Omaha daily bee., 1885-08-15
MINOR MENTION.

INBllBEs meEChbhb NeAANh
The saloon keepers will give a picnic a
week from tomorrow.
The republicans should be out In full
force at the primaries tonight.
William Lsthrop has sold bis saloon
opposIte the opera house to Measrs. Nell
son & Patterson.
Otto Lund Is 1901 to open a saloon on
Broadway, corner Of Sixth street, oppo-
site the opera house.
The deputy marshals INDUCED In a little
pistol practice near City Auditor Burke's
house yesterday. The dog died.
Potsawattamie Grove, No. 20, U. A.
o. D., 10 to have q picnic In Lahan's park
tomorrow. The Omaha Drulds and their
friends are invited to attend.
The old balcony which has Rraoed, or
disgraced, the front of the building o
occupied by Theo. Lund, has been re-
mosed-a great improvement.
The old Stutsman street school build
Ing, which has been remodeled Into a
dwelling, will be occupied after next
week by Mr.. Bell as his residence.
The hotel men of the city are combln.
inc to make the BARRIERS earn their
money, and will wear no boards during
the reut of the season. So 1t seems at
least.
The loss to Mr.. Friedman by the fire
at his store has been satisfactorily ad-
iusted, and he Is preparing to resume
business with new goods and various at
fractions for his customers.
Wanted-A responsible man as book
keeper and to take charge of Judd IL
Smiths electric belt mandatory, No. ~
: Fourth street, Council Bluffs. An ex-
perienced belt man not necessary.
The thermometerEat 8 o'clock this
morning stood at only fifty-three de-
erees above. At noon 1t had reached
seventy -four degrees above, n degree
cooler than at noon the day before.
The novel sight of an orchard being
destroyed to make room for a saloon is
presented on upper Broadway, where
Peter Bsrtel is clearing up a lot for q
new building to be occupied for the pur-
pose stated.
Ed Mcdonald and Harry Brown, who
were arrested some time ago for larceny
from one of their fellow employees at
Louie's restaurant, had a hearing before
Judge Aylesworth yesterday. Brown
pleaded guilty to petit larceny and was
given five days In jail. The charge
against Mcdonald was dismissed.
The police have commenced gathering
In those whom they find hanging about
the gambling houses, and loafing about
sporting houses, in accordance with the
recent order of the chief. Floyd For
grave and ''Soapy" Brooks were brought
Into court yesterday, charged with
vagrancy, having been thus gathered In,
but their cases were put over until this
morning to give time for the getting Of
witnesses.
Leonard Everett returned home yes
terday after a ten days visit In Dakota
He reported the country around Sioux
Falls and White Quarry very rich ano
beautiful and thinks the new court house
should be built of the stone with which
Broadway is paved, and says all Of the
large buildings In Dakota are constructed
of this stone and that 1t is almost indies
tructible. The -color and texture of tAs
Sioux Falls granite are remarkably lin
and give q tone to buildings superior te
any other rock. The Episcopal church
at Des Moiues is constructed of this stone
and the cost Is no more than the frlabl'
lime and sand stones of Illinois.
The owner of q horse which had go
into the pound came after it yesteraa!
morning, and seeing no one around wa
about to lead the animal out through
part of the fence which had been taker
down temporarily, when Deputy Marsha
Mullen espied him and remarked to HIN
that he did not think he could get tn
horse out through that hole. The owne:
at. first sight of Mullen did not recogn'z
him as an officer, but just as he replied
eyes / CAM" the officers star flashed vi
and the horse owner dropped the halle
strap, and pulled oct his wallet with
.sHow much are the chargesl' He thel
paid like o little man.
Substantial abstract of title and res
estate loans. j. w. and Z. l.. SquireH
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