Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 26, 1881, Page 8

FHE DAILY BEE. Monday Morning, Dec 26 Woather Report (The following observations are taken at the same moment ¢{ time at all the sta- tions named.) Wan_Deranmaner, U, 8 OMAIA, Decenibe St Srmvion, ) L 1881, (4200 p. ) 1 - Den er Cheyenae Piatto Omaha Yankton Des Moines Davenport At Paul 8t. Louis Moorhewd Vincent Bis » ar.k Buford Custer. ... D adwond Asiniboine . NW Brisk SW Bk SW Fresh 5 |8 Brick SW Light 8 Brak N Light River sbove low watar mark, fonr feet and seven inches, and trozen. LOCAL BREVITIES. —The public wchools closed Friday " A CHRISTMAS CRIME. Another Terrible Tragedy Star- ties the People of Omaha. Oscar Hammer Murdered in Julius Treitschke's Saloon. Charlea Koster and Frank Kenniston Under Arreet Hammer's Wife Distracted with Grief Almost to Ineanity. Bhe Says Bhe Will Eury Fer Husband and Then go to Join Him. The Post Mortem and Coroner's In- quest. At abont 10 minuten after 3 o'clock yen. nntil Tuesday, Jan. 3d. —Charles DeGroat will not be taken to Lincoln until some tine this week. —Capt. Mar<h is superintending the construction of a khip canal frm Boyd's opera house t) tha p stoffice corner, ~The new moon appeared st night with the old mocn in her arms, Thik is said to besure indication of a storm, —The lost bracelet und front of Max Meyer's yestorday was the property of Mrs, D. . Hull, of Linc ln. —Considera' le interesting news s crowded out this morning to make space for the details of the tragedy of Christmas mormi g ~T'wo carex of intoxication were tried by Judge Beneke thic morning. Ouve of the offenders was ‘discharged, the other sent to jail in def ult of the fine, —\ cow fell into the ci-tern ba k of the Chinese laun’ry on Tenth street Thurs- day. A ropo was put around her neck and she climbed out hersel —A fire in the residence of Leopold Willing, Seventeenth and Center strocts, on Thursday eveniag, was extinguished by the bucket brigade. No alarm. Max Meyer & Co. this year, s usual, remembered the local department of thoe various newspapers hatdsomely, Their memory shall Le kept green in this section of timber. ~A horse balked in the street car traces about noon Saturday, when opposite the Cantield house, and the passengers pushed the «ar and team about a block and then some of them wa'ked to cateh the train. —Mr. Higg ns, of the Merchant'a Ex- change, coruer of Sixteenth and Dodge, has o treat in store for the boys this eve: ning. A 25-pound turkey and other deli- cacies will bo served, All his friends aro Invited. —The district court adjourned Saturday the only important ruling being the grant. ing a new trial in the case of Niok O'Byrne vs. the 8, C. and N, railroad company, one of the condemmation of property ca ok, ~Jamos Stephenson is busy at present fixing up his bids and bonds to secure the mail contracts now adve tised to let for the ensuing year. He is sure tu obtain all he wants, as heis known to be no star route kind of » man, —The State Journal is cruel: “‘Query by Ames—Well, if they are having such aterrible time with miry streets, why don’t that Omaha council wet their heads together and make a woodvn pavement? An wer by Marshall—Because the wood is soft and rappy.” ~Since the Denver thort line was opened on thy Union Pacific, the Rock Islind bas be'n running a sle-ping car through from Chicago to Council Bluffs on the ma 1 tram that arrives at 6:50 every By this arrangement through passengers for the west are able t' remain in the sleeping car until they reach the Teansfer, in place of changing at Dos Moines, where the sleeper was formerly Teft. —The home spoken of m Fridays BEiE as falling on Tenth street, died ina little while after the re o ter left, being more seriously injured than was at first wsu posed, The animal was one of a val- uable carri ge team purchased by Mr. Etephenson at Kansas City, and for which he pail 8350 Mr. Stephenson will look to Hurris & Fisher for his damages, and if any redress e<'sts azainst the city, they will come back on it for the smount, —Once more to those wio appreciate the ol aste and beautiful, do not fail to procure some of Prang’s Drize Christmas Cards or an «lgant present from that wuperior lve of fine goods offered by Kuhn & (o, to-night and to-n close out their fine and rare col Fa & Cilluloid, Hard Rubber and Diatito we'ts, odor cases and other woveltios. They will reduce them all from 10 to 25 o rcont. below rogular prices, Now is the tme to procure a bargain at thiy drug store, corner of Fifteenth and Doug. an Ktreets. terday morning, Oscar Hammer, who tended bar for Julins Treitschke, in Barker's building, on Fifteenth street, was murdered. Charles Korter and Fraunk Kenniston have been arrested for thecri and are now in the county jail. Thjs is, in brief, the story of the terrible tragedy which was the sensation of the Christmas day of 1881. IT I8 AWPUL at any time to record the commiseion of a eapital crime, and particularly so when, aw in this cane, the victim is a respected and law.abiding citizen, and when suspi- cion falls upou those whose personal suffer- ing iu wo far outweighed by the grief en- tailed upon innocent persons. Tu the present instance it has been especially diffi ult get ot the actual details the the s oriea of the different witne-ses being « x. tremely ¢ nflicting, sud but one of the number having as yet been examined un. der oath, This murder has excited a de- groe of interest »econd valy