Omaha daily bee., 1890-12-16
MINOR MENTION.

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hall on Bryant street, and taken up new
quarters IN the Clark building on Broadway
near Pcterson's hall
Regular communication Of Bluff city lodge
No. II, A. f.. & a. NJ. this evening at 30
o'clock: annual election Of officers. All
Master Masons are invited. BY order OF
w. NJ
Peter McNuley an unfortunate from
Omaha who imbiDed too much whisky on the
island Sunday night, was fined siO'O in the
morning session of the police court yester-
day. He will work IT out on the streets
The garnis hment and attachment cases in
which Reuben Atkins, middle Broadway
general dealer who recently failed, Is made
defendent, were continued in Justice Bar.
netts court yesterday. They will be heard
one day next week.
Rev. l.. a. Hall the newly installed pastor
Of the First Baptist church, left last week
for his former home in Mason City for the
purpose of removing his family to this city.
He will occupy a residence on Sixth avenue
near the corner of Eighth street.
Officer Wyatt street gang comprised only
three unfortunates yesterday and he Is IN
great need of more men,. Four or hve va
grants were discharged by Judge McGee
yesterday morning and the officers anticipa
tions of an increase of his force were dashed
TO the ground.
party of FIVE young boys, who were out in
the woods hunting on Sunday, took their noon
lunch around u camp fire which they had
built In the midst of their jolly time the
fire GOT into a basket, in which was a paper
, of gunpowder AS result two OF the lads,
named O'Brfcn and Holiness had their hands
and faces badly burned.
Mrs. Colby will lecture this evening
In the First Baptist church, under the auspi-
ces of the WOmcns Christian Temperance
union. She will speak upon woman suffrage,
and as she has made much study of the
theme, will doubtless present interesting
views. She has the reputation OF Being
pleasing speaker, as well as graceful writer.
The lecture will be free, collection beng
taken to defray expenses.
The preliminary hearing of Pete Biltgen
was continued last night until O'Clock in
the morning. 1t is reported that an informa-
tion will be filed this morning charging him
with insanity, and that he will be taken
before the county commissioners for the
insane for examination before the trial is
called If he is adjudged to be irresponsible
he will be sent to the asylum at Clarinda for
brief course of treatment.
The Indian creek sewer ditch has been COM
plcted and the work has been approved by
the city engineer and accepted by the city.
1t is regarded as one of the most important
and least expensive improvements that have
been made in the cty's sewerage system
since the solution Of the problem OF sanitary
sewerage has been attempted. The credit
for the work belongs exclusively to City En-
gincer Tostevin, and 1t will be one of the per-
manent monuments that he has erected for
himself since his advent into Office by the
grace of the citizens movement last spring.
little girl named Holder, aged thirteen,
is just now the subject of controversy. Since
her mothers death she has been cared for
by an aunt, Mrs. Gardner, living at the cor
ner of Pleasant and High streets, An uncle,
pamed Holder has lately been desiring to get
the child, and is said to have secured from
court an order making one Alexander the
guardian of the child. Alexander sought to
get her, but the girl refused to go with him
and Mrs. Gardner also objected. Then he
called upon Constable Covalt to assist him,
but with no better result. move will
now be made to get the court to set aside the
order making Alexander her guardian
A somewhat sensational story was given
currency by u local paper last evening con
cerning the discovery of an alleged defect in
the titlc the Chautauqua association has 10
the lands upon which the assembly has con
structed its buildings near this city. The
officers of the association say the story Is
simply the revival of an old Indian legend
and that it was thoroughly inquired into
years ago. 1t is to the effect that
the original Indian title to the
lands has never been eXtinguished, anC
that alleged descendants of the Pottawat
- tamies who used TO roam over the hills where
Council Bluffs now stands are here FOR the
purpose of disputing with the white people
the ownership of the property, Real estate
men say there is nothing whatever in thu
pretense, and if the claims the Pottawatta
mics are said to have set up, or contemplat,
setting up, are good, not only the Chautauqu;
grounds but about all of the county will oe
iOHR W tuclH dRclu
A month or agoJ Wharton, residen
of Harrison county, caused the arrest of L
Il. Daniels on charge of obtaining none.
under false pretenses. Daniels was engaget
by Drs, Bellinger of the medical hospital il
this city to represent them and secure bust
ness for them. Daniels made contract wit
Wharton to undergo n course of treatmen
and took his note for the payment agree
upon. About the time the contract wa
taken Daniels and his brother were arrestc
upon complaint of a man in Iowa City i
connection with n fruit tree deal. Thi
was somehow regarded by Wharton a
evidence that his connection with the il
stituto in this city was merely a pretenst
and when Daniels returned from Iowa Cit
after being honorably discharged he wa
arrested upon complaint of Wharton that n
had obtained his note by fraudulent mean!
by claiming to represent an institution thf
did not exist. Drs. Bellingers came to tn
rescue of their man and the case was dropped
Daniels has now commenced a suit agains
Wharton for malicious prosecution and falls
imprisonment. alleging damages to tn
amount OF s., 900 The suit is brought in I'll
federal court on account of prejudice alleee
TO exist in Harrison county against Daniel
Frank Trimbe has been retained by Daniel
The case will come up at the next term
court.