Omaha daily bee., 1884-09-15

IlOns, anu SOllClJllB CO'OpeIaIlOu III Hldh
ing a creditable display of cookery, paint
ing, fancy work, in fact all sorts Of ex
of the useful and the ornamental. The
proceeds are to go to the church building
fund.
The dear old grandmother need no
have taken the trouble to make It's &C
count of the case of infanticide at Green
field, Iowa, especial TO the Nonpareil.
1t appeared as a special to THE BEE, the
morning before. The old lady's ALLEGED
Especial" appearing a day later, and be
ing word for word like that in The Bel
the day before, indicate scissors rather
than lightning.
A Hoogewaning, near Avoca, lost 9
horse the other day, and at once started
out the anti horse thief association, of,
fering S25 for the capture of the stolen
steed. The reward covered the value o.
the horse, which was an old plug, grey,
but the owner was willing to pay liberal.
ly to get even with the thief. About the
time the anti horsethief riders had got
well out on the search, the old hore was
found in the pasture in an old well, into
which he had stumbled.
Saturday afternoon two little girls near
the corner of Sixth venue and Eighth
street, were having a Jolly time with a
horse. The smaller one was riding and
the larger n leading the horse, the n
who had hold Of the bride seeming to
delight in making the horse perform, thus
frightening the little one, who was cling
ing to the saddle. The horse thus got
frisky, and unfortunately the saddle
swung over on the side, and the little
girl o~linging to it found herself under the
horse, which was kicking and prancing.
The girth finally gave way and the little
one fell to the ground, but luckily es-
the heels of the horse.
A.. w. Courson, general western
agent for a Cincinnati carriage factory,
spent Sunday here. He prefers this
city to Omaha, after his experience at
the latter place last week. While stop.
ping ct the Metropolitan hotel, and
rooming during the fair with j. j.. Van
l~erveer, salesman for Won Brunt, Thomp-
ION e Co., he was awakened early one
morning and discovered a stranger in
lis room going through the pockets of
,antaloons. Jumping out of bed Cour-
on made a dash for the thief, but the
after got ont in the hall, without wait
ng to be interviewed, and as the thief
an briskly, and Courson was not well
lad for an extended public run, the tel
ow got away, taking with him S9.8
John David DeLong, residing near
Ianti, was arrested on o warrant issued
~ Justice Ladd, Monday night, charging
with stealing FIVE head of steers and
wo heifers, the property of Mr.. William
North, from the pasture of John Lingo,
Essex in this county, and selling
he same to Robert Poplin, of Walnut
ownship, for the sum of 1928. He was
It once taken into custody and lodged
n the city prison. On Tuesday morning
le was brought before Justice Ladd, and
the accusation by pleading
He was held in $500 bail to
answer at the next term of circuit court
which, not being able to furnish, he was
sent to Jail to await the action of the
grand jury in his ase.-Shenandoah Re-
John McElvaine, the man who was in
jured by the G. B. n q. Thursday even
ing, is getting along comfortably, and it
is expected that he will soon bs in a con-
dition to be removed to his home in Rig-
ing Neb. His brother arrived from there
Saturday. McElvaine is a working man
little means, and with his brother has
a widowed mother to support. w. n.
Elan, the manager of Keeline y Fclt's
heavy hardware house, has showed n big
in the matter, having spared Meth
or time nor trouble in watching over the
man and seeing that his wants
wore supplied. Olicer O'Brien started
out on Saturday with a subscription pa
per for the injured mans relief, and su.
cured over $50. Such cases as that of
McElyaino calls forth fresh attention to
the fact that ''my city of 80, 900" has no
hospital, and no patrol wagon, Council
Bluffs ought to BIO ashamed of itself for
this lack.
One of the city clergymen was terribly
shocked the other day in stepping into
a barber shop. A stranger in one of the
chairs acoosted him with, "Well, you
better at keno Last night than 1 did,
/ guess. How did you come out! They
downed me bad" The clergyman d
face Redeemed as several in the shop, who
knew him, glanced suspiciously at him.
He managed TO stammer out: "Sir, you
are mistaken in the man. l am a minis
ter of the gospel "Minister-hades
What are you trying to give me-" The
preacher pulled out his card and gave it
to the stranger. The man Iool,ed him