Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-02
LOCAL BREVITlES.


J. c. Root has taken out permit to make
$4,000 alterations and additions to a dwelling
at 1884 South Thrtioth street.
Joe Carnaby, who was for a number of
/ years fireman at the city hall, has been ap-
| pointed chief engineer at the postoillco
| building
! In United States court yesterday after
noon the grand jury was charged and sworn.
! The members Of the panel will begin their
| labors this morning.
! Judge Baxter has appointed w. c, Bal
| lard administrator of the estate of his
! father, the late J. T. Ballard.
Charles H. Mcconnell and Miss Stella
Emery were married Saturday evening,
April 20, at the residence of the officiating
minister Charles w. Savidgc.
sneak thief entered an open window at
S22 South Nineteenth street and stole a gold
watch and neck chain and n gold ring be-
! longing to Miss Emma Thiele.
Thieves broke in the rear door to the
! home OF Henry C. Jaik. SO2 South Thirty
eighth street, some time saturday. They
| carried away n revolver, Que ring and a
razor.
Mortz Sachs, a travelling man of Omaha
| has applied for a writ, declaring him a
| bankrupt. He alleges that he owes 81, POI so
and has but 5000 worth of personal prop
erty, all of which he says is exempt.
The Nebraska Stone company has filed
| articles of incorporation with the county
| clerk. The incorporators are Charles a.
| Hansen, Peter LauX and A. +. Hansen, and
the stock of the cones n is fixed at So 0000
| Miss Kate Wickham, the teacher who was
! injured in a street railway collision some
time ago, and who resumed her duties last
week, has been forced to again leave her
! position. She will be excused for an in
definite period
C. f. Dripps, the railway mail postal clerk
who was convicted of extracting money from
registered letter and who was sentenced
| to term of nine months in the county
| jail, has been released from custody, having
| served out his term.
William Ellsworth, indicted one year ago
on the charge of making counterfeit coins
of the denomination of cents has been
lodged in the county jail. Ellsworth was
captured in st. Joe by deputy United States
| marshal of Missouri.
Thomas Fl. McCague, receiver of the Ger
man Savings bank, yesterday began pay
ing another dividend, the amount being
S16,500, equal to per cent. This makes so
per cent in dividends. AS yet but very few
persons have called for their money.
The Real Estate Dealers exchange held a
brief meeting in the Commercial club rooms
Monday. committee consisting of C. f.
Harrison, w. l.. Selby and j. H. Parrotte was
appointed to draft resolutions upon the
death of George L. Green who was a mem
Der of the exchange.
After mourning the loss of 500 worth of
jewelry ever since March 13 F. w. Stollard,
1915 Webster street, was delighted to re-
ceive an announcement from his wife that
she had found it all in the pantry. 1t is
supposed that servant placed it there in
order that it would be in safe place.
Complaints have reached the Board of
Health that parties are dumping garbage
and other like matter in the neighborhood
of Prospect Hill cemetery. Notices will be
posted to warn these parties that they are
committing nuisance, and if they fail to
take the hint steps will be taken to prose-
cute them.
The Board of County Commissioners met
yesterday afternoon to hear from property
owners who had been overlooked by the
assessors, but only one taxpayer appeared.
Consequently the proceedings were of a
perfunctory character and the commission
ers take it for granted that the people are
willing to be taxed.
The first general cleaning of the streets of
the city this spring has been finished. Every
paved street in the city has been visited by
cleaning gangs and the accumulations of the
winter have been cleared away. City En-
gmineer Rosewater is now engaged in com
pleting the system Of cleaning that will DO
pursued during the remainder of the year.
Cadet Taylor has received advices from
the War department that the trophies, relics
and curios which the Thurston Rifles have
brought back toSthis country free of duty.
They will come on one of the government
transports and will be placed in a war
museum which the Rifles propose to estab-
lish in Omaha.
Complaints were filed yesterday against
the dozen men arrested at 80 North Six
teenth street Saturday night on the charge
of gambling. Ike Shane and o. II. Howard
slated for trial for keeping the gambling
rooms and the remainder on the common
charge of gambling. All pleaded not guilty
and their trial was set for Friday after
noon at o'clock.
This evening there will be held at
new Odd Fellows hall meeting of all rep
resentatiyes- elect and all alternates from
the various Ancient order of United Work
men lodges in Douglas county to the grand
lodge to be held at Lincoln next week Mat.
ters which will no doubt come before the
grand lodge for solution will be discussed
and every Workman who expects to be in
Lincoln during its session should be present
and lend his aid in determining what course
Is the best TO pursue