Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-14
MINOR MENTION.

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C. f.. II. Campbell has been awarded the
contract for building county bridges for an
other year.
Rev. Mr.. Thickstun proposes holding a
preaching service at the Berean Baptist
church next Sunday.
%Encampment No. 8, Union Veteran l. gion
and Ladies' Auxialiary No. II, Union Veteran
Legion, meet this evening,
A marriage license was issued yesterday
by the county clerk to John Stunpf, aged q,
and Gustie Stuvie, aged 10, both Of Potta-
wattamie county.
The members Of Hazel camp, Modern
woodmen, are requested to meet at their hall
this afternoon at l o'clock to attend the
funeral Of Neighbor l.. c. HUFF.
The county board yesterday concurred in
the action Of the city council in RENTING
the taxes on the Grand hotel and reducing the
assessment on the Ogden house from 81 500
to ST, 900.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor Of the First Presbyterian church
will give a free pumpkin pie social this
evening in the church parlors. Everybody
is invited.
Invitations are being sent out for IAN old
fashioned social" at the rooms Of the Com
mercial Pilgrims in the Brown building Sat
urday evening, November 16, beginning at
7:30 o'clock.
Lee swearingen, ir, has succeeded in col
Letting s439 of court costs which had besn
on the county books for a long time past, but
nobody had thought to collect. His share Of
all he collects is tne-third.
william Stute, a farmer Of James town
ship, was given $S5 by the county supervisors
yesterday in payment for the loss Of his
horse, which was killed by backing off a
bridge in Silver Creek township.
Minnie, the 2-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mis-. Ernest f. Wagner, died of diph-
theritic Group at 30 o'clock yesterday after
noon, after an illness of only twenty-four
hours, at the residence, 1928 Fourth avenue.
The members of Council Bluffs lodge No.
e7O, Ancient Order of United Workmen, are
requested to meet at their hall in the Mer-
RAM block at l o'clock this afternoon to
attend the funeral OF brother L. c. Huff. By
order, master workman.
The city council held a meeting at the city
building yesterday morning at 9 o'clock and
approved the contracts for building side
walks, which were awarded at the meeting
Monday night. The next meeting will be
Monday evening, November %.
The Lake Manawa Railway company has
fled a petition with the county board of
supervisors asking to have the liquor tax
pm the Grand Plaza saloon RENTED, inasmuch
rs the saloon was closed September 2 and no
liquor was sold or kept for sale there after
that date
e All members of Hawkeye lodge No. 1874, In
dependent Order OF Odd Fellows, are re-
quested to meet at the hall this afternoon
at / o'clock to attend the funeral of their
deceased brother, l.. c. Huff. All visiting
brothers are cordially invited. w. j.
Sneathen, N. G..
The grand jury has been examining wit
nes9es with lightning ~rapidity of late, and, al
though the session will be rather shorter
than usual, the amount of work accomplished
will be no less. About fifty witnesses have
been examined in the Texas Baker murder
case. A final report is looked for next Sat
urday.
The funeral OF l.. c.. HUH will take place
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Trinity
Methodist church. Presiding Elder w. S
Hooker, Rev. Conrad Hooker and Rev. II. H
Barton are the officiating c~lergymen. All
friends who wish to view the remains may dc
80 at the residence from 7 o'clock this morn,
Ing until noon.