Omaha daily bee., 1884-04-19

furnished him. Tobin sold the bill to d.
Jerman, of this city, who has tried to
collect it General interesting legal ques-
tions are involved on account of the ma
ture of the goods claimed TO have been
furnished. w. A. Reddick, j. J. O'Con-
ner and Mr.. Morisrty, were the Omaha
attorneys interested in the trial of the
case.
The improvements made in the Ogden
house Office are particularly noticeable
on such q dark day as yesterday, for
with the new decorations of ceiling and
walls the place is so much more light and
cheerful. Mr.. George II. Beard, who
did the work, has shown great skill and
rare taste in 10 arranging the colors and
designs as to give the room 30 pleasing
an appearance, and at the same time do
away with the need of gas ON dark days.
The dining room has also been beautiied,
and the whole reflects great credit on
Mr.. Beard, and shows him to be an
artist in his line.
No trace has been yet gained Of the
heartless woman who 80 cruelty deserted
her twin babies here. There is need for
a home for these babes. Several offers
have been made by parties desiring to
take one, but it is tho ught that the two
should 90 together. Col. Tam and his
twin brother make o proposition that if
anyone will take the twin babies for five
years they will take them and educate
them and give them a home. Anyone
who would keep the twins for five years
would probably become so attached to
them by that time that they would not
care to part with them.
An important suit was commenced
yesterday against the water-works Gem
pany, 1t being a suit to foreclosea lien on
the whole works for balance due on iron
pipe furnished by Shickle, Morrison &
Howard Iron company, of st. Louis.
The Council Bluffs Water-works COM
pany, FL. P. M. Birkinbine, and the
Farmers' Loan 81 Trust company, who
handled the bonds, are made defendants.
The papers fled are very voluminous,
and are prepared by Sapp and Pussy.
The company proposes to fight the suit.
The amount in the claim is S5,429, it be-
ing for about one-half of the pipe fur
nished the company, the balance having
been paid for. The amount is small in
proportion to the value of the works, and
its chief Importance is its effect on the
credit of the company.
A few days ago q girl came to N. w.
Williams house, in this city, having a
horse in her possession, and telling a
rather queer story about her father hay
ing died, and she being DESTROYS of going
to work in some private family, she
wanted to sell the horse, and Mr.. Will
Jams hired the girl to work in the family.
About the same time he noticed In The
BEE the fact that a daughter of M. d.
Mcmahon, of Denison, had taken one of
her fathers best horses after nightfall
and gone to parts unknown. On seeing
this Mr.. Williams Intercepted the girl,
but she denied being the girl who was
wanted. He then telegraphed to Mr.,
Mcmahon and yesterday received word
to hold the girl until her father could
arrive. It is not known what caused her
to thus leave home.
M. II. Judd, the general travelling agent
of the Union Pacific, says that the state
ment made by The Valentine Reporter,
and reproduced in THE BEE, concerning
the treatment of certain ~colonists who
lately went through from Missouri, is
in error. As he has much to do
the moving of such colonies, he
feels that the charges made reflect on |
him personally, and therefore feels justi.
fed in refuting them. This colony was
not in his charge, or the charge of his
road, but was carried over q portion of
the road for the Sioux City road which
had agreed TO furnish the transportation,
but could not on account of the carrying
away of its bridge. As to the i'll treat
ment of the colonists, by U. P. officials,
Mr., Judd says nothing Of the kind
occurred. lie also calls attention to sew
eral misrepresentation about the route
by which he proposed to send tho tour. !
lists, there being no ''gumbo," "toll
bridges" ''dreary stretches of sand, etc.
Mr.. Judd credits the complaint made TO
Tho Reporter to the fact that there was
some i'll feeling among different parties,
each trying to got the ~colonists, and Mr..
Judd's SUCCESS making others feel a little
sore.
Real Estate Transfers.
The following deeds were filed for re-
cord In the recorders Office, April
16, reported for Thu BEE by p. J. Nc
Mahon, real estate agent:
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