Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-18
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MINOR MENTION.

Davis sells glass.
Moore's food kills worms and fattens.
C. f. Alexander & CO., picture frames.
Bartel G. Miller. 100 B'way, give stars"
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Klein, a son.
iowa Furniture a carpet Co, 4O7 B'way'
J. c. Bixby, heating, plumbing. Tel. lSS'
M. T.. Rohrer went to Grand Island on a
business trip yesterday.
c. b.. Jacquemin & Co, jewelers. ana up
ticlans, q South Main street.
Get YOUR work done at the popular Eagle
laundry, 724 Broadway, phone loi'
Sadie d., the 2-year-old daughter of Mrs
hupusta Pryor of North Broadway, dled yes
ie1day afternoon Of pneumonia
Mrs. william Amin left last evening Tor
Narseilles. ILL.,, where she has been calleu Dy
she serious illness of her father-in-laW.
The case of John Collins, charged with
assaulting Jacob Stein, will be heard IN
Justice Vlen's court next Monday morning
The case of Hi Jordan, charged with as
sault and battery on Robert MarDie, mas
been set for hearing I'm Justice Ferrler
court next Monday.
CITY Electrician James G.. Bradley re-
turned yesterday morning from ST; faul'
MINI, where he was a delegate to the dls-
hrict camp of the Woodmen of the world
Rev. G. T. Fry of the Fifth Avenue Metho-
dist Episcopal church, leaves today TOT 81.
yer City, Ia, where he will occupy one OF
the pulpits tomorrow. He Will return Mon-
day.
Deputy United States Marshal Richards
returned yesterday from Griswold, wheIe ne
arrested a man named II. l.. Jones for boot
logging, Jones gave bail for MS appear
nnCe In court.
Colonel j. j. Steadman, clerk of the United
States district court, was able to be at ms
office yesterday for the first time in several
weeks, having been laid up with a severe
attack of the grip.
Mrs. Marguerite Jensen died yesterday
morning at Melton, Ia, aged az years, OF
dropsy. Deceased was the mother OF John
Jensen, 800 Curtis street, this city, and the
remains will arrive here this morning.
G.. NJ. Levey, superintendent of the Iowa
lines; j. Fl. Duggan, superintendent oil lhe
western division, and II. S. StJrrs, assistant
superintendent of the west Iowa division OF
the Chicago, Burlington Il Quincy were IN
the city yesterday.
Three cases of contagious diseases were
reported to the Board of Health yesterday.
They were Dewey Lafay, 22 Thirteenth ave-
nue., whooping cough; Lee O'Keefe, scarlet
fever, 1903 South Ninth street; James smith,
measles, 1928 Third street.
The three boys, William O'Mara, Earl Fitz-
gerald and Jim Morrison, who ran away
from their homes in Omaha Thursday, were
taken across the river yesterday morning
by their parents. One night in the city jail
was sufficient experience for the lads.
The funeral of the late w. p. Wightman
will be held tomorrow afternoon at .
O'Clock from the residence Of his daughter,
Mrs. l.. c.. BeSley, 1901 North Broadway.
Rev. w. S. Barnes of the First Presbyterian
church will conduct the services and inter-
ment will be in Walnut Hill cemetery.
William F. Greenwood of Colorado Springs,
Colo. secretary of the Mollie Gibson MIN
ing company, one of the many Colorado min
inf. concerns incorporated under the laws of
Iowa, is in the city. He expects to stay here
until the annual meeting of the stock
holders. which will be held next Tuesday.
County Treasurer William Arnd returned
yesterday morning from Des MONIES, wnere
he had been honored by being elected presi-
dent of the State Association of County
Treaurers. Supervisor John M. Matthews,
who attended the meeting of the State As
s~ociation of County Auditors, is visiting at
Palmyra before returning home.
The Fort Dodge 4 Omaha Railway com
pany commenced two proceed
ings yesterday 10 acquire its right of way
Through property in Rockford township
owned by George and Elizabeth West and
through property in Crescent township
owned by the Everett estate. The sheriif's
jury win meet March 1 in both cases.
f. A. Golden of Shenandoah was lodged
in the city Jail here yesterday to await the
acticn of the federal grand jury on a charge
of bottlegging. Golden runs a small job
printing outfit at Shenandoah and, it is al
legged, finding the receipts too small to meet
his expenses attempted to make a little OIL
the side by selling liquor without a govern
ment license. He was bound over by Com.
missioner Porter of Creston.
Henry Martin, a laborer employed at the
Peavey elevator in course of construction a!
Al Transfer, fell from the top of a freight
car yesterday afternoon and received Sc
rious injuries. His left leg and two ribs
were fractured and his right shoulder dis
located. He was taken to the Woman's
Christian association in the patrol wagon
and last might was reported to be resting
as easy as possible under the circumstances.
Albert Smith, a driver In the employ OF
Mayor Jennings, who has been laid up all
winter as the result of being thrown from
a wagon In a runaway accident, met with
another misfortune yesterday morning. He
started to light a fire in the kitchen stove
with coal oil and an explosion followed
with the result that he was badly burned
about the face and hands. At first 1t was
Thought he would lose the sight of one eye
A special freight train of forty cars laden
with wire fencing consigned from Adrian
Mich, to Lincoln, Neb., passed through over
the yesterday afternoon. The
train was deliberately decorated and attracted
much attention, both at the local depot and
at the transfer, This is the third train Of
forty large furniture cars laden with the
same goods that has passed through here
over the Northwestern road within the las
six weeks.