Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-22
MINOR MENTION.

The Streetsville school has arranged
for picnic to-day.
The river has been rising from FIVE
to six feet daily for two days past.
The Congregationalists are to hold a
social this evening at the home of Miss
Phillips.
The republicans hold their county con-
yention ut the court house this after
noon.
P. Overton is building for himself a
new Office at his coal and wood yard on
Lower Main street.
Miss Hewitt's scholars at the High
school building are to feast on ice cream
and strawberries to-day.
The remains of Julius Newman, the
boy killed by the carsin Chicago, reached
here yesterday afternoon.
The bills allowed by the council Mon
day night amounted to 1888, of which
over 81 200 was for lumber used in re-
pairing the washouts.
DR.. G.. j. Clark now handles with grace
n new gold-headed cane, the gift of his
son, L. B. Clark, the druggist, the occa-
sion being the doctors fiftieth birth
day.
A benefit concert is arranged for Miss
Barbara Merkel, to be given Thursday
evening Of next week. This will give
Her many fricnds here an opportunity of
again hearing her in song.
Most of the alleys and most of the
streets are in a very unhealthy condition,
and the board Of health should Issue some
more pr~oclamations. Those already
given do not seem to have taken yet.
The poll tax has been reduced from SO
to 90. About 100 have already been no.
titled to pay up, but none have yet set
tied. When they do, they, too, will
have the advantage Of the reduced price.
The superior court has by the o%verrul-
that it has the right to foreclose a mort
gage, even if it be outside the city limits,
solong as ititwithin the county.
AAAtSI k.AttlS tcfdb but it is mighty.
It's absence from a paragraph in yester-
days BEE made it appear that Justice
Abbott was striving for the Office of
sheriff, whereas it should have stated that
Justice Abbott says he is MOI a candidate.
The petition of citizens asking for the
appointment of George Edgar, as city
detective ahaA been in the hands of the
police committee Of the council for some
time, and has now been referred to the
mayor, without any report.
Mayor Bowman returned Wednesday
evening and reports having made arrange
ments for half fare railway rates from
Sioux City for those wanting to spend the
Fourth here. A number of fast horses
are to come from there and many peo
pie.
j.. Peters and d. Ratlif, two men en-
ployed on the water works, seem unable
to work peaceably together. They had
two sessions in one day, and both con
testants were brought before Justic,
Schurz. Ratliff was discharged, but hat
a black eye to offset the $5 fine imposed
on Peters.
Mayor Bowman does not seem to hav
tied his first matrionial knot very snug
or perhapt he drew it too tight. Anywa
the colored couple who were the cor
tracing parties, are now seeing abou
getting a divorce.
The Pacific house sewer case was al
gued before Judge Aylesworth yesterday
and the formal decision not given, bu
enough was intimated to indicate this
the case will probably drop. 1t appear
that the sewer complained Of belongs t
the city, so that the city stands in
queer light as prosecuting itself.
The bids received for filling Oaklan
avenue are: Ruble, Jones and Rowan
ID cents a cubic yard; John Kelley, 1
cents; M. A. Moore, 24R cents. TIL
property owners have concluded it
best to wait q little and zee whether tn
rains are TO stop, for otherwise the Fl
will be washed out about as soOn q
made.
Yesterday afternoon there was q yer,
happy wedding party at the residence 9
DR.. Patton, his daughter, Miss EAie L
Patton, being given in marriage TO d. II
Bowman, the chief clerk in Snyder's .,
tablishment in Omaha. The ceremon
was performed by Rev. j. X. Black, {
Bucyrus, o., who is at present supplyin
the Presbyterian church here. MAJ
friends on both sides of the river Join i
offering the worthy young couple tn
best Of wishes and heartiest Of congrat,
lAtions.
A simple minded fellow who gives h
nane as Fred Fritz, and who h
been about the streets blowing q hol
and warning people from the wrath
come, has been committed TO Jail to ava
the action Of tho grand jury on . char,
of vagraney and insanity. Just Will
p~redominAtes in this strange charge
hard to determine. Perhaps the graz
faSY can tell, but il seems that il he
insane he should not be kept locked
in Jail until next fall but should be p
under treatment.
A German named Rudolph Schultz h
disappeared from Des Moines, where
has q wife and three children. He W
insane and the friends have traced hi
80 far as this city, he having arrived he
the night Of the flood. Beyond that tn
have been unable to learn anything
him, and hearing that some were drown
here they have sent inquiries here
learn if his body was among those I
covered. As none were drowned, 30 1
rs learned, the probability is that t
elan is stih wandering about the count
in an insane condition.
Several ladies who delight IN equ,
trianism are inquiring about the ads.
tised '1adies' races" on the Fourt
Some of them have concluded that tn