Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-29
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA

r. W. Nash Of Omaha was filed for pro- /,
bate ia the district court here yesterday
team stolen from j. J. Golden "
omaha on DeCenber 5 aud mortEaged In
lice.
The children OF the sunday school Of
St PaJIs Episcopal church had their
Christmas entertainment Last evening in
Danish hall
contract for their $1,000 baker, and ware
house building at MINISTER and North Main
streets to r A. Wickham.
A. Whitelsw and family left last even
will again become Identified with the firm
Of Fowler. Dick & Walker.
The children Of Rev. Henry DeLong
Industrial schools will have their Christ
mas celebration Saturday afternoon at the
mission No. ?. los Avenue +.
4 marriage license was issued yester-
Dora 4. Reynolds. aged g. both Of Omaha
Justice Field performed the marriage cere-
mony.
John NJ. Harden. sidewalk contractor Of
! this city. has filed voluntary petition
/ in bankruptcy. scheduling his liabilities at
about 81, mostly secured. His assets are
all claimed exempt
Ike Olander. the lad who ran away
from Omaha Wednesday 70 ape being
returned to the reform school; was taken
I baton Officer Mogy Bernstein.
wlitfam Mack aged s.. Of 2Olo Avenue G.
was adludged insane yesterday by the
| commissioners and ordered committed to
| 81. Bernard's hospital. The Information
was filed by George Miller, overseer of the
poor.
/ J. II. Galbraith a negro. and Cecil Furs-
: were married in this CITY "Wednesday
! evening by Rev. Henry DeLong at the
/ residence of Mrs. Ida Giles, colored. lS
Pierce street.
Pilgrim Brother George Draper, repre-
senting the watch Tower Bible house Of
Allegheny. Pa. will address interested
| readers and others this afternoon at 3
/ o'clock and in the evening at 80 O'Clock
at 90 Fifth avenue.
A new scalehouse is being constructed
at the Union Pacific transfer to replace
I the one wrecked By a freight train back
ing into II about year ago II is eN-
pected it will be completed in time for
the annual weighing OF the mail
A free social will be given in the par
! lOrs OF the First Presbyterian church this
I afternoon from to o'clock. The an
: nual meeting OF the Ladies Aid society
will be held in connection with the social
and officers for the ensuing year elected.
Freeman Reed and Brooks Reed. who
have been checking up the offices and &C
counts OF the county officers whose terms
expire January l, but who under the bien-
NAL law will hold on until January !,
1907, expect to complete their work today
or Saturday.
Fred Schafer arrested Wednesday even
ing on suspicion Of attempting to pass a
forged check, is being held by the police
for investigation. No reply 70 the tele-
gram sent by the police TO the young man
father at Colorado Springs had been re-
ceived up to last night
Coroner Treynor yesterday decided not
TO hold inquest over William McSul'
ley who was killed on the Northwestern
tracks north OF Big Lake Tuesday night
So far the authorities have been unable
| to locate the dead mans relatives. The
/ body Is still az Cutters undertaking
rooms.
An information has been filed by De
tective Callaghan charging Lyman Cody
! a l3-year-old lad with the theft OF dooi
! which fell from an Illinois Central car
and which the lad is alleged to have car
! ried home and chopped into kindling. ph'
boy will be given a hearing in the juvenile
division OF the district court next week.
, Plans for an addition to the First Bap
fist church are being prepared. II Is pro
. | posed to remove the baptistry from be
meath the pulpit platform 70 the rear o
the pulpit so that the baptismal rite maj
BE- performed without clearing the plat
form The congregation recently raised
5000 TO clear off the present indebtednes =
OF the church and to provide for the build
ing of the addition.
DEPUTY City Engineer Ed stimson, Ere
: mont Benjamin, 3. o. Burlington, Joh'
A Mithen and other local players went q
S Avoca yesterday 10 attend the first OF
series of winter meetings OF the South
E includes Harlan. Atlantic, Avoca an
= Council Plufs but the meetings are opel
= to individual players from other towns.
, | A report Of the success OF the trad
| excursion last August, under the auspice
g | of the Commercial club OF this city. ma
4 reached the far east Yesterday Secretar
4 Reed OF the Commercial club received
= I communication from the secretary OF Tn
I I Philadelphia Business Mems association
e In which he asked for information con
CerniuE the excursion. how arrangement
| were made for feeding the participants
| etc.