Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-09
CITY News and Notes.

"Maybs it is all right, and maybe it isn't"
said prominent citizen this morning, "but
1t seems 10 me in very bad taste TO allow the
saloons, meat markets and other business
places to scrub their rooms Sunday morning
and flood the sidewalks with the accumu-
lated filth. If this filth must be sent out
over the side walk and into the CUTTERS let 1t
be done at night and not pollute the streets
on bright Sunday morning. 1t seems that
it would be much better to turn this dirty
water into tho sewers from the interior of
the building.
The footpads, who always follow the
crowd, are here aud will stay all week. They
would remain il the city had one hundred
police, and each man with the combined nc
tivity and energy of the entire present force,
therefore the public will do well TO be on
their guard. Last evening about 8 O'Clock
Mrs. l.. F. Regnier had her purse stolen by
two scoundrcls who sought the cover of
night to assault and rob defenseless
woman.
this city, which IS decidedly against it, tho
Eden Musee people made no attempt TO open
to-day, although they had previously an-
nounced that they would do so.
Miss Blanche Hargreaves was ten years
old, yesterday, and tho event was most prop
erly observed by her and all her friends and
relations. She Is especially proud OF the
new and handsome doll which Grandpa and
NrTduuLla olillT SeuJ uOWn 10 grace Tue OCCo-
sion.
Ike Hill, one of the most prominent travel
ing men who make the South Platte country,
was in the city to- day visiting old friends aud
acquaintances. Ike formerly lived here, but
about two years ago he moved to Holdrege,
where he has since resided.
Lincoln's new conservatory of music Is an
nounced to open October |,
The Lincoln Humane society is making it
self felt for good. An agent of the society
canSnl the arrest Yesterday nfternpOu of
John Schmidt a butcher employed at Coyle
& Smiths, 1918 street, for cruel treatment
of calf.
Cards are out announcing that on Thurs
day evening, September II, MIR. Paul r..
Clark and Miss May Roberts will be married
at the home of the BRIDES mother, at 124
South Thirtieth street.
The funeral services over the remains Of
the late Dr. j. Ii. Rueo, took place at the
residence of DR.. Il. S. Grimes, 729 South
Tenth street.
Word was received yesterday at the bish-
ops house of the death of Rev. Father Fl.
NJ Roth, formerly in charge of the German
Catholic church in this city. His death oc-
Cured in Philadelphia last Thursday, and
resulted froal consumption
Charles Thornberg lost thumb yesterday
while at work the new boiler house on
tire university campus.
The reception yesterday afternoon at tho
residence of DR.. Charlotte Norton. given in
honor of Mrs. Quinton, president of the Ma
tonal indian Ala association, was Weil at
tended by the ladies of this city. The time
passed most pleasantly, and Mrs. Quinton
gave a running informal talk on Indian
affairs that was both interesting and in
structive. This evening she addressed
large audience at the First Congregational
church on her favorite topic, The Indian"
The funeral of John FL. Strubbe, late pri-
vate in company II, Fourth Ohio cavalry,
took place at 3 o'clock this afternoon from
the corner of b and Second streets. The old
soldiers turned out and gave him soldiers
funeral.
Miss Lillian Sterling, stamp clerk at the
postoffice, greeted her many friends most
cordially at the stamp window this morning,
after weeks visit to her sister, Mrs. II. q.
Gundry, at Topeka.
William G. Smythe. Of the Kearney Enter
PRISE is at the Capital hotel.
s. H. Robb, b. e. Fem and VIC. Bryant,
of Omaha, and Thomas Fillar, of Fullerton,
are guests of the Capital hotel.