Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-26
LOCAL BREVITlES.

Z w. L. Love Of the United States army
passed through the city yesterday.
Perry Philips, charged with the larceny
OF. SIS, Will have his hearing In police court
this morning.
John MagEsrd, who is said to have main
be tried In police court today.
]. w. Watson and wife Of Lincoln, N.
c. Bowen Of Fullerton and w. +, Moran
and wife of Nebraska City are in the city.
H. C. Fiat reports to the police the loss
Of a mandolin, which was stolen from him
home on a car. .,.
NJ. J. Fields OF C~larkson, Eeb.. Judge F.
g. Hamer OF Kearney, Neb,. and Attorney
". +. Miles OF Sidney. Neb., are guests
Charles Bloom, who made a serious mis-
take In not remembering where he paced
bis money, which afterwards was found in
nis soeki VIII hsy his hearing In police
w. H. Alexander imbibed too freely OF
Christmas invigorator and disturbed the
a Christmas sentence and will have his
hearing this morning.
f. c. Schneider n wife of .Eustis, Neb. /;
A. W.. Schneider and wife OF Holbrook,
and Mayor William Haller OF Blair, Neb,,
are at the Merchants,
Nebraskans at the Her, Grand: A. ia
cobsen and wife OF Hastings, w. l.. Mate
and wtfe 81 PIdinview, o. n. Herford Of
Ashland, w. E. 0oggin of Columbus and
II. l.. Scoggin or bridgeport.
Unable to- meet the prevailing market
price for turkeys, sneak thieves provided
their Christmas dinner yesterday by eject
ing an entrance into the commission house
street, and carrying away i've dressed
birds.
Bonnie Thomas, a 1O-year-old boy living
St Tenth and Cunning streets was last
Ravens. who accused him OF taking coal
AVA IN a little red wagon from COM
entered on the register with a charge Of
petit larceny to answer.
John Roach, q .roOmeF in the Elkhorn
VALLEY ho1Se' Vas last night arrested be
the door Of his house at"Nineteenth street
and St. Marys avenue. When discovered
but the police are holding him on the
theory that he was there for other rea-
Ats o'clock yesterday evening Alexander
from a north bound Dodge street car BY
Ed Davis, the conductor, because Enix re-
and was unable to arise. 1t was at Hrst
thought that he was severely injured, but
later Il was found that he wa only drunk.
he had given his fare to the Conductor
whom Davis relieved.
Sergeant Dan baldwin brought Joy to
three households In his pelBhborhood or
christmAs eve by. assuming the role OF
Mr.. X. KringIe. which he Is httingly able
70 portray. He cind himselt In the .garb OF
the jolly old annual visitor and lavishly
distributed presents In three residences
without disclosing his identity. The day
shift at police headquarters claim they have
a grievance. as the sergeant forgot 10 call
there while making HIS rounds.
william Holmes Wearied Christmas eve
because there was nothing doing and
sought TO nal his own excitement by
starting In TO clean out a saloon on Capitol
avenue. He started as soon as he entered
the place. the patrolman on that beat
stated, and fought his way even with the
proprietor, who rushed upon him. In the
confict w. Stevens was given a Vicious
Am nnSss M we. he wa huTrisd ta ~
once OF the police surgeon. where DIR. Mick
attended him. Stevens was surrounded ano
made 70 do m unconditional surrender, but
rot until his features resembled a map OF
Venesuela. He 10 charged with assault and
battsry and viii ' ha bearing this
morning.