to that of No- vember 14th, and the dsvelopments will be looked forward to with no little inter. est by the entire people or the city, 1o of THE VICTIM, Oscar Hamwer was a young man of about thirty years of age, who came from Chicago, where he werked for Chapin & ore, to Nebraska some time last spring, under contract to work for J, J. Mallcy, proprietor _of the Buckinghain palace, at Ancoln, T o establishment being closed up by financi 1 difficulties. Hummer came to Omaha and soon_obtaine | employment st the Buard of Trade ssloon, ixteenth and Dodge streets, then run by Mr. Ja ob Schreiner. Iiero he remamed for about four mouths when Harr) Erdman vent inas o partner, and his services w re nolonger r.qu Mr. Schrei .er himself went to Julius Treistcke and xo- cured for him, his lite employe, kthe porition held by him at the time of his death, Among a!l those who made the acquaintance of Oscar Hammer there is not who o n be found to speak a word against him, He was peaceable, had the most entirecontrol of hi-temper, wus hand- some and of good address, and he had many fiiends who will testify to the fasc that outside of the positin he held no word of reproach ¢ uld be uttered against him. HIS FAMILY RELATIONS. The murdered man had & wife but no children, Thw mar iage took place wbout £ ur yors, and seerus to have been an ex. copti wally happy one. T.e two were tirely devoted to each other, and in fact were like two children who had be n trought up together, happy only in ouch otherswelfa o und happiness. The wife in of English parentage, and hud only been +coustomed 10 hotel work. They bunrded at the Planters house on Dodge street, whore Mrs, Hanmer held the position of head waiter, each cont:ibutins their pa t to the general ex .onu u of the family. Last night the deceased had purchas d asa Christmas present, for his wife, a diamo d pin a d ear drops, and t ese he exhibited to sev- eral , ersonal friends during th- evening, with exultant anticipation of t e surpris+ and ’)lenurl' he would give his wifs on Christmas worning. TIE ACCUSED, Charlie Kos er isa young e, whose father, Mr, H, A, Kostor. 15 ono of the oldest and most respected cit'zens of this plio . Hiyarrest was wade by & wan who has known him sivee he was a mero child, avd who confesss that ho never hal o dfficult & duty to pocform in his life. Ko-ter ix below medium height, boyish n_ appoarance, slender and good-looking. Heis nuturally quiet and in flensive, and in fact, » per- out _gentlowan, but ‘when he h % been drinking he giows somewhat aggrossive, & resents fancied insult, more quickly for a friend han on bis own account. He is enwily influenced by others and this hay lod him into several 0 fliculties, No one Delioves, however, that he ever had avy wurder us feo ings in his heart, Tle ma ried, over w year ago, & young lady who held a most ' ponsible position in one of the larcest dry goodsestablishmentsin the city, and they have one child, a baby, about four monthy old, Fiank Kenniston ix pro*ably younger still than Ko ters, aud was for a” long t me mail route agent on the Union Pacitic railway. He had num- rous frien u, but, unfortunately, like Kosters, was apt to let his love of soci vlousure loud him intodissipationat times, He is the son of Mr. D A, Kenniston, a retired railw .y postal clerk, aud well kunown in the city. A OHRISTMAS KPREE, Saturday night Kosters was ont with a number of young men wi h whom he asso- cintes, an ' probably drauk more or less SR R A Caunse and Effeot. The main cause of nervousness is indigestion, and that is caused by weaknoss of the stomach, No one can have sound nerves and good health withont using Hop Bitters to strengthen the stomach, purify the blood, and keep the liver and kidneys active, to carry off all the poisonous and waste mutter of the system. —Ad- vocate, Decld-Janl Buckiin's arnios Salve. The best salve inthe world for euts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chillblains, corns and all kinds of skin eruptions, This salve is r- anteed to give perfect satisfaction in every case or monoy refunded. Price, 2be per box. For sale by Tou & MoMason, Omahs, Dr. Amelia Burroughs, Withnell House, Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 a. m. to 4 p, ., tf e, — Tuke * BLACK-DEAUGHT " aud you'| P AL AL will nes <. ¥, Goodmsa's, C. €. Cook & Co., Council Bluffs, Yowa, zeneral agents for H, D. Rush's Goldeu Eagle Flour for Omaba, Neb* Orders golicited by telephone or other- wise, decl2-1m* dwi g the eveuing, They were in a Four- teonth street saloon after midnight, and h'd “then become decidedly boisterous, He and Charlio Cumings had dispute which resulted in a tussel, in whi b th recoived slight bruises, The house was closed and tne t riy left, and after reach- ing the sidowalk the twn young men muds up their differences and parted friends, all starting home as was supposed. It ap- pears however, that Koster§ went over to Julius Treitachke's pluce, where the had veen during the evening a rafile for a watch. Here he found quite » party still remaining, among others being young Kenniston, THE PIRST DISTURBANCH, Itis claimed that Kenniston had been playing pool during the nillchg being quite expert at the game snd that for sume roason, Hammer at length i terfere, tak- ing his cue and putting it in the rack. Kenniston sat down on & stool opp.osite the bar and ealled the bartender by soms + ard names st wh ch, however, the latter only laughed, Tt i also o