Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 16, 1885, Page 8

8 A DISBANDED ORGANIZATION Lomething About the Pioneer ook and Ladder Company, SHIFTING TROOPS IN WYOMING Uncle 8am After the Madames—Hunt. ing in the West—Mr. Wo Iesignation — Robbed by a Friend--Incal Notes, a I Ladder Company. wdment of the Pioncer Hook and Ladder company, ends the life ot an organizat been iden tified with the growth of Omaha since the earliest day A brief review of its his tory in this connsetion may not be unin toresting. The Pic r Hook and Ladder com pany had its inception in the need which Wl ¢ fire might readily than by the old-fashioned bucket plan Accordingly the idea of forming a five company was talked up by some of the leading business men of the young town veral attempts at organization were made without avail untl up on the dircetion of Benjamin Stickles, James Van Ostran and W.J Kennedy, the company was finally formed May 2, 186). The name given it was the “Ploneer Hook r Com- ],l and a charter ranted on Januvary 17, 15961, with following eharter’ memboers:' Ben] J. S MeCormick, Henry Gr nnedy, Henry 7. ! Hitchicock Curtis, 1+ and Andrew J. Simpson. This | was the first organization of the kind in the te wd served faithfully and wellits purpose. being composed of men of superior intelleet and bravery. The first test to which the company was sub. jected was whin called upon to_extin hoative i dwelling occupied by 8 o struggle the fire was extinguished, contrary to n- eral expectation. The structure, vebuilt and remodeled, is now the City hotel, on Tenth street inization is still continued, but for a number of years past has | not done any work except upon extraordinary = occusions. At pres- ent its members comprise some of the hest known of Omaha business men. At ameeting held this week it was 1 to disband; and next week the al details of winding up the organiza- tion will be completed SOME REMINISCENCES, A Dbetter obituary notice conld not be written for this noble organization now | passi xistence than to revive | some of the incidents of its palmy s Appeal was made this morning for this purpose to one of the few gentlemen here who yet remain to recite the annals of the old times “I eannot,” said the citiz ord you any succint narrative of facts, but Will give you some incidents as they come | to mind. | “One grand joke T remember on the company, which at the time was o ser- jous matter, but it is to-day to be laughed at. We we st organized, and had our first truck. It wasn’t much of a truck, nor was the ap) us anything to brig about. Yet the runnine gear was bright red, and although the longest Jadder would. ‘only take you up some | thirty feet, the outlit was better than nothing, and it was all we had. Among the first fires was blaze which broke out in the Herndon house, the caravansary pride of the town in those days, but now occupied as headquarters for the U P. general oftices. The ery of me through the streets, and with ¢ alaerity the hoys came dashing from all sides to their dut You understand, of course, we had no horses, and_furnished the motor power ourselves. With a shout we clutehed the roy and plunged o; of the house, which was then situated in a hollow on Twelve street, between F: nam and Douglas. Up the hill we s z ke the wind, and with a cheer swung around the corner, when, alas, the truck ‘zm away with us, and turning over hroke into a thousand fragments. Itsa i.{nu\l thing that one of the hotel chambermaids had suflicient pres- ence of mind to douse & bucket of water on the fire, for the whole business might have gone up then us far as we were con- cerncd. R.S. McCormick doubtless re- members this incident especially., “You certainly know that Ben Stick was onr first foreman. Poor Ben is dead now. He went back to Scheneetady, N. Y., took a railway run as a condictor, and died there twe s ngo. Well, he had two characteristies when he was | here. He was incessantly denounc ing this country and winter and | summer, without respeet to season or ather, ed three beads of sweat on :nd of his nose. Iis antipathy to gion was so great that in after when asked to come out to reun weilitios