Omaha daily bee., 1883-07-13
MINOR MENTION.

There are thirteen prisoners now in
Jailer Schontze's care. All men.
Thomas Sullivan, Ed. Wilson and
james Van Wallapin, were each fined
$3.50 yesterday for being drunk.
L. C. Brockett is making the front Of
his store fairly shine with fresh paint and
general renovation.
The evening glimmer fickers again.
This time it is a handsome puff for its
old time enemy, Vaughan. What next
DR.. Hart is putting a new front to his
Office on Main street. The front is of cut
stone and pressed brick, and is looming
up quite handsomely.
ID. NJ. Cornell is gradually getting set
tied in his new quarters on Main street,
and when in shape will have a fine I'M
dertaking establishment.
Permits to marry were yesterday
given John p H~umphreville, of Carroll,
and Carrie From, of independence, Mo-.
Fred Earning and Minna Meyer, both of
Avoca.
The Little Windsor, whose card APP
DGhIb IL uilDbIltI Cplullih 10 gaining Iht
ronage rapidly, and holding it too. The
table is all that is claimed for it.
Ellen Wickham wa complained Of yes
terday for throwing a stick of wood at a
neighbor, Ellen Kane. The case is to be
heard in detail to-day.
A gentleman of color was arrested yes
terday on a charge of running away with
another mans wife, and was held to
await instructions from the officers at At
1antic, where he is wanted.
The powder house cases have been
continued again W weeks, to give the
companies q chance to show whether
they are really in earnest in their prom
Use to get new locations and remove the
building now complained of.
If the city authorities want a full
and accurate report on bad sidewalks,
let them employ some young mother to
wheel a baby carriage through various
parts of the city. She will note all the
ups and downs and bad breaks.
The work on Main street is progress.
ing well. 1t is completed to Twelfth
avenue, leaving four more blocks t.
IilbI IHo dSbcbbIIlcIbS are Ilhuc uIlt
property owners are being called o tt
pay up.
The mayor and city marshal realize,
yesterday the condition of some Of til,
alleys, at least one of them, just off o
Main street. They tried to dive through
but the mud was too deep, and they go
stuck, breaking the harness.
Officer Cusick, yesterday traced up ant
recovered one of the gold chains stolel
from Mrs. Davis store. 1t was in tn
hands of a colored man who claimed t
have bought it of another fellow VIII
found it.
During the absence of Auditor Burk
arrangements have been made by whiel
Mayor Bowman will be on hand Mt tn,
city building to attend to pressing bust
ness from 0 o'clock till 10 o'clock in tn,
morning, and from / o'clock till 2 o'clocl
in the afternoon.
Mr.. Owen Cunningham had some sort
of a dispute with Mr.. Gibson, of the st
Joe house, the difference being about
forty cents. Cunningham claims Gibson
hit him over the head with a billy, anc
hence had Gibson arrested. The latte,
gave bonds of $500 to appear for trial OF
the 18th.
All licenses, except those of saloons
expired on the LIST of July. The renew.
ais are coming in slowly. The greatest
kick seemG to be on the part of express.
men, who are called on to give $l5 foI
the year, 81 for the making out of the
bond, and fifty cents for making out the
license, and this on each wagon.
Yesterday the Bluff City fire boys had
photograph taken of the hose cart with
its driver, Oliver Hake, the faithful
horse, sold Pat" and last but not least,
"Shep,' the pet dog, recently honored
with a handsome collar by MI. and Mrs.
DIR. Harding. The picture is especially
designed as a recognition of the kind.
ness of these donors of the recent hand,
some gift to ''Shep."S8
The superior court it to be r~eorganized
to-day. Judge Aylesworth is off for !
hunt in Dakota, being accompaniedb by his
and DIR. Macrae's son. Justice Vaughan
is to climb into the woolsack in his place.
Deputy Marshal White, who is a faithful
officer of the court, is of, too, for a few
days, and E. Rosecrans is taking hi
place. The mill won't stop grinding.
The colored man Dodd, arrested TO,
stealing a watch from F. Harrison, who
attends the cigar stand in the Ogden
house, had his examination before Judge
Aylesworth yesterday The evidences
was q little lacking enough so to leave
technical hole through which Dodd
crawled out, though the court III dis,
charging him gave the Scotch verdict OF
guilty, but not proven"
Tie new athletic club has started out
with about twenty members, and has its
rooms now in pretty good shape for a be.
ginning, they being provided with vari
Gus gymnastic apparatus for the boys
TO train the muscles with. A reading
room Is to be in connection with the en-.
terprise, as a sound mind in a sound
body is what the boys want. They in,
tend to make the club room an attractive
place for the members TO spend thei,
spare evenings, in social converse, read.
ing and exercise. The enterprise starts
out with the promise Of being a great
success.
The examination Of Clausen. for the
murder OF two men several years AGO,
was begun at Pacific Junction Yesterday
Inc prosecution is making out a strono
showing OF circumstantial evidence. Joe
hicCreary, who is now serving a life sen
tence Tor his part in the murders. claims