Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-05
MINOR MENTION.
See j. Refers spring goods.

vine street Is 10 DO prouBnJ up W
grade.
w. B. Braun, brother to Braun the
caterer, has a very sick child.
The district court, which has had a
weeks vacation, resumes business to-day.
The work on VIM. Smiths new build
ing on Broadway is to be commenced to-
day.
Good walks and a fountain are among
the needed improvements in Bayliss
park.
Broadway near Geise's brewery has
had to be reinforced to keep from falling
into the creek.
The Main street railway track has been
torn up, to be replaced with new rails,
as promised by the company.
James Winans has opened a confection-
cry store next to the opera house, in ad-
dition to his restaurant farther up Broad
way.
Although a few new benches have been
added in Bayliss park, still there Is need
for more, especially in the sunset hours
and on Sundays.
One of the prisoners set at work on the
stone-pile yesterday tired of the job and
climbed over the fence, barbed wire and
all, making good his escape.
There were about forty couples at the
dancing school at the rink Tuesday night.
The prospects for the school are excel
lent, and the Joe cream parlors are we'll
patronized.
New lamp posts are now ordered
planted at the corner Of Fourth street
and Eleventh avenue, Sixth street and
Twelfth avenue, and Tenth street and
Seventh avenue.
1t seems now pretty certain that First
avenue will be extended through to Ban
croft street. The cost is estimated at
$1,000, and it is proposed to charge this
up to the property directly benefited.
Hans Miller, who was arrested at
Denison for striking his wife over the
head with a gun, has been placed in Jail
here to await the action Of the grand
jury, being unable to furnish the $500
bail required.
r. Britton, who is writing up the
ghost manifestations at Hancock, says {:
"'Several times in our nightly vigils we
have felt powerful manifestations of the
spirits" That settles it-$9.6 go, and
stand committed until paid.
Ladies' and gentleman who wish to be-
come charter members of the lodge of
Knights and Ladies OF Honor, to be or
ganized here about June 10, may obtain
necessary information by consulting w.
w. Chapman, or Frank Cook.
Tomorrow evening a gift social lis to
be given at the rooms Of the Y. M. @. A.
1t is to be hoped that citizens generally
will attend, and that each will bring some
offering to make the furnishings and
adornmsnts of the rooms complete.
Yesterday forenoon a farmer named
Campbell, was driving his team along
lower Broadway, when the horses be-
came frightened and made a lively run,
One of the horses climbed into the
wagon-box, and in doing so got a bad
cash on one leg.
J. j. Auwerder & Co., have displayed
their show window a very fine floral
decoration, consisting Of compass and
square, enclosing the letter G.. The
whole of this Masonic design being
wrought in flowers by w. w. Chapman.
II has been loaned to the festival.
An attempt is being made to organize
here a branch Of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, and the ladies hav-
ing the matter in charge will meet at the
Y. M. @. A. rooms next Monday after
noon to perfect IN organization. All Ia.
dies interested are invited to be present.
There was a quiet little wedding yester-
day afternoon at A o'clock by which
Charles Harmon and Miss Rachel Fisher
became Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon. Rev.
Mr.. Bates performed the ceremony, and
the newly welded ones started for a
westward trip. MI. Harmon is one Of
David Bradley g. Co., s travelling sales.
men,.
Thomas Bowan, secretaryof the driving
park association, reports that the entries
are coming in very encouragingly for the
meeting. There have been ten entries
In one class alone, and he predicts with
confidence that there will be from rs to
100 horses at the meeting, a larger mum
Der, and including speedier ones, than at
any previous meeting.
Gus bergman, who has been associated
with the Globe for some time, has now
ARRANGED to Join with T. d. King in the
manufacture of cigars, the new firm to be
I. ID. King A. Co., and the location 919
Broadway. Both are we'll known. and
with experience in the business and msny
friends, there is every reason to believe
the new enterprise will be q great success,
Mr.. Heffel6nger is making every effort
70 satisfactorily settle the affairs of the
Crawford countv hank ua ha. -