aimed that Koster into k up the row on behalf o , but this is not estub. lished thus far There in little doutt but that before 8 o'cleck there way considerable noise being mad-, snd that the majority of those pre-ent, or 8 dozen all wore! more or less under the in- Huence of Iguor. At this point it is no more than just to take up the story of the subsequent tragedy as told by the o ly witness oy yet exawined befo.e tue coro- | ner's jury, KOBTER STAKTS HOME, Frank Chambers, in his tes torday sftern-on said at 8 o'cliok the e resent in the sald Charlie Koster, ravk Kenn ston, James Whitney and » number of otbers, besides himself, seven nony yes- or eight in all. Awmoug those hedid not mention we b Valentine Adams, Patrick alligher, ¥, Johneon and others, He was stending nesr the stors, ahout twenty-five feet from the door, and saw ¢ oster and Hammer «on versing acr &< the rar, The former crum. Fled «n unlit cigar £y pieces on the bar during the conversation, which lasted per- haps ten minute aniston was, st the time, sitting on a stool near the west «nd of thelunch counter, whi in diree ly o poxite the bar, both being in the fr nt, ¢ of the saloon ~ He did not hear what « wnid, nor did he notice any indicati trouble nor hear any loud words, mer at length came «ut from be bar, when Koster waid to him havs been making cracks at -« verybody, now ma'es ene cor ck al me."” Hammer replied: “T am only bar. ten er her, and 1 don’t ~ want any trouble" ' After this, some talk fol- lowed which witness did not hear, Kos- ter<started for the door, followed by Ham- mer, t o lattor heing next heard to may, “Come, n w, don't let's have any more of that.” Chambers says that Hammer then drew back with hix open right hand, as if tonlap K ster in the face or to thrust him out, and the door Leing opened the latter w nt ont aud it was closed after him, A BECOND ROW, mbers saysthat about this tine on became engaged in n al- hsome one who was a stranger and tha: the two men exchanged blows in the corner of the room, to the wouth of the door and next to the lunch counter. Hammer again opened the door (apparently waiting to ace them out), and stood tacing the \ batants, with an srm againet the door. The stran.er was nearest him and Ke nis. ton facins him and five or six feet away This was sbout three or f ur minutes aft' r Koster left the room. At this moment THE FATAL RLOW struck. A sharp crack washeard and iess kaw the bartender let go his hold on the door and fall full length on the floor, almost in his tracks, 18 not wee Koster, nor in'eed, any one elee in the decr. If any ono was there, he thinks they must have been rmall in stature and the pace between the partially pen v r, the darkness ontside nd the heavy form of the stricke aled the asass u from hi im fell to the floor witho t woid, and lay quite stil'. A profound silence fol- lowed, and for a mowent or two no one made . ny attempt to go to his as-istance, it being xupposed that he wasonly s unned. At length, however, they approached the murlored man and f und that he was n t breathing, At the xame a crimson st eam, from A wound on the left side of the head, trickled down through his dark hair, and formed a ghastly pool upon the floc o terestion wi HE 18 DEAD, The prostrate form of the bartender was life d by threo wen and earried to the bil- linrd table back of the store, upon which it waw laid aud oidinary measures for bringing the man to conscionsness vainly Ml(.,,u-‘f. His heart had ceased t 1 palpi- tate and the terribls truth that a mler had been comm tted burst upon the horri- fied 1o 3 k tehed to the office ty Ma fcClure, who hastened to the spot and having ascertaived that Hammer was beyond human aid, notified Coroner J u.,fin and _at once set about to eapture the suspetcted men, Kennisto ulso having disappearcd immediately after the tragedy. Dr. .’] H. Peabody arrived about three quarters of an hour after the occurrence the murder, and of course found his wervice of no avail, and the body was re- moved to the roon s of Coronor Jacobs, THE POLICE, Deputy Marshal McClure hastily sum- moned to h sa d Officers Gorman and D - ahue, and the thres being joined by Sher. iff Gy, who had been notified of the af- fuir, started out on a search for Charles Kostor and Frank Kenniston, whom the #to ies told by the witnesses naturally pointed out as implicated in the deed, They first proce ded to the resifence of the former, on Jackson street, between Seventeenth and Fighteenth. THE PIRST ARREST. It was b ut b o'clock ia the worning when the four reached the residence and stationed themmelved abwtit. McClure knocked at the door, hiv knock beiug an- swere by Mrs- Koster, who asked what wnn wanted, 8 d on being asked b reyly if Charl o was in, answered that he was and would open the door himself. He did 40 almost immediately and when Mr. Me- Clure stepped insi o he said, “*Charlie, 1 want you.” Koster asked W) matter?' and McClure said, ““I'he party you had tr_ul -nicht is dead,” “My God ! Koster sai in roply. He proceedto dress at onco and at hin req est one of the officers was vent for M, Kosters' mother, and the pri<oner was_ perwitted to remain, under until she arrived, with two'or thres othe relatives, who wore also swnmoned. He was then taken to the city jail and searched, but no weapon of any knd was found on hix person. His request to be al- Towed to sit in the jail corrider was refused and he was locked up in a cell to reflect on the sudden and