Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-17
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There was no quorum at the board OF trade
meeting last night.
The city schools have 200 more pupils en-
rolled than last year.
Elegant overcoatings at A. Refers,
merchant tailor, 3l2 Broadway.
Hon. Thomas Reed, the eloquent congress
man from Maine, will speak here Saturday.
The Young Mems democratic club and
f1ambeau corps will attend the rally at Silver
City tomorrow evening.
A marriage license was issued yesterday to
George a. Bulliss of Grand Island, Neb., and
Miss Ella 5. Gould OF this city.
An ladies interested in the prosperity Of
St. Paul's church are requested to meet at
the rectory this afternoon at 4 o'clock. II. j.
Mackay, rector.
DIR. G. b.. Judd is arranging TO put in
additional machinery at his electric belt fac
tory. This move is necessltated by his rap
idly increasing business.
The contract for furnishing the steam
heating apparatus for the Washington avenue
school building has been awarded to j. 4.
Blxby. The contract price is $4,000.
The democratic county central committee
held a meeting in the grand jury room of the
court house yesterday morning. Matters
pertaining to the campaign were discussed.
Shortly before midnight a small dwelling
house, located near the fair grounds, was
destroyed by fire. Owing to the distance Of
the blaze the fire department was not called
out.
Mrs. w. G.. James and Mrs. Jennie Mac.
Cornell will entertain the married ladies'
H.. V. V. club at the residence of Mrs. &. A.
Robinson, ia First avenue, on Thursday
evening.
Officer Thomas was yesterday fined s. and
costs for assault and battery in Squire
Schurzs court. The officer was suspended
during the day, but has now resumed his star
as usual.
Now comes "Prince,' the big dog owned
by }. w. Squire, and lays claim to being the
heaviest canine in Council Bluffs. He tips
the scale l5i19 pounds, and banks enthusiast
tically over beating the previously announced
by ten pounds.
Commissioner Graham has given orders to
have Bayliss park put in holiday attire for
the reception Of the Omaha visitors on the
goth Of the present month. The dead
leaves will be raked off and the appearance
Of the park otherwise greatly improved.
Yesterdays police victims were sized up as
follows: May Clover and Thomas Dewitt,
drunk, IS each; John Murphy, vac, fifteen
days on the streets; Joe Burke and r.. s.
Fagley, obstructing an officer, continued
Annie Gilman, vagrant, paid her fine and was
allowed to depart in peace.
A pleasing entertainment is planned by the
young ladies of the Congregational church,
to begin Friday evening, in the church par.
lars. Oysters will be served from Z o'clock
during the evening. An amusing Josh Bill
lings spelling match will be among the at
fractions Of the evening, Everybody in
vitcd.
Wickham & Co. will begin paving on Will
low avenue this morning. There are two
blocks to be paved, one with brick and the
other with cedar blocks. Both will be done
at once. AS soon as these are completed
work will be commenced laying cypress
blocks on Sixth street. The work will be
pushed as fast as possible,
Chtof I praS arroSto6 t,yo clnal -,roolyo 1o,t
night in the act Of carrying off a case of shoes
from Kinnehan's store. One of them had
$40 and a gold watch on his person, and the
other was loaded down with a similarly val
liable time piece and $37 in money. They
used every endeavor to got away from the
chief, even Offering him money for their re-
lease.
A dog supposed to be in the first stages Of
h~ydrophobia caused considerable consterna-
ton on Pearl street yesterday morning.
Word was sent to the police station and Dep.
uty Marshal Hendricks shortly aftcrward
appeared on the scene armed with a shotgun,
with which he quickly exterminated the
ferocious brute, much to the relief Of pedes-
TRANS.
A meeting OF the fireworks committee for
October % met at republican headquarters
last evening to perfect preparations. The
members were not ready to take definite
steps and an adjournment was taken to this
evening at Z O'Clock. 1t has been decided to
bSCuIO OIll VI tDt lltSU IltCcS W We Hdu,
and the fireworks will alone be worth a long
trip to see.
Deputy United States Marshal Wylard, of
Harlan, arrived in the city last evening in
charge OF a darkey by the name of Britton,
charged with "~boot-legging' in Audubon
county. He was convicted of illegal whisky
selling at Atlantic last summer, and the au-
thorities claim to have another clear case
against him now. He was committed Ito the
county jail to await trial.
The hack driver who knocked down three
other drivers and q hotel porter at the Rock
Island depot the other evening. ~justifies his
anger on the ground that he had already one
lady passenger in his coach, and while get
ting another passenger, another hack driver
improved the opportunity to get the lady to
leave the carriage for his. This unfair in
Preference with his business naturally made
the blood hot, and led him to act as he did.
Alto 80 o'clock Monday morning Mr.. Louis
Green and Miss Nora Bradley, both of this
city, were married by Rev. Southwcll, of the
Whitfield Nj. Il. church, at the residence of
e.. Il. Dawson, 700 Omaha street, Sioux City,
where the young lady was visiting. Her
parents were opposed to the match, but
would much rather have had it taken place at
home, If 1t was bound TO come, but have for
given the young folks and given their bless
ing,
II IS stated that Eiseman & Co. have made
a division with the other members of the
Pacific house syndicate, by which this firm
now OWNS SlktS-SeVen leet 'front.', beginning
at the east line of the blue 'FRONT.' and ex-
tending west. A splendid business block is
10 he erected Immediately on the site. The
new building will be three stories high and
Will be l10 feet deep. II is stated that the
work of tearing down the old structure will
begin either to-day or tomorrow, just as soon
as the necessary papers are transferred. 1t
is certainly hoped that the rumor will prove
TO be correct.
See Forrest Smiths special column.