Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-31
BRIEF CITY NEWS,

large farm OF B67 acres near onawa, Ia, 70
eastern Iowa persons for S2osOo cash. An
other cash sale Of valuable farm property
IN Nebraska reported by the company 10
that OF a Lincoln county farm Of $50 acres
for s1SsOo
Change In library Board--Philip Andres
has rendered Mayor Dahlman his resigna-
ton as member Of the public library board.
Theodore L. Ringwalt has been appointed
to succeed Mr.. Andres. Mr.. Andres re-
signed on account OF his change OF resi-
dence to Council Bluns, but will make
no change in his business AFFAIRS in omahs,
where he lived forty years. Mr.. Ringwalt
is Of the frm of Ringwalt Bros, real estate
and insurance agents.
Denies All esponsibility-Dorothy Mer-
chant filed a petition in the district court
Saturday asking to be dismissed as de-
PENDANT in the suit brought by Simon
Trostler against Ray w. Vierling, Mrs.
Charles c. Patrick and herself. She says
she was riding in the automobile which
Trostler alleges ran over him, but that she
was not presiding at the steering wheel nor
was she paying the chauffeur who did pre-
side there.
Shippers sue RaIlroad-The .Kemper
Grain company filed suit against the Mis-
souri, Pacific Saturday, asking LES dam
ages for the alleged refusal to deliver
quantity Of hay and grain which the plain
tiff desired to ship. 1t is said the alleged
damages accrued on account Of the insbil-
ity Of the railroad to handle the grain dur
ing high water. The dates of the oftenses
cited are the last of May, 1903 There are
eight different counts.
Boys UP Tor Stealing CHARACTERIZATION
Officer Carver has rounded up FIVE boys
against whom complaints have been filed
In the juvenile court on the charge Of steal
ing grain from Great Western cars. The
boys who tried to get a corner on the grain
market are Lemon Stevens. Burke Brown,
Carl Nye, Howard Wright and George
Hubnes, ranging in ages from 10 to a.
Complaint has been lodged against the man
who was said to have bought the plumber
from the boys.
Xix Thieves at Work-when Patrolman
Thomas was reporting from the patrol box
at Park avenue and Leavenworth streets
early Saturday morning he saw two men
sneak out OF a nearby alley, but when he
called to them they started away on
run. Following them he found they had
dropped number of bottles Of milk and
on investigating he found a wagon of the
vicinity. Thomas and the driver went
over the wagons route and search re-
vealed that the bottles left at Nos. ss4 and
lO44 Georgia avenue had been stolen.
Two Street Oar SuitS-Paul Lhebers ana
Emma Minis each applied to the district
court Saturday asking damages OF 5000
/ from the Omaha & Council Bluns Street
railway. Liebers says he boarded a crowded
car at Tenth and Jackson streets and that
when the car struck an angle in the track
where it goes upon the viaduct the end OF
/ the car was thrown up, causing him to lose
his hold and to be thrown TO the ground
Emma Minis sets forth that while she was
boarding a car at Sixteenth and Leaven-
worth streets Il started suddenly and she
was thrown to the ground, sustaining per-
manent injuries.
Divorce Market Actlve-Harvey H
Brown fled suit for divorce from Ivy
Brown in the district court Saturday. He
charges that she has been an habitua
drunkard. They were married in Kansas
City May IA, 1906 Anna c. Kavanaugh filet
suit In the district court asking a dvorc,
from William d. Kavanaugh on the grount
of nonsupport They were married II
Thor. Ia. February 10. 1906 decree o.
divorce was granted Mary Tiding from
Walker Tiding on the ground of desertion
Pearl Cess secured decree Of divorce Sat
urday from Samuel Cess with the custod.
Of their child.
New Cabbage Law-Health Commits
sioner Connen and Councilman zimmal
we're in Lincoln Friday In the interest o
several bills affecting Omaha's city govern
ment. One bill IN particular was that rala
tive TO the garbage situation. DR.. Conne
said he could arrange to have the garbag
taken care Of this season without expens
, to the city or citizens. At present there
, | no garbage contract existing Councllma
zlmman iE in favor Of a substantial gaI
bage system to meet Omaha's growing cor
. ditions. He believes all garbage should b
. removed systematically and the city pa
: for the same through a tax.
b Mrs. o. y. Horton WIN nuiId--Geor1
Forgan of tho Forgan Investment compan
o has bought a lot adjoining his other prof.
: erty near Thirty-slxth street and Woo
8 worth avenue from q. w. Wattles Il
q 5000. by which an alley exit Is secure
r from his original real estate holdings
> the block, as we'll as several additions
d lots facing west on Thirty-sixth stree
Z Mrs. c. B. Horton. widow OF the form
superintendent of the Western Union Tel
d graph company. has bought one OF Il
o lots In the block from Mr.. Forgan, aft,
o selling her former home at 1872 Mort
Thirty-ninth street, and contempiat
= building a modern residence on the lot.
D IinSup Of Federal court-Judge W. /
!, Munger. United States Marshal Warne
= Circuit Clerk Thummel and District Clei
! Hoyt have returned from a trip throus
| the North Platte, Norfolk and ChAdrs
divisions OF the federal districts where tn,
formally opened the special terms OF cou
" for those districts as provided by the ne
law. The new subdistricts are now in wor
/, ing order and the deputy district clsrl
have all BEEN appointed and are as follow
North Platte division. George D. Prose-
!, Grand Island division, Henry Allan; NJ
Cook division. G. A. Rodgers; Hastin
- division, George f. Work; LINCOLN divisio