terrible cloud which had fallen across his path. 1 HE SKCOND ARBEST, In the meangime Gorman and Guy had left the officers at Kosters' house, where they had been reinforced by Officer Ju. coby a's arrival and procexded to fiud Ken- niston, Th went to the build. imss occupied by Higging' suloon, o r- ner of rixteenth and Dodg In_the upper rooms the two Whitneys and Ban- dle, of the old Omahy base ballnine, slept avd knowing that K nniston associted with them a good deal it v a« rightly udgod that ho would be f und there, The knock at the door being answere , man asked for Kenniston, and on enter- ing found 0 asleep in ono of the beds. He shook him awake, telling him he warted bim to get up and go to church, Frank, snpposing that it was a joke, drewsed himself and wecompanied” the officers, protesting some, until they reached the slley that heads to the jail. "Here he drew back and said, “You have carri tho joke about far enough, You cm take me to jail 7 “‘We will, thougl was the roply, and the ture of the charge ageinst hi wis explained only after he reached 1. interior of the dismal collar und r th court house, Nothing was found on hi person to indicate that he had gone pre pared for amy trouble. Later in the morning the two pr soners wero taken to the county Jail. THE NEWS of the murder was known to but fow and wheu the new boys cried their papers on the streets, with ‘“All about the murder!” many were inoredulous to believe that a black eiime had uctually been committed in the hert of the city on th - annivers of anuther morning when *‘Peace to all; gool will to men,” bad boen proclaimed rom no brighter heavens, As the details were gradually learned, the sen a fon be- eame soar less thau on recent sad and 'memo able .umll»nl snd crowds flocked to the undertaker’s to s © ti o ro- wains of the murdered man. admittance, however, being den ed to all except those who had a right to see them, THE WIFE INFORMKD, It was d-emed best not to inform the wife of the dead man of her bereavem:nt at first, and t wasn t until 7 o'cl ok in the worning that her husb nd's employer. Mr. I'r itschke, proceeded to the Planters' house to breas the drea (ful tidiogs, O his arrival she was at work in he dining room, ard the cle k went in to tell her that & veatlem n wisied to see her. Sh inquired who it was, and s id to let him cote in there, but was told that she m st out and see . She hen went into the parlor and Mr. Treitschke ad vave d toward her with the words: ‘1 have sad news for you ” She had sues P cted the nature of it when she saw who was thore, but at the e words, with ut waiting for & reply. she fell upon th o rin a swoon. \Whon she recovered she was told that hor bushand was only wourded, and insisted on going to see h m at orce. When nivised uot to, she push: ed away those who would have held her, and peepared in a moment to accompany Mr. 0. to his place, where he suppose! he: hushand was, On reaching the Wabash ticket ¢ she was told that he was at Me Jrcoby', and again fainted away upon the sidewalk. The harrowing scene, wh n she stood by the bier of the murde ed man, her azonizing cries and pitesus exclama. tions, ns with ataring eyen and dish, evelod hair she declared viat earth had no furth. er interest for her, now thit Osear was wone, and be d to ) e allowed to kill her. welf, were tos terrble to be repested At last she started to return home with otficer Klefner, und on the Wi met Mrn Kalilmeyer o of the shoemaker on Dodge streat, with whom she was on most intimate a d friend y terms. She threw herselt in her army and was tiken into the ho #sin a half era ndition Here she fell vpon the floor, twice, fiinting and attempt d to find a kui'e, with which to commit sui- clde, & WIFES DRSPEHATION, Onee again duri g the forenoon and about 1 o'clock p, m., the bereaved wifo re- turned o the coroner's office, accomyanied hy Mrs, Kohlmeyer, who had to hold her by force from running off to kil herself. She was in such n deplorable state all day that it was not deemed wafe t) le her alone and sbe was clowly watched to pre- vent wuicide, ~he returned to th Pant- ers once and remained the rest of the time at Mrs, Kohlnieye s house, where she was 1 te last evening persuaded to eat a httle and finally to accom any Mr. Ferris, or. prietor of the Planters, to her home. She then sad [ shall live to see him decentlv buried, but a we k from now I shali b where O-car NOTIFYING THE FRIENDS, Mr«, Hawmer has two sisters residing in Chicago, and Mr. Hammer & brothe at the same place. The latter, Mr, Al Hammer is quite & well-to.do man, owning a fine lignor s ore on Like street, Tele- grams were sent to toth parties, andin the evening a reply was rice ved from th brother to telegraph full particulars at his exvense, It was expecte i that he wo 1d start for this city a_roon as the snswer was kent him, or otherwise order the re- mains to bo forwarded to ( hicago, THE POST MORTEM, At 10:30 &, m, & post mortem was he'd, conducted by Drs, Peabo'iy, Merri n and Grossman. The result was briefly told by the former, beforo the e oner's jury in the afiernoon, A swmal wound, the «ze of bullet hole, was found in the scalp about two and one-h 1f inches above ho left ear, The examinution ¢ velop-d the fact that, there was a frac extending ncross the templs and parictal bong, A minute fragment of the skull was driveninto the brainthrough this frac- tare, aud found embedded a quarter of an inch beneath thy surfas The fractured