Omaha daily bee., 1885-09-09
MINOR MENTION.
The Persia Post died young.

Relter, merchant tailor, for fine good
Fall styles Of millinery now ready a
Mrs. o. A. Rogers, No. 347 Broadway
1t Is said that the mayor Is preparing
to soon 90 to Washington, and start {
paper there.
The Mlnden and Athletic clubs agalr
struggle on the diamond field OF the
fair grounds here to-day.
Mrs. Blaine, who lives on First ave-
nue., Is preparing to enlarge and greatly
Improve her residence; the cost to reach
about $4,000.
Permits to marry have been granted to
verlin Carson, Of Green county, Iowa,
and Nora BeckwIth, of Beatrice, Neb.;
also to s. L. Petit and T. E. McNally,
both Of Omaha.
In another column will be found the
card of Mrs. A. B. Roberts, who has
opened o dressmaking establishment at
No. 81 Pearl street. The ladies should
make q note of 1t.
The county board will receive and open
bids on Thursday afternoon, to deter
mine who will serve as q doctor for the
pAupers of the county he county wants
70 get Its doctors as cheap as possible,
and takes this plan.
City warrants were yesterday selling
at seventy.fve cents. At this discount
good profit is secured for the buyer,
but not a very great profit for the seller,
who in most cases has had to work hard
to procure the war; mt.
1t cost over $40 just to place the foun-
tain at the corner of Pearl and Main
streets. In this was included the coat of
a cess pool. In this era of municipal re-
trenohment the luxury of planting foun-
talnu is hardly consistent.
The contest over the c~hieftainshIp of
the fire department was to have come up
on Monday before Judge Aylesworth,
but was postponed until next Friday.
The decision In the frat round has not
been given yet, 1t being held till the Sec
ond refund could be fought, and then de-
cided all together.
j. o. Bennett, the Main street livery
man, while proceeding home in the dark,
~unlighted streets, Monday night, made a
misstep at the approach on the Second
street bridge, and aprained his right
ankle badly. He is able to be out and
about, but Is suffering and limping.
The Rock Island folks here received
yesterday a telegram from the Chicago
headquarters, saying: sowing to the
bad weather the managers of the state
fair have decided to make Saturday,
September IL, the closing day, instead of
All special trains advertised for
Friday will run on Saturday on the ad-
vertised schedule. Sell excursion tickets
on Saturday at state fair rates, good to
return until the 14th."
The United States court is to open
here on the 2Sth inst. The term promises
to be the busiest ever held here, there
being forty-two cases for trial, a larger
number than In any previous term. Some
of them are claims for damage by over
flows, and 1t Is possible that the law of
the cases may be determined by trying
one, and that then by an agreement of
facts the others may be settled, but even
these can thus be got out of the way,
there will be plenty of business left for
the court, and their time will be crowded.
The BEE Is In receipt of an Invitation
to the festivities of the Order of CincIn.
natus, to take place on the 10Th, 10Th,
and 18th of this month. The programme
the festivities to open IN the
morning of the 10Th by an excuraion
down the river to meet the dictator,
"~Clnoinnatus," whose arrival will be the
signal for q magnificent display of fire.
works from o number of barges anchored
In mid-stream. After Viewing the dis
play the reception will take place. The
grand pageant will take place on the
next night, and will consist of twenty
five floats. The grand ball will take
place on the night of the 18th.
The saloon men were coming In well
yesterday afternoon with their license
money, and the total number of pay.
msnts for September have swelled to
twenty-one, with q prospect of others
following. The proclamation has 40.
oomplished more than many thought it
would, but still there Is much curiosity
to see what will be done at 10 O'Clock
this morning with those who have not
paid, II any such there be. There were
a goodly number yesterday, who still
held out, and expressed the determine.
tion not to pay. The time will be up at
10 o'clock this morning, and the mayor
has given his word that those who have
not paid will be called closed before noon.
When the deputy state veterinarian
was here some n reported to him that
Martin Hughes had five horses which
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