Omaha daily bee., 1884-03-10
MINOR MENTION.

Work on Madison street bridge has
commenced.
The new Presbyterian church at Nicola
was dedicated yesterday.
New spring goods just received at ].
Reiter's, the tailor, $40 Broadway.
Work on Uncle Sans new building is
expected to begin by the first of April.
Colonel Abbott now starts out to plant
a new post Of the G. A. r. at Defiance,
Iowa.
The circuit court concluded the bust
ness of the term Saturday afternoon and
adjourned.
The old settlers of Pottawattamie
county are to meet again this evening at
the court house.
Abe Lincoln post G. A. II. is prepar-
ing for another dance and general good
time on the Goth.
st. Patrick's benevolent society is
making big preparations for its dance on
st. Patrick's day in the evening.
At the Congregational church yesterday
morning, five members were added to the
church by profession of faith and five by
letters.
Permit to enter thestate of matrimony
has been given Thomas Flood, of Keg
Creek township, and Alice l.. Valley, of
Silver Creek township.
The Congregational social will be held
next Friday evening at the residence of
Mrs. Otis, the ladies assisting in enter
tanning being Mrs. Cowles, Mrs. Stacey,
and Mrs. Tllton.
Mrs. Laura Dainty, who as an elocu-
ZIONIST has now so wide a reputation, is
to appear at the opera house on the
evening of the 14th in the drama, "a
Mountain Pink"
Miss Nellie Fuller, the eleven-yoar-old
champion, appeared at the rink again
Saturday night and gave another wonder
full showing of skill on skates and grace
of movements. The gathering was large
and the enthusiasm very great.
THE BEE is in receipt of the March
number of The Pocket Railway Guide OF
Iowa, published by Thomas +. Nelson, OF
Cedar Rapids. For simplicity, conve.
nience and reliability, it cannot easily be
equaled, and it is almost Indispensable to
anyone travelling in Iowa.
The city council should take immediate
steps to make the street car company pay
for the paving between the rails. The
company got out of paying for the dirt
filling, and it will get out of paying for
the paving unless care is taken. The
amount is about $24, 1000.
A Shenandoah mother says the boyt
attending the public schools are fast be.
coming educated as thieves. She com
plains that the boys steal the ribbons of
tho girls hair, and that her own daughter
has thus lost over thirty yards in on,
term. Her daughter must be a ~favorit,
with the boys.
Last evening Rev. T. j. Mackay at tn,
Episcopal church gave a second lectur,
on John Calvin, the discourse being con
fined mainly to Calvin's doctrines, tn
previous N being moro biographical il
its nature. Mr.. Mackay intends to lee
ture a prminent characters every Sunda,
evening for a few weeks.
There seems to have been much troubl
brewing between two neighbors, Messrs
Droelich and Cohn Saturday one cas-
against Droelich was called up befor
Justice ABBOTT, but Cohn, the proseoutin,
witness, not appearing, the case was dis
missed and the costs taxed up to Cohn
Now Droelich has started a suit agains
Cohn, claiming 800 damages for ms
licious prosecution.
J.B Kent, n Of Walnut's gener,
nero hants, is reported as in fnanci,
trouble, and creditors have seized tn
stock on q mortgage of o., 200. In tn
smash and general rush to secure claim
one Of Walnut's Justices issued an a
tachment for $3.50, causing considerabl
comment on this illustration of the i,
norance Of the law shown on the part
many justices, the limit Of j~urisdictio
being considerable under that amount.
Some Of the students in the Bloom,
school were taken to the pumping hou,
Of the waterworks the other day to 81
the big machinery at work, and have
explained by Prof. johnson, the teach,
in science. The next trip of the kind
TO be TO the gas works. Such Visits
connection with the study of books gi,
the students a clearer and more practic
idea Of what science and mechanics al
doing.
E. NJ. Galligan, who has lived here Fl
number Of years, and who is kno wn
one of Courcil Bluff most industrio,
and thrifty citizens, starts tomorrow f
CIarks county, Dakota, where he h
landed interests, and where he expec
this summer to start O brick yard al