Omaha daily bee., 1888-08-13
y MENTION.
n. Y. Plumbing company.

N. \. IIn1nblnE company.
The school board meets to-day al noon
TO open the bids for grading the llill
school grounds.
City Weighmastcr Amy proposes 10
make IL interesting for all who dis
regard the weighmastcr's ordinance
after the 10Th inst.
The Bluff Citys and Council Bluffs
Blues played an interesting game yes
terday, which resulted in a victory for
the former club by a score Of 9 to D.
This is the last week Of the Avoca in
%stitute. and superintendent McNaugh-
ton will then be at liberty to- enjoy his
vacation for II couple of weeks. Ninety
new names were enrolled last week.
The case of John pOwelski will be
called in Squire Schurz' court at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. He is
charged with feloniously appropriating
TO his use a wagon belonging TO IL.
V. Phillips.
Bob Mardes was run in Saturday
night for getting full and resisting an
officer. a. Jenkins was also ''pinched'
for disturbing the peace. A full corps
of plain DRINKS was secured, but the
haul of vags was rather light.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Williams arc re-
ioicing Owe the arrival Of q son at their
home, on Benton street. The young
man will not vote this fall, but is never
theless quite decided in his political
views. He demands protection.
Complaint is again being made that
the ordinance requiring parties about to
build to secure permits is being disre-
garded. All those who violate this or
dinance are liable to n fine, and inter-
ested parties will do well to bear this in
mind.
Alderman Lacy is having plans pre-
pared for the erection Of a series of
flats on Third venue between Tenth
and Eleventh streets. They win be fit
ted up in first class shape with all mod
ern convenienccs, aud will lcnt for
about S25 per month.
The case of William Hainor, for lar
ceny, will be called this morning. The
assault case of Walters and Maher is
also booked for this mornings session.
The prosecuting witness. Williams, has
been placed under bonds to appear, and
says he will surely be on hand.
A few crossed wires ON the police
alarm circuit created IL little i]uconveni-
ence and delay Saturday night. The
cause of the trouble was looked up by
Electrician Bradley yesterday. and
found to be on Fifteenth street. Boxes
al and 81, at the transfer and at the
corner OF Broadway and Eighth street,
were the only ones cut out, and they are
now working all right.
The news Of the Shenandoah tragedy
~Sused considerable excitement in the
city yesterday. and there was a general
rush for THE BEE, that being the only
paper that contained any account of it.
Several OF the citizens left for Shenan-
lpob on thn nftapnpnn twain Tho
members of the Dodge Light Guards
were particularly Interested. as they
were personally acquainted with the
members of the Shenandoah company,
which belongs to the same regiment,
and are preparing to go into camp to-
gether at Nillisca noXt Sunday at the
state cnCampment.
The report of the deputy state oil in
spector for July shows that 81 800 gal
Ions of gasoline and 81 barrels of kero-
sene oil were consumed in this city
during that month. These figures
show how generally gasoline is used
here for fuel during the summer. The
report shows that an average of nearly
a gallon to every man, woman and child
was consumed during the month. At
the regular retail price of eighteen
cents II gallon, the business for that
month amounted to over fiity-ive hun
dred dollars. At this rate it is getting
TO be n of the important branches of
business in the city.