Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-16
COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT
MINOR MENTION.

Mr. and Mrs. Julius Zimmeri are rejolc-
ing over the birth of a son.
The child Of John Shelter, on Glenn avenue.
was reported yesterday to be suffering from
mcmbraneous Group.
The finest line OF holiday neckwear, hand
kerchiefs, muflers, etc. in the city at
Hughes, 415 Broadway.
Augusta Grove meets this afternoon at
WoOdman hall for drill All members are
requested to be present.
william Margerum and Ina Green were
granted a license to marry yesterday. They
both reside In this county.
Suit was begun yesterday by Peregoy g.
Moore against the Manhattan Beach com
pany on a bill of merchandise amounting to
$3.50.
r. II. Storey was fined $3.50 in the police
court yesterday morning upon the charge of
intoXicaton and creating a disturbance OF
the peace
The Ideal club was entertained last night
at the residence OF Thomas Metcalf About
fifty guests were present. 1t was brilliant
and pleasant affair.
II the party who fell in the mud on First
avenue yesterday will send his spattered
linen to the Eagle laundry his friends will
never know what happened.
An order was adopted by the commission
ers of insanity yesterday to send Mrs. A.
Wllsie to Clarinda today. The unfortunate
woman will be taken to the asylum by her
husband
An original notice of suit was filed yes
terday by the Bennington Savings bank
against Davis Ratclitfe and others to fore
close a mortgage amounting to 81 400 given
September lS 1891.
II. s. Richardson, who has been lying
critically i'll at the w. G. A. hospital, has
recovered so far as to be able to travel, and
has gone for a brief trip in Colorado pre-
paratory to returning to Washington City.
L. Tierney, the young man who got tam
gled up with the time checks of another
city employe and got his name in place
that made it look like forgery, will have
hearing in Justice Cooks court today.
Contractor Wickham began work yester-
day on the Fairview avenue sewer. The job
has been delayed for a long time because
OF the mistakes made in the letting of the
work the first and second times. Mr.. Wick
ham getting 1t on the third letting
The following have been chosen as Off
GERS of Excelsior lodge. No. 259 Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons: A. Mcmillan,
worthy master: Samuel Payne senior war
den; S. Il. Spoor, junior warden; John Hin
ke treasurer; Nat Shepard, secretary.
William Wallace, brought up from Shen-
andoah a few days ago to answer the charge
of larceny OF lot of clothing from John N.
Baldwin's barn. was arraigned in police
court yesterday He took change of venue
to Justice Cook and will have hearing
on Saturday afternoon.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon Miss Maude
McCnne VIII De HlaTTleu W SHdIltS may
bauer of Mt. Vernon, Ia. The marriage will
take place at the residence of Mrs o. d.
Wheeler the brides sister. Mr.. j. T. Nc
Cune arrived from Chicago yesterday to as
sist at his sisters wedding
Word was received by friends yesterday
that w. ]. Manley is lying at the point Of
death with no hope of recovery. Mr.. Manley
for many years was connected with the Emp
kie Hardware company here, but for year
has been living in Omaha. A few weeks ago
he was stricken with typhoid fever, and has
been slowly sinking in spite of medical care.
w. l.. Thickstun has been reelected as
organist of the First Presbyterian church,
and will preside at the big pipe instrument
next Sunday. For a year Mr. and Mrs.
Thckstun have been living in Chicago,
where Mr.. Thckstun put in the time per-
fecting his musical education. Pipe organ
study was one of the objects of the Chicago
trip.
Harold Egbert a youth not unknown to
police fame, sent by his mother from
his home last evening to get some medicine
for sick child. He visited a number of
the drug stores where the insignia of trade
are fabulous glasses painted on the windows
and adorned with a niagara of foam over the
sides. Before Egbert obtained the medicine
he wanted he fell prey to a policeman.
He spent the night in the city Jail, and in
the police court this morning will be con-
fronted with a charge of drunk and using
obscene language on the strets.