Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-27
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MINOR MENTION.

Fire escapes for buildings at Bixby's.
Passepartouts. c. Il. Alexander e. Co.
Budweiser beer. L. Rosenfeldt, agent.
Judson, pas;urage, 929 9Th ave. Tel. 24s.
A. T. Flickinger Is confined to his home by
Illness.
=. b. Jacquemin G. Co., jewellers and OPP
%tlcians. "a South Main street.
NJ. F. Rohrer and Frank Rohrer are en-
joying an outing at Mobiles lake.
Mrs. Steinkopf is reported seriously in at
her home on Washington avenue.
Get your work done at the popular Eagle
laundry, 724 Broadway. Phone 157.
Charles A. Beno has returned from his
western trip much improved in health.
John Bennett, formerly of this city, now
living in st. Paul. Mimi. is visiting ord
time friends here.
w. A. Maurer yesterday paid into the Gus
toms house OF this city 5000 on imported
goods from Germany.
Mrs. Louisa Schiller, who tried to commit
suicide at Maxwell, Ia, two days ago, was a
former resident Of this city.
An adjourned meeting of Lily camp, No.
4, Royal Neighbors of America, will be held
this evening at 1880 O'Clock.
Officer Slack is filling the position of day
sergeant at the police station until a sue
cessor is appointed to Tom Comte.
Encampment No s, Union Veteran Legion,
will meet in regular session tonight in the
hall of the Western Iowa Business college in
the Eiseman building.
Mrs. Mary McMenomy has returned from
Texas to attend to some business affairs in
this city. AS soon as completed she Will go
to Kansas City to reside.
The hearing of the arguments in the Shea
injunction suit against the city have been
postponed owing to the illness of Shea.
There will be a meeting this evening of
Local No. 234, Retail Clerks National Pro-
tective association. in Labor hall, 101 South
Main street, at $50 o'clock.
Rev. G. p. Fry, pastor of the Fifth Avenue
Methodist church, announces that next sun
day evening he will preach on The Evil Ell
fects of Debased Pictorial Art"
George Emig, hurt by a piledriver on the
Fort Dodge & Omaha road grade. was taken
to st. Demands hospital Yesterday after
noon. His injuries are severe.
Sam Wilson and Charles Wilson. alias
Hamilton Carter, two negroes, are in custody
at the city Jail on suspicion of being the
parties wanted in O.naba for highway rob-
berry.
Hazel Camp, Modern woodmen of Amer
ica, will give an entertainment this evening
for the members and their families. Re-
freshments will be served and a musical pro-
gram rendered.
Thomas Brown, arrested for breaking into
n house occupied by two women near the
Rock Island depot, has been released by
Justice Wen, no information having been
filed against him.
Prof. w. ]. Mcdonald, principal of the
schools in Minden, was in the city yesterday.
He denies being an active candidate for the
democratic nomination for county superin-
tendent of schools.
Nels P. Thompson. who was a member of
the Third Nebraska volunteers, has taken
out his naturalization papers in the district
court here, with the intention of enlisting in
the regular army for service in Manila.
Jack Shields was arrested yesterday even
ing on complaint of his wife, who charged
him with stealing her earrings and other
articles of jewelry. The charge of larceny
from a building was placed against his name
on the blotter at the police station.
County Attorney Kilpack, Clerk of the Dis
trict Court Freeman Reed, DR.. v. L. Trey
nor, coroner, and +. f. Everest, chairman
of the republican county central committee,
attended the funeral yesterday in Oakland
of the late j. H. Macarthur, editor of the
Oakland Acorn.
Ed Daley and Isaac Kreidler. two of the
three boys who ran away from their homes
IN Carroll. Ia, to see the exposition, were
sent home yesterday evening. Charles
Nichols, the other of the trio. is being held
at the police station, as no word has been
received from his parents.
Mrs. Lena Jensen commenced suit in the
district court for a divorce from Andrew
Jensen, to whom she was married May 81,
1885. in Winthrop, Ia. Her petition Is based
on the allegation OF nonsupport and cruelty.
She asks for the custody of their two chill
dren, Albert, aged H., and Vernon, aged Z.
Another attempt was made about midnight
Tuesday to burn the remains of the old Hood
laundry building on West Pierce street, but
after the kerosene burned out the flames
died down without igniting the woodwork.
The agents for the owner of the property
have offered a reward of $50 for the capture
OF the firebug.
The case against Charles Brattain and
Mrs. Jane Taylor. charged by the ~latter's
husband, j. w. Taylor. with adultery, was
dismissed in Justice Vien's court yesterday
on motion of Assistant County Attorney
Kimball for lack of evidence to convict.
Mrs. Taylor vas brought back from River
Sioux Tuesday night.
The police are looking for Charles Wilson,
"A Swede section hand in the employ OF the
Milwaukee railway. Wilson signed the pay
roll and drew the check. amounting to $40,
that was coming to Magnus Iverson, another
member of the section gang. The mistake
was not discovered until after Wilson had
cashed the check at the First National bank
and left for a more congenial cline. He
forged the name OF lverson to the pay
check.
Mrs. Mary Edith Shoemaker, wife OF J.
Shoemaker, died yesterday morning at her
residence, 30 Thirteenth avenue, aged 40
years. Death was due to consumption, from
which deceased had been suffering for two
and a half years. A husband and two sons
and two daughters are left to mourn her
loss. The funeral will be held this after
noon at 3 O'Clock from st. Francis Xavier's
church and interment will be in the Catholic
cemetery,
The financial report of the Christian Home
for the last week, just issued, shows that
the receipts continue on the upward ten
dency. In the general fund the receipts
amounted to $479.47, being $279,47 above the
estimated needs for the current expenses of
the week and clearing the deficiency in this
fund as reported last week. The grand total
received in the managers fund amounted to
s5S,9 being $23,95 above the needs of the
week and decreasing the deficiency in this
fund to date TO $95.
n, Y. Plumbing company. Tel. $50.