Omaha daily bee., 1884-04-10
MINOR

Additional local On seventh page.
The shooting gallery has closed bust
ness.
Judge Lyman's dog has fallen a victim
to poison
Frank Gross is building three cottages
on South Madison street
A fall of snow yesterday made the
corners of the mouths drop glumly.
The city council meets this evening to
commence the work of equalization.
G. II. Moore and Phillip Dosle, for
being drunk were yesterday fined $3.50
each.
The dogs are ynet muzzled, and some Of
those which have been muzsled have had
their muzzles stolen.
All railroad tickets bought of d. w.
Bushnell are guaranteed, also all rebate
orders given by him.
The ladies of the Lutheran church
will give o concert and ball at the rink
next Monday evening.
Leave to marry was yesterday given
John Burde Of this city and Bertha
Kempcke of Leavenworth, Kas.
The funeral of little Walter Wylie
took place yesterday afternoon from the
family residence on MUNSTER street.
A telephone was put in No. Is house
yesterday, the telephone being better
fire alarm than the III having that name.
The street cars are getting almost as
uncertain as a jury. One can't tell when
they are coming in or going out. Mud.
The case of Mazarinus has been again
postponed, this time for a week. This is
the man arrested ON the charge of assault
ing a little girl.
A company of young people gave Miss
Lou Patten a happy surprise Monday
evening at the residence of her father,
DIR. w. L. Patten.
Only twelve persons in the county Jail.
Crooks are evidently afraid Of the old
building tumbling down on them, and
hence few apply for board.
The inhuman mother who soheartlessly
deserted her twin babies has not been
heard from. The little ones ought to
have some good home provided for them.
The Chicago &c Northwestern and O.,
B. q @. are both expected to build new
local depots this year. They need such
improvements surely, or at least the
public does.
e. Huntington, who had two scoop
shovels stolen from his store recently,
discovered one Of them yesterday ex-
posed for sale at o second. hand store on
lower Broadway and captured it.
SUPPLEMENTARY atthews,of this coun.
ty, is set down for q speech at the COM
ing convention of county superintendents
at Carroll, April II and 10. He is to
give his ideas on Teachers a~ssocia-
tions."
The Hebrew passover commenced last
evening and will continue eight days.
Services will be held by the Israsiites,
Rabbi L. Harris officiating. The first |
two d::y,s and last two days will be OBJ.
served by services.
A man named Bsnher, who recently
started a cigar factory here, has disap-
peared. 1t is said that before leaving he
secured some money on fictitious papers
of a friend, who thus not only lost HIS
cash but his confidence.
Tho exhibition of fancy skating by A.
Covalt at the rink is to take place Friday
evening, and will doubtless prove highly
entertaining, and especially interesting
to Mr.. Covalt's many friends, as this is
his first public exhibition.
The poles for the electric light wires
were yesterday placed along Broadway
from the company's lot, where the power
is to DO located, up to Pearl street. A
survey was mad yesterday. and the
building will be started vt once.
Reagan Bros. & McGorisk have been
given the contract for furnishing broken
stone for the concrete foundation for the
government building. One of the crush
ing machines has already arrived and Is
set up near the Rock Island depot.
The city council meets as q board of
equalization tonight, to look over the
assessment of personal property. Those
who have but little will watch with much
interest to SEQ If the wealthy corporations
are let of easy, while those who are
struggling for a living are taxed up in
full.
There was q row at Fred Bokemper's
place Tuesday night, which resulted in
the arrest of Tom Moran and N. A.
PhAlan ON the charge Of lighting, and
they we're yesterday fined. Boksmper
was also charged with assault. aud bat
terry, and his case was put off until Sat
urday next.
The mad dog scare continues. Yester-
day . canine, swapping and growing,