Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-04

fore Judge w. H. Munger in the United
States district court Monday morning
TePosl Hearing saturday-The hearing
on the application Of Theodore H, TePoel
for an injunction to prevent the construc-
ton OF the South Omaha sewers under the
second contracts let by the council will
come up for hearing before Judge Kennedy
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.
Grant Paving Company-The Grant Paw
ing company fled articles OF incorporation
with the county clerk Friday. The incor-
porators are John Grant, Guy Barton
Grant, Roy NJ. Hutton and Carl z. Her
ring, and these also constitute the first
board of directors The capital stock is
$4,000
nellie woodland Barnum GETS Decree
nellie Woodland Barnum has been granted a
decree Of divorce from Charles p Barnum,
with 5000, payable $50 a month, allowance
as alimony, and to provide for the care Of
their two children which were given into
her custody. The decree was made by
Judge Redick.
High Power Wire Conduits-Work is
begun by Contractor Jensen on the new
conduits for the high power wires which
are to be run from the new power plant
to the substations by the Omaha g. Council
Bluffs Street Railway company. The first
street to be torn up is old Farnam street
at Thirteenth street.
Snow Prevents Field Day-High school
field day exercises scheduled for Friday
afternoon have been postponed to Wednes-
day afternoon on account of the weather.
This athletic meet win be held for the par
ticular purpose Of selecting a team to rep
resent the Omaha high school at the inter-
scholastic meet to be held on the campus
OF the University Of Nebraska on May IT.
Thomas Buys First keystone Lot-A l..
Thomas, breeder of fancy trotting horses
who has resided on the Paxton farm west
OF Benson for. the last eight years, has
bought the first acreage tract in Keystone
park. which was formerly the Paxton farm,
but is now being placed on the market as
a suburban residence district. Mr.. Thomas
bought the house. a large horse barn and
fifteen acres near the center OF the park
for 5000 cash.
Strain Gets aarried-Orville S. Strain,
advertising agent for the NJ. F. Smith &
Co. and formerly reporter on a local news
paper, and Miss Lulu NJ. Taylor OF Airing
ton viii heneeforth be noted in the blue
book as Mr. and Mrs. Orville S. Strain.
They secured their license Friday.
NO Auditorium Contracts Xst-Members
OF the executive committee of the Audi
torium held a meeting Thursday afternoon
in the office Of the chairman, r. A. Nash.
10 consider the question OF allowing the use
OF the Auditorium for the attraction,
Streets Of Paris" 1t was also hoped to
consider bids for the completion OF the roof
OF the Auditorium, but all bids have not
been received by Architect Latenser and
the matter was therefore, postponed for
another week.
Fewer vets Ask Aid-"we have only
about 100 regular applicants for assistance
on our rolls now" said Chairman F. W.
Simpson OF the Douglas County Soldiers
Relief commission "A large proportion OF
these applicants are destitute soldiers
widows. Ordinarily in the summer time
the old boys find something TO do and do
not make so many calls on the commission
FOR help. The list OF applicants is gradu-
ally decreasing, as many OF the veterans
are dying on. We have a number OF bur
falls 10 look AFTER, as the law provides that
all destitute soldiers shall be given a decent
burial and We always take particular care
to see that they are buried decently and
respectfully"
Thieves Busy at Hotsls-Hotels have
been the particular victims Of thieves re-
Gently, the latest being the Windsor, Tenth
and Jackson streets. where ia Wilson took
SO belonging TO the house and $50. the
property Of ID. L. Holcomb, a guest. and
made away Thursday night. Several boxes
OF cigars delivered 10 the Her Grand cigar
/ stand Thursday suddenly disappeared. while
the night before someone stole a Tin box
| from behind the Willard hotel containing
SSi. Several bell boys were arrested during
the day In connection with the hotel thefts