Omaha daily bee., 1884-01-14
MINOR MENTION,

Bryant street bridge is being painted.
Permit to wed has been given w. II.
Copson and Belle Burns.
Mr.. Hotties is preparing special scenery
for the "Belles of C~orneville."
The board of supervisors are to re-
sumo their deliberations tomorrow.
The let-up of the cold weather has
caused a resumption of work on build
ings.
The boys in the jail arc improving in
their singing of gospel hymns for the
Sunday services.
The funeral of Mrs. Nancy Cook was
held at the Catholic church Saturday, and
was largely attended.
William Overton, who stole q colored
woman's clothing at the Broadway hotel,
has been sent to Jail for thirty days.
The Amateur Dramatic club are to
give a comedy in Shugart's hall this
evening, the proceeds to be for the Epis-
copalian Sunday school.
About twenty-five couples INDUCED in
a surprise party at VIM. Steinkopf's res
idence Saturday evening and took the
Bavarian band with them to furnish
music.
Mrs. Davenport, the city librarian,
has suffered by sneak thieves, who ran
sacked her house during her absence,
and got a small sum of money, q gold
chain and bracelet.
Sneak thieves visited the residence OF
Mrs. Weirick Saturday night, and stole
three overcoats. One of them was found
in a second hand stoye soon after, it hay
ing been sold for a mere song.
Regular monthly business netting Of
the Y. M. G. A. at their rooms, No. IL
north Main street, Monday evening at
7:30. A full attendance of members is
requested. G. o. FITCH,
Secretary.
A raid was made Saturday night by
the police, by which Nick Weber and
Matilda Howard we're run in on com.
plant Of not having the needful mar.
riage certificate to warrant their init.
macy.
J.. M. Phillips, who always has a warm
side for the veterans, has guaranteed
that the money needed for freight charges
on the cannon to be placed on the sol
diers' cemetery lot, will be provided by
the time the cannon reach here.
A farmers team broke and ran from
the court house Saturday. They came
to . standstill up against James & Hav-
erstock's brick building, corner of Pearl
and Willow avenue, one of the horses
thrusting his head right through a large
plate of glass.
The board of trade is to meet this
evening to elect officers and transact
other business pertaining to the annual
meeting. All the members who can
should be present. The board can do
much for the benefit of the city if the
members take hold enthus iastioally.
Henry Dust, the dusky youth arrested
for robbing a man named Drake, with
whom he was out on q spree, was tried
Saturday and acquitted. Dust was ar
rested the day before Christmas, but was
forgotten and laid in Jail some time be-
fore any information was filed.
Abe Lincoln post, G. A. r., is one of
the strongest and most wide awake or.
CARNATIONS of veterans in the whole land,
and is now planning to secure a hall for
their own exclusive use. They have an
eye on the one in Shugart's block, and
about $500 has already been subscribed
for this enterprise.
The Shenandoah Reporter uses up a
whole column in urging the town coun-
Gil to buy the roller skating rink and run
it, the profit to form a sinking fund for
the liquidation Of the town debt. If the
roller skating rink was not better man.
aged than some that have started here.
it would be all sinking fund and no pay
ing fund.
The police force was changed about
yesterday. Officers Clough and Cusiok
60 on day duty, and the night force was
arranged as follows: Hayes, central
Broadway; Mullen, middle Broadway;
Leonard, South Main street; Brooks,
First ward; Beswick, lower Broadway,
and Barhyte, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth
streets.
There isa question whether the pres
emit hose of the fire department will stand
the pressure of the water works. The
hose is four or five years old. or even
older, and three years is considered
about the average time of service. The
chief has time and again recommended
the purchase Of new hose, but no action
has been taken.
There was a slight street fight on
Broadway late Saturday night, and when
Officers Beswick and Leonard started for
the scene the fellows skipped out. They
gave chase. but Beswick slipped and fell,
while Leonard, finding himself winded,
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