Omaha daily bee., 1884-05-23
MINOR MENTION.


another contest to-day for the badge.
Permit to marry was yesterday given
to August Lueth and Therese Wiese,
both of Mindon.
The stone pile is about deserted.
There are tramps enough arrested but
few are convicted.
Alderman Mcmahon doesn't seem to
be recognized as an alderman at large by
the Omaha officers.
The shooting match this afternoon will
commence at l o'clock-that is, if it
does not rain. If it rains it will not
commence at all.
The grand jury has returned an indiot-
ment against David Dunkle, of Crescent
city, for m~aintaininga nuisance, by which
the jury mean a saloon.
Jacob Neumayer has bought of Mrs.
Platner the old frame building next to
his hotel, and proposes tearing it down,
with a view of having a new and better
building put upon its site.
All railroads will give reduced rates
to those who attend the spring running
meeting at the driving park here, which
opens May %. One and one-third fare
will be charged for round trips.
The hall and rooms, to be occupied
by the commercial college, are fast being
put in shape for the opening, and will,
when finished, be the most c%ommodious
and convenient for that purpose of any
in the west.
Henry Houck, a farmer of Washington
township, has had considerable trouble
with a tenant, Cassel, and on Wednesday
in a alteration Houck put a load of
bird shot into Cassel, but the wound is
not considered dangerous.
A sidewalk is needed badly on Ninth
street, between Broadway and First ave-
nue., leading south from the dummy de-
pot. The Union Pacific owns the prop
erty and as the public will probably have
to wade in mud in wet weather rather
than have the company Inconvenience
by the expenditure of a few dollars.
The gang of thieves who have been
raiding different stores on the principal
streets of the city, still seem to be hoy
ering about and the police do not seem
to be able to ''hook on" Most of the
places visited have been on Broadway,
right along the very beats of the police
men, and still none of the follows have
been caught.
1t is said that the m of some who
have been stealing flowers from graves in
cemetery are known. If they
are thus known, they ought to be brought
to the front without any delay, a wordy
or appointment Of special
policemen. The way to, punish them is
to punish them. Hints and threats don't
affect that kind cattle.
Mayor Vaughan has written a letter to
Mayor Chase calling the latter's special
attention to yesterdays BEE which con-
tanned an account of the arrest of Alder.
Mcmahon by Omaha policemen ON a
case of mistaken identity, and the out.
rageous way in which the Alderman was
used. A demand is made for the femov-
al of the offending officer.
Property holders are in danger of be-
ing fined unless they trim up the shade
trees eight feet from the sidewalk. So
says the marshal. In places where
sidewalks and streets have been filed
up a trimming off the branches eight feet
above the new grade will in some cases
leave the trees with but q little tuft on
top. the trees being pretty well buried
now.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Shoe.
maker, widow of DR.. A. Shoemaker, was
held yesterday afternoon at tho residence
of her son, Hiram Shoemaker, on Harri.
street. She was an old resident of this
city, having come here in 1864. She had
reached the age of n years, and passed
away peacefully and quietly, as one
wearied with the burdens of many years
and falling asleep.
In the district court, yesterday, James
e. Bailey pleaded guilty to forgery. He
is the young man who forged Billy
Smiths name to an order for a suit of
clothes at Norman's store. Clifford
Hough also pleaded guilty to burglary.
He is the one who has been held in jail
here for a long time on a charge of en-
tering Swansonls store at Crescent City.
Both will be sentenced next Wednesday
morning.
Round trip tickets for the national re.
publican convention at Chicago will be
put on sale at the Union ticket office, No.
507 Broadway, May 81 to June 8, good
TO return until June 0, for S18 20. Round
trip tickets viii be put on sale May "a to
27, for the national greenbak convention
Indianapolis, good to return till June
8, at $2l 60. Round trip tickets for the
fremen's tournament at Des Moines,
June 8, will be sold at 50 70.
The complimentary concert rendered
by THE BEE to the citizens Of Council
Bluffs proved such q success, that others