Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-09
MINOR MENTION.

the residence of Mrs. George Keeline this
evening.
Harry Blrkinbine has a new turnout
on the streets, 1t being made for him by
Hattenhauer.
Mrs. Ellen Hill died at her residence
yesterday noo The funeral will take
place at 10 o'clock this morning.
There has been q fine musical program
arranged for the festival to be given by
the Harmony mission this evening.
ii. G. Thurman, having sold his inter-
est in the villsca Review, has come to
this city to take charge of the Railroad
Reporter.
John Short, the lower Broadway
grocer, has taken his son Into partner
nhip and the new firm Is now known as
Short & Son.
The office of DR.. Rice has had Its in.
terror greatly improved, and In its new
style it must rank with the best and most
attractive oficesin the city.
Minnie Foxley, for trying to decorate
the upper portion of the city with car
mine, was yesterday fined enough to
make q ten dollar bill look sickly,
The new county jail Is fast approaching
completion. 1t is being watched with
much curiosity, as 1t is the first rotary
jail erected In this part of the country.
George Ferguson, the younger, of the
Pacific house, has secured a pair of
prairie dogs which he is keeping as pets
until he can find out where their ears
are.
Alderman MUNSTER proposes to donate
his salary to the city to help pay for
necessary expenses. The city has not
reached such q deplorable financial con.
dition as that yet.
Charlie Walters has concluded that It
L. his fight after all, and that If he wants
to hold on to the chieftainship of the fire
department he must wrestle, and not
leave 1t all to the council.
The hardware stores are to close at z
o'clock every evening until the LIST of o.
tober. The clerks of other stores are
hoping the example will be followed by
their employers.
Charles Hills little child accidentally
cot the metal top of a perfumery bottle
In Its throat, and had q narrow escape
from choking, DR.. Seybert being sum-
moned just In time to pull out the OBJ.
struotion with q pair of forceps.
James Nolan, who was killed while
trying to board a train at Avocs, on the
Fourth, used to be employed at the in
stitution for the deaf and dumb, and
later on the farm of MI. Rue, near the
institution. He left here about two
weeks ago.
The Ice cream parlors opened for the
benefit of the Episcopal church and con-
Quoted by the ladies' has been running
only fairly, so far as profits are concerned,
and 1t Ia said that the enterprise will be
wound up with a New England suppsr
and dance.
This afternoon at 4 O'Clock there Is to |
be q meeting of the city council, as COM
mittee Of the whole, to consider the mat
ter of q change OF the grade of Benton,
Harrison, and Second streets, and all
property owners interested are Invited to
be present and examine the plans and
offer their views.
The plans for the new government
building here are now said to be COM
and that the bids will be adver-
tlsed for on the 10Th. 1t looks now that
with the new court house going right
ahead, and the work startlng up on the
government building, that the building
will not all be put over until
another season.
Yesterday afternoon a. a few minutes
past 4 o'clock as a number of people
were passing the masonic tenn pie q large
piece of oornice off of the cupola of the
building came down with a crash. Luck
lily no n was Injured, the ~cornloe
to the middle of the street and
on the crossing.
The gathering Of teachers at the
building increases in numbers
and IN interest. The teachers seem de-
to get all the good possible out
OF the hints and instruction being given
by the instructors, and leaders, and
despite the heat good work Is being done !
with more enthusiasm thsn would
naturally be expected with the the.mmoe-
ter crawling out of the top story.
Ayoung man named White, who i, a :
plumber and who has been in the employ
Of Lewis d Gilbert, has disappeared from :
The city, leaving his young wife In a dell a
condition, and without money to I
pay her board at Mrs. Anderson's, on s
north Main street, where she Is now b
stopping. White Is said to have heart.
easily deaerkad tha wife and A. -