Short Items of interest, From Tues da Kvenin's Daily Journal Mrs. E. Snodgrass is in Omaha to day visiting anl transacting business. Matthew Gering was among the at torneys from this city going to Lincoln to attend the supreme court. W. A. Sharp was among those travel ing to Omaha this morning where he has business matters to look after. Miss Lillian Iiookmeyer returned to her labors in Omaha today, after a week's end visit with her folks in this city. Mrs. Joe Iliber departed this noon for Havelock. where she will visit with her sister, Mrs. Fogarty, for a few days. Otto Engle who has been visiting in the city the guest of W. F. Hartwick returned to his home in Omaha this morning. Byron Clark was a passenger this noon on the mail train for Lincoln, where he goes to attend the supreme court setting. Miss Viola McDaniels and brother, Willie, were visitors in the city for a few hours this morning, coming in from La IMatte on business. George Klinger departed on the fast mail this noon for Lexington, where he will slaughter the chickens tomorrow if they can be found there. Mrs. K. 15. Windham, jr., and baby returned to their home at Greenwood this noon, after a visit in this city with It. B. Windham and family. Misses Vesta Eaton and Bernice Bar ker were two of the handsome young ladies of this vicinity who attended the Nehawka fair and partook of its de lights. Henry Inhelder was a passenger this noon for Broken Bow, where he goes to hunt chickens just the minute the irame law is out. which will be to morrow. Mr?. Magney at Nehawka entertain ed during the fair as her guests, Robert Newell and Miss Shopp of this city Both these young people returned to their homes last evening on the M. P., after several days enjoyment of the sights and wonders of the fair. C. E. Wescott returned Sunday morning from a visit at Laporte, and Logansport, Ind., and Columbus, 0 He had a very enjoyable trip and found things fairly lively there although the country is suffering very much from drouth. Mrs. Wescott remained at Columbus for a further visit of several weeks. Misses Jessi3 and Blanche Robertson returned last evening from an extended visit at the Nehawka fair where they were the guests of Mrs. D. C. West. The young ladies report that they had a most delightful time and enjoyed the fair immensely. The exhibits in every department were excellent while the program of amusements could not be excelled. The streets were eulivened by the music of an Italian street band. The outfit came in on No. 19 and opened up on the street at once. They put up a fair grade of music especially for so small an organization. Mrs. A. F. Seybert who has been visiting her brother Philip Keil in the northeastern part of the state for sever al days, returned to her home near Cedar Creek yesterday, having arrived in the city on the morning train yester day morning. The Havelock Times says: E. F. Tighe. who for the past year has been a member of Mr. Rigne'.l's otliee force at Lincoln. has recently severed his con nection with the Burlington to accept a position on the clerical force of the Union Pacific's engineering department at Omaha, his duties commencing last Monday. Max Adams, the bright young son of R. T. Adams departed this morning for York where he will enter York Col ledge to complete his education. Mr. Adams is a bright young man and will make his mark as a thorough conscien cious student.The Journal bespeaks for him a high standing in his courses and predicts when the school year closes he will rank as one of the foremost in his classes. Miss Nellie Smith is in the city visit ing with Miss Gertrude Beeson. Miss Smith will be recalled as the handsome and accomplished daughter of Herman Smith, formerly of this city, but now connected with the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway at Kansas City, Mo. Miss Smith will be in the city for sev eral days as Miss Beeson's guest. Wm. Gilmoui and daughter, Jessie, spent a portion of Friday and all of Saturday at Nehawka enjoying the fair. Miss Gilmour was the winner of the second prize in the ladies' horse manship exibition. Miss Hazel Cox tak ing first place. Both Miss Cox and Miss Gilmour gave fine exhibition of J-' - riding and were well deserving of thier triumphs. Mrs. F. C. Metteer is spending the day in Omaha going up on the early train. Mrs. Jno. Burley is a visitor today in Omaha having been a passenger on the early train. Miss Ida Stander departed this morn ing for her duties at the Institute at Glenwood, la. Mrs. Ward Clark and children