picce was found pressed inward agains the brain, which was ruptu ed thersby. H rrhage had followed, and de th must have ensued almost inst nty. Dr. Pealody said that the wound was ne cessa- rily futal, that the victim wight have lived five or ten minutes, and that he was dead before he arrived He thought the blow had been given witusome biunt instrument, either the butt of a pi tol or a pair f combination knuck It was evident'y a weapon upon wlhich o sharp pomt projecred. This had first iven the small fag- mentinto the br in and th bluut poition had ean-c 1 the fracture and pressed the bore inward, The breaking of the skoll was the haro noi-e he rd, which was mis- taken by some for a pistol shot. THE INQUERST, At :30 p. m. the coroner’s jury was em- pannelled by Cor ner Jacobs, as follows J. H. Burroughs, Phillip Ling, M. Dun. ham, Henry Gibson, Jas. Redtield, and M. H. Kennard, Aftervi wing the bodv, they proceeded to the examination of the two witnesses already named, but both of these will probably be called to testify again to-day. Gen. John, €. Cowin and Col, Smith appear d for the defense on behalf of Kux- ter, and Judge Thuraton on behalf of Ken- niston. The state was represented by District Attorney Bur ham. The day was 80 far advanced tiat it was deemed advisablo to adjourn the inquest until 10 o leock this morning, when the examinu- tion of witne ses will be resumed, Among those who have been subpan @ are; Dru. Peabody, Merriom, and Grossoan, Johu Roos, C rry. G, B, Hart, Valen- tine Adamy, H. Geiselman, \nson, J. Shields Frank Chamb rs, Pad Galli- ger, Frank Graves, J, C. Pentzel, | Whituey and The PRIsoNsr W, M. Were not accessible 10 reporters during the day und were probably advised by their council to talk to no one. The fath- ors of the two boyy visited them during the day, as did also some of their friends in the early part of the ‘ay, To one of the latter, who asked Koster how he felt about it, the latter replied: “I feol that T will come ous ull right if the truth s shown,” He made several remarke indicatife of a de- cial of the crime and expectation of being able to clear himself. The counsel said to areporter that the developments of to- }I'u\' would throw « new light on the af- VARIOUS VERSIONS, There are of course numerous stories concrrning the trag dy afloat, mos: of + hich are unfounded rumors, It i stated on one hard 1hat Koster and Kennwston hud 1 oth gone out of the saloon Méfore the fital occurrence and r turned, whn a general fig t ensued at the dodr, during which Hammer was killed. Another story is that a bottle was thrown by one of tho-e ia the saloon, with fatal effect. A hat was vicked up in the placs which was said to have been Konniston's but Gorman snys that when he left the room for the juil he picked up his hat, or one exac'ly similar to- it, and wore it with him to prison, There was u #'rong reluctance on the part of t e witnesses to the affair to tell vi:at they knew, and on that account the unt of Mr. Chambers, on oath before the coroner's jury, is given fist, PUBLY FEELING wau very strong agaiost the perpetrator of the murder, but opiwion as to who he was wh t the cirumstances might have nwas sl woin formong, Tt was ge er- ¥ regarded a8 another unfortunate how o the liqueor men, who must suffer more i less blame for the crime That three rders have been committed in Omaha thin three months tme is getting to alarin the peaceable citizens, and th-y de sire to seo a swift and certain detection of the real criwinals ;n this as well asin other cases, Evils to be Avoidea Over-eating is iu one sense as productive of evil a- intemperance in drinking. Avoid both, and keen the blood pnntied with Buroock Broon Birrers, and you wiil be rewarded with robust health and an in- vigorated system. Price $1.0, tiial size 10 cents, decl9-eodlw e ee— Pleasant Christmas Ball. The Omaha Damen-Virene, or German Ladies' socioty, beld » pleassnt Christimas reception and ball at St.nda d Hall last evening, The hall was hendsome trimmed with evergreens, while iv the center were placed two graceful spruce trees loaded down with bonbons, which were distributed at 12 0clock, At the same hour supper was served in the side room of the hall a'd the o man was rejoiced wih many odible things, A well selected pr gramme of dances was g ily foll \wed to the in pira- tion of (xquisite wusic. The attendavce was large, over & hundred couples | eing at one time on the flu The committee on ringements were Fran C Shaeffer, Fran . Rapp, and Frau ine M, Getzachman. - -— SEE HERE You are sick; well, there is st one reme- dy that will cure you beyond possibility or doubt. If it's Liver or’ Kidney trouble, Consumption, Dyspe Debility, Well's Health Renew ur hope, $1. Dryggist Depot, odman, Owaha, ) —_— - “WINE OF CARDUI" for Ladies only. ALC. F. Goodman, FC TTHE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1881. REMEMBERED. The Good Things Christmas Brought to Good People, General Presentation Levee at the City Hall. The Clerks of the Military Headquurters Honor Mr, Beck. Other Handsome Gifts and Pleasant Remembrances of Christmas Tide. Many plessant presentation svents oc. curred on Saturday, among which the most conapicuons was that which ovourred at the city halin the evening, ax the po- licemen gath red to report for change of watches. Mayor Boyd and Judge Beucke were present, and after the roll had been called, the w rthy judge requested the mayor to occupy the set of