Omaha daily bee., 1895-02-21
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MINOR MENTION.

Mayrs Real Estate agency. 539 Broadway |
Council No. 8, Degree Of Pocahontas, will
meet this evening in their hall, 103 Pearl
street.
Several cases against the Nonpareil were
tried In the district court yesterday and
submitted.
G.. ID. Schmidt and Frances A, Turpln,
both of Omaha, were married by Justice
Walker yesterday.
Douglas G. Russell and Mary f. Scott,
both OF South Omaha, were married yester-
day by Justice Cook.
Harmony chapter No. 25, Order of Eastern
Star, will hold their regular monthly meet
ing this evening at Masonic hall.
Mrs. j. ID. Edmundson will entertain her
lady friends at reception next Tuesday
afternoon at her home on Fifth avenue.
Regular meeting of the Retail Butchers
Protective association Thursday evening at
o'clock at their hall over Duncan's shoe store.
Dr. Barstow Will lecture at the Women's
Christian association hospital today from IL
10 12 q. m, and DR.. Thomas at the same
hour tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs j. b. Wittig desire to thank
tho friends who ehowed such sympathy and
kindness at the time of their bereavement
In the loss of their son, Clarence.
John Casey, 12year-old lad living near
the corner OF Pleasant street and Twelfth
avenue, fell into a hole in the ground and
was badly hurt about the head and shoulders.
An OlHdHd CltIEyndu VIII pteH plOll-
inently connected with charitable work has
recently received seven applications from
Council Bluffs persons who want to adopt
children.
Comrades of encampment No. 8, Union
Veteran Legion, will assemble at the re-
spectlve schools of the district in which they
reside for the observance of Flag Day" this
afternoon.
John Walker found purse containing s2
in cash and a $40 check and left it at the
police station for an owner During the day
]. d. Stuart claimed the property and prop
erly identified it.
]. w. Pollock, who lives near Creston and
wears the old soldiers badge, was bound
over to the United States grand jury yester>
day for bootlegging. He could not give
bonds and was sent to Jail.
The memorial sermon delivered by Rev. E.
j. Babcock at st. Paul's church January 13
the death Of Mrs. Amelia Bloomer has
been put into printed form and Is being cir
culated among the friends Of the deceased.
Abe Lincoln post No. 30. Grand Army of
the Republic, will meet at Grand Army of
the Republic hall this (Thursday) afternoon
at o'clock to attend Flag Day exercises
at the different schools. A. N. Scribner
post commander.
An alarm from box % called the fire de-
partment to PIG Broadway last evening
shortly after o'clock. A fire had just started
in the cellar of hardware store kept by a
man named Cohn, but it eNtinguished
without difficulty, and the damage done did
not amount to more than 80 cents, which was
covered by insurance. The origin is un-
known.
The new motor schedule has shortened the
running time from the corner of Pearl and
Broadway in Council Bluffs to the business
center of Omaha by five minutes. The man
agement claims that the new system has
many advantages over the old, and while II
does not suit every one, they think 1t viii
nln
than any other that could be devised
Charley Wend darky with face like
midnight, was caught coming out OF &c
Ommen jr.'s hencoop Tuesday night abou
II o'clock with fine fat pullet under eacf
arm. He was arrested and brought before
Justice Cook yesterday afternoon. Charley
was compelled to acknowledge that hi
actions had not been strictly according tc
Hoyle and was locked up in the count!
jai! for thirty days.
Home celebrated his forty-seventh birthda!
yesterday, and was the recipient of man!
hearty congratulations and numerous tangible
evidences of good will from his friends. II
the morning when he arose ana came mt
the yard all of the children of the Hom
thronged around him singing an improvise'
song that was full of tender sentiment ant
rejoicing 1t was a very pretty and touching
tribute In the evening nearly 100 of hi
friends gathered at the home and spent
very enjoyable evening.
John Wiemeyer, who became violently in
sane couple Of weeks ago, while in tn
county Jail awaiting trial for bootlegging
and was sent to the state hospital a
Clarinda, is reported by the authorities o
that institution to have been feigning in
sanity all along Deputy United States Mar
shall Hillweg left yesterday for Clarinda t
bring him back here. His motive in making
believe was to escape imprisonment, an
although the commissioners Of insanity sus
pected that his insanity was not genuine,
took the practiced eye of an expert to fl
the matter beyond a doubt.
Mrs Frank Naprovenek No. 1, who ha
been living in Omaha all the time her ex
husband has been riding his high horse, sud
denly appeared at the little shop on Uppe
Broadway yesterday afternoon Naprovene
recognized her before she came in. and eS
claiming: "Mein Gott, more drouble," file
through the back window. Mrs. Naprovene
No. was left, and 1t is reported that Mrs
Naprovenek No. l gave her to understan
that she was still her husbands wife an
intended to maintain her position at an
cost. 1t has been supposed that they ha
been divorced but this throws a new hgl
on the situation and makes possible an
number OF interesting complications.