Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-05-12
BRIEF CITY NEWS.

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=. n. Hartman Retires--J. II. Hartman.
formerly manager Of the Hartman Furnl-
ture company, has been succeeded By II.
Fellmeimer, who was formerly assistant
manager. He says he hopes to continue
the business along the same lines which
have prevailed since the opening Of bust
ness by the hrm in Omaha
suit Against EEsoutriE-Edgar A. Baird,
administrator OF the estate Of the late Paul
Grossman, has begun suit IN district court
against Mrs. Amelia Fink widow Of Mr..
Grossman and for a time enecutrix OF his
will, for 1900 under a judgment Of the
county court rendered February %. holding
that amount was due the estate from her.
ElkH TO Attend Calm Runsral-At the
regular weekly meeting OF Omaha lodge Of
Elks Friday evening the announcement OF
the death OF the wife OF Albert Calm, a
member Of the lodge was made; and It was
unanimously voted that all members Of the
lodge, who possibly can do so, will assem-
BILE at the lodge rooms at o'clock Sunday
morning to attend the funeral.
Suit for DOath---Suit for $10,0 900 for the
death Of Bernard Baumiester in a wreck
in Kansas, January q has been started In
district court against the Rock Island by
Joseph r. Murphy. administrator Of the
estate of BHumiester. His death was due
to a collision between two trains and was
instantaneous The petition alleges he was
the sole support OF his mother.
oarousal Interrupts Prayor-while the
Salvation Army sang and prayed on the
street corner Richard Cogan, sos North
Tenth street and c. NJ jacobson, Council
BLUFFS, sat on the ourbing at Fifteenth and
Douglas streets Friday evening drinking
from jug of liquor and raised 80 much
qNaNta NkgN u nNsartTr
arrested them. Cogan made resistance and
was overcome and both were sent to fail.
Judge Crawford find each so and costs.
Two Charges Against snyder-County
Attorney English has filed two informa-
lions in district court against Ray Snyder
one charging shooting at Jacob A. Sally
with intent to kill and the other forcible
robbery OF Guy H. Myers a North Twenty
fourth street druggist. Snyder is the man
who was arrested for rObbing a candy
booth in Riverview park and was after
ward identified as the man who took
shot at the street car conductor and robbed
the druggist.
Governor VIII Preside-Governor Shell
don will preside at the meeting at the First
Congregational church Monday night at
which Alexis Aladjan, peasant leader of
the last Russian Duma and Nicholas
Tohaykovsky will speak. Mayor Dahlman
has appointed committee consisting of
Dean Beecher of Trinity cathedral. Judge
Howard Kennedy, Father McGovern Of 81.
Philomena's cathedral, President Mcdonald
Of the Central Labor union and w. L. Yet
ter, president OF the Commercial club execu-
tive committee, to receive the distinguished
Russians
Bakers Sleep on Tabls-That he found
one man sleeping on the working table
and two others in the bread box all with
their dirty clothes and shoes on, was the
testimony given by Sanitary Ofiicer Wool
bridge before Judge Crawford in police
court Saturday morning against John ices,
charged with running a bakery without a
license and keeping a bakery in a filthy
and unsanitary condition. at $40 North Six
teenth street. ices made a weak defense
and was fined So and costs, with lnstruc-
lions not to bake any more bread at the
place until he had secured a license and
with proper sanitary precautions.
Tel JED sokol Hxhibition-The Tel JED
sokol will hold an athletic exhibition Sun
day afternoon at o'clock in its hall at
Thirteenth and Martha streets. 1t will be
participated in by men and women from
Omaha, South Omaha and Plattsmouth.
There will be a program and speeches.
Mayor Dahlman will be among the latter.
The affair is in the nature Of a farewell
| to Frank ]. Riha, who Is a delegate to the
| international meet of the Tel Jed Sokol to
| be held In Prague, Bohemia. Mr. Riha,
though only % years of age, has won sew
eral gold and silver medals in athletic
contests He is the only delegate from
west OF the Missouri river to attend the in
ternational meet
Farmer sues the County-willinm Pow
| ers, a farmer living just north Of the Elk
! City bridge over the Eikhorn, has filed a
! claim for 500 damages with the county
! for alleged injury to his property, due to
| the failure of the CUTOFF ditch, recently
dug by the county, to straighten the chan
/ mel Of the river, properly to carry tho
water Mr.. Powers wants the county either
| to reconstruct the ditch so It Will do what
| IL expected OF It, or pay him his money.
| When the ditch was constructed Mr.. Pow
ers donated the land through which It was
| dug. But owing to faulty construction, he
says, II does not provide the relief he ex-
pected Of It. The matter has been taken
/ up by the commissioners.
Divorce Market Active-In a petition
for divorce filed in district court Saturday
Gotthilf Beck declares that after he had
worked hard to provide home for his
wife, Josephine, and family In South
Omaha she refused TO move and preferred
evil associations. he said, she had formed
In Chicago to his company. They were
married In Chicago and after a eonsulta-
ton, he says, It was decided he should
come TO South Omaha and secure employ
ment In a packing house. He did SO, and
after earning enough money went back to
I Chicago and bought tickets to move the
whole family. His wife, he says, would
not come with him and has since refused
to move. He says she also called him
bad names. Lillian c. BOLTON asks for
divorce from Albert Dolton and the custody
/ OF their children on the ground Of failure
to support and abandonment.
Adams Again in Rpotlight-More trouble
sum for the police from the Adams broth
ers This is the pair which was accused of
being insane about two weeks ago. having
come 70 the city from Scott's Bluff on the
way to Georgia In company with COM
panion named Cunningham. Lee Adams
was taken TO the hospital as insane, but
released and again taken in by the police
on a similar complaint being released a
second time. Their Ihe three took a room
az lSl4 Davenport street. John Adams dis
appeared several days ago. declaring Cum