Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-15
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fine hogs to j. E. Boyd, Omaha, on Tues
day.
Sheriff Middleton, of Harriso on county,
was here yesterday with an insane man
whom he was taking to the asylum at Mt.
Pleasant.
One Of the prisoners in the jail named
Kelly, committed here on a charge of bur.
glary at Nicola, was yesterday released on
$500 bail, to appear before the grand jury
next May.
"A warrant Is out for the arrest Of the
parties now distributing the history Of
Pottawattomie county, the CON plaint be-
ing that they have not the necessary Ii
oense.
AT the residence of Rev. j. G. Lemen,
719 Fourth street, this evening, the ladies
of the First Baptist church give asociable.
A warm welcome awaits those whoattend,
and q pleasant evening is anticipated.
John Raymond, who was lodged in
jail a few days ago for breaking open q
door Of Frazer's saloon and stealing en-
overcoat, was brought before Judge Ayles-
worth yesterday, and the case continued
until next Monday.
&c. II. Nicholas came to the surface
again yesterday as complaining witness in
the State W.. M. j.. Weatherbee. IL was
before Justice Sohurz. After the evidence
was all in Justice s.. thought It not sufi.
cient to hold Weatherbee on, and the brief
bitterness ended.
"A complaint was entered before Judge
AyleswoIth against III. Pethyridge fer
slaughtering sheep, calves, etc, on Pierce
street back of his market. The case was
dismissed on payment Of costs, and the
promise to desist in future.
In the circuit court yesterday the re.
plevin case Of Osler vs.. Smith was tried
and decided in favor of the plaintiff. The
case Of M. G.. Griffin & Co. VS.. Schurz l.
Strohehm was taken up for trial. At the
adjournment of court yesterday afternoon
the jury in the case of Williams VS.. the
Powers estate were still locked up trying
to reach a verdict.
Robert Jones, accused of horse steal.
ing, was taken to Minden yesterday, to
have another preliminary hearing, in &C.
cordance with the judgment Of Judge
Aylesworth when the case was brought be.
fore him on o writ of habeas corpus. At.
torneys Wright and Daily went also, the
former to prosecute and the latter to de.
fend. The examination resulted yesterday
in the discharge of Jones, no prosecuting
witness appearing.
In the latest idiom IL behooves the
city authorities Of Council Bluffs to be.
hoove themselves with reference to the
impending foods. The cutters in most
parts Of the city are about large enough to
carry of the tears that will be shed in the
event Of a sudden thaw. Citizens of the
Bluffs, suppose the drizzle of Tuesday had
grown into o heavy rain. We cannot tell
how soon the water will rise. "If it were
done, 'twere well and 1t were done
quickly"
Rev. Henry McMeekin has been en-
gagged by the Presbyterian church to sup
ply its pulpit for the next three months
He has lately been In Osceola, Nebraska,
strengthening o young society there and
building q new church, a work in which
he has had much experience. Most of his
ministerial life bas been spent in Canada,
and since leaving there he has been en-
gagged largely in missionary labors in Hi.
nois, Iowa and Nebraska.
Corn is on the climb. Farmers con.
versed with yesterday on the subject all
have %sanRuine views on the future price of
this cereal. Shippers have put the price
up to Doc and, say the producers, feeders
must go higher in order to get their corn .
A giizzled tiller of the soil at the con.
junction of Main street and Pearl, cracked
his twelve.foot whip.lash at the gutter and
observed: "Yes, corn is riz, but it'll be
rizzer nor it is. The Bluffs Is q good mar.
ket and / reckon the Blufsrl get my
kernels, but she'll have to boom, YOUNG
man, she'll have to BOOM"
Our reporter called on Weighmastel
Honn and asked him about the hay bust
ness. Hight" said he interrogatively
'That's it." rejoined THE BEE, and we i'm
mediately went into committee of tn,
whole on the question of cured grass. Mr.
II. weighs twenty tons q day upon an av
erage-that is. on his scales. Last Mon
day and Tuesday he weighed over 80 tons
all sold aud consumed In Council Bluff.
Nearly all of this hay comes from tn
Missouri bottoms just south of the city
Yesterday as high as 81 a ton was paid o
the street.
Sheriff Dan Farrell wrote to Chi,
Field the other day to look out for a on,
armed man, who had a little daught,
being cared for in one of Council Bluff
best families, and who was determined
raise trouble and get the girl away, thoue
he was unfit to take care Of the girl, DO,
financially and morally. Yesterday Il
man appeared here, and by chance he M
the little girl on Broadway and tried to e
her to go with him. As father and daug,
ter stood talking on the street her cryir
and protests attracted the attention
some who knew the circumstances OF Il
girls life, and interfered, and despite Il
threats Of the man the little girl was TAX,