Omaha daily bee., 1885-09-16
MINOR MENy. ION.

Attend the gram opening st tne Eeo'
ple's store Wed nesdsy and Thuradsy
evening.
Mr.. Arthur Patterson has bought out
the gents fur ni.hing goods store of "a,
A. Gleason.
Grand opening at the Peoples store
wednes lay and Thursday evening
Every b,ody is invited.
Pe,.mlt to we'd was given yesterday to
Jam as Henry Plge and Mary Ellen
Ms.ckland, both Of Boomer township.
The mayor thinks that City Attorney
Holmes should resign. The city attorney
doubtless knows that the mayor should
The grand fall opening at the Peoples
store promises to be the grsndest affair OF
the season. Everybody welcome.
The case of Forchmer against Stewart
was still taking up the time In the circuit
court yesterday, the arguments being
made.
The Athletics and Expressmen are tc
bawl about ball next Sunday again, and
an attempt Is being made to make the
purse $50.
"The homes against the saloons" was
a famous campaign cry. Now 1t Is "the
Holmes against the mayor" Not SO
much of change after all.
Everybody lie invited to attend the
grand opening at Eisemsn, Rodda q %. q
Peoples store Wednesday and Thursday
B. E. Rettig has bought half interest
In the barber shop of Jake Schmidt, Nc.
720 Broadway. The new firm will be
known as Schmidt & Rettig.
The salary of Charlie Walters as chief
of the fire department, Is not to be paid
until the cases now pending In court for
determining who Is really chief are de-
cided.
The funeral of John Rain was held
yesterday and was largely attended. He
had many friends and acquaintances here
and the relatives are not alone In their
SORROW.
Bowman seems to be at least two
ahead on the convention call. There are
at least two names published as respon-
tible for the call, while the mayors call
does not bear single one.
Col. G. R. Scott has decided to move
to Omaha. He has lived here for many
years, and has gained prominent place
at the bar, and will have no difficulty in
winning like position across the river.
A new bridge is to be put In across the
new ditch at Eighth avenue. The work
will commence just as soon as the rail-
way track, which now Is In the way Of
the pillng, can be moved a few feet and
raised.
Yesterday afternoon DIR. L. Fl. Grady,
of Omaha, assisted by DR.. Macrae. of
this city, performed delicate operation,
by which Mrs. James Craig's right eye
was removed, this being deemed neces-
nary to save the other eye.
DR.. Thomas, of Carson, while duly
grateful to the friends who have been
urging his name for representative on the
republican ticket, declines to have any
such honors thrust upon him, and asks
them to look elsewhere for q candidate.
Colonel Daily's fast little mare, Matte
Harle, is to be at Lincoln this week and
will doubtless win honors and money.
She Is certainly wonderful animal, and
Is such fsvorite In this part of the
country that her career Is watched with
much interest.
The lighting of the streets Is to con-
tinue until the next monthly meeting of
the council, by which time 1t Is expected
that the committee will have gained such
information as to what other cities are
paying for gas, as will enable the making
company.
The larceny case IN which Howard and
Doss, of Sioux City, have been arrested
at the instance of Mrs. Grimmelman,
promises to come up In new phase, she
having commenced civil action In the
district court against Doss, claiming
damages to the extent of $4,000 for the
unlawful retention of her personal prop
erty.
The mayor now thinks the city attor-
ney is not much of lawyer anyway. II
the attorney wants to be great lawyer,
he should at once urge the council to pay
the mayor the amount claimed for JUS
tice fees In the poll tax cases. This
would demonstrate the fact that the
mayor 10 mistaken.
II. A. Gleason, on going home Monday
night, found riderless horse running
about loose on Glen avenue. The horse
had evidently been ridden hard, and
yesterday morning, the same horse still
being rambling about In the nelghbor.
hood, Mr.. Gleason took the horse to
Wheeler & BENEFITS stable to there
await the coming of the owner.
Mason Tnno tho raforpnad oau,h hIa.