Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-16
BRIEF CITY NEWS.

shall be glad to meet my friends at
the Peoples Store. Brantley East.
Black and White printed madras, 80
inches wide, regularly Is cents Thursday
1Oh cents, in Thomas fitzpatrick & Co.'s
basement.
How stoTo-~-New goods. Clothing for
mon and women. hats. shoes. furniture
crapets, draperies. stoves. Cash or credit
Union Quitting Co, 1315-t7-19 Farnam.
Brings Body Of son--Rev Robert
Doherty, rector Of Christ church, Yankton.
S. D., in Omaha Tuesday to bring the
body OF his son Gerald. who died some
four years ago. for intermcnt in the family
lot I'm Prospect Hi cemetery.
Hearing In Pratt Case--The hearing OF
the demurrer and the motions to quash
service Ct summons in the divorce suit of
Julia M. Pratt against James II. Pratt will
be called up before Judge Kennedy next
Saturday ngyAing according to a notice
just filed in district court.
Does Eot Appreciate sAo Joke-Nora A.
SHELTON has petitioned district court for a
divorce from Walter T. SHELTON, declaring
on April Fools day. 1893, he knocked two
of her teeth out. She does not appreciate
Dc joke. She also charges him with
4fumher OF other acts of cruelty. She asks
fSthat her maiden name, Nora A. Tombs. be
restorsas (ui HsijsR3 rlil~ ne aW h..J.cE.
Ray snidoF Pleads Rot ouilty-Ray
Snlder. charged with robbing Guy H. Mey-
ers. a North Twenty fourth street druggist,
and With shooting at Jacob a Sally with
intent TO kill was arraigned before Judge
Troup Wednesday mornlns and pleaded not
guilty. The trial of Aleck Enix. charged
with manslaughter, will begin Before Judge
Troup Thursday morning.
Reply 90 Tillnan-Announcemen was
made Wednesday morning by the so-ealled
Omaha Chautauqua ass cluton that Booker
T. Washington has consented to come to
Omaha early in June TO make a reply to
Senator Tillman, who lectured at the Au-
ditorium Tuesday evening on the negro
problem The date for the Washington
meeting has not been fixed yet.
Youngest orator wias-Frlends and
relatives OF Gerald ODonahue. son Of d. ].
oDOnahue, are elated over the winning OF
the gold medal In the cratorical contest at
Creighton university Friday night. One Of
the principal causes OF rejoicing is that Of
the thirty who contested until the class
numbered five all were much older than
Gerald oDohahue, who was the youngest
OF the lot by several years
Boost for Police Punds-The sale of I'M
claimed articles left in the hands of the
police netted a tidy sum for the police re
lief fund Tuesday afternoon. The court
room at the city JAIL where the sale was
held. was crowded all afternoon and S7O212
added TO the treasury. Joseph SonneRberg
acted as auctoneer and the bidding was at
all times lively. some valuable articles be-
ing disposed OF. 1t was the first police sale
In nearly two years.
shit Against Car cOmpany-Martine
Mcdonald has started suit for Sl5,l26.5'
against the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street
Railway company for injuries she received
while getting OF car at Twenty-fourtf
and c streets South Omaha. She says The
car gave a jerk as she stepping of and
caused her to lnjure her ankle. the INJURY
developing into ''suppurative sinavitis.
She says she paid si2650 for medical atten
ton and has been damaged 70 the amour
Df $4,000 .a4.e
Bm 20 nmphasize ordiHance--An Ordi
nance now pending in the council is in
tended to make plain an existing ordinance
governing licenses for drays and deliver!
wagons. II is the contention of the city
legal department that the existing ordi
nance requires companies to secure a 5
license for each wagon. but Police Judg
Crawford has a different opinion and tn
new ordinance Is 20 reinforce the contention
u the city and to convince the police judge
Pavement Repair PorOo az work-rh
,ity street repair force has\ started wor
ON asphalt pavenFents on Cunning stree
between Sixteenth and Twenty-fourt
streets and as soon as this Is complete
win begin al Tenth street. continuing o
Howard 90 Sixteenth. The reason for nc
beginnins ON Tenth street Is said to b
lack OF material. There is enough on han
10 repair Cunning street and by the tim
y that is done more material win be receive
y and the work on Howard can proceed with
out interruption
Articles OF Inoorporaeions-Ths Kis
Manufacturing company has been incoi
porated 70 manufacture washing machines
washhoards, wringers and similar appl
ances. The capital stock Is $4,000. C. A
Barnes. G. f. Rein. Robert NJ Burgess
Peter p. Kiel. Frank ~ Weaver and A
phert j. Kennedy are the Incorporation
trcqucis ledge. No. %, improved BenevoIer