Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-07
MINOR MENTION.
N. v. Plumbing Co.
New spring goods at Refers.

The old postoftice building is having its IN.
terror torn out, and will be wholly remodeied
and reftted as an enlargement OF Beno's
store.
Manager Reed, of the motor line, is being
urged TO run a very early morning train Tor
the accommodation of those desiring an anti
breakfast bath.
George $. Springer and Miss Maggie
Tipkie, both of Omaha, were united IN mar,
rage Thursday evening at the ONCE oil
Squire Schurz.
j. w. Rick, proprietor of the st. Joe house,
accidentally shot himself through the hand
while celebrating with a revolver. IL IS not
a serious injury, but none the less paihidl on
that account.
Tonight there will b. n special meeting OF
Harmony Chapter, No. %, O. f. ). The q.
M, Mrs. Ercanbrack, Will be present and the
work will be eXcmpliied. A full attendance
is desired. BY order w. NJ.
The meeting at Peregoy & Moore's ONCE
last night of the Pacific hotel syndicate was
attended by only half the members. Those
present were in favor of reducing the price
OF the property from SIS 900 to S32,5 OO.
The two fellows VINO were arrested Thurs
day for working a skin game on Broadway,
were brought up before Justice Barnett yes
terday. They were not ready for trial and
the hearing of the case was put over until
the 10Th inst.
eyes, it is pretty quict,' remarks one of
the merchants police, but it keeps us terri
bly, worried, just the same. There's a BAD
gang here during the races, but they don't
seem inclined to work the town. L don't
know why IL 49,"
Three boozers complied with Judge AylGs-
worth's command to come TO the center.
Mike O'Connor and John Murray came up
with $3.50 each and George Walker went
them 80 cents better. The court took the
whole pot in the rake off.
The news of the victory of the Council
Bluffs nose team ut Deadwood was a most
relishable item to the readers of The BEE yes
terday. The Blutlites have been expecting
Just such news but having been disappointed
once they could not feel sure until the race
was over.
A special meeting of the board of trade is
called for this evening, ut which the decision
of the Pacific house syndicate with reference
to the valuation of that site will be known.
Other matters of Importance will demand
the attention of the board and a full attend
ance is desired.
City Clerk Burke has issued fifty-one
licenses to common carriers since the first of
the month. The badges this year are TRAN
gular in shape. All hackmen will be COM
PEELED to have their number painted plainly
on the sides of their lamps, so that they can
be plainly recognized at night.
Yesterday afternoon a can of gasoline eX-
ploded in Il vacant room in the second story
of the City laundry. A full t1edged conflagra-
ton was imminent and II still alarm was sent
in, to which the fire. department gave i'm
mediate response. The, fire was quenched in
short order. The loss by fire and water will
not amount to more than so.
A quiet wedding took place at the NJ. f..
parsonage Thursday evening, the contracting
parties being Mr.. Edward Koplein, of Chi
cago, and Mrs. Mary A. Gerhard. of New
{. port, Ky. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. w. II. w. Rees, a brother of the bride.
The groom is a watch case cngravcr, and
contemrlates locating in Omaha. The newly
welded couple will leave the city Monday
for their present home in Kentucky.
Yesterday afternoon a couple of "shiners''
from Omaha held up a member of the craft
here and took away his brush and brass
cham. The latter took the thing as "A joke
until the would-be toughs ran away with his
stock in trade, then he told the police on
that beat, and the boys were taken to the
station and locked up. Their names are
Eddie Cummings and Warren Whitford.
Gilman Plumb is the prosecuting witness.
There are more or less Omaha visitors in
the Bluffs daily, looking quietly about for
chances to speculate or to buy homes. Most
of them want. to take nothing but soft
snaps'-real soft. There are few 3luffitcs
who want to sacrifice on property, for there
is n firm faith in The future of the city.
Prices continue firm, although they are
lower than in any city of this size, to say
nothing of the future advance, sure to come.
There are numerous saloons opening III.
Most of those who embark in the business
do not chance very much money IN fixtures
and stock. The profits to those whorun the
risk of the law are 50 great as to tempt many
to go into the business. 1t is said that one
saloonkeeper recently cleared : $500 in less
than thirty days, and made the most of it IN
fifteen days. Another instance is cited in
which the SaloOpkeeper is depOSiting, clean
cash, every day, over 500, and these are said
to be but samples of the profits realized from
saloons i'll d prohibition state. The city IS
getting no revenue from these places, al
though the mayor has notified them to pay
$25 "A month while they run.
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