Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-24

been under heavy bonds to keep the peace.
But he was not as yet, So he. crossed
the street and gave brother-in-iaw the
worst licking that chap ever got, Then re-
Joining the officer the aforesaid belligerent
man came up the elevator and signed a
pledge to be good"
IF you are busy, Judge, 1 wanted to ask
you whether my boy can be evicted Christ
mas day" A white-haired union veteran
who did not disclose his name was speaking
to Justice Eastman.
t'Wheh my boy moved into this house the
yard was full of tim cans, ashes and rub
bish and the owner Of the property agreed
to clean it up. He also promised to pipe
the house for gas. Neither promise was
fulfilled. Well. my boy refused to give up
the second hah Of the months rent NTH
the promise was carried out. Now they
have sent him notice to leave on Christmas
day. He has three days, hasn't he? You
see, Judge, his wife is sick and Christmas
is a mighty poor day to be moving, any
how" .
Don't worry a minute" advised the jus
tiee. Besides the three lays they have
got to file suit and then he can tax a con-
tinuance for eight days. Your son and his
wife needn't be homeless Christmas day"
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For running down Tom Dolon, an old
and partially deaf street cleaner in the
employment of the city, the Twin City
Express company was defendant in a
damage suit for $500 before Justice Bach
man. The driver of the wagon, Tom
Murphy BY name, put IN defense that
Dolon was on the wrong side of the street.
There IS no right and wrong side for
a man who ts hired to pick up paper"
returned the Judge, "and for that matter
the evidence shows that you were driving
on the wrong side yourself. Twenty-Five
ana costs against the company"
The majesty of the law with respect TO
resisting an officer has been vindieated in
the court Of Justice Cockrell. Constable H.
D.. Pierson went out to serve notice of a
replevin suit brought by the Atlantic Dairy
company and s. P. Swarenson, a milkman;
proved o-bstreperous.
He was arrested on the indicated charge
and pleaded guilty. The court was inclined
to be merciful and let him off on pay
ment OF the costs. The actual repievin suit,
which is to recover bottles of the Alamito
company which have wandered through
customers into other mIlkmen's hands, will
come up lot GAaA AhSoNag meat
OF garnishee suits there Is the usual crop,
every Justice in Omaha hearing an average
of two or three a day, Most are brought
through loan sharks who know no dull
season" In fact one of the ugliest features
of this economic parasitism is that in
periods of business depression, when the
average man does the least business, then
the loan shark reaps his greatest harvest
After thinking It over for six months
Antoine Grobeok of South Omaha has
concluded TO sue the Burlington for 500
on account OF the death Of one OF the
finest cows, 50 the petition says anyhow,
in Douglas county.
His petition, which, Il filed ~. the court
OF Justice coekrell. intimates that the
killing OF the eow was. truly malicious"
The mean old engineer seeing Bossy on
the track. instead Of blowing his whistle
and ringing the bell. steame up until he
had . great uomentum on. and then. com
ing down IKE the wolf on the fold, struck
the poor COW amidships.
The influence Of Bee want ad psDe-