Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-01
MINOR MENTION.

The county board meets next Monday.
Consignment of cloaks at Cooke &
Morgan's must go at some price.
The jury, in the case of Henry Han.
son, has found him guilty of horse-steal.
ng.
Prof. STAIRS lecture should be we'll at.
ended, as 1t will be an index to more,
which are to follow.
Wesbrook brothers appear again at the
nix this afternoon and evening. They
are wonderful bicyclists.
Walker has been acquitted, In the dis.
trlct court, of the charge of picking the
pocket of q farmer at the Carlisle meet.
Ing.
Tnos. Morgan was put on trial yester-
day In the district court for con~fidencing
q young man named seligman out of
$15.
The Knights and Ladies' of Honor en-
tertained their friends In the Royal Ar
canum hall last evening In a pleasant, 80.
cial manner.
Charles Christensen, one of the most
popular statesmen In the Peoples store,
Ia to be married this evening to Miss
Gertie Olesen.
Permit to wed was yesterday granted
to George 81. Tilton and Carrie V. HILL
man, both of Walnut; also to @. M. Pot
ter and Tanner Years, both of Waveland.
If there is a demand in this city for a
course of good lectures aud entertain
ments (prices within the reach of ally
the Y. M. G.. A. will furnish the best of
talent.
Although DR.. Cross case is set for to.
morrow in the, district court it seems
very doubtful about the trial being act.
ually commenced. A change Of or
a continuance would not be surprising.
The Pittsburg Leader says: "The
Two Johns now at the opera house, is
tlQ hhc pCIlOI llnLCo III duy Il ltbhpuER
stage this season." 1t will be at the
opera house here next Tuesday evening".
The girl Eva Paron, who claims to
have beeu SO severely cut by a beer glass
in tie hands of T. Dawson, Is reported
as growing worse, and yesterday Dawson
was re. arrested and his bonds increased
from $500 to $500.
The funeral of George Bowers was
held yesterday afternoon and was large
ly attended. Abe Lincoln Post G.. A. r.
turned out in a body. and there was a
large number of the old members of Res
cue No. 3, to which for years deceased
b~elonged.s
Mr.. Benedict Hagg, one of the best
known business men of this city, was
married last evening to Miss Ellen e.
Rain, sister of Robert Rain, and q
young lady who has many friends here,
Many and hearty are the well wishes and
congratulations.
This being the first day of the yeal
resolve to do right the balance of tn,
year and always. Call on Cooke & Nor
gan, 347 Broadway, Iand get their prices
before you purchase elsewhere, and on'
year from to-day you will be glad 20,
took this advice.
g. e. Dawson, the old resident an,
contractor, has been somewhat annoyed
by the similarity of his name to that o
T. Dawson, who has gained &C mucl
notoriety of late. 1t should be olearl,
understood by all that @. e. Dawson l
not concerned in the affair at all, an
isn't that sort of q man.
The grand jury yesterday returne'
several indictments and then discharged
Among the indictments was one agains
A. Mcdonald, who was arrested for steal
ing clothing from j., Keller'a house. I
is also reported that an indictment wa
found against one of the Allen boys TO
causing the death of young Morse.
All persons desiring to hear Prof. f
Stars great lecture on "Sunbeams
should secure tickets at once. They ar
Oh sale at 20 cents each at e. Hunting
toms store, DIR. Judd's Office and Ia. K
Seaman's store on Broadway and at W
S, Homer's store, j. +. Barker's photo
graph gallery, j. w, Rodefer's office an'
Y. M. G. A. rooms, on Main street.
The making up of the tax books show
that the total tax of the county is $4l4,
$40, while of this amount Council Bluff
alone is to pay $19s, 1854. This looks a
If in the building of a new court hous
this city will have to bear almost as grea
q burden of taxation as all the rest of tn
county put together. The talk abou
this city wanted to vote a big tax on t
.he rest of the county does not show u
very well, when it comes to figures.
Mr.. Saokett, one of Coulcil Bluffs vel
known business men, has been indicseS
by the grand jury on a peculiar charge
1t appears that he has been selling houl