Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-28
BRIEF CITY NEWS.

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the Peoples store. Brantley East.
New storo-New goods Clothing for
men and women, hats. shoes, furniture,
carpets, draperies. stoves. Cash or credit,
Union Quitting Co. 1S15-17-is Farnam.
U. q. Beals Asks Divoroo-Ulysses @.
Beals has filed a petition for divorce In
district court against Ella NJ Beals. He
says she abandoned him four years ago
and has not lived with him since.
Hsrdman win Appeai-W H. Herdman,
attorney for Thomas Shaw in his suit to
Gust City Engineer Rosewater from the
office, Saturday morning ordered a tren-
script of the evidence In the case prepara-
tory TO appealing the case to the supreme
court. Mr.. Herdman said the appeal would
be hled as soon as the transcript could
be secured
Driver sues Car Company-suit for
5000 was begun in district court Saturday
by Nels A. Nehleen against the Omaha
and Council Bluffs Street Railway com
pany for injuries he claims to have re-
ceived by being struck by street car at
Twenty-elghth and Farnam streets Janu-
airy e. He was driving a covered wagon
and he charges proper care was not exer-
cised by the motorman.
Burkstt at Loyal LeRioh-Senator Burk-
EFT has accepted the invitation to deliver
the principal address before the Nebraska
commandery Loyal Legion, at its annual
meeting to be held at the Commercial club
Wednesday evening, May 1. A number Of
other distinguished visitors are expected
to be present The election Of officers OF
the commandery for the ensuing year will
take place at this meeting.
Rain IL Needed--"Rain is needed very
badly down in southeastern Nebraska"
said j. o. Moore of the United States
marshal's office, who has just returned
from a tour OF several days In that section.
Down about Wymore particularly the
wheat is wanting rain badly. Ordinarily
the Otoe reservation region lands, which
lie in that vicinity, are blessed with
plenty Of moisture but this season things
look bad. Fruit has been badly damaged
by the late frosts and the people down
there are beginning to feel a little dis
couraged over the crop outlook"
Milton Tootls Here-Milton Tootle, jr.,
OF st. Joseph, president Of the estate of
Milton Tootle, which has extensive real
estate investments in Omaha, visited in
Omaha Friday on business connected with
the estate. Milton Toote was the senior
member OF the firm of Tootle, Maui &
Co., which was the first jobbing firm estab-
lished in Omaha about 1856. Mr.. Tootle
was shown over the city Friday by mem
bers OF the firm Of the Byron Reed COM
pany' and expressed great satisfaction at
the improvements shown within the last
year. Your hotels are pretty rocky" said
Mr.. Tootle. But Omaha is certainly
booming in other respects"
Home on Florence Boulevard-Harry
Lavender, a shoe merchant OF South
Omaha. has bought the large lot at the
northwest corner Of Florence boulevard
and Fowler avenue from Harrison & Nor
ton for $1,000 and will begin the erection
OF a 1900 residence within the next ten
days. The lot is 55x1S3 feet and Is the only
vacant lot in the block on which are the
homes OF william l. Kierstead, David r.
Turney and Rome Miller. Mr.. Turney
began the foundations on his new home
Saturday morning. Property in this resi-
dence section has been moving actively
this spring and many inquiries are being
received for lots on the boulevard.
Citizens Industrial speeoh-James A.
Emery of the Citizens Industrial Associa-
ton Of America, with headquarters in New
York City, delivered an address Friday
evening in the assembly room Of the
Creighton Law school to members OF the
Business Mems association, who met in
executive session. Mr.. Emery is a lecturer
OF national reputation on economic ques-
lions relative to the relations between cap
ital and labor and his address Friday even
ing is reported to have been most interest
ing. The subject OF the address was THE
Square Deal" Mr.. Emery told Of the con-
ditlons in San Francisco A series Of lee
lures is being delivered throughout the
west by Mr. Emery, who left Friday night
for Dea Molnea.