had made it an | board, he steadily e to where gand and gravel rattled the year round i the house lnr The climate y the way. has changed consider- e the ploneer diys, re two other members whose peeulinvitics are not to be forgotten. Juno, Sh who now lives out in the country somewhere, was in the habit of inv: bly gettling hurt at every fire, we rmade aorun that John wasn't ear- ried home on o shutter. When the Pres- byterian church burned, John collared an axe from the truck, and with a mighty rush rapped the weather-hoard- ing & powerful blow: the wood wi gpongy and the axe rebounded like light ning, taking him a clip on the side’ of the head und laying him ont for several hours ien there is Capt. Wilcox, who is still n respected eiti- zen of the community: it was his habitut every five to climb to the topmost point on the burning building and there, wreathed in flame and smoke, to shout and yell throughout the entive fire. he eaptain always overworked | himself und got drenching wet, so that gvery five gave him a couple of weeks in b Pioneer Hook i The recent d on which ha be more suppressed N HAftern while we s possession of & hand engine and the way we used to trundle it over the street wis iy eaution to modern five serviee. We b some tough times frequently getting water, as the cistern supply wis quite an ftem in those days Often broke into premises und had with the occupants over the cistern HOne memo Dbe forgotten s long as the old fir and theiv immelinte postovity sureive govered the company with glory, country abluze” with war it, troops were woving from the north in : perfoct stream down upon the southern i ains. Nebraska at last propared to lurnish hor quota to the defenders of the nation and the Fivst Nebraska was ovgan- Jaed. On theday preeeding the denavture Jtwas determinad to give the sold’ce hoys n g wdoft. Half the populuti i of tho stute was ealled into towa, and a big sham battle was given on erest of the hill up St. Mars's avenue. The Hooks were ealled into reguisition and were to make a Hanking charge on the hattory of ten guns which, constitated the point of athiek. The company had on its suniiper uniform, which was vendered distinetive ghiefly by lirge, amplo bottomed white L We formed e line th of the hill, holdin 1 whila the regimant whic noest Tk riot box. S| whis 1o ke i to break the ¢ Ingao tight with noth W rly felt, for some means by which | by w ing bayonets | m cam givit | flank we b Tiftin | gn it sec { brok | roar | pour storn Wo | Tsh | men over ut th | news we st with 1t e e | us | stum Ish a enve cen 1 <ho, | oughly seared and | atmy best clip while the | willir to ha ot st | ers I Cle State: from Wyor and | or the udg to the up to suid t he wver CIt yoest X val when who that ment once PO espec horse we for They but h wer once \ ng wi try i Four Bears Wy elk Once bull, par t miles | didn fast becoming extinet, and 1 suppose it won't be very long before one of will he ¢ tion ¢ “T ne fails year quote wing Hini’c eral v Bupti rom Sheee thoro think talk t when territ men. It fo | house out fi | cense sterday Thon Molli Uni this ¢ oy of the ont 1 | to be the intention of the to pu | the sf | worked up thes I'h nimie Gibisc | failed ured the proud | 1l wo | wble day which is never to | nen | a conspicnous phic W men T'h 1000, and these to pr the = o'clo houses without a any city the and protest that the honses of some of whom de the comy Marshal Commings, the matter to-day, h ins and we discarded our and able to bring down the fes Anon Dringzs back, is some information relative Sions, who | [ Wble know about five miles from our canse to their camp ing but commenced afterwards moved off somewher “By th of the & rot | and were soon on the fumous hunting Pa them, but simply to t giddy virtue atehing the volunteer line of A grand assault w rmined upon and shortly, an orderly e riding down the line in hot haste, ng the division commands. At lastadi | nd the bugles from the eon d the cha while the deams on the rolled back th il Withacheer sroke away. Up th nt we sped, 1 the most terrol yells, and ed elose upon tl Suddenly med as though the t of the hill ¢ into voleanie