Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-14

afternoon at 2 o'clock in the lecture room
of the library building. Mrs. I. j.. Roberts
is leader. The evening club will meet in
the same place at 1880 o'clock. Mrs. Cath
crime Corey is leader.
Your Money and Insurance Papers
should be kept in a fire and burglar
proof safe deposit box in the American
Safe Deposit vaults in the Bee building.
Boxes rent for only 81 a year.
Five Thousand Dollars for Loss of Foot
For the loss of his foot, which was
crushed in an ~ice-hoisting device at Cut
off lake last winter, Louis p. Sipe will re-
ceive $500 from the Omaha Ice and Cold
Storage company. Some time ago Sipe
started suit in district court for $4,000, but
the defendant company offered to confess
judgment for 5000 and the offer was &C
cepted by Sipe.
Aged Man Struck by Engine-C. o. Carl
son, aged 70, who lives at Gibson, Neb., a
few miles south of Omaha on the Burling-
ton, was struck by a switch engine in the
Gibson yards Friday morning while he was
picking up coal. He was severely cut and
bruised about the head, one ear cut off
and other injuries sustained. The old man
was taken to Emmanuel hospital, where DR..
b.. b. Davis attended him.
Marriage Fails to Take-Asserting her
husband had given her only SIG since May
l., Florence May Murray has applied for a
divorce from Mark F. Murray. She makes
the general charge of nonsupport. Hattie
e.. Longmore has applied for a divorce
from Clarence Longmore, charging nom
support. Mabel Brodie also seeks release
from Richard Brodie, charging he struck
her, called her names and did not provide
for her.
Trouble With Telephonss-Guests at the
Her Grand hotel were awakened a few
evenings ago b. every telephone In the
house ringing simultaneously-all the rooms
being furnished with telephones. The result
was that the sleeping guests didn't know
whether 1t was a fire or a riot alarm. The
trouble was soon discovered to be a tenn
porary disarrangement Of the automatic ex-
change and the trouble was finally RENEE
died by cutting off the connection and peace
was secured.
Kansas Official After witnssses-Dep-
uty United States Marshal w, NJ. Granger
OF Atchison, Kan, is in Omaha looking up
witnesses to appear before the I'm ted States
circuit court at Topeka in some railroad
rate cases, The case is set for hearing
early next week. but the nature Of it Mar
shall Warner would not disclose. He inn
pressed an automobile into service Thurs
day night to serve notice on witnesses and
is hunting for others Friday afternoon.
Marshal Granger is stopping at the Kar-
bach.
Holdregs Nan Sees Money ao-while
seeing Omaha Thursday afternoon Mar
tin Piska of Holdrege saw 10 hard-earned
dollars which he had disappear into the
pockets OF two men he met and matched
dollars with. The game was reported to
the police after the strangers had dlsap-
pearcd, Piska deciding that he had been
'confidented' out OF his money by the men
They were described to the detective de-
partment and an effort will be made &c
locate them.
Order to Cease Prosecuting Endres-A
restraining order has been Issued by the
district court directing City Prosecutor IL
S. Daniel TO cease prosecuting Pete Endrei
when he is arrested for unlawfuly hauling
garbage, Endres has been arrested a num-
Der. OF times for this offense and has ap.
pealed the case each time. John o. Yeisel
Is hrs attorney and a test is being made OF
~present ely garbage ordinance to see
a Il Is permiss bic to allow only one com
pany 20 haul garbage.
Looking for CrsOsots RlOOzs-Mayor C.
NJ. Conway and dozen aldermen and city
officials OF Shenandoah, Ia, spent Thurs-
day in Omaha. They are enroute to Min
neapolis to investigate the merits OF creo-
sote block paving, The party probably
VIII come back enthusiastic over that kind
Of paving. for they are making the trip In
charge OF an official OF the company which
makes the blocks, and he IL doing the usua.