Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-21

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binding, carpentry, architectural and me
chanical drawing, carriage and wagon
building, blacksmithing. tailoring and cut
tins. cooking. sewing, millinery and dress
making and practical farming.
Delay in Tensions continuss-Many OF
the pensioners Of the civn war are still
bewaiiing the delay in the receipt Of their
pensions for the July quarter. Hereto
fore, the payment Of these pensions from
Des Monies has not been later than the
18th Of the month. Most OF the Nebraska
pensioners are paid from the Des Moines
agency and many Of them are put to seri-
Gus inconvenience because Of the delay IN
the receipt OF their quarterly remittances.
Omaha Boys Houseboattnr - Three
Omaha boys, Howard and VIII Roe and
VIII McIlvalne, who are enjoying a boat
ing trip down the Missouri and Mississippi
rivers in a houseboat. have written friends
OF their safe arrival off Cairo, Ill. They
left Omaha about ten days ago and report
faving a fine trip with no mishaps, except
the loss OF a pair Of oars. The name OF
their craft Is the Ruth Marie. which is
sixteen feet in lergth and is comfortably
equipped.
Schmidt Pleads net ouuty-Gus
Schmidt charged with murder in the sec
ond degree was aFraigned before County
Judge Leslie Monday morning and pleaded
not guilty. Schmidt is accused of having
attacked his landlord, Lars c. Jensen, OF
F1fty-ffth and center streets, Sunday
afternoon, July 5, in a quarrel over a keg
OF beer. Jensen, who was 80 years Of age,
was thrown down and licked in the abdo-
men and died from the effects OF his in
turies at st. Joseph's hospital a week
later.
County TeaoherH' TnstitutO-P1ans for
the Douglas County Teachers institute are
being arranged by County superintendent
Yoder. To carry out the spirit of the
recent law setting aside 10 cents a year
per pupil to be spent on libraries, a series
OF lectures will be given by Miss Edith
Tobitt Of the Public Library in order TO
Interest the teachers In the gathering Of
suitable collections Of books. The instl-
tue will be held in the high school build
ing, beginning August Is, and will run for
q week.
Second Plea for pivoroe-Last February,
after a hotly contested divorce suit.
Charles Cunningham Of 2212 Clark street,
was reconciled to his wife, and agreed
to restore peace to his amily. Monday
another petition was filed by Mr.. Cum
bingham alleging that his spouse was con-
tinuing the disagreeable practices which
had driven him into court before, and he
asks for another hearing, Cunningham
is a packing house enploye. He charges
his wife with cruelty, desertion and other
offenses.
Husband Files Answer to wife-In an
swer to divorce proceedings which were
filed by his wife, Kate Swoboda on June
10, Joseph Swoboda filed an answer Mon
day in which he alleges that his wife made
life unbearable for him because OF her
jealous disposition. He asserts that she
would ''berate him II he saw or spoke to
another woman that she frequently FLEW
into a rage" and that her persistent use of
vile names In her seedlings made life so
unpleasant that he was forced to leave her
last March.
Presentation to Colonel welBh-Colonel
L. A. Welsh of the weather bureau was
presented with a new pipe, tobacco, by the
reporters making the federal building. The
genial colonel was speechless with surprise
and qualification for a few moments, but
finally recovered himself sufficiently to eX-
press his thanks in a trembling voice and
with tears in his eyes. He Immediately dis
carded his old pipe that he has been
smoking since the establishment of the
weather bureau in Omaha. and which has
grown short with use at both ends.
Ladies' watch and Mans trousers
About 1 o'clock Monday morning burglars
gained entrance to the residence of o. w,
Crandell, 260i South Thirty-third street, by
raising a window. They secured q ladies'
gold watch and a pair OF mems trousers
Not finding any money in the pants. they
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were found. The residence of o. NJ. Peter.
son. 1890 South Twenty-ninth street, was
also entered by burglars some time during
the night Sunday. At Peterson's residence
they secured one watch and two rings.
Railway Mail AppOintmsnts-These APP.
pointments are announced in the railway
mail service through the office OF Chic.
Clerk Keller Of the Omaha branch of the
Sixth division: Ralph d. Fuller. who re
signed in August 1907, has been ~reappointet
to the Omaha & Ogden division. Georg,
Buhrman is promoted from class to elias.
2 on the Omaha & Ogden division. Georg,
w. Luton OF Waterloo Is appointed to :
permanent position on the Omaha & ogder
division. James F. Afford Of Omaha Is ap
pointed to a permanent position on tn,
Omaha & Mcfarland division.
NabAOhh1 &uAGu GO9b " Ohmp-Onlani
national guardsmep left Monday morninI
for Ashland to attend the state target cam
meet at the place. Companies l of tn,
Second Nebraska national guard an
Company L, First regiment, known as tn,
Dahlman and ThurstoD rifles comprised
the Omaha contingent. The state shoe
lasts thirty days, one-third of the com
panies of the state going al one time an'
remaining ten days. Each company is sup
posed TO send thirty men. A company o
regulars from Fort Crook left for Ashland
Saturday and will camp beside the militia
men to show them how to camp.
Alpha Theta cht's orEanizS-A local or
ganizstion OF the Alpha Theta Chi frater
nifty Of the University Of Nebraska hai
been formed and meetings will be held reg
ularly to talk over the old school day
The Omaha members in the organization
are oliver e. Erwin. Laurence Brown, f.
Denny, Fred Sweeley, DR.. Clarence Ruben
dali, DR.. j. Clyde More, Walter e. Stand
even. Herbert w. Potter, L. A.. Higgins
Edwin NJ. Sunderland, Fred Naughton
Hugh Wallace, George Wallace, John La
tenser. jr.; Hugr Robertson, Gug Robert
son, ]. B. F~radepburg. Henry Leayitt. Ha
Roberts, Claude TIllotson. Clark Denny.
Two mqusatA are RSld-At the inuuesti
held Monday morning on the deaths o
Henry Frees, the painter, who wa