Omaha daily bee., 1892-08-07
COUNCIL BLUFFS
MINOR MENTION.
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W.P.
The Pottawattamie democratic association
will open a reading room about August 10 In
its headquarters on Pearl street, and VIII
keep IL open until aftor the close OF the fall
campaign.
The LADIES' auxiliary, No. IL, U. l.. A"
will serve ice cream and cake In the Else
man building Saturday, August D, afternoon
und evening
Articles OF adoption were filed yesterday
with the county recorder by which small
boy. who was left at the Christian home some
time ago, is adopted by Patrick Ryan.
The regular meeting of Etchetah council,
No. 3, Degree OF Pocahontas, will be held
THIS evening in the wigwam of the Red Men,
corner of Broadway ana Main street, at
O'clock
The annual encampment Of the Iowa Ma
tional Guard will be held at Creston during
the blue grass palace Tho Dodge Light
Guard OF this city will attend. New uni
forms have oeen ordered for the occasion,
and will arrive IN short time.
Governor Mckinley. who was engaged TO
speak at the driving park Thursday after
noon for $500, refused to take any money
from the Chautauqua management and the
treasury Of that enterprise is consequently
ahead by the entire sum OF the gate receipts.
For seve al days past some boys have been
firing off an air gun at random IN the alley
in the rear of the opera house. Yesterday
afternoon while Mrs. G. $ Hubbard was
walking in her back yard a outlet pierced
her hat aud narrowly missed hitting her and
burtng her severely
The Catholics will give a bazaar for the
benefit of ST. Peters Catholic church DUR
ing the last week OF October. The work of
preparation is IN the hands Of the following
officers: President, II. Toler; vice presi-
dent Mrs. p. Weis; advisory committee,
Mrs. J. Neumayr and Mrs. p. Beck.
Mayor Lawrence has notified Secretary
Atkinson OF the State railway commission
that the people OF Council Bluffs want
speedy hearing of the cases which have been
commenced in the courts TO compel the rail-
roads cantering in the city to build better de-
pots. The policy of the administration from
now on is to bring the railroads to time as
soon as possible.
Barto S. Weeks, national commander of
the Sons oil Veterans, passed through the
city yesterday on his way from New York to
Helena, Mont, where he Is 10 attend the na-
tional encampment Of the order. The men,
bers OF the local camp, Sons of Veterans,
marched to the Northwestern depot in full
uniform, accompanied by martial band, to
meet him. They rode as far as the trans fer
with him. Mr.. Weeks will probably stop
here on his way home.
John Burch was arrested Thursday night
on a charge of drunkenness and vagrancy,
ana was put in the city Jail along with the
rest OF his kind. AS soon as he soDered
enough to know what had happened to him
he became very loud and abusive, until he
had to be shut up IN the steel cell. This had
no effect upon him, and it was not until tho
other prisoners took hand and dumped sew
cral pals of water through the bars into his
cell that he cooled down. He was fined
$l0.70 in police court yesterday morning.
Judge Deemer has rendered a decision lin
the case Of Leonard Everett against the
supervisors OF PottawattamIe county and
others. The defendants filed q motion to
remove the case to another court on the
ground that case of the kind could not De
brought in the district court This motion
Is sustained bv the court, and In addition to
the order for removal he gives each of the
defendants excepting the board OF super
visors $40 attorneys fees on account of tho
case having been brought in the wrong
court.
Mary Cooley, q foreigner whose only ao
complishment so far as the English language
is concerned is in the line of profanity, was
arrested yesterday morning for the third
time In less than two weeks for peddlins
without license. AS she was discharged
upon both the former occasions she was
somewhat independent when she was nailed
by Officer Claar. While he was holding her
Tor the patrol wagon she so far forgot the re-
qulrements OF etiquette as to pucker up her
ruby lips and spit in his face She will have
a trial before Judge McGee this morning on
the charge Of peddllng without license, and
when this is decided the officer will give her
another whrl on the charge of assault. He
says he means TO prosecute her on every
charge known to the CODE
The Pottawattamie county teachers Insti-
tute, which has been in session for the past
two weeks, closed yesterday afternoon.
The last three days were spent
In examinations. Among those who
attended the institute were num-
Der OF the High school pupils who are two or
three years yet from the end of their course
All during the institute they have been at
the head of their classes, and when it came
to examinations they stood alongside the
teachers OF from Hyet fifteen Dpri-
ence and answered the questions in a highly
creditable way. Prof. Sawyer was highly
gratiied at the showing they maue. as it re-
fleets credit on the schools of the city as well
as on the pupils themselves.
Perkins. the great Haverly banjo spe-
cialist, at Manawa this week.