Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-20
MINOR MENTION,

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See J. Refers new stock of cloths.
The Bavarian band goes to Clarinds to
morrow.
Weather strips for door and window
at Chapman's.
The Missouri valley democrats hav,
their hurrah tonight.
Another assortment of hats just re
ceived. j. j.. Auwerda & Co.
Willie Davis, the runaway boy, hat
been taken to the reform school.
Weather strips, Weather strips Wealth
er strips, at w. W. Chapman's.
Tonight the dance of the police force
will draw a crowd to the Masonic hall.
A goodly number from here expect tc
attend the jollifcation in Omaha Satur'
day evening.
Special sale of feathers on this Thurs'
day, Friday and Saturday. j. j. Au-
werda & Co.
II. G. Cary Is putting a concrete walk
about his lot, corner of Eighth street and
Willow avenue.
If you want fine portraits for the holt
days, place your order early with Stewart,
the artist. Don't walt.
The funeral of Mrs. Spoon is to be
held this morning at IL o'clock, from the
residence, No. 1913 Tenth avenue.
The superintendent of the city schools
reports an enrolment of 2,140, and an
average daily attendance of 1885.
Exclude rain, dust and cold from your
house by the use of the wood and rubber
weather strips, for sale by w. W. Chap
man.
The funeral of Edward Murphy was
largely attended yesterday at the Catholic
church, and many follow ed the remains
to the cemetery.
Otto Lund was before the court yester-
day charged with assault and battery by
a man whose name is Dennis. The case
was continued until yesterday.
The young ladies of the broom brigade
who are to appear in the M. L.. S. @. en-
tertsinment in Masonic hall Thanksgiv-
ing night, are said to be getting very pro-
iicient ndrill.
James Nolan, who was arrested for
picking the pocket of a man in Bokern-
peis' saloon last Saturday night, was yes
terday discharged, the prosecuting wit
ness failing to materialize.
William WEIGH has. m%ovedltwo houses
from near the iron works and placed
them next to bis store, corner Of Tenth
street and Fourth avenue. He will fit
them up nicely and rent them.
A street car was yesterday sent up
Broadway, on the first trip of the exten.
sion to the Methodist church. About
half way up 1t jumped the track, and was
brought back to the Ogden house in dis
gust.
The dear old lady still tells Its leaders
that there is doubtabout Cleveland being
ected, and that the democrats are not
SO confident as they were, and still
pirates about being "a reliable news
paper"
Atlantic and Sioux City have patterned
after Council Bluffs and passed ordi-
nanoes licensing the sale of pop and
other beverages not prohibited by law.
In other words, licensing saloons to run
despite the state prohi5itory law.
The Northwestern Telephone company
of Ida Grove has been organized with a
capital of $50 900, to build and operate
telephone lines in Ida, Sac, Cherokee,
Plymouth, Woodbury., Winona, Harri-
son and Pottawattamie counties.
When the new justices come in,
Frainey is to reopen his Office on Broad
way near Bryant street, Mr.. Hendricks
will probably occupy the office of Justice
Abbott, and Mr.. Shurz will continue the
occupying the office now held by him.
N. j. Bond, who has just returned
from Denver, Is introducing here the
Crescent mills -four, manufactured in
that city. The -four ranks high and
promises to be a f~avorite brand here
when once the public got well acquainted
with it.
The fellow known as "Cute," who
promised to keep out of town, returned
yesterday and was quickly nabbed. He
said he only run over from Omaha to
settle a few bills, and hat he would go
right back again, and a chance TO do 80
was given him last evening.
The colored church folk are trying to
raise money to complete their building
and to this end give a festival in the
Knights Of Pythias hall this evening
Four of the young men of the church are
striving to sec which can raise the most
money by soliciting, and the most sue.
cessful is to be given a gold-headed cane
1t seems now that the proposed demo-
cratic jollifcation here may not take
place, there being considerable trouble
in getting enough money to meet the