Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-17
ERIEE CITY NEWS

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Rinshart, photographer. 18th q Farnsm.
James o. Einsisr for county attof'y. Adv.
Equitable 1tfs-PolIcies sight drafts at
maturity. H D. Nicely. manager Omaha.
Burgess-0randsn o., now in new quar-
tiers. 1911 Howard. Gas, electric fixtures
and wiring.
Yeomsn win Have . RAlly-Tho Broth
erhood Of American Yaomen will have a
rally meeting at their hall. 10 North Four
t1cnth street. Friday evening, wnen J. II.
Campbell, national lecturer OF Des Moines,
"a, will be present.
SAM Old Hydrant Rental BIl-The
Omaha Water company filed the usual
nydrant rentnl bill against the city in the
United States circuit court Thursday after
hoon Tor the last six months OF 1903. The
amount OF the bill Is 1850.
River Continues Taning-The Missouri
river continues to fall slowly and the pros
rect FOR removing the big dredge barge Of
t1e Poliard-Campbcil Dredging company,
witch is on a sand bar several miles above
Florence. is about as remote az ever.
win Attend Hotel Mems Convention
Tile Omaha hotels will he literally rep
resented at the annual meeting OF the
Northwestern Hoteimcn's association to be
held at Deadwood August 2 to 4 The
Omaha contingent will charter a special
cur for the affair.
Omaha Singers at chautauqua-Delmore
b. Cheney has secured a contract with the
C-hautauqua association at Clear Lake, Ia,
to give the closing concert on the evening
Of August Q and the choir of fifty voices
from the Kountze Memorial church is pre-
caring to present an elaborate program.
Meseath sells to Gatos-The Megeath
Ef.ffan.wrs .,t.A.,sv k,. Y.,fl TO- l---aH.
news stand and pictorial post card bust
ness at Sixteenth and Farnam streets to
A. c. Gates. who formerly conducted the
news store on Farnnm street IN the stand
which was conflscated when the new Hen
shaw hotel building was erected.
Dog Bites Child on Cheek-while the
2h-year-old boy OF c. Rosso, 7o2 South
Thirty-sixth street, was playing in the
yard Wednesday he was bitten in the
cheek by "A dog belonging to j. w. Lamp
man. 64 South Thirty-sixth street. Com
plant was filed in police court this morn
Ing against Lampman, charging him with
keeping a vicious dog.
Holfister and Tanner Tte-Two more
filings by candidates for county offices
were made Thursday afternoon, Thomas
A. HOLSTER filing as q candidate for
county attorney on the republican ticket
and John NJ. Tanner for state senator on
the democratic ticket. Mr.. HOLSTER is an
attorney officing in the New York Life
building and Tanner is the editor of the
South Omaha Democrat.
Notices for Old Buildinga-Nearly
seventy-five notices have been served on
the owners of dilapldated buildings sum-
moning them to appear before the council
Friday morning and show cause why the
atr,t-tur.o cbp,,i1 not h. IacIaraJ Vnsafa
and torn down. City Building Inspector
withheld c~ertifies that the buildings have
deteriorated in value to the extent of 50 per
cent OF their original cost.
Call to Trim Trees-With the prolific
foliage growth of the last season the
lower limbs of shade trees over the side
walks are becoming almost a nuisance. A
movement is on taps with the Omaha
Pedestrian association to persuade the
property owners to trim the trees higher.
There Is no salvation for a plug hat or a
Merry Widow millinery CONNECTION where
] these low imbs are permitted to exist.
Ex-Pug. In Police CouFt-For attempt
ing to perforate the anatomy of Henry
Watkins in the rear of Sutherland's saloor
on North Ninth street on the evening oil
July 10 Haich Smith. a local colored ex,
, pugilist, was arraigned in police court or
the charge of shooting with intent to kill
Smith pleaded not guilty, but was bount
over to the district court in the sum Of
$500. Watkins was also held under a 500
bond as complaining witness.
CudRhy Employs Asks New Trial-Pau
Clement. whose suit for damages against
the Cudahy Packing company wee taker
away from a jury by Judge + ellie, ha,
filed a petition in equity in district. court
asking for a new trial. He says since his
regular motion for a new trial was denied
he has discovered new evidence which, Il
submitted to the jury, would have estab
lished his case. He was injured whilt
working at the cleaver block.
Watch Recovered in PRwnshop-Peti
larceny was the charge entered at the cit.
Jail last night against II. 3. Stirling o
1907 Chicago street. who was arrested b.
Detectives Donohoe, He'll ana Mcdonald
II ia said hat Stirling stole a watch fror
a. Katskee, who runs a coal and ice bust
ness at Eleventh and Chicago streets an
employed Stirling as a driver. The watc
was recovered In a ~pawnshop several day
ago. Stirling was fined S25 and costs /
police court this morning.
Big Balloon House Nearly Enclosed
The big balloon house at Fort Omaha
about enclosed and all that is now needet
TO it's completion is the interior finish. Tn
structure is built entirely Of steel and
eighty feet high by over 100 feet in width
IL IL to be used for the initiation of bal
looms for war experiment purposes. TIL
initiation Will be by hydrogen gas fror
the new hydrogen gas plant Just adjoin
ing the balloon shed. Experiments in In
flation will begin early In September.
OLD story OF Woman and Gasoline
That old, old story OF a woman. a ca
OF gasoline and an explosion was repeate
Wednesday about $3.50 p. m, when Mr.
Mary Smith, who lives on the second floo
OF 1917 South Thirty-secon street. a
tempted TO pour gasoline from one can
another In the vicinity OF a lighted "a
stove. Following precedent. the gasolir
exploded, but. fortunately, the woman e
capped unhurt. The fire which resulte
caused a damage OF about SEQ to the fui
niture and house before extinguishsd.
Faithful Are Taking to the stump
Q rmptroner Lobeck. candidate for go,
nor. will address a mass meeting
ttmoerats at Osceola Saturday evening Ar
assist in the organization Of a Bryan clu
Ho socs to Osceola on the invitation
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