Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-23
COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT
MINOR MENTION.

Born, TO Mr. and Mrs. L. NJ Duncan, on
Harrison street, daughter.
The next meeting Of the board OF Super
vleors will be held on Monday. June 1.
Mrs. r. p. Soarle lsft Tor Chicago last
evening and will make that city her future
home.
The Weber quartet viii sing In St. Mary'9
Congregational church in Omaha Sunday
evening.
marriage license was issued yesterday
to Charles Long AMI Miss Minnie Gentry,
both Of Council Bluffs.
The Grand hotel Council Bluffs. High
class in every respect Rates. $3.50 per day
and upward. Il. f. Clarke, proprietor.
Mrs ]. w. Grassland is lying at her home
on Washington avenue at the point Of death
The physicians have no hope Of her recovery
Mrs Mary Benton, living at 500 Fudrth
avenue, fell last evening while alghting
from her buggy and suffered the fracture
Of an arm.
DR.. Il. s. Thomas has been chosen as one
of the executive committee Of the Iowa
Public Health association, which just coeed
its annual session in Davenport.
Mary. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Branded aged years months. died Fri
day at $50 p. m at SOC South Ienth street.
Funeral Saturday at p. IN. lnterment at
Fairview.
Ladies' Auxiliary No. II Of the Union
Veteran Legion is requested to meet at
its hall today at p m. to arrange howcrs
for Mpmor al day. All members desired to
be present.
s. b. Wadsworth was riding on dhc streets
yesterday. 1t was the first time he has
been gu, since his recent dangerous illness.
He still locks fral, but is rapidly rega ming
his strer-'h
Char es Perkins the Atlantic youth,
charged with stealing a watch from Jacquc-
Minis was sent to the county jail by Justice
l1pn pp1p IN thp nf
grand jury His bond was fixed at $3.50,
but this was more than he could secure
Preparations in decorations on a handsome
scale are progressing at the First Baptiet
church for the Memorial day service to be
held on Sunday evening Abe Lincoln post,
Grand Army OF the Republic, and the
Woman's Relief Corps will attend the serv-
ice.
The prosecution failed to come to time
In Justice Cook = court when the three tramps
arrested for stealing beer from freight cars
were arraigned, and the men were released
on their own recogniZance to appear next
week. This is virtually dismissal Of the
case.
Colonel j. j. Steadman left last evening for
Chicago, where he has been called to testify
in the cases of the green goods men who
were brought there and taken to Kcokuk
for trial. They pleaded guilty there to the
charge CT using the mails for fraudulent
purposes and received light sentences. They
will be tried for the Chicago end of their
crime.
"If God Knows Everything, Why Do We
Pray Unto Him." or Does Gcd Know
Everything?" is the subject of +. w. Will
liams' next Sunday evenings discourse at the
Latter Day Saints church. A special in
vitat on is extended to all those who have
in any way been troubled with this ques-
ticn to attend Elder J. F. Mcdowell will
speak on another interesting subject at the
morning hour, THE Canon of Scripture; Its
Origin"
The ordinance prohibiting driving loose
stock through the residence portion of the
city was enforced yesterday. The victim
was young man named L. Terney. Many
people have complained often, but in vain
against the habit of stock herders driving
a string Cf cows through town and permitting
them to browse on the lawns and parks
and while they may feel sorry for the boy
they will welcome the news that this nuisance
is to be abated.
John Corrothers. for many years chief
engineer at the electric light station and
now located at Falls City. had some expert
ence in the recent cyclone. He has charge
OF the electric light and water works plants
there. Both buildings were badly shattered
by the whirlwind and John had a narrow
escape from being killed. The tall smoke
stack fell aud crashed through the roof Of
the building at the po Mt Immediately above
where he was standing He escaped with
few scratches.