Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-09
BRIEF CITY NEWS.

wants Name and Bsparation-Edith
winsinsar filed suit Friday against Samuel
III. wIneingar for divorce and the restora-
ton OF her maiden name. Edith Billings.
She alleges nonsupport. They were mar
ried in Omaha July 6, 1906.
Mrs. Riiza sawtsu 1t asst-Mrs. Eliza
sawtell, who died at her home. 27W South
Seventeenth street. Tuesday night. was
buried at Holy sepulcher cemetery Friday
morning. The services we're held at st.
Patricks church at o'clock.
Deal In Central Paxk-Fifteen choice
lots in Central Park, on Grand avenue,
have been bought by Hastings & Heyden,
adjoining other extensive holdings in Col
lier Place and Monmouth Park The sew.
eral properties will be placed on the market
as a new subdivision about April l.
Lip Split In Right-oscar stott. 1873
Harvey street, was beaten up In fight
at Thirteenth and jackson streets Thurs
day night, receiving a split lip and other
injuries. He was attended by surgeons at
the police station and swore out a warrant
for the person he believed to be his as
sailant.
sutt for WORK on Auditorium,-The
Roebling Construction company fled suit
in district court Friday against the Omaha
Auditorium company, the Sunderland Bros
company and the First Trust and Savings
bank of Chicago, asking s2,625. alleged to
be due on contract involving ss.4Te for
nreproofng the Auditorium building
Kinney before Rstiring soard-Captain
G. c. Kinney of the Twenty-third infantry.
United States army, was in Omaha Friday
before a special army retiring board con-
vened to report on his case. His retire
ment is based on his own request for
physical disabilities incurred by long and
arduous service in the Philippines while he
was a junior officer In the famous Ninth
infantry.
May q. Lovely Gets Part Claim May
! c. Lovely secured judgment against the
city Of South Omaha for $500 in the dis
trict court Friday. She sued for $4,000 for
injuries she received when a horse she
was driving SHE'D at steam roller on
Twenty fourth street, South Omaha, and
ran away, throwing her out and injuring
her permanently. The jury was out about
half day.
Morris Bennett Residence George
| Dunscombe has been awarded the con-
tract for building a two-story and attic
frame residence for Morris Bennett on
| Twenty-sixth street, between Dewey and
| St. Mary's avenues. The house will cost
| about So 700 and will be modern in every
respect. after plans drawn by f. William
Krelle. architect. Construction will begir
Immediately.
Two Small Riros-Fire which started
in the rooming house at H2 North Thir
teenth street. conducted by Mrs. Jessi,
Carey, about o'clock Thursday evening
did damage estimated at $500 to the build
ing and contents. A small blaze which
was started in a barrel Of oakum by
flying match In South Thirteenth stree
plumbing shop at o'clock Friday morning
was also extinguished by the fire depart
ment without appreciable loss.
James A. Godfrey Funersl-The funera
of James A. Godfrey was held at o'clocl
Friday afternoon, interment being at Hol!
Sepulcher cemetery. The services wer'
held at the home Of the mother, IN
Howard street, and members of the Thurs
ton Rifles, of which Godfrey was a mem
Der during the Philippine campaign, at
tended in a body and acted as pallbearers
Godfrey WAS drowned at Ogden, Utah, anC
the body was sent to Omaha, arriving
Friday morning Godfrey was at one tim'
employed In the freight department Of thu
Union Pacific railroad.