Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-03
MINOR MENTION.

the rink.
That patrol wagon for the police is not
forthcoming yet.
The fire limits are to be extended
down Bancroft street.
Charlie Sanderson is now made q full
paid man at the Rescue house.
Mayor Vaughan yesterday received
from Memphis a full set of plans of sew
erage.
The park policeman has received or
ders to arrest everybody lying down in
the park at night.
The stocks yards here now give only
capacity for thirteen cars, while they
used to accommodate "a cars.
The Y. M. G. A. of this city, is plan
ming with the association of Omaha for
an excursion to Glenwood at an early
date.
Jacob Harb has bought out the inter-
est of Jacob Schmidt in the barber shop,
in which both have heretofore been in
terested.
Mr.. Covalt, the guardian of Bayliss
park, has already gathered 800 pounds of
maple seed which he has sold at five
cents a pound.
The city was full of sewerage contract
ors yesterday, il being the time for clos
ing the bids on the work to be done by.
the city thiA season.
The receipts of the city clerks Office
for May were about 5000, of which
$3.50 was from criminal cases, the rest
from saloon licenses, etc.
Charles e. Taylor, one of the engi-
neers at the transfer, has captured a fell
on, and has 1t imprisoned on his big toe.
Charles now has a graceful limp.
There were seventeen extra policemen
put on duty last month, costing the city
500. This was mainly on account of the
races and of special raids on tramps.
The hose for the W. r. Vaughan team
arrived yesterday, and the boys are busy
practicing, expecting to start in good
trim for the tournament next Monday.
The Rescue steamer was out practicing
a little yesterday, and getting limbered
up. 1t threw a pretty fair stream, but
not such a stream as the water whrks car
throw.
There were only two COWS in the pount
yesterday and no dogs. The enthusiasm
about enforcing the ordinances seems te
be dying out, like the fever of working
tramps on the s~tone-pile.
Sixth avenue is in about as bad shape
as it could be-. 1t has been filed in
patches, so that it is almost impossible to
get over 1t ever with a light buggy
and especially at night it is dangerous.
When the police court finished up II,
Monday morning business, not a single
prisoner was left in the city Jail, the frs
time the jail has been empty in six weeks
1t soon commenced filling up agar
though.
A fellow named Warren was recent,
fined for being drunk, and Mr.. Houton
for whom he was at work. went his Hecur
ity. Yesterday Warren skipped for Da
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kota, leaving Houton to pay the bill, ant
leaving several other mourners.
Soma complaint il made that \ color
cd gentleman, in his anxiety to secur,
fees, is not satisfied with picking w
COWS which are really running at large
but occasionally takes one from q mans
own yara anu drives ner ipso me pound
The gilt social for the benefit Of the
J. ~. Y. A. next Friday evening should
DC largely attended. There are many
things wloh The association needs
chairs 20 lies and stands, pictures, books
parlor ornaments, signs, etc. Let every
friend send in some tribute.
The resolution of the council ORDERING
the shade trees trimmed is being forgot
ten The chief of the ire department
yesterday found q carriage whip lodged
in the branches of q tree, the whip hav