Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-22
BRIEF CITY NEWS

Have Root Print II.
Diamonds, Edholm, Jswe1er.
Rudolph p. swoboda, Public Accountant.
Pa Rourks for Quality cigars, BIC s. 18th
Einshart, photographer. 18th & Farnam.
DR.. J. J. Foster, dentist. Continental Blk
Bowman, III N. l6, Douglas shoe, $3.50.
Note Harrison q Morton's attractive ad
la special column.
Electrical wiring and Repairs-Burgess-
Granden company, 1911 Howard street.
equitable Lifs-Polices sight drafts at
maturity. ii. ID. Nicely, manager. Omaha.
I $1,000 Omaha Home Telephone bonds
and so per cent stock at 60. Wire Cohn
bros. $50 First, Portland. Ore.
The Omaha chool Of Automobls En-
cheering is a new feature recently opened
at 241S Leavenworth street. 1t instructs
in all phases of motoring and will form a
special class for ladies'.
Keep Your Money and valuAbles in a
safe deposit box in the American Safe De-
posit vault in the Bee building, which Is
absolutely burglar and fireproof. Boxes
rent for only 81 a year, or 81 for three
months.
Omaha Thsater Company-The oman
Theater company, with a capital of $4,000
has been incorporated to operate moving
picture shows, carnivals and theaters. w
r.. Gourley and Ed L. Culver are the in.
corporators.
Red Oak School Ma'arms-Thirty teach
ers engaged in the schools Of Red oak, Ia,
will spend Thursday and Friday in Omaha
The purpose of their visit is to study the
school system in this city with the idea Oi
lettering the schools of their home city.
Beatrice Man Gets the Bargain-An
electric runabout claimed to be worth 500
was bought Tuesday by William Steffen o.
Beatrice for 500. The machine was put OF
sale october 6 at $3.50 and the price reduced
SO each day until sold. For fourteen day!
no buyer appeared.
John II. Brady on Trial-John II. Brady
vino was accused by suspects arrested il
Denver of sending stolen property to then
in that city, was placed on trial in district
court Wednesday morning on a charge OF
breaking into the hardware store OF James
Morton q Sons co. at Fifteenth ana Dodgy
streets. 1t is charged he broke a window
and stole fifteen pocket knives.
j., Fugitive willing to ao-on the charge
| Of being a fugitive from justice. Harvey
Penny of Des Moines, la, is being held a
the police station till an officer from hi
home city arrives and takes him back t
answer a charge of wife desertion. Detec
ttves Ferris and Dunn made the arres
Wednesday morning. Penny has beer
working as an electrician i'm the city 70
some time and he expresses willingness t,
go to Des Moines without requisition pa
pers.
Ed Doyle Comes Clear-Ed Doyle
charged with breaking into the junk stor,
of Jacob Milder, was acquitted by a jur,
In district court Wednesday. Doyle wa.
identified as one Of two men who wer,
\ seen the night of the burglary with tw,
/sacks OF junk and as one of the men VIII,
3 ofterward sold the stolen junk. He wen
' on the stand in his own behalf and saiC
ne had merely met Dick Taylor with tn,
stolen goods and had accompanied him. no
knowing at that time the goods were stolen
The jury believed him and turned hin
loose.
Grand Jury In squads-In order Il
tighten the work Of visiting the man,
public and semi-public Institutions situate,
in Omaha the county grand jury has dl
Nided Itself up into committees. Each com
mittee Will inspect a certain number 0
the institutions. This plan viii shorter
some Of the routine work imposed on tn
"F "'' 6ANN ~ AAPAt hAAAN " h1NhNG I
the hearing OF criminal complaints. Tn
Douglas county commissioners have bee
before the jury Wednesda
afternoon. They will tell the jury Of con
ditions in the county institutions.
Street blockade Causes Collision.
blockade of the street at the corner q
Thirteenth and Douglas at noon Wednesda
resulted from northbound Benson-Sout
Omaha street car No. 26i running into
rear wheel Of a dirt wagon and scatterin
the load of material taken from the stree
which is being repaved. Bystanders sal
that the trouble might have been averte
by more care on the part Of the motormai
The car was not injured beyond the exter
Of a bent passenger guard, but the WACO
had one OF its wheels completely demo
ished and suffered other damage.
Indian Policeman slips n Cog-One O
the indian policemen from the Winnebae
reservation summoned to Omaha as a wi
y ness In som OF the Winnebago bootlej
ging cases succeeded in getting a tank fu
Of booze on the Omaha city reseryatIC
and put in an appearance Wednesd,
morning before the grand Jury I'm such