Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-30

and the name Of the town whence written
afford a clue to the Identity OF the honey
mooners for whom It was intended.
-Four Boys GO 70 Dstentio~ Home
Four boys. all OF them i6 wears Of age, ar
rested by the Bcmis Bag company for dis
orderly conduct. were sent to the Detention
home Thursday morning by the probation
officers, following former more lenient
treatment which did not result In the boys
mending their ways. The four boys are
Roy Wright, 1913 Jones street; Joe Adams,
1910 South Fourteenth street; Charles
Matcha, 1923 South Fourteenth street, and
Eddie FABIAN, 2S14 South Thirteenth street.
Stealing on PisOs WORK PLAZA thief
who appears to be doing a sort of piece
work business stole a front wheel off Of
one bicycle at the Young Mems Christian
association building Tuesday evening and
then took the rear wheel Of another. Up
to date no trace of the missing parts Of
bicycles have been recovered by the police.
II Is thought that the thief is making a
business of taking only parts Of bicycles
and by putting the various parts together
is able to make wheels that will sell with
out arousing suspicion.
Three victims Caught in Raid Nst-A
raid on a house at Eleventh and Mason
streets, where men and women OF ques-
tionable character were said to be living
In violation of the ordinances concerning
the prescribed district OF the city, resulted
in the arrest of two women, Lucille Dubray
and Charlotte Duval. and a man who gave
the name OF Louis Chubby. Police Sergeant
Sigwart and Patrolmen Drlscoll and w. r.
Wilson made the raid Thursday morning
and tho three persons arrested were locked
up at the police station.
Claims for Damages Reducsd-In order
to keep his suit for damages in the state
courts William F. Eden has reduced his
claim against the Omaha Packing company
from $6, 900 to 1880, Eden was injured
last September by falling down an elevator
shaft in the smoke house of the Omaha
Packing company. Charging the company
with negligence in leaving the guard rail
open he filed suit in district court for
$4,000 last February. The company re-
moved the suit to the federal court and
Thursday Eden filed a new suit In district
court putting the amount at less than 1000
in order to prevent it's removal to federal
court.
Two OLD Friends Meet. II. Garland.
general agent of the refrigerator service OF
the Burlington. was in Omahe. Thursday
and visited with his friend, L. w. wakeley,
general passenger agent, with whom he
started to work for the Burlington thirty
years ago in the local freight office in
Chicago. Mr.. Garland is the originator OF
the Garland ventilator which is going int
general use on all the passenger and re.
frigerator cars Of the country. The Pull.
man company has $500 cars ventilated By
this system and there are now approx
mately 5000 other cars in service with tn,
same device. The Santa Fe is building so
new refrigerator cars which will be equip
ped with the Garland ventilators.
Fight to Cut AHsessment-suit by which
Clay, Robinson & Co., live stock commits
sion merchants of South Omaha, hope I
have their county assessment reduced from
$4,000 as fixed by the Board of Equaliza
ton, to $40, has been started before Judg
: Kennedy. The firm in its schedule returhe
only SIPS, including office furniture and fix
lures. The board raised the assessment I
10000 to cover money loaned by the fir
on live stock. The company contends III
notes representing the loaned money ar
= sent to the Chicago office and are nc
taxable here. Deputy County Attorne
Ellick, who is representing the county, hold
'U" SNOi VSbivNV VI WOTkln
. capital in the county and should pay take
on it.
Five Unhappy couples-Clara Castl
t has applied to the district court for a d
| vorce from John S. Castle, to whom sh
, was married October 20, 1907, in Counc
Bluffs. She charges he struck her an
called her vile names in tho presence c
: her l7-year-old daughter and his own chi
dren. The petition says he was arreste
h for abuse and fined $40 in police court. Sf
% also asserts he has not supported he
She wants him restrained from inturin
her and asks the restoration of her forme
a name, Hoyt. Four couples tina could nj
be happy in the matrimonial yoke hay
been given their freedom by the divorc
courts. Charlotte Simmons secured a d,
cree from James A. mmon on charg,
n of n~onsupport. Mildred Isabelle Good WIS
given a divorce from Howard Jesse G
/, grounds OF infidelity. Walter S. Muirhea
n was given a decree freeing him from Jul
q N. on charges OF cruelty. A. L. Benedi
e was divorced from Ellen on charges
cruelty.