Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-31
LOCAL BREvlTlES.

Tom Murray is Erieving over the loss of
coo pounds of junk and iron pipe taken from
his lot at Eighteenth and Harvey streets.
Arthur Mehl, Laura Bell and Wade Bell,
arrested Friday on the charge OF robblnS
a man I'm Mehls saloon ThurEday night,
have all been discharged by Judge GOfuoh'
The members of the Douglas county Bar
association enjoyed a smoker Saturday
evening at the rooms of the Conmerclal
club, in which sandwiches, cigars ana KIM
dred refreshments engrossed attention until
a late hour.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Christian association will be held
in the parlor of the Young Mems Christian
association Tuesday, January 2 at 1889 a..
I'M. Board meeting will be held promptly
at 10 O'Clock.
John IL. Walburn. who lives in the bot
toms. was arrested Friday night by De-
%tectives Mitchell and Sargent Tor abusing
his family. He went home early in the
house until he was corraled by the officers.
The. Fraternal order of Eagles Will hold
a meeting this afternoon at 2 o'clock IN the
Continental block for the purpose OF elect
ing officers for the ensuing year. In the
evening "A social session will be held with n
select amusement program, in which some
of the best known theatrical people IN the
city will axe part.
Mrs. William j. Laymon left about S4 in
change i'm a box on top of the Ice chest az
the Transient house Friday afternoon. she
left the room for a few minutes, and when
she came back the money was gone y
young woman roominh IN the house was
arrested in the evening upon suspicion OF
having taken the cash.
With the officials ana employees at the
governmcrt h1iIding New Years will he OBJ
served AS a holiday. At the postothce the
delivery windows will remain open until
1890 a, m. There will be a morning de-
livery, after which everybody Will be off
for the day. All the other offices in the
building Will be closed during the entire
day.
An insane woman came to st. Joseph's
hospital Friday and took up her abode
with the sisters. Her strange antics fright
ened them nearly to death and they finally
called i'm the police and had her removed.
She would not give her name, but from a
newspaper clipping found on her person II
is thought she is Mrs, Campbell, from st.
Louis.
The council will meet in special session
on Tuesday afternoon TO pass the general
appropriation ordinance, city officials will
thereby be enabled TO draw their monthly
salaries one day earlier. After the session
the council will begin its setting as a board
of equalization TO hear complaints on tax
: assessments. The sitting will continue for
two weeks,
chief of Police Donahue received a tele-
I gram yesterday from Muscatlne, la, re-
The death of his father, Abraham Stockwell
The telegram was signed by y. T. Day.
chief Donahue has been unable to locate
knows of his whereabouts. HIS name does
not appear in the city directory.
The men engaged in carving the stone on
The front Of the government building have
completed tlle work on the two arches at
Inc south on the sixteenth street side. Tho
scafolding has been removed and for the
first time the public Is permitted 70 inspect
and admire the work. over the arches
there rs considerable vine work, while the
pillars and columns have been decorated
in a manner that Is regarded as artistic.
An Informal banquet was INDUCED IN by
the stockholders Of the Trade Exhibit com
pans and the stan OF that journal last
evening al Baldums. r T.. lIodgin pre-
. .GJaT seven .P3llrspg WpTp served aud tho
table VAS prettily banked with ferns and
cut flowers. Those present We're: Edward
Drew. ~. h. Hodgin, r., r. lfodgin, II. A
Locke. Owe. Livingston, G. ". Close. ".
IA. Fries, John "A. Harberg, r. X. Han.
Charles r.. Hutchinson, p c., Patrick,
] George Lawrence and q. c.. Porter.