Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-05

few moments later the family. seated at
supper. saw a cloud OF smoke issue from
the closet The fire department responded
to an alarm and put out the blaze with
ioss OF 800 TO furniture and $40 to the
building.
Painters ana Dsoorators Elsct-Frank
II. Craig was elected president Of the
Master Painters and Decorators association,
at a meeting held in the rooms Of the as
sociation on the fifth floor OF The Bee
building Monday evening. Other officers
elected were NJ. T.. Endres, vice president;
william 8. Wedge, secretary: Gustave A.
Fuchs. treasurer. The directors elected
were Charles G. Hunt. and A. A. HobsOn.
Another suit Against the union Pacific
United States District Attorney Goss
began another suit against the Union Pa
cific Railroad company in the United
States district court Tuesday for violation
OF the twenty -eight-hour law. The petit
tion alleges that a train load OF $500 sheep
in transit from Laramie. Wyo., to South
Omaha, were kept aboatd the train ex-
ceeding twenty-eight hours while in tran
sit without being unloaded for rest, food
or water.
George A. Joslyn Escapes Pusumonia--
George A. Joslyn, president and general
manager of the Western Newspaper Union,
residing at Se02 Davenport street, who for
the last two days has given his family
considerably anxiety because of his serious
condition, waB reported much improved
Tuesday morning. Mr.. Joslyn had a severe
attack OF the grip, which threatened to
turn into pneumonia. but the report Tues
day morning was that his condition was
clear Of all complications.
John e. Rowlands, manager of the Bur
roushs Adding Machine company, has
| bought the beautiful home of H. Vance
Lane, 522 South Fortieth street, and will
occupy 1t as his home. whereby hangs a
little Cupid tale. The purchase price was
$4,000. Mrs. Lane will occupy the home
until the close Of school, when she and
the children will join Mr.. Lane in Salt
Lake. where he has gone as president OF
the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone COM
psny.
Big jim well Enough TO Travel--"Bis
| Jim" the favorite of the Armour team OF
six, who was taken i'll enroute to Omaha
| from Denver a week ago, has recovered
and left Tuesday for Chicago in special
/ express car attached to the Milwaukee
passenger train. During his illness in
] Omaha Jim received all the attentions OF
| a big sick boy and the only one in a
wealthy family. Grandmothers from all
sides of the house could not have done
more for a boy than the employees of Ar
mour g. Co did for Jim"
Rsputsd wealthy, but Died Poor-Mose
sturman, a pioneer of Omaha, and at one
time supposed to have been wealthy, died
| yesterday morning at the County hospital
| from infirmities due to old age. At one
time ne was a deputy sheriff. and prior tc
his going to the hospital he was an as
sistsnt to the county agent. He went tc
! California in 1910 and is said to have struck
| 1t rich. He was friend of the elder
Mackay and came to Omaha at an early
day HIS property was lost and when old
! age came on he had to accept the charity
OF the county.
NO Charge Against Gtrl--Pearl Farrell
the young woman, who is suspected oi
leaving poisoned candy at the home o
Jesse Z. Wright where she was staying
is still held at the county iail. but nC
charge has been filed against her. County
Attorney English said Tuesday he wal
still looking up evidence in the case and
would not make a move until he had seer
| another witness to whom Miss Farrell II
alleged to have made a confession. Hc
investigate Miss Farrelrs conduct. but hC
has not done so yet. 1e
Creighton Law Chooses Debatsrs--At q
preliminary debate held at Creighton Law
school Monday night Harland L. Mossman
Archie w. Proctor and Hugh ]. Boyle were
| chosen as debaters. with Charles Hassk'
as alternate, for a debate which is to b'
held some time in March at Vermilion, S
D., with representatives OF the University
of South Dakota. Judge Lee s. Estelle, {
J. Smyth and Rev. w. p. O'Connor, vice
president of Creighton university, were
| judges The subject of the debate will bt
should the United States Naturalze th'
Japanese" The debate will be held thii
year in Vermilion and next year in Omaha
Mass for Count Creighton and DR.. 1Ile!
Requiem high mass was said at st. Jo
seph's hospital Tuesday morning at $3.50 fol
DIR Andrew W. Riley, who died last Friday
in his rooms at Sixteenth and Jackson
streets after a short illness. Father Johr
Jennettee officiated at the mass. DIR. Riley
wes house physician for st. Joseph's hos
pital for a good many years and wa
greatly loved by the attaches of the hos
pital Friday being founders day oi
Creighton university high mass will be SAID
at St. Joseph's hospital at $3.50 for Count
JBihl n 1lelbhAoAt AOohdSA Va NhN ht0PiN0A
and it's principal patron.
niS Fer Gent Dividsnds--In a meeting
Of the directors OF the state Insurance
lcompany of Nebraska held at the com
panys office these officers were elected
e. A. Cudahy. president; c. f. McGrew
vice president; Luther Drake, second VIC
president; A. ], Love, secretary and treas
urer: e. p. Fitch. assistant secretary. Re
ports were presented showing satisfac
tory increase over 1907 in business written
assets and surplus. BY resolution of tn,
directory a per cent dividend was de
clared. These compose the directory OF tn
company: Z, A. Cudahy. vice presiden
cudahy Packing company; c. +. McGrew
vice president Omaha National bank; ]. c
Gown, general counsel Of the company
f. ". Lewis, treasurer Crane company
John S. Brady. treasurer MoCord-BBad!
company; l.. NJ Keene, president Fremon
National bank; A. J. Love, insurance; Z
f. Howell, insurance; o. w Palm, insur
ance, Lincoln.