Omaha daily bee., 1884-09-18
MINOR MENTION,

Thomas Tostevin 10 surveying for {
half mile race track at Carson.
The Bavarian band will be in atten.
dance at the roller rink tomorrow night.
Our communication from Nicola ia
omitted from this issue, on account OF
crowded space.
DR.. E. D. Cross has moved to the
southeast corner of Fourth (Bancroft)
and Worth streets.
An addition to the residence of Horace
Everett, corner of Second avenue and
Seventh street is being built.
The Lewis murder case, which called
a number of Council Bluffs people to
Winterset has been continued.
Harrison Brothers, butchers, on
Broadway, between Eighth and Ninth
streets, will to-day remove to Missouri
Valley.
The Pacific house is the only hotel in
the city which has shown enterprise
enough to hoist its banner during con-
vention week.
. Tie Hebrew New Year begins to-mor-
at six o'clock and ends Sunday at six.
Religious services will be held in Royal
Arcanum hall.
w. Elliott, an insurance man, is said
to have skipped the city yesterday with
his goods, leaving an unpaid board bill of
$50 at the Revere house.
Mrs. w. A. Morse while at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Keeline yesterday, by a
misstep fell in the cellarway and was
quite badly bruised, but fortunately no
bones broken.
Sheriff Seeman, of Crawford county,
brought here yesterday a man by the
name of Henry Myers, to be kept In this
county Jail for safe keeping, on a charge
of demonstrating.
The case of Martin Lawler, charged
with stealing a bull, has been continued
until his attorney, Col. Lindt, returns
from his mission east in the interests of
the Soldiers Home.
Leave to wed was yesterday given
Brown S. Proctor, of Plum Hollow, and
Molly J.. Gray, of this city; ALI. G. An
derson, of Princeton, ILL.,, and Anna S.
Dristy, of York, Neb.
A young man from the country com
planned yesterday morning that he had
been held up and robbed of $40, near the
corner of Pierce and Madison streets, but
the police took very little stock in his
story.
A man named j. Piorson was brought
back here from Nebraska by Deputy u.
S. Marshal McCreary, and lodged In Jail.
Pierson was indicted about a year ago for
violating tho revenue law, but skipped
out and has Just been caught. He will
have to face the court this time.
The Ladies' Harmony Mission has
leased for a term of three years a lot on
the corner Of Logan and Harmony
streets, and has purchased house of /.
Rosa, which will be moved on to the lot,
and converted into a church for the hold
ing of services and social gatherings.
Alderman Heating yesterday received
a telegram from Keokuk, announcing
the death of 2. L. Howe, brother of
Mrs. Heating, and Mrs. Heating left for
that place last evening Mr.. Howe vas
taken with lung trouble about the first of
June last and has been rapidly sinking
since until death came.
A. b. Keith, of Denison, was about
the happiest of all the democratic dele.
gates yesterday. He first brought out
nhis paper Mr.. Lally's name for district
attorney, and has worked hard for hi
nomination. That he should succeed il
spite of 30 much opposition, naturally
makes him step off as If there was a new
feather in his cap.
An attempt was made the other nigh
to burglarize A. 7, Rice's residence, No
1913 Fourth street. A screen was cut, an,
entrance thus obtained, but the fello,
by striking a match awakened some {
the family, and hence he skipped oui
He was heard to whistle as if to a CON
rade, by which 1t is judged there were q
least two i'll the acheme.
The local dissentions in the Democrat
ranks were often apparent in the action
of Pottawattomie county's delegation
yesterdays convention. There was moi
trouble in that delegation than in all ii
rest of the convention, and most of II
delays in the Transitions of business, an
most of the bitter words were caused /
the i'll feeling among the members of tn
delegation. The Pottawattamie count
delegation needed badly some of III
''fusion" which seemed to be in the col
vention in such lavish quantities.
Mrs. Rishton, wife of Supervisor HeI
ry Rishton, died yesterday mornir
about / o'clock. The sad news does N
come unexpected, as she had been suffs
ing from consumption for a long time, al
of late has been very low, and her III
has been despaired of for days. She WI
aged A years, and leaves four daughter