Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-04
Magic City Gossip.

Watkins & Co.. lumber. Tel. 81.
Slabaugh, dentist, oath and N SITS. Tel. 73.
Godfrey's for just right wedding present.
Drink Old Continental whisky. Sold by
J. Klein.
Yesterdays rain did some little damage to
the unpaved streets.
Peter Lenagh coal and feed. Office, oath
and Q streets. Telephone 20.
twenty-five per cent discount on all goods
for ten days. Coleman, jeweler
Mr. and Mrs. A. j. Caughey are spending
Sunday with friends in Atlantic, Ia
Ed Gates returned yesterday from
months vacation spent with friends out in
the state.
At the Methodist church this evening Rev.
Millard will preach on THE Purposes of God
and Man"
Services will be held at st. Clements mis-
sion, Twenty ninth and tleets, at O'Clock
this evening.
The walls of the new Lewis block, Twenty
fourth and NJ streets. are up to the top of
the first story
The Board of Education will elect num-
Der of teachers for the next term at Monday
nights meeting.
Bert Hawley left yesterday for Denver,
where he will spend few days looking after
business matters.
The trustees of the Methodist church have
Tuesday evening.
Court Allemania, No. 1925, Independent
Order of Foresters. will hold a picnic at
Sarpy Mills today.
L. ]. Seykora leaves on Monday for Kear
ney TO attend a session of the State Pharma-
ceutical association.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Tanner went to St.
Joseph, Mo-, yesterday to spend Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. c. II. Watts.
"a Spiritual RelaDse' is the subject of
Rev. DR.. Wheeler's sermon at the Presby-
terian church this evening.
During the month of May 81, ,654 head of
cattle, 21S,350 hogs and 47,j01 sheep were
slaughtered by the packers here.
Rev. Irving Johnson will preach at St.
Martins Episcopal church at II o'clock this
forenoon on the topic, plenty and Poverty"
Secretary Overton of the Young Mems
Christian association has returned from
Grand Rapids, Mich, where he attended the
international convention.
Rain has again delayed work on the post
office sidewalk and it will probably be three
or four days before the high fence around
the building will be removed.
Chief Carroll announced yesterday that he
would give $25 for the arrest of any one Of
the five men who were implicated in hold
ing up and robbing Al Hunter.
Rev. DR.. Wheeler is to go to Shenandoah,
Ia. on Wednesday to fill an engagement for
Dr.. Wilson of the CASTELAR, church, whose
illness prevents his attendance.
Charles Butterfeld, who was killed at
Twenty fourth and F streets Thursday
night, was buried at the Old Bailey ceme-
terry in Sarpy county yesterday afternoon.
1.-TWO Great Gatherings" will be the theme
at the mems meeting at the Young Mems
Christian association this afternoon Elder
A. II, Merrill VIII be the principal speaker.
Rev. j. @. A. Fleharty will preach morn
81 "a h.
odst Episcopal church. From this time on
services will be held every Sunday at this
church.
On Thursday evening last the juniors of
the High school entertained the seniors at
the residence of Colonel c. NJ. Hunt An
enjoyable evening was spent by those who
attended.
Rev c. n. Dawson OF Omaha will occupy
the pulpit at the First Methodist Episcopal
church this forenoon. Following the sermon
the sacrament of the Lords supper will be
administered.
this week The eighth grade pupils will
graduate on Thursday evening and the High
school graduates will receive their diplomas
on Friday evening.
Housemovers were at work yesterday pre-
pairing to remove the old frame buildings on
Twenty fourth street, just north of the Nc
Donald block, Ed Johnston will erect a
brick building on this site.
The recent heavy rains have choked up the
sewer at Twenty-frst and l. streets and the
street department will have considerable
trouble in removing the distractions on ac-
count OF the depth OF the sewer
The annual baccalaureate exercises will be
held at the First Presbyterian church this
morning at IL o'clock. The sermon will be
preached by Rev. DR.. Wheeler. There will
be special music by the church choir and
Miss Jean BOYD Mullen will sing one or
more selections.
A permit was issued yesterday for the
construction OF st. Agnes parsonage, at
Twenty-third and Q streets This residence
when completed win cost between $4,000 and
$1,000 and IL is stated that it will be the
finest dwelling in the city Other build
ing permits granted yesterday were Bar
bara Kreiei, cottage, Seventeenth and S
John Snaisek, cottage Twenty and S
+. Howell, repairs Thirtieth and r; n. f,
Aeker barn, Twenty third and b.
On Tuesday evening, June l3, the Christian
Endeavor society OF the First Presbyterian
church will give a musical at the church,
Twenty-ffth and J streets. The program