Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-11
MINOR MENTION,

Richards & Moediuger have opened ;
meat shop at S2l Main street.
Dealers will find bargains at Seamani
closing out sale, on usual terms.
Remember the entertainment at The
rooms of the Y. NJ. G.. A. this evening
jeff Green was yesterday fined for be
ing drunk and having hsdsa tussle will
Officer Towns.
Edward Watts, butcher employed a
803 Main street, yesterday morning Gu
his hand badly.
Leave to marry was extended yes
terday to Frank Durlin and Eda E
Withrow, both of this city.
August Anderson has commenced sui
against the Council Bluffs water works
company for 800, claimed for labor.
Charles Saunders, known better az
"Cute," was yesterday fined $500 for dis
turbing the peace OF Wagner's saloon.
The examination of Qudu on charge
of picking the pockets of Red Oak
man, is to be held before Judge Ayles-
worth to-day.
F. p. Jones, cashier at the Wabash
freight depot has moved into his new
residence on Third street between
Eighth and Ninth avenues.
Frank Jackson yesterday pleaded guilty
to stealing a clock and some other arti-
cles from Mr.. Jennings, and was sen.
fenced to thirty days in Jail.
During the democratic pow-wow Satur-
day night, some reckless shooter sent a
ball through one of the large plate-glaas
windows in Andy Keating's store.
Tickets are selling we'll for the dance
of the police force at Masonic hall on
the evening of the Goth. The boys
ought to be encouraged and give them
rousing benefit.
1t would be good scheme for the
democrats to clear up the remnants of
the burnt tar barrels left on Broadway,
before going over to Omaha to clatter up
the streets there.
There were several Y. M. G. A. work.
ers from abroad who visited the rooms
here yesterday. Among them were
three from Lincoln, three from Weeping
Water, and three from York, Neb.
While hunting about for reasons why
the insurance rates have been increased,
would 1t not be well to see whether 1t Ia
not because the insurance men consider
the fire department as efficient as under
Chief Templeton2
The report reaches here of the burning
of barn belonging to Louis Mincel,
living near Mr.. Orchards, about eight
miles from the city. When the infor-
mant left, there was some danger of the
house going too,
The salooniSts are paying up their Ii
censes quito promptly. The mayor says
that so far as he can learn, this lie the
only city in the state that is getting q
revenue from its saloons, although they
are running in other cities.
A document is being circulated and re.
ceiving numerous signatures, protesting
against the advancement of rates of
insurance, and agreeing to Withdraw In
surance from companies, thus increasing
the rates. 1t is claimed that In some
cases rates have been advanced 40 per
cent, while the promise was mado of
cheaper rates after water works were es.
tablished.
A travelling man at the Pacific house,
who has been celebrating too freely, tried
to sober off on chloral and got 30 heavy
dose that he came near passing over,
where elections are no more. His con-
dition yesterday morning was very
alarming, and it was only by the most
persistent and skillful efforts that his
life was saved.
b. f. Clayton was in the city yester-
day looking after this oounty's part of
the $50, 900 to be contributed by Iowa to
the New Orleans exposition. The un-
derstanding is that at the next meeting
of the legislature this amount will be
covered by the state tax, but in the
meantime each county is expected to pay
its share, which will doubtless be refun-
ded by the state. The county board here
does not seem favorsbly inclined to ad-
vancing the money, thinking 1t is not
strictly legal, although feeling favorable
to the enterprise and in case the board
will not arrange it, it is the intention to
get twenty or thirty citizens to sign a
note, securing the money thus.
Wrought Iron Ranges atreduced prices,
De Vol d Wright, 504 Broadway.
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