Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-16
LAWSUITS THICK FOR SPRING
Last Day for Filing Finds Large Acoumuls-
ton Of Cases.
MANY OF THEM ARE FOR DAMAGES
saloon Keepers Are Invited TO Defend
Several CIaims-Four Women
Weary of Married
Life.

| 1t being the last day for filing suits for
the March term yesterday was busy day
in the Office of the clerk of the district
court and a large number of petitions were
entered on the docket.
County Attorney Killpack, on behalf Of
Pottawattamie county. filed suits against
George Cooper, Lew Winkler and Alfred
Blomberg. saloon keepers In East Omaha,
to enjoiu them from selling intoxicating
liquors, as they have failed to pay the
mulct tax. Cooper and Blomberg have
been bound over to the grand Jury on the
| charge of maintaining nuisance in con-
nectlon with their failure to pay the tax.
Inez Brundage. administratrix of the es
tate OF Osie Brundage brought suit against
the Omaha. Council Bluffs e. Suburban
| Railway company and the Omaha & Coun-
ell Bluffs Railway and Bridge company to
recover $4,000 for the death of her hus-
band Brundage was killed November 10
last while coupling trolley wire on South
Main street. The coupling snapped and
Brundage was thrown from the platform
of the tower on which he was standing to
the ground. His head struck the rails
and he died within a few hours of the ac
cident.
Mrs. Louise Meyer commenced suit
! against the National Mutual Life associa-
tion, which bought out the National Be-
nevolent association of Minnesota. to re-
cover 81 20 on a policy Of life insurance
held by Fritz Meyer deceased.
| Frank Higgins. by his next friend his
father. Frank Higgins. sr., wants $4,000
from the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railroad company. Young Higgins, who
was II years OF 2ge at the time, lost his
right leg while switching cars at Cam
bridge. Ia. on October 1, 1899. He was
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swltchman.
| L. Il. Adams filed his petition in a suit
against II. Goldstein and Chief OF Police
Albro for $4,000 damages by reason OF his
arrest In connection with the sale OF his
shoe stock to Goldstcin in November. 1882.
He alleges that his arrest caused him TO
lose his position in society and to forfeit
| the confidence Of the men with whom he
had formerly done business. The suit Is
an outgrowth of the recent action brought
by Goldstein against Former Sheriff Nor.
gan.
Sues City and Company.
r. G.. Fleming stepped into culvert at
Broadway and Elliot street last winter
and received certain injuries and he brings
suit against the city and the electric light
company to recover damages in the sum
OF 1890. He makes the electric light
company party defendant. alleging that the
electric light in that vicinity was poor and
not up to the standard and that II 1t had
been there would have been sufficient light
to have prevented him from walking into
the culvert.
Pottawattamie county, through the
county attorney, filed suit against Max
Mohn, proprietor OF the Creston house on
South Main street, for the muict tax for
the quarter ending March 81, amounting
to $50.
The petitions in the suits OF John Gehr-
man against Saloon Keepers s. Madison and
Linder & Filter were filed. He asks S5,0 900
damages in both cases, alleging that his
minor daughters were served with intox-
icating drinks In the saloons conducted by
the defendants. with the result that they
lost their reputa tions.
+. e. Alexander brought suit against the
city and County Treasurer Arnd to set aside
as invalid assessment for grading. paving
and curbing levied as a special tax against
his property in Benson's addition. He at.
tacks the constltutionality of the assess.
ment on the ground that II exceeded the
benefit derived by the property. The as
| essment was made In 1887.
Responsibility for Flood.
The Monarch Manufacturing company
commenced suit against the Omaha & Coun-
ell Bluffs Suburban Railway company for
$3.49542. In July of last year the plaintifr
company's factory on South Sixth street
was flooded. and 1t alleges that the de,
fendant company was responsible as 1t OBJ
structed the waterways on the street while
constructing it's line to Lake Manawa.
Ann Pendergast sues to recover $3.50
from the Omaha Bridge and Terminal Rail
way company as damages for the latter oc>
cupying First avenue with its track in front
of her two lots in Beers subdivision. She
alleges that the defendant company never
compensated her for the damage done.
| w. w. Loomis, receiver OF the Council
Bluffs Insurance company filed an applica,
tion for permission to sell the notes and
judgments held by the defunct company to
w. f. Conley OF Charter Oak, Ia for s5l0,
It being the best offer that he could secure.
Four Divorce Suits.
Four suits for divorce were filed. Mrs.
Mary NJ. Smith was married to C. w. Smith
at Logan. Ia, in September, 1895. and she
alleges that he treated her cruelty and for
this reason she wants the marriage ties
severed and her maiden name OF Mary Utz
restored to her.
Mrs. Ida b. Farnsworth married George
Farnsworth at Plankinton, s. D.. August %,
1899. Six months later, she alleges, he de,
serted her. and with the divorce she wants
the custody OF their two minor daughters,
Mrs, Eva Z, Bostran was married April
I, 1894, in this city to Charles w. Bostran
and he left her before the honeymoon was n
month long, She asks to be awarded the
custody OF their minor child, a daughter.
Mrs. Amanda Koch asks for divorce