were passengers this morning on the early train for Omaha. Claude Sween was a passenger this morning for the metropolis where he is attending to business. J. E. Mason was among those spend ing the day in Omaha on business go ing up on the eariy train. Chas. Troop was a passenger this morning for Omaha where he had busi ness matters to look after. Ed. Schulof returned to his duties at the Institute at Glenwood after an over Sunday visit with his folks. Mrs. Wm. Mendenhall was a passen ger this morning for Omaha where she had business matters to look after. Grant Hackenburg and J. A. Kiser and wife wsre among those who travel ed to Omaha this morning for the day. Chas. Dasher and wife were passen gers on the early train this morning for Omaha where they were called by bus iness. Frank Yabka and wife of Omaha who were visitors over Snnday with Mrs. Marousek returned to their home this morning. Paul Groetchel of Omaha, was visiting over Sunday in the city, the guest of friends, returning to his business this morning. France Ballance was the guest of his parents over Sunday, returning to his duties at the Glenwood Institute this morning. Mrs. J. W. Crabill was a passenger on the early train this morning for Omaha where she will spend the day visiting with relatives. Mesdames Geo. Sayles, Simon Clark and Miss Nina Clark were passengers this morning for Omaha where they will spend the day visiting and sight seeing. Mrs. Joe Wales accompanied Mrs, Ward Clark and family this morning on their trip to Omaha where the entire party will spend the day visiting and sight seeing. Court Commisoner Root departed this morning for Lincoln where he will be present at the September setting of the Supreme Court which occurs to morrow. Miss Pearl Miller of Lincoln who has been in the city for ssveral days, the guest of the family of Rev. A. A. Ran dall returned to her home in Lincoln this morning. Mrs. Bertha Todd who was in the city over Sunday or a visit with her parents returned to her home in Omaha this morning. Chas. E. Duke who has been em ployed for sometime past in Omaha was a passenger for that city this morning on the early train. Mrs. A. T. Burdick and son of Knox ville, la., who have been visiting in thi city, the guests of Roy Burdick and family, returned to their home this morning. Mrs. Wm. Baird and son of Lincoln, were down over Sunday for a visit with Master Mechanic Baird. Misses Matilda and Christina Soen nichsen were passengers this morning for Omaha where they will visit during the day. Jas. Archer and wife were visitors in the city over Sunday, the guests of Mr. Archer's parents, returning to Omaha on the early train this morning. Mrs. J. R. Smith and daughter, Grace, of Salina. Kas., who have been in the city for the past week, the guests of Mrs. J. E. McDaniel accompanied that lady this morning on a sight seeing trip to Omaha and vicinity. They expect to visit the parks and other points of interest in and about Omaha and Council Bluffs before their return. The ladies expect to be in the city several weeks onger as Mrs. McDaniel's guests. Mrs. Isabel Richey and son, Living ston, returned last evening after several days at Nehawka during the fair, the guests of F. P. Sheldon and family and A. Sturm and family. In common with everyone else who attended the fair they found it a great one and were really amazed at the excellent showing the town of Nehawka made. They re port the crowd there Saturday as very large and all enjoying themselves. The concert by the Nebraska City band they ! consider a fine one. Livingston Richey was one of the stein winners in the tennis doubles as told in Saturday's Journal. Mrs. Lizzie Franck is in Glenwood to diy, the guest of friends. 11. F. Petty was a visitor today in the metropolis going up on the early morning train. j Fred Patterson, the King Hill poet, j is in the city today looking after some business matters. I i Harvey Ladd was a passenger on the fast mail this noun for Omaha where he will spend the balance of the day. Mrs. S. F. Huntley of LaPlatte was in this city today for a few hours shopp ing and looking after busines matters. I. Pearlman, the former furniture hustler of this city, is in town today looking after some business interests. Miss Esther Alden was a passenger this afternoon for Omaha where she will be the guests of relatives for a week. A. J. Lapenski, agent for the Val Baltz Brewing Co. is in the city today looking after the interests of his com pany. Captain Isaac Wiles was a passenger this morning for Omaha, where