Omaha daily bee., 1890-12-12
MINOR MENTION.
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N Y. p Co.
Council Bluffs Lumber Co. coal.
Ason was born to Mr. and Mrs J. o. Calif
yesterday.
Charles Carlson and Rosa L. Witherhot
were united in marriage at the Creston house
yesterday by Justice SchuH
In the district court yesterday the atten-
t1on OF Judge Carson was still occupied with
the case Of Deutscher against St Gallagher.
The Council Bluffs music company has do.
mated ii pony to st. Bcrnard's hospital. The
pony will be sold for the benefit of the nos
pital.
A case OF diphthera was reported at the
city clerks Office yesterday The victim is
Mis- DaShall, who lives at a number not
given on Stutsnau street.
james DeLoss White died December II aged
%. Funeral services will be held at the resi-.
dence of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs U. II.
White, No. l22 Sixth street, at 80 p. IN.
today. The body will be taken to Des MoInes
on the evening train for burial.
A. j. Baldwin, an Omaha commercial man,
was found by Officer Kelley in an advanced
stage OF ntoxication yesterday and taken in
the wagon TO the central station He had
pocket full of railway passes and enough
money to pay his fine last evening.
Rev. T, Nick Stuart, pastor of the First
Methodist church. will address the railroad
mems meeting at the Young MEMS Chris tian
association rooms next Sunday afternoon. |.
M Treynor viii lend additional interest to
the occasion by rendering some of his finest
solos.
Charles Young alias ''Butch," was sent to
~pt he county Jail Yesterday fer thirty days for
the part he took in bbing J. NJ. hlberg.
The latter was una able to support his charge
that Butch" had held him up, but the fellow
was sent down to serve q term on general
principles.
i. p. Hess, c. S. Raymond and A. S. Bon
ham returned from Atlantic yesterday, where
they had charge of fine horticultural dis
play at the meeting tof the Western Iowa
horticultural society. Their exhibit took
first premium for character and quality and
second premium for variety The Mills
county exhibition won first premium for
variety.
broken cross wire on tho motor line at
the corner Of Broadway and Seventh street
created series of brilliant illuminatons and
delay cd the trains for a few moments last
night. The white hot wire had the street to
itself aud for a few seconds hssed and spit
tlo In vicious manner and entertained the
large crowd that quickly collected and kept
at safe distance.
One of the happest men in Council Bluffs
is Uncle John Liuder, the well kn own whole
sale liquor dealer on Main street. His wife
has presented hun with a fourteen pound
hoy. Considering & the fact that Uncle John is
nearly seventy and his wife Is fifty 1.-two years
otage, the event is of sufficient Importance
tocause their friends to overwhelm them
with congratulations
The jury Tor the December term of the SUI
peror court has been drawn and the follow
Ing named gentlemen were notified yesterday
toappear for duty Jacob Haworth, Henry
Paschal, James Kiday, Joseph Sandel, Ira
Schofield, George d. Brown, II. H. Ober-
ho,zer A heavy docket awaits the court
and the character Of the cases makes the
present term very important one.
large party of Rock Island officials were
p In the city yesterday on tour Of inspection.
In the party were Assistan General Manager
Allen, General Superintendent Royce, Gen
eral Master Mechanic Wilson, Superintend
ent Givan and Train Master Fox The party
put in part of the day inspecting the com
pany's property here, and then went wes
over the new Rock Island short line to Den
YER.
The Knights of Labor ball at the Masoni,
temble tonight is the theme of interest among
the lovers of pleasure today. 1t is the seconc
annu al ball Of Union Pacific assembly No
1900, and the preparations that have beer
made and the character Of the people wht
will attend make it certain that it will be on,
the most delightful parties of the season
Dalbey's band will furnish the music. A
splendid banquet has been arranged b,
the Council Bluffs chop house.
There were over eight hundred tickets sol,
for the Modern Woodmen's benefit for tn,
Christian home, and one of the largest audi
ences that ever assembled in the opera hous,
greeted the young ladies and gentlemen VIII,
provided the entertainment. The net pro
formers acquitted themselves in crediabl,
y manner, The Character bits'' of Ed Cog
ley, the local Irish comedian, who is pro
pounced tho equal OF Seaman, elected tn,
heartlest applause, and resulted in the audi
ence recalling him five times.
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hercld entertaine,
aarge number of their friends at high fv
party last evening. The occasion was tn,
opening of their splendid new home on Har
mony street, which has just recently bee,
surrendered to them by the contractors VIII
have been engaged in building it since las
May. 1t is one of the finest residences in tn
city, and its hospitabe portals were throw
open last night TO a pleasant party Amon
the guests were Mr. and Mrs. George r
Wheeler, Mr., and Mrs w. M. Bradley, MI
and Mrs. Charles Atwood, Mr. and Mrs j
p Hess, Mr.. and Mrs. Dr. Cook
Mr.. and Mrs A. II. Lainson, MI
and Mrs. W, II. Lynchard, Miss fucker
Miss Stella Lynchard, Mr. Havelan6
Mr.. and Mrs. NlcMicken, Mr. Bonham, NJ,
Bartholomew, MIR. and Mrs Mottaz, Mis-
Scofeld, Mrs. Cooley and Mr.. Squires. Re
freshments were served at II O'Clock