Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-14

will be open for an hour longer each day,
beginning the first OF the month. or as soon
after as possible. Heretofore the general
delivery has closed at and the new ruling
will keen 1t open until O'Clock OF each
week day. This arrangement will not af-
feet the hours on Sunday.
Magic city Gossip.
Mike Burns. charged with assault and
battery by Mrs. Hasset. will have his trial
Friday. February 16
The Magic City Kings Daughters will
meet with Mrs. Ames, S25 North Twenty
third street. Thursday afternoon.
The grand ball OF the Royal Highlanders
will be in the odd Fellows hall tonight
instead of at the workmen temple
Marian Dennis has been confined the
past week by an attack OF tonsilitis, which
though severe. has at last begun to sub
side.
Henry McCubbin was fined s. and costs
for taking a harness belonging to William
Watkins. The theft is said to have been
committed last summer
The senior class of the South Omaha
high school will have a class party at the
home of Miss Lois Francisco, 1Ol7 North
Twenty-tirst street, this evening.
The attendance at the Century Literary
club was much restricted yesterday after
noon on account of the bad weather. New
ertheless the program was a good one.
Mrs. Burt Andersons invitations are out
| for reception to be given at her residence
curing the afternoon OF Monday, February
20. ne hours Will DE ITOfn S 10 q D. IN.
The women of the Baptist church will
hold a rummage sale at one of the store
| rooms between Twenty-fourth and Twenty
Nth on street Thursday February 10.
John Victor was arrested for petit larceny
| and fined IS and costs by Judge King. He
J stole some coal from one of the Union
. Pacific cars Monday and gave the same
| TO woman in payment for rent of a
room.
The police arrested Clyde Smith of Fro
| mont as a fugitive from Justice. He is
I ,-sst
where he broke Jail while serving a thirty
day sentence He had passed twenty days
of his time before he succeeded In breaking
! out. .
Three cases of scarlet fever have been
! reported within the past forty eight hours.
1 They are Ethel James, l0l1 North Twenty
| third, reported February u; Lewis Frank.
| Twenty-sixth and 7 streets, and Joseph
| Bermiller, Al North Twentieth, reported
yesterday afternoon.
There is considerable delight among the
police at the prospect of having a patrol
wagon in the near future. The sDecihca-
| tons provide for wagon of the latest ue-
| sign, with all the usual ambulance facili-
ties. The wagon will be of standard size
| and have rubber tires.
| II is not known yet when the Board of
| Education will reinstate the seven boys who
| were suspended under charge of possessing
! skeleton keys to the private lockers There
will have to be a meeting of the board to
| determine the matter. The next regular
meeting comes the first of March. 1t Is
not thought the boys will be kept out for
so long period.
The luncheon given by Mrs. A. l.. Lott
| Mrs j. G. Martin and Mrs \. I. Everett al
| the residence of Mrs. Lott was well en-
joyed. This afternoon the same women will
present an innovation in the code of enter
| tainments by what is designated as a
| library party. This viii occupy the hours
OF the usual reception period. The women
are expecting many welcome surprises.
| 1t is whispered about that many people
| who have not attempted anything so siren
uous as the light fantastic for years
have been seen to shuttle their feet with
more than the vim required by the sober
| walks of life. Several little entertainments
! among the four hundred have been turned
into temporary training quarters for the
practice of the arts of terpsichore. The
| reason Is that they are all getting ready
for the dancing party which is to come
on Washington's birthday, February -.