honor, His hi nor did 8o with the remark that it was the first time he had ever presided judi- cally, : nd inquired the further plesure f the meeting. Then, in behalf of the po- lice department, tho judge presonted the mayor with an elegant, gold inlaid, ma. wonic emblem, of the Knight Templar and Royal Arch, Upon recoiving this beauti- ful gift, the mayor responded : ntle ven: T can searcely tind words to thank you for this beautiful and arti-tic vift. The order of which this i« an en- blem, ivdic brotherly love anl friend. ship, and, alth.ugh few or perbaps none of you belong; to tiie orde , T assure you that is not necessarv for kindly f and friend-hip to exist between us. Be- ing modest, I caunot promise to wear the hudze conspicnously, but will ever keep in rem: mbrance of thous who g ve it.. Then the muye urn had cowe, and addr wang eneck. ho said, a4 he handed the polic s rate a pair of rich old -hlu-ln,unn, engraved with the And to you, +ir, Twouldsay that it gives me great pleasure in return to pre sent you witn this beautiful vift from the marshal and members of the poli-e depart- ment, w8 a mork of friend hip and the good will of ench and ail of them as well as the coatidenc they have in your high sense of right. which enables vou to give to every man his ju t due, withont di-tine tion. With the gift i« also the wish that you may live to sce many a happy Christ- m o~ ) this surprise Judge Benecke replied as gracetwly as could be expected, i tim - ting that ull ubjections we:e oveiruled, and the case might proceed. Then the mayor presented to Marsha 1 Anell alike pair of s eoveluttons, en- ved with the letter “A," and added : I have yeta other pleasant dury to erform—to present our worthy, efficien and gentlemanly arshal with this token of the ¢ od will and higzh appreciation m which he is held by the members of the department «f which be is the official head; and it is with much pleasure that | add my testimony to hixa i itv, as wellas his prudent management of the city af- fairs. I a'so wish to add that I vm well ol ased with the manner in which the po- e force has done its work duying the past nin-m nthe, and can only add that I t ust vhey may continue to ‘do right and fear not' Gentiemen, I hope you will all live to see muny happy Christmas o Marshal” Angell, as much sur rised as the judge, made an appropri te reply, after which Judge Benecke added to th - eujoymen‘s of the occasion b present ng the marehal with a gold pen and holder, Deputy Marshal McClue with a “p cket pistol” and cigar holder, Court. Ofticcr Sullivan with a pen and holder, and the police foree with a box of ciears each The Mayor the invited alupre ent to call upon him «n New Year's day, and the happy occasion was over. CHIEF CLERE KECK'S PRESENT. On Saturday a quiet presentation took plice in_ the milltnrr headquarters, whereby Mr. August Beck, the chief 3| clerk, was made the recipient of a very handsome und heavy gold chain, with an onyx and jeweled charm attached. The fnlinwinx lo ter explains the object and names of the donors: HYADQUARTHRS DEPARTMENT O THS PLATTH, Ovrick, Mr. August Beck: The goneral servico clerts, messengers and nters, desiring to show th manner in which they appreciate your many qual- ifications as the r chief, also their high e - teem for you as a gentleman, ask you to accert the en.losed, wi hing you at the wame time a Merry Christmas snd a Happy New Yoar. Hoping that you m.y wear this chain with much gratification, snd that as you daily se the links thereof and find them securely join d together, so may the ferlowship now existing betwoen us be as veenrely welded. Very respectfully, A, MAYEWSK (In behalf of other clerks, Mr. Beck - de a handsome repl pressive of the great surprise and | leasure the presentation had given him. The clwe relations existing b. tween tha chief and his assoc tes aie very gr tifving to the command of the depirtment and tes- tify to the worth and fliic-ney of voth, ANOTHER HANDSOME GIFT, Mr. Peter Farrell, of Rock Island, 111, foreman of the brick lavers on the Grand Central, wa on Saturday evening pro- sented with an elegant gold ve-t chain by e brick layers who are in his employ under Vo k- & Cullins, contract ra, M H. H- Higley made the presentat on in by half of thoboys with a neat httle speech The committee were H. H. Higlev, 1) in Wm, Mickel and John and Wi, Vincent., Mr. Farrell was too much ov reome and Mr. Dodge came to his res- cue and thauked the boys in elegant sty The ladi's at the telophone offico re- ceived ' out thirty p unds of candy from their numerous friends whose acquaintance they have made over the wires. Each member of the firm of A, Cr ick- shank & Co, was presen el Saturday af- te noon with & ol headed cune frog their forty-five employes, At the close of business in the evening all adjourned to Wrth's restaurant, and enjoyed nn excel- lent supp: r at the expense of the firm, T, l‘ Neff, of the Grand Cent al Lil- liard ball, as the recipient of a hand- some g Id wateh and chain from his em- loyer, T, Calla' ; and Gus Stephel, Hank rlornbemr 's +ight hand wan, was r mem bered by the genial councilman with a 850 gold chain. Superiutendent Morse, «f the telephone change, was ruppil{ surprised Saturday evening by the employes of the exchange presenting him with & vory handsome »nd unique gift in the shape of & miniature hand telephone of ebony, monnted with gold and attached to a scarf pin 1t was made by Max Meyer & Bro., and