Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-25
BRIEF CITY NEWS

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Rudolph =. swobods, PusIio Accountant
1inshSrt, photographer. 18th & FarnAm-
Bowman, liz N. 1e. Douglas shoe. t2.6O.
Pa RourkS for holiday candies and c-
CARS. ale s. 18th.
Equitable Lifo-Policies sight drafts at
maturity. II. D. Nicely, manager, Omaha
For 4mas-Gas or electric reading
lamps make acceptable presents. Prices
reasonable. Burgess-Granden Co., next to
gas office, 1911 Howard st. -
Rabbi Merritt at Temple xsrael-Rabbi
Max Merritt of Evansville, Ind. will occupy
the pulpit Of Temple Israel Friday evening.
The rabbi is now in the city. the guest of
Rabbi Cohn and other friends.
Mrs. Jane Barrett Buried-The funeral
of Mrs. Jane Barrett, who died at the
age of 80 years Wednesday in Mercy hos
pital, Council Bluffs, was held Thursday
morning at the Heafey undertaking parlors.
Interment was in Holy Sepulcher ceme-
terry.
Hour for Teachers Examinations-All
teachers who intend to take the city
tnRchers' examination must be on hand at
yo'clock on the morning Of the first day.
Tuesday. December 29, The examination
will last two days and will be held in the
High school building.
Eva d. barnett Asks Understanding
abandonment and nonsupport for four
years. Eve d. Barnett has applied for a
divorce from John W. Barnett TO whom
she was married in Kansas City in 1885.
Blanchr S~wahdolfaf ms asked for a divorce
from Elroy, charging abandonment.
Mrs. Achsh Hammond at Rest-Mrs.
Achsh Hammond, for over forty years a
resident OF Omaha. was buried Thursday
afternoon in Prospect Hill cemetery. She
lied Tuesday at the age of 70 years at
ner home. HOS North Twenty-ninth street.
and the funeral was held there Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Judge sears VIII Clean Up Dookst-The
week between Christmas and New Year
will be spent in cleaning up appeal cases
from police court by Judge Sears. Begin
ming Monday he will hold court for these
cases in Judge Sutton's court room. Judge
sutton will take the regular criminal docket
and will hear whatever criminal cases may
come up for trial.
bishop Mcintyre 20 Leoture-Bishop
Robert Mcintyre. who presided at the con-
ferences OF the Methodist Episcopal church
in Nebraska last fall. will speak at the
First Methodist Episcopal the evening Of
January 6. giving his lecture on "Buttoned-
up People" His elevation to the eplsco-
pate took place at the last general confer
euce of the church.
santa claus for Judge LssAe-The office
force OF the county judges office played
Santa Claus Thursday by presenting Judge
Leslie with a beautiful cut glass lemonade
set and Chief Clerk c.. c. Sundblad with
} a box OF cigars. Judge Leslie came back
at the donors with a necktie for each OF
the men in the office and a handkerchief
for each of the young women.
Dairyman Fined for Bad Cream-For
having sold a can of cream that tested
less than 16 per cent butter fat, one day
last week. ]. ClRusen, a dairyman Twins
at Fifth and Locust streets, was fined $
ana costs in police court Thursday. HI
said he did not know that the cream
tested low, and had not been arrested be
fore on the charge, so the judge gave hin
the minimum fine.
Troops Have left Fort waShAkio-rrooI
NJ of the Eighth cavalry has arrived al
Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo., from Fort Wash
axle, being the last Of the troops that VIII
ever be stationed at the historic old fort
now definitely abandoned. A detachmen.
OF one officer and nine men of Troop N
will remain at the old fort for several days
superintending the removal OF the govern
ment property remafping there.
Christmas Dinner in tbs DtnsT-To tn
end that Christmas day may be made a
pleasant as possible for those who ar
forced 10 travel on that day the big trans
continental lines nave made elaborate prep
~arations for a big dinner In the dlnin
ears. The Union Pacific has prepared
specially beautiful menu card which con
.ains all the delicacies OF the season. 1t
Sover Is a Christmas scene in colors.
TO LOOk over ThsAssr Plans - Emf
rande and John LAtenser, architect 70