Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-21

medal offered by Mrs. Fred Haller as a
memorial to her father. the late George
w. Lninger, for a scholarship In the
Lininser Travel club of the Omaha High
school was won by Miss Agnes Nielsen,
who had an average Of SO per cent in her
studies the last year. Miss Fay Cole. with
an average Of 81 per cent, was accorded
honorable mention.
Trainmen Picnic at Fries Lako-Ths
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen will hold
its fifth annual picnic at Prizes lake Sunday,
June %. A program of sports has been
arranged, including foot races, boating and
dancing with liberal prizes. Membe of all
trades unions will be admitted free to the
park upon presentation of their card. Car
ryalls will meet the picnickers at the end
Of the Florence line.
Filling to Prevent Break by River
Fearing a rise in the river will cause Flor
cnce lake to break through the dyke be-
tween the lake and East Omaha, the
county board Saturday authorized the pur-
chase Of 400 sacks, which will be filled
with sand and used to support the dyke
Residents of East Omaha appeared before
the board and said they were afraid that
a threatened rise in the river would flood
the town.
Lawyer Whips His Clisnt-John NJ. Mac
farland, a lawyer with an office In room
800, New York Life building. is charged
with assault and battery by w. s. Withrow
in a complaint filed in police court Sat
urday. Withrow bore a wound over the
left eye to show for the alleged assault. He
said he had had the attorney do some
collecting for him and the settlement not
being satisfactory, Withrow called the at
torney a dirty whelp." Whereupon the
assault is alleged to have occurred.
rsn-Csnt store Jury Hsngs-After HI
ing out all day and all night the jury in
the suit of Mabel Moraine against Edward
Dooley and F. W. woolworth g. Co. were
unable to agree and was discharged by
Judge Redick. Miss Moraine was formerly
a clerk in the ten-cent store run by the
defendants. and she sued for $4,000 dam.
ages for alleged false accusations thai
she had taken something belonging TO the
store. She asserted the money found or
her had been given her by a friend TO buy
some flowers.
L, n. 0arman Under Arrsst-L. M. Gar
man was arrested very early Saturday
morning on complaint Of his wife, WHIT
alleged that he had driven her out of heI
home, 1924 North Twenty-fourth street, a
3 o'clock In the morning. German is thu
man who was arrested Thursday on com
plant of several young men who say h
secured sums ranging from s. to So from
each Of them on the representation that h
was hiSng travelling men for a manufae
turing house located in Minneapolis. Hi
trial on this charge Is set for next Thurs
day.
Many Democrats WIN Go Through
July 5 bids fair TO be a strenuous day 10
the railroads running through Omaha. o.
that date the railroads will not only hav
a large local business OF people returning
from Fourth OF July celebrations, bu
many special trains enroute to the nations
democratic convention are also booked I
pass through Omaha on that date. TIL
Union Pacific alone has arranged for eigh
teen solid special trains, all of which wi
pass through Omaha July s. Tammany
with $50 people in six special trains, wi
compose about one-third Of these, Raj
roads all over the east are organizin
special parties and most Of these are con
ing via Omaha.
George Parsons CONDENSATION beir
out five hours the jury returned a verdi
of guilty against George Parsons, the be
charged with breaking the plategla
window in M%awhinney & Ryan's store ar
stealing several gold watches. One Of Il
watches was traced to Parsons and he wa
seen near the store about the time Of II
robbery. He denied having anything
do with II and asserted he traded a su
case TO a man named Boyer for the waite
one point against Parsons was that
has assumed a half dozen different nam
during the last year or 80.
Ell Warner Puts Leo on 9hip-United Stat