Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-18
Magic CITY Gossip.

James wilson has gone to Sheridan Wyo
to locate.
Grading for the new Holmes-Adkns barn
commenced yesterday.
Some Of the paved streets are badly in
need of a thorough cleaning.
Street Commissioner Ross has completed a
thorough cleaning of Q street
John Murphy, Thrtieth and r streets, an
nounces the birth of daughter.
H. NJ. Christie left last night for Prescott,
A. T., to look after some mining interets
Councilman Kelly is suffering from an in
famed eye caused by cinder flying into it.
Ethel Belle, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Page, Twenty ninth and r streets, died Sun
day.
There will be a meeting of Phil Kearney
post and the Woman's Relief corps this even
ing.
H. w. Reed has commenced to sprinkle the
paved streets in the business portion of the
city.
Councilman Harry Clingen has gone to Hot
Springs, Ark, to take treatment for rheuma-
tism.
The front of the new Odd Fellows block,
Twenty-fourth and NJ streets, will be of Mil
waukee brick.
Frank Pivonka obtained a permit yester-
day for some repairs to his block at Twenty
sixth and N streets.
the coming occupation tax. They want to
know whether it will be 500 or 5000.
Mrs. John Ohnesorg, Twenty fourth and Q
streets, died Sunday. The remains will be
forwarded to WILDER, Neb., for interment.
South Omaha lodge No. &C, Ancient Order
Of United Workmen, will give a ball at
Workman hall, Twenty sixth and N streets,
tonight,
w. H. Wood of the local live stock ex-
change IN
tend the annual convention of Montana cat
tlemen
Chief Sexton of the Cudahy police force
arrested Joe Dyson, Joe Sodemak and G.
Ashburn yesterday for stealing fifty pounds
OF lead pipe.
Richard O'Keeffe will erect residence at
Seventeenth and NJ streets and will remove
from Omaha to this city as soon as the house
is completed
James Hastings, the popular teller at the
South Omaha National bank, has resigned
his position to go into the hardware business
with Fred Smith.
The large hole in the ground on Twenty
sixth street near the corner of j. which
usually contains a pool of stagnant water,
has been filled to grade.
DR.. C. NJ Schindel is preparing to build
three cottages at Sixteenth and NJ streets.
The grading will be completed in a day or
two, when the buildings will be commenced.
Several holes have been worn in the
Twenty-fourth street pavement during the
winter. As the guarantee has expired the
city will have to pay the cost Of repairing
II any is made.
Mrs. A. NJ, Wese died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Julius Miller, in Council
Bluffs yesterday. The remains were brought
to the residence of her son, j. II. Weise,
Twenty eighth and streets. Funeral sery-
ices will be held today.
Counclmen Bennett, Fite and Johnston
met at the council chamber promptly at 7 80
O'Clock last night and adjourned for one
week. II was stated that there was no busi-
ness OF importance on hand and that thers
was really no necessity for a meeting.
r. @. StrehlOw secured permits yesterday
for tye cottages to be erected at the north
east corner Of Twenty tyseyenth and l. streets.
These houses Will cost about 81 600 each II
has taken an immense amount OF grading
10 prepare the ground Only "A few weeks
ago this corner was big, barren blum.
The Burlington road has force OF graders
at work at Thirty sixth and | streets eXca-
waiting for a subway under the tracks which
viii be laid in connection with the railroad
yards TO be established in that locality. A
grade crossing was first proposed, but Mayor
Ensor objected TO this and as a yladuct
would be too expensive II was decided TO