fires—n flash and | broke forth and a volume of smok od down tne hillside while a perfect m of plinged into our ran ston half dismayed and Dr and Fr Krug, the two fat of the company, tumbled | in their efforts to cheek. “Upand | em!"” yelled Stickle, and with re conrage and another great shout arted on and up. But the fellows the cannon had reloaded, and now sint blank ran, they ponred the lerous fire of half the battery into The sod flew like cobble stones, and | bling over the prostreate ligures of | nd Krug we all wentdown ina pile loped in smoke. You ought to have the seramble, for then into th ing muss the lery fiends had sther round of god.” Runy Well, I, for myself was thor- | alloped down the hill | rest only too 1zly followed after. But yon onght vo seen onr white pants. Ploughing id in the greass had left indelible duck trons- | t | 1 uld say so, rthwith unting in the West, vk Frank, of the s conrt, returned a fow his annual hunt on his 1 ning in company with Jud s brother Albyn United ¥4 sin neh in » Dundy all ool ive buck *hear every time. other points in the general ot news which he of interesting » alleged movements of the Ogalla ve been reported as_going meet the Arapahoes. Mr. Dundy hat while campmg on his ran une into what threatened to unpleasant contact with thesered- came abont in this wise,” he said rday. “We had not been in camp long before we lost two of our most horses. At first we did not what had become of them, but a scout arvived in cinn brought the information there was n encamp- of 100 lodges of Arapahoe Indians camp, we concluded that the redskins wi nsible for the trouble. We wi Ly suspicious of the Indians b trail of the horses led direetly However, we said noth hunting for our After o two or three days search und them forty or lifty miles away. had not been stolen by the Indians, d simply strayed off.” The Indi not inclined to be war-like, though or twice they acted ina very sus- | 15 way. You bet we went onf hunt- | v that in pairs. No [don’t know | beeame of the redskins; they soon | th N \e gime in that section of the coun s very good yet. Our hunting id was on Sheep Creek, and the and deer are to_be found there in quantit We Kkilled eight silver. e nd any number of deer and Bufaloes are searce in that region in a while we would see some old | but very seldom. They are now com ively plentiful eighty or nincty north of Sheep Creck, but we ro up thatfar. The fact is they t them actual curiosity in that sec- of the northwest. " concluded My, Frank, tic ore leavi that en. who is one of the oldest of Amer sportsmen, and who never to come out west ever in h o of game, w d in a New York Herald interview ng that he had found a hunting in Northern Wyoming, which no n’s foot had ever trod bel the quanti > conclue L We arlier than usual this ye of the general's scout, *Li whom w pen 10 know, ther O this weeks hold ste,” b You eded in d upon it, we it _out pretty | ugh befor @ot throngh. 1 Cean imagine how the gene o the New Yorx Herald interview: he learns how his own exclusive . may ole ying Tribute to Un: Tearned wias 3 ithoritics of this st 05 of il f; rst obtaining the government costing omplaint against Mrs wpson, knowi as Madum T, and ¢ Scott, were filed by Assistant Stutes District Attornéy tlett, United States Commissioner An- ants have been issue will probably be ms svening. The amount of delinquen- | these two wome only hut wenalty for selling beer or wine with, he is quite severe, It is inthoritic for all ther wh the women of Jesson on the in Sam. It e made in vns of the 1sh these cnses lntary wying Un that rests will the other lurger to tate on the same scove ¢ government inspector who have wses, also reported the Minnie Fairchild and Mollie m as being delinguent, beeause he 1 to discover thei s placarded the mat nuo wo L s of o \ee is | wi 3 investigated by the loeal it was discovered that the 1 paid payment for this lieo of $25 not cover the state license, which is women are still open Seeution on this point, Some of doon men complain that their busi is falling of on account of the ck o, whilo the “madames’ wllowed to sell beer and wine in their state