Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-03
LOCAL BREVITlES.

]. ]. wetmore of 2Se Pratt street has
eagle.
Ed Loan has been arrested. charged with
without permission Of the owner, making
the same his home and refusing to move
out. The property is near Gibson.
Francis. E. MeCord asks divorce from
Rose and for the custody of their son,
in jamestown, &is,, April il. 1895, but that
Mrs. McCord abandoned him many months
ago.
Senator Willard telegraphs from Wash
ington that the senate committee on Indian
affairs had struck from the Indian appro-
Pristion Pili the R nSsS , fS5 the se msin' at
Omaha, but he had caused the provision to
be restored and now the depot is safe.
Judge Munger has issued an order re-
Santee Sioux Indian convicted at the pres
ent term of the federal court Of stealing a
leniency in the case Of Simon, who is a
c~onsumptive, and for this reason the SEN
tence was suspended.
tin Shields and John Brady, two police
men charged with assault With intent to
pleaded not guilty and were given until
April 10 70 Prs Sai Is tUE bearing bearing The
Mrs. Wigs, wife Of Ernest r. wigs,
electrician OF the Western Union Telegraph
company, died at her home. 2lS North
TWentN-elRnln street. lutbuhA night II p
Wigs was the daughter OF George Gard
ner, a pioneer citizen OF Omaha, She
leaves, besides a husband two children.
Funeral arrangements have not been an
nounced.
The construction of the new 5000 dog
pound near the site of the old one at Sixth
and Webster streets is to be undertaken
Thursday morning, the exterminating
chambers to be constructed first. The work
MAKE max rf fSe pfe nm m9n so sttraetive with shade
trees and shrubbery that dogs will come
there OF their own accord.
Tuesday, afternoon the Board Of Public
Works adopted the specifications OF the
conduit system of the New Omaha Thomson
Houston Electric Light company. Tuesday
] Wednesday morning IL met once more and
4 adopted other specifications. II Is explained
that the sPseineapons nrst sppr9Sso Were
be approved. as they involved matters in
which the board had no authority and
wished none.
Warden E. D.. Davis OF the state peni.
tentiary has forwarded to the clerk OF the
district court of Douglas county a copy OF
here December q, 1893, TO serve Ave years
for robbery, but released Tuesday upon
e eo9 his sentence to two Years. sever
months and twenty-seven days. The gov
ernor gives as his reason the statements
that Scott is fatally III with consump,
ton"
The report of the clerk of the United
| CNdNGE ulHlIlCN COhlN III NAN hAAAp aAl
disposition of the bankruptcy cases filed
during the last six months in the district
of Nebraska has been forwarded TO Wash
ington. According 10 this report since the
law went Into effect s3l cases have beer
filed. OF which 7s were voluntary and
sixty-three involuntary. During the last
six months sixty voluntary and no in.
voluntary cases were filed. one involun-
tary petition having been refused: sixty
five voluntary and four involuntary apph'
cants have been discharged. There have
been forty-nine adjudicauons OF voluntary
cases and four adjudications OF involuntary
cases.
The case of the National Surety company
against the State Bank Of Humboldt. Neb.
has been disposed OF by Judge Munger In
the United States circuit court, the bill OF
the compliments having been dismissed
In the memorandum opinion the Judge md
that facts are as set up by the complain
ant; that II received no notice as contem.
plated by law and that the state auditor
exceeded his authority In waving service
OF the but in spite OF this he dis
misses the bill, as the surety company hai
right to pursue It's action in the courts o.
the state. where the case was origtnalll
tried. The case grows out of the shortage
OF one Grimstead, cashier Of the Bank o
Humboldt, who committed suicide ate
his defalcation was discovered, the suret!
company being on his bond.