Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-20
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Mrs. Sadie Pickett OF Lincoln has been
discharged in the bankruptcy court.
The ease Of John Briggs, charged with th
in Justice Aitstadt's court May 20.
Deputy United States Marshal James
Allan arrested Robert Hurt and placed
him in Jail Sunday on charge of selling
liquor to the Indians on the Omaha reserva-
ton.
Albert T. Anderson, aged is years, died
Sunday at the Presbyterian hospital. The
body has been taken 10 the undertaking
rooms OF E. l.. Dodder and will be sent to
Fremont.
Ralph ]. Johnson. son OF W. A. johnson.
engineer at the Paxton hotel. died Sunday
afternoon Of typhoid fever at his home;
will occur at Prospect Hin cemetery at 2
o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Mary Gertrude Wagner, aged 10 years.
for three years an inmate OF the House OF
the Good shepherd, died Sunday night Of
cancer; She will be buried at the Holy
formerly resided in Wyoming.
]. H. Landston of Winslow, KY, who
became lost while enroute to Douglas.
Grand Island, where he has been at work
since his Disappearance. Chief of Police
Donahue has notified the mans relatives.
George F.. Burr, a commission man Of Lin;
coin, have filed applications in the United
States district court TO be declared bank
with debts of S1,SlO.41. while the latter has
no assets n debts OF $,905.21.
Lena David. aged 16 years. died Sunday
night at st. Joseph's hospital. The remains
Will be Inferred at Holy sepulchre Tues
day. The deceased came to this country
from Austria two years ,sOs age 10 ana mas s 6eeh
Omaha. She has no relatives In this coun-
try.
citation will hold It's annual meeting in
Creighton Medical college June lO-lS. About
200 delegates are expected TO be present.
delegates to the city. June 10 and II the
State Board OF Embalmers will meet ana
examine applicants for license TO practice.
John Morrison of Seattle. Wash, died
at st. Joseph's hospital Sunday night OF
pneumonia. Morrison came TO Omaha
three weeks ago and was taken sick soon
hospital. He formerly lived in Michigan
and parties in that state have been notified
Sndertaking rooms Of Heafey & Heafey.
Nothing is known OF the man here.
John Meyers, 5l6 North Sixteenth street,
Bread oficer woodbridge bought two
loaves OF good home made light bread from
Meyers Sunday and by the time ne ar
were too light to weigh the regulation
sixteen ounces each. The ofncer, weighed
at twenty-five ounces. He promptly ar
rested Meyers.
The constructing gang Of the street rail-
way company Is at work double-tracking
portions OF the Benson line. and by the
lime il has completed its work this season
the line will be completely double-tracked
with the exception OF about one and one
half blocks. A force is also at work on the
suburban line between Sixteenth and Lo-
Gust streets and CORTLAND beach. This
line will be in operation by Decoration day.
at which time the resort will be open to
the public.
Joseph Hoffman of truck No. 3 OF tho
FIRE department, stationed at Eleventh and
| Dorcas streets. Is laid up with Injuries
received in a fall Sunday night. At 1850
O'clock an alarm Of hre was sounded and
Holman Jumped from his bed and In some
way became entangled In his clothes and
fell down the pole hole, a distance Of
and the lisaments OF his left knee were
| torn loose. he was taken to bis home
| ieS South Fourteenth street.