is the only one of the kind e er manu‘actured, Mr. Murse is very proud of the appropri ate gift, Miss Tina MoCheane, of the Central school, was presented on Friduy by her pupils with a handsome Spanish lace scarf s & Christm s token of the love they bear her. The “'dear 500 friends” of T. Callan, proprietor of the Grand Central bi liard Iy A e et s S Cnristmas _eve. A1 ost h was served between ei ht k, »nd chawp gne punch iirsty. Lo will' he a good s friends will forget ) ex. gentleman on elab rate lun and twelve o'clo was free to th while before him, ROUGH ON 1 The th'ng dusired found at last. Ask druggist for *“Cough on Rats.” It clears out rats, mice, rouches, flies, bed bugs; 15¢ boxes, (1) PERSONAL . C. Logan, of Iilsir i« in the city. O, A, Smith, of Sioux City, is in town. N. Wit the city, Harrey Hunter, of Carkon, Nev,, i the Withnell. Mers. Carrie Barkson, of Fort Niebrora, in in the city. Thomas Walfe, Metropo itan A. P. Howe, city last ovening, all, of Teaville isa visitor in of Seward, is at the of Dlair, artived in the George P. Voll and wife, spent Christmas iu Omaha. of Hastinga, M. M. McKinney, of Blair, is among the Creigh on House gueats, John F. Reed, of Lou among the Metro_olitan gi R ville, Ky.. is te, I, Hilton, postmaster at Blair and or of the Tilot, 18 at the Creighton. H. Knippenber, wife and twe child of Glendale, Mo:t,, Withn 11 H. G. Sheldon, mine host of the don Honve at Sheldon, Towa, is a guest at the Metropo itan. n, are guests at the Shel- Dr. Pan‘er hus gone to where hli f.1mily b will return with him, David City, » been visiting, They Passenger Conductor Smith, of the Mountaia division of the U. P., went w est yesterday with his aros full of presents for the babies at home. RO Unquestionable Gratitude Wankg, 0., July 50, 1681, H.H Warxer & Co.: 8i's -~ Your Safe Kidney Liver Cure has relieved me of a severe kidney difficulty which caused me much tro ble and suffering dec-18%cd-1w P.W. Surrws Died. GoouMAN —December 24, 1881, John A., smof Mr and Mrs G odman, aged three yea & and eizht mon hs, Funeral will take p ace from their resi- dence, rner Purkwi d avenue and Pierce street, Monday, | ecombor 26, at 2 o'clock p. m. WORTHY OF PRAISE. As arule we do mnot recommend patent medicines, but when we know of one that really is a public benefac- tor, and does positive]y cure, then we consider it our duty to impart that in- formation to all. Electric bitters are truly a most valuable medicine, and will surely cure Biliousness, Fever and Ague, Stomach, Liver and Kidney compluints, even where all other rem- edies fail. We know whereof we speak, and can freely recommend to all.—[Ex. Sold at 50 cents a bottle. Ish & McMahon. @) _SPECIAL NOTIGES. NOTICE—Advertisement To Losu, Ko sale, Lost, Found, Wants, Boarding, & 11 be in- serted In those columns once for TEN CENTS per lino; ench subsequent insertion, FIVE CENTS per line. The first Insortion nevor less than TWENTY-FIVE CENTS TO LOAN—Call at_Law Office of D L. Thomas Room 8 Croighton Block. ~ ()10 loan at from 8 to 10 per cent $-)0.000 on good real estatesecurity, by DR. ISAAC EDWARDS 1109 Farnhamn S(L |PRUIAL, ROTIGRS—Gontintsd NOR REN | I caiitorn after 1 p. {OR RENT-—% furnwshed rooms over Wes chants’ Exchange, N, E. cor. 16th erocte - " T—Furnished rooms, north sih of St., 2d door west of 21st. Inuire i FOR BALE. purchase d tho upicd s % 1, will be received by tho unde dayw fiom date. ~ The purchwer to remove the building 1 "m ata fund ott ¢l 1 chaoel © the huilding mustnot The vight to red et bl is restey. HoW. YATIS, At Firet National Fank. 0% SAURFeopomia for the frame huilding herotofore o: ity Cathed for twen St agr days from ncecptanc other farniture, stain {rame sUppOFta un neluded R BALE A building wtock of dry goous, ire 814 N, Toth 8t Fuu SALE--2 nice countors and 2 sils e plated | H oh W cases, wi o, HL Pet 114 South 10th St Telw le( #ALE~Or will exchange for Omaha_pro- POILY, an npros ed section of ndjoin i 4 station on U, P. K. R VAN 1412 Fambam 8t., Omaha 30 Ren OR SALE— r trade for ity peoperty, “pan 0 horwes, haracss and wnzo, 8.Y., (his oftic ¢ M. Dt on Nl Ires ; it [FONALE A buikting 230, with complete stock of dry zoods, groceries aini fxturem. Tuquire 814 A, 16¢h 3t 70 [ SAUE- warge busincn Tokon Harne, st wuitable for Wwholoaling Ca v, Opp. P, 0, OR SALE-A good wovonyear-old b Warranted to drive single or double. quire of George Canfield, Canficld house. novig-t ansm E—Team good ponies, chevy Barn, 10t St. an l"“" SAL toa. Ea FOR AL, ] oune irosh 290-4 —Maps of Douglas and Sarpy A. ROSEWATER, 1550 Farnba MISCELLANEOUS. ‘rom the prowi ) artlvi e addition, tuy mare with 8 ar in forchend, one or more ¢ nrky on back. Any por formation of her whereabouts wall be paid 17 all trouble. Umnha, Dec, 22, 1881, 750 3 M Bl B VICHE: ¥ practical plano and Y1 “organ tuner and builder. Orders 1ot with Wooley & Davis, opposite P. 0., will be prompt- 1y attended to. 750 99* il erib year-out W, K. BARTLETT, D18 St Oniaba, o L Nicely turnished rooms, with o without board, 1417 Howard St. 8128 NSTRUCTION GIVEN—On t powritter, nith use of machine, Fell & Ames, 166 Fam- ham St 328% COMPETENT wnv v iinbic moan wishes & situnti nin a wholessle fiquor and wine Dusiness. 18 years exper ence in rect fying and compounding.” Adpress, H , Beo office. ~ 764-23 En.\nu NEW ULTY MAPS, 106.