Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01
LOCAL BREVITIES.

George Lane was arrested last night.as a
suspicious character.
The Jacksonian club will keep open house
at its club rooms, 1417 Farnam street. from
s to 10 p. m. New Years day.
James Burner. accused OF forcing a Web
ster street saloon man to provide enter
talnment for himself and a companion, viii
be given a hearing on January is.
Arcadia E. Powell asks the district court
for divorce from Walter, whom she mar
ried at Norfolk July %, 1887, but who, she
AYERS. deserted her January %. 1902.
The month Of December has been a very
busy one for Turnkey Kirk at police head
he has served 3,l46 meals to prisoners.
Carl and James Bruner of III North
seventeenth street We're arrested yesterday
amended complaint charging them with re-
sisting an officer.
The park board held a brief meeting yes
teraay AFTERNOON Tor the purpose OF allow
ing current expense bills and transacting
other business which was almost entirely
of a routine character.
There will be a service in Trinity catho-
dral this morning at 10 o'clock. The or
ganist and choir will render the music and
Bishop William will be present and assist
IN the service; Every one is cordially in
James ]. H. Johnson, haiing from the
indian Territory, slept in ,ne City lodging
house last night because he is regarded
with suspicion. AT the time OF his arrest
and four coats.
In the divorce suit OF John against Ma
ulda Reed the defendant has filed an afi-
davit alleging that although the plaintiff
has a salary Of 500 per month he has con-
stantly annoyed her with litigation for
some time past In al effort to secure right
to the $500 she has in her own name.
Roy Christensen of 23 North Twentieth
street and James Brown OF 224S North
Nineteenth street celebrated the New Year
not wisely but too loudly last night by put
ting railway signal torpedoes on the street
car rails at the intersections Of Lake and
Corby streets with sixteenth. When ar
rested they had a pocketful yet to explode.
Three youths were arrested yesterday
afternoon by Officer Ferris, charged with
having stolen a bank belonging to the Sal
walton army, which contained a small
therein by the almsgiving public. The
boys, who are IL years OF age. are Jim
Foreman. 1877 South Fifteenth street: VIII
lie Nangat. 14lS William street. and Walter
Heron. Eighteenth and Hickory streets.
They were registered under the charge OF
incorrigibility.
Judge I. +. Baxter and Attorney E. c.
Page are TO have papers on Interstate
Commerce, Its Relation to the States and
the United states" at the next meeting of
the Unity club This meeting has been
postponed from Friday evening to Saturday
evening because OF the address to be given
the former evening by President Schurman
OF Cornell. on Conditions I'm the Philip
pines The Unity club meeting will be
at the home OF George w. Lininger and a
full attendance is expected.
Health Officer Woodbridge yesterday dis
covered a case Of smallpox at the residence
OF eN-Patrolman Edwards at 1854 Fowler
avenue. Through private sources the oficeI
was given a tip that an infectious disease
was being nursed in the Edwards household
and made a personal Investigation OF the
report 20 determine It's truthfulness. Upon
looking into the case he found that Mabel
the I-year-old daughter OF Edwards, was
III with smallpox and had been for the last
two weeks, He Immediately placed ths
family under quarantine.