Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-29
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The Nj. & KS go to Nicola to-day to play
the base ball club of that burg.
''The boys at the police station have hon
ored their chief with a self sustaining" nat,
whatever that may be.
Mayor Rohrer has ordered an elegant
streamer and a large national flag for the new
steamer named after him.
Mrs. John Wallace will act as captain of
''Gideon's band" at the meeting this evening
at the Overton mission.
Last Friday afternoon Esquire Barnett
united in matrimony Mr.. +. II. Anderson and
Miss Annie Swanson, of Omaha.
The Second street bridge needs the i'm
mediate attention of the street commissioner
TO keep it from falling into Indian creek.
Next Thursday evening the Dodge light
guards will elect a second lieutenant to take
the place of w. A. Highsmith, who resigned.
J. G. Upton has Just closed "a number of
important real estate sales and says he has
bargains yet for anyone who wants to make
money.
Laura Reece has commenced divorce pro-
ceedings to free herself from Harvey Reece,
on the ground that he has been cruel to her
and threateded her with a razor.
ONo. 3l7 Broadway is undergoing extensive
internal changes and in the near future Ed
Haynes will open a first class chop house,
which will be run on the best approved plan.
The funeral of little Bessie, infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. +. Dodge, was
held yesterday from the family residence on
Graham avenue. Rev. DIR. Cooley ofiiciated.
The Ogden iron works has taken the con
tract for supplying the iron and steel work to
be used in the Merriam block. Three hun
dred and thirty-iive thousand pounds will be
required.
The fellow who claims to have sneaked
into "A conference of responsible newspaper
men of the city, and who hid his form by "A
beer keg, has been behind tina same beer keg
for q long time.
The Woman's Christian association and
others interested in the Cottage hospital, are
invited to be present at a meeting to be held
at the residence OF Mrs. Il. l.. Shugart at 3
O'clock tomorrow afternoon.
An injunction suit has been started to pre-
vent the sale of liquor at No. 404 Broadway,
the proceedings being against George NJ.
Radford, assignee, and w. f. Sapp us the
agent. Next Thursday is set as the day for
hearing.
The famous pacing mare, 'Lorine," who is
now the property of }. d.. Creighton. of
Omaha, has been placed in the hands of DR..
Wade Carey, and is being handled at the
Council Bluffs Driving park preparatory TO
the fall campaign.
The nuisance case of G. G. Baird against
Mrs. Downing was heard in the municipal
court yesterday afternoon. The matter was
placed in the hands Of the board of health
for examination, and upon their report the
nuisance was ordered to be abated.
Mrs. A. w. Cowles on Friday invited a
number of her lady friends to dine at her
home on Fourth avenue with Mrs. Stevens,
who is spending a short time in the city
visiting her daughter, Miss Lulu Fitch and
the Fitch brothers. The guests were all old
friends of Mrs. Stevens, and the little gather
ing proved u very enjoyable one.
A man by the name of Stockert got thirty
days for reflection yesterday for pounding
one Long last Wednesday. George Mitchell,
an old soldier who fought in the late war,
was run in for drunkenness, but Judge
Aylesworth RENTED the usual fine and al
lowed the poor unfortunate to go to Hast
ings, ILL.,, where he has friends.
Captain Dyer ''pinched' w. E. Hobbs last
night. The charge of vagrancy was placed
against him, but the doughty captain pro-
poses to make him answer to q more serious
charge. Hobbs is one Of the gang Of plug
gers and all-around toughs which infests the
dives about the city. Some time ago he and
a pal were discovered in a piece Of crooked
work, The pal skipped" and has not yet
returned. The work thus begun should not
be stopped until "the gang is cleaned out.
The attempt to secure the sale of $500
worth of tickets for the construction of q
telephone line between this city and Glen
wood has proven futile, and Mr.. A.. F. Cutter
has returned to Davenport thoroughly dis
couraged. Less than half the amount wanted
was secured. This was in no sense a dona-
ton, but was simply an advance purchase.
The lack OF interest taken in the scheme was
regarded as a fair criterion Of the business
the line would probably do hereafter, hence
tue dDdnuOnfHenu OI tHe PROJECT.
Lawrence Kinnehan. ex-city auditor, has
purchased the boot and shoe business of
Captain ID. j. O'Neill, No. 326 Broadway,
corner of Bryant street, and will proceed at
once to have the store reftted and restocked.
He hopes to be able to open by the 10th of
August, and will then have a model estab-
lishment. He is an old resident of this city,
and with his extended acquaintance, and the
advantage of an old stand with Q new stock,
will doubtless have his full share of the
tpada HA Ia a fannar hy fra1a md thor
Oughly conversant with the manufacturing of
boots and shoes, which experience will be of
much value to himself and his customers.
The public rafting Of chips is firing the
ears of respectable citizens, who insist that
II Council Bluffs is to have gambling houses,
they should at least be forced of the public
streets and up from the ground floor into the
retired rooms. A stranger cannot pass along
broadway without his attention being called
70 the fact that gambling in Council Bluffs is
carried on as boldly as grocery stores. These
"A ground floor gambling houses are profitable
traps into which steerers can guide their vic
Tins under the pretense Of Just stepping in
gamblers are to run'the city and boldly take
possession of Broadway there will be such Q
turning over at the next city election that the
gambling houses may be driven out of the
city altogether. They do not seem to be sat
isfied with the liberal policy shown toward,
them, and get holder and more graspine
daily. They are making public sentiment
against themselves very fast.
Pacific House is open to the travelling
public, Notwithstanding to the contrary
Full line of sheet music at Counc
Bluffs Music Co., 224 Broadway.
j. G. Upton has some very handsom,
residence lots to build on.