he will visit his son, Frank and family, during the day. Miss Mary Nemetz was a visitor to day in Omaha where she has relatives and friends with whom she will spend the day. John M. Leyda is looking after busi ness matters in Lincoln, Neb., today, having been a passenger on the early morning train. Geo. Poisall was a business visitor today in Omaha and Council Bluffs go ing up on the early train and expecting to return tonight. Mrs. J, W. Newell who has been vis iting for several days in the city with het parents returned to her home in Omaha this morning. Mrs. Wm. Hunter and Mother, Mis. John Bock, were passengers on the early morning train for Omaha where they will spend the day. Mrs. Sexton of Lincoln who has been in the city for some days the guest o W. F. Scotten, returned to her hon e this noon on the fast mail. Mrs. George Kathary was a visitor today in Red Oak, la. with her uncle and other relatives and friends. She expects to be gone several days. Mrs. Joe Wamplar and children Archie and Grendlyn, were passengers this morning for Omaha where they will visit with friends for the day. John Connant and wife came in this morning on No. 19 from Maywood, Neb. for a visit of several days with the family of Ben Brooks and other relatives and friends. Paul F. Budig, manufacturer of Den ver Special and Senate Chamber cigars, is spending the day in Pacific Junction and Glenwood looking after his cigar business. Mr. Robt. Troup and sister, Mrs. N. A. Leist, are spending the day in Omaha where they have business to look after and where they will enjoy themselves visiting and sight seeing. D. W. Foster and Al Hathaway of Union were two of the best citizens of that burg who had business in this city today. They drove in and will drive back this afternoon. Louis F. Kohrell came in from the farm, near Rock Bluffs this morning, and was a passenger on the early train for Omaha, where he will look after rentieg him a farm, having several in sight near Ft. Crook. Work was commenced today by J. E. Tuey upon his concrete walk the dirt foundation for the same having been set by this time. He will have the walk in, in a very short time, and it wili be a valuable improvement. Mrs. XV. L. Street was a passenger on the early train this morning for Imperial, Neb., where she has business matters to look after. She will visit at Hastings and other points during her absence which will be for several cavs. Rev. J. H. Salsbury departtd this morning for Lexington, Neb., where he will several days, having business in connection with the committee having charge of the Christian Endeavor con vention, which will be held at that point next month. j G. Knapp and wife who were called to Detroit, Mich, by the sudden death of a nephew, returned to the city this ! morning after spending several weeks visiting with friends and relatives at Ann Arbor, Detroit and other points in that viciuity. Mrs. Peterson, the aged mother of J. C, B. H. and P. C. Feterson, is lying very low with senility at the home of her son. The lady is very old, having reached the ripe age of 87 years. She is not suffering pain, being simply worn out by the hand of time. Her re covery is considered very doubtful. Miss Lillian Budig of McCook, Neb. who has been visiting relatives in Cres ton, la. stopped off here on her way j home for a visit with Wm. Budig and ! family. She departed for her home this noon on the fast mail. Miss Budig is one of McCook's handsomest young ladies and a great favorite socially. Last Saturday evening two stranerers in this land coming from far away Sun ny Italy, found themselves possessed of a third who came from an yet farth er land. Mr. t id Mrs. Morris Kohen were those who came from the vineclad hills of Italy while a little stranger from that land of dreams was d -posited with them by the stork. Mother and son, for that was the ex of the little stranger, are both doing well, while the father betrays all the symptoms of an American born papa. Mrs. R. 1). Thompson who departed last Saturday for Concordia, Kas. where her niece Miss Helen Swarthout entered the Catholic seminary, return ed last evening. Mrs. Thompson is greatly impressed by Concordia as a place to live and glad she selected it for Miss Swarthout's school, She was a passenger this afternoon for Omaha. Guy Kirkpatrick and wife of St. Joseph, Mo., who have been visiting relatives in Nehawka lor several days, came in and spent the night as the guest of P. E. Ruffner and wife, and this morning were passengers for Coun cil Bluffs, la., where