Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-24
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MINOR MENTION.
Davis sells drugs.

btoCkeTt sells carpets ana rugs.
Expert watch repairing. Leffert. 40 BWay.
onhcer is selling dwellings oreap. 80 BY.
Skates for boys ard girls are cheap at
Petersen q SchOeIing CO.
Burnt wood aud leather goods. c. E.
Alexander & CO, 5S3 broadway.
Dr. g. McDermott Is home from Chicago
TO spend the holidays with relatives.
Dr. and Mrs. Don Mscrae, jr, returned
yesterday from a weeks visit In Chicago.
Mrs. A. y. Moore has been called 20 Park
ham, o., by the rious illness OF her
mother.
DR.. c. s. Ro llns fell by he wayside again
last night ana was incatcerated on charge
of drunkenness.
We are headquarters for glass OF all
kinds. See US before you buy. c. b. Paint
Oil and Glass Co.
H. J. Forsyth left yesterday for Detroit
Mich, where he Is interested in a large real
estate transaction.
Mrs. McKesson and daughter Of Oakland
avenue will leave today tor Grand Island,
to spend Christmas with relatives.
John Goewey Birmingham of Creston, Ia,
Is In the city, the guest Of his brother-in-
law, G. c. Nye. local newspaper man.
Sergeant r. B. Gardiner Of the day police
force and wife leave today for Woodbine,
la, to spend the Christmas holidays with
their daughter.
A handsome piece OF furniture always is
acceptable as a gitt-it not only pleases th'
recipient but STANDS as lasting remem-
brance. Petersen a Schoening Co.
Mrs. o. w. Butts has received word OF
the death OF her brother, Martin G.. Good,
at his home in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs
Butts left yesterday to attend the funeral
Miss Mary Holderness and Miss Maggie
Fisher OF CrestOn, Ia, are the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs e. $. Kirkpatrick and family
Of Harrison streets for the Christmas holt
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Van Horn left last
evening for Des Moines to spend Chris slmas
with friends. Before returning they Will
visit Mr. Van Horns mother at Decatur
City, la.
Your children should have a sled; It
prompts them to go outdoors; nothing Is
better than fresh air, 1t saves doctor s oils.
Our line of slvds Is complete and cheap
Petersen q Schoening Co.
Miss Iva Williams, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. S. Williams of Avenue l, left Mon
day evening for Kansas city, where she
will be married today to Walter Hoar, a
young business man Of that city.
William Foster, a farmer of Charter Oak,
Ia, has filed a voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy i'm the federal court here. with lia-
biities scheduled at Sy,5lI75. His assets
are valued at |45, all OF which he claims
as exempt.
Rev. ]. w. Calfee, pastor of the Broadway
Methodist church, is home from Pierre, ..
D., where last Sunday he otiiciated at the
dedicatory services of the remodeled Metho-
dist church and assisted in raising the debt
of 100 from the building.
Richard Baker, who was run down and
killed by switch engine on the wabash
tracks saturday evening, was buried yes
terday afternoon in the family lot in
FsirView cemetery. The funeral was held
from Cutters undertaking rooms.
These officers have been elected by the
Brotherhood Of American Yoemen: Fore
monies, w. II. Mullin; correspondent, w.
Z. Joseph; master of accounts, DI. l.. L.
Roe; physician, Mary V. Meneray.
Buy now is our advice TO those who want
the choicest. most desirable GIFT goods
early buyers get best choice. Don't know
what to give-nothing Will help you decide
quicker than seeing the thousand and one
things offered here. petersen * Scnoentng
CO.
The children of the Sunday school of
the Broadway Methodist church rendered
the Christmas cantata christmas Fairies
last evening and a program of songs and
recitatIons appropriate TO the season. Dona-
uons for the poor were also made by the
young folk.
The children of the Christian Home held
their annual Christmas exercises last even
ing in the chapel OF the institute, the princi-
pal feature being the cantata "A Merry
Christmas The children viii have the
Christmas tree and distribution of gifts as
Usual on Christmas day.
The furniture store isn't half big enough
to show on all ITS pretty things. Ihese
SeIa now '9 H'eSSs were All new woI patterns,
mostly with shaped mirrors and standards
and French legs-just the sort OF Christmas
Petersen & Schoening Co.
The receipts In the general fund at the
Christian Home last week amounted to
week, the balance being placed to the credit
of the contingent tunu. In the manager 8
above the needs of the week and decreasing
the deficiency to Sl96.O6 in this fund to date.
The funeral of Mrs. John G. Bohn will be
held this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the
family residence, l20 Franklin avenue.
Members of the Rebekah lodges and friends
wiIl be permitted TO view the remains be-
tween 10 a. m. and p. m. Interment will
be In Walnut Hill cemetery and the services
will be conducted by Rev. George Edward
Walk of st. Pauls Episcopal church
c. T.. Meehan the carpenter who was
taken into custody Saturday night by the
police 10 prevent him committing suicide,
turned up at police headquarters last night
with a request that he be given lodging. lie
appeared to be in a very nervous and de-
Jected condition and Captain Maltby pro-
Vided a sleeping place for HIM. The atten-
ton OF the commissioners TOR the insane
will be called to his case.