Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-14
MINOR

See j. Rieter's new fall stock of cloth
The Masonic temple is to be dedicate
next month.
The Des Moines Leader has given MI
Pussy the title of Colonel.
Mail and paper boxes cheap at SET
mans closing out sale.
Pearl street business men wart a waite
main. They also want paving.
Dealers will find bargains at Seaman.
closing out sale, on usual terms,
The young people of the Methods
church gave q social at F. II. circuit
residence last evening.
The driving park association purpose
collecting by suit the assessments du
from the stockholders.
CHRISTMAS CARDS GIVEN AwAY.-On al
cash sales of fifty cents and upwards, a
Seamon's closing out sale.
Stewart, the artist, is located at Chap
mans. Persons desiring portraits fol
the holidays should see him at once.
There was a report that another con
fidence trick had been turned at the
depot, the amount being $50, and the
scheme being the old check one.
A portion of Templeton 81 Lambs big
pumpkin was made into a luscious gener'
ous.sizsd pie by the skill of Mrs. Lamb
1t was tested successfully by the news
gang.
Schmidt & Harb have opened a barber
shop in connection with the cigar store in
the opera house, and are ready for busi-
ness. They will also continue to run
their old shop at 720 Broadway.
Rev. T. j. Mackey yesterday received
a telegram, announcing the death at
Fargo, of Mr.. Daniel McWorkman, a
former and we'll known resident of this
city. No particulars were given.
Policeman Frank Brainard, of Omaha,
was here yesterday after two colored
men, who were wanted for stealing a
$40 dolman across the river. The officer
found that the men had left over the X.
G. road.
Jim Snodderly has so far recovered
from the stab which Shoemaker gave
him that he is able to be about the
streets, but he is still feeble. He says
that he does not care to prosecute Shoe
maker.
Two farmers, John Pierce and Jim
Hicks, were before the police court yes
terday for being drunk. One claimed to
have been sea sick, the other that he had
left his valise in a saloon and was hunt
ing for the place.
One of the teams of Hagg's bottling
establishment INDUCED in a runaway yes
terday. The driver was thrown off and
the wagon passed over him and inflicted
serious injuries, but the result of which
it is thought will not prove fatal.
Justice Abbott, VINO expects to go out
of office ON New Years, has got ready for
his successor to step into his shoes. The
shoes were yesterday hanging on a nail
at the entrance of his office. From their
siz,, it will take a big man to make a sue
cessful successor.
A fellow named ii. G. Hunter was ar
rested yesterday afternoon on Broadway
as being the man who stole from l.. Kas'-
ner's residence in Hazel Dell a pair of
boots, two revolvers, and some cigars.
On being brought before Judge Ayles-
worth he pleaded guilty and was sent to
Jail for thirty days.
Tom Millett, while experimenting the
paving yesterday, laid down his overcoat
for a few minutes, and a sneak thief
walked off with 1t. Tom says that if the
thief will bring back the copy of THE
BEE, which was in the pocket, he can
keep the coat. He evidently puts q high
value ON THE BEE.
The local OF the Council Bluffs Herald
was evidently hard up for matter to fill
his department recently, when he pro.
ceeded to write up an interview Tin his
mind) with seer of thatcity who predicts
that Blaine will die soon. That reporter
must have a very large soft spot in his
cranium.-Malvern Leader.
The county board In company with
some Of the city officers yesterday
afternoon took carriages and visited the
proposed outlet of Indian creek. The
board seem in favor of doing something
to help along the proposed improvement,
provided they have the authority to make
any such appropriations.
A hard sort of a youth named Davis,
from Webster, Iowa, was picked up by
the police yesterday as a runaway. His
father telegraphed for him to be held un.
til he could reach here. The little fellow
was quite bombastic and loudly Dragged
that they could not keep him in Jail, for
he would get out just as the follow broke
Jail the night before.
A young woman who is employed at
Pfeifer's millinery establishment has a
very knowing Newfoundland dog. The