Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-07

will be the issuance Of 10000 booklets CON
tanning views and statistics of Omaha.
The plan met with success in st. Paul
Tacoma, Pueblo, Dallas and other cities
some Of which expend 100000 annually
for advertising purposes.
Six Years for George smIth-George
Smith, colored, who was convicted in the
district court last week OF breaking and
entering and recommended to mercy, was
sentenced Saturday by Judge Troup to six
years in the penitentiary. Smith broke
into the shoe store owned by George Wright
In South Omaha and stole a number of
pairs of shoes.
New Infant Industry-Another infant
industry has been induced to come to
Omaha by the Industrial committee of the
Commercial club. w. s. Briggs formerly
with the Fairbanks Morse company at St.
Louis, has established the Briggs Imple-
ment and Supply company at 1929 North
Sixteenth street, which will sell farm inn
plements and water supply machinery.
Dahlman at zion Churoh-Mayor Dahl
man will address the Peoples Mutual In
terest club Sunday afternoon in Zion Bap-
list church, Twentythird and Grant streets.
The program, which will begin at o'clock,
includes musical numbers by Dan Desdune
Miss Celia Bersia Jewel, Irene Montgom-
cry and the church choir. Miss Estella
Tribue viii recite and H v. Plummer
will read paper.
Frank Little Doing wsI-Frank Little
who was severely burned when fire started
in the Dime Pantorium company's work
rooms, 115 South Sixteenth street, Friday
was said to be resting comfortably satur-
day afternoon at the Omaha General hos
pital, where he was taken after having his
injuries temporarily attended to by Dr.
Dahlstrom in the Douglas block His
recovery is expected.
Funeral Of George W. AHo0oy-George
W. Mccoy, veteran of the civil war, was
buried at o'clock Saturday afternoon,
services being held at the residence, 26O6
Decatur street, Rev. N. H. Burdick Off
ciating. Interment was at Forest Lawn
cemetery. Mccoy died Thursday evening
at his home, aged 65 years. He was a mem
Der OF Custer post, Grand Army of the
Republic, and many comrades followed
the body to the grave.
Prizes Lake on the hdarket-Pries' lake,
a summer resort north Of Florence, has
been placed on the market for sale by A.
p. Turkey & Son. on account OF the i'll
health OF the owner, Thor JOrgensen. The
property occupies over 100 acres, including
large, natural lake, which is fully equip
ped with boats large pavilion and other
buildings and has been a popular mecca
for outing parties. Negotiations we're re-
ported some weeks ago as having been
made by New York parties who were after
the resort for a second Luna park. They
offered a rental Of 1900 a season and asked
a ninety-nine year contract, but so far as
anybody knows this otfer is still unac-
cepted.
Fitch Pleads Not duilty-Attorney r..
w. Fitch, against whom infOrmations have
been filed in the district court charging
contempt and against whom proceedings
for disbarment are pending on account Of
alleged tampering with the records intro
dueed in the trial OF his suit against Euclid
Martin for 5000 attorneys fees, appeared
before Judge Kennedy Saturday, waived
the reading OF the information and en-
tered plea OF not guilty. Fitch has filed
an answer In which he makes a general