they will visit previous to returning to their home. Mr. Kirkpatrick is taking his vacation of several weeks. Ferdinand Hennings today departed with his brother-in-law, Loranz Brau, for a trip to Oaklahoma. Mr. Hennings is desirous of seeing this country and its wonderful products hence the trip. He will be gone several weeks visiting with his relatives and friends in that country and enjoying himself generally. Mr. Hennings is one of Cass County's best citizens and it is to be hoped he will not do as some other of our good people have, and become so stuck on Oklahoma that he moves there. Herman Holshuh yesterday received a postal card from Funchal, Madeira Island, from Chas. H. Bailey who is again enroute to Argentine Republic in behalf of the International Harvester Co. The card is dated Aug. 27 and con tains the information that he would sail on the 12th. of this month for Per nambuco, Brazil. On the reverse side of the card is a picture of a Madeira woman in Portugese dress. The postal card craze has even reached this far away corner of the globe. The Madeira Islands are situated off the Northwest coast of Africa almost due east of Brazil. CITY COUNCIL IN SESSION They Enjoy Several Hot Discussions on Matters Pertaining to City. Considerable business of public im portance was transacted last evening by the council and Mayor Gering made an appointment to fill the unexpired term of Councilman Wm. A. White. For this position he chose ex-County Commissioner J. P. Falter who was confirmed in the job by a vote of 7 to 2 those favoring him being Schluntz, Weber, Sattler, Bookmeyer, Schulof, Vondran and Mendenhall. The two op position votes were cast by Steimker and Neuman. The mayor then made a number of committee appointments to fill the vacancies occasioned by Mr. White's death. Steimker was trans ferred from the judiciary chairman to that of finance chairman. Schulof was chosen for chairman of the judiciary committee to succeed Steimker and Falter was appointed on the streets, alleys, bridges and police committees. All these changes were agreed to unan imously. All the members except Bookmeyer were present when the mayor rapped for order, and councilman Bookmeyer made his appearance just as the elo quent city clerk was in the midst of reading the minutes of the previous meeting. At that portion of the minutes of the previous meeting wherein the city clerk was instructed to furnish the chairman of the judiciary committee with a list of property owners who had had new sidewalks laid the past year, Dr. Elster stopped long enough to faceticiously in quire of Chairman Steimker if he had the list which he emphatically asserted he had. This was all some amusing to the members. A petition of sundry citizens asking for a sidewalk along Chicago avenue, north to Rock and also complaining of the conditions at Gold and Tenth street, was read and on motion referr ed to the ccuncilmen from the Third ward. The petition was quite eloquent and sarcastic in spots and recited that "forbearance bad ceased tobeavirtue" among other things. Councilman Book meyer couldn't see why the matter should be taken up again, but the Mayor informed him it was in the hands of himself and Courcilman Steimker. Virginia McVicker came o the front again with a claim for a total of five hundred dollars damages for some work Commissioner Janda had done near her premises on North Sixth street. She fixed her damages by reason of losing some valuable trees at one hundred dol lars while the Commissioner had cer tainly depreciated the value of her lots some four hundred dollars by grading away the earth in such a scandalous manner. A. L. Tidd appears in the case as Mrs. McVicker's personal rep resentative. On motion the claim went to the judiciary committee. The finance committee then reported a list of the claims presented which on motion was adopted and warrants ordered issued for the amounts. The list follows: Miles Allen, sidewalk $ 20 SO C. L. Martin, livery 78 C. B. & Q. Rv., freight 19 1 1 Neb City Brick Co, brick lol :59 Wm Wehrbein, livery ......... 7 00 Platts Tel Co, telephone rent... 1 50 Neb Light Co, light 1 If. , library 2 f0 M Archer, salary .'!0 00 Joe Fitzgerald, ; 50 00 Ben Rainey, " 50 00 JohnJanda. " 10 00 Mike McCool, street work.. .. 52 50 JohnJanda, commissioner 40 00 Olive Jones, salary 25(H) Public Library, expense 2 00 Jas Donnelly, janitor 3 00 Wm Slater, street work 20 25 Frank Checkhal, " 1 Zl Dick Jones, " " 1 58 Wm Gingery, " " 29 75 Gus Pein, " " 10 03 Phil Harrisoii, " " 2S 35 John Harkins, " " 28 05 Al Janda, " " 41 45 John Bates, " " 52 50 Wm Rishel, sprinkling 38 50 J H Merriam, engineering 97 55 H C McMaken & Son, sidewalk. 