Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-21
BRIEF CITY NEWS

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RuhOiph p. swOboda, Pubno-AeoOuntant.
Bowman, III N. 1s. Douglas shoe. $3.50.
IA Eourks for Quality cigars, SIS 8. 18th.
Rinshart, photographer. 18th & Farnam.
James G. Kinsisr for county atty. Adv.
Equitable Lafs-Poiciss, sight drafts at
maturity. II ID. Nicely, manager. Omaha.
Burgess-orandsn Co, now In new quar-
ters, 1911 Howard, Gas, electric fixtures
and wiring.
xmpsraonating an offlcer-For lmper-
Bonating an officer and attempting to ar
Jest a young man whom he agreed 10 re-
sase for the sum OF 81. Warren Henley was
sentenced to thirty days in Jail by Judge
Crawford.
Paving Of I'd Creighton Avenus-The
laying Of the brick paving on Ed Creighton
avenue, south OF Hanscom park, was be-
gun Monday. Contractors have also begun
grading Central boulevard from the park
outh to Gold street.
Pocket. Picked on street Care. Feldhu-
Ten of Florence reported to the police that
while he was standing on the runboard Of
an eastbound Farnam street car he had
his pocket picked Of an envelope contain
ing t14 in currency and SIS in gold.
George Green Plays for Auburn-Diree-
tors Of the German-Amer1can annual field
day celebration at Auburn. August o,
visited Omaha Monday and carried back a
contract with George Green for Mr..
Green and his entire band to furnish the
music at the celebration.
listen, Girls, TO This-C. l.. Thomas
of the Bee editorial staff is asking for
bids for the construction of a new 50, 800
residence on West FRrnam street near For
ty-seventh. r. A. Hennlnger is the archi-
tect. The home will be built on two slightly
lots just east OF H.. d. Reeds new residence
section.
o Psgg Altar Ice Men-John Grant
Pegg, inspector of weighs and measures,
has set his pegs for the ice dealers, who
10 not provide scales for their wagons.
de says that many Of the dealers are
telling Ice by guess and by gosh" and not
~ weight, and he purposes laying in wait
or the scaleless wagons.
Frank Beggatt Denies Charga-Frank
Leggatt pleaded not guilty to the charge
Of breaking and entering before Judge
Leslie in county court Monday morning
and was bound over to the district court
under bonds OF $500. 1t is alleged that
Leggatt entered a storehouse belonging to
William Penoyer on the night Of June 6
and stole tools valued at s2S.
Iowans Come to Omaha for I~deas-Presi-
dent Reed and Secretary Hughes of the
Council Bluffs Board Of Education spent
Monday in Omaha, looking into the method
of keeping the records in the Omaha school
system and getting pointers from the record
books in the offices Of the superintendent
of instruction and the secretary Of the
board.
woman BECOMES Insane on Tratn-Mrs.
Marion Podesta, an Italian woman, was
taken off a train at Omaha insane and con-
fined III the Omaha General hospital. She
was going from Stockton. Cal. to Italy to
be with a 5iok mother and her reason left
her Incidentally Stockton is the site OF
one of the largest insane asylums in the
country.
Applications In Bankruptey-Axel 3.
Smith. a real estate dealer OF Benson, has
filed his voluntary application In bank
ruptcy in the United States district court,
He schedules his liabilities at 22,474,N and
his assets at sos. Enos A. sciple of Omaha,
giving his occupation as a clerk, has made
a similar application with liabilities at
1850 - and assets at 500.
Students Of Esperanto-People interested
ia the study OF Esperanto the new uni
versal language, will meet in the grand
stand In Hanscom park Saturday afternoon
at 2 o'clock 20 plan for the formation OF q
club for the study of the new language.
Those who are interested in the study are
requested to communicate with Mrs. c.. J.
Roberts. Fifty-third and Center streets.
Caught Selling LlQuor-Fred Jensen. a
saloon keeper at Twentieth and Cunning
streets, was seen selling a bottle of whisky
Sunday by officer Woodbridge, who imme-
diately captured the purchaser and confls.
Gated the whisky. Upon attempting to en-
ter the saloon Woodbridge was refused ad-
mittance by the proprietor, who had locked
the doors. Woodbridge arrested Jensen or
the charge of selling liquor on Sunday.
IN the Divorce Court-Myrtle Guerrau
was granted freedom from marital ties &c
Peter ]. Guerran Monday morning by
Judge RedicN on the ground of non-support
A divorce decree was granted Frank h
Brown from his wife. Anna, by Judg,
Kennedy on the ground of cruelty and
Belle c. Harris. whose petition against hel
husband William /. was tried before Judg,
Estello was given her liberty because o.
her husbands neglect.
Head Of Colored SCHOOL,. j. Rey,
holds. director of industries OF the Kan
Ins Western university and state industrial
department, is I'm Omaha to secure stu
tents for the school, which is one OF tn,
best known Institutions for colored chill
aren and young people in the country, TIT
university Is located at Quindaro and hai
an enrolment of 300, In charge OF twenty
five instructors. The Industrial depart