license, and at Ihey say that the ics ure © mot doing thing l? them, | Mvepute, | v rushing business in drinks, should be umb license. | when asked about \ted that while he | h hour, authori squire way of Hing elfed to pay the wis not ready to do anything in this di- | rocti 800N up th could licen M dury miss to | Blair, l: A | the f | o S day | wdso regaled ouesclves | the recent coal miue riots Ly on just at present, s e could got around 1o it, to look | \e matter, and see if the madames 1 not be made to pay the regular he proposed, us | wdam Thompson was arrested wternoon and taken before” Coms on nderson, and was admitted | dlin the sim of 300, Mr. Fox, of becoming her surety. Aviny Movemenis. rduy General Howard i ollowing important order providing | the removal of troops from Rock | awd Evanston, Wyoming, whers securied, d ng: | and Company | ney, N | from Fort | the detachment of | the in ory has heen invaded by rival sports- | | ool pos | man was discovered 1 | Bromley rushe | i and captired two othe | of the part THE O Everything is quict, and it is anticipated that there will be no further trouble Company Sixth infantey, from | anston, Wyo., to its proper station at ort Douglas, Utah | Licutenant Colonel T. M. Anderson, A, Ninth infantry, from Evanston to_their proper station at Fort | D. A Russeli, Wyo. l tenant Colonel Aunderson will take i him from Rock Springs, Wyo., in_passing, Company ' Niuth infantry, which w t station | t Fort . A, Russell | Company I, Twenty-f Evanston fo its proper pl Steele, Wyo. In the commanding o will leave twenty who will be t duty to the two o 1 wi t infantry,from 1t Fort Fred ock Springs, | jcer of this company | men of the company, | porarily attached for | smpanies of the Seventh ing | Infantry remaining at that point A und O, Twenty-first in Companies Rock Springs to Fort Sid} iy, from Twenty-f A. Russell to Fort Freéd y W it will take station The gatling gan now at Evanston, will be shipped to Rock Springs, Wyo., with detachment from company I, T'wenty- fivst infantry Licat, Col. H. L. Chipman, with com- panies by and B, Seventh infantry, and the Twenty-first in fantry will remain at Rocek Spri Wyo., to carry out the special instew for e prost tions he has received und dent's orders Company B, Ninth infantry, will for the present remain at Evanston Licutenant Colonel Anderson will turn | over to the company commander such | instructions as he has received concern ing the duties to be performed at that point “We e e Compuny K, infanry, n Stecle, Wy ived news from Fort Robinson,” said Gen. Howard yesterday, Sthat they are unable to find wny trece of the Sioux Indians who ave reported to o committing de ions in that sce- 1 of the country. The report suys that they have scoured the country around Fort Robinson for aradius miles.” The troops at Fort also seonring the countr for reaskins, but of their s General Howetrd has yet reecived no report. Clonel Honry left last evening for 1) ten day's tour among tl wostern posts where he expects to in- speet the rille ranges and, look after the rifle practice. He goos first to Fort Sidney, | then ort Laram il then to Fort | Russell and other western posts Gen. Breek returns to-day fromh montivs eastern trip. His wife will re- turn with him Capt. W, H. Bishee, of the Fourth in- fantry, has heen ordered to appear as a witne T court-martinl - now in progress at Omaha That Waterworks Item. A reporter for the Bi Councilman Lee yesterday about the results of the investigation of his com- mittee into that £7,000 waterworks item, on which the mayor reported his veto Puesday night ST have all the he questioned seuments in my pos- replied, “but the ely had tin thoroughly. So L the item slipped on the part uyone, but simply by negligence. think the anditor was partly to bl for having embodied the original item in the ordinuunee whichwas the council. OF course we v wely vupon the auditor to look things, and see that no item of e penditure i embodied in the ordinance unless it is accounted for corrcetly. On th oth hand, the five® and water works committee was part- ly to Dblame in ing rushed sueh important expenditures through