Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-28
Another Dry sunday.

An extremely hot night, a prominent
family away from home, and suspicious
neighbors in a fashionable part of the
city recently caused the police to make a
hurry-up run at 2 o'clock in the morning,
and caused a prominent politician who
had never before been charged with any
thing worse than being a politician, con-
siderable worry and modification. The
fact that the man is a prominent politi-
clan and is a good glad-hander is the
reason the police have suppressed his
name.
one night last week when the weather
was considerable closer than some people
are as to who the governor will appoint
on the new police board, this politician
was requested to remain in the house Of
a friend who was leaving tow in COM
pany with his family. The neighbors knew
of the leaving of the family. but they did
not know of the family's arrangements
with the politician.
About midnight the politician arrived at
his friends house to spend the night.
After donning a long white nightdress,
he proceeded to amble about in search OF
the coolest room in the house, lighting the
gas in the various rooms as he examined
them and turning II out as he left. The
neighbors saw the lights.
One of them telephoned the police. Five
officers in charge Of a sergeant rushed to
the place Of the suspected burglary. They
surrounded the house fore and aft. The
sergeant vent up on the porch and gave
the electric bell a lo-ng-drawn-out punch
and stepped back with a club in one hand
and a revolver in the other to catch Mr..
Man as he ran from the house. The
officers closed in on the sides and rear.
A second pull at the bell brought results
A mans head appeared over the banisters
of the second-story porch. What's the
matter? % he said. Instantly the officers
closed in under the porch.
Come down." answered the sergeant
1--WE want you"
"But 1 belong here" said the politicians
"you don't want me; I'm Mr.. Blank.
'If you're not Town here in two min
utes." was the answer, 1--WE will take q
poke at you, and come down the way yor
went up. too; climb down the post; guess
you're used to it,
And the politician did, nightclothes and
all. He exhibited his face, which though
so degrees whittier than usual, was reeog'
uized. He had gone to sleep on the porch
The n~eighbors apoloezed.
Among the facts that Judge C. T. Dick
inson of the district bench learned durinl
his recent fishing excursion through Hol
and adjoining counties was that a llttl'
hail on a mans face may make a heap o
difference. He and his son. ID. W., eour
stenographer for Judge Baxter, started oil
their outing In old clothes, broad hats an'
smooth-shaven faces. They were in Will
a crowd Of the old time sportsmen OF TIT
neighborhood aud although the Judge Il
well known up there he wasn't readil!
; recognized in his new guise. They passe'
! through the premises OF one m Earl!
and we're followed a few hours later b!
another party The members Of the secon'
party inquired Of Early IL he had latel.
seen any h~y-danglers thereabouts, and tn.
man Of sunrise name promptly responded
yep. Ollie Snyder, John Weeks and twI
Kids headed down the creek there Jest
bit agol'
The tive kids" we're the Judge and hi
son.
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