Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-06

tice Vaughan. He will needs get a tape
line and measure to see who Is the nearest
justice. We fancy we can see Abbott and
Vaughan each hitching his chair a little
toward the door, so as to he the nearest,
and catch the cases.
The u ,nish Lutheran church hsd q
Christmas tree last night. 1t was a very
enjoyable affair, being instigated By the
preacher. This il the highest festival In
that church.
-Couucil Bluffs Is getting pretty well
supplied with reading rooms. There is
first the one connected with the public H.
brary, there Is another connected by the
Y. NJ, G. A and still another at the Bsp-
list church. Few cities of this size can
boast Of three free public reading rooms.
The office in shugsrt's block, corner of
Pearl and Fret avenue, has been fitted up
very nicely with Brussels carpet, and fine
furniture, making IL quite a business par.
Tor. l.. G. Baldwin, Odell & Day, and J..
Y, Fuller have desks there. and there Ia
talk of the board of trade having it head.
quarters there also. rs there 1, another
Office opening from this, go that there will
be abundant room.
Dir. Could IL at the front with an
other claim against the city, this time for
rent. Himself and furnitura, books, etc,
were gobbled up in small pox times and
put in quarantine, and the personal prop.
erty Is still held. The council has MAIDS
one or two settlements with him. nnd now
he comes up again. The council has re.
ferred his claim to Rev. Mr.. LsmSn aud
has given the doctor permission to take
from the pest house such Of his personal
property as the city physician deems best.
One office seeker, that is one seeking q
room for an Office, refused a very desirable
one the other day, because Of q gambling
place being located prominently on the
same foor, with a brightly lighted en-
trance. 1t seems as If property owners
would readily see it to be to their financial
interett, II to no other, to refuse to allow
their property to be usedfor such purposef.
As long, however, Jas the city authorities
wink at the gambling going on, 1t will
crowd itself into prominence, and crowd
ont business which the city should foster
and encourage.
Some talk has been c used by the re.
port that O white woman living In the
eastern part Of town ha, deserted her
young babe, leaving 1t to the care Of q COL
ored family, who 10 turn refuse to care for
the child longer. 1t Is claimed that the
mother refuses to nurse the child or have
anything to do with it. In. hunting vi
the matter yesterday, with n view to be-
ginning prosecution, some attorneys were
surprised to find that while there were
laws TO punish u man for starving hi
mule, there was no way to punish a mother
for refusing TO give sustenance to heI
child. 1t is predicted that il the charg,
againsi the woman is true, some way o
furnishing her will b. found.
The relief work is still gang on arc
meets with many supporters and contrib
u.ors. Occasionally tho query Is raised
however, why the county DOES not car
for those who need cara and pay the ex
pense out OF the taxes collected for tina
purpose. In answer to such 1t Is well +
explain that the help being given is sup
piemented by the county. Mr.. Lemen ii
talking concerning this yesterday, state
that he found many cases in which Mr.
Burroughs, the overseer of the poor, ooul'
not afford all the relief needed, althougI
he has found MI. Burroughs at all time
willing to do all Ia his power. The relic
work reaches such cases, and Is 30 valua
BILE q supplemental work that Mr.. Bur
roughs co.operates with it as far as possi
bic.
The board of trade is to hold ITS or
nual meeting for the election Of officer
aud the transaction of other importan
business next Monday evening. Ther
should be a larger attendance than is usuaI
ly gained In fact. there are many bus
ness men, and members Of the board even
who do not seem to Ieali2s how importan
1t is to q city to have such MI organic ,tior
and have it fully alive and thoroughly OIL
ganiz,d. There are constantly question
arising which are not only Of interest, bu
of great concern to the prosperity Of tn
city business circlei. BY largely attent
cd meetings, by full and free disc 1ssior
the best judgment can be reached on thes
matters, and etfectual action taken. Cour
Gil Bluffs business men should wake u
along this line.
Holiday goods at Harkness, Orcu,
& Co.'s.