without s ful examination of every i The conmitte compelled to L report to the effect that they have ully examined the bills (which are attached to the report, generally by pins) they are turned over tothe andi- “NowW one very strange thing about whole aflair i ind - he Mr showed h porter the ormmendation of the is t the $7.000 item cmbodied in their report itself, besides heing on_ the attached Hill.” I view of the fact that the signatures of the com- mittee are divectly undor the 7,000 item of the waterworks company's bill, it is cortainly strange that they could signed the report without b ware of itS important_character. The report of stigating committee wiil be made next Tuesiay, and will probably be in | accordance with the views of M, Lec, us expressed above, session in, mot through 1 n Lee written committ Con" e Ofticer important believed, Arpested. Mostyn e made which will lead to aking up of a notorious gand of confidence men who have héen operating between this ity and Council Blu: As mentioned in these columns yester day, & cowboy from Wyoming named fiarry Bromley was confidenced out of by sharper old lonored bogus plan his name he depot, ving him his stock farm near une his fast friend determined to on the wan who had swin of his little all, went down to the St, Paul depot in- company with Oficer Mostyn, wh it was supposad 1s, on the check Sromley n Thompson, met I v of « and on the stre ion o Louis, soon hes esterd Bromley, S | that Thompson might he Seon inside and festive Bromley B shiaved off altered his reeounised 1 although attempts to s Sure enough the the depot, and thongi he his monstaehe and otherwiso pesrance, e was easily up to him son made vigorou his vietim clung to him et me o and I will giv 3 in money and rold wateh chain,” exeldimed | Thompson, sotto voee, *Not much,” re turned Bromley, 1 propose to land you in juil, before I am throv with you." Justat this point,Olic tyn rivhed crooks, who wly pals ot Thompson's and c oft to the lockup. « before Jud 1 Thompson, alia 1 to jail in default of i) bonds, The other” men were 1 as nothing could be proven inst thew, I'hom cape it were evid rushed th sed Burke A On Tucsday evening at 7 o'clock in St. Philomena's cathedral, M, William A Burke was married to Miss Lizzie Farvell, A large number of friends and relatives s most interested were pres- nt at the ceremo after which dinner wis ved at the residence of Mre. J. K Coulter, on Pacitie street, Both Mr. and Mus, Burke have long been residents of Omaha, and have many steadfast friends in this growing city. Mr. and M Burke were made the vecipient of nu merous and costly presents. Mr, Burke is conneeted with the Union Pacitie vail way, and with his wife will soon go to hotsckeeping in Omalia, Mr. Woodman Resigns. My Clark W Iman Wednesday swat to Mayor Boyd his vésignation as a member 1 the bourd of publ The note | weying the intelligence to the mayor | simple statement, “Please aveept | guation” The cause of this aee | works as U uy re | Woodman | the matter, said | Brununer | pany vs. ¢ ! nor | tion of K 11 fund t however, is well fkfown, has publicly make the move il T. CIBAMNer was con firmed s a member of ‘thebo: Mr. Woodman, wher guéstioned about that e had as yet re. ceived no answer from Mayor Boyd, but there was no doubt the resignation would be accepted. He could not con ly remain on the board with Mr, and the only course left him was to_resign It is rumored that Magor Boyd will nominate Mr. D. L. Shané to fill the va cancy caused by the regignation of Mr Woodman The Great Billiakd Match. On Monday evening next the pub will be afforded an exhibition of a char which, although always grected with much interest throughout the world, has never before been seen in this city Mr. Harvey McKenna, of Detroit, and Lew Shaw, of Chicago, both high ex- perts in the science, wili have a public billiard mateh in Boyd's opera house The prog has been arranged ns follows game, 200 pomnts cight-inch balk lino; rond gime, 1,000 points rail, the exhibition concluding with exhibition game by Mr. Shaw McKenna is well known in the city has dellghted many citizens, since arrival hore a fow weeks