—Mowite _ Mops, §2.00. HACHSTRARSER P _GEO. P. BEMIS, J 4 tho highest cash ), price for second hand bliiard and taviea. Call or adress, 09 South 10th - troet, Omaha, Neb. dp-1m* FAKEN UL NOTICETuken up on 8 turday Doc. fird, two bay horses. ages about b and 6 years; fair tize and well n atched. Owner can have same by proing property aud phying charces. WM. RAWITZER, | mile weat of Qualey's soap fact. ry, Diuglas precinet, 661 vo m Bt ITY BI TTON MANUFACTUR- ING CO., Will pay cash for Lorns by the car- load,deiivered at any railroad depot in 8 Gux City. fexda teer horn preforred For particulurs . C. 3 r[ HESIOU dre; 15" 18' REAL KSTATE BOUM.—bee ist pags. ALED HAY—At A, H. Sander's Feed Store| 1013 Harney St. S10-t0 EMIS' REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE~S Leipaies o 325“_0001‘1 LOAN—At 8 per centin. terest in sums of $2,500 and upwards, for 8 to 6 years, on frst-claes city and rty. Brums Reau Estars and Loax 6th and Dougles Sta. HELP WANTED. \, AN VED—Two girls at she Pacific llou # good wazes paid 79124 ANTED—_A situation ay saloeman in & re- spectable Lusiness, by & man spea ing ermain and Boaemian, A\illry?fi. W. Teb-20° Figli h, Beo officc VW ASTED = An castorn put the servives of an actl educated gentloman to act as spocial solicitr for & first-class are_ publication, Audress, P, O, Rox 1214 Council Bluffs, lows, T84-20 Girl for general housework, Ap- G. Dun & Co., 216 South TANT: D— ply atonce to K. 14th St VA ANTED—A sorvant girl tor gencral hous- work. An cxperienced one, Noue oth- crneed apply. 1:13 Webater st 771 2 ANTED—A situation a9 book-keeper by one who th roughly understa d+ double Fest and siogle ent v, isalv & good penmnan referenoes giv Address, C. E., B e office, 06 th V2 NTED-dlchiliron o b arders I school, at Loth and California St. LOOMIS 7 EMIS hua rattling lon liste of housos, (o nds aud farms for sale Cull ond ged ue COUNCIL BLUFFS SPECIAL NOTICES. 3 —Special advertisomonts, such ne Lost, Found, To Loan, For Sale, To Ront, Wante, Boarding, cte., will bo inscrted in thie column at the Jow rateot TEN OENTS PER LINE for the first lnsertion and FIVE CENTS PER LINE for each subsoquent insertion. Leave ady ortisements at our office, upstuirs, comer Broadwny and Main strects, Council iD—To buy 100 tons broom corn. For particulurs” address Council Dlufls Broom Factory, Council Blully, owa. 658-2t TANTED—A first-class broom tier. Mayne &Co,, Council Blufls, Towa. 66080 OL SALE—Old papors 40c por hundred, st l" The oo affice. Fonnel K o P[0 BLICK- MAKERS, FUR SALE more of land udjonirg the bri kard of Hanner & Hai o’ on | prer Brosowny, For pa ticular e pply to David Huiwos ort lanner's office at the Buard f Trade rorws, Conncil Blufls. reendale rack- THOMAS 00 coopers ut Council Blulls. irl w do housework. 1110 Farnham St. ANTED—funding bridgo aad school bonda 2641 FOR RENT-~HOUSES AND LAND. rooms with or without vear Do bR [ cheap. Omuha, G OB K House of & 10cms, cclla and barn, Shinn's 2nd addition. 0.8, tiobb, 512 §. 1 lwu T RENT- Pleasant fu.nished cottag ss promptly, H. Augurt Loda, Apply to T85:8° 8. E. corner Lith and Ci NOR RENT Iy turuished front room for one of two ventlomen, 1 block irom U, P, depot, No. 1011 8. 11th 5t. Price reasonable NOK SALE--First--lass sl on l‘ city on Mo quito,” on line of R. 1 Good p e tomake monvy. Addr s v On Louneii I voryhody in Conneil Bluffy 1o to take Titk Dikk, 20 cents per wesk, do ivered y cartices, Otfice corner Broadway snd Main, up stairs, Conneir Blufy ? 28 TICKET OFFICE—War in ontinues to boom. to all custern points. Every guarantecd, Ordors filled by telephone ono to ton ‘dollare saved by purchasing ticke of C.A. Potter, succeasor to Potter & Falmer, No. 40 South Fifti ptrect, £ ur doors buiow the jost: 7 A TED—Liog, with pony urry papors \ Inguire at iz oftice, oct1itf n ) T EDWARD KUEHL MAGISTER OF PALMYSTERY AND CONDI TIONALIST, 408 Tenth Strest, vetwoen Fambam and Hainey. Will, with tne aid of guardinn spirits, obtalu for any one a glance at the poat and presont, and on certain conditions in the fu- ture. Bootd and Shoes made to o1de 0 (T OR SALE—] cabinet sewing machine, almost T 0w Siigee " with Al the ‘atest. raprove munts will seil chesp, St., bet. 13th and 14th, Inquire at F rohais s RENT—One nicely fur lshed iront room, 7741 one unfurnished room; east side 17th Ht., ono door north of Doulas. 74 1t NOR RE! !ouse, 4 rooms, south end 10th St. EnquireJ. L. MeCague, o%%up“t otfce. JOR RENTNiccly turnished 10oms with or 1 wi hout board,” Measousble prices. 2013 Casn St. 709U JOR RENT—1) rtory_house, 7_rooms, ocllar | D S per month. 1981 N 10 St 761 23% JOR RENT—Brick store, Jacobs' bloek, cor. and Capitol avenle. J. G. JACUBS, 768 bt I’"“L‘T nearly new. [AOK SALE— Firt-class ! sh, Merchant Tailor, . Kal Douglu well and En- 740t Cottuge of 3 rooms, W and St. Maiy's_avenue, l"‘m B 25" 13th Bt,, Quire of M l‘w“ . OR KENT- Ploasant fro Bur and 17th, 1700 Burt St. NT—Furnished rooms at A. A. Gib- Caiifornia, bet. 14th and 16th. DOK RENT--A suit_or single roows, nicely [ furnished, st N, W. cor. % th and D ve port. 01t 0K KENT Grace Sta. 0 R RENT- A fiest-closa hall for society pur l‘ posis. Centrally located. For particulans enquire Kennard Bros., 14th aud Douglas Ste, v New house of 7 rooms, 19th and Enquire E V. Smith, __ 634-tf POWDER Absolutely Pure. This pawder never varies. A mervel utr higth ahd whelesomeness, More e pml than the - rdinsry kinds, and cannot besold in rity, il ot petition with the multitude of loy i, ahort weight, alum of phovphate pewders Sold only in cns. O ROYAL BAKING POWDER ., New Terk.