Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-10
LOCAL BREVITlES,

LoOHL pnEstlIEO,
Eva oliver has sold lot in block 81 to
Alfred NJ Gray for $4,000.
A permit has been issued to Sofia Alex
ander to erect a one-story frame dwelling
at 2515 Pierce street, to cost $1,000
The Sir Knights Templar service in Trim
ity cathedral Thursday evening will be
open to the public. Coronation" is to be
sung before the sermon.
Judge Shiras will promptly call the equity
docket in United States circuit court at
o'clock this morning and all attorneys in
| terested should be on hand.
Delegates from the local Grand Army
posts and Womens Relief corps left here
| yesterday morning for York to attend the
annual meeting of the state enCampment
of these organizations.
Mrs. Kate Ellis, accompanied by three
children, is at the police station looking
| for her daughter, Mrs Frank Bartholomew.
She came here from Des Moines, her daugh-
ter having preceded her about two weeks.
| Evangelist ]. A. Dooley and wife of
! Springfield. ILL.,, will commence gospel SER
vices Wednesday evening in the Tabernacle,
| corner of Fifteenth and Davenport streets.
| All are cordially invited to these services.
Services each evening at o'clock.
Rev. Irving p. Johnson will preach the
| sermon on Thursday at 10 a. at Bishop
| Worthington2 union celebration of the
| parishes and missions of the See city.
cordial invitation has been issued for all
the clergy and congregations to attend.
James Cummings and Charles Tate. the
| two lads arrested for breaking into the
store of the Chicago Furniture company in
| the daytime, waived examination in the
| police court and were bound over to the
| district court in the sum Of $500 each
Another squad of Indians arrived from the
| Omaha and Winnebago reservation and took
| up their quarters in the corridor of the fed
| eral building. These men are called here
as witnesses to testify before the grand jury
| in cases where parties are charged with
| introducing and selling liquor upon Indian
| territory.
Cadet Taylor of the United States customs
| house has received q telegram from Secre-
tary Spaulding of the Treasury department
notifying him that the Greater America Ex-
position has purchased the Government
building on the exposition grounds and that
the same is to be turned over. The transfer
was made this afternoon.
Landscape Architect R. Ulrich informs
The Bee that its statement as to the loca
ton Of the new High school building was
incorrect. He says the distance between
Twentieth street and the site of the new
building is about 200 feet and that its ele
walton above the street will depend upon
the grade to be adopted.
| Postmaster Crow has received notice of
the shipment of the freproof safe for station
C, at Eighteenth and Vinton streets, which
will be opened for business on June /. The
postmaster for station has not been rec
commended for appointment, but Will be in
the course Of the next few days. There are
six applicants for the place
Fred Brodegard of Omaha has filed ap-
plication. in the Office of the clerk of the
United States court asking to be declared
a bankrupt. The applicant is in the jewelry
business and alleges that his entire pos
sessions are only of the value of 1929. This
property he declares is exempt. Brodegard' S
debts are scheduled at $1,000.
The funeral Of Edwin w. Dent, who died
at his home in Council Bluffs Sunday morn
ing, will take place from the residence, S25
Seventh avenue, Council Bluffs, this after
noon at 2:30 Rev. Walk, pastor of the Epis-
copal church. will conduct the services
Friends in Omaha who desire to attend
the funeral are invited to meet at the corner
of Fourteenth and Farnam streets at :15
and go over in a body.
On account of the failure of w. j. Moose
to appear against Nora Fields, who was ac-
cused Of larceny from the person, the case
was dismissed on motion Of the county at
.orney. Moose is from Kansas City and was
robbed of $50 on North Seventeenth street.
He described the woman who took his cash
and Nora Fields was arrested in Council
Bluffs. After her return he declined TO
appear and now is not to be found.
Park Commissioner Palmer has received
a letter from Congressman Mercer, in which
the Spanish cannon for this city. Captain
Palmer has now written to the Navy depart
ment to learn under what conditions the war
) trophy Is to be turned over to Omaha. As
soon as this is learned members of the park
commission Will probably take immediate
steps to have the cannon shipped TO this
city.
Rasmus Nelson was brought to the police
! station Monday night with deep cut in his
scalp, caused by a fall upon the curbing
In, Ia,1E AF,., !,
Sixteenth street. Ritter entered the store
while he was under the influence of liquor
and used obscene language in Mrs. Ritter's
hearing. He was elected by the proprietor
and in the scutfle was knocked down. His
head struck the curbing, which inflicted a
cash that required several stitches.
Services in honor of the memory of the
, nine members of the Thurston Rifles, who
have died at Manila will be held at the
First Methodist church on Sunday evening
May 2S. A committee consisting of r. NJ
Cross, Judge Esele George ii. Gillespie
Charles Sheeler and Cadet Taylor will make
the necessary arrangements. The Woman's
auxiliary will assist. Invitations to attend
! have been extended to the Grand Army
posts and Woman's Relief corps in the city
and many have accepted.
1t will probably be a week before the Six
T teenth street viaduct will be closed and
? work OF tearing 1t down will be commenced
The street railroad company has insisted
that II should be given a reasonable length
of time in which to make ready for the
; change in its South Omaha line and has
asked for a week, which City Engineer Rose
, water has consented to. The street car com
; pany finds II necessary to put the South
Thirteenth street tracks into better condi-
! tion.
: Judge Gordon appeared dissatisfied with
the evidence adduced against Sadie Rich
mond and discharged her. The woman was
arrested upon the complaint of Marion +,
ubn pha har win ha
$3.50 from him on May g. The money was
recovered at the Richmond woman's place,
) but as the defense showed that a friend Of
, Wiley had induced him to do a little de-
! tective work it was believed that Wiley
! placed the money there himself for the pur-
, nose of getting the woman into trouble.