Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-23
BRIEF CITY NEWS.

Juvenile Court Two Years old-Tv,o
years ago Thursday the juvenile court ma
{ cH.nery began 20 operate. Owing 20 the ab-
s.nce Of one Of the judges Observance OF
lie occasion will be postponed Tor a week.
Divorce, ohild and Alimony-Anna O.
Kern was awarded a divorce from Peter a.
Kern Friday with the custody Of their
child, N,3O slimony and $40 a month for
the maintenance OF the child. she alleged
nonsupport.
Cruelty and Honsupport-Mae Young
flied suit in the district court Friday for a
e-ivorce from Frank Young to whom she
was married In Rock Island, H., February
,, 1879. She alleges cruelty and nonsupport
lie spent his money in drink, she says, and
she was compelled to take In washing for
!. her support.
Just Case Of Jsalousy-L. 3. Cokus. or
Lbkius, was discharged in police court
Thursday on a charge Of blackmaH brought
by a fellow Greek named Lymperopoulos
The evidence proved to the court that the
matter was merely one Of Jealousy between
rival factions, in which one sought to ruin
the other.
Child Out OF Immoral Reconsideration
Oficer Bernstein removed Wilford Scott a
s-year-old child. from house at ll12 Far
nam street and filed a complaint in Juvenile
court charging that he is being kept in an
immoral house. The child has been in the
custody Of Mrs A. Dalton. who was in
Denver when the officer took possession OF
the child.
Bids for Papiilion Bridg0-The county
commissioners have requested bids for
building large bridge OF concrete over the
little Papillion creek on the West Q street
4 nh
are for a bridge Of reinforced concrete Of q
single span OF eighty feet and the struc-
ture will cost between 1900 and 5000 Bids
viii be closed March 90
TransmisEissippi Tohens-John T. Nut
tall Of 1872 Columbia avenue, Philadelphia
has written to The Bee asking help in get.
ting a collection of souvenir postal cards
stamps, admission tickets, medals anC
other souvenirs Of the Transmisslssippi ex-
position for exhibition at the jamestown
exposition this summer. Mr.. Nuttall has
similar collections from all the American
expostions except the Transmississippi
He offers to pay for souvenirs which h,
finds available.
Awful Mistake Ne NakeH-Frank Daily
1916 South Fifteenth street, attempted tn,
herculean task Of annihilating two police
4 men at one and the same time THURSDAY
y night, when the two men in blue sought e
place him under arrest for being drunk
Patrolmen Morrison and VoborfT were thu
officers whom Daily had the misfortune t
meet. Daily paid IS and costs in polc'
court Friday morning.
Omaha Parks for Ideas-E. c. Peters
president and Dr. J. l.. Hanchett, secre
tary of the Sioux City Board of Park Com
missioners, visited Omaha parks and boule
wards Friday with Superintendent Adams
The Sioux City visitors are in Omaha Il
h get ideas TO be used in the Improvement o
Sioux City parks. The Sioux City boar
will have $4,000 to spend this spring an,
is anxious to use the money to the bes
advantage.
Prosecution OF Lee 9risr-Assistan
City Attorney Dunn Friday morning begal
TO prepare papers in a case to be starte'
by tho City of Omaha against the Unite'
States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. and Lee
Grier for &3,lSz, amount OF alleged shortag
in the accounts of Mr.. Grier while he wa
clerk Of the police court. This case ha-
boon hanging fire for nearly a year. Thu
alleged shortage was checked up by Comp
troller Lobeck
- yeFhOmas Lee Soldier, at ReSt-Thonlai
Sec, the civil war veteran, who, as city
~ wer inspector, was run down and kLle'
by railroad cars at Eighth and Jone
streets Tuesday, was buried at $3.50 o'clocl
Friday morning, the services being held a
Sacred Heart Catholic church. Twenty
second and Binney streets Interment wa
at Holy Sepulcher cemetery. He was fol
lowed TO his grave by dozens of his com
rades OF the Grand Army Of the Republic
Starting = Poultry Eanoh-From tn
number Of chicken thefts reported recently
some person must be starting a poultr7
ranch devoted principally to the rearing o
Plymouth Rock breed. as that is the kim
usually sought out by the thieves. J. Il
Parry 42ei Emmett street. Is the latest vic
tim. losing forty-ave OF the chicken
Thursday night The lock on the coop doc
was broken of, a means Of securing ad
uAttance characteristic OF most Of tn
Ghafts committed.
N water works Hsaring-The hearin
- upon the application of the Omaha Waite
company to compel the city of Omaha 4
take over the water works plant at IT
appraised valuation OF $500, 25e.4e will tax
place before Judge w. II. Munger In tn
United states circuit court April /, on tn
first day OF the April term. Such at leas
is the order OF the court but It begins L
look as II some efforts will be made for
continuance by the attorneys OF the waite
company
Drive Horses Too Past-John Rogers
7rarlie Robey and Nellie Crutchey were ar
eelted by Detectives Ferris and DUN
Thursday evening charged with cruelty I
animals The oficers caught them in tn
act OF driving a team Of horses almost read
10 drop from fatigue on Dodge street at
breakneck pace Rogers had hired the RI
at livery barn during the afternoon an
took the two women out for drive. To
ward evening they drove TO roadhous
and when they started for home fairly gal
lopad the horses all the way. The wome