ago, with vate exhibitions of his wonder! Ile challenges the world in stra liard Mr. Shaw is also an play wl s the reputation of being the finest exhibition man_in the world The mateh is ed for $200 and the en- gate receipts, The table will be d on the stage and every shot can o seen from all parts of the house, acter, mme First n Mr and his Court Docket. rgg did n rushing business of the following Polic Judge Stenb yesterday, disposing | cases Mike Purcell, drunk and di; ischarged. . Plotz, petit lareeny, ten days in county jail, Wi, Boyle and Will Zu larceny, ten days in I'hos. Dufty, - Wil Gibson, suspicious el and thirty days in county 8 Frank Stevens, suspicious character, thirty days in county jail B.” Maginnis, Lee Arnsburg, L. Howard, P, H., ( Oscar Milton, Theo. Linde, ' suspicio characters, dis- charged Thos. Smith, red check, r it of $300 bail, John Eustis, grand 1 to _county juil in bail H ( orderly, 1holler, petii il attempting to nded to count, pass a il in eny, remanded ault of %1,500 . Wallace, R dis- y Blockman, uner, 1 rly house, § Robbed by Friend. John Eustis, charged withlare the person of William: Miller, raigned before Judge 'Stenbe police conrt yesterday worning told at the mination was that Miller, who Wednesd me from St. Paul, met Lustis aroun wn last night, and in company with him proceeded to take in the city. One of the places they visited was “Freneh Em's,” on Twelith street, where Enstis proceeded to go throngh Miller, taking his ch and mone The women of the house noticed the robber and a policeman was sent for. Oflice Bellamy answered theialF and took the two men in charge, conveying them to the city jail, where they were confined for the night. After hearing the testi mony vesterdiy morning Judge Stenber hound Miller over for further examins tion in the sum of 1,500 and committed him to juil in default. J. 8. Circuit Coy The following suits in equity bave been commenced by Judge Hull: American Freehold Land Mortgage company vs. William IL Sherman and others; Knox county. New Englund Mortgage Security com- andle Hand et al.; Jeflerson was ar- ¢ in the he story county. American Mortgage company of Lon- don, England, vs. Austin Kinent et wlind Mortgage company vs. Goetter; Jefferson county chold Land company vs. King; Harlan county. i Frechold Land™ Mortgage of London, England, vs. Johann 5 Buftalo county. The Liquor Licensc: Oficer John Turnbull, who s cha of the city business, informed a reporter yesterday that all but five orsix of the lig- :n had paid their Jicenses, and these delinquents are expeeted to come to time within a few hours, “The im- pression scems to be,” he said, “that of these saloonmen will fail to pay censes and drop out. This is not 5o All of them signified their inten- up with the procession, will he the sime number, 143, ister this month as last.” - ow Escape. Two men who were digging diteh on the new court-house property, immediately north of the county j narrowly escaped death yesterday morn- ning. The embankment caved in them almost completely burying them. Their fellow workmen at e 1o the 1o and dug them out. Fortunat ¢ neither man was seviously injurcd They were Swedes and their numes could not be learned Jumes P, 1 com D. I n . Ko 1d ther on the re A N v deep upon Skating IRink Sold. Little Casino skating rink was sold atauction, 'under a mortgage A. Wakefield, and th no bidders was bought in by that g for the sum of §L700. The mortzag, n by J. C, Ellottf former owne uk,‘which was sid to have cost $6050, The rink ‘will be man- y the present’lesses, it of Venice, cture Will be delivered abbi Bemson the subject of Sk wa's “conception of the “Merchant of Veniée't wed ‘The hour of divine sery ish Synugogue has recently be from 78010 7 o'clock. An invitation extended to the publie, The yesterday held by J. being ntle- ma on stand of To-day. W. Pepper, the cloquent -American orator, will delivera lee- ture on “The Ireland of To-day,” at St Philomena's hall, this ening, the auspices of the Monument i ion. « e proc i iven to the Parnell campa Tickets fifty cents - DIED. y this elty, October 14 wife of William Looker, s under will he atd4p, LOOKER LOO! ) IS, Funeral wili place on Friday th, A2 p i, from e reside ner'of Tweilty-sisth and — Ar Friends respeetfully fuyvited. o Phace, al; | il, had | October | | the distr | the oflice or | Sherman avenue wer MAHA DAITLY BE 3, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16. 