Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-22
LOCAL BREVlTIES.

George H. McClintock, a druggist at AL
bion, Neb, has asked the United States
court to declare him bankrupt.
C. ]. Cullen. 3O67 Mason street, reported
that burglars forced open a window in his
house and ransacked it, but failed to secure
anything.
The diamonds which were stolen from AS
sistant City Engineer Ernest Stenger's
house S12 North Thirty-ninth street, re-
Gently were found in a pawn shop yesterday
The local postoffice employees will be given
a half holiday on WaShington's birthday.
The delivery windows will be closed at noon
and there will be no carrier delivery after
that hour.
orders have been issued to the contrac-
tors to commence on next Monday the grad
ing of South Sixteenth street from B to
Phelps street The work will cost in the
neghborhod of $1,000.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest
of Ida Smith, Calvin Wan, George Givens,
George Peterson, Rena Jones and Mrs Wag-
oner, who charged with stealing 300
pounds of coal from Union Pacific cars.
A permit to erect a 81 800 two-story frame
dwelling at Twenty ninth street and Pop
pletln avenue has been issued to C. F.
Shaw Eric Nelson has secured another per-
NIT to build a one-story frame at 244f
Templeton avenue, to cost $1,000.
George w Holbrook has been appoiated
one of the condemnation commissioners in
place of Charles G. George in the proceed
ing brought by the Union Pacific in the
county court to condemn lot 4, block 204,
corner of Leavenworth and Tenth streets.
City officials expect that the committee Of
the legislature will take action on the char
ter revision bill recently introduced in the
house some time this week. Some of the
city officials may go to Lincoln to appear be-
for the committee when the bill is con-
! sidered.
Two deaf mutes have just been married
| hty init TuHy Row HAY lion,
| B. Univin of Avery and Miss Cora T. Ray
of Arnold. Judge Baxter had to write down
the questions apd the contracting parties
| nodded their assent as they read.them while
they joined hands
Some paper near a gasoline engine in the
engine room in front of Haines & Merriam 8
! elevator, Seventeenth and Nicholas streets.
caught fire yesterday afternoon at $3.50 end
caused considerable excitement, as 1t was re-
ported that the oil works were burning. No
| damage was caused.
An amended petition has been filed in the
divorce suit of Bertha Elizabeth Aufdeu
| Heyden against William c. e. Aufden Hey
! den. They We're married at Plattsmouth,
! December II, 1889. She charges her hus-
band with intidelity, asks for the custody of
! their two children and demands alimony.
Workmen are engaged in transferring a
! pile OF matched lumber from the sidewalk in
| front of the postoftice to the top of the tower.
| This is to be used in the construction Il a
sounding board over the bell, by which the
| strokes of the hours will be made audible
| for much longer distance than at present.
Chairman Rosewater Of the Board Of Pub
| lie Works has set gang of men at work
flushing the downtown streets. The work
| was started on Farnam street and will be
continued until all the downtown thorough
fares are treated. The flushing will sweep
much of the debris upon the streets into
the sewers
Special meeting at the Trinity parish
| house of the Daughters of the King os
Wednesday at p. m. Also vestment special
! working party, composed of various mem
bers of the cathedral societies, Wednesday.
p. m. 1t is desirous that this opportunity
should be availed of as a parish aid society
during Lent
There is no uniform observance OF Wash
ington's birthday in the way of exercises in
the public schools, although almost all Of
the schools observed the anniversary yes
terday or during the last few days in sons
fashion. The principal of each school ha!
been permitted to arrange a program Of eX'
ercises as she desires.
The changes on the dial of .he clock ar,
still delayed by negotiations between th'
Treasury department and the contractors
A propositi n was submitted, but 1t was re
turned by the department on the score tha
il was not sufficiently definite as to results
and when this has been remedied the reccn
struction will begin at once,
The merchants excursion which was L
have gone out through southern Nebraski
under the auspices of the Commercial club
Thursday, has been postponed for week
This was on account of the fact that ore day
OF this week is holiday and also in def
erence TO the entertainment that will b'
given by the travelling men Friday night
Fannie Hart, the 4-year-old girl who fel
out of a loft at Thirtyffth and Cunning
streets last Saturday afternoon, is reported
by De Ralph to be out of danger. She wa
playing in the barn with several other lit
tle girls when she fell through the openin
TO the floor below, where she landed on III
right side of her head. She was unconsciou
for an hour from her injuries
Vesta chapter. Order of the Eastern Star
will celebrate its twentylfth anniyersar!
in Masonic temple next Saturday evening
An excellent program has been arranged. /
will consist of instrumental and vocal music
including a solo by Jules Lumbapl, selec
tions by the elocutionist, Miss Francs
America McCord, and an address upol
"Vesta Chapter and Fraternalism' by w. n
Mason.
W. C. Chase, representing himself to b.
the program agent Of the Travellers Pro
tectve association has been calling Urol
the business men soliciting 4dyer-lssmenu
in an alleged program for ,'rday evening"
entertainment. He has also collected SOM
moaey. The management of the Travellers
Protective association denounces him as
fraud and warns the business men to hay
nothing to do with other than the regularl!