Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-19
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N. Y. Plumbing Co.


OParties of Is or 20 should order Will
lam Lewis big sleigh, 419 Broadway.
Mr.. Noonis is preparing to build
early this spring, a store building in
Squires' addition.
John Skinkle has purchased three
lots in Squires' addition and will in the
spring build residence there.
The Pail Mall club will hold its fifth
party at Royal Arcanum parlOrs on
Tuesday evening, the oath inst.
The school board has accepted the
resignation of J. X. Cooper, who was
recently elected county superintendent.
The work OF filling North Seventh
street to grade is now being pushed,
and will be completed in about six
weeks.
Miss Ettie Nining has been promoted
to fill the vacancy in the public schools
caused by the resignation of Miss Ollie
Woodbury..
A South Omaha man was here yester-
day arranging to soon move his stock
of goods into the new store near the
transfer.
Yesterday Mcssrs. McDickey and
George F.. Butler purchased of N. p.
Dodge lot in block D, Park addition.
The price was 5000
Harmony Chapter. No. %, o. F.. S.,
will hold its regular meeting this even
ing. A full attendance is desired, as
the officers for lSSS are to be installed.
Mayor Rohrer yesterday inspected the
different fire houses of the city, and
cOmplimentcd the men for the neatness
and good condition in which he found
things.
Yesterday was recorded the sale of
al of h,,I
Benson to John l.. Miles and James
Thompson. They are upon property in
Benson S tirst,addition.
frankie, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mikescll died January II at p. m. of
membraneous croupe. Funeral will Oc-
cur to-day from family residence, 2l3
Fifteenth avenue. Friends invited.
The revival meetings at the Broad
way Methodist are drawing large
crowds nightly. Last night the sub
ject was sowing and Reaping." The
results are very satisfactory.
Invitations are out announcing the
marriage of Miss Libbie McHenry and
Mr.. John a. Burton. The happy event
will occur at the home of the bride
parents at Portsmouth, Ia., on the 26th
inst.
One of the American District tele-
graph boys fell in front of a rapidly
moving sleigh on Broadway yesterday,
but was pulled from under the horses
feet without being injured. 1t was
close shave, for the shaver.
In response to the appeal of the Wo-
mans Christian association for aid in
furnishing their hospital. Mrs. j. II.
Stewart has set a good example by Of
fering to furnish one of the rooms COM
plete.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
pay car arrived here Tuesday evening
in charge of Ch. Manholz and II. S.
Stors. Yesterday the employees were
made hahpy in receiving their hard
earned wages.
The Salvation Army will have song
service this evening, at which every
soldier will flavor with q solo," Each
one of them will be expected to sing at
least one verse of something and no.
body barred. There will be hot music
on the half shell and plenty of it.
The bid OF NJ. Callahan for doing the
grading in front of the high school
building has been accepted by the
board, and the committee on buildings
and grading instructed to contract with
him, on his filing bond in the sum of
$500. The work will be prosecuted with
out further delay.
The police arrested two overcoat
thieves last evening. One was James
Dunn, who stole a garment from the
Bloomer school. and the other John
Francis, who captured a coat belonging
to Burt Williams, which it's owner had
hung up in the Manhattan while he
played a game of billiards. Francis
will have close shave between the Jail
and the penitentiary.
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Charles Curtis, of this city, died at Har-
Ian yesterday morning of apoplexy. He
had been for some time the cook of the
City hotel OF that place, and was we'll
liked among both the white and colored
population. The remains were brought
to this city, and will be inferred here.
The funeral will be postponed until the
arrival OF his sisters, from Peoria, III. +,
and Pueblo, Col.