Omaha daily bee., 1890-11-24
MINOR MENTION.

N. Y. u. Co.
Council Bluffs Lumber Co.. coal
II. Middleton was arrested Yesterday for
intoxication and beating his board bill at a
restaurant He was locked up.
Pat Duggan was found by an officer last
evening in an advanced stage Of IN ptoxicaton.
He had S21 .4j in his pockets and a large Dot
tie of whisky.
The number OF intoxicated men on the
streets yesterday indicated some open saloons
somewhere but the entrances were guarded
SO carefully that the police failed to discover
them
Three or four Indians were in town yester-
day, and all were In an advanced state of in
toxication. They came over from Omaha
where they have been attending the federal
court as witnesses.
The scenery, costumes and cal cium light
effects in "Eilcen Ogen are equal to those
used by the travelling companies. The hay
making scene in the second act is full of fun,
singing, dancing, otc.
A telegram was received yesterday from
Rev. l.. H. Hail. at Mason City, Ia, an
nouncing his acceptance Of the call to the
pastoratc of the First Baptist church of this
city. He will commence his labors on De-
cember I.
II is reported that the stockholders of the
American district telegraph in this city are
negotiating for the sale of their plant and
franchise. When the deal is completed the
new company will reorganize and increase
the plant.
The contract has been let for the wiring on
the new Broadway Methodist church and
the work will be done as the building pro-
crosses. Mr. Evans, the chief electrician of
the elecric light works in this city, has
charge of the work The building will be
wired for all the different systems,
Several new cases of dphtherla were re-
ported yesterday. While there are a number
OF cases in the city they are chiefly located
In portions where the disease has had foot
hold fnr he Nbn .aitt .ltrot
clans anr ounce that there are no indications
of a disposition of the disease to become ma
ignant or assume the form of an epidemic,
like 1t has in other cities
An absurd story was started yesterday by
some wag, and gained great deal of cred
ence that the Dodge light guards had re-
ceived telegraphic instructions from Gov
ernor Boics to hold themselves in readiness
to march to the front and fight Indians. tbs
said that some of the members of the com
pary themselves believed the story and were
lying afo4na making preparations for
hasty departure, no one seemed to know just
where.
Yesterday morning at 6 O. o'coclx death ended
the sufferings of little Oracle Corbaly, the
only child of MIR. and Mrs. f.. M. Corbaly. A
week ago the little was stricken with
diphtheria, and despite the skill of four or
five doctors, passed through all the stages of
the dreadful disease She was eight years
and nine months of age. The funeral will
take place from the residence, 206 Harmony
street, this afternoon at o'clock. The body
will be buried in Faivicw.
A teamster by the name of Smith, who
lives in the western part of the city, was the
victim of a serious runaway yesterday after
noon. His team, consisting of a horse and
mule, got beyond his control and started on a
wild run up Union avenue beside the Union
Pacific railway tracks. Part of the time thev
kept the street and part OF the time they took
the track. The wagon as a consequence was
badly broken up by being dashed over the
ties. Near Tenth street Smith was thrown
from the wagon and the hind wheel ran over
him, severely injuring his legs, but not
breaking any bones The team broke loose
from the wagon and left what remained of it
near the electric light station. Smith was
cared for by mis- friends.
A company has been organized for the man
ufacture Of soap from corn, by the new pro-
cess alluded to in THE BEE a few days ago.
IT will be controlled entirely by Council
Bluffs men and capital. From experiments
that have been made here during the past
week it has been ascertained that the new
soap can be put on the market for less than
l cent pound. 1t is made wholly of corn
and akali, and one bushel of corn makes 400
pounds OF first class washing soap 1t is
claimed by the gentlemen who contemplate
embarlxing in the business that the finest
toilet soaps can be made by the process, and
in many respects they will be superior TO the
highpriced articles now sold. The plant
contemplated will bave capacity of twenty
tons of commercial soap day. Articles of
incorporation will be filed this week.
Deputy Martial Fowler was called to
Omaha yesterday to look at some diamonds
found on the person of a fellow arrested
there on Saturday night who claimed that
he had found them in Council Bluffs. The
fellow gave the name of Dwyer, and Fowler
recognized him as an easy going character
well known about the livery stables in this
city The diamonds were set of earrings
and a breastpin. The pin was composed of
three gold leaves, resembling oak
leaves, and in the center was burr
heavily studded with diamonds. The
earrings were of the Same design
only smaller. Connected with the pin was a
chain four or five inches long attached to a
little gold Jug. The fellow claimed that he
worked for Mike Weatherby and Ex-Chief OF
Police Lucas at the barn on Broadway and
claimed that he found the diamonds in wa
tercloset in the rear of Mike Kldare's saloon
In the building adjoining. The jewels are evi
denty stolen, and the owner may be able tc
recognize them from this description. The
mountngs are god and the set is apparently
quite valuable.
JIG. Bixby, steam heating, sanitary en-
gineer, 943 Life building Omaha; BOB Mer
riam block Council Bluffs
Cents underwear in great variety at price.
to suit all at Model Clothing Co., l.. H
Mossler Mgr
DR.. Seybert. Res, Ogden house. Tel. 14O
Scott House. 81 ct. meals, CSC.
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Lamps, lamps, lamps, lamps. Lund Bros.
% South Main street.
Our line OF cook stoves and ranges, from
$3.50 to S45 gives you the greatest variety t,
select FROM at Mandel Il Klein's, 800 Broad
way.
Making Water Gas.
The new works for the manufacture O
cheap gas for fuel purposes which the Council
Bluffs Gas company has had in process o