Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-09
MINOR

Seventeen dodgers were accommodated
n the city Jail Saturday uight.
The inmates of the "three niues" have
got out of town, ''bag and baggage"
William King got too full to navigate
and was placed in jail Saturday night.
Rev. d. D. Proper, of Dss Moines,
preached in the Baptist church yesterday.
A number of saloons were closed yes.
terdsy, but the pets were running the
same as usual.
The adjourned meeting On the court
house question will be held this evening
In Masonic temple.
Interesting quarterly meeting services
were held in the Methodist church yester-
day, Elder Smith officiating.
The sermon preached Saturday Rev.
J. T. MacKay is unavoldably left out to.
day, but will appear tomorrow.
John Linnehan, while making some I'm
provements on his property, No. LILO
Eighth street, fell from a scaffold and
broke one of his legs.
Wouldn't 1t be q good idea tc COM
pletely demollsh the unsightly remnant
OF the building 707 Broadway, that was
some time since partly destroyed by fire?
Vote for men who will let coal con-
tracts to the lowest responsible bidder,
and who will give everybody a chance to
know when bids are to be received and
contracts let.
There was communion services at the
Congreg ational church yesterday morn
Ing. In the evening there was a service
In the interest of the Y. M. @. A., Prof.
Baldwin of Des Moinea, being the prin-
clpal speaker.
Davy Mottaz, the special policeman at
Bebbington's lumber yard, says he never
saw such a crowd on lower Main street
late at night as he did on Saturday night
at eleven o'clock when the saloons In that
vicinity closed and all hands made a dash
for home.
Mr.. Pettibone's idea of a school house
fence is a high tight board one, like those
which are put around the bawdy houses.
This goes we'll with Motifs Idea of a Sun
day school being a place where children
draw obscene pictures.
There must be something very fascinat.
ing about an Office that has no salary
when men will hire thirty or forty work.
ers at the polls to secure their election.
No salary, but lots of contracts to let
and patronage to distribute.
Motifs Idea of a Sunday school is very
vague, as he has doubtless not attended
one for years. He thinks all they do is
to draw obscene pictures on the black
board and befoul the outhouses. This is
insult added to injury.
1t cost Charles Adolf, of the Bacht.le,
several cigars yesterday for informing a
gentleman that he was putting his letters
Into the mail box without any stamps on
them. The envelopes were marked "of-
fetal business, U. S. treasury" and
Charlie ''tumbled" very gracefully.
W. P. Aylesworth, beaides success
fully completing the raising of A. B.
Walkers large brick residence, Is now
raising the residence of Mrs. Spiegel,
corner of Seventh street and Eighth
avenue. 1t is to be raised seven feet.
He has also contracted to raise Thos. Of
fcer's large brick residence.
The decision In the case of Soofield &
Gavin is, the city does not affect the paw.
Ing question as some suppose. 1t Ia
simply the old grading certificates that
are involved, the total amount of which
is supposed to read $40, 900, and the su.
preme court may decide differently from
Judge Conner. The case will be carried
up by the city.
1t Is understood that Of all the name.
mentioned for school directors only fou,
remain-Casper and Bell on one ticket
Mott and Pettibone on the other. Mr.
Casper has had experience in schoo
matters, and Mr.. Bell is also a either
who stands we'll among all classes. l
elected. there is no doubt about thei
protecting and furthering the interests o
the public. There is nothing to lose
everything to gain, by a change.
From j. l.. De BevoIse, the unioI
ticket agent at No. 507 Broadway, tn,
Interesting information Is cleaned tina
those holding emigrant or third. elias
tickets to California will now be Above,
to stop over at points In that state shor
OF destination, for the purpose of inspect
ing lands with a view to settlement. B,
these new arrangements immigrants ca,
stop over at any point in California 70
ten days.
Mr.. Pettibone's son Is said to hay
been given the job of filling up tn
ground of the Second ward school house
and also the one In the southern part O
the city. Suppose that some other maj
isnow put In Mr.. Pettibone's place, an,