Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-08
BRIEF CITY NEWS.

Z shan be glad to meet my friends 81
the People's store. BrantIey East.
Divorce Tor Nonsupport--A decree Of d.
vorce has been granted by Judge Redick
70 Mrs. Martha Mosher from wilford
Aosher. Nonsupport was the charge.
New gt0ro--New goods Clothing FOR
men ana women. hats, shoes furniture,
carpetqs drapsriea. stoves Cash OF credit,
Union Quitting Co.. 1s1B-17-1s Farnam
1mpuro nGilk CharFss-Two complaints
OF selling impure milk were filed by City
Prosecutor Daniel Tuesday morning against
r. p. Anderson. Fifth and Locust streets,
and Christ Jensen. Eighteenth and Van
Camp streets.
Scare at Academy over Fire-Trouble
with gasoline stove caused a bad hre
scare at st. Berchman's academy, Twenty
seventh street and st. Marys avenue
Tuesday forenoon, but no damage was
done before the blaze was extinguished.
New Task for Hummel-Joseph Hum
mel, former street commissioner, has been
placed at the head OF the general grading,
culvert and repair work with the excep-
ton Of asphalt repairs, by the city engi-
neer, and work will be started this week.
New United States Commissioner APP
pointsd-United Stntes District Judge T.
c. Munger has appointed ]. II. Welton of
Mullen a United States commissioner for
that section. The appointment is in the
Grand Island subdivision OF the federal
district.
News Case Thursday-The motion for a
new trial in the case Of Tom Dennison
against the Daily News company. in which
he secured verdict for 1880 for alleged
liba, will be called up before Judge Es.
telle Thursday morning. The notice call.
ing up the motion has just been served by
Attorney Connell on the attorney for the
News.
Mid Case OF Emallpox-walter Peterson,
laborer from a grading camp near Val
ley, sent to the County hospital for treat
ment for pneumonia, from which he was
supposed. to be suffering. came down with
mild attack Of smallpox Monday He
was removed at once to the pesthouse
ePnd the inmates and attendants in his ward
s4t the hospital were vaccinated and the
Eward disinfected with formaldehyde. he
fwas sent to the hospital on the reoom-
faendation Of physician from Valley.
Railroad Loses OasO-zadock II. Clark
was awarded $3.50 damages against the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad by a jury in
Judge Estelle's court Tuesday morning for
injuries he received while riding in the
caboose of freight train a short distance
from Chicago in Indiana. The train crew
were trying to make flying switch when
the car was wrecked. Judge Estele in
structed the jury to find for the plaintiff
and the jurors fixed the amount Of damage
at $50
Bathing More Popular-Bathing has be-
come more popular IN Omaha since the
completion OF the baths at the new build
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ton and over 400 baths were taken last
Saturday, according to the reports sub
mitted to Secretary McCabe. Business men
and others have been quick to take al AN
tage OF the many facilities offered at the
new association building and many bush
ness men can be seen every noon In the
gymnasium taking needed midday exer-
else.
Just hooking for Place TO slOep-Ed
Desminer. Fifteenth and Ohio streets was
captured by Patrolman Herald Monday
night In John Flanagan's blacksmith shop.
l7le 81. Mary's avenue. and locked UP as a
suspicious character Flanagan discovered
Desminer in his shop and said he gained
entrance by forcing a back door but Des-
miner said he walked right in finding the
door open, and was only in search Of q
place to sleep. The police will see II he can
suit for Injuries-For injuries due 70 his
being struck by a brick which fell from
the top OF the NJ. E. Smith building al
Ninth and Dodge streets, solomon = Var
Horn has begun suit In district court
against the Capitol City Brick and Pipe
company, the contractor, for 5000. The
accident happened February IS. Van Horr
says in his petition representatives of the
company had been warned the place he wa,
working was dangerous before the brlci
struck him. He says his ribs were broker
and his kidneys dislocated by the blow.
Annual Nay Ball--The annual May bal
IN lhonor OF the Omaha Typographical
union was given Monday evening at Cham
bers' academy by the Ladies' OF the Alamo
the womens auxiliary Of the union. Tn,
affair proved a great success. as over rs
couple were in attendance and entered int
the grand march. which was led by Mrs
David O. Craighead, with her son Willie
Lunch and other refreshments were servet
during the evening and the dancing con
unued until a late hour. The financial re
turns were most satisfactory and the sue