Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-11
COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT
MINOR MENTION.

Try Moore G. Ellis "sui,saa" 1Oc cigar.
The Bee office. No. 16 North Main street.
Judge Macy will convene the February
term Of court at Avoca today.
marriage license was issued yesterday
TO Henry Fred Heuminkel and Miss Ida ".
Funke. both NJ Pcttawattamie c'uniy.
The Grand hotel. Council Bluffs. High
class In every respect. Rates, $3.50 per day
and upward. f. f. Clark. proprietor.
Al @. Fields great minstrels will be the
next attraction at the new Dohany theater
after Dan Snllys appearance tonight.
Judgment has been entered In the case OF
Butler against Palmer. in accordance with
the verdict Of the jury. The amount Is $2S'
The Ladies' Of the Macoabees will meet
Tuesday afternon at 2:S0 o'clock in Grand
Army OF the Repubiic hall. All members
requested to be present.
The Cattemen's bank began suit in JUS
tice Cooks court yesterday to collect $50 un-
paid rent from Mrs. a. Dee. enc OF the ten
ants in the bank building.
There will be a special meeting of Star
chapter No. AZ, Royal Arch Mascns, tonight,
for work in the most r. NJ. degree. All
members are requested to be present.
The cases Of Evans against Reed, damage
suits growing out OF the injury Oh young
Evans on the switchback at Manawa. have
been continued until the next term OF court
The Omaha National bank has commenced
suit In the district court to recover $loO
from j. f. LARSON for rent due on forty
acre farm which the bank owns In this
county.
Justice Cook yesterday rendered decision
In the long and stubbornly contested land
lords attachment case Of L. James against
Adolph Mosken He awarded the plaintiff a
Judgment OF $11.
The wcnan's Relief corps is invited to
Omaha to attend the sessions OF the state
convention. The corps will accept and attend
N "a bDIy Tuesday evening and VIII Itart
from Rrom's candy store.
Daniel sully as Daddy Nolan will de-
light theater goers and patrons OF the new
Dohany tonight. The sale of seats yester,,
day was large, and the prospects are good
for Daniel meeting a large number OF his
enthusiastic friends tonight.
o. C. Schwerin lost a horse few days
ago from lockjaw. The animal owes its
frightful death to the work of these benevo-
lent phanthropists who deposit nails and
tacks in the streets chiefly for the amuse-
ment and benefit of bicycle riders.
man named Moran was placed under ar
rest last evening and lodged in the city
Jail on the charge of stealing hay He
was, caught in the act of appropriating
good sized whisp from one of the nay
wagons in the city market, and was carry
ing 1t away in his buggy.
Chairman Turner Of the city central com
mittee announced the call yesterday for the
republican caucuses and convention The
and the convention Wednesday of next
week The democratic convention VIII be
held on Thursday, the day after the repub-
lican convention, as indicated in The Bee
yesterday morning.
Cuff" Johnson, the colored murderer, for
whose pardon strong effort is being made,
has developed into something Of an artist.
He sent one of his friends here few days
ago a most exquisite jewel case made of
highly polished oyster shells. The shells
are hinged together with gold wire apd
fastened in front with a gold clasp. The
carving on the sides is eXquisitely beautiful
and when 1t is recollected that the work
was accomplished by the unlettered darkey
in the solitude of his prison cell with the
rudest Instruments 1t becomes an achieve
ment worthy of the attention it has at
tracted.
The two pugillstic Bethers girls, who as
sauted and slugged young johnson on the
leo at Spoon lake Saturday night, were ar
ragned in Justice Cooks court yesterday
afternoon. They manifested a slight dispos-
tion to clean out the court, but finally were
induced to refrain from giving an exhibition
of their AmaZonian proclivities when the
Justice agreed. to accept the bond for $2O0
which their friends had provided The hear
ing of the case was set for February IL.
Young Johnson, who arrested for as
sault upon their complaint, will have hear
ing February IS II the court does not dis
miss the case before the time arrives.
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