Omaha daily bee., 1891-05-29
MINOR MENTION.

Council Bluffs Lumber Co, coal.
Crafts chattel loans, 204 Sapp block.
Real Rock Springs coal. Thatcher, l6 Main
lfyou want water in your yard or house
go to Bixby's, 3O2 Merriam block.
A marriage license was issued yesterday
10 George Groneweg and Clara Ereen, both
of this city.
A marriage license was issued yesterday to
Enamel Rasmussen and Eliza Mary Hoist
both Of Council Bluffs.
Robert o. Carmichael and Myrtle Davis,
both of Weeping Water, Neb., were married
yesterday afternoon by Justice Hammer.
There will be a strawberry and ice cream
social this evening at the Christian church,
corner of Broadway and Seventeenth street.
plat was filed with the recorder yeatcr-
day OF Beniamin's second addition 10 me
town of Avoca. Fremont Benjamin and D.
V. Benjamin are the grantees.
A divorce suit was commenced yesterday
In district court by Annie Christman against
her husband, Carl Christnan. She alleges
desertion as the ground for the divorce.
Eight drunks were fined in police court
yesterday morning. The gambling cases
against William Walters and eX-Aldcrman
John Mkesell were continued until next
= Thursday.
Alderman Casper was busy yesterday
morning putting flowers in the large vases
around the brim of the fountain in Bavliss
park. The flowers improve the looks OF the
park greatly.
George Shelley who was arrested day be-
fore yesterday on the charge OF cheating oV
false pretenses, in buying corn, was brought
before Justice Hammer yesterday afternoon
for hearing and discharged.
rate Of one and one-third fare has been
secured on all roads in Iowa from points
within a radius of 100 miles from Council
Bluffs on the days of the Union DRIVING
park races, June to ~, inclusive
The Sisters of Charity at St Bernard's
hospital desire to return their thanks to the
Council Bluffs Maennerchor for the receipt
of $3.50 the portion donated the hospital
from the receipts of the recent entertainment
given by the society.
Word was received yesterday that w. t.
Coyne, who figured in a law suit here not
long ago, and was subseq uently indicted by
the grand jury of Rock Island county, III
nois, for subordination of perjury, has been
discharged, the indictments having been
quashed by the court on its own motion.
Ella Shea, one of the inmates of the st.
Bernard's hospital for the insane died at
noon Wednesday, of consumption, at the age
of twenty years. She was the daughter of
Patrick Shea. who lives in Washington
township. The funeral occurred yesterday
afternoon at 1890 o'clock from the hospital,
Rev. Adolph Wessling officiating.
Frank James, cne of the boys who entered
II. ID. Kings cigar store about week ago
with intent to burgari2e the place, had
hearing before Justice Cone yesterday
afternoon. The prosecuting witnesses were
or that the boy nad any burglarious intent
/and he was therefore discharged.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians have de-
,ided to have a grand celebration on the
Fourth OF July. There will be big parade,
after which speeches will be made by several
well known orators. 1t is expected that dele
cations from Omaha, South Omaha, Platts
mouth, Lincoln, Sioux City, Crcston, Allan
tic, Missouri Valley, Denison and other
places will be here.
aho,p pratnr
Wednesday night from Nicola, where he went
to have conference with the Nicola authori-
ties with regard to the twenty meE who have
been quarantined there in box car on ac-
count of smallpox. All but six of the men
have been released, and these are held, in
spite of MIR. Graham's protests against allow
ing the men to lay the county liable for their
wages while they are laid off duty.
X. S. Ruwlins met with painful accident
last evening. He was moving his front yard
with small hand scythe, when the scythe
struck the fence and glanced, cutting deep
cash in the back of his left hand, 1t was
found necessary to take several stitches in
the wound 1t is feared that one at least of
his fingers will be stiffened permanently.
Rawlins will be laid off from work for
couple of weeks as the result of the accident.
Work was commenced yesterday morning
>Gn the improvements in Fairmont park. The
now pavilion will be 5Ox20 with a refresh
ment stand at one end. 1t will be near the
motor station, so as to be convenient place
OF shelter Ill case of storms An effort will
be made by the park commissioners to induce
the motor company to divide the expense
with them of having band concerts at the
park every Sunday afternoon. Fairmount
park shows signs of becoming the most popu-
lar resort In the city.
ii. ii. Hansen was brought to this city yes
terday by Charles Deichler of Keg Greek
township for examination on the charge of
insanity Hansen, who is something over
three score years old, was taken sick several
he nIpp md npinhlnr3S
house for treatment. Since that time the old
man has showed many signs of insanity.
1t was found that he was not insane, and he
was ordered taken back home. Hansen's
helplessneSs, the commissioners think is due
TO the effects of stroke of paralysis which
he had some time ago.