Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-22
MINOR MENTION.
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j. r. Vaughan is just completing
$500 barn.
The city council will meet in specia
session Saturday evening.
The work has commenced preparation.
to paving North Main street.
Preparations are being made for put
ting in the Scott street bridge.
Mrs. Dorlin is making great improve
ments in her house on Vine street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lund on Mills street
have been gladdened by the arrival of
new boy.
Peter Hoffman and Rosa e. Nelson,
both of Carroll, were yesterday givei
permit to wed.
The democratic township convention
meets at the court house at 1:30 o'clocl
this afternoon.
The Acme club is to give a popcorn
social at the residence of L. ID. Howe
No. $50 First avenue to- morrow evening
The republicans of Red Oak have
changed the date of their rally to Oct,
%, in order to take part In the rally here
Oct. 81.
Perley Hale, the architect of Burling-
ton, writes that he will be here at the
commercial mems gathering next week
and will make an exhibit.
Tyler Cummings has concluded to drop
tho typographical art and open here an
agency for the Philadelphia merchant
tailoring house of Wannamaker & Brown.
AT the Catholic festival to be held in
Beno's hall Oct. Goth and Both, a gold.
headed zane is to be voted to the most
popular candidate for president-Blaine
and Logan.
Mr.. Jerman has collected between
$500 and 5000 of poll taxes in cash, be-
sides what has been marked out. He de-.
posted 500 yesterday, and is still after
the d~elinquents.
Rev. DR.. McCreary, of Pennsylvania.
the newly appointed pastor of the Broad
way Methodist church is expected to ar
rive this week from the east 80 as to oc.
cupy the pulpit next Sunday.
Aother pleasant entertainment was CIV
an nj tho rooros of tho " M ~ A last
evening. Next Tuesday evening a mock
congress is to be held which promises to
be very amusing and interesting.
Mary E. Wells has commenced divorce
proceedings against Harper Wells, to
whom she was married by Squire Stone
in 1873. She claims that her husband
deserted her for two years without cause.
The republicans are preparing for the
greatest demonstration of the season
Friday, Oct. 81, and it is expected that
excursion trains will pour in here more
people then ever gathered In Council
Bluffs before on any occasion.
Mrs. C~langhessy, who lives south of
the Wabash depot, died yesterday of
cholera mor5us. She leaves two daugh-
ters, Sarah and Lizzie. The funeral will
be held this afternoon from the Catholic
church.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians are
preparing for a grand ball at the masonic
hall tomorrow evening. A gold-headed
ebony cane Is to be voted to the most
popular candidate for congress in this dis
trict-Lyman or Pusey. The votes will
be 10 cents each.
A number of property Owners have ap-
pealed from the award of the jury in the
matter of the condemnation for the right
of way of Indian creek. Among them
are Thomas Smith, Martin Hughes, Ma.
thaniel Weston. Mary Murphy, Sarah j.
Dunn and Ruth @. Gardner,
Among the causes assigned for having
water works in Council Bluff, was the
assurance of insurance men that rates
would be reduced. The water-works are
in, giving excellent fire protection, but
where, oh where, is the promised reduc-
ton of inrurance rates?
There was a full house to hear Hon
John Van Valkenburg last evening, and
the crowd was as enthusiastic as any seen
here in many a day. AS a speaker he
has few superiors in this campaign, and
the republicans gained by getting him to
address the voters of Council Bluffs.
Says tho mayor of Manning to the
mayor Of Council Bluff, show do you
manage to let saloons run, and make
them pay license, under a prohibitory
law, while Manning's saloons will pay no
revenuel' The Council Bluffs mayo
has sent him a copy of the celebrated
''pop" ordinance.
Van Valkenbergh is a happy, jolly,
fascinating talker. and though neither
ornate in dictton nor rhetorical in display,
he possesses o rugged eloquence which
commands the attention of his audiences.
In a Pickwickian way he shuts his ey es,
throws open his throttle and blszes ava,
at random, hitting something every
me.-Shanandosh Reporter.
The roller skate mostly in favor seems
To be- the ona with 81 inch brasa linad