Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-21
MINOR MENTION.
N. Y. Plumbing Co.

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New spring goods at Refers
To-day the convicted criminals tried dur.
ing the present term of the district court will
receive their sentences.
Morris Wicks has been transferred from
the new hose team on upper Broadway to the
position Of driver at the Rescue quarters.
The infant daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Levi
Grower died Thursday evening at their home,
on South Seventh street. The funeral ser
vices were held yesterday morning.
The Jury in the Turner burglary case,
after being out thirty hours, returned YER
dict acquitting the defendent and he was re-
leased after three months confinement
The funeral services over the remains OF
little Lille Ritzenhoff, who died on Thursday
evening. will be held this afternoon at 2
o'clock at the family residence. 5l2 South
Main street
Rudio & Sears have made arrangements to
receive the daily reports of the ball games,
races and other sporting events throughout
the country These will be bulletined daily
at the Manhattan.
The mayor and city council were driven to
the river yesterday morning to inspect the
levee, as there was some fear that material
damage had been done by the high water.
They found the water falling and no material
damage done to the banks.
The case of MCGEE VS.. Seguin and Dodge
TO recover sixty lots in Browns subdivision
was heard in the superior court yesterday.
Inc action Is Drought 10 regain possession OF
property sold for taxes, and an effort rs being
made to prove the tax deed invalid.
Much curiosity was manifested yesterday
as to the condition OF the walking on some of
the roads north of the city. 1t was thought
that Dan Carrigg would be good authority on
the subject, but he exhibited great coldness
whenever the matter was mentioned, and re-
fused to give any information.
Pete Kuykendall, one of the cty's fire
fighters, was yesterday given the grand
bounce for using disrespectful language to
the chief of the fire department The other
members will take due notice and govern
themselves accordingly when they feel in
clned to talk sassy to the boss OF she fire
brigade.
The recent rise in the river made trouble
the park commissioners to prevent the fish in
that body of water from escaping into the
river. Yesterday Commissioner Peregoy
went out there to see about rebuilding the
dam at the outlet of the lake. as he Is de-
termined to save the fish if such a thing is
possible.
In the district court TODAY the sentences
will be pronounced on a number of those re-
Gently convicted. Motions in various cases
will also be heard The case of the little
McCov girl whom her father seeks to get
away from her mother. will also be heard.
In this case the father claims that the
mother being a prostitute, is an unfit Gus
t6dian for the child. II is understood that
the mother will make a strong fight TO refuto
the charge and retain possession of the little
girl.
The water yyorl,s comnanv bas force of
men lavinp mains on Harrison street Ren-
ton. Broadway and North seventh are to he
treated in like manner II viii reonire inst
abont n mile of new maina tn law the nro
posed extensions this snrinp. The companv
Ia constantIv increasing its service and
adding to the plant that has already cost
over half mi,Iion dollars The mains that
are now heinz laid will ali he in Mace before
the navers will want nossession of these