Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-12
MINOR MENTION.

The board VIII meet every day 1Or IlVC
days. Register or you cannot vote.
Rev j. Fisk will preach at the A. M.
L. church this evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Prof. Irvine, of Omaha, will open n
dancing academy at Beno's hall on Sep
tember Il.
The McClurg Cracker company of this
city had display in the Omaha mardi
gras Friday night
In the list of local preachers appear
the names of Henry DeLong, Josiah
Fisk, and A. Oyerton, of this place.
DIR. Hurlburt, associate of DR. Vincent,
the great Sunday school worker, will oc-
cupy the pulpit of the Baptist church this
morning.
Late yesterday afternoon the fire de-
partment was called out to n fire in IL
small house on Lincoln avenue. The
damage was slight.
The postoilice here is now selling the
new stamped letter sheets, which fold up
and seal, combining paper, envelope and
postage stamp, all for three cents.
The Conference Daily presents very
credltable appearance. 1t is clean
edited by &. l.. Nye and Dr. McCreary.
Judge Connor opens court at Avoca
next week, but on Saturday next will sit
again in this city for the last time as
Judge of this district, as under the new
division in this state the Judge Will be
called on to preside in another district.
William Price, farmer who lives near
Audubon, was in town Friday, and by
some means lost all his money and was
at Il loss to know how to get home. But
X. l.. Williams, recognizing in him a
G., A. K. comrade, supplied him with
money for his transportation and eX.
penses home.
One effect of the new election laws
which go into effect this fall is that the
voting cannot be done nearly SO rapidly
as formerly. The county board of super
visors have decided that $50 or 800 votes
are all that can be cast at any one polling
place during polling hours. They there
fore divided the wards into polling pre-
cincts yesterday afternoon.
Yesterday afternoon while the crowd of
newsboys were waiting on the sidewalk
in front of the Herald Office and endeav-
oring to frighten the passers with their
yelling, an iron rod supporting the avn
ing pole fell and struck Guy Shepherd on
the head, knocking HIM down and in
stantly hushing the boys. He was not
badly hurt, but 1T was close call for him.
Every voter in the city who wishes to
vote this fall must be registered. There
will be no such thing us swearing IN" Il
vote. More than that each one must ap-
pear personally before the board of reg
istration, and answer the required ques-
tions. No friend will be permitted to ap-
pear and register for you. The board
will meet Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock
in the evening.
AS was mentioned in the BEE yester-
day, G. S. Clark, of the Herald. is soon
to issue "Kralc's Rustler," "A paper
devoted to society and the drama. In
consequence of this announcement in
the BEE, the Herald last evening pro-
duced cut which represents Clark in a
fresh claw hammer coat and an entire
evening outfit, with the requisite crush
hat" and u Council Bluffs society belle
leaning gracefully on his arm, while
making his debut at the first social event
of the season.
II. A. English has just completed new
boat capable of carrying sixteen persons
very comfortably. He built the boat
himself and has fitted it up with a Stats
hand-propellng power furnished through
Il. l.. Williams, which can be operated
by one man, or four men can make it
skim along at the rate of nine miles an
hour With the awning and all the fix
lures the boat has cost Mr.. English about
S75 He intends to use it on Lake Man
ava
The dear old grandmother yesterday
morning says "An Omaha band came
over yesterday morning and was met by
Vic Keller at the depot and drove through
the city. The object of the visit was to
advertise the exposition and races" Not
many months ago the dear old lady
stated the county Jail located in this city
was I'm Omaha" and now claims the
German-American band of this city ian
Omaha band" Wonder when the Non
pareil is going TO move over the river.
ESa Personal Pnragraphs.
city.
w, H, Antes, Rockford, Ills, is at the
Ogden.
+. r. Conway, Brooklyn. Ia, is at thu
Mace Wise has returned from De
Moines.
Judge and Mrs, Casady have returne,
from Colorado.
Hon. J. Y, Stone, of Glenwood, was il
the city yesterday.
Major j. S. Wood, of the 20" seere
service, is in this city.
Colonel w, +, Baker, of Bingham. Ia.
is at the Ogden house.
Charles Beno has returned from his ex
tended trip to tho Pacific slope.
Mrs. g. McCune and Mrs. j Davis, O
Shelby, are Mt the Ogden house.
w, g. Unthank, of the police force, ha
returned from his visit to st. Louis.
+. Il. Conway, editor of the Brooklyl
Chronicle, spent Sunday in the city,
j. L Oliver, the well-known mcrchan
tailor left last evening for the east t
purchase new goods.
b. S. Terwilliger left for the east las
syening. After his return he will sho,
Che very latest styles in house decorating
goods.
John Beno was among the cast-boun
passengers last evening. He now goe
to Chicago TO replenish his store wit
new goods.
Mrs. l.. T.. Roberts, wife OF the Uni0
Pacific agent agent at the Broadwa
depot, leaves tomorrow for Philade
phia TO have difficult surgical operatio
performed.
Mrs. L. NJ. Kohl. of this city, left la.
evening for ? visit to her husband in Kar
sas city, where he is employed as assis
ant yard master of the Santa Fe roat
From there she will visit at Atchisor
Kan.
Trial OF Minden SaIoonists.
The trial of the five saloon men {
Mnden, which has been in progress b,
fore Squire Williams of Hancock wa