Omaha daily bee., 1884-09-08
MINOR MENTION.

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A train of ten prairie schooners passed
through this city yesterday, bound for
the north.
Next week Monday evening" Judge
Lyman will address a republican meeting
at Carson.
The "You Know Who" club did not
have their picnic Saturday night. 1t
been indefinitely postponed.
A roof will soon be placed over the
new platform at the transfer which was
built to accommodate the Kansas City
road.
Hon. NJ. f. Sapp, and Judge Lyman
addressed a rousing Blaine and Logan
meeting at Missouri Valley Saturday
evening.
MIR. G. M. Harle was at Glenwood
Saturday evening, where he delivered a
stirring address before a Blaine and
Logan meeting.
The pocket railway guide of Iowa, pub.
lished by Nelson Bros. for the month of
September, has been received at The
BEE office. This is an invaluable book
for commercial travellers.
The Rock Island an. the Milwaukee
tracks on lower Main street are being
raised to grade. The Rock Island depot
has been raised about two feet, and the
Milwaukee will also go up.
The saloons are not closed Sundays, as
much as they were. Mayor Vaughan's
boast that my city" openly defes law
seems to be bearing legitimate fruit, if it
does not help the sale of city bonds.
Two boys are charged with digging out
a pumpkin, putting a lighted candle in
it, and placing the same on the fence, and
otherwise disturbing a prayer meeting at
the United Brethren church the other
evening.
Next Monday afternoon and evening
the Blaine and Logan club, of Emerson,
will have a grand rally and a tag-raising.
Mr.. Jacob Sims, of this city, has been
invited to deliver the address, and has ac-
cepted the invitation.
The letter carriers ball on the 10th
promises to BIO a very successful affair.
Last year there were over five hundred
tickets sold for the frat annual hall, and
THE BEE hopes the boys will double the
number this year.
Fort Vaughan consists of a large pile
of dirt on Broadway just above Bech-
tele's hotel, s|urmounted by a dry goods
box, guarded by a small cannon and
garrisoned by small boys. Fort Vaughan
floats the United States flag.
The paving of Broadway is being
pushed rapidly. Teams and men were
kept at work until midnight Saturday.
This morning a second force of men will
be set at work at Sixth street to work up
Broadway. Let the good work go on.
The name of j. M. Oursler has been
mentioned prominently in connection
with the nomination for county recorder.
Mr.. Oursler is a young man, and has
been employed as a clerk in the freight
Office of the U. p. in this city for a num-
Der of years.
Yesterday afternoon at two o'clock the
funeral of William Jones, brother of l..
G.. Jones, was held from the residence of
his mother, ON avenue B. He was a
young man of sixteen and consumption
was the disease which prematurely car
ried him off.
AT the business meeting of the Y. M.
G. A., held this evening at eight o'clock,
steps will be taken toward preparing for
a course of practical talks, lectures, etc.
All the members are requested to be
present. Any person wishing to join the
association should apply at once.
The board of registration of Kane
township, Is now in session daily at 300
First avenue, from 8 a. m. to 5 p. IN.
Every voter should see to it that he is
registered in his proper precinct. 1t
might also be well to notice if any i'm
pose on the board by fictitious registra.
ton.
The running race at the driving park
Saturday afternoon between Bell Flower
and Irish Bill, two Harrison county
horses, drew quite a crowd, about two
hundred people coming in from Nicola to
witness it. The purse was $500, and
was won by Irish Bill, owned by Mr..
Cox. The race was a MALI mile dash;
time, 1921.
The Boone county Republican con.
tains a pleasant account of the celebra.
ton of the golden wedding Of Rev. and
Mrs. j. w. Snodgrass' Rev. S~nodgrass
has been a member of the Des Moines
conference since 1864, and il well known
to many of the ministers of western
Iowa. His son and family reside on
avenue A in this city.
The wife of g. o. Field, foreman of
the Nonpariel bindery, who died sud.
denly at the Pacific house Friday, has
has s,nt a telegram requesting hat he
be buried in Council Bluffs. In accord
ance with this request the Typographical