Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-30
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MINOR MENTION.

New spIing goods at Reiter's.
Millinery display at II. Firedmans Friday
and Saturday.
The Presbyterian social was held Last even
ing at the residence Of DR.. Pinney
A marriage license has been granted to p.
N. Sucksdorf and Dora Frede, both OF this
county.
The ladies are cordially invited to attend
the spring display of millinery at ii. Fried
mans Friday and Saturday.
An unlucky slip OF big butcher knife
nearly cut of the thumb of Nels Peterson,
cook at the Bechtele hotel
The recent Sunday school convention at
Malvern was well nigh failure so far as at
tendance was concerned.
A Boston capitalist is talking Of putting up
board of trade building here. to cost $780,
600. He wants a bonus of $4,000.
The Married Ladies Social Knitting club
met last evening with Mrs s. b. Warner at
her home, 545 Washington avenue.
The p. e. o. society will meet at Q o'clock
tomorrow afternoon with Miss Helen Pat
terson at her home on Sixth avenue.
The Royal Arcanum will give grand ball
at their parlors next Tuesday evening that
promises to eclipse all their former efforts.
Cards announcing the birth of j. N. Bald
win, jr., have been received by friends in this
city, with the compliments OF MIR. and Mrs.
John N. Baldwin.
Notice of the application of ]. F. Peterson
to the board of county supervisors for
license to sell intoxicating liquors is posted
about the city.
There will be an Easter festival at the
Congregational church Saturday evening
Supper will be served for 25 cents. Novel;
ties will be sold and a merry, social season
had.
: Jacob Weber, an old citizen, died at his
home at 1908 Seventh avenue at o'clock
this morning at the age of seventy-tive years
The funeral will take place Sunday afternoon
at o'clock from his residence.
The trimming department of H. Fried
mans millinery establishment has been
taken charge of by Miss Levle, of Chicago,
lady of skill and taste, who will surely satisfy
the numerous customers and their varied
wants.
The'local branch Of the Ancient Order Of
Hibernians is making great preparations for
the opening of the new Catholic church. The
Omaha society will be present, and invita-
tions will be extended to the societies at Lin
coin and Dunlap.
There is now enough money pledged for
new hotel to make it very evident that
fully $4,000 can be secured as bonus to any
one who will put up $15O,000 hotel in this
city. There are several locations, any one of
which would satisfy the citizens.
But very few of the parties who are erect
ing buildings comply with the ordinance re-
quiring the taking out of permit, and the city
clerk desires to have the attention of all such
parties called to the said ordinance, that it
may be more strictly complied with.
A delegation of citizens from the board of
trade will accompany the commander of
Abe Lincoln post and the delegation to the
G. A. r. encampment at Cedar Rapids on
the 11th of April, and ask that the encamp-
ment be held in Council Bluffs in 1889.
Lodge No. 33 S. M. A. A., has arranged
for its second annual ball in the Temple hall
on the evening of April II. The switchmen
of Omaha are especially invited to attend
afn1o orror fo lpHn hU
will be given free transportation both ways,
and a special train will take them home after
the ball. 1t will be grand affair.
Ed Schicketanz has moved his barber shop
into the brick building on Main street only
one door south of his old stand, and has fit
ted the new shop up very attractively and
conveniently. The old building just vacated
by him is to be moved off to make room for
new brick building, which will be occupied
by Odcll & Bryant as hardware store.
The German Catholic fair which opens in
the Temple hall next Monday evening prom
ises to be great success There has been
much energy shown in the work of prepara-
tion, and with the numerous attractions in
sthe weeks programme the receipts should be
30 large as to give substantial help to this
church in its commendable work.
Rook when he heard the verdict of the
jury acquitting him of the charge of murder,
was almost wild with delight, and fairly
jumped to the jury and grasped hands with
ally. Then ne turned and shook hands with
Judge Carson. Grabbing his hat, he started
out, saying, "I'll go now and see the old
woman" The scene was one which almost
broke the dignity of the court, but the man
was hardly to be blamed for allowing his en-
thusiasm to get away with his judgment.
1t seems as if the energies of the wide
awake citizens could be concentrated on
some one Of the numerous projects now being
talked up, improvements could be secured
more surely and certainly. The motor line
can be got started very quickly, as all that is
now lacking is the removal of the obstruc-
tions put in its way by the Chicago & Rock
Island company. AS soon as that is settled,
there should be centering of energies on
the union depot project, and that should be
crowded to a success, as all it needs is little
pushing. The hotel could quickly follow,
and with these three things secured this
season numerous other enterprises would
follow right along At present the force of
public spirited citizens seems greatly divided,
and they weaken their energies.
Money at low rates on frst-class 1arm security.