Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-31
LEGAL BREVITlES.

Mrs. Nathan Rothschild, who has been
i'll for several weeks, is much improved,
and will soon be about again.
A burglar broke into 201S Davenport
Thursday and stole "A rug, comforter, car
pet, two pillows and two pairs of blankets.
Miss Matte Evans, formerly a nurse in
the Iowa institute for the feeble minded
at Glenwood, has accepted a position as
nurse in the Child's hospital of Omaha.
A. w. Finley reports to the police that
ne was touched for s25.7 in his lodging
house, III North Sixteenth street, Saturday.
The money was in a black leather pouch
and was taken from his hin pocket.
The North Omaha Improvement club has
issued a neat card, giving full Information
meeting and containing the names of all
the officers and standing committees
Frank Mitchell, ,colored, who has served
freight cars, was given fifteen days in
police court yesterday for raising a dis
turbance on Ninth street Monday night.
A meeting of those interested in a north
tract park will be held tonight at McKen-
mas hall, Sherman avenue and Locust
streets. A full attendance of north side
residents and others interested is anticiDa-
ted.
The women of the Columbus guild of st.
Peters parish gave "A social Tuesday night
in Metropolitan hall. High five was the
order of the evening. Music and refresh
ments We're served during the course of the
entertainment
The roof of the Sheridan coal office, Sixth
and Jackson streets, caught fire from, n
stovepipe at 9:35 a. IN. yesterday. The fire
department was called out, but the blaze
was extinguished before the fremen ar
rived, The damage was slight.
The county commissioners have decided,
for the present at least. not to submit to
the voters the question of bonding the
county TO build a new court house. Agita-
ton was aroused by a number of attorneys
who signed a petition asking the commits
sioners to take such actionI
Frederick PETIT, the father of the lad who
was killed by a motor car Monday, has ex-
pressed himself as deeming II coroner's in
quest unnecessary. The statement of Mo-
torman Otto Wendt that the boy ran in
front Of the car in such a manner as to
make the accident unavoidable is consid-
cred sufficient explanation.
David r. Cameron, a butcher, ran to
catch a motor car a. Sixteenth and Cass
agitation Jared from his coat pocket a
purse containing a $50 check and $l3 in
money. Payment on the check has been
stopped at the banks, but Cameron despairs
of recovering the Sl3. He realizes that it
is an unlucky sum.
A new ruling has just been received from
the internal revenue commissioner in an
swer to a question by Collector HoutZ re-
garding the necessity for a stamp on Il
certificate of transcript of Judgment issued
by a justice of the peace. The new rule il
that when the transcript Is to be used IN
a legal proceeding IL does not need a stamp,
but when used for private purposes it does.
Mecca court. No, 13, Tribe of Ben Hur,
rave it's first dance of the season Tuesday
night in Patterson hall. Seventeenth and
Farnam streets. There was "A good crowd
present and sixteen dances and a number
of extras were enjoyed. The committee on
arrangements was composed of Fred Max
well, c. T.. Allen, Mrs. +. White. Mrs. Fur
guson and G. II. Lewis. q. IL. Lewis was
also master of ceremonies.
The cold weather Of the last few days
has pleased the iceman immensely. 1t has
frozen the ice on the different lakes and
reservoirs to a thickness of seven or eight
inches. The Reservoir Ice company, which
recently absorbed the Arctic, Seymour
LAX and South Omaha Ice companies, will
begin cutting ice today. A force of about
100 men will be started on the job and If
the cold weather continues this number
will be increased.
The Scottish Rite degree lodges OF
Omaha. including Mount Moriah lodge OF
Perfection, Semper Fidelis chapter OF Rose
CroiN, ST. Andrews counc OF kadosh and
Nebraska consistory No. !, will hold their
annual reunion in Masonic hail February
n and rs and March / and ?, These annual
reunions are becoming a feature of Scottish
Rite Masonry of Nebraska and bring visit
ing brethren from all parts of the state.
The reunion Of 1900 will be one of the
largest in lie history of the order. as an
unusually large number OF candidates have
applied for degree.