Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-22
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MINOR MENTION.

DAVIS Sells ElHse.
Fine q. b. c. beer, Neumaycr's hoteI.
Welsbach burners at BlXby's. Tel. 1913.
Eudwc!5cr beer. l.. Roseufcldt, agent
Gravel roofing. a. II. Read, 5l B'way.
All millinery goods at half price at Stork
& CrisB's. Gl Broadway.
Dr. w a. Gervais, ostcopath, Sl Mot
riam block. Council Blufs.
The place TO have your framing done
AlcNander's Art emporium.
See those fine fancy work baskets at
Stork & Crisp's, 2l Broadway.
Got Your work done at the popular Eagle
laundry, ia Broadway. Phone l0h ~
w. C.. Estep, undertaken, IS Pearl street.
Telephones. OfiCc, 81; residence, ~.
All members Of Myrtle lodge are requested
to be present at the meeting this evening.
Elegant line of Christmas presents IN
fancy nccdlcwork at Stork Il Crisp s. d4l
Broadway.
A. C.. Bcitsch Of Radcliffe, la, is in the
city visiting his brother-in-law, Deputy
Sheriff j. {. Baker.
The bridge over Indian creek at North
Second street is being reiloored and the
iron work repainted.
VI. Wollman has been appointed watch in
spcctor for this division of the Illinois Cen
trail railway employees.
Sheridan coal makes a large flame, and
clear fire but no smoke, SCOT or cinkers.
Fenlon & Foley, sole agents.
Miss Margaret Leonard left last evening
for Chicago. where she will visit for two
months with friends and relatives.
City Finance Clerk Frank 4 True re-
Ccived word yesterday of the death of his
sister, Mrs. Nellie Jewett. at Norway, Me.
Letters of administration were issued yes
terday In the estate of the late 5. y. Cram,
who died recently in Marseilles, Ill, to his
widow.
NJ. d. Roger, assistant auditor of freight
receipts of the Illinois Central, was in the
city yesterday on business connected with
the new office.
County Recorder f. E. Smith returned
yesterday morning from Bloomington Ill,
where he had been called by the serious
illness of his mother.
A special communication of Bluff City
Masonic lodge will be held this evening for
the installation of officers. The installation
will be followed by u banquet.
vii West and Mary l.. Richie. both of
this city, we're married yesterday, the cere-
mony being performed by Rev. S. NJ. Per-
kins, pastor of the First Christian church.
A number of the smaller creditors of the
Pottawattamie County Mercantile associa-
ton of Nicola have commenced proceedings
in the United states district court here to
have the association declared bankrupt.
Il. Poland win have a hearing in police
court this morning on the charge of con-
Quoting a dtsorderly saloon at the corner
of Broadway and Bryant streets. Police
officers found a woman drinking at the bar
there Wednesday night.
The funeral Of the late Joseph G. James
of 1865 South Ninth street will be held this
afternoon at $50 O'Clock from the First
Baptist church. The pastor, Rev. r. Vent
ing, will conduct the services and inter
Prof. Sawyer received word yesterday
from State Superintendent Barrett that he
mad been booked for an address before the
State Institute Conductors and Instructors
signed Prof. Sawyer is The Ideal In
structor."
J. l.. Benson of Magnolia. Ia, was
brought before United States Commissions
Wright yesterday on a charge OF bootleg
bound over to the federal grand jury in the
sum of 500. Benson put up a bond and was
allowed to return home.
on account of the session of the city
council last night the meeting of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association &c
elect a secretary and executive committee
was postponed until this evening. The
meeting will be held in the Office of the city
attorney at the city hall.
The case against Bert Rablin, the youth
charged. with cutting off the finger of a
small boy named Harry Lund, was dis
missed in Justice Vien's court yesterday or
motion of the assistant county attorney
Everything went to show that the lads were
the result of AN accident.
The preliminary hearing of the cas-,
against Tom Dennison, charged with con
Quoting a policy game in Cutoff, was con
tinued yesterday I'm Justice Terriers cour
until this afternoon. County Attorney
Shields of Omaha, who is the real prosecu
tor in the case, was in the city yesterda!
in consultation with Assistant County AT
torney kimball, who filed the information
at Shields instigatdon.
Matthew Blackmer died Thursday at hi
residence, 932 Easo Pierce street, aged I
years. Death was the result of infirmitiei
caused by old age. He leaves a wife ant
an adopted daughter. Deceased was borl
had been a resident of Council Bluffs sine,
1856. The, funeral will be. held Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock from the family residence
and interment will be in FairView cemetery