48 88 " " " " .. 45 so i 44 Jl) C D Woodworth, paving . . ... .2998 24 John Hall, brick 4 00 I) B Ebersole, labor 3 50 Chris Mockenhaupt, brick 131 00 Lester Burrows, street work . . 2 00 The mayor inquired of the city en gineer what the claim of Woodworth covered, and was informed that it cov ered ninety-eight per cent of the work done, less ten per cent. The report of the chief of police for August showed sixteen arrests, and was referred to the police committee. The street commissioner's report covering the work done since the last council meeting went to the street com mittee without objection. City Clerk Elster reported that dur ing the month he had made net collec tions of $05.30, which he held the treasurer's receipt for. City Treasurer Clement reported a balance in the treasury of $8,207.41, al hough many of the funds were report ed as overdrawn. His report went to the finance committee to be checked up. The board of health did not have a report on file, although the Mayor stated there was one case of contageous disease in the city. The usual monthly report of the con dition of the fire fighting apparatus was made by the chief of the fire de partment, and as usual, it was sent to the fire and water committee for inves tigation. Police Judge Archer reported a total of eleven arraignments, of which one man was committed to jail, nine had their fines suspended and one man paid up. This report went to the police committee. Chairman Steimker, of the judiciary committee, reported adversely on the claim of the Kraft Clothing company, and the same was rejected by the council unanimously. Mr. Steimker also made some extend ed remarks upon the permanent walks built for which no payments had been made, and made a motion to have the city clerk certify the list to the county clerk for placing on the tax roll. Mr. Steimker also brought up the matter of collecting the tax for the new paving, and made a motion that the treasurer collect all possible of the sum between now and the next regular meeting, and that those remaining be certified to the county clerk for spread ing on the tax rolls. The streets, alleys and bridges com mittee wanted further time on the pe tition of Virginia McVicker presented by A. L. Tidd, her attorney, for sundry damages did her by grading,, and the time was cheerfully granted them. They also reported Street Commissioner Janda's report as O. K. The police committee, by Chairman Mendenhall, reported the chief of poiice's report for July as O. K. City Attorney Ramsey then rendered a written opinion to the council rela tive to the moving of the curbing on Sixth street. He was of the ' inion that a new ordinance would be nr-ces-sarp. re-establishing the grade of the street before anything further could be clone, and stated that the probable effect of the proposed change as to carrying water and like subjects, were things to be inquired into but were not matters of law. His report and opinion was adopted and placed on file. At this point the resolution of respect to the late Councilman White were adoped by a rising vote, the special committee, headed by City Attorney XV. C. Ramsey, presenting them. Mayor Gering made a few remarks eulogizing the high character of the late Mr. White and paying him a tri bute for his upright and conscientious course during the time he had occupied a chair in the council. The mayor, on motion of Vondran, appointed the streets, alleys and bridges committee as a special committee to examine the new paving previous to allowing the claim of Woodworth for $2998.24. This committee consists of Sattler, Steimker a-:d Falter. The street commissioner is to accompany the committee. Considerable discussion arose as to the location of the sewer to the Ma sonic Home, especially as regards its location relative to the bridge on Elm street, near Mr. Beeson's. A motion that the street committee take the matter up with the county commis-j. Ki el's, so as to secure county ;iid in t ! .;i t. direction, carried. T he mayor callt d jittention to t.. resolution adopted a long time ago t prohibit street work, and thought it imperative to revive it and stop the work. Expenses must be cut clown. Sattler wanted ten days more work on necessary repairs, and branched off into a discussion of the deplorable con dition of sidewalks in the city. Coun cilman Frank Neuman took up the matter of the walk on Rock