Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-11
LOCAL %BREVlTiES.

c.. f. Sparks, secretary of the Central
Labor union, is reported as seriously Ill at
his home on Capitol avenue.
The drill team of lodge No. 1T3, Ancient
order United Workmen. gave the usual
dance Saturday night at Patterson hall;
Next Saturday night a masquerade ball VIII
be given.
Inspector A. B. Swift is back from a trip
through Nebraska, where he was inspect
ing postofices. Being snowbound Tor
twenty-fOur hours was one OF the incidents
of the trip.
Vesta chapter No. 6. order Eastern Star,
entertained the Masons and their friends
Saturday night ut Masonic hall. 1t was the
first of the kind this season and a well at
tended and enjoyable affair.
Annie Buckley left her room at 3lS Nc
Cague building to go shopping Friday
afternoon, and on the way to the store lost
her purse containing S2 in money. The
loss was reported to the police.
DR.. James S. Goetz of this city, who is an
autache of the Cincinnati city hospital, has
partially recovered from a serious attack
of diphtheria and has gone to Pass Chris
tian. Miss, to complete recuperation.
William Bissell. charged with making a
business of renting rooms in order to loot
them was arrested Yesterday by De-
%tectives Donahue,, Heitfeld. Dempsey and
Savage. He is booked as a suspicious
character.
"Mommsen" will be the subject of DR.. l..
A. Merriam's discourse before the Omaha
$50, third floor of the Library building At
its conclusion there will be a ten-minute
discussion.
For threatening to shoot John Safar, pro-
Wiley Hickey was arrested Yesterday.
Charles Glover and Sam Thompson, who
were with him, were also arrested. The
three men were released on bond.
A. Husson, alias Hamilton, and George
Hedden, alias w. A. Fuller. were, arrested
yesterday by Detectives Heeion and
Johnson. 1t is alleged that the men go
about taking contracts for the cleaning of
carpets and then rob the houses TO which
they are admitted.
Minnie Weiland, the l5-year-old girl who
was tried and acquitted of the charge of
incorrigibility i'm police court Friday, has
been given employment as "A domestic in
! the household of Police Captain Her. She
will remain there until "A permanent home
can be found for her.
Lena Wallace, living at lS South Ninth
street. was assaulted and seriously injured
Friday night by two women and a man.
The two women. Leo Brown and Louise
Barman, are under arrest; the man. known
as French Joe" is still at large. The in
iured woman is i'm care of the police ma
iron.
The political and social science depart
ment Of the Woman's club Will entertain
the household economic departments of the
Omaha and Council Bluffs clubs Monday
afternoon at 3:45 in the club parlors, "Ihe
Problem Of Domestic Service" Will he dis
Cussed under the leadership of Mrs Nc
Murphy, "
The Seventh Ward Polish Republican
club met Saturday night at Metz's hall,
1870
Bartlett, candidate for mayor; Councilman
II. r. Mount, candidate for reelection; ID;
Harrison, candidate FOR councilman, and
Others addressed the meeting and were re-
ceiyod with hearty applause.
The Associated Charities OF omaha has
just received a notification OF a consign-
ment of 600 packages OF garden seeds sent
them by the United States government
through the kindness of Congressman d. Il.
packages previously reported, will Zoe dis
tributed 10 the needy families of the city
VINO promise 10 cultivate them.
Arthur g.. Rice of Fort Niobrara made
the mistake of purchasing an oVercoat from
a soldier, Albert c. liemey of Troop r.,
First cavalry. There H. a federal law pro-
hihitins the purchase Of such property by
civilians, and a warrant has been issued
by the United States district attorney for
the arrest OF Mr.. Rice, \ letter from the
fort says that this Is not the first time
Rice has purchased such goods.
4 warrant has been issued for the arrest
Of j. :. Williams of Hastings on a charge
of transmitting obscene printed matter
through the mails, Williams is the pub
fisher Of a paper at Hastings, and IN re.
ferriug 10 one Penelope Thompson in the
columns of his journal used language which
i'm the opinion of the United States attorney
comes within the statute. He Will be ar
raigned before Commissioner Gustave An
darson when the United States marshal
brings him in,
There will be a general meeting Of the
Homo Patronage bureau of the Com
meroial club at the rooms Of that or
gauization Monday evening at 5 o'clock "a
arrange for he reception OF the retailers
ANA the opening of the bureaus eNposi-
ton of Omaha products Thursday evening,
February ~. IL is hoped that there viii
he a full attendance al THIS meeting, as
IS important TO the success OF the eAposl'
ton. The exhibit room will be open for tho
reception of material for the exhibits
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock and all
exhibits must be installed By Thursday
noon. Exhibits can be brought into the
building only between IL a. m and 2 p. H.