Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-18
MINOR MENTION.

"Rosedalo' matinee this afternoon.
Regular meeting Council NGl Cop9igerG!sl
Pilgrims Of America this evening at 5 o'clock.
Initiation,
A marriage license was issued yesterday
10 Henry Page and Miss Bessie Palmer, both
OF Pottawattamie county.
Pilgrim Sister Academy No. I will meet
In regular session at 1880 p. IN. in their
rooms in the Brown building.
Word was received yesterday by Mrs. w
c.. Joseph Of the severe Illness Of her brother,
ID, a. l.. Barnard Of st. Louis, Mo.
The Grend hotel, Council Bluffs. High
class in every respect. Rates. $3.50 per day
and upward. L. f. Clarke, proprietor.
The case in the superior court testing the
validity Of the Incorporation of the town OF
Lake Manawa has been continued until next
Tuesday.
Rev. T. w. Williams has been returned
to the Pottawattamie district by the con-
ference of the Latter Day Saints church at
Cleveland.
The case Of J. N. Casady against the Fire
mems Fund Insurance company was tried
and submitted to Judge Smith In the as
trict court yesterday.
The price Of admission to the matinee per-
formance OF "ROsedale" this afternoon mas
been fixed Mt Is cents. Children under IL
years of age, 10 cents.
Nellie Riddle. the 3-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. s. Riddle, died at 3 p. III.
Thursday of membranous croop. The funeral
took place yesterday morning.
All members Of Bluffs Division No. %, X.
of r.. are requested to be present. Business
of Importance to be transacted ana the
election of a major of the Third regiment.
At the intercession of Mayor Carson, Celly
Hough was liberated from the city jail yes
terday, where he was serving out a fine oil
$31 LOO. Judge MCGEE suspended the SEN
tence after Hough had served five days, with
tbo n1arCtoultpp that hp shmIll leave town
at once, and the additional understanding
that he should be returned to jail ana serve
out the remainder Of his sentence on a bread
and water diet IL he forgot to stay away
from town.
The "peanut SPREE at the Young Mems
CT ristian association rooms last night af-
fotded an infinite amount Of amusement for
the spectators and much more harmless run
for the boys. The boys were required TO
contest with each other for prizes ofered TO
the boy hulling five peanuts In the shortest
time. Secretary Baker held the watch and
superintendent the contest. The boys break
ing the least number of kernels and stripping
off the shells quickest were declared the
victors.
Only care and soberness have prevented
accidents happening at the east entrance of
the county court house at night time. That
part Of the building is shouded in impene-
trable gloom after the sun goes down, and
the citizen who has occasion TO visit the
court house AFTER dark is COllIuuteu VIII
the danger of falling and breaking his neck
when he attempts to leave the building. The
flight of stone steps with several intermediate
land ngs presents an unbroken outline OF one
gray color in the dim light, and the visitor
never is sure that he Is down until he gets
on the pavement and feels the bricks. The
danger was removed yesterday by the plac-
ing Of an electric light under the stone
porch.
City Engineer Tostevin reports that 200
men have applied for work on the Indian
creek excavation which viii be commences
on Monday. The work has been cross-sec-
toned into sections of 200 feet, and there
are seventy of the sections. Allowing three
men to the section it is estimated that the
work will not last but a few days, or a week
at furthest. The city authorities feel that
this Is better than employing a smaller mum
Der of men and taking longer tine to 40
the work for two important reasons. The
first is that the 1900 expended Will be more
widely distributed and the other is that the
creek will be put in shape to permit the
proper discharge of the sewers Delore the
heavy spring rains come.
A Council Bluffs agent for an eastern prop
erty owner encountered an embarrassing
surprise a few days ago. He had been asked
to look after the rental of several pieces OF
res, dence property in the western part OF
the city acquired by a Vermont gentleman
through his financial transactions with Kim
ball e Champ. The man who was serving
as his agent here made frequent reports OF
his inability to find tenants for the houses
A few days ago the old gentleman concluded
to visit Council Bluffs and see what the con
dition of his property was. He did not IN,
troduce himself to the agent, but he did
make the acquaintance of several tamliies
who had been living in the houses Tor a
long time. From them he ascertained the
amount Of rent they had been paying to his
agent and the length of time they had lived
there. Then he called on the agent and In
troduced himself. The agent had some dt-
fculty in explaining everything to the sat
isfaction of the old gentleman and raising
enough money to square accounts between
them.