Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-17
LOCAL BREvlTIES.

Inc missouri b1eSS association VIII take
breakfast and dinner in Omaha May 26 on
its way to the Black Hills for weeks trip
The Anheuser- Busch Brewing company
has sold the west twenty feet of the east
fifty feet in lot l, block 70, South Omaha to
Sarah Berlin and Reta Healy for $S,536..
]. B. Wiles, 1924 Chicago street, has in
formed the police that thieves broke into
his house by way of the cellar and ransacked
the pantry. They took a rot of fresh straw
berries canned sardines and canned fruit.
The opening session of the annual diocesan
convention of the Episcopal church of Ne
braska will be held this morning in Trinity
cathedral. Bishop Worthngton will preside
over the convention until the bishop coad-
jutor is elected.
Joe Gasser, late member of Company B,
Third Nebraska volunteers, and who came
very nearly dying at 104 South Eleventh
street Monday morning as the result of es-
Gaping gas, Is much improved and is eX
pected to recover. He is now at st. Joseph's
hospital.
A houseboat on the river, between Will
riams street and Poppleton avenue, was
broken into Monday by unknown persons.
The intruders carried off gold watch, one
revolver, one razor a gold band ring and
some clothing belonging to Christ Buntzen
and Frank Kochar.
Deputy County Attorney Helsley has filed
complaints against Jacob Lutz, Herman
charges with exhibiting a gambling device
for the use OF the public They had slot
machines in their places of business, and it
is alleged that they were run on cash basis.
The old Experience Estabrook residence
that occupied the lot on North Seventeenth
street, just above Chicago, for nearly quar-
ter of a century, has been moved over onto
Cass, between Sixteenth and Seventeenth, in
order to make room for a row of modern
brick flats that will be erected on the old
location.
The Omaha Street Railway company is
laying new and heavier rails on that portion
of North Twenty fourth street where the old
rails were not replaced last season. In ad
diton to this the track is being leveled up
and put in tirst-class condition for the sum-
mer travel. This Improvement will be ex
tended to the north end of the line at Ames
avenue.
H. Smith, a colored fellow who was driven
out of the city four years ago, returned
Monday and was nabbed by the police as a
suspicious character. He has been doing
time" in Minnesota. He was found with
Ida Mitchell who robbed a man in Council
Bluffs of 1856 recently and escaped prosecu-
ton. She was put on the train and sent out
of the city, but managed to come back.
Both are in Jail.
Mrs. Matte NJ Christensen. 7O2 Hickory
street, was brought to the police station
yesterday and charged with being in
sane Sne mas DeeH separated from neT nus
band for two years, each keeping two of
their children. She left her home about
$50 and went down to see her husband who
lives at 521 Williams street She became
very violent and threw furniture about until
finally her husband overcame her. He was
almost worn out from the eXertion required
in holding her when the police arrived
At l o'clock yesterday while William
johnson, a Western Union messenger re-
siding at BIG Seward street, was cycling
down Sherman avenue, he ran into the
buggy of H. G. Rockefeller. He was thrown
! from his wheel to the pavement and bad
cut was inflicted on his forehead. Mr.. Rock
erfeller stopped his horse and picked up the
! injured boy, who was Immediately taken
| to PHYSICIANS Office where his wound was
dressed. He was afterward taken to his
| home.
| Cooper club met Monday night and completed
! final arrangements for the banquet which
will be held in Creighton hall next Saturday
/ evening. Accommodations wifi be provided
for 500 guests. Hon. w. ]. Bryan will re-
! spond to the toast, "Our Natlon;" General
| j. b. Weaver of Iowa to "The Life of Peter
| Cooper" Governor Poynter to Nebraska, y
x-Governor Holcomb to "Hhe Judiciary
! and Senator Allen to 1.-THE United States
! Senate" j. b. Jones, president of the club,
! will also speak.
! Guernsey w Anderson, a former member
]
! present at the meeting Of the Thurston
/ Rifles No. 2, held in Thurston Rifles armory
| Monday night, and was given cordial re-
! ception by the friends and members of the
new organization. After drill the evening
was spent in story telling, with Mr.. Ander-
son occupying the chief place OF honor. He
| was able to tell his hearers much that was
new and interesting concerning the doings
| OF the boys of the First regiment and es-
pecially of those of Company L.
The first detachment OF recruits enlisted
! by Lieutenant Dean at his Office in the Nc
Cague building has left for San Francisco.
( They will be given uniforms and arms and
, will be put through a twenty-days' course
/ OF instruction before being sent TO Manila.
( The recruits are: Louis Swartzlander, from
/ the Omaha High school, for Fourth cavalry;
James V. Jorgensen, from Creighton Medical
college, for an infantry regiment; Edward
Omck from Crescent City, Ia, for Fourth
cavalry; Joseph H. Conway, late of The
/ Fifty-second Iowa. for Fourth cavalry; John
/ Ayres Omaha. late of First Missouri volun-
teers, and William Dillon, Omaha, both for
the infantry. ---.