Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-11
COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT
MINOR MENTION.


}. Z. Jones mayor Of Atlautic, was in tn
city yesterday.
Seven transfers OF real estate we're fled
for record yesterday; consideration, fA.S4s.2o.
The marriage Of John D. Goidin and Miss
Minnie Curen has been announced to take
place on June 1b.
Ernest T. Hart is out again after having
bcen confined to mis- home for week with
hip trouble.
A huckstcr named promberg was fined
S296O yesterday morning for failure TO take
out license.
James p Beach. president Of the Farmers
and Merchants bnnk at Hamburg, Ia, was
IN the city yesterday.
Letters OF guardianship were issued yes
terday to +. ]. Day for the minor heirs OF
the late George Metoalf.
County Treasurer Arnl went TO Fort
a Madison OF his own volition Tuesday even
Z ing. He will return today.
The report of the chief of police yesterday
shows that there were only forty-hve SALOONS
and drinking places in Council Bluhs.
The Grand hotel. Council Bluffs. High
class In every respect Rates, $3.50 per day
and upward. Z. f. Clarke. proprietor.
Bishop Fowler will deliver his lecture
on Abraham Lincoln at the Broadway
Methodist Episcopal church this evening.
Harmony chapter No. 25 Order Of Eastern
Star will hold a special meeting this even
ing at Masonic hall for the purpose OF in
itiation.
The Omaha Young Mems Christian asso-
citation team and the Council Bluhs Atm
ietics will meet at the Field club grounds
Saturday.
The regular meeting of the woman
Christian Temperance union was held yes
terday afternoon at the residence oi Mrs
H. A. Ballinger.
Word received from New York yesterday
was to the effect that Mr.. j. j. stork, who
recently went to that city for treatment
is rapidly improving in health
There will be an initiation of candidates
into Hazel camp No. III Modern Woodmen
of America, this evening of which the mem
bers are requested to be present
Miss Maud Gray last night won the
Demorest grand gold medal in a contest with
five others given at the Grant Street Chris
tain church for the best delivered Grafton
on prohibition.
Joseph yanpoorten. who was indicted for
keeping a gambling house at Underwood,
gave bonds today for his appearance at the
next term OF the district court and was re-
leased on bail.
Isam Curvington and August James the
colored who were sentenced to one
year in the penitentiary at Fort Madison
for robblng Machan's dye house. were taken
to the penitentiary Tuesday night
A great card has been arranged for the
opening day at Lake Manawa. which viii
be next Sunday. The Chicago Ladies Mill
Your" will be among the attractions.
Dalbey's band gave the postponed concert
last evening at the corner OF FIRST avenue
and Pearl street. The program was the
best of the series, and the line music was
thoroughly appreciated by the streetsful oil
people.
The Council Bluffs Business Mems asso-
citation met last night and discussed plans
for the holding of Fourth OF July celepra-
ton. Committees were appointed TO can
pvaA ysaYanr
meeting to be held at an early date.
Next Sunday evening the Knights OF
Pythias of this city expect to attend me-
mortal services in Omaha, as provided by
the rules of the order. The following sun
day June q, will be observed mere, When
the Omaha knights will be invited to at
tend.
warrant Is out for the arrest of Roy
Tollman. man named Wells, who is Toll
mans father-in-law, is the plaint1n, VINO
charges the defendant with murderous as
sault. Tollman has not peen apprehenueu
as yet.
If the statement made by an attorney yes
terday to Gil Baird in the marriage license
department of the county clerk IS oftce can
be relied upon there Is some trouble In store
for John F. Kennedy. On June Kennedy
and Clara Hill were married in this city
by Rev MIR. Harmel. The attorney declared
that Kennedy had wife living from whom
he was not divorced when he entered INTO
his second marriage. and that he was look
ing up the matter preparatory TO taxing
legal steps TO set affairs right.
The Gentlemen's Driving club held well
attended meeting yesterday afternoon. The
club adopted its bylaws and completed its
roster of officers by the election of l.. c.
Besley as second vice president. The board
of directors authorized to lease the driy-
ing park track and to arrange series of
racing matinees The first matinee Will
probably be held next week. Every effort
will be made 10 have the meetings held un-
der rules that will furnish interesting con-
tests There are some good steppers in the
city and an effort will be made to have
them shown at the matinee during the sum-
mer months.
Mrs. M. Cohen sustained severe injuries
last evening by a fall. She lives on the
upper floor of her husbands second hand
store at 21S Broadway physician was
called and found her suffering severely after
having given premature birth to a child.
The woman told the physician that the
injury was caused by her falling down
stairs, but two or three OF the neighbors
declare that II was the result of an assault
made upon her by her husband, who kicked
her in the stomach and pushed her down
stairs. The matter referred to the
police but both husband and wife en-
phatically denied the accusation and de-
clared that there trouble of any
nature between them.
Lake Manawa Trains.
Trains for Lake Manawa will leave Council