Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-23
BRIEF CITY NEWS
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piamonds-Edholm, Jswsisr.
Coal Ss-Coutant & sauires Tel DssO,
Rinehart, photographer. 18th & Farnam.
Bowman, III N 16. Douglas shoes. $3.50.
Public aooountant-suditor, r. F. swoboda.
Voice oulturs-If interested. see Delmore
! Cheney.
We always have Rock Springs coal. Gen.
| trail Goa; and Coke company OF Omaha
| 18th and Hsrney streets
Deposit Regularly a portion OF your in
come with the City Savings Bank. II is
the surest way to succeed. Interest is
paid on all accounts exactly alike. It
has no preferred class.
Boys in Pool Room-John Bhalis, who
conducts pool room at 1903 Farnam street,
was fined 81 and costs in police court
Saturday for allowing minors to be in his
place.
Problems OF Life-Charles A. Hamilton
will address the Omaha Philosophical So
ciety Sunday at 8 p. m. in Baright hall,
Nineteenth and Farnam streets, on Prob
lens of Life" The meeting are free and
the public is invited.
Major wilcox Home sold--John Nc
Creary closed a deal Saturday for the
Major Wilcox home on Writ, between
Twentieth and Twenty-first streets The
residence. was owned by c. S. Dilley and
the consideration was $780,
Robbed While He Dances-while he was
gaily whirling in the fascinating steps of
the rythmic waltz at the hackmen's ball in
Washington hall Wednesday evening some
thief stole H. B. Hunsicker's long black
overcoat and wolfskin cap. In the pockets
Of the overcoat were some valuable land
papers.
Funeral Of Timothy D. Johnson-The
funeral of Timothy d. Johnson who com
mitted suicide in a fit of dependency,
caused by the death of his wife, was held
Saturday afternoon from the home of his
brother, L. l.. Johnson 1890 Capitol avenue.
The body was sent to Ashland, his former
home, for interment. The coroners jury
will hold an inquest.
Selling Ones Birthright-"Selling ones
Birthright" is the subject of the address of
the Young Mems Christion association,
Seventeenth and Harvey streets Sunday
afternoon, at o'clock, by Rev. R. S. Hyde,
pastor of the Hanscom Park Methodist
church. The Young Mems Christian asso-
citation male chorus will sing. Dr. A. d.
Laird will play a cornet solo.
Body of Negress to Medical College
Eva Smith, the colored woman found dead
in house at Fifth and Jones, where she
! took shelter from the storm last Monday
! night, died of acute pneumonia according
to the verdict of the coroner's jury, which
held an inquest Saturday morning. The
body will probably be given to a medical
| college as no friends or relatives have been
found.
Woman Says Man Beat Her-Belle
| Meyer, 937 North Twenty-fourth street
filed a complaint in the office Of the city
prosecutor Saturday against Walter Dooley
charging him with disturbing the peace.
She alleged he broke into her room and
beat her. She reached in the pocket of her
coat and pulled out big hank of hair.
There is what he pulled out of my head"
she said.
Crook Post ana Corps Celebrate-George
Crook Post Grand Army of the Republic
and Woman's Relief Corps gave a WASH
! ington-Lincoln birthday social in Magnolia
hall Friday evening. The program COM
prised music, recitations and refreshments
| The principal address was delivered by
Rev. ]. f. Poucher of Seward Methodist
church. About $50 members of the organ
ization and their friends were present.
American Radiator Manager-A. H.
| Williams Of Chicago has arrived in Omaha
to succeed Charles Crary as local manager
! of the American Radiator company. Mr..
| Williams was in the city two weeks ago.
| but returned to bring his family to the city
and is making his home at The Merriam
| Mr.. Williams was assistant sales manager
OF the company in Chicago. Mr.. Crary will
remain in Omaha for the present, but has
not announced his plans.
Greater Safety for Elevators-Asking
| for city commission to examine the capa-
| bilities of applicants, the Elevator Conduc-
! tors association of Omaha is endeavoring
to perfect an organization which will insure
| greater safety for the people riding in the
elevators in the large buildings of the city.
| The elevators are examined by the under
writer's but anyone can secure a position
as operator whether he is capable or not.
The association was to remedy this.
Injury Not serious-Peter d. Matteson,
! the veteran janitor of the first floor of the
! postoffice building, who fell a distance of
seventeen feet from the office of the as
sistant postmaster Friday evening, is not
seriously hurt, aside from broken wrist
Mr.. Matteson was cleaning the outside of
the window and slipped the icy sill and
fell to the area. He is about "a years of
age and suffers considerably from the
shock of the fall, but his condition is not
regarded critical.
NO Cnlluren Gan Get HoodB-That the
children may not gain a wrong impression
! of life and the value of commodities,
County Agent Glassman at the county store
has promulgated a rule that none but
adults can in the future secure supplies
there. Children have been going to the
store and taking provisions home, But Mr..
Glassman has come to the conclusion that 1t
is a bad thing for the child and that he
should not know that provisions can be
secured unless paid and worked for.
Flynn Forgets Washington-Washing-
toms birthday is not a holiday for Street
Commissioner Flynn and his gang of street
cleaners, and full time was put in on Sat
urday the same as on other days. Friday
night the scrapers were put in commission
and the snow was scraped out Of the gut
ters In the business section, most of which
has since been carted away The street
commissioner has received many words of
praise for the facility with which he has
cleared the snow from the downtown busi-
! ness streets