Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-16
MINOR MENTION.

NOW lall EOOuS 1T lItlttT :.
Cooper IL McGce sell Hardware.
Cheap railroad tickets at Bushnclls.
One dozen cabinets and large panel
for $3.50 at Schmidt's gallery.
r. II. Allen will shortly open the store
formerly occupied by Cooke " Morgan.
Permit to marry was yesterday given
Charles Runiclt and Caroline SGtam, both
Silver City.
Opening of Paris tourists and English
round hats Saturday, Oct. 10Th. Bliss,
1914 Douglas street, Omaha.
The Congregational people had pleas.
ant social last evening at the residence of
i. j. Evans, on Oakland avenue.
Grand opening at Bliss, No 1914 Doug.
Ia street, Omaha, to-day. Latest Pari-
san hats and English round hats.
The ducks are beginning to thckcn on
Lake Manawa, and f. w. Gray reports
the air as being thick with them ycster.
day morning.
To-day j. j. Bliss opening takes place
at No. 1914 Douglas street, Omaha.
Latest novelties in Partisan bOnncts and
English round hats.
The paving of Broadway to the river IS
among the improvements which are 10
are to attend the building of the proposed
wagon bridge ut the foot of Broadway.
b. J. Austin got his right hand mashed
Thursnay, by falling timber while ut
work on the new bridge at Spoon lake.
He will have to lay oil duty for a short
time.
Mr.. MolEerell, contractor for the roof
of the government building, is mere and
says the work will soon commence. He
will employ about twenty-five men, and
the first carload of iron has already ar
rived.
A special invitation is extended 10 the
ladies of Council Bluffs to attend Bliss
opening to-day AT No. 1914 Douglas street,
Omaha. Latest styles in millinery and
Pnrsian bonnets aud English round
hats.
Only about 1000 voters have registered
thus far. There must be many tardy
ones, who should hurry to the front
to-day. Remember that if you do not
register, you cannot vote, and no one can
register your name for you.
The members of Harmony Chapter No.
o. o. L. s., are requested 10 meet ut tn C
residence of John Keller this evening ut
s o'clock to perfect arrangements for
their banquet to be given on the Goth
inst. BY order of the w. M.
ii. G.. Adds the wellknown implement
man, met with serious accident at
Wakefield, Neb, on Wednesday. He
it is feared internal injuries. One rib
was broken, and slighter injuries We're
also received. Mrs. Adds was informed
by telegraph, and has gone there to at
tend him.
The case of j. b. Blank, charged with
the dastardly act of slugging Sam Davis,
was disposed of yesterday, Judge Ayles-
worth discharging the defendant. There
was much evidence pointing to Blank as
- IL, Il
an alib. The judge did not think there
was quite evidence enough to warrant
him in holding Blank.
The announcement made by one of the
papers yesterday that the man Keating
had died during the previous night was
not true. He was still alive yesterday.
but his end was evidently drawing near,
and death liable to come at any moment.
An information has been already pre-
pared, charging Chisler with his murder,
SO that the important document could be
filed the moment that death was an.
no lnccd.
BY the changes in the police force Off
GERS Lewis and Wightman turn in their
stirs, and retire to private life. They
have served well, and The fact that they
were not retained on the force will not
be counted against them, all realizing
-""' there arc ,, '"tives which actu
u,... tHHhN ni~:- and
ate new mayor in pi.,"c,,ns his men, -.
and that IL is not always the worst men
who fail to receive honors.
Ed. Ferris, charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses, was yester-
day before Justice Schurtz, and on motion
of the prosecution the bail was fixed at
$3.50. An attempt will be made to secure
his release by filling bonds. Ii is charged
that Ferris and his wife gave mortgage
for $67 on the household furniture, claim
ing it belonged them, when it belonged
to his mothcr-lnlaw, Mrs. Jones, who
would not stand it.
Ella Smith, one of the young ladies nj
Stella Longs boarding house, left last
night for the west, to start anew, and try
TO live different life, She is an Iowa
girl Marshaltown being her home, Hel
brother traced her here about three
weeks ago, but when he came here al
that time after her, she declined to ac-
company him. He came again yester
day, and prevailed upon her to start on
the road to reform. He will provide hei
home, and she being heartily weary oi
life of shame, promises to redeem her
self
Yesterday morning crazed woman
arrived on one of the trains from the
east. She was accompanied by her hus
band, the two, being en- route from neal
Piltsburg to California. The woman was
all right when she started, but il is sup,
posed that the excitement OF the journey
and her loss of sleep, caused her tenn
porary arrangement of mind. She wa
so violent that she had to be taken 10 tn,
Jail, but was becoming calmer last night
and will doubtless be soon able to resume
her erjourney.
The new registry law causes mucl
hunting for naturalization papers. Man,
who have lost their original papers ar,
taking out new ones, One yesterday,
well known citizen, who has not onl
voted many times, but who served val
lantly through the war, took out paper
afresh, rather than suffer the delay AM
annoyance necessary to send east an
have the old record revived. Anothe
citizen, William Cess took ont hi
papers, showing up his first papers, take
out in Wisconsin in 1856.
Captain Cousins, in retiring from til
police force, says he turns over his SIT
with pleasure to the new captain, Mic
OBrien, for he knows from persona
working with him that O'Brien is one {
the best officers on the force, and ll
shrewdest detective he ever came in col
tact with. Captain Cousins leaves to-da
for Nebraska to look after some lande
interests there, expecting to retuI
shortly. Cousins has made an eXcellel
record as an officer, and as citizen an
true man he will continue to hold the T
spect and esteem Of large circle
friends.