Omaha daily bee., 1885-11-12
MINOR MENTION.

Only one drunk lined in police court
yesterday.
About hundred men arc employed on
the new bridge.
The paving of Bryant street will be
finished to-day in fine shape.
Permit to- marry was yesterday secured
by William G. Ritchie, of Crescent, ANA
Matte j. Surber, of this city.
Still Bates was yesterday arrested and
sent to the county Jail on II charge OF
stealing u hat from EScman's & store
G.. A. Mcdonald and Adelia LnBounty,
both of Omaha, were yesterday given
permission to enter Il state of matrimony.
The annual ball to be given by the
Royal Arcanum ut the Ogden house to.
night promises To be Il brilliant social
event.
The county board yesterday concurred
In the recent action of the city council re-
ducing the assessment OF the stock yards
to 5000.
Ruth Austin, who has been there be-
fore, was arrested yesterday for disturb.
ing tho peace. She was so mad that she
was black in the face.
Mrs. Miller who has purchased the
property formerly occupied by Molnc
Wallace, is having the same filled up,
and improved greatly.
Officer O'Bricn yesterday found IN
second hand store two saws stolen re
Gently from Prof McNaughton new
house, and owned by &. lIoilister.
$. Richardson was arrested for inter
fering with Deputy Marshal Hooten, who
was trying to drive Richardson's COW to
the pound. The case was dropped when
1t got into court.
The work of sinking the first caisson
for the foundation of the new bridge has
hnv1n al l.a tn I.,t,t Ia ,,t
seventy feet, and is TO be built OF tmbcrs
eighteen inches in diameter.
w } Donnelly, who has been en-
ployed in Green's packing house, and
who died SO suddenly Tuesday was
buried by the county yesterday. Ii can
not be learned that he has any relatives.
1t is reported that Chief Skinner, of the
police force, is to resign his position and
go to work with the others on the new
bridge. This will give chance for the
mayor TO make either Brix or Nugent
chief of police.
The little rookery occopied by Ruth
johnson, on upper Broadway, caught
hre yesterday morning about q O'Clock,
supposed to be the work of an incen.
diary. The most damage was that it was
not all burned down.
The scandinavian Baptist church is
fast approaching completion, and will,
when finished, be II very crcditable
building. The society has worked hard
and given generously and it is crafty.
Ing to see the work prosper.
Charles Sanders, the boy arrested for
stealing sack of flour from Mulls'
store has been sent to the county Jail.
The Judge has not decided whether to
hold him To await the action of the grand
jury, or to send him to the reform school!
AT last the electric light promised the
city SO long ago is being put in place.
1t IS located on Bryant street, SO that it
lights up not only the city buildings, but
good share of-the street, and the alleys
north of Broadway, both ways from Bry-
ant street.
Approaches are being made to the
Seventh street bridge, which has been
built by the county, but which the county
has refused to accept ms not being ac-
cording to contract. While the differ
ence between county and contractor is
being settled it is proposed to give the
public the benefit OF the bridge by build
ing approaches.
The city is being flooded with "plug,
ged" coin. They are halves and dollars
so far rs have been noticed, and the coin
ring all right, and look all right, but are
light of weight. The source of dlstribu.
ton has not been discovered and those
who have occasion TO handle silver
should keep an eagle eye out for bad
ones.
Miss Grace Swcaringen and Miss Ella
Boyer have been chosen by the board OF
education TO serve as substitute teachers
for the ensuing year. 1t is their duty to
be prepared 1T all times to take the place
OF any teacher who may be temporarily
absent from the school room by illness
or other cause. and are to receive a sal
airy of $40 month, and also the salary
which the teacher for whom they substf-
tute would have been entitled to for the
time in which they serve.
DIR. Bellinger and jim Grant stepped
into Louie & Metzger's Tucsd night to
get y lunch, and in doing SO Grant left
his shotgun standing ut the doorway.
When they camo ont the gun had been
taken away, evidently by some sneak
thief. The officers We're notified, and
sharp lookout was kept on the late
dummy train to keep the thief from
going to Omaha, but a little later the
gun was found III n stairway, 1.-THE thief
having evidently concluded to abandon
1t, he being too closely watched.
Cottage ranges, Garland stoves, Ra.
dant Homes and Hub heaters of the very
latest patterns at bed rock prices, at
Cooper ~ McGee's, No. Al Main street.