Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-16
N MENTION.

luC tppsiAb 49, lN' sDSe
completed.
The Round Table met last evening
ct MI. Shepard's.
The Juvenile band will play In thu
park this evening.
The railway on the Main street
bridge Is reported as being unsafe.
The citlz ems of Lewis township are
petitioning the postmaster general fol
postofics on Pony creek.
The ~Episcopslian ladies are arrang.
Ing to have on entertainment soon by
Miss Jessie C~outhant, the elocc-
ZIONIST.
d. Maltby, the Broadway grocer,
was the lucky winner of the gold
watch rsflsd eff az John Nlcholson'n.
Kelly & Gre = removed their intel.
ligence office g. corner Of Broadway
and Bancroft al cts, next door to j.
W. Goings'.
The State Medical association IL to
open Its three days session this morn.
Ing at ths Royal Arca1ium hall, DR..
Green giving the address of welcome.
Jailer Schontz says that so few new
boarders are being added to the list
that folks must be behaving them.
selves better than uGual, or else the
officers are not doing their duty.
Some one has walked off with the
second volume of the code belonging
to the superior court. Whoever that
somebody is should step to the front
with the missing volume.
The cases Of r. Van Leuven and
one Abbey, for maintaining q nuisance,
by depositing offal on q vacant lot,
have been continued until next Sstur.
day, before Judge Aylesworth.
The Episcopal social will be enter.
tanned Thursday evening by Mrs. O..
M. Brown, Mrs. DR.. Starding, Mrs.
Bebblngton, and Mrs. H. B. Sackett,
at the residence OF Mrs. o. M. Brown.
Leave to commit matrimony was
yesterday given George Yates, of
Omaha, and Maggie Wall, of Fulton,
III. also to O. G. Erve, and Jennie
MoAneney, both of Walnut.
One Of the city pastors was inter.
viewing police headquarters yesterday
with the view of having some of the
young folks arrested for gIggling and
otherwise disturbing the Sunday night
services.
A boy named Glenny Culbertson,
aged IL years, was accidentally ehot
last evening by w. T. Brown, the
restaurant man. He was shooting at
a target, the ball glanced and struck
the boy In this thigh, causing a serious
1ssh wound.
II. Van Leuven and son, and d. A.
Norton, were In the police court yes
terday on a charge Of disturbing the
peace. The senior Van Lsuven aud
Norton were discharged, no witnesses
appearing against them. TIE young
man Van Leuven pleaded guilty and
Wao huco ~ Eiu Cobtbs
Mrs. Elmira North, an old lady
aged 72 years, and rather enfeebled In
health, tells q pitisble story as to how
she has been abused by George Wit
ting and his wife Bridget. who are
neighbors. The old lady claims that
Bridget has slapped het and otherwise
miBused her, and that the Writings
have threatened to kill her and to burn
her little house. She has had war.
rants Issued for the arrest Of the Wit.
tings, and as she lives all alone, she
naturally feels that In view of past
troubles she must needs be protected.
As will bs ueen by o notice given in
another column, arrangements have
been made by the Oh B. & Q. for
loading In Chicago daily Il or more
cars with merchandise sold, consigned
to parties In Council Bluffs, and as
these cars come through without stop.
ping or change quick time Is thereby
injured. This arrangement will prove
great convenieLoe to shippers and
Will make the O., B. & Q. of a
favorlte for shippers than v
The entries forthe coming meeting
Of the driving park association show
that there is to be an unusually lively
time. In eleven Of the races there are
already so entries, and some other,
are on the way. Arrangements have
been made by which the folks from
across the river can enjoy the sport
very conveniently, as a special dummy
will leave the Union Pacific depot her,
every evening of the races at z o'clock
and the Union Pacific will sell rounc
trip tickets at one dollar including
admission to the grounds.
Parlor and ceiling decorations II
wall paper nj p. U. Miller's, 20 Nortl