Omaha daily bee., 1885-09-01
MINOR MENTION.

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day night.
r. W. Spetman & Bro. have lost one Of
their horses. He died Of collie.
McAtee & Fox have sold their business
to Jo Berwe and William Baldwin.
The Harmony mission gives . social
this evening In Nate Williams new res
idence on Stutsman street.
Permit to we'd was yesterday given to
x. r. Brighton, of Topeka, Kansas, and
Blanche M. CslkIns, of Walnut, this
county.
In the circuit court yesterday divorce
was granted to Mary e. Stratton, who
claimed that her husband, E. N. Stratton,
had deserted her.
Tomorrow Is the time set for the
grand union picnic of the Sunday schools
of the city, and all who can should join
In making 1t happy day for the little
folks.
The readers Of the BEE should 60 and
hear Miss N ellie Hatcher at the Y. M.
@. A, this evening at 8 o'clock. Admls-
sion twenty. five cents. Children fifteen
cents.
Sam. Jenkins, who boards at Peter
sons, on Broadway, reports that some
time Sunday night thief gained admit
tancs to his room and relieved his pocket
of $15.
Wells Cook Is preparing to occupy the
room, No. Pearl street, as his insur-
ance office. The location Is excellent
and the office convenient one for his
purposes.
Pace g. Schmidt have purchased the
market of j. w. Mikesell, at the corner
OF Broadway and Ninth street, and will
m,lntain the business there as well ss In
their old place.
"Sport" Mlller's two boys, Frank and
Edward, were yesterday sent to the re-
form school by order OF judge Ayles-
worth, 1t appearing that the old man
could do nothing with them,
Frank Guanella, Ed Bates, Jim Brad
ley and Charlie Walters went fishing
Sunday. They report the total score as
one hundred and sixty, and some of them
did not weigh over pound.
The old buildings next to Ksellne &
Felt's on Main street are bsing removed
to make room for Chris Straub's large
new block, which he is to build for Gre
neweg g. Schoentgen, the wholesale
grocers.
Frank Erwin had q narrow escape
from drowning by failing off the bridge
over Spoon lake. 1t Is reported that Err
win fell off twice, but he denies this, and
says that 1t was only once, and that once
was enough, as ne got as wet as If he had
fallen off several times.
J.J. Brown Is to build at once fine
brick building on Main street, next to
Spstman & Bros. The work will com.
mencs at once. 1t seems that Council
Bluffs is improving and growing, despite
the claims of old croakers, who never see
anything bright even in their own city.
Yesterday the work of tearing down
the old court house was commenced, and
soon the building will be out of danger of
falling down. The work of removing the
old Episcopal church will probably begin
to-day. The building will be placed on
one of the vacant lots on the opposite
side Of the street.
''Black Hen" In being locked up In
the city jail, was allowed the freedom of
the building, instead of being confined
In the cell. Base ingratitude was shown
by improving the absence Of the jailer
to play some very dirty tricks on the
office furniture and papers. Prisoners
now can expect to have no special fsvors
shown them by the irate members OF the
msrshals force.
Charles L. Bates, son of Deputy Mar
shal Bates, celebrated his eleventh birth.
day on Saturday afternoon by having a
company of about forty little folks come
In upon him, the gathering being planned
as surprise to him. The young hearts
were made happy by all sorts Of games,
and an abundant supply of refreshments.
The OCCASION was Joyous one.
The cemetery injunction case still takes
up the time of the circuit court, with
good prospect of hanging on indefinitely.
Yesterday proceedings were very dreary,
the only bit of enlivsnment being a little
war Of words between two of the attor-
nsys, In which one of them came near
the line over which hangs the penalty of
contempt of court.
l.. O. Baldwin, George Drake, and
other we'll known stookmen. who ought
to know, declare that the disease which
Is causing such trouble with the cattle
in this county, Is nothing more nor less
than the Texas fever. The doctors ara
still keeping up their examinations and
dissectlons, and do not ssem fully de.