Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-01

MINOR MENTION.

Miss Aylesbury OF ST. Joseph Is the guest
Of Miss Bridenstein.
ID. l.. Clifton of San Jose, Cal, is visiting
Council BlufTs friends.
Mrs. Raymond and daughter, Bessie. Of
Davenport, are guests at the Misses Kracht.
Mrs. Nat Shepard leaves today for a
months visit with friends at Sioux Falls,
s. ID.
Jacob Seller Of Evansville, Ind, a former
schoolmate Of II. n. Whittlesey, was his
guest yesterday.
s. II. Wadsworth and Lucius Wells have
returned from a vacation spent In Utah and
other western points.
The Mckinley drum corps will meet at the
court house this evening at s o'clock sharp.
BY order Of Frank Sherrat.
The Grand hotel. Council Bluffs. High
class in every respect. Rates, $3.50 per day
and upward. f. F.. Clarke. proprietor.
Mrs. Graves OF this city has been engaged
by the Avoca school directors as one of the
teachers for the next school year in that
place.
Mrs. ]. w. Johnson has gone to Chicago.
where she will be the guest OF her son,
who is employed in the Baltimore g. Ohio
Offices In that city.
w. A. Highsmith of the Union Pacific,
with his wife and a party Of friends, left
yesterday for a fishing and hunting trip
In the wilds of Idaho,
John l.. Merkel, who has been in the city
for some time, will depart for the east to-
day to resume his engagement with Prim-
rose & Vests minstrels.
The Omaha Elks will picnic at Lake
Manawa today, and il the weather will per-
NIT will have one Of their annual good
times. They will spend the afternoon and
evening at the grand plaza and Manhattan
beach.
w. o. Writ, who has spent n week with
his family here, will return to his mining
lICinlCg nj Grinn1p EpInk NnIaV Ron IIttr
and other mining properties. in which he is
heavily interested, are reported to be in
very promising condition.
All members of Union Veteran Legion No.
s are requested TO meet at their hall, Sum
day, August 2, at 1 p. M, to attend the
funeral of Soldier Forrest kenney, late of
the Third Iowa battery. Members of Grand
Army of the Republic and all old soldiers
and sailors are invited to attend.
The rally on Sunday in the Young Mems
Christian association parlors will be adj
dressed by Rev. Henry j. Cocker, pastor Of
the First Methodist Episcopal church of
Emporia, Kan. All men and boys are
cordially invited. Good singing. Come and
enjoy the meeting. Time, 4 p. m.
]. b. Atkins and family and DR.. Lacey
and son Tom have returned from their
outing at Spirit Lake. They housed the
proud pet, the naphtha launch Lydia, and
engaged a Waterman to look after her until
next season. She is the envy of all yacht
owners and the pride of the lake.
The rain yesterday morning and yester-
day did a good deal of damage on the I'M
paved streets. Hillside streets, that had
been put into good condition after the severe
spring floods were again cut up to such
an extent that 1t will require several days
work oil Commissioner Morris and his men.
Alderman Brown, the representative of the
Third ward in the council, has been con-
fined to his bed for several days. Yesterday
he was considered to be critically i'll by his
attending physician. He has been suffering
from lung troubles, and has had a number
Of severe hemorrhages. He had a danger
GUS attack at noon yesterday. but last night
was reported to be slightly better.
The Union Pacific west-bound flyer was
held at the transfer yesterday afternoon
under peculiar circumstances. w. A. High
smith, the popular yardmaster of the Union
Pacific, was starting west with a party
of friends. When he reached the transfer
he discovered that he had forgotten his
box of "Sultana" cigars. The train was
held while he sent up to Moore & Ellis for
his supply. A fishing trip in the wilds Of
Idaho without Sultanas would be void of
pleasure and Mr.. Highsmith knew it.