Omaha daily bee., 1884-07-24
MIN0R MENTION,
See j. Refers summer goods.

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A. b. Keith, of the Crawford County
Bulletin, was in the city yesterday.
The street car track is being shifted to
one side of Broadway so as to let the sew
erage work go on.
The benefit concert of Miss Barbara
Merkel has been postponed, the new date
to be announced hereafter.
Mr.. Harris, of Missouri Valley, not
the only and original, is talking OF start.
ing a paper at Silver City.
District Attorney Conner has purchased
a speedy Denver horse, and will console
himself for his political disappointment
by pleasure drives.
The dear old lady gives as n OF her
telegraph headings, ''Gen. Logan's Let.
ter OF Exceptanc." Wonder what ex.
ceptions he makes in accepting the nomi.
nation.
The claim of Mrs. Alice Wilson for
damages by water from the creek, was
not granted by the city council at Its last
meeting, as the city attorney reported
against it.
Fritz Rapp, formerly pastry cook at
the Oglen house, and John Allen, a
number of years a cook on the So"
road, have formed a partnership under
the name of Rapp & Allen, and will run
a restaurant at Chris. Schwenger's old
place on Main street.
w. G. Erb, formerly senior member
of the wholesale fruit and confectionery
firm of Erb 81 Dagaette, of this city,
died at the home of his mother, in Har-
ney, Nd, yesterday morning, July 23d.
Mr.. Erb has for a long time been aflict-
ed with softening of the brain, and lately
has been hopelessly insane, so that his
large circle of acquaintance in this city
while sympatnizing with his wife, will
feet that death came as a happy release
to him.
Aid. Siedentopf, who is considered one
of the best posted men in city finances,
says that the city is in the best financial
condition that it has been in for years,
and that there is no cause for the depre-
citation of city warrants. With this view
of the finances, there is no reason why
the city should leave streets only partly
improved, leaving water to stagnate, and
scum and frogs to take possession of the
Fourth ward.
j. W. Chapman, DIR. Lawrence and S..
Haas now want permission to lower the
sidewalk in front of their residences six
inches. Admiral James, of the flooded
Fourth, can hardly oppose the petition
after having had the grade at his own
property lowered. By some strange hap
pening it seems that those who can hard
ly afford to do any filling are the ones
whose property has to be raised.
Street Supervisor Hardin by request
of the Council has prepared a list of the
sink-holes and streets thatespecially need
prompt attention on account of stagnant
water, breeding cholera and malaria.
That august body, the city council, con.
centrating all its energy and intellect,
has shown enterprise enough to refer the
matter to a committee. While the re-
port is gathering dampness in its pigeon
hole, the obituary-writers will be kept
busy.
The city officials are still advertising
asking ''personsknowing of any n~uisances
in the shape of filth, stagnant water or
anything which gives out nauseous or I'M
healthy smells to notify the officers, the
mayor or some of the aldermen" If
some OF the time and money spent in
advertising for complaints was spent in
remedying the complaints already in more
would be accomplished. They do not
need to advertise for complaints, but for
remedies.