Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-18

sent out to locate Floid. He was at work
on a new building at Seventeenth and
Cunning street. The message requested
that he go home to Topeka at once.
Laborsr sues for s25,ooo-suit for $780,
s75 has been started in district court by
James Prendergast, a laborer, against
Forbes, Green & Stembaugh and the Met
ropolitan Construction company, for whom
he worked. He says while working on a
building at Seventeenth and Howard streets
the elevator cable broke and he was dropped
five stories and permanently injured. He
wants sos, 600 for his injuries and 1886 for
expenses.
Woman Gets sixty Days-The theft of
a woman's fur coat and a skirt cost Emma
Mcdonald, the confederate of Harry Zen
ner, the suit case thief. sixty days in the
county Jail. The woman was arrested
Monday afternoon by Patrolman Boyle on
complaint of Leila Glines. Zenner is now
serving a thirty days sentence for appro-
priating a fur coat and suit case belonging
to a stockman whom he met at the Union
depot one evening.
Osborn Wins the Baoe-Deputy Sheriff
Osborn won out I'm the race with q Chicago
officer for the possession of i. G.. Living
stone. who is under indictment on a charge
Of forgery. Livingstone was arrested at
Columbus. While a Chicago officer, who
was also after him, was in Lincoln trying
to get requisition papers Deputy Sheriff
Osborn went to Columbus Monday after
! noon and got the man and he is now in
the Douglas county jail.
New. q. W.. savidge Sues for Damasss-
Rev. Charles w. Savidge OF the House Of
Hope has begun suit in county court for
$40 AGAINST the Omaha Cunning system
and Raymond A. Post. September 10. ac-
, cording to his petition, a horse and car
riage belonging to the defendants tres
passed on the grounds of the House of
Hope and broke a hydrant, for the repair
of which he spent $40. He wants the de-
PENDANTS held for enough to repay the cost
of the repairs, 81 s,a
Pays for Hitting Copductor-An appar-
emily unprovoked assault upon Conductor
Z. l.. Logsdon of the South Omaha street
car line Monday night resulted in the for
fixture of the cash bond of $25 put up by
Jasper Siatti, who smashed the conductors
eyeglasses with a switch iron. 1t is said
that Siatti grabbed the switch iron at Four
teenth and Harvey streets and struck Logs
don in the face. breaking his glasses, but
not injuring him. Judge Crawford thought
that the fun ought to cost Siatti the SIS.
Christmas Packages for Philippines
Many Omaha people who have friends in
the Philippines have begun sending their
Christmas packages to the islands. It is
necessary that these packages destined for
that far away land should be mailed DURING
the newt few days to reach the Philippines
by Christmas. The Postoffice department
asks that mail packages destined for Ma
Mia, Japan or China be mailed as early as
possible. 1t takes about thirty-five days
for mail packages to reach these points
from Omaha.
Motorman Hurt In the DarE-Movins
west in the dark along the Q street car
line which is being operated as a stub line
while the Q street viaduct is being re
paired the street car hit a pile Of brick
which had been left on the track by tn,
PAYERS and the car was thrown from tn,
track and badly wrecked. The motorman
George Harris, who lives at Thirteenth and
Vinton streets, was badly injured and sew
eral of the passengers were badly shaker
up. The accident happened at Forty frs
and Q streets.
Thomas Up with the Nasbys-Postmas.
ter b. F. Thomas has just received motto,
OF his appointment as a member OF tn,
executive committee Of the National As
ISOLATION OF Postmasters of the first class
The appointment is made by Presiden
Henry Blum of Savannah, Ga, the new
president of the association. The execu
tive committee consists OF Postmaster
Barnes of Washington. chairman; j. r
Carter Of Birmingham. Ala; f. C. Mans
field of Boston. Major A. w. Wills o
Nashville and b. F. Thomas Of Omaha
This committee will have general charg
Of the affairs Of the association. The homo
is one which Postmaster Thomas highl,
appreciates.
Visit Government LAborator.
DIR. II. +. Sawyer. who has charge OF tn
installation OF the alcohol still to be place,
In Omaha for the National Corn exposition
was a visitor at the new government lab
oratory now being placed I'm the federa
building by superintending Chemist Ross
He expressed himself as surprised at tn
completeness OF the government plant
which is regarded as one OF the finest 1
the country. The new government plan
will be ready for work in a week or tw
more. A number OF tests OF drug and foo
products lave already been made by Chem
list Ross, the reports OF which have bee