Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-05
Minor Mention
Council Bluffs office OF
The Bee II at II North
Main st. Telephone "a.
Davis, drugs.

| Davis, drugs.
Victrola, Sl5. A. Hospe Co.
Corrigans, undertakers Phone las.
Blank book work Morehouse g. Co.
Woodring Undertaking Co. Tel. 3S9.
GARDENERS PRESS, printing. Phone 50
Lewis Cutler, funeral director. Phone 81
Eyes examined, glasses fitted. Leffert's s
| BRADLEY ELECTRIC CO. WIRING
| AND FIXTURES. PHONE 1893.
Spring chicken dinner at the Eagle Cafe
| 15 North Main street, July 4, 40 cents.
TO SAVE OR TO BORROW, SEE G. r.
| Mutual Bldg. and Loan Assn, 123 Pearl
Expert and accurate watch repairing
by reliable watchmakers only. Leffert S.
Plate lunch at Tony's cafe. 25c.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bennett, 5l4 North
Seventh street, are the parents OF a son,
born yesterday morning.
Special for tonight at the Majestic theater
Wolfe, or, The Conquest OF quebec
Fifteen vessels and over 1000 people were
used in this great five-part Kalem pic
ture.
C. w. Parks left yesterday for a trip
to Washington, ID. c., for a visit with
relatives. Later he will visit at New
York, Niagara Falls and other eastern
points
Fears that a firecracker thrown upon
the roof of house at IA Mynster street
last night had set fire to the shingles
caused a fire alarm to be turned in. The
firemen failed to find any evidences of
fire.
Cecil James, eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. H. James, returned home yesterday
after a years absence. He has been try
ing ranching life in Nebraska and likes
II so well that he has told his parents
that he Will have to curtail his visit. Since
living so much in the open air and. bright
sunshine his health has become rugged
and he has acquired that universal In
gio oNfa af nA hA,y "a DO
nose.
An attempt was made last night TO en-
force the police order directing compliance
with the ordinance prohibiting the firing
limiting the noisy eXuberance to that
day only, but the efforts of the police
Officers were signal failures. Three boys
were taken to the police station early in
the evening and required to give bonds
for their appearance in police court Mon.
day morning, but while this incident was
being recorded about 1000 other men and
Toys were industTiously engaged in the
pastime, and the popping was intermittent
all over town. The police officers real
i7ed their impoteney and gave up the job
before 10 o'clock.
]. w. Van Duyn in charge of the Iowa
department OF weights and measures
connected with the administration of the
pure food laws of Iowa. spent several
days in Council Bluffs this week without
making his presence known. He de-
sonal inspection OF the retail provision
dealers of the city with reference to their
compliance with the law. The results
were very satisfactory both to him and to
the good repute OF the merchants. He
said he found the Bluffs merchants to be
more nearly complying with the law than
in almost any other city in the state.
Edward Miller of Creston is In the Jen-
ME Edmundson hospital suffering from
injuries that are believed by the police
to have been inflicted by a holdup thug.
Miller was found shortly before mid
night Thursday at the Northwestern
passenger station wandering about in a.
helpless and dazed manner with his
clothing awry and his watch and money
missing. He had apparently received a
heavy blow on the head from sandbag
and was unable TO recall any of the blci-
dents of the night or tell anything al out
himself beyond the fact that his home Is
at Creston and that he is a tailor. He
had no business that took him in the VIC
unity Of the Northwestern station AMI has
no recollection OF when he went there
His friends at Creston have BEEN COM
municated with. The only external marks
of injury are bad bruises and cCmtusions
on the side of his face and head.