street from Sixth to the shops, and insisted the work ordered be clone. All he ask ed was that they do the work he asked for. Mayor Gering pointed out work that had been done in the Fourth ward, but Neuman whs insistent that it had not. Bookmeyer succeeded in getting some repairs to the walk, at Eleventh and Main streets ordered. Weber then precipitated a larire row by dilating upon the sidewalk problem. anu spoke ot the dangers threatening from damage suits. He moved that the street commissioner be authorized to go oyer the city and notify all prop, erty owners to fix their walks, or, in default, the city would fix them and charge it to the property. This brought the veteran Steimker to his feet in jiffy. He agreed that conditions were as Weber represented, but he wanted the walks torn up when the parties didn't repair them. He made a savage onslaught on the street commissioner and his methods, attacking him as wasting the city funds and generally tore that official intc shreds. He then spoke of the amount due the city and outstanding, and criticised those e.tizens who could pay these expenses, but would not. Weber thought it better to tear up the walks in some cases. He also pre sented the argument that in many cases the abutting property would not bring the amount of possible damages, or even the expense of building the walk, and here is where Councilman Steimker fell upon the Second ward statesman, tooth and nail, and rended his argu ment to shreds. The eloquent Third warder ridiculed the proposition to lay walks along worthless property, and wound up by advising people to walk in the mud if they wouldn't pay their taxes. Sattler then essayed the role of pacificator. He believed Steimker right and then he believed Weber right but his argument was too general to be of much force. The mayor then enter ed the fray and called attention to the personel of the streets comrnitteee un der whom the work should be done. After all this Weber's motion carried unanimously. The ordinance for vacating certain streets and alleys in South Park passed unanimously, after Sattler had guaran teed the payment of the printing cost on behalf of the petitioners. A resolu tion empowering the mayor and city clerk to quit claim the parcels covered by the vacation then passed unani mously. Steimker had a number of sidewalk resolutions then ordered covering prop erty in blocks 100, 105. 101, 103, frac tional lots in section 18, block 1, Stad elman's addition. He also presented a list of "light repairs" on streets in the Third ward, and Weber saw the opening and attacked Steimke. For in consistency in opposing sidewalk ex penditures while he had all this street work to ask. Weber moved the work go to the street committee. After a wrangle lasting several minutes, Web er's amendment was agreed to by a vote of 5 to 4 which was also the vote on the original as amended. Then John P. Sattler made his time-honored motion to adjourn, which carried. Overflow From Wednesday. Mrs. Eva Reese, who accompanied Col. Henry C. McMaken on his trip to Indiana, Ohio and the east, also return ed home v. ilh him yesterday morning. She had a delightful time vi.-iting with many relatives and friends at I oi t Wayne, Ind., Toledo and Cleveland, ., ar.d many other places. Uriah Gillette of Hot Springs, S.D., who had been in the city for some day:-, the guest of the family of Col. H. C. McMaken returned to his home today. He was much disappointed at having so brief a visit with Col. McMaken, who was absent the greater portion of the time attending the reunion at Toledo, and will return later for another and and longer stay. Peter Roucka and wife were among those who traveled to Lincoln on the early train this morning for a visit with friends. Mr. Roucka last Saturday had the misfortune to run a large piece of wood into his hand while attending to his duties at the shops and made so serious a wound that medical attention was necessary. He will be off several days with the hand. Geo. P. Meisinger and wife aid daughter, Gertrude, and son, Irving, departed on the fast mail Tuesday for Omaha from which point they will" take the Rock Island for Pocassett, Okla. They will spend several weeks down in that country visiting with A. A. Schafer and family, Mrs. Meisinger be ing a sister of Mrs. Schafer. It is the first visit of Mr. Meisinger to that sec tion and he goes along expecting to be surprised by what he will see. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Meising er unite in wishing them a happy and enjoyable journey.