1885, 1409 A PRIZE AWARDED {4409 WITH EVERY PURCHASE Thie will ba foundl somethi guarantee 100 per cent of a savin we will g you can kind from any merchant tailor in Amel chase from us, you will agre to purely benefit, not ornamentally hnt financialiy. and at every pomnt show more elegance than ean be seen in any one house in o yoursell enough en one purchase to warrant s a would cost you, that the prize we tende nd when you see what e is worth your consideration We offar nothing minature, but purol y Amerioa, and wother,for Tess than a single one of the same an be did for you by making a singlo pu You can wear PANTALOONS FOR 00 $ 8.30 $ 400 t was made by a Merehant Tailo $ 0.0 £ 5.00 $ .50 ‘I'hat was m $ 700 # 380 de to order by % .00 § 4.50 $10.00 § 4.80 # 0.50 5.50 Tailor for §11.00 $ 0.60 $11.00 $ 6.50 $13.00 for $10.50 $ 6.00 $12.00 ant | SUITS IN $7.00 $14.00 $ 8.00 $16.00 Any style of cut or pattern thata mind could imagine, made in Business Suits, Walking Suits, Dress and Full Dress Suits made up in the most artistic manne $10.00 $10.50 $11.00 Was made to order by a Merchant ' $ $17.00 L leading Merchant Tail $20.00 £14.70 made .00 $21.00 £15.00 ) order 1 $ $22.00 $16.00 £11.60 $12.00 $12.10 £13.00 $26.00 $25.00 ilor for 00 §21.00 $18.00 §25.00 $20.00 £10.00 by making your seleetions from the following you will not be disappointed: $13.80 $27.00 $30.00 $£60.00 $11.00 $28.00 $35.00 §70.00 The department which will no doubt interest every visitor is one whieh embraces all the leading styles in OV iEE COANS £ 8.00 Was made to or $16.00 $ 8.00 $ er by a lo 7.00 F1y 60 0 £10.00 ling Merchant $20.00 $10.30 ilor for 21.00 £11.00 $22.00 $11.40 And many others (0o numerous to mention, which range 1 price from $1 $12.00 $21.00 §13.00 $14.00 $28.00 §1500 $30.00 , in each one awuits a prize for you AT THE ONLY MISFIT LOTHING PARLORS ! 1119 TARISAN ©T., 1119 Open evenings until 9 o’clock. LOCUAL BREVITIES. Most of the delegates to the state re- publican convention_ returned from Lin- colu yesterday morning. The bill of exceptions_in the Ballard urder ease has been signed by Judge eville and filed with - Clerk Ljams, of court, "he work on the paving of South Thir- \th street, which been stopped | cent rains, has been resumed and is be- ing rapidly pushed A meeting of the the Omaha far w board of direetors of s held lust evening at See v Wheeler. Con- siderable business was transacted, ‘ge number of bills being allowed. The members of the Uniformed Rank Knightof Pythias arvived Thursd the meeting of the grand lodge coln, They express themselves ing been cordially d and s ing had | “Windy Bob,” was arrested by Officer Jasperson Just evening and confined in jail. Poland wus ordered to leave town some time ago by Judge Stenberg, a sentence of sixty duys in the counfy jail being sus wended in ease he did 5o, Now that he s returned to town the sentence will be executed, The rding committee of the New Orleans exposition has just announeed its decision in re ence China painting which was entered for competition, Il first honorable mention was given Miss Mellie Butterfield, of Hastings, the work on which it was given b N immens fish platter. Miss Butterlicld is of Col. Chase, of thiscity Jerome €. Pentzel, the wnd deservingly popular elerk ice conrt, has left his former state “of single blessedr and has become aben edict. The warrant for the change was issucd yesterday and he was placed unde honds last evening. The | uII\ in the casc is Mrs. Tena M. Brown, and” the happy conple have the best wishes of w host of friend In an interview published yesterday inthe Bee regarding the witterworks company's bill against the eity, the im- pression wits conveyed that the bill found its way through the usnal ehannel to the council owing to the earelessness of the finance committ Mr. Sehroeder, the chairman of the finance commitiee, siys that his