Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-21
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MINOR MENTION.

Davis sells drugs.
For rent, modern house, 40 Sixth avenue.
Expert watch repairing. Leffert, 400 BY.
Oficer Is selling dwellings cheap. 419 BY.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. James Brandon,
1916 Eighth avenue, a son.
Wanted, good cook. Apply at 203 Story
street. corner Third street.
Reduction sale on framed and unframed
pictures. G.. r. Alexander & Co, 1893 Bway
Wanted, at once, boy with pony to carry
Bee route. Apply at the office, 10 Pearl
street.
Alderman z. H.. Lougee left last evening
for Columbia. Mo, where he has estaS-
llshed a land Office.
We are headquarters for glass of all
kinds. Sec us before you buy. c. b. Paint,
Oil and Glass company.
The Ladies' Aid society of st. Johns Eng
lish Lutheran church VIII meet Thursday
afternoon at 10l Main street.
William Johnson and Lizzie Miller, both
OF Missouri Valley, were married. in this
city yesterday afternoon, Justice Ouren
officiating.
William Boyer and Dora spreltzer. both
from South Omaha, were married in this
city yesterday afternoon by Rev. James
church.
Christian Batter, a farm hand of Anita,
Ia, has filed n voluntary petition I'm bank
ruptcy In the federal court here. His
liabilities amount to $1.24S.35 and he asserts
Ing.
Oscar PfeiTer, an old time conductor of
the Omaha & Council Bluffs Railway and
Bridge company has been granted a leave
of absence for six months, and with his
family will visit his fatherland, which he
left when a small child.
The Council Bluffs Whist club Is arrang-
ing TO send representatives to the winter
meeting OF the Central Whist league, which
will be held in st. Joseph, February u and
10. The club expects to be represented by
a team of fours and three pairs.
Mrs. Margaret Hannah, wife of w. e.
Hannah. 22l6 Avenue b, died yesterday
her husband a 5-weeks-old baby. The re-
mains will be taken to Mitchell, Ontario,
Mrs. Hannahs former home, for burial.
The receipts in the general fund at the
$l32.76 above the needs of the week, the
balance being placed TO the credit Of the
contingent fund. In the managers fund
the receipts were SSS. IS, being 8.75 above
the needs OF the week.
At the request of his guardian. Mrs.
Haines, the commissioners for the insane
yesterday granted the transfer of Harry H.
Dye from the asylum at Ciarinda to st.
Bernard's hospital in this city, subject to
the approval of Superintendent WHITE Of
the Clarinda asylum and the State Board
of Control.
Thomas Bowman and Spencer Smith. en-
ployed by the county board to check up the
books and accounts of the officers whose
terms expired January l, have completed
their work in the offices of the county audi
tor and recorder and today will begin on
the office of the clerk of the district court.
They expect to be able to make their report
when the board meets in February.
The Council Bluffs Athletic association
has elected these oficers: President, w. F.
Moss; vice president, r. c. Meneray; secre-
tary and treasurer. o. c. Brown; directors.
Sumner Knox, Harry Mitchell, Charles
I1atner. A meeting will be held Monday
evening at the Cyclery, at which time IL Is
expected the board of directors will make A
report on permanent headquarters for the
club.
Harry Wells. a cook. and Louis Peterson,
an engineer. employees Of the Grand hotel,
neHAma 1nVnlVR0 In "a nignnfa NraCfarda ~
afternoon which led to an exchange OF
blows, Peterson came out of the mix-up
with a badly battered face and one OF his
eyes closed. He filed an Information in
Justice Carson's court, charging Wells
with assaulting him with intent to do him
Great Sodily injury. Wells Will have a near
ng Saturday afternoon.
The case against Warren Henley, one of
the three men arrested for the theft Of
clothing from the store of M. Marcus, was
dismissed in Justice Ouren's court yester-
day. The assistant county attorney after
Investigation decided there was not sufh-
Client evidence TO warrant the prosecution
and Robert Buckley, the other members of
the trio, have been continued pending a re-
port from the grand jury.
Mrs. Bertha Ranck Thomson, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Ranch, 13 South
First street, this city, died yesterday at
her home In Craig, Mo-, from meningitis,
aged "a years. Funeral services will be held
this afternoon at the Christian church in
craig, following which tine body will be
brought to this city. The funeral will be
held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock from
the home of her parents and burial Will be
IN Walnut Hill cemetery. Mrs. Thomson
Is survived by her husband and one chill.