Omaha daily bee., 1885-10-31
MINOR MENTION.

Inc COUNCIL meets III regular StsSlNll
ncNt Monday night.
j. w. Laing has been appointed post
master at Persia,
Eleven more men were made citizens
by the superior court yesterday.
The funeral Of Mrs. w. II. Smith win
be held this afternoon at , o'clock.
A cheap bridge has been ordcrc | built
across the sewer ditch ut Sixteenth ave-
nue.,
James Harvey has been arrested for
assault and battery, the trouble having
occurred nj Gcrtscnberg's saloon.
Preaching by the pastor at the Baptist
church Sunday at 1910 q. M. and $50 y.
m. Seats free. All cordially invited
Officer Cusick is now serving as city
policeman at the transfer, and is on the
lookout for confidence men With an eagle
eye.
The revival services continue at Broad.
way Methodist church, aud will be kept
up during the coming week, and perhaps
longer.
+. Murphy is booked at the police sta.
ton for disturbing the peace. He was
one Of those brought In from Gersten-
berg's saloon.
Eggleston and Stringhan, who have
been the chief cooks at the Pacific and
Ogden houses, have opened II first-class
lunch counter at No. 503 Broadway.
A fellow giving his name as James
Brown was taken IN yesterday afternoon
by Officer Towns, who found him sleep
ing off a drunk in a stairway in one of
the business blocks.
In the superior court yesterday the
long drawn out ease of the Western Cot
tage Organ company against j. Mueller,
was drawing to q close, the arguments
being entered upon in the afternoon.
Services in the Congregational church
tomorrow morning and evening. Sacra.
ment in the morning. Subject Of ad.
dress: Establishing a Memorial"
Evening: Seeking and Being Saved"
Brief conference at close of evening
meeting, All invited.
The city marshal has been ordered TO
have all Instructions removed from the
lower part of the new sewer ditch, there
having been some "hay' bridges and
other obstacles to the flow of water put in
by citizens who have tired waiting for
the completion of the ditch and the
building of bridges by the city,
The masquerade given by Abe Lin
coin post G. A. K. last evening proved
quite II success, the purpose of the
same being not only to have IN enjoyable,
social session, but to swell the fund for
the relief of the widows and children of
veterans, There was general interest
Ielb III lit OtCdSIOn, DuI SIll not SO nearly
asupport was given it as the merit Of the
cause warranted.
Many here who remember NJ. c. Felker,
known as Doc" Felkcr, will be inter.
ested in learning that he is q candidate
fol county commissioner Mt kimball, Da-
kota. He has been sending back some
personal cards 10 friends here, and from
The way in which his candidacy is an
nounced on the cards, it appears he has
nptfnrnnI nFfnr tho ,nnUnF> whn hnI hIE
biography, and some things that were not
In his biography, printed on his card.
Hank Mari has been appointed as spe-
clal policeman at the river to serve with
out pay. The city thus far has not been
very fortunate in the choice of special
policemen but Mari may do some good
service at that point. There is no doubt
taken by sneak thieves in this city is car
ried over to Omaha, and vice versa. Ii
he will succeed in catching some of these
fellows he will soon get a vote of thanks.
Time will tell how efficient he will prove.
The club of students, known as the
"Diligent Dozen" met on Thursday
night at the home Of Miss May Daven-
port. on First avenue, and passed a very err
enjoyable II profitable evening. h
programme was made up from the witty
and humorous authors OF the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries, n after the
programme, games and a general social
time were engaged in. The next regular
meeting will be in two weeks, the place
of holding not being decided upon.
Tonight there is to be a rich treat at
Masonic hall, for ex-Congressman
Horr, of Michigan, is to speak. He is
known to be one of the wittiest, keenest
speakers in the country, and those who
heard him two years ago will eagerly
listen to him again. He will entertain
as well as present clear arguments and
solid facts in support OF tho republican
derson, of Dubuque, is also TO speak,
and his reputation will cause his words
to be listened to carefully. These gen
tlemep should have Il crowded house.
1t seems to be the fashion of Office hold
ers to be real holders on till the last pos
sible minute. +. S. Burnett, who has
been elected street supervisor, seems to
full possession of his Office as did tho
chief of the fire department. II the city
clerk. His predecessor, DO Ross, held on
until the council served II formal notice
for him to give up, and now he refuses to
turn oven the tools and other property IL
his possession. insisting on having SOM
further action before yielding. Mr.. Bar
nett has now armed himself with u writ
ten order of the council, and II the gen
tleman does not turn over the properly
on being shown that he will proceed Il
get possession by some other means. Mr.
Barnett has taken charge OF the men
and Ross might rs well let go first a
last.
The very latest New York styles re
ceived weekly ut Mrs. o. A. Rogers.
Cottage ranges Garland stoves, Ra
diant Homes and Hub heaters OF the yer.
latest patterns at bed rock prices, a
Cooper a. McGec's. No. Al Main street,
For everything in the grocery, line Civ
the new firm of KNIT a klecb, lj
Broadway, a trial. Everything new ant
fresh. Fancy groceries q speciality.