Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-01
BRIEF, CITY NEWS

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Pa Roprke for Quality cigars. sis 5. 18TH
3inehart, photographer, 18th & Farnam
Equitable Life, Paul Morton. president.
ioleies sight drafts at maturity. II. D.
Neoly, mauaser. Omaha.
8urgess-Granden Co., now in new quar-
tiers, 1871 Howard. Gas. electric fixtures
and wiring.
Rainfall for June-rho total rainfall In
this locality for the first twenty-nine days
or rJunc was S37 inches. or an excess above
the normal for the same period Of 347
inches
For the safe keeping OF .aonay and
NoIuables the American safe deposit vaults
IN tho Bee building afford absolute secur-
ity Boxes rent for "a per year, or 81 for
three months.
Omaha Man Writes a Play-"Brother's
Revenge is tho name Of a play written by
Fir Molin and which he and his brother
VIII take to England this fall. The author
pays the leading roll.
Burglar Priea open window-while the
family was away from home Monday after
Noon a burglar pried open a window of the
rcsidcnc,o Of Mrs. II. NJ. North and stole
a cowboy saddle valued at SIS.
II. L. Cook out for state Auditor-Dep-
uty State Auditor H. l.. Cook Of 81. Paul
Was IN )aha Tuesday looking after his
candida. in this end OF the state for state
auditor on the republican ticket.
Hugh Murphy Gets Contract-The Park
board. In special meeting Tuesday morning,
awarded 10 Hugh Murphy the contract for
paving Ell Creighton avenue between Park
and Thirty-second avenues. The avenue
vii be paved with puritan brick block.
City Taxes NOW Dslinquent-Tuesday
nsar che 1agV Aau pN vFhg,h ytV, t.-..
could be paid without the penalty of 10
per cent interest. which attaches July /.
The office of the city treasurer was be-
sieged by a crowd Of taxpayers all day
Tuesday and the clerk were kept more
than busy.
Fifty Years Old Native Son Of Omaha
City Building Inspector Withheld was so
years old on Tuesday. The building in
Epector was born In Omaha and has lived
this city all his life. The house in
which he was born, 17l2 Dodge street, is
now occupied by the nurses of the Bishop
Garrison hospital.
lErg. Louise Rowe Buried-Mrs. Louise
Rowe was buried Tuesday morning in Mary
Msgdalene cemetery, South Omaha, the
funeral being held at st. Joseph's church
at 1890 o'clock. She leaves a husband and
two children. The pallbearers were j. o.
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jo'Shea, Stephen Kenchel and Philip Smith.
wants Divorce for aadding About-As-
I sorting she refused to stay at home and
Keep him company when he was sick, sam
uel G.. Stevenson has begun suit for divorce
from Alma Stevenson. He also charges she
"6added' about with other parties and
called up @, mr. men on the telephone. She
has e n sly from home sin,e June u, h
says.
Thieves iS Undertaker's Plaoe-Unbur-
loned 10y superstitions, some daring sneak
thief entered the undertaking pallors of
Brai.ey q Dorrance at Ninete nth and
Cunning streets Monday night while f. j.
Stack and Don Moon two attendants, were
asleep, and stole two watches from this
Iothos OF the young men. The Tim: pee s
Re.e valued at S25 each.
Los Angeles to Boston by Auto-W. G..
p Raipwilk oc Boston, who is making II
J.isuiciy trip across the continent from Los
Angeles to Boston, was IN Omaha Tuesday.
lac, said that he was simply making a
Pleasure trip to see the country and that
he expected to take two years on the trip.
nc IS now going by the shortest route,
bat Is making many out of the way places
as the signatures on the ear showed.
Suit EiIed and Settled in half Hour--Gn
Fss than half an hour Tuesday suit had
Z becn brought against the Union Pacific,
h tsnent confessed and taken and $l,77l
paid TO the plaintiff Dy the attorneys for
he road. TIL suit was brought by William
D. Barrett, administrator of the estate Of
Florence Lutes who was killed at Shelton
asst February by a Union Pacific train.
The road consented to the settlement,
June Bride Record Broksn-The Omaha
record for June brides has been broken in
] spite of the fact that the month opened
with business at the marriage license
bureau dull and the marriage license mar
ket threatening a drop. During the month
Marriage License Clerk Furay has issued
@S permits to wed. Last year, when all
previous records were broken. 2O were is
sued and the year before the number was
pnly 213.
Hydrant Rental Gases on-The hydrant
rental cases still occupy the attention OF
the United States circuit court and are
table to continue for the greater part of
The week. One OF the features of the testi-
mony presented by the city Monday even
ing was that of Prof. Charles f, Crowley,
chemist Of Creighton university faculty,
IN which he stated that an average OF
lhirty-one tons OF sediment was pumped
through the water mains of Omaha daily,
pr about l1.4OO tons annually.
, Riders in idaho Bnl's show-Ben and
Grace Giddings from Fort Pierre, s. ID.
lassed through Omaha on Tuesday en-
quite 20 Lincoln, where they will ride three
lays, July :. 3 and 4, in Idaho BnTs from.
Ter day show, They own a large ranch
vest OF the Missouri river In South Da
tota and bust bronchos' as a business,
lot for pleasure. They are acknowledged
10 experts and will assist in the celebra-
ION In the Capital City. En- route home
Hr. and Miss Giddings purpose visiting
Iiends at Fremont.
omahans Invited to TabithA Roms-In-
citations have been received in Omaha to
attend the dedication of the hospital de-
,artment Of the Tabitha home at Lincoln
text Tuesday. This institution has been
AIKEN over by the general synod OF the
lutheran church and will be operated as
IN orphans home. deaconnesses' home and
\ hospital William J. Bryan and Senator
.. ]. Burkett are among the speakers. The
hospital is located within a mile OF Mr.,
sryan's home. Rev. J, e. Hummon OF
omaha also will be on the program.
social settlement AssociatiOn-The So
settlement association recently formed by
> number OF Omaha women TO further