Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-27
BRIEF CITY NEWS


ASH your grocer TOT AlhmltO puAAHts
Thomas W. Biackburn, Congressman.
Rudolph =. swoboda, accountant-auditer
Bowman, III N. 1s. Douglas shoe. $3.50
Pa Rourks for Quality cigars. 3te s. 18th.
Rinehart, photographer. 18th s. Farnam
Equitabis life, Paul Morton. president.
Policies sight drafts at maturity. n. d
Nicely, manager, Omaha.
Burgess-Grandsn Co., now in new quar-
tiers. 1911 Howard. Gas, electric fixtures
and wiring.
FOR sale-s1o.0o0 Omaha Home Tels-
phone bonds with 50 per cent stock at SOC.
Cohn Bros, $50 1st ST., Portland. ore.
Saturday night the American safe De-
posit vaults in the Bee building are open
until 9 p. IN. Boxes rent for 81 per year.
81 for three months, and afford absolute
security for money and valuables.
General Construction company-winiam
d. Crist, W. r. Ely and D. c. Gould have
incorporated the General Construction COM
psny with a capital stock Of SlCC, 900. 1t will
do a general contracting business.
Harvest Hands GO to Kansas-A large
party Of men passed through omaha Fri
day on their way to Kensington, Kan. 10
work in the wheat fields. This is the van
guard OF the harvest workers going south.
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established many years, has grown to be
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Thousands of papers read for Items. Good
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Divorce for DesettIon--Mrs. Mahala NJ.
Carpenter has begun suit in district court
for a divorce from George w. Carpenter
TO whom she was married in January. 1879.
She says he deserted her IN 1896 and has
-. IT, .faN 1T. EHa agI- Fnr hpr
maiden name. Clark.
Street Railway wins out-Johann Kuci-
rex failed to SECURE Q verdict against the
street railway company in his suit for
damages by a collision with a car July 4.
He asserted the car ran into his car
rage and threw him out. lie sued for
$500. The jury returned a verdict for the
company Friday.
"1illy" Kierstead Proud of Hadges-W.
I. Kierstead is the proud possessor OF the
reception committee badge he wore IN
Omaha, October y. 1887. on the occasion
of the visit of President and Mrs. Grover
Cleveland to this city. He has kept az
souvenirs all the different badges he has
worn from time to time and prizes this
especial badge very highly.
Hurdiok Family Gives UP Homs-Rev'
Newman Hall Burdick, pastor of the Sec
OnQ GTtSDA ltIldH tANlth' laS ShiPfNN H9
household goods to Helena, Mont, where
he goes July 6 to become' pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church, and he and
family have taken rooms, pending their
departure from the city. at the home of
Miss Kittie c. Avery, g13O Decatur street.
Man ana wife UP Cor Flghtipg-For the
second time within the last few months
George Lundell and wife appeared before
Police Judge Crawford Friday on the
charge of fighting and disturbing the
peace. on the former occasion Mrs. Lun-
dell was given a. thirty-dsy sentence and
ner husband discharged. and to even mat
ters up to d certain degree she was dis
charged This morning ard Lundell will
serve ten DAYS.
River &c High Tide stll-The Missouri
eiVer stll held it's own at the stage of ISL
feet at Omaha Friday morning. \ fall of
half a foot was reported at Sioux city
with a rise Of cne-tenth Of a foot at Blair
bridge. a falling river is reported al st.
Joseph and Plattsmauth. River authort
ties predict a fan at Omaha during Friday
afternoon ard night and Saturday. It is
not thought probable that the slight rise
at Blair bridge Of FriCGy morning Will be
perCeptible at Omaha.
ALLOWS liquor SOLD Under His Name-
Wade Woodland, formerly proprietor Of a
pool hall at Maryville. Mo, was arrested in
Omaha Friday and will have TO go back
10 his old home to answer indictments
charging him with violating the local option
aw. According to a statement made by
Woodland he sold his pool hall and allowed
the purchaser to continue selling liquor
under his name. Eleven indictments are
aid 10 have been returned against him.
He consented 10 return without a requisi-
lion.
John MoDonald in Critical state-The
condition of ex-Sheriff John w. McDon-
lid, who was operated on Thursday at
Wise Memorial hopital. was worse Friday
morning and at noon it was stated his
chances for recovery were small. During
the forenoon he had a severe hemmorhage,
which was very weakening. 1t was said
recurrence of the trouble might prove
fatal. He was operated on for gall stones
md appendicitis. An old wound he re-
celved several years ago while on the
police force is also giving him considerable
trouble.
Park Board Case Argued-Assistant City
Attorney Rine and Attorney f. A. Brogan
returned Thursday evening from Lincoln,
where during the day they argued the
Park board case before the supreme court.
Mr.. Rine appeared for the mayor and the
sity and contended that the mayor should
have the power to appoint the commission
YRS, while Mr.. Brogan presented the dis
.rict judges side OF the case and main
lained that they should appoint the mem.
bers OF the board. The supreme court took
the case under Amusement and It may be
home time before a decision is repdered.
rrAinmsn Invite the womsn-special in
Vitations are extended to the women