Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-25
MINOR MENTION.

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See Joseph Refers spring styles.
Additional local on seventh page.
Rlce's Surprise party appear at
Dohany's this evening.
Permit to we'd was yesterday given
TO John Kramer and Katie Behmer.
valid, both Of this city.
The Round Table held an interest
Ing session last evening at the resi-
dence OF Mrs. Hewitt.
A farmer, while blowing on last
Saturday, about four miles northwest
of Avoca, turned up . full kit of coun.
terfeiters' implements.
The Council Bluffs and Northern
railway company has established az
Office Of Its own, having rented q
room Just In the real of j. T. Harris
office.
The Daughters Of Rebekah are ar
ranging to give q ball at Bloom &
Nixon's tomorrow evening, 1t being
the anniversary Of Odd Fellowship In
the United States.
The democratic state convention Is
called to meet In Dss Moines June
9th, to nominate candidates for COVER
nor, justice Of the supreme court, and
superintendent of public instruction.
Dewey &..Stone, Of Omaha, sent
their delivery wagon over the river
yesterday loaded with elegant furni.
ture for the Office Of j. T. Hart, In
connection with the Iowa and Nebrss.
ka insurance company.
The engineering corps of the new
Council Bluffs and Northern railway
started out yesterday morning to locate
the proposed line between here and
Crescent City. 1t Is to be hoped that
It will not end where 1t began-on
paper, but be pushed to active opera.
ton.
A the result Of the competitive ex-
animation Of aspirants for the cadet.
ship at Annapolis naval academy, the
committee have reported In favor Of
the appointment Of B. w. Stearns, of
Logan, Harrison county, though 1t
seems to have bsen . dead heat be.
tween him and Arthur Chase, of
Avoca, so far ss intellectual part Of
the race was concerned.
The Boys band are making grand
preparations for o public ball to come
on next Friday evening, April 81. As
this will be the last dance until after
the summer, q large attendance is ex-
pected. They have secured st. Francis
academy which Is undoubtedly the
finest hall for dancing In the city. This
fact, In addition to the reputation the
former dances have attained is q guar.
antee of large attendance and a good
time. We hope all thope called upon
will help the boys along al they are
deserving of success.
A special car Of Australian or
'black stripe" mail arrived Monday
night owe the Union Pacific en- route
to New York where 1t will be for
warded by steamer. There were $50
sacks, nearly 10, 600 pounds. The
Chicago & Northwesters had Q special
ready to receive, with orders to run
through to Chicago In eighteen hours.
The mall Wa transferred In about
eighteen minutes, 20 complete were
arrangements, and inside OF twenty
minutes It was on it, way east. The
run to Boone, . distance Of $50 miles,
was made In three hours and twenty
minutes, nearly fifty miles an hour.
The case against N. j. Bond, fol
maintaining Q nuisance by having his
office and scales extend Into Broad.
way, Will probably be decided By
Judge Aylesworth this morning
Among the new discoveries resulting
from this case Is that the ordinanc,
for the violation Of which this actor
was brought was not signed by tn,
mayor, though attested by the clerl
and published % usual. One of tn,
questions raised ID whether the ab
sence Of the mayors signature invali
dates the ordinance or not. II II does
the city cannot very we'll prosecut,
for n~uisances In the streets, until tn,
defect Is remedled.
The following have been named q
the committee to arrange for the pro
posed exourslon Of the Knights @
Pythias on the Goth of May: Lodg
No. 18. +. B. Patton, John r. Stage
O. Tibbitts, A. L. Ayers; No. 40, q
M. Washburne, John Hammer, g. W
Mccoy. j. N. Bsokley; No. 81, 3
Rosecrans, T. L. Meyer, w. Pfeiffs,
M. O. Felker; No. 81. Charles Bers
hansen, b. Grail, y. Kstzenstein, d
Mutt. Conferences and oorrespcn
denoe have commenced with railws
officials and other lodges Of IA
Knights with q view to deciding upo
the details, Of where and how the
will 60, and who will join with then
o. A. Hickok, the celebrated hors,
man OF California, passed through III.
city Sunday night with his noted stu
OF fast ones, including st. Julier
Overman, Romeo, Director and
number OF young horses belonging 1
Senator Fair and J.. w. Mscke,
The Union Pacific was delayed. bf
the hicagoan and Northwestern waited,
Hickok was bound to have the hors,
60 over that rad. The horses we,
given q nicely added, well ARRANGE
car on the Northwestern, and we,
rolled over the road 60 swiftly an
easily that they arrived In Chicago h
mex. afternoon In good shape, thong
the trains started from here some 6y
hours later than usual, maxipg exec
lent time, considering the heavy trail
OF ten cars and the blistering storm.