Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-27
LOCAL BREVITlES.

Blanche Scarf gets IS per week allmony
and SIS suit money, while waiting for a de-
cree of divorce from Lyman Scarf.
Nels Jensen and Nick Goodhart. who are
charged with having engaged in a Christ
mas row, had their hearing set for Satur-
day by Judge Berka.
Because of alleged non-support Martha
c. Morris has secured from Judge Dickin-
son a decree divorcing her from James and
restoring her maiden name. Williams.
William Holmes will have his hearing
next Tuesday for having made an attack. it
is alleged, upon w Stevens while attempt
ing to clean out a saloon on Capitol avenue.
Huldah Cook. as widow of Robert B.
Cook, has commenced suit in county court
to secure 1851 from the Banker Union Of
the World on an insurance policy held by
her late husband.
meet in the parlcrs of the Paxton hotel
at 1880 Sunday. An address will be de-
liyered by l. j. Dunn; Subject. Jefferson
A gasoline stove exploded at the resi-
dence of Felix B~ronnekant, 14i3 South
Thirteenth street yesterday afternoon, and
Bronnenkant was slightly burned about the
face.
Minna Linz sues the city Of South Omaha
for S, 900 because of injuries alleged 10 have
been sustained November 16, when she
caught her foot in a hole In the idewalk
SSPPsfH, street. O''''" anu 1H
John e. Thompson, 7O6 South Eighteenth
street, yesterday morning fell on the pave
ment on ST. Mary's avenue, a little west OF
Twentieth street, and broke his arm. The
same arm was broken September 5 by a
fall.
Mike Dorkeski and Joe Horqaek, subjects
Of the kins6om OF Hungary, fought last
night at Tenth and Davenport streets with
much vigor and ambidexterousity until
ohicers Jackson and Lambert arrived to
arrest them. 4.
Dollie Ford and Murrel Davis. living at
l16 South Ninth street, quarreled last night.
Hence their arrest. Dollie's is an assault
ano battery charge, because she. SO It IS
and bit her on the arm. Detectives Drummy
and Mitchell saved Murrell
In the matter of the assignment Of
county court has entered an order allow
ing Hanley lot 6, block 23l, as homestead
sxemptionn Sn9 sa SSeM MoTt5 o ofs p eIS1m 70 nr me
erty and his express wagons and horses.
Judge Munger yesterday afternoon sem
fenced Charles Meyer Of Pender on charge
OF selling liquor TO Indians, to pay a fine
OF $500 and spend sixty days in jail. Meyer
pleaded that owing to other engagements
he would not be able, e, serve the term.
but the judge insisted that the sentence
be served.
Max Waiss and Wolf LChrer. both room
ing at 3l5 South Tenth street. were locked
un because they could not speak English
and because a third person said that Waiss
had taken S4 from the room, OF his COM
Rsni9n' the prisoners talked IKE 9hs steady
they had TO be locked up until an interpre-
ter could be found.
Phoebe Aughe, recently divorced from
Fred Aughe, asks hat the original decree
when gave their child into the keeping OF
defendants mother, Jennie Aughe, be
| changed to give such custody to her
Phoebe. She alleges that Jennie Aughe IA
living too near a saloon for the child'i
good and, further that Jennie has re
II quiRhed watchfulness over the offspring
Mrs. Josephine = Brisbine, sister OF the
late j. NJ Parker and joint executor with
William r. Parker of the J. NJ. Parker es.
tate. has, as appellant. dismissed the ap,
peal she took 10 district court from the
| decision OF the lower court. admitting e
probate the will Of W. Il. Parker, by this
terms OF which most OF hes estate goes e
Pauline Fraissnet and their son, Francis
| Tadmir Parker