Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-07
MINOR MENTION,


A number of the democratic better
we're hedging yesterday.
The county board meets on next Mon
day to canvass the vote.
II. r. Stewart, the crayon artist, ha
Just completed potrait of the lat
Frank Keeline.
Mr.. James Burns has purchased
residence on Tenth avenue, No. l,6l6
and has already taken possession.
The Methodist church choir concert II
Masonic hall this evening will prove 9
treat which all music lovers should
share in.
The young people of the Baptist church
have sociable this evening at the resi-
dence of Charles Loucks, No, 1913 Fair
view avenue.
Mr.. Z. Huntington has received tele.
gram from his cousin, Congressman
Kane, of Utah, saying that his calling
and election are sure for another term.
A team belonging to Mr.. Mckinzie
made bold dash up Broadway, and
collided with team and wagon belong
ing to MIR. Person. The wreck was not
very bad one.
Permit to wed was yesterday given
VIM. S. Jones and Sarah Ann Thayer,
both of Washington township, and they
hastened to Justice Schurz's Office where
the knot was tied tight.
A state convention of Y. M. G. AS is
now ia session at Omaha to-day, to-mor-
row and Sunday. All young men from
this city are invited to be present at as
many sessions as possible.
Lee Bennett, the enterprislng news.
man at the Pacific, yesterday morning
hung out bulletin, "Blaine very i'll.
See daily BEE," and then get got behind
his counter to meet the rush, which came
and soon gobbled up his supply.
A bullet was sent into j. w. Morse's
house the other day, from some mysteri-
GUS source. 1t came crashing through
the window, and and it was miraculous
escape for Mrs. Morse who had hardly a
moment before risen from her seat in the
direct line of the bullet.
The funeral of little jake Stewart, son
of j. T. Stewart, was held yesterday
morning. The service was very tender
and touching as conducted by Rev. Mr..
Mackey, and the attendance was very
large, the little fellow being remarka-
BILE favorite in the entire community.
A. F. Schanck, the manager of the
roller rink, has made arrangements for
music at the rink every evening after to.
night and has reduced the price of ad-
mission to gents to fifteen cents and the
use of skates to ten cents. Ladies' ad-
mission will hereafter be ten cents and
use of skates to them ten cents. He
believes in popular prices.
A man named Calender, who is en-
ployed at Coos hotel in Omaha, appeared
at police headquarters with very bloody
head, and claimed that hack driver
had him with the but end of whip be.
cause he would not pay one dollar for
being taken to the transfer. He was
told to appear before the court and get
out a warrant, but did not show up
again.
One of the minute men of the fire de-
partment has resigned because the posi-
ton was not very lucrative. The first
month he received so cents, in general
fund warrants. Last month there were
five alarms and he received 50 20 in gen.
eral fund warrants, while besides being
on hand at all hours of day and night,
ready to go to any fire, he got new So
pair of psntaloons torn in putting out a
burning chimney. He says somebody
else may now work for glory.
There was intense excitement on the
streets here yesterday over the reports
concerning the election. First one crowd
would shout aud then the other, and all
sorts Of predictions were made, and dis
cussions entered into, The newspaper
offices were besieged by inquirers, and
every possible hint of information was
grasped eagerly. Business was left to
look after it self, whilo all hands spent
their time in talking over the news.
Last evening at the residence of w. S.
Mayne reception was rendered Rev.
DIR. McCrary, the new pastor of Broad.
way Methodist church, thus affording the
people pleasant opportunity of meeting
and welcoming him socially. DR.. Nc
Crary has opened his ministrations here
under very auspicious circumstances,
and has made favorable impression,
and ID given hearty welcome with en-.
thusiastic promises of receiving cordial
and strong support in his work.
The Young man Osborne, who was ar
rested on election day for illegal voting,
had hearing before George +. Wright,
United States commissioner, yesterday.
The charge against Osborne was that he
had not resided here long enough to en-.