Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-12
BRIEF CITY NEWS.

Commissioners TO Lincoln-The county
commissioners went to Lincoln Monday to
be present in the legislature when the bill
providing for the feeding Of county pris-
oners on contract comes up.
woman ASKS 1ivOroo-cora Ellen King
applied to the district court Monday for a
divorce from William II. King. on the
ground Of nonsupport. They were married
In Clay Center, Kan, June q, 1888.
Titlsa TO Public Buildinss-The United
States district attorneys office is Kept busy
at present examining the titles to the sites
for the new public buildings to be erected
at Kearney, Nebraska City and Columbus.
Title Is also being examined for an addi-
tion to the federal building site at Platts-
mouth.
Omaha in PicturO-The Northwestern
road has issued a neat pamphlet on
Omaha and Council Bluffs with half-tone
pictures OF the leading buildings OF both
cities, The booklet gives a history Of
Omaha and a story Of Omaha Of today. It
is replete with all sorts Of information Of
the two cities.
Concert for Byrtans-A benefit concert
under the auspices OF Mrs. L. +. Crofoot
for the Syrian Congregation OF Omaha will
be given Thursday evening. March n. at
Creighton university hail, Twehty-ffth
and California streets. The program, which
includes such names as Mrs. w. w. Turner.
Mrs. Thomas Rogers, Mrs. Edwin Swobe,
Miss Nash. Wallace Lyman and Mr.. Nc
Intyre. will be published later.
Horse KILLED By . street Cara Harvey
street car struck a saddled horse standing
on the tracks at Thirty-thiFd and Webster
streets early Monday morning, 10 badly In
~. Lii Lad
rather than allow 1t to continue to suffer.
The car was In charge Of Motorman w.
Timple and Conductor Q. N. Eaton, who
notified the police 1t is believed the horse
"a the property of Peter Jensen. 3i5 South
FOrtY-second street.
Miss Ripke Gets AEarEisd--Mlss Eva
Ripke, the young woman who was with
Frank X. Potts when he killed himself
IN Council BUNS q few months ago
was married Sunday evening in the. Wind
eor hotel to Cypert A Talley by Rev. d. W
MoGregor pastor OF Dietz Mehnoria
church Miss Ripke was held by the Coun
ell BLUFFS authorities and discharged sfte
a trial Mr.. Talley is an employee In tn,
Union Pacific local freight house.
hattie Mountain sanitsrium-Captain II
e. Palmer, local manager for the Battl
Mountain sanitarium at Hot Springs, 8. d.
and member OF the national board OF trus
tees for the National Homes for Disable'
Volunteers. Is Just closing up the details o
the contracts for 5000 OF fencing aroun
the sanitarium grounds. The successful
Y bidders for the contracts were the Owen
Concrete Fence company OF Omaha, 70
concrete fence posts, and the Ancho
Fence company Of Omaha. for the iro
fencing about the 'eighty-aere tract.
ERIK sshlstrom win Zavs New Home
Erik sehlstrom has bought two lots and
seven-room frame house at the southeai
corner Of Twenty-seventh and Indiana av'
nues for home from the Byron Reed con
pany. The tract Is 96xl2 feet and was sol
for the reported price Of $500. While II
property is not in the most desirable res
dence section Of the city, the purposes Il
which It was bought were out OF the ord
nary. Mr.. Erikson is AFFLICTED with asthm
and as the house Is situated on a HE
blur, overlooking the country for sever
miles. It was hoped that the change won
benefit his health.