Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-11


+. H. Barnum is building a frame resi-
dence at Twenty-third and d streets.
A daughter has been born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Dyson, 1906 North Twenty-third street.
\ meeting Of the Epworth league will
he held this evening. officers are to be
elected.
Mrs. p. S Casey, Twenty-third and J
streets has returned from southern trip
and is much improved in health.
Work on Hammond's new smokehouses is
progressing nicely. The buildings are up to
the top Of the second story now.
George Mcbride secured a permit yester.
day for the erection of a cottage at Nine.
teenth and Missouri avenue, to cost $1,000.
The bluff at the southwest corner OF
Twenty-sxth and VI streets Is being graded
Three cottages are to be erected on this
corner.
Thomas Andrews of Cambridge, this state,
will sell forty-fve head OF Shorthorn cattle
and one car of horses at the stock yards
tomorrow.
The Stock Yards company is making ar
rangements to continue the paving of the
hog alleys as soon as the frost is out OF
the ground.
Frank f. Miles, in charge of Armour's
provision department here. has gone to the
Pacific coast in hopes that his health will
be benefited by the trip
The Woman's Auxiliary OF st. Martins
Eplscopal ChurCh VIII meet Wednesday art
ernoon with Mrs. Thomas Whittlesey,
Twenty-fourth and d streets.
The Commercial club is billed for meet
ing tonight, when it is expected the com
mttees viii be filled out and some arrange
ments made for permanent quarters.
Mrs. Sophie Abraham died yesterday aft
ernoon at the home OF her son-in-law c.
II. Winters, Sixteenth and NJ streets. The
remains will be forwarded to Staplehurst
Neb., for interment.
w |. stephen of the local Live Stock eX-
change returned yesterday from a trip to
Texas. He says that cattle are plentiful in
the Lone Star state, but that prices are
practically prohbitive.
Patrick l.. Hughes. formerly a member
of the city council here, but for some time
past manager of one of Cudahy's eastern
branches, has returned to the city and will
make his home here in the future.
There will be a meeting of the Southwest
Side Improvement club at Thirty-nnth and
Q streets tonight. Every member is urged
to be present, as the question of better
street car facilities will be discussed.
Charles Fisher has returned from Kansas
City and has taken charge of Swift's lard
refinery Mr.. Fisher was formerly employed
in the same capacity here, but desiring a
change went to Kansas City for a time.
Charles E. Martin of Denver, secretary
of the National Live Stock Growers as.
sccation; Fred p. johnson, proprietor of the
Denver Stockman, and James l.. Harris, rep
resenting the Union Stock yards Chicago,
spent a portion of yesterday at the stock
yards here. The party is returning from
the Wyoming and Utah stock meetings and
left last night for Rapid City, S. ID.
Sanitary Inspector Montague is preparing
to serve a large number of notices on prop
erty owners to clean up back yards and al
leys. On account of the severe cold during
the winter little or no cleaning was done
and the alleys in some parts of the city
are in a decidedly unsanitary condition. 1t
is not expected however, that the reai
work of cleaning UP the city will commence
until the frost is out OF the ground.