Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-27

READ was pinched between II and the noor.
osesihs PROBABLE fracture Of the skull and
seNeIe conclusion OF the brain. lie was
euenoee oy Dr. c. NJ. SCHMIDT aud re-
moved 20 the hospital where little homes
are held out for his recovery. ne had
been hurt once before in the hacking house
and was given the job Of running thu
elevator that the work might he easier on
him. He had been working the elevator
for a year previous to the accident. He ls
said TO be rather slow Of thought, aud
when the small defect OF the machinery
caused him TO lose control he took a sudden
frlght and jumped to his death. Nichols
is not his proper name, but he is from
Russia ana was given the name on account
OF the impossibility Of pronouncing his
foreign title.
skull Fractured by snow ball.
The 4-year-old daughter of oficer Her
man Tangeman was seriously injured last
evening by a snow ball in which was
pressed a piece Of rock. The ball was said
TO have been thrown by Arthur Powell, a
neighbor. Several boys ranging from IL TO
Is years Of age were throwing snow balls
and the little girl was struck by one on
the side of the head which fractured the
skull and drove several fine splintere Into
the brain. She was taken 10 the South
Omaha hospital In an unconscious condi-
ton and her recovery is doubtful
Mortenson Too Demonatrative.
l.. A. Mortenson was arrested yesterday
evening for yielding TO inordinate de-
sire to embrace things and perform other
unusual stunts. He was found on the
street between NJ and n on Twenty-fourth.
His condition was due, 1t is believed. to
too much drink. First he united horse
and turned IL loose on the street. Thea
In a ft of anger against two small dogn
he kicked them across the street Then
he met two high school girls, whom he
emphatically embraced, for which he was
arrested. He is well dressed and would
naturally make pretensions to being gem
tleman.
Magic City Gossip.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to all
parts OF the city. Telephoen No.
Perry Fillmore was sentenced TO twenty
days in the county Jail for vagrancy.
Mrs. NJ. &c. Broderson, Forty-first and .,
is making improvements to her property.
w. II, Hit, who was hit Sunday after
noon by brick, will not be able to be
out for several days. 40 ..
W. M. Farmer yesterday took out a per-
NIT for the Improvement OF his property
at Twenty-siXth and II streets.
Miss Florence Campbell has returned
from a recent visit 70 Lincoln. She was
accompanied by Miss Margaret Randall OF
Bellevue college.
J. w Teeters was fined % and costs for
becoming Intoxicated and causing his Is
year-old son to become intoxicated also.
Pete Thomas was fined for vagrancy.
III, l.. Kidder Of Oacoma, s. D., Is 4 the
guest of w. +. Burdick. He is interested
in South Dakota land. He said that the
Missouri floods in his section were very
severe this season..
The coToner's jury in the Julius Hanuse
case brought in verdict of temporary In
sanity and self-destruction by shooting. He
was buried in Laurel Hin cemetery at
p. m. Rev. George Van Wrinkle preached
the sermon.
The attendance Of the cottage prayer
meetings last night was very large. They
are being held again at the same place to-
tonight in the interests of the local Young
Mems Christian association.
The following births were reported yes
terday: Robert Shanahan, Fortieth and M,
a boy; Joe Toman, 255 South Eighteenth, a
girl; Frank Brukua, SSlS T, boy; Frank
Staneck, 2S13 T. boy; John Stohl. 300
North Twenty-frst. a girl
., All OF the offending saioonmen of Sum
day came into police court and pleaded
guilty to dieorderly conduct and were fined
$40 and costs. They were Del Green, Bar
ney Cogan, Mike Hannigan, Hans Lind.
berg, Thomas Meehan, barkeeper for Fred
Hefiiinger. and Charles Dirks.