Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-11
N MENTION.

L. B. Clark & Co., druggists, LOG
Broadway.
A new cement floor IL being laid In
the front portion Of the county jail.
Alderman Heating IL making some
marked improvements In his Broad.
way store.
The sheriffs Of the state are to meet
in this city May % and "a, at the Og.
den house parlors.
Permit to wed wal yesterday grant.
ed to Edward G. Wood and May j.
Hickey, both Of this city.
Ida Story was yesterday fined
$39 10, the highest fine yet paid In by
any Of the keepers Of prostitution.
There are q Few cases of scarlet
fever In the city The board of health
should be on tie alert to take all
needed measus., to prevent any
spread OF the disease.
City Clerk Troutman yesterday turn.
ed yer to the city treasurer s., 342,
the rec slpts from licenses and fines
during the past five days. II the city
could have such receipts the year
around from these sources, there would
b. little for the tax payers to raise.
Oae of the teachers In the Bloomer
school while experimenting with gas
before a class In chemistry met with
an accident, n OF the jars exploding,
scattering glass In all directions and
giving some slight scratches and outs
to several pupils.
The committee appointed to secure
speakers for decoration nay, Colonel
Daley, Judge Reed and Colonel Sapp,
have invited as orators Of the day
Mayor @. @. Cole, Of Nebraska City,
formerly Of the I'd Wisconsin, also q
signal off ser Of Gen. Sherman's staff,
and Charles M. Harle, Of this city.
Joseph Mclean was the only drunk
In the police court yesterday. His fine
was only 7.60, 81 less than what fines
have ranged al during the cold wealth
or. Perhaps the drop 10 caused by the
fact that 1t costs the city nothing now
for coal to heat the calaboose during
the summer season. Perhaps the
saloon license being raised, it is deem.
ed no more than just that those who
get drunk should be allowed the bene.
fit Of increased city revenue, by hsv.
Ing a little taken of the penalty for
getting drunk.
There 10 now lying very i'll at the
Valley house an old man, who seems
to BIO struck with great rsmorse about
some money which he says he stole
from Spetman Bros. The poor man
IL 80 sick as to be unable to talk very
much or very intelliQsntly, but this
seems the burden of his mind The
firm whom he seems to feel ,hat he
has wronged know nothing ID put any
such transaction, but recognize the
man as having traded Ia the store
some. He has been at the hotel only
. day OF two.
Mace Wise Ia showing much enter,
prise and public spirit by the energy
with which he 10 circulating . sub.
scrlption for the improvement of
Fairmount park. About $500 has
already been raised. Tnrre Is nc city
In the country which possesses such q
beautiful natural park and yet our
citizens seem to lack In appreciation
of it. Strange as 1t may seem there
are many here who have never even
looked at tho park, and yet every
Visitor from elsewhere expresses de-
light at what nature has done there,
and astonishment that Council Bluffs
does not expsnd a little more money
In adding to the beauty and commerce
of tho place.
Now that Alderman James has 40
gracefully retracted the iisinuations
which he so hppantly flung against
these who had charge of the building
of tho Madison street oulvert, the dem.
ocra.ic organ which echoes his While
perings should follow his example or
elre the matter should be promptly
and thoroughly Investigated by dinin,
terested ana competent persons. II
would also BIO we'll to inquire Into the
building Of the Bryant street culvert
while they are about II, Tor there ID
much more doubt about that than
about the new one. A full report Of
the cost of the Madison street culverI
has been given In detail, and spread
upon the records. Can any report Of
the other one be founG2 Some Say
not.
Some more fast ones have arrived
at the driving park, among them be
Ing Loafer and Big Soap from Mt
Pleasant, each with q record of 2:26
and both very feet trotters Dan
Anderson, an old timer, Ia also here
with Maggie + from Msryville, Mo
who has a record of 2:80. Two new
running horses have also arrived anC
there are twelve more which are ex
peoted between now next Sunday
There Is every reason to expect thsI
this coming meeting will be one Of
the most lively Of any ever held here,
An attempt will be made to secure &
late dummy train, so that those from
the other side of the river who desir,
to attend can return home the evening
of the same'dsy, and yet see all tbs
events. If this can be done scores o.
Omaha folks will attend the meeting
daily.
The case against Wilson and Keiter
the gamblers charged with robbinl
young Van Buren, of s435 Is not con
Guided yet. There was nothing NOR
done In the matter yesterday. Col
Sspp, one of the attorneys for the de
Tense, having to be absent from the
city on other business. II Is expected
that more evidence will be taken to
day. The attempt of the iefense haI
thus far been to show that Van Burer