Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-05
LOCAL BREVlTlES.

LOCAL BREVlTlES.
Hardy's Cthe 99-cent store(. now at 1918
Dodge street. Middle of the block.
The new emergency hospital was enclosed
Yesterday and the interior work of plaster
ing ad laying the floors Will be finished
within the next two weeks.
Four stenographers are being employed
in the Office OF City Clerk Elbourn copy
ing the records TO be used as exhibits in
the tax mandamus case.
Attorney John l.. Webster is engaged in
drawing up the brief OF the respondents In
the tax mandamus case. 1t Will be ready
to submit to the referee today.
The firm of McWilliams Bros. signed a
contract with the city Friday TO construct
at the new emergency hospital a %cistern
and cesspool at a cost of 1913. work on
them will begin in a few days.
Agatha PAIL petitions the district court
for divorce from Hans c. PAIL. alleging
tody OF the four children born since their
marriage in Grand Island, August II, 1888.
The proposed construction of the Omaha
Street Railway companys line TO Florence
this season has awakened activity. In that
suburb and Omaha people are making ar
arrangement to open branch houses there.
In district court there has been filed the
petition of Otto Waack, who seeks to re-
cover $1,000 from the supreme camp. Royal
sum Is due him as the beneficiary of his
wife Ophelia.
Fifteen young men between the ages of
IS and rs were in police court yesterday
morning on a charge of rushing the can"
After a severe lecture by Judge Berka they
were released, promising not TO follow such
practices In the future.
Burglars entered a barn Thursday night
In the rear OF l24s South Tenth street, the
upper story OF which Is used a a eluP
and stole a violin belonging to Carl Boon
stra and a banjo. the property OF Albert
At the. meeting of the Omaha branch OF
The Railway Postal Clerks, aSsosiatiop the
I ninnoTtn nFaQfdnnfs II A Holt NyfNa nFnai-
dent B. f. Fsrreiii. secretary 5. g. c1i-
yer. E. 1. Hoffman. c: c. Whitmore ano
w. A. Crosby delegates to the district
Superintendent Pearse, by virtue of his
office as a director Of the National Educa-
preparing a circular OF information con-
prospect, which viii be ready for pEbiica-
ton in a few days.
David Riley. who attempted to create
more CONSERVATION than Carrie Nation on
lower Douglas street Thursday night, was
locked up. Riley made the rounds OF all
saloons, In each Sf which he delivered, or
example. He Is Charged with being drunk
building permits have been granted as
follows: To Charles Blixt to erect at
a frame dwelling at a cost OF $500; 10
George M 1dSsaSs to to G 1s91 sn;,,b an addition
residence at 1879 South Sixteenth Street at
| q cost Of SIG.
County Clerk Harry C. Miller patted his
| ONCE force on the back yesterday afternoon
| because the members established what he
morning, when they waited on $50 pension
ers by noon and 300 by 2 o'clock. The
f %ents c 10 have sHe i tSsIr S SSs on saSa aelfG
taken, preparatory to the payment of the
lain
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the three-story brick building on Douglas
street occupied by the Star theater, a
pawnshop and a Wholesale liquor store.
The walls are bullying. he says, and are
liable to collapse al any time, He has
given the owner of the building. John l..
it down and II It is not RACED by that
time the work will be done at the city's
expense.
Persons receiving letters from Brainard.
Neb,, may have noticed that they bear a
peculiar mark and may have wondered
offce inspectors. who say that a telegram
was received a few days sgo to the efeSt
that the at BrSinsrd Is sick SICK
While sick he served in the ONCE. For this
reason they issued instructions to have all
is not believed that any serious results
win follow.
The chairman OF. the. general COMMITTEES
league has sent invitations to a large mum.
Der OF prominent citEens OF Omaha and
s ars ' Vice TsssisdSsnas s OF the 70 meeting SSs Ss n TO Sc
held on the evening Of April 8 at Boyd's
t the efty. the the E nSmes ihe of the 'h Sta mayer pr.s e
dents OF Irish societies and persons identi-
a he'd with DsI,,t the ~ mG PSs Tntts Of shs psrliSms Ssii
as others known to be in sympathy with
the present movement
John Evans, who was robbed OF $40 on
bogus oHicer who n~imnammed him. left
NAW the a In the panIn1 Eva ne aNnAafal
to stop on in Washington several days
and visit a young woman. whom he ex-
picture" said he, sadly, displaying a button
photograph d Of a goSd on, ss nssr yssins
time. since lost my money. That is the
only reason l regret being robbed"
Owing to the failure OF one of the Jurors
a student OF the Moler Barber college
against his alma mater and his alma
Thursday night could not be proceeded
with. Justice Potter gave a continuance
Grebe will be expected to have the jurors
which the Judge has given him power tc
use either mandamus, mules or tips on the
location OF the box Of cigars that the judge
opens at every sitting Of his court.
James Thomas a craftsman employed al
a week ago and the police have been re-
quested 10 find him. Thomas came tC
| Ollulld llllNt NFNhE dkp lAhil bIhbllllllk Npll
la, and tegan work for the Union Pacific
making his home al the Midland hotel. one
week ago he failed 10 show up for work
and did not return TO his room, since which
time the efforts OF his friends to find hin
have been fruitless. He was seen Monday
near Thirteenth and Douglas streets. T h
salary due him for his work Is still held
by the railroad company. Thomas Is 3
years OF age and single.
The quarteTmaster of the Department OF
the Missouri will receive bids until April II
tor the delivery OF 5gS,lS pounds Of beer
pork and meat products for use in tn,
Philippines. The order for supplies in,
cludes O.Ol6 tWo-pound cans OF corned beef
a like amount OF canned roast beef, 400
two-pound cans of corned beef hash, 500
fve-pound cans OF lard, 6.0Ol one-pounC
cans OF Clipped beef and sos two-pounC
FANS of Vienna sausage. Bios Tor thes
products will be opened simultaneously a
Omaha. Kansas city and Chicago, will
specifications for delivery at South Omal
in addition to the other cities
The construction department OF TIT
Omaha Street Railway Company Is having
trouble TO secure the rails for the Thirty
car line, These rails should have beei
to arrive April l and now there is NJ
way OF knowing when they will arrive
The force IL organized for the work an
all preiiminaries have ben arranged e
that when the rails arrive they can b
Immediately put In place The work OF
the TWenty-fourth street repairs ha