Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-22
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MINOR MENTION.

on Vorhis street.
The concert of sacred music given at the
First Congregational church last evening
was largely attended.
The revival meetings at the Epworth
r Methodist Episcopal church continue with in.
creased interest. Rev. Mr.. Brewer will
preach there tonight.
In opposing the sultan the Greeks In Crete
are putting up a good front" but no more
so than the young man who wears Eagle
laundry work. 724 Broadway. Telephone 15T.
The body Of Omar N. Conger. the insane
man who died shortly after his arrival at
the Clarinda Asylum for the Insane, was
yesterday forwarded to Quick, Ia, for in
ternent.
C. V. Nieman & Co., 523 Broadway, dealers
In stocks, grain and provisions. Core
spondents of James II. Boyd q Co, Omaha.
They will furnish market quotations by tele-
phone at any time. Phone 1919.
Miss Jennie Koating is still confined TO
her bed by a severe attack Of grip, from
which she has suffered for nearly a month.
Her condition has become such as to create
considerable apprehension among her
friends.
The funeral Of Patrick Ryan was held yes
terday afternoon from st. Francis church.
The members of the Ancient order Of Hiber-
mans turned out in force ard buried him
with the honors accorded a member of that
fraternity.
NV "a IAN vi shON lhsN NNh'l ~
tcrfered somewhat with the operation of the
motor trains during the early part of the
evening. but by . o'clock Manager Dimmock
had the entire system cleared and all trains
made their schedule time during the night.
The Council Bluffs Ministerial association
will meet at 1880 today in the hall on Pearl
street used by the congregation Of St. Johns
English Lutheran church. One of the fea-
lures OF the meeting will be the reading of
a paper prepared by Rev. Litherland, pastor
Of the Second Presbyterian church, on a sub
ject that Is said to have some local interest.
Mr.. M. b. Ayers writes enthusiastically of
his surroundings in Southern California,
where he went a short time ago to look
after some land investments he has recently
made. If he continues to like 1t as well as
he now does, he will remove his family from
Council Bluffs and make his permanent home
at Ontario, about fifty miles from Los
Angeles.
Nothing further was learned yesterday
concerning the means by which Joe Taylor
lost his life in Lake Manawa. Coroner Jen-
nings decided that II was not necessary to
hold an inquest. Taylor has been living
with a family named Walker in the west
ern part of the city. The funeral will be
arranged according to their orders.
Another University Extension club will be
organized at the residence Of Mrs. ID. r.
Witter, $50 Eleventh avenue, today at 2:30
p. IN. The club will be named Upward"
women WlSulNS 10 JOIN the army vi women
who are leaders in circles of progress and
culture are invited to join. The first course
in study will be Universal History" Henry
Coker is the organizer.
Mrs. Eva Polsky, wife of Morris Polsky
of Lincoln, died at the residence of her
mother. Mrs. C. Marks, 719 Fourth street,
yesterday, after a lingering illness. Mrs.
Polsky came from her home in Lincoln some
time ago to visit her relatives, and while
here her condition became such that she
could not be removed. Death resulted from
Bright's disease. She was 30 years old. The
body was prepared for burial and sent to
Lincoln yesterday, where the funeral will
occur today.
A spirited horse attached to a small,
phaeton ran away yesterday morning on
Lower Avenue b.. The animal was being
driven by a woman. In going over a street
crossing tho woman was thrown across the
dashboard and fell between the dashboard
and the front wheels. While in this position
shc was repeatedly kicked by the vicious
horse. The horse was stopped near Fiji
teenth street and the woman taken from her
perilous position. Beyond a few slight
bruises she had escaped injury.
One of Contractor Wickham's teams that
went through the ice was recovered yes
terday. 1t was found lodged against the
leo in an open space at a point a short dis
lance from where the accident happened.
With the aid OF boats the bodies OF the
drowned horses were released from the har-
ness and permitted to float away. The
wagon was drawn out intact with the ex-
ception of the loss of the front bolster. The
other team and wagon have been located
several miles down the river and the wagon
and harness may be recovered. The outfit
fished out yesterday belonged to Martin
Martinson, but had been replaced by Mr..
Wickham.
Contractor Wickham says he has still
about 900 loads of Stag to deposit on the
West Broadway paving to complete the re-
Quired amount that will furnish the founda-
ton for the roadway. City Engineer Toste-
win has decided that the chief material to
be use In the top dressing shall be gravel,
and Wickham already has several carloads
of this material piled up at different points
along the line. The big steam roller will
be put on the work when the frost goes out
of the ground. Contractor Wickham esti-
mates that the rolling process will not re-
duce the height of the Stag more than one
inch. He says If the weather is favorable
he will have the track finished before
April /.
City Attorney Hazelton has begun the
Initial suit in accordance with the orders
of the city council to enforce payment Of
delinquent special Improvement taxes. The
first suit is against Ann Smith and Peter
Ref, and Is brought to recover payment for
grading, curbing, paving and sewering two
lots on Fourth street near Eleventh ave-
nue.. The amounts due and unpaid are
$470.02 against one lot and sl4O.S6 against
the other. The city has become responsible
for about $25, 900 worth OF bonds issued TO
pay for this class OF Improvements, and 1t
is proposed to get judgments against all of
the property liable for the payment. The
greater portion OF the delinquent property
lies on West Broadway.
C. b. Viavia Company, female remedy.