Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-24
LOCAL BREvlTIES.

Four days until the Mems club concert
at the Hanscom Park NJ. e. church.
d. j. O'Drien, 7O3 South Thirteenth street,
complained to the police Thursday morning
that he had had some oysters stolen from a
wagon in front of his place.
Judge Scott made his formal order in the
Noise mandamus case against the Fire and
Police board yesterday, directing the liquor
license to be issued forthwith.
Bids were opened at the customs Office
yesterday for the electric wiring in the new
postotiice. The contract was awarded to the
Industrial Iron company at 81 1873.
The contractors have made a proposition
for the construction of the dials of the
clock in the tower of the postoffice build
ing that fills the requirements of the Treas
ury department and the work will probably
be done soon after the beginning of the
month.
Sam Adler has returned from Butte, Mont,
where he has been living for the last four
months. He says he will be present at his
trial in the district court for perjury and
expects to live here in the future. He left
his brother, Isaac Adler, in Butte to look
after his business there.
The quarantine has been raised on the
Fall family at PIG North Twenty-fifth street.
Only one case of smallpox developed in
this family and that recovered two weeks
ago. No new cases have developed in the
neighborhood and il is concluded that all
danger in that locality has passed.
1t has been discovered that the panels in
nearly all the doors In the upper stories of
the new postofiice building are not put in
according TO the specifications and carpen-
ters are at work taking them out and max
ing the changes required The trouble was
due to the way in which the panels were
glued.
Deputy United States Marshal James Al
Ian came In from the Winnebago reservation
with Harry Rave, who is charged with
selling liquor to Indians. He was bound
over by Commissioner Sloan at Fender and
committed TO the Douglas county Jail until
his final hearing is reached before Judge
Munger.
The Board of Education has received q
carload OF new seats which have beer
anXiously looked for for some time. There
is a scarcity of seats at the Columbian and
several other schools and this has caused
considerable Inconvenience. The supply will
now be ample to satisfy all immediate re-
quirements.
City Attorney Cornell has completed his
bill of exceptions in the Noise mandamus
case and the city Is ready TO take the cast
to the supreme court at once when Judge
Scott has passed on the motion for a new
trial, which will be filed Immediately. The
city attorney is confident that the ruling OF
the district court will not be sustained In
the supreme court.
Indications of renewed activity in indus,
trial circles are becoming numerous as
spring approaches. Two new establishment
have been started during the last few days
and others are in contemplation. A Chi
cago firm has opened a butter refining es'
adjustment at 1871 Leavenworth street
which has been equipped with improved ma
chinery and will be run on an extensive
scale The wood working concern which
was formerly in operation on South Eight
zenith street has been opened again under
another management and is now in active
operation.