Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-21
MINOR MENTION.

SEQ Joseph Refers spring styles.
Additional local on seventh page.
Rice's New Surprise party Is billie,
TO appear here on the 25th.
Cassidy & Orcutt have Q large new
safe for the Broadway dry good
house.
The outgoing train eastward, thil
afternoon Ia over the Chicago, Bur
lington & Qaincy.
Bechtele Is getting everything ir
good shape for pushing his new hote
building along.
COLLECTIONS. - Promptly attended
to by Pottawattamie County Collec'
ton Agency. Front Office, with N.
Schurs, over 419 Broadway.
Rev. Cyrus Hamlln, pastor Of the
Congregational church, expects TO ex.
change tomorrow with Rev. A.. r.
Sheriff., Of the First Congregational
church, Omaha.
The library fund amounting to about
81, 200, wei which the council had
such . lively discussion has been
transferred to the trustees Of the
library, the auditor drawing the war.
rant yesterday.
There was only one ledger at the
calaboose Thursday night, and he was
IN inoffenslve w%anderer who had no
home, and who was turned loose In
themorning, no charge being preferred
against him.
The postofics folks are using q
stamp on all letters not directed to
street and number, reminding the
recipients to instruct their CORES.
pondents to do, In order to facilitate
the correct delivery Of mall by car.
riers.
The saloon business here seems to
be thriving under $400 license.
Stores which are wanted BY men in
other lines are largely taken up by
saloons, and many Of the drinking
places are making improvements, In
dicating that they RE already reap
Ing, or expect to reap, some hand
some profits.
"Old Tlge," the veteran Of the fire
department, IL again troubled with his
foot, 30 as to render him unfit for
servioe-that Is, he would be II be
was any other horse than "Old Tige."
Al one Of the boys remarked, "He'd
make the run, II the bell tapped, II
his foot was of clean up to his knee
He Ii now twenty. three years old and
the boys are thinking Of celebrating
his next birthday, If they oan only
get ct what day 1t Ia.
The Advance seconds the protest oil
The BEE against the giving up Of
Union avenue to the Union Pacific,
and raps The Nonparell over the
knuokles pretty sharply for advocating
the scheme. 1t also In this weeks
Issue, protests against the proposed
publication Of the council proceeding.
ct the city's cost, deemiug It Q waste
of money 30 long % there are news
papers which give the public ~ newt
Whatever occurs Of interest In the
council chamber.
The American and Wells, Fargo
& Co.'S express offices, corner Of
Broadway and Main, are being on.
larged and improved. The rooms
lately occupied by the we'll known
law firm of Daley & Smith, are being
fitted up for private Offices Of Super
intendent Hancock and Assistant Su.
perintendent CLARK, while Messrs.
Daily & Smith have taken possession
of the rooms formerly occupied by
J. w. Baird over Hardin, SHELTON &
Cos.
Three ladies interested In the
Home of the Frlendless met yester
day afternoon to sew and to do othel
practical work for the institution. Or
tomorrow afternoon . still furthe,
chance will be given to help the oaus'
along, by attending Judge Paige
lecture ct Dohany's, the proceeds O
which are to be given to the lnstitu
ton, the speaker charging nothing
Mr.. Dohany furnishing the hail fre,
and the newspapers giving their I'D
vertising free. Tickets are twenty
Eve cents and the subject of the lee
ture ''The Scientific Aspect Of Spirit
uAlism."