Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22
MINOR MENTION.

Born--To Mr.. and Mrs. Langdon, on Eas
Broadway, a girl baby.
Mrs, Jennie Delinger leaves today for
lebanon, Kan. to visit relatives
The High School Social club will give their
second party this evening at Chambers hall.
Calanthc assembly is arranging for the
first masquerade ball Of the season. il
will be given carly IN February.
sherff Clark Of shelby county was in the
city yesterday. lie visited the county jail
and took look at Riley, the mysterious.
Louis Grcll has asked the police 10 assist
In finding sorrel colt that has sirayed OF
was stolen from his premises on Broadway
Mrs. George Graves was reported to be
lying dangerously III at her residence on
Broadway las evening. Her life was de.
SPARED of.
telegram from Des Moines yesterday
announced that Paul Aylesworth passed q
moot creditabe examination for admission
to the state bar
Lily camp Aid society will meet this
afternoon at the residence of Mrs J. l..
Smith, ZAP Mills street. All Royal Neigh
bors are Invited.
Charles Black and Thomas Murphy two
itinerant needle merchants were arrested
last evening upon the charge Of peddling
without a license
The telephone girl was tired Calls. had
been coming in all day for 157, requesting
tllt NdGlt laduHuTy u stUu lls WdBUN dIOuUu.
Verify, it's a good laundry.
One of the wires connecting patrol box
No. 90 with the central station was burned
out or gave way last night, rendering the
box useless for sending or receiving reports.
All members of Council BUNS tent No.
32, x. o. r. NJ, who wish to visit Gate CITY
tent OF Omaha are requested to meet at the
corner of Broadway and Pearl street this
evening at 7;3O sharp.
It was reported last night that the friends
OF j. II. Cassidy had received a letter from
him. which contained the announcement
that he would soon return to the city. The
report could not be verified.
A report by wire from Crescent City al
1890 last evening announced that severe
wind and rain storm was prevailing there
The wind was moving with a high velocity
and rain was falling in torrents.
The Fisk jubilee singers, who appeared
here last week and sang to small audi
ence on account OF stormy weather, have
been booked to appear again on February
]. They will sing in the new Odd Fellows
hall
Murray and Mack will draw their usual
big house at the Dohany on Sunday night.
The early inquiry for seats IA one of the
symptoms. "Mr. Finnigan's Courtship" is
intensely interesting, like all courtships, and
inexpreseably funny.
Rev. c. w. Snyder, pastor of the English
Lutheran church, is expected to return home
in a few days. He has been in the east
soliciting funds for the new church building
on Willow avenue II Is reported that he
has met with excellent success.
tramp named Brown was arrested at the
Northwestern depot last night upon sus-
picion OF being one of the men wanted In
Omaha for highway robbery He showed fight
and refused to accompany the officers with
out a warrant. but relented after a little
persuasion from Officer CLAIR.
y. NJ. Sargent, the shoe man, was called
upon last evening to pass sentence upon a
boy who had stolen a pair OF shoes from a
pile in front of the store. Two of the clerks
had seen the boy take the shoes and chased
him half a block before they caught him.
The wretch ed condition of the boys cloth-
ing. his nearly naked feet and sad plight
generally softened the shoe merchants
heart. He took him into the store, fitted
n good pair of new shoes upon his feet and
sent him home without any lecture.
delegation of Burlington officials came
up from the south yesterday via the Kansas
City branch and spent few hours in town.
They LETT during the afternoon for the east,
accompanied by w. j. Davenport They
were said to be simply on a tour Of inspec-
tlon, covering the main lines and all
branches of the system. The party consisted
of w. c. Brown, general manager; G. NJ.
Levey, superintendent of the Iowa lines;
Thomas Miller general freight agent; J. IL.
Duggan division superintendent; w. A. Gray,
division roadmaster
Superintendent c. l.. Crow of the Harrison
county schools was i'm the city yesterday on
business corrected with the Southwestern
Iowa Teachers meeting to occur April l. 2
and Q. Mr.. George w. Price, the secretary
of the association. has been detained in New
Mexico by Illness and Mr.. II. b. Hayden,
principal of the Council Bluffs high school,
has been appointed secretary> The eXecu-
tive committee composed of MeSsrs w. o..
Riddell of Des Moines, w. F. Chevalier of
Red Oak and II. b. Hayden, will hold pre-
limlnary meeting of the committee at At
lantic on Saturday january %.
Day & Hess yesterday conveyed to ].
G.. Lemen and the Christian Home associa-
tion the property known as the Brdsey cot
tage in the pleasant group of cottages that
constitute the Christian home fer the hun
dINds of little orphans that Manager Lemen
Ks providing for The cottage has been in use
for nearly a year, but the title has not been
in the home association. The property was
bought year ago by Mrs. NJ. ]. Birdsey
and her daughter. Hattie, of Mlddlefeld,
Conn. They contributed 1850 to purchase
the property and put 1t in shape for the uses
designed. The title was not perfect and
Day & Hess undertook to straighten it out.
This involved its acquisition under the fore
closure of Judgment, and by tax sale and
shcriffs deed. The title was finally made
faultless, and yesterday the land agents,
who have so long been warm friends and
supporters of the home, conveyed 1t by war
ranty deed. The deed is in such shape that
II the property is ever used or attempted
TO be used for any other purpose than that
specified which Is for the use Of an infants
cottage Il reverts to the state. All of the
property OF the home is conveyed in the same
manner