Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-06
minute talks to young people, the topic for
this evening being, Habit"

minute talks to young people, the topic for
this evening being, Habit"
Rev. Dr. Wheeler of the First Presby-
terian church and Rev. II. p Espy of the
! United Presbyterian church will exchange
pulpits this evening.
Hope" is the topic of Rev. Irving John
sons sermon at st. Martins Episcopal
church this morning. The evening sermon
| is entitled, "Slumber" No a. IN. service
viii be held today
! Phil Kearney pest No. 2, Grand Army or
the Republic. and Samuel Dennis Relief
corps. will meet Monday evening for in
spection and election OF officers. All mem
bers are requested to be present.
Mrs. ID. L. Holmes entertained the Drive
! Whist club at her home Friday evening
| Mrs. l.. c. Gibson was the winner of the
fret prize for women and j. NJ Tanner
| carried OFF the honors for the men.
| Yesterday the Burlington g. Missouri Rail
| way company paid into the city treasury
! the sum OF $l0l0i9, which was due on 1896
! taxes The Pullman Palace Car company
| also paid its taxes, which amounted to SIZES
! Mrs. McMurphy of the Omaha Woman's
! club will give a chafng dish demonstration
| to the Kings Daughters at the Young Men
| Christian association parlOrs Thursday af-
! ternoon. Some fine samples of Mexican
drawn work will be on exhibition.
! civil service examination for the position
: OF clerks ana carriers was neld at the HlRl
! school building yesterday. Those who took
| the examination were: Miss Theresa Casey,
! G. w. True, Emil Weyerman, +. +. Speth-
mann. Miss Nellie L. Harrington and Charles
| w. Martin.
| The big fve-foot sewer at Thirteenth and
| y streets, which caved in about a week ago
| has been uncovered and a break fifty feet
! long found. over fifty feet of dirt had been
! piled on top of the sewer at this point
and this had to be removed before it could
be learned how much damage had been done.
1t is estimated that the cost OF repairs
! will amount to about $500.
At the regular monthly meeting of the live
| stock exchange, which will be held Monday
afternoon. officers for the ensuing year will
| be placed in nomination TO be voted OH at the
regular meeting in January. The propo-
! sition to raise the price of a membership
! tickets from $500 to 81 900 will be discussed
as will also the plan to compel all travelling
| solicitors for commission firms to be mem
bers of the exchange.
| Frank Dolezal the Twenty fourth street
gambler was fined $35 in Justice Hedges
court yesterday for asnaultng Joseph
| Dworak. The assault occurred shortly after
election. Dolezal commenced abusing
! Dworak for having worked for the success
of the republican ticket and ended up by
beating Dworak over the head. The case
was set for hearing November 8, but at the
request of the defendant it was continued
| for thirty days
Wednesday evening of this week Glover
Leaf camp, No. s. Royal Neighbors of Amer,
| lea. viii give an oyster supper and bazaar
! for the benefit of the South Omaha hospital.
! Lunch will be served at noon and in the
evening Miss Anna Hunter and Miss Franc
Jacobs will preside at a chocolate table.
Good music will eniyen the occasion, The
bazaar will be held in the Hunt building
on n street just west OF the South Omaha
| National bank.
| the yards here. This is an increase of $500
over the preceding week and OF $500 over
| the corresponding week in 1895. Hog re-
ceipts for the week numbered Al ,I26, as
| against q 759 a week ago aind 43 172 during
the same week last year. The average
| weight OF hogs for the week was 29O pounds
Sheep receipts were fair numbering 665S
a gain of 300 over the receipts during the
same week last year.