Omaha daily bee., 1884-01-10
MINOR MENTION.

Teams cross the Missouri now on the
ice and the ferry cars are temporarily
side tracked.
Herne's "Hearts of Oak" company were
at the Ogden yesterday, and appeared at
Dohany's last evening.
Broadway Methodist church is arrang-
ing for revival meetings, the pastor to be
assisted by Rev. Mr.. Kelley, of Hills
dale.
The county supervisors spent most Of
yesterday in checking up the accounts of
the treasurer and making the annual set
Element with him.
A little son of Mrs. Williams, of the
Council Bluffs laundry, has a pretty sore
mouth and throat now, as the result of
playing with a bottle of lye. .
One of our large houses was yesterday
opening caseshf straw hats and marking
the same, in anticipation of the rush, if
the weather keeps moderating.
The case against j. Roberts for ma
licious mischief in cutting trees on
Officer & Pusey's land, has been dis
missed, the matter being settled.
Bowman, Rohrer & Co. have sold the
city one more safe, this being for police
headquarters, so that there are now
three safes sold by them to the city.
The fire steamers will not need to turn
out now in case of an alarm, unless there
is some emergency or very big blaze.
Hose attached to the hydrants will be
used.
Sheriff Jones, of Crawford county, has
received a reward of 5000 for catching
Guy Warren, the young man arrested
for stealing o horse from Thomas Glenn
ent, of Vail.
Permits to wed were yesterday granted
George w. Hawley and Grace Green
wood, both of Silver City, Mills county;
also to James Givens and Lena Hunter,
both of this city.
Givens, the Ogden. house darkey who
was so badly carved by Cozzens, and who
was not to be found at the trial of the
latter, has now turned up, and is on the
eve of matrimony.
This afternoon, at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Eiseman, will occur the
marriage of Mr.. Andrew Haas, of this
city, to Miss Ida l.. Auspacher, Of Cleve.
land, a niece of MI. Eiseman.
The directors Of the Council Bluff
Savings bank, have elected A. A. Watts,
as cashier, to fill the vacancy caused BY
the death Of Charles E. Dix. Mr.. Watt.
is at present bank examiner for the state
At Hardness Bros. there are some YER,
very fine Brussels carpets.being made VI
for w. FL. Phelps new residence in Mis-
souri, Valley. The carpets are beauties
and fitted exactly for the several rooms,
Arrangements are being completed by
which Dave Bowman and Charles Tyler,
of the Ogden house, are to see who is the
champion in fifteen ball pool. 1t ia
stated that a purse of 5000 is to be the
reward to the winner.
Invitations are out for a wedding re.
ception at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
John Dohany, on the 10th inst, thei,
daughter Miss Margaret to be married t.
Mr. Will A. Maurer, the senior membe,
OF the well-known house of Maurer &
Craig.
A. Z. Woodwork yesterday fled infor
nation charging w. H. Sandy with OBJ
tanning property under false pretenses
Wocdworth says Sandy traded him ,
horse, saying 1t was subject to a s3l
mortgage, whom the mortgage was reall,
for $105.
Marshal Jackson was the hero yester
day of an event which ought to go dow,
in history. He turned the key, lockin,
up the old and now empty jail, ans
turned it over to Alderman Eicher
jackson has held to the key for seven
teen years.
The oil house at the U. p. ~transfe
burned last evening. The loss is abou
$500. The cause is unknown, but sup
posed to have been spontaneous oombuu
ton. The house was o small woodeI
building, located near the pump house
and was totally destroyed.
A call is made for a temperance col
vention to meet at the Y. M, O. A room
Saturday, January 10, to choose ST
delegates to attend the state conventio
which meets at Des Moines on the go
the object Of which is to insist on tn
passage of prohibitory laws by the legi,
lature.
There was considerable of a furry ye,
terday over the discovery Of smoke i
Howe a. Sons store, the origin of whic
could not be traced to any source, an
yet seemed the beginning of a livel
blaze. Late in the afternoon the smol
cleared away without any solution of I'll
mystery.
Officers Clough and Cusick at jul
midnight hoisted the stars and stripes I
the top of the staff on the new city jai
80 that stray drunks might think thel
was some celebration and wander int
the pen, but despite this there we're u
applicants yesterday, and the flag sti
waved over an ~untenanted Jail. I'll
hosting Of the flag wa OF some goot
however. 1t showed that the flagstaff
only about half the height it ought to b.