Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-16
LOCAL BREVlTlES.

L. T. Burris, 81 years Of age. died at his
residence, 1917 Oak street, yesterday. the
o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Fred Reha, who attempted to rob joe
Nachtneuble while the latter was asleep
and who was caught in the act by Joe, was
sentenced to thirty days In jail by Police
Judge Berka.
Minnie Ostrander. widow of William b.
O~strander, has filed application to be APP
pointed special administrator OF the estate
or her late husband, stating that since his
death his place of business has been closed
greatly to the Injury Of the personal estate.
which is valued at $4,000.
The street department is engaged in re-
paving the south approach, of the Six
teenth street viaduct. This approach, hay-
ing been constructed OF made ground,
sagged badly during the recent rains. and
the street railway tracks were partially
submerged in a pond Of stagnant water.
It has since been brought up to grade and
repaved.
The 1900 feet of sewer which has just
been laid in Improvement district No. 269
city engineers once and accepted Friday.
1t is said to be an unusually hne piece OF
from a flash lamp was turned into the end
at the Twenty-fourth street viaduct and
was visible 1000 feet down the sewer.
William ]. Bryan will be the principal
attraction at the annual lawn social Of
st. C~ecilia's parish, which will be held at
the residence of Bishop S%cannell. Saturday,
August %. The parishioners are making
extensive preparations for the social, and
as the annual event has become of interest
70 all parishes In the city 1t is expected
that a record-breaking crowd Will be
present.
The West Side Seventh and Ninth Ward
Republican club held its annual election OF
officers in Hibbler's hall on West Leaven-
worth street Thursday evening. The hall
wards and the following officers were
elected: Lon Turner, president; r. III.
DaVey, secretary; E. A. VIM, treasurer.
The next meeting of the club win be held
next Friday evening.
William Beare has sworn to a complaint
against George Jvhavek, a saloon keeper
at Thirteenth and Center streets, charging
him with selling liquor to minors. Mr..
were in the habit OF rushing the can" and
they used his sons In the rush act. He
complained to the saloon keeper and the
latter said ne would sell liquor 70 whoever
called for It. Jvhavek has not yet been
arrested.
Louis Youser. aged IA years, Is in the
city jail charged with stealing a colt be-
longing to John w. Dean. II Is said that
Tuesday morning Youser went TO the barn
at Thirty-hfth and LeaVenworth streets
and took the colt to the barn OF his father
at 4236 Jackson street. where IL was found
yesterday by Detectives Drummy and
Mitchell. The boy said that other boys as
sisted him in stealing the colt, but he has
not given their names to the ofhcers.
The city engineers department is nnish-
ing work on the following jobs: The paw
ing OF Emmett street with Wtrihed paving
street, the curbing Of Hawthorne avenue
from ThiFty-fourth to Thirty-eighth street.
the building OF a sewer in District No. 2n,
east of Twenty-fourth street and north Of
District No. u.s. Of which Fourteenth
and b streets Is the center. The sewers
in both these districts are pipe sewers.
tn nTst cost 5000 and the second 300.