Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-10

and Frank Johnson, charged with cutting
with intent to wound
Westminster Calls a Pastor-A unaui.
nous call has been rendered by the congre-
CATION OF the Westminster Presbyterian
church, which has been without a pastor
for some time, to Or. Fulton Of Plttsburg,
who was in Omaha a few weeks ago and
preached to the congregation. This action
was taken at meeting of the members
Monday night and confidence is expressed
That the call will be accepted by Or. Full
ton, who recently resigned from the pas
torate Of his church at Pittsburg.
Past Run With Flour-To make good
his part Of the haul Of flour for the Chinese
who are In need of help Hartman hauled
twenty cars OF flour from Omaha to
Grand Island last night in record time.
The engine was one Of the new type and
was run by Charles Highsmith. This is a
part Of a shipment Of $4,000 worth Of hour
going to the starving Chinese. Hartman Is
deadheading this shipment across the CONT
nent and also across the Pacific ocean,
Some went over the northern route which
Mr.. Hin also franked.
Omaha Presbytery-An extensive pro
gram has been arranged for the thirtieth
annual meeting of the WOmen's Presby-
terial Missionary society Of the Omaha
presbytery. The meetings will be held on
Wednesday and Thursday in the First
Presbyterian church of Schuyler Mrs.
Amanda Russell will be general chairman
of the meetings. Among the Omaha speak
ers will be Mrs. r. T. Bell, Mrs A T.
sidweu, Mrs. George Tilden, Mrs J. b.
Cherry, Mrs. w. r, Burns and Mrs. James
Med. Patton.
Smallpox from Florenoe-Edward Nc
Grath and Arthur Bieedcn of Florence have
been removed to the Omaha Emergency
hospital where they are being treated for
smallpox. Drs Adams, Towne and Vance
have pronounced the cases genuine small
pox. DIR. Adams of Florence said ne be-
lieved these cases developed from other
cases which broke out in Florence a month
ago and over which there was much con-
troversy, four physicians claiming the
cases were smallpox and four reporting
them as chicken pox.
Marriage Party-Considerable amuse-
ment was afforded the loungers in front
Of the Paxton hotel Tuesday morning by
the presence OF recently married couple
from out in the state accompanied by
numerous retinue in hacks, stopping across
the street from the hotel. The party dis
embarked from the hacks and went into
an upstairs office While they were absent
the hack conveying the bridal couple was
decorated with placards bearing the in
52riptions: we are just married" who
is sweet? Bofe OF US" aud Just Starting
on our wedding trip"
Change in Train Time-June is the
| date set for the general changing of the
| time Of trains throughout the west, al
though the exact changes have not been
| figured out. Conferences are being held at
| Chicago by the vice presidents of the west
/ ern roads in reference to these changes,
/ which will be announced in a few days.
| Another conference is set for Thursday. at
| which time Car Service Agent Lincoln Of
the Union Pacific will represent that road.
The general policy Of lengthenng the
| schedules of the trains will be carried out.
Fort Crook saloonists Intsrested--The
half dozen saloon keepers at Fort Crook
J village are figuring on going out of busi-
ness because Of the bill recently passed by
| the Nebraska legislature prohibiting the
sale Of liquor within two and half miles
of any military reservation or public in
! stitution of any kind. One of the saloon
lists said Tuesday morning: III Governor
Sheldon signs the bill it means the death
Of the village of Fort Crook. Not only will
all the saloons and restaurants have Ia
pull out of there, but the business houses
as well. There Is hardly enough general
kind Of an establishment and some Of ua
were intending to quit anyhow"
inspecting Packing Flants-Brigadier
General Henry c. Sharpe, cOmmissary gen
eral Of the United States army, and Pay
master General r. b. Rodgers, United
States navy, arrived in Omaha Tuesday
morning for the purpose OF inspecting the
packing plants at South Omaha. The party
came here from Chicago, where they made
an inspection OF the packing houses In
the interest Of army and navy food sup.
plies. Generals Sharpe and Rodgers were
accompanied to South Omaha by Captain
| T. b. Hacker, chief commissary Of the De
partment of the Missouri, and will spenJ
the day in inspecting the several plants
and will go to Kansas City Tuesday even
Ing.
Asleep in Fixa's Boiler Room-The Pc.
lice were called to Fitas restaurant, l5l
Dodge street, Monday night, where tht
night men had seen two men slide dowI
the coal hole into the basement, and ar
rived there in time to find the pair lyini
apparently asleep in the boiler room. The!
were taken to jail, where they gave thei
names as William Fogel and c. Fields
One said he was employed at the restau
rant, but later admitted this to be untrue
and the other man said he had receive,
permission fran the day engineer to sleel
in the boiler room. The two are being hel,
by the police for investigation, as It 4
thought possible they may have something
to do with the robbery and firing Of tn
saloon a week ago.