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

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men and women, hats. shoes, furniture
carpets, draperies, stoves Cash OF credit
Union Quitting Co. 1S15-17-1s Farnam
Philosophical Booisty-Rev. Frank L.
Loveland will address the Omaha Phil
osOphical society Sunday at p. m. in Pat
terson hail. Seventeenth and Farnam
streets. on "Brratic Moralizers."
woman Steals silks--Mrs. Abbie swi-
cher was fined So and costs by Judge Craw-
ford in police court Saturday morning on a
charge Of petit larceny. She was accused
OF having stolen a quantity OF silk from
Hayden Bros store.
Postage stamp Sales for April-The
sales OF postage stamps at the Omaha
postoffice for the month OF April, 1907 were
'5s 7S9.6s as against $5e, 4i227 for April. 1906,
making an increase over the preceding
period OF s. &6.n or 8 per cent.
Denver Runaways Oaught--samuel Nor
ris and Charles Harowitz. two young run
away boys from Denver, were captured at
Union station Saturday morning by Pa
trolman Heelan. They will be held at the
city jail until the authorities at Denver
are heard from
Woman Sues Car CompAny-Rebeccs E.
Doughty has begun suit In district court
against the Omaha and Council Bluffs
"
says as she was getting on a Farnam street
car near Twenty first street last February
the car gave a sudden lurch and threw
her to the pavement, severely injuring her.
Farewell and to Coast---John T. Phelan,
2525 Charles street, has gone to San
Francisco, where he has accepted a
position in the government service
A number of his friends gave him fare
well surprise. They assembled at his home.
Those present were: Nell Criss, Charles
Hanley James Hanley, Syl Burkenroad,
Mark Walker, James Moore, Charles Rice,
J. ]. Cobry. Frank Phelan and Ed Phelan.
Miss Margaret Phelan furnished the music
for the evening.
Eylor Out Of Snow storm-John A.
Eyler. live stock agent Of the Burlington,
returned Saturday from Sheridan, where he
has been looking after some spring ship
ments OF cattle for his road. ut showed
all the way to Montana" said Mr. Eyler,
land the snow was a good thing for the
ranges, although it is hard on the ranch
men during Landing time 1t is too early
and too cold to begin the shearing, which
will soon be started. The cattle are all in
good condition"
Gate City Malt Plant-An invitation by
the Gate City Malt company of South
Omaha has been extended to members Of
| the Commercial club and the Grain ex-
change to a public reception at the plant
of the company at Twenty-ninth and c
Streets Tuesday from 2:9O to 4:S0 D. m.
Members Of the civic organizations have
been requested to participate in the inspec-
! ton trip and notices OF the invitation are
! being sent to individual members by the
/ executive officers of the two organizations.
/ Dogs Chasing Park squirrels-A couple
/ OF dogs, one coach and the other fox
! TERROR, were having a royal good time in
! Hanscom park Saturday morning chasing
squirrels near the Woolworth avenue and
! Park avenue entrance The terrier scored
one by capturing a squirrel and shaking
the life out If 1t and when last seen both
dogs were hot after another squirrel Just
how many they had already killed during
! the morning is not known. The squirrels
at the park are quite tame and 1t is not
much Of a trick for dogs to capture any
number of them.
But They DID Ride-'wil these stairs
or this entrance take us to DR.. Lords Of
hce?' anxiously inquired two young women
Saturday afternoon of the waiting elevator
conductor. Sure. His office is on the
NTH. How'd you like to ride but walking =
free in this building II you prefer" replied
the dumfounded conductor. Hesitation was
brief on the part of the waiting women,
who had apparently forgotten for what
purposes elevators were invented and they
rode up to the proper floor amid the "Haw,
Haws" Of the unfeeling masculine passen-
gers
Good Ship Omaha soon-The steamer
Omaha, drawing the barge Louise, is eN-
pected to weigh anchor at Omaha next
Monday or Tuesday. Charles Jordan. who
has control OF the boat and who is now in
Omaha, received word Saturday morning
that the craft left st. Joseph Friday and is
now churning the Missouri with bow to-
ward Omaha. At st. Joseph the boat left
a cargo of freight and took on consign-
ments for up-river points. Captain Massa,
the oldest pilot on the Missouri, is keeping
the steamers nose out of the snags and
sandbanks.
Bonds Are Forfe1ted-At the request Of
City Prosecutor Daniel Judge Troup Satur-
day morning forfeited bonds in thirteen
cases appealed from police court to district
court in which the defendants have never
appeared for trial. Mr.. Daniel said in a
short time ne would begin suit to recover
on these bonds and about eighty others for
feited at the beginning OF the February
term. Mr.. Daniel is bent on breaking up
the practice OF appealing cases from police
court to district court to keep from paying
fine or serving a sentence. Heretofore
most of the cases so appealed have been
allowed TO die a natural death, but Mr..
Daniel has announced he will either try the
cases or forfeit the bonds in case the de-
PENDANTS do not appear,
Signs Get AGixsd-A Harvey street es-
tablishment was advertising a water filter
for domestic use in its show window Sat
uTday morning. The special feature Of
the advertisement was two glass globes
filled with water One OF them was hlleC
with clear sparkling water and the othei
!. with a dark, murky fluid of indeseribablt
color. The purpose was TO show wha
that special filter would do for ordinary
Missouri river water. But In arranging
the advertising cards to indicate the al
! tered and unaltered water to the clear
sparkling globe of water was attached
card saying; This Is a sample OF until
tered Missouri river water" Attached 4
the muddy, murky globe OF water the car,
read: Missouri river water after It ha
passed through our filter"
. MISSOURI WINS FIRST PLACE