Omaha daily bee., 1885-04-24
MINOR MENTION.
,os RatlIf is at home again.

pairing to start up again.
The Council Bluffs branch OF the land
league gave a ball at Beno's hall last
NIGHT.
Either the tramps are great liars oil
about nine out of ten of them come from
Kansas City. Perhaps both.
The ladies of the Harmony Mission So
ciety are to give another of their sociais
at the residence of j. r. Sell this even
Ing.
The water service was extended along
Ross street yesterday, by running gal
vanized pipe a diatance of about 900
feet.
Collins. the artist, Is placing some ex-
cellent specimens of his work In promt-
nent show windows, attracting much at
tention.
An old army friend of Gen. Gibbon
laughs at the ignorance of the Globe In
claiming that he Is o demo crat. He says
he Is and always has been a ntaunch re-
publican.
AL. Smiths little child got hold OF the
kerosene can, and got a pretty good
sized drink, before discovered, but reme-
dies promptly given saved 1t from any
very serious harm.
Henry Barbeau, for a number OF
years employed at the transfer, will open
the hotel on Main street corner of Ninth
avenue. The house after being renovated
Is to be named the "American House."
The valuable stallion, owned by MIR.
Hazard, and which was Injured as stated
In yesterdays BEE, has been found to be
so badly hurt as to render 1t necessary to
shoot him. The loss will be $1,000.
Raymond 6 Campbell commenced yes
terday driving piles for the foundation
of the new jail. The work Is to be
crowded right along, and a few months
will see the building ready for occupancy.
Among the tramps brought forward
yesterday wa, one young man who
claimed to have been a change pitcher for
an eastern base ball club, but the club
going to pieces, he had gone to work
pitching bulscuits for a Kanaas City
boarding house.
The local depot of the Milwaukee &
st. Paul has been repainted and fixed up
In q neat manner. If the other railway
companies would give Council Bluffs bet
ter depots, the improvement would be
much appreciated. At present the local
depots are a shame to a city of this size.
Yesterday morning about 7:15 o'clock
s Lawrence Hoist WAS driving down
Main street In a top buggy with a spirited
team belonging to Mace Wise, the front
axle parted from the buggy, dumped the
occupants out, injuring him only slight
ly. He held on to the reins, and was
dragged about twenty feet.
The judicial contest by which Judge
Aylesworth seeks to GUST Judge Loot.
bourow from the bench of the district
court, was to have come up for hearing in
Des Moines yesterday, but Judge Loot.
bourow having been too busy with his
judicial duties to get his evidence to-.
gether, a continuance wal had by agree
ment.
The Odd Fellows are making great pre-
partitions for the celebration of the ami.
versary of the order next Tuesday.
There will be a parade In the afternoon
of that day, and the dedication of their
new hall in opera house block, and a
grand ball In the evening" A goodly
number of prominents from out of the
city are expected to be present and a
very interesting programme is being ar
ranged.
The Mortimer & Weaver dramatic
company gave another Of their entertain.
ments at the opera house last evening,
and drew q good sized audience. Last
night they gave "Falssly Accused" a
strong play, which they rendered we'll.
The cheap prices for a very fair show
seems to strike the people just about
right. The same company will occupy
the opera house for the rest of the week.
j. W. Burton is showing himself as more
than an ordinary commsdisn, and In the
Irish he Is very fine.
Arrangements are. being made by which
the skating rink Is to be changed into q
. museum and theatre. A dozen carpsn.
terra are now at work making the needed
changes, and improvements. Besides a
dime museum, there are to be numerous
entertainments, and some attractions
have already been secured. The place ia
to be opened next Monday evening, and
the Georgia min.trels are to occupy it for
week. The pext week there will be q
dramatic company, and the following
week there is to be . comic opera com'
pauy. This venture may prove success.
full, but it depends largely on how the
place is managed.
The meeting of the state phsrmaceut
icsl society, witch opens here en- the l2tl
of May, promises TO be an event of Inter