Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-14
MINOR MENTION.

See Joseph Refers spring styles.
Additional local on seventh page.
The Royal held a social
reunion last evening.
The pound party for the benefit of
the Home for the Friendless was held
last evening.
The outgoing train eastward this
afternoon is over the Chicago &
Northwestern.
The prairie fires have been raging
In Garner township for several days,
but have low died out.
Complaint Is made against Charles
Carl for asssultlDg his wife. Justice
Sohurz has the case In hand.
Yesterday was q hard one on avn.
ings, and the wind made sad havoc
With two or three on Broadway.
The case Of d. F. White. the al.
legged confidence man, has been set
down for q hearing next Mondao.
A. Z. Woodwork, Of Gamer town.
ship, vas In the city yesterday, and
reports blowing as having commenced
there.
Wanted, q good trimmer In Q mil.
linery store, Good pay. Good re.
ferenoes required. Address A. R.,
BEE ofice, Council Bluffs.
Have you secured your seats for the
jubilee singers entertainment next
Tuesday? If not, you had better step
Into Bushnell 81 Brackett's at once.
Rev. Joseph Cook Is to lecture In
this part Of the state In May. He will
oome as near Council Bluffs Oh Clsr-
linda, where he Is booked for the 18th.
Constable Skinner yesterday had q
ten mile chase out Into the country
after a man who sold q stolen harness
to b. Kline. His man was not to be
found.
Those who delight In the old plants-
ton songs, camp meeting and olsss
meeting songs, should hear the jubilee
singers next Tuesday evening at Do
hangs.
Mr.. Coon, Of Garner township, has
had q horse stolen from his barn, to.
gether with saddle and bride. The
thief was tracked to Weston and there
lost sight CT.
Some Of the fellows who had the
row with Glllis, the cripple, at the
transfer several months sgo, and who
were arrested then % confidence men,
are here again.
The University jubilee singers who
are to appear at Dohany's next Tues.
day evening are heartily endorsed by
the press and promiuents Of the whole
land. None should miss hearing
them.
The entertainment to be given by
the University singers at Dohany'a
next Tuesday evening, will DO q ri ,h
treat indeed. They are pronounced
the best jubilee singers In the land
and 30 pronounced by competent
judges too.
Rev. II. McMeekin will lecture IL
the Presbyterian church next Sunday
evening on "The Lord Ii my Shep
herd" or "Faith ". Scepticism.'
Those who attend these lectures (ant
all are invited) may expect the Cos
pei to be preached In all its divine
fullness without surrender and with,
out compromise Of any essential doc
trine. Humanity needs religion, not
infidelity, and the pulpit should CIV,
no uncertain sound.
Next Tuesday the competitive OK
animation OF applicants for admissior
to the naval academy at Annapolis, t.
supply the vacancy from this con,
g%ressional district, takes place in thi.
city. Congressman Pasey ha.
named the following gentlemen tc
conduct the examination: Prof. j
X. Cooper, county superintendent
Prof. g l.. Farnham, superintendent,
of the Council Bluffs public schools,
and Hon. ID. @. Boomer. DIR. Pin,
ney will serve as examining surgeon.
The Bloomer school house has been
selected as the place for holding tn,
intellectual examination and DIR. Pin,
ney's office for the physical.
In view of the contentious Owe
the cows ordinance here, and the diff
fculty Of securing its enforcement
1t Is rather refreshing to learn from
The Ciarinda Star that the resident
OF that place have been restrainin,
their oows without an ordinance q
all. They supposed there was on
though, and did not discover the con
trary fact until one Of the prominen
citizens appeared before the counc!
and made an eloquent argument 4
behalf of repeating the ordinance
At the conclusion of his burst of ors
tory, and an investigation shove
that there was no such ordinance, an
that all there was to lead to this ger
eral observance of an ordinance whic
did not exist, was the fact that tn
council had talked of passing such a
ordinance, but eve did.