Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-23

license the right Of the board 20 revoke Il
az any time for cause. Rule No Is fixes
the hours Of selling on week days as from
D a. m. to y p. m. Saloons close at y 3.
m Saturday night until Monday morning
Rule No. "a forbids any saloon being run
In connection with any house Of iu repute
or OF lewd practice. Any door. entrance
stair, elevator, speaking tube or electric
apparatus or other means q communica-
ton will be deemed evidence OF such con-
nection. No. Is prohibits any wine room
or card room or enclosure where persons
may be secreted from a general view Of the
interior. No 16 forblds prostitutes from
visiting the saloon. No liquor shall be sold
TO them.
No. II forbids any and all forms Of
gambling. No one Is allowed 10 remain
In the saloon after p p. m. Rules Nos. 20
and 2 lay restrictions on druggists who
sell liquor. A breach Of these rules will
be SUFFICIENT cause for revokiug the license.
A peculiar incident developed in connec-
tlon with the action OF the new board last
Wednesday evening in closing up the saloon
Of George Zyh. He was charged with sell
Ing on Sunday and on motion by A. II.
Murdoch his place Of business was ordered
closed. He was tried in police court be-
fore jury yesterday morning for the Of
Tense and promptly acquitted, as has been
the usual fate in such cases. The board,
however, refuses TO recognize the author
ity Of the jury's acquittal but the saloon
will remain closed until the board shall
act next Tuesday.
Good Market for Horses.
Wednesday and Thursday were days Of
splendid market for horses at the stock
yards John s. Cooper had sale wednes-
day and p. w. Anspach & Co. made one
yesterday. The horses offered were chunks
and draft animals for the most part and
were the best ever shown on the local
market The prices were higher on the
average than ever before. One team Of
mares was sold for $40. to be shipped to
San Francisco, where local conditions have
created great demand for draft horses
Colonel Joseph Kitchener was the auc-
tioneer. The sale yesterday was almost
as good as on the previous day.
Woman in PItiabIe Plight.
The people on the west side have been
much shocked at pitiable case of neglect
and restitution. This is the case Of Mrs
L. Keenan, at Thlrty-sixth and streets
The woman is sick and unable to care
for herself. She has a husband but he
apparently Is in his dotage and given to
drink. The house is a mere hut with no
| floor and filthy a kennel. The woman
has been sick for two months or more and
of late has been on the verge of slow
starvation. A few days ago the conditions
came to light and the women of the neigh
borhood visited the place. They cleaned It
up as much as it would allow and doc
tor and food was provided for the woman
It is expected that the case will be brought
before the county authorities and the
vii he e,r
pear to be her few remaining days.
Exodus of the Greeks
Yesterday marked the exodus of a great
percentage Of the Greek colony which has
been quartered in the city for the last
eleven months. They have been occupying
every available lodging in the vicinity Of
| Thirtieth and Q streets during tho, fffih
They we're brought here. It is thought, bF
agents having their labor in leash to work
on the sewer contracts, but the affairs
Of the city government have moved so
slowly that the men have grown impatient
They have been working at various oceupa.
tlons such as ice cutting and in the pack
ing houses. 1t is said the packers have
| refused to hire any more Greeks, as they
are hard to handle and stir up the ire Of
more desirable classes of workmen A
crowd variously estimated at from 500 to
500 took Burlington freight cars at Twenty
seventh and l. streets said to have been
consigned to the beet fields and railroad
camps farther west.
Boat for Trip Down River.
James Pivonka is putting the finishing
touches on a new twenty-five foot gasoline
motor boat, all of which he has con-
structed in his shop in the Pivonka block
with the exception OF the gasoline engine
The boat is complete in every detail and
finely finished. He says he will give the
boat a lengthy trial trip on the river, staff
Ing May 1. It is his intention to go the
entire distance to the gulf The beat has
a high speed and he expects to make eight
cen or twenty miles per hour when he
| wishes All OF the principal points will be
visited en- route.
Magic City Gossip.
Mrs. Name Feeney is reported seriously
H. B, Fleharty is in Lincoln on a BUSH
ness trip.
j. A. YAH Of Chicago is the guest of Mrs.
| F. A. Cressey. -
John II. Ripel was arrested Wednesday
for abandoning his family.
q. w; Tyson Of Blair is the guest Of his
| sister Mrs, w. f, Burdck
Louis Izadene has gone to Chicago. yvbere
he expects TO secure permanent position
c. w. Butterield is building a $500 addl-
| ton to his house at ZIG North Twelfth
street.
Mrs H II. Willard has so far recovered
from her recent operation as TO return to
her home
Mike Hayes, John oRourke and Pete
Peterson were fined in police court yester-
day morning
Mrs. II. @. Kiddno is thought to be prac-
tically out Of danger from the effects of
her operation.
Mrs. o. w. Howell. Twenty ninth and
Monroe streets, is suffering from a mild
attack OF smallpox.
NJ. ]. Sullivan Of Nome, Alaska. is visit
ing with his sisters Mrs J. p. McCurron
and Mrs. c. p. Hood
MI and Mrs. L. Wood entertained Mon
gay Tor their daughter, Bessie, who cele-
DRAFTED her fifteenth birthday.
p. II. Shields has been granted a three
days leave Of absence. He has gone on a
hunting trip to Silver Creek. Neb.
one OF gang OF boys Is reported to
nave thrown a stone through the window
X streets.
MIS-. John Culkin, who underwent an
|. operation at the South Omaha hospital last
SAtuIuay, to all appearances will make a
speedy recovery.
Word has been received from ]. ID. Ringer
IN Idncoln that his mother died there yes
teIu1y morning al a, m. He will remain
until after the burial
Mrs. !. l. Vansants condition has not
sreaty changed since her operation