Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-29
BRIEF CITY NEWS.

Pianola Recital-A pianola recital will
be given next Wednesday afternoon at $50
In the Schneider q Mueller auditorium by
y. y Hamilton, formerly OF New York No
cards OF admission win be required to this
recital
Burglar Gets Through WindoW-A
burglar forced an entrance 70 the saloon OF
Theodore Mattiesen. 2s02 Farnam street,
"Wednesday night by prying open window
tand made away with a quart bottle OF
whisky and box Of cigars.
seys husband HAS Fled-Jessie Gibbons
applied Thursday for divorce from Joseph
Gibbons 10 whom she was married In
Knoxville Ia, December q. 1902. She
charges that he abandoned her She asks
the restoration Of her maiden name.
Divorce for Nonsupport-Marier ]. Bo-
schert was awarded decree OF divorce
from Charles r. Poschert in the district
court Thursday on the ground of nonsup-
port. She was granted the custody OF their
six children and the title to a lot in Reeds
first addition to the city Of Omaha was
quieted in her.
Lone CONGRATULATIONS the month ~
March thus far but one counterfeit coin
has bobbed up In Omaha. This was a 90
cent piece recovered from one Of the banks
Thursday morning by Captain Webb Of the
secret service department. IL was Of the
galvanized composition variety and is evil
IDENTIFY but a hOater and has been carried
by some one as a pocket piece for a long
time.
mustn't Shut Hotel Rsgisters-One of
the clerks at the Her Grand nearly dislo-
Gated his wrist in hastily reopening the
Ehotel register that guest carelessly closed
wednesday evening 1T is a gross viola
ton Of hotel ethics to close a guest register
during the day the book is in USE" said an
old hotel clerk There Is a superstition
among hotel clerks that to close a register
will erect a hoodoo on that hotel for a
month or six months. so clerks are con-
stantly on the watch to guard against the
hoodoo"
Feast OF the Passover-The Jewish
feast Of the Passover begins Friday even
ing, to continue for eight days. This Is the
feast Of freedom" Of the Jewish people,
concentrating the delivery Of the chill
dren Of Israel from Egypt. Services will
be held at Temple Israel Friday night at s
o'olock and Saturday morning at 10 O'Clock
At the former service Rabbi Cohn will
speak. on Freedom and Religion" Ap-
day, as well as on Thursday night and
Friday morning Of next week. which will
end the festival.
Bids for Cohn 8uildinF-Contractor
have been notified by Architect John Laten-
ser that the plans for the new Cohn build
ing at Sixteenth and Davenport streets have
been completed and that bids will be re-
ceived next Saturday. The specifications
call for the submission OF bids for the gem
eral construction Of the building, with the
exception Of plumbing. heating and cleo
tTsoal fixtures and the elevators Work
was begg.. last week on grading the site
Tor the reception, Of the foundations, but
The contract will not be let for about two
weeks to the general contractor.
II. p. ElsasSor, Second Lioutsnant--lIen-
aing Il. Elsasser was elected second lieu
tenant of Company L. First regiment, Ne
braslta National Guard, at the business
meeting Of the company Monday evening,
vice Second Lieutenant Edmunds, promoted
10 first lieutenancy by election. The cleo
zion was made necessary through the resig-
nation OF former First Lieutenant C. l.
Burmester, the acceptance Of which was
received from Lincoln last week. Elsasser
receives his honors while serving as quar-
termaster sergeant OF the company and ia
MS SSSVhN NeAh VI euAAstHtehl.
Opening OF enty-fourth--Another pre-
Ylirninary step has been taken toward the
opening OF Twenty-fourth street from the
alley north of Burt street TO Cass street, a
distance Of two and a half blocks. Real
estate men have had a proposed plan Of
opening drawn In the city engineers ofs,ee
and inla week or so the council will be pc
titioned to declare the necessity OF opening
this thoroughfare. Councilman Bedford has
interested himself in the opening Of this
street, and upon canvassing the situation
found little or no objection on the part OF
property owners in the affected district
Spring Police Insp0ction--orders have
been issued to the members Of the police
department by Chief Donahue to begin
preparations for the annual inspection
which is approaching. This means that
each uniformed officer must see to bis
regulation summer clothing. supply ali
missing or unpresentabie garments and
equipment. The inspection win be held
some time In May. A number OF patrol.
mon on the first and second details bios
somed out in the summer helmet during the
warm days, following the chiefs order tC
vesurrect the hot weather wear for scru.
hny, but the change is not general nor
compulsory. The night officers, however
have found the winter caps stln comfort
able.