Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-25
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will address the Salvation army meeting this
evening.
On and after February 1 the Council
BLUFFS once OF The Bee will he located at
No. ie North Main street.
Rev. Henry belongs industrial school Tor
girls meets this afternoon In the lnuustrisi
hall, over the State Savings bank.
The Grand hotel, Council Bluffs. High
class in every respect. Rates. $3.50 per day
and upward. T.. r. Clark. proprietor.
The infant child OF Mr.. and Mrs. M. =.
Smith died yesterday and will be buried TO-
day from the residence, 1920 ave-
nue..
Two colored pugs are billed for a ten round
prize fight at a Lower Broadway resort TINS
evening. II the police do not interfere some
~slugging is promised.
The funeral OF Mrs. Anna r. Heisler will
occur this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
residence on Harrison street. The body VIII
be buried in Falrview.
Pete VIM complained to the police yes
terday. that somebody had made a raid upon
his wife's clothesllne and carried away, among
other articles, all Of his socks.
Freddie, the 2-year-old son OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. f. w. Rlncker, died yesterday morning
at the home Of bis parents, 925 Third ave
nue.. The funeral will occur Sunday after
noon at 3 O'CLOCK. rev. McDohdiu V" VI
hciate.
Frank Gregory, a railroad man OF Creston,
Is under arrest, charged with seduction. The
complainant is Alice Toby, a young woman
from Red Oak. She gave birth to a child
last evening at the oman's Christian Asso-
citation hospital.
BESSIE. the little daughter Of Marion
Stevens of the fire department, Slipped ami
fell at the Pierce street school yesterday
and suffered a dislocation OF the right arm at
the elbow. Several other severe rails were
reported yesterday. Icy nave
-.-1 n tnpprtain for gpvpr1l
days.
A vacant house near the corner OF Fourth
avenue and Sixteenth street was set on fire
last evening at Z o'clock by an incendiary.
An alarm was turned In in time to enable
the department to prevent any more damage
than burning a hole through the roof. Just
before the fire was observed two boys were
seen to run from the building.
Several days ago Katie A.. Wolfong insti-
tuted suit against John Taylor to collect
q claim Of 81, which she alleged to be due
her fer work done. The case was taken on
change of venue through all the Justices
offices, and was finally settled yesterday in
Cooks court. The woman was given a judg-
ment for the amount and costs, $3.50 In all.
The Reds fired the first big gun of the con-
test last night. The reception, or red night,
was a big success in every sense. An eX-
cellent program was rendered. Refreshments
were served to all present. The Blues were
on the ground to get points. Though they
stole a few members, the Reds held
their ground. The Reds will meet Tuesday
night in secret session. Let every member
of the company be out.
That delightful comedy, 1.-THE Rajah," with
Pitt. captured the theater patrons Of Coun-
Gil Blufs last night and the consequence is
an extra performance will be given at the
New Dohauy tonight. 1t is staged exactly
as presented at Boyd's and the glade scene
even more realistic. An enthusiastic au-
dience greeted Mr.. Pitt last night and the
probabilities are the standing room only sign
will be required tonight. Parties IN Omaha
who failed to see the beautiful play ana
this magnificent actor in Omaha this week
should 90 to the Bluffs tonight, as this will
be Mr.. Pitts last appearance before MS re-
turn to England.
All the prisoners in the city Jail at the
present time are confined in the little cells
OF that institution. They will not be turned
out into the corridor again until some new
steel bars have been put in to lake the place
of several that were found to have been
sawed through by the prisoners during some
time Thursday afternoon. Those connneo
are: "Plunk'' Henderson, Ed Biumenthai'
Bert Newton and JEFF Green. A RIBBON saw
was slipped to Henderson in some way, OF
was concealed upon his person when he was
arrested, and while the prisoners were exc
cutting a war dance he was working on the
bars. The attention of the officers was at
tracted in time to prevent an escape from
Ine cell TOOIl INV u o'N'e
An escape from there would have been an
easy matter during the night. The council
will be asked to replace all of the iron bars
in the rear of the cells with hardened steel
rods. In the meantime the prisoners Will
stay in their cells until their terms expire.
The Holden Comedy company, with the
same people they had when the company
played a two weeks engagement here in
November and made such a decided hit as
popular priced players, will open another
weeks engagement at the New Dohany the
alter on Sunday evening. The repertory Will
be almost entirely new, but by special re-
quest of many of the patrons of the theater
two Of the old plays will be repeated. One
Of these plays will be angie" a piece pro-
nounced by hundreds of Council Bluffs people
to be one of the finest plays ever given in
the Dohany. For the other nights they have
a new repertory, with plenty of new spe-
c~ialties. Since playing here they have
played a weeks engagement at the Boyd In
Omaha and have appeared before the most
critical audiences, always winning their
way to the highest favor. For the opening
on Sunday evening one 80 cent ticket will
admit one lady and gentleman or two ladies'
to the best seats. The prices will be 10, 20
and 80 cents.
$40. 900 to loan at z per cent on farm or