committee had nothing whatever to do with the bill, and furthermore it does not do_business in any such loose way a8 was intimated in the interview referred to. A. B. Cook, of ssterday — to the residence Robe itlemanly of the po. this eity, was mar: Miss Lillian ck of the bride in Blufls, the coremony taking My, Cook is a elerk in th 2 of the Union Pacitic and g descryvedly populir young min, while the bri is one of the fairest and most accomplished young ladies of Coun cil Bluls society Their friends will wish them a full ineasure of life's happi- ness in their new relation - The City Sued. actions for dumages g n, 1 Council yeloek Al freight offic Six city of Omaha by the ohinge commenced in the terduy. The total sked for is over and the alloged Charles wle of court ye of dam The plaintigs which they wre ave sustained, are as follows Wedell, §850; Bdward Mgtskuft, $310; Nols Helquist, §05; Charlotte Kost man, $2,163; Edwurd Exfling, #1,008; district amount 5,000 dumages h v | be ¢ L to | Knut Kastman, $1,500. The attorney for the plaintitf'in all the above esis N. J. Burnham. SR A Sad Case ofPoisoning Is that of any man or woman afflicted with disease or any derangement of the hver, resulting in” poisonous aceumula- tions in the blood, s sick-headaches, and diseases of the neys, Inngs or heart. These troubles 1 only by going to the primary cause, and putting the liver in ahealtl condition. ~ T'o acecomplish this resu speedily and eflectually nothing b proved itself so eflicacious as Dr. Piere slden Medieal Discovery,” which has never failed to do the work claimed for it, and never will, - Mrs. R. C. Pattcrson has gone on a visit to her parents in Kunsas City for a couple of weeks. ki Absolutely Pure. A marve Moro ceonom sold | 10t 81O This powder nover varies of ) und wholesomenoss tun the ovdinary kinds, petition with 1 multitud and_phosphato powdor Roya! Bitking Powder Co, 106 TIKED, S JEHILES. Fasiest idin cle mude, Tdc withon ie MBEIDEN 1CngIben o shorten scoording Lo the waight Uy carry. Eduall el ndapted To yeuuh country rouds av Ane dvliyes of oities. Man (e i nold by londing Carriugo Dullders wad Deulern: eyl 18 CONDUCTE i (A GOVEUNMENT INSTITUTION.) | Drawn at Havana, Cuba. Every 10 to 14 Days, Pickets in Fifths, Wholes, §. Fractions pro utis Subject 10 no manpulation. not ¢ the pirties in nterest. TEis the f the nature of ehinee (n exisiene For tickots 10 SHIPSEY & 00, 1212 Brandway. N. Y. City : Mo OFTENS & C0., 10 Midn 1 oet, Kinsis City, Mov ntrolld hy oxt thing in V| Kidney Troules and I, Royal Havana Lottery | fulous aflections, | A PERFECT SHOE PO LADIES, M1S6:3 & CHILORKN. OUR PRODUCTIONS REPRCSENT THE PE1."ECTION OF SHOZ-MAKING, | IN THEM EVERY OBJECTION FOUND N READY-MADE BMOCS I8 REMOVED. THE BUCCESS AT ONCE ATTAINED BY ©UR GOODS WHEREVER INTRODUCED #5 OWING TO THE FACT THATTHEY ARE CLOVE-FITTING, ELEGANT IN STYLE ANDFINISH, OF THE FINEST MATERIALS AND WORKMANGHIP, ANO MODERATE N PRICE, THE HORRORS OF BREAKING-IN ARE AVOIDED: TAEY AAL COMFORTABLE ¥RoM THE VERY FIRST. WE MAKE 16 81251 1N 14 WIDTHE | AND 6 BHAFCS OF TOCS AND HEELS. LZook for ou . & T. COUSINS, NEW YORK. Name on the Soles. A SPECIFIC FoR Epilopsy, Spasms, Convule slons, Malilng Sickness, 8. Vitug Dance, Aleohol- LY NERvINE (Y THE GREATI():"" 5yninie, Scrofula, Kings uil, Ugly Blood Discascs, Dy sit, Nervousness, sick Headache, Rheumat s, ry, Bilond Sores, Prostration, qularitie sueers whenthis ¢ The anlicted 1 specifie, and NERVE| (CloINOERIOIR) | Nervous Weakyuees, Braln Wo Billousness, Costivenes Who cares f« b d tfallibl renicdy 18 o vl tind it 1o be'a constitut yuriat of vitality #nd vigor, i and exhilivating st ooul, gushing epring of water 1o the parched and fulnting fravoler in e desert, To deekne takiug i sure remedy v k{3 to court suflering and fnvite deai i, 82~ Correspondence freely annwered, &3 The Dr, 8. A, RICHYOND AGTNINE €0, 81, Jusegh, Mo, Sold by all Drugglsts, $1.20 por bottlo, 0r four Lotles for $5.00. FOR SALE BY C. F. GOODMAN. Milliken, the well-known publisher Flenrti, was ken it (hioe comsumptive morhors an ca on 1t furlvoly o (6 i by s tie Iy il sh seyond Infants&lnvalids By ol G Vil I}