us are in.
James Mcpherson is reported to have
been killed, at Missouri Valley on the
Fourth, by the bursting of a cannon.
The powder house cases have been con-
tinued until the 18th, to allow time for
locating new sites for new buildings.
Among the gunpowder drunks in court
yesterday, were George Pitts, Charles
Evans and VIM, Wilson. Each was
fined $3.50.
A colored man is being held by the
police, who think he is one of those con
cerned in the robbery of a woman on the
Wabash.
Some reckless shooter, in ushering in
the Fourth, sent a 40-calibre ball through
the front door of Mrs. II. Lees millin-
cry establishment, SCATTERING a show case.
A really beautiful delivery wagon APP
peared on our streets on the Fourth, as
a public announcement that McClurg's
new cracker factory is getting ready for
business.
A big train of Mormons passed
through here on the night of the Fourth,
bound westward. They were supplied
here with one thousand loavcs of bread,
from the Union Star Bakery.
Rev, Father McMenomy, of this city,
IL looked upon by many ms the probable
successor of Bishop McMui en-, who
died on the Fourth. He would make a
grand one surely.
Rev. p. b. McMenomy received a sad
telegram on the Fourth stating that
Bishop McMullen, of Davenport, died
that morning. Father McMenomy has
gone to attend the funeral which is to be
held to-day.
Daniel Quinlan was fined yesterday, 81
and costs for assaulting Gus Epeneter OF
the street. His excuse was that h,
thought Epeneter had thrown "a came
cracker against his leg as no was walking
along. Q
Jack Shields was arrested yesterday 70
a~ssaulting one Mcclure. Shields has al
ready gained notoriety as a thumper
having once made n brutal assault IN tn
old gentleman Mr.. Jennings.
The Union Pacific Railroad wants t,
They see thatthe other depots are more
convenient and that they a~reIlosing trad
Fol- these reasons the city council shall
be upheld, and publicly thanked.
One letter out of the way doesn't al
ways make so ridiculous "A blunder rs il
Tuesdays BEE, when a kindly paragraph
about Aid. Siedentoff was made to tern
him Old S%iedentotf. He is far from be
ing old either in years or feelings.
Mr.. Dickey met with quite a seriou
loss by the storm, on the afternoon o
the Fourth. He had just been raising hi
, store and putting "A new brick wall unde
it. The rain so undermined the fowida
ton as to letthe floor down ON M side
and damaging not only the building bur
the stock, His loss will be about $500.
Hon. j. M. Phillips has been elect
cd an honorary membe OF the Lincoli
Post, G. A. II of this city, he having
been given the honor too, of being tn
first and'only man thus far in the stat,
Of Iowa, who has been granted such
position. His many worthy qualities o
head and heart, as shown in s o man.
particular ways, entities him to such
pleasing recognition.
A careless accident occurred at TIN
house of Daniel Hurd yesterday. Mrs
Hurd's sister, Miss Minnie Heft. witt
the little boy of the family, had a cart
ridge which they were planning to OK
plode by boring a hole through to thu
powder and then touching it off with
match. In making the hole the cart
ridge exploded, the ball passing through
Miss Heft's hand and striking the littl'
boy in the forehead. The latter was bu
nlightly injured, but the young lady
wound necessitated surgical treatment
and is quite serious.
Our friend II. o. Carlisle, of Missouri
Valley, was in the city a few days ago
on one of his occasional visits, which b.
the way are not nearly as frequent as hi
Council Bluffs friends would like to hav'
them. On the same day of his visit
plain drunk appeared on the polio
docket giving the name of Thomas Car
hsle, The publication of the two items
one "a personal the other a police note
has given his friends m excuse to jok
him on his visit to Council Bluffs. 1t i
needless 10 inform them that the tw,
we're different sort of Carlisle's altogeth
or, but some stranger might think then
identical, which would be a grave mis-
take indeed.
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