Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-01

a preliminary examination will be waived
and the case taken at once before the dis
trict court
The case Of the state against s r. Camp
bell for obtaining goods under false pre-
lenses was continued yesterday afternoon.
He is said to have bargained with Peter
Marco for 400 bushels Of corn. agreeing to
pay for the same as soon as the corn was
delivered. When this done. however, he
refused to pay for the corn or to restore
1t TO Marco.
Money for Patrol Wagon.
A. L. Berquist. secretary OF the Board of
Fire and Police Commissioners together
with the president of the council w. =.
Adkins, examined the funds of the fire and
police department to see whether there
was enough on hand to warrant the pur-
chase Of now patrol wagon. 1t was found
that by transferring the scavenger fund
to the fire funds Their" would be enough TO
make up for the payments on the new fire
hall and also to run the department for
the rest Of the year and then the police
fund would have a surplus large enough to
purchase the wagon aud establish the pa
troll 1t is intended that the patrol shall
occupy part of the new fire hall and the
horses OF the police department will be
stabbed there also The police department
is rejoced at the outcome of the investiga-
ton. The purchase will probably be ar
/ ranged for at the next meeting of the
I board. which comes next Tuesday evening.
Trio Gives an at Home"
| One of the finest social events of the sea-
son was the lat home" reception at the
residence of Mrs. w. Scott King given by
I oa
! from to yesterday afternoon A large
coterie Of friends welcomed the chance to
enjoy the hospitality OF the three we'll
known entertainers. Miss Edbody and
Miss Dennis assisted at the punch bowl.
| In the evening the same parties entertained
| again at cards. 1t was one of the largest
/ parties of the year well as one of the
..ost enjoyable
Country Club Meeting.
| The members of the South Omaha Coun-
try club will meet tonight at the library
hall for the purpose of hearing the report
OF the committee on Incorporation, which
has, it is believed, completed its work The
full plans of the organization will be put
, before the club. 1t is thought that the
making of the bylaws will be left in the
hands of the board of directors The com.
mittee on grounds will only be able to re.
port progress no complete arrangements
have been reached. 1t is remarked by a
prominent man in the scheme that all the
/ women of South Omaha are working quite
as enthusiastically as the men for the in.
tcTests of the club and he intmated as the
reason the fact that the men were wise
enough to vote at the outset that Their,
should be no bar on the club grounds.
Postal Receipts Grow.
monthly statement. which shows that dur
ing the month Of January stamps and en-
velops yielded s7,9SO23 revenue Agains
this statement that of last year was s,615.32
Statements of the money order business
and the registry department have not We
been prepared.
Magic City Gossip.
Colonel c. NJ Hunt has returned to thi
city.
L. A. Rose is suffering from a trouble
some attack of the grip.
p 4. Wells left the city yesterday after
noon for a business trip into Kansas
! He. Richmond has been in Lincoln for
day or two. He returned yesterday morn
ing
Dana Morrill, has returned from Texas
where he has been for a week or two at
tending big shooting tournament in tina
! state.
The New Century club will be entertaine
py MTs. helClleT anu his' SndlhiiH d
the residence of Mrs. Melcher, 1902 f street
this afternoon.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Chris
tian church will be in session all day Fri
day at the home of Mrs. G. w. Howe, I3
North Eighteenth street
: The Athenian Debating society of tn
South Omaha High school will discuss tn
question. Resolved, That the High SchoC
Should Have Examinations al the sessio
of the association Friday afternoon.
, President w. ID. Stambaugh of the Tr
City Poultry association announces tina
there will be meeting of the committe
4 on bylaws Friday evening of this week a
the office of F. A Agnew. Also there wi
be meeting of the association Monda
evening at the office of II. b. Fleharty.
5 The city clerk has been arranging tn
files of bills which to be- presente
at the next council meeting. They wi
be all bills of the general, fire, police an
D street repair One of the larger items
I the bill for new apparatus for the fir
| department consisting of 1000 feet of hos
The coroner's jury at the inquest owe
the body of Patrick Cahill Tuesday after
e noon decided that the man came to hi
Q death as the result of fall from the We;
Q street car, but they were unable to sa
u from the evidence whether the fall was dU
= to his carelessness or to defect in IN
| track.
y The Omaha Gas company is laying ga
mains on Missouri avenue from SiNteent
= the mains at this time is to get the wor
. finished before the work of pavement q
. that street begins in the spring. tt
mains are of siX-inch diameter and al
= thought to be large enough to supply a
9 the gas needed for several years to come.
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