Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17

MINOR MENTION.

Davis sells glass.
Moore's food kills worms and fattens
Budwciser beer, L. Rosenfeldt agent,
Victor hot water heaters at Bxbys.
Judson Pasturage, 929 9Th avenue. Tel. 3iS.
iowa Furniture " carpet Co., 4O7 B'way
Pictures and frames, c. Il. Alexander & Co.
r. j. Evans, jr. left last evening on a
trip TO Neosha Mo.
John Cahilr left last night on a visit to
friends in Denver Colo.
Claude Dye, cashier OF the Tabor bank,
was in the city yesterday.
The regular meeting of Augusta grove Will
be held tomorrow evening.
c. B. Jacquem,n & Co., jewelers. and op-
ticians, q South Main street.
Get your work done at the popular Eagle
laundry. 724 Broadway. phone 157.
ohio Knox deputy revenue collector, left
last night on a business trip to Hebron,
Neb.
G. D. Hail. travelling auditor of the Adams
Express company, was in the city yesterday
from Creston.
James Jeffrles formerly OF this city, but
now a resident of st. Joseph Mo, is here
visiting friends
Justice of the Peace Ovide Vien was able
TO be at his Office yesterday for the nrst
time since his return from Kansas CITY,
william A. Groneweg has been appointed
sioner and will enter upon his duties June l.
W, w. Elliott. formerly of this city, has
been appointed freight and passenger agent
for the Burlington system at Los Angeles
Cal.
Word was received here from the insane
asylum at Clarinda that Harry Leland is IN
n serious condition and that his recovery is
despaired of.
Miss Zoe Hills name was omitted by mis-
take from the list of pupils in the Latin
Scientific course who will graduate this term
from the High school.
r. NJ Gault formerly general manager OF
the Omaha & St. Louis road, now located in
Kansas City, is in town visiting friends
He lis accompanied by Mrs. Gault.
Loren Rex of Creston, a recent graduate
OF Creighton Medical college was in the city
yesterday on his way to Wichita, Kan.
where he goes to take course or study IN
. hospital.
a special meeting of Excelsior lodge, No.
259 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, VIII
be held this evening for work in the third
degree. A banquet will be served after the
close of the lodge work.
!. D. Besler, general superintendent, witt
headquarters in Chicago, and c. M LeVey
superintendent of Iowa lines, with headquar'
ters at Burlington, were two Burlington
road officials in the city yesterday.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary e. Pat.
ton who died Monday at her home in Omaha
viii be held this afternoon at 2:S0 O'Clock
from St Paul's Episcopal church. Inter
ment will be in Fairview cemetery.
Three cases of contagious diseases were
reported to the Board of Health yesterday
They were: Nellie Kinzel, 2l14 Sixth ave
nue.. and Konigmacher child 90S Fifth ave
nue. measles; Cooper child 2Oll Avenue ID
scarlet fever.
Clerk of the District Court Reed received
word yesterday from Superintendent Witt'
of the death of Samuel Craig at the State
ASYLUM for the Insane at Clarinda. Cralt
was a former conductor on the milwaukee,
road. who recently went insane. His wife
and two brothers were with him at the time
of his death.
Lafayette w. Wheeler of Waveland town
ship Pottawattamie county, filed petition
in the United States district court yesterda!
asking to be allowed to avair himself of thu
provisions of the bankruptcy law. Accord
ing to the schedule filed with the petition hi
debts reach the respectable figure or $l4
34l64, while his assets consist of persona
property to the value of 500, all or whlcl
he Gains exempt.
The remains of Thomas B. Hughes, who
died Monday in Anaconda, will be brought
here for burial, arriving this evening at
o'clock, and may be viewed by friends al
the residence of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Martin Hughes, 9O8 Third street, after s
o'clock this evening. The funeral services
will be held in st. Francis Xavier's church
Friday morning at . O'Clock. Burial Will
be in the Catholic cemetery.
The financial report of the Christian
home for the last week shows that the tota
receipts in the general fund amounted u
S113O5 being $S695 below the estimated
needs for the current expenses of the week
The deficiency in this fund now amounts t
$l59.4O The receipts in the managers fun'
amounted to S25.25, being 1913 below th
needs of the week The deficiency in th
fund has been increased to $1,000.
The various committees having in charge
the arrangements for the general public
celebration of Memorial day met last even
ing in the Office of Attorney Lindt. Emme1
Tinlcy was decided upon as the orator fol-
the day and Judge Strawn of Omaha will de-
liver the address at the graves of the un-
known 1t was decided to extend an invi-
tation to the Owl and Ganymede Whee
clubs to take part in the parade with deco
rated wheels.
John Thomas alias John Cunningham
alias Charles Clay, the negro charged with
burglarizing the residences of Attorney
Stewart and Banker Hart, will have a pre-
liminary hearing before Judge Ayleswortt
this morning. Thomas has been identified
by Mrs. Stewart as the man who invaded
her house Sunday morning. He refuses tc
say much, but declares that he has owned
the watch stolen from Attorney Stewart fol-
over year and still persists in his assertion
even after the watch had been Identified by
Mr. Stewart and Mr.. Wollman, the jewelel
who sold it to Mr.. Stewart.
n. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 25o.