Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-28

The ladies of the Baptist church give
an ice cream and strawberry festival this
evening.
The best grass crop we have seen this
season is that on the flower beds in the
park.
u. T, Lindsey & Co., in another col
umn, call public attention to their new
enterprise in rubber goods.
A three year old son of Jacob Sachan,
of Goodrich township, Crawford county,
fell from a bridge into the creek and was
drowned.
The Revere house seems to be more
than holding its own. 1t holds so many
others that it is crowded nightly. 1t is
evidently a good house.
Ira Platner started his Council
Bluffs" and Dawn of Day, for Mime
apolis yesterday, they being entered for
races there on the Fourth.
Citizens, while out with their horses
for a drive, should take a few whirls
around the mile track at the driving park.
The track needs a little such working.
John Jamesand A. Carly, of Denison,
while carrying some ice in a boat, were
swept over the dam, and had a desperate
struggle and narrow escape from death.
Charles West, for whose arrest a war
rant is out on the charge of ~assaulting
and battering his wife, has apparently
skipped, the officers being unable to find
him.
The art and fancy work gallery of the
st. Francis academy will be open to-day
for the inspection Of friends and the pub
lie generally, in connection with the
commencement exercises to be given at
that institution to-day.
A goodly number are now stepping up
to the city building and paying the ~
poll tax, rather than wait until next
week and be sued, with the prospect of
having S6 judgment against them, and
not even a man shirt is exempt from ex-
ecution.
Leave to wed was yesterday given John
Bentler, of Davenport, and Lena Slenen-
kember, of this city; Eugene Westervelt,
of Sioux City, and Helena Hewitt, Of
this city; Christopher Dalton, of Jack
son, Mich, and Katy Sinclair, of this
city.
There was muchrejoicing on the streets
yesterday on receipt of the news of Judge
Reeds nomination. Many remarked
that it was another set-down on the Chap.
man clique, but still there was enough
sympathy for them to dampen the JOY
felt over the nomination.
Last evening there was a large gather.
ing of friends at the residence Of George
X. Smith, corner Of Eighth street and
Eighth avenue, to witness the marriage Of
his daughter, Miss Jennie Smith to Mr..
George Frum, of Minden, n brother o.
Supervisor Frum. Justice Abbott per
formed the ceremony, and all the neces
saries for merry wedding party were pro
vided the guests with due hospitality.
The Nonpariel shrinks from letting it
readers know that Mr.. Pussy is the con
gresham from this district, and in refer
ring to him, even in connection with tn,
announcement of q competitive examina
ton for a cadetship, it carefully avoid
giving his name, but says: ''the congress
ssional representative from this distrio
announces" etc. Never mind, Mr.
Pusey has other ways of making hi
name known than through the press, AM
1T will not hurt him to be stubborn,
IGNORED by the weakest of all.
The Union Pacifc's organ in this cit
is suspected Of quietly helping along tn
alleged scheme of getting Union avenu
given up to the Union Pacific on the 81
and let the people kick afterwards. TIL
may be q great injustice to that organ
but it shows how little confidence tn
people have in it, and the suspicion
strengthened by The silence which
keeps and its refusal to publish even
communication, warning people to be o
the look out for schemes. A warnin
could do no harm if there is no sly schem
to be spoiled.
Deputy Marshal White got badly foo
cd yesterday on q prisoner who was vi
able to pay his fine, and who claimed
be too sick to work it out. The ofic
thought the city could save his board b
by giving him q chance to skip, and
let him go down the street to see a do
tor, not dreaming that he would see h
fellow again, but TO his surprise Il
prisoner not only returned but broug
back a good assortment of medicines, {
which he had run the city in debt abo
%. White won't try this dodge agai
so long as he has his present anxiety
keep the city's expense down.
A man named Kramer had several ch
-dren belonging to a neighbor nam
Katzenstein arrested on a charge of N
licious mischief. The terrible offends
proved to be two boys, one four years O
and one six, and it appeared that tn
had broken two lights of glass in t
house which Kramer occupies, but viii
he rents of the father of the two ch
dren. When Judge Aylesworth fouI
that babies were being put on trial
promptly dismissed the case. AS a res,
of the ill-feeling between the famili,
K~atzenstein's children, a boy a little
older, was also called up for assault up
one of the Kramer boys. 1t proved
be a mere school-boy s%cuffie, and this
fantile prisoner was also allowed to go.
Yesterday afternoon there was a gu
little wedding at the residence of Mrs.
g. Hewitt, on Second avenue, on viii
occasion her daughter, Miss Helen He
lit, was given III marriage to Eugene
Westervelt. Rev. Mr.. Hamblin p'
formed the ceremony in the presence
the immediate relatives, and the new
welded ones shortly after started over {
Chicago, Milwaukee q st. Paul on a II
eastward, intending to visit New Yor
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