Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-29
MINOR MENTION.

Tors.
Justice Lars Jensen OF Pigeon is in the
city.
Clearing sale prices in cloaks at the Bos-
ton store.
Mrs. Laura Covalt Of osceola, Ia, is in the
city visiting friends.
All winter goods being closed out at a
sacrifice at the BOSTON store.
Cereal coffee the great health drink, can
be had at Bartel and Millers.
The Knights and Ladies OF Security will
hold Its regular meeting on Saturday even
Ing.
20 to so per cent saved by buying dress
goods and cloaks at the Boston store this
week.
Unity Guild will hold special meeting
Friday afternoon at the house of Mrs.
Rudlo.
See the menu for today's Merchants 30
cent dinner at Randlstts; advertising col
umns this page.
water pipe burst by frost flooded Wash
ington avenue yesterday. The flow continued
for twenty-four hours before 1t was shut off.
Rev. John Askln, d. D., has chesen John
Knox" for the subject Of his Sunday even
ing lecture at the First Congregational
church.
marriage license was issued yescrday to
Samuel Bowman Of Plattsburg, Mo. aged
As, and Mary Ellen Bell, OF Portsmouth, Ia,
aged 80.
Jack Cady the First Baptist quartet and
Rev. w. 7. DcPugh are booked for the
entertainment at Beno's hall this evening
Come and hear them.
The funeral OF A. l.. Tanner, who was
killed In the railroad yards in Chicago oc-
Cured yesterday afternoon from the Fifth
Avenue Methodist church.
The grand jury. which has been in session
for several days, after an adjournment of
two lie ttfin alEp itg al
morning and be discharged.
Pottowattamic tribe No. 21 Improved
Order of Red Men will give an entertain.
mont and dance at their wigwam. Grand
Army OF the Republic hall, tonight.
The Boston stores big January clearing
goods sale to continue all this week.
The pension claim of B. S. Dawson OF
Council Bluffs has been favorably passed
upon by both houses Of congress and now
awaits the signature Of the president The
amount is $50 per month.
C. V. Nieman & Co, 523 Broadway, dealers
In stocks, grains and provisions. Core
spondents of James L. Boyd & Co, Omaha
They will furnish market quotations by tele-
phone at any time. Phone 129.
Council camp No. ii, Woodmen of the
World, will meet in regular session this
evening There will be work in the Pro
lection degree Members wishing to join The
Camp Guards should be present.
Perhaps you haven't heard of us. Just
woke up, eh? Well, we are the people who
have learned to do one thing well. Thai
is, to turn out fine laundry work. We arc
known everywhere as the Eagle Laundry
724 Bway.
City Attorney Hazelton has gone to Des
Moines and will spend some time laborps
with the members of the legislature to Sc
cure the changes In the laws desired by
Council Bluffs and many people in all parts
of the state.
Major w. A. Wise was acquitted by thu
jury in Justice Vien's court after hearing th'
testimony in the case wherein he was ar
rested for assaultng Colonel w. II. Knepher
The jury returned a verdict after numbe
of ballots were taken.
Ladies' and mems underwear at specia
reduced prices this week BOSTON STORE.
The revival meetings that have been hell
nightly for several weeks at the Broadwa.
Methodist church were closed last night
Toward the last the intensely cold weathe
and the number of people who are suffering
with the grip reduced the attendance ma
terially.
John Scherer was arrested yesterday upor
the charge of stealing an axe from J. Zollel
& Co. S department store He was seen TAX
Ing the implement away and clerk was
sent after him. When brought back to the
store he told many contradictory stories
that the proprietors concluded to let the po
lice have him
At the regular meeting Of the Bluffs divis
ion No. 27, Uniform Rank Knights o.
Pythias, Wednesday night, the following Off
GERS were elected: Captain, j. j. Kieth first
lieutenant, c. b. Washington; second lieu
tenant, w. A. Stone; guard, c. H. Gilbert
sentinel, f. Sherman; recorder, G. r. Scott
treasurer. I. f. DeGroat
Mrs. A. Long Of Lillivale, Okla, has writ
ten to the police here asking for information
concerning her son, William Long, who lef
Dorland. S. D., last October with the inten
tion of beating his way to the territory
The police records showed no such namt
among the hundreds of dodgers who hav,
called at the station and told of the troubou
times the tramps were having in getting
away from Dakota.
Fred Miller, the young man arrested as
fugitive from justice and held at the cit.
Jail on the charge Of robbing the safe in
Turkish bath establishment in Sioux City
was taken away yesterday in custody o
Captain j. l.. Downs OF the Sioux City poic
department Miller confessed to taking tn
money, but claims that he had right t.
take 1t. owing to the neglect Of the pro
prietor to pay him his wages.
The Woodward Theater company played
to the largest house of the week last night
Standing room was sold early. The com
sensational comedy. Tonight they will pre-
sent the five-act comedy drama, myrtle
Ferns" with new specialties. The magni
scope Is a wonderful machine and Is proving
to be a drawing card this week. At tn
Saturday matinee Mixed Pickles will b
the bill, and ten pictures will be shown.
consultation free Wednesdays. Health boo
Furnished 90g Marian block