Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-23
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MINOR MENTION.

Jaws Spllh VI ukbs
Moore's food kills worms and %fattens.
Budweiser beer. L. Rosenfeldt, agent.
Victor hot water heaters at Bixby's.
Estep. undertaken, 20 Pearl street.
oval frames at c. e. Alexander G. Co.'s.
Rev. T.. f. Mack Of Logan is in the city
visiting friends.
c. b. Jacuuemin e Co, jewellers and OPP
ticians. q South Main street.
e. p. Nance, city ticket agent OF the
Quincy route, is in Kansas City.
Get your work done at the popular Eagle
laundry, 724 Broadway. Phone 157.
Hon. H. w. Byers of Harlan was in the
city yesterday looking up his political
friends.
Mrs. F. II. Hill leaves today for Madison
Lake, Mimi, where she will be joined later
by Mr.. Hin.
Judge Macy of the district bench was in
,be CITY Yesterday for a short time on his
way nome to Harlan.
Attorney Frank Shinn of Carson, a prom
inent member of the Pottawattamie county
bar, Is in the city on business.
Charles Bradley is nome from Iowa City.
where he graduated from the Collegiate
Department of the State university.
f. sheridan, superintendent OF the
Omaha g. st. Louis road, with headquarters
nj Stanberry, Mo, was in the city yesterday,
Rob Holiday, who came froli Modale to
intend the banquet Of the eN-Cadet assocla-
tion Wednesday night, returned home yes
terday.
VIII Green has resumed his position with
ihe motor company, the sessions OF the
Omaha Medical college having closed fol
the season.
George Van Orman, formerly in charge o'
. The hotel at the Union Pacific transfer de
pot. has taken the management of the Muir
ray hotel in Omaha.
Aleck McGregor, the old-time crook ana
ICON" man. was committed to the county
Jail yesterday by Judge A~yles"oFth uhue'
the state vagrancy law.
T.. j. Derr has let the contract for a tWo
story brick block with stone front or
Broadway between Seventh and Eighth
streets Just west of the Eagle laundry.
The 4-year-old son Of Henry Williams o.
Crescent jumped from a renee Weunesues
night and broke his right thigh. Fears are
entertained that the injury may cripple tn'
lad for life.
Word was received here yesterday of the
death OF Mrs. Morton at the state asylum II
Clarinda. Her relatives feft for there yes
terday and will take the remains to Kan
sas City for interment.
Rev. r. Venting Of the First Baptls
church Is at Oskaloosa attending the "ta''
Sunday school convention, where he defV'
cred an address on the subject, .Reiatioi
of Children to the Future OF This country.
Lieutenant Henry Swigert of the United
States volunteer signal corps, home on fur
Tough from Cuba, expects assignment Il
the Philippines. He has recently peen II
detached servl.e under Brigadier Genera
Lee.
The papers and exhibits in the High schoo
site appeal case have been forwarded t'
State Superintendent Barrett by county gu
periutcpdent Sawyer, and the members o
the School Board are looking for an carr!
decision in the case.
Charles r. Hannah, receiver of the Lax
Manawa galway company, has offered a re
ward of 500 for the arrest and conVlctiof
OF the party who placed the obstruction OF
the company's track last sunday, causing
derailment Of the engine.
Henry Ehlers died yesterday morning a
his home on the old stage road in Garne
township, aged &c years. He leaves a WIZ
and three grown children. The tunera
win be held Sunday afternoon at $50 iron
the family residence and burial VIII De IL
Walnut Hill cemetery.
w. j.. Higgins, a switchman in the North
western yards, fell while coupling car
Wednesday night and one foot was badl'
crushed by the wheels. He was taken !,
81 Rernard's hospital, where the physi
clans Yesterday hoped to be able TO saw
the greater part of the injured foot.
Mrs. Mahala McMacken, wife of U. Nc
Macken. died yesterday morning at ne
home, Ala East Washington avenue, age
81 years. The funeral will be held Sunda!
afternoon at 3 O'Clock from the residence
lnterment will be in Fairview cemetery
A son of the deceased is serving with IN
army in the Philippines.
Rev. ]. w. Wilson of the First Congre
gational church has returned from Dunlap
where he went to preach the sermon u
the ordination of Rev. John p. Clyde, VIII
has been called to the passionate OF IN
Congregational church at that place. Kew
Clyde is a graduate of Yale, where n
achieved quite a reputation as an athlete
The special committee of the city coun
Gil appointed in the matter OF an electrl
lighting plant met yesterday afternoon an
made arrangements with Electrician Lover
10 make a survey for such a plant. IN
Council Bluffs Gas and Electric compan,
notified the committee that 1t was at per
feet liberty to investigate and inspect IL
prant at any time and whenever 1t so de
sired. The courtesy was duly
Ex-Mayor NJ. F. Rohrer accompanied tn
Veteran Firemen to the state fremen'
tournament at Missouri Valley Wednesda
and while there a number of his politica
friends and admirers started a good-slze
guberpatorial boom for him. The boor
has continued to grow and his friends !
Council Bluffs have taken 1t up and eXpec
TO be able to place Mr.. Rohrer's name a
the head of the democratic state ticket mex
August.
James McCauley died yesterday mornin
at 4 O'Clock at his home. 1916 Avenue a
after an Illness of ten days of typhoid pneu
monia. He was S. years of age and ha
been a resident of this city for the las
twenty years. A wife and five grown CHI
dren survive him. The funerar will b
held tomorrow from St, Francis Xavier
church. Rev. Father Smyth will conduc
the services and interment will be in IN
Catholic cemetery.
N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 25O.