Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-31
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MINOR MENTION.
N. Y. Plumbing Co.

SbaSa aFNCt3 49, ~
for which he is ANXIOUS to find an
owner. 1t was found in DR.. Green's
barn.
The funeral Of Elizabeth, three-year-
year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wallace, took place yesterday morning
from the residence, 1883 Broadway.
The funeral OF f. b. Bowman will be
held this forenoon at 10 o'clock at the
family residence, instead of . o'clock
this afternoon as previously announced.
At the regular weekly meeting OF
the board of trade tonight a full attend
ance is desired, as the secretary will
present important matters for consider
alton.
The funeral of William, infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Muller. occurred at 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon from the
family residence, corner Third street
and Twelfth avenue.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
G.. w. Sweetman died yesterday morn
ing. The funeral took place in the af-
ternoon from the residence, corner of
Seventeenth Avenue and Sixth street.
The mayor and city council were out
yesterday afternoon inspecting the pub
lie work that is being done in various
parts of the city. They were well
pleased with the progress made in the
past few weeks.
There will be n special meeting of
Paramount Council, No. 1867, Royal Ar
canum, this evening at s o'clock. The
presence OF all members is earnestly de-
sired, as business of great Importance
will be transacted.
The German Catholics have decided
to build aparochial school on the ground
adjoining their church on Pierce street.
The permit for the building was issued
yesterday. The structure will be a one
story brick, 44x6S feet, and will cost
81 300.
The following committee has been
appointed by the veteran Tippecanoe
club to act in conjunction with the COM
mittee Of the regular club to assist in
obtaining speakers for the campaign:
Judge j. Fisk, chairman, j. w. Kilgore
and Hon. d. G. Bloomer.
Mr.. N. Merriam, of Omaha, was in
the city yesterday, looking after his
new block. He expects to have the
building entirely enclosed before cold
weather, and hopes to have the stores
on the ground floor ready for occupancy
by the LIST of December. The contracts
other interior finish will be let later.
Workmen were busy yesterday hauling
brick for the new structure.
The famous little pacing mare, Mat
tie Harle. record 2:25f, owned by
Colonel ID. B. Daley, of this city, has
been put into training for the fall cam
paign. Although very fat and soft, she
showed a quarter yesterday morning in
33f seconds. She is improving rapidly,
and shows no sign of the injury re-
ceived at the time of the destruction of
the art hall at the park by the cyclone.
She promises to astOnish her admirers
before the end of the year.
The reunion of the old Congregational
church congregation, after a separation
of nearly twenty-five years, brought
forth many amusing as well as touching
incidents. They had a rehearsal Sat
urday. night, just as they used to a quar-,
ter of a century ago. There was the
customary hardness, and finally all
were present except Ed Spooner. They
had to send for him, and found that he
was detained at Phillips boot and shoe
store, just as he used to be on Saturday
nights twenty-five years ago. II
brought back the days gone by with a
smile.
The passengers on the IL o'clock Sun.
day evening motor train from the lake
were considerably surprised to see "a fe.
male passenger suddenly arise from hel
seat when about half way to the city
and begin to beat a highly respectable
business man of the city, who was sitting
near her, over the head and shoulder.
with her parasol. She claimed hat he
had insulted her, and caused his arrest
The case was called in police court yes
terday morning, and the defendant wa.
discharged and the costs charged to the
prosecuting witness. The latter is sale
to be a member of the demi-monde VIII
tried to work a little matchmaking
scheme, and was caught in her owl
trap.
The new screws for CAPTAIN Chap
mans steamer are expected here tn,
latter part of this week and will be pu
In place as soon as they arrive. The,
will be thirty inch, and will replace tn,
twenty inch ones o in use. They viii
increase the speed of the vessel one
third, and allow her to be landed mucl
more easily and quickly. The vessel i
very light and the screws are so nea
the surface that there is but little re
~sistance to them, but after the lake i
deepened ana the steamer ballaste,
heavier the resistance will be sufficien
to greatly increase the speed. The boa
is now we'll ~patronlzed, and after tn
improvements are made will be evel
more popular.