Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-17

capes, fire, drills and doors opening out
ward are all desirable features, but unfortu-
nately one or all of them are apt to fail
In their functions at the critical moment
Major Noyss on Leave-Major Charles
X. Noyes, Ninth United States infantry.
left Thursday morning for New York on
two months leave of absence, accom-
panied by his family. Upon the expiration
Of his two months leave of absence Major
Noyes will rejoin his old regiment at Fort
Sam Houston, near San Antonio, Tex
Major Noyes was for four years adjutant
general OF the Department of the Missouri
having but recently been relieved from that
duty by Major Chase W. Kennedy.
Bill Board Torn Down-Under orders
from the commissioner of health a huge
bill board on South Sixteenth street, near
Center street has been torn down on ac-
count OF being public nuisance and form
ing place of rendezvous for tramps. Dr.
Connell several days ago ordered the own
ers to move the bill board farther back on
the lots so that hoboes could not gather
behind it, but no attention being paid to
his order he caused 1t TO be torn down
Thursday.
Water Case in Federal CouEt-The for
NAL mandate from the United States cir
cult court of appeals in the matter of the
Omaha Water company against the city
of Omaha in which the decision of the
lower court is reversed and the appraise-
ment declared valid, has not yet been re-
ceived by the federal courts in Omaha
The mandates in such cases are not ordi-
narily received until about sixty days after
the supreme court has passed upon them.
Hence nothing can be done in the premises
until the formal mandate is received here,
which may not ne until early in June.
Pure Food Law violations-More omaha
and South Omaha butchers and about fifty
saloon keepers will be hailed into court for
violations Of the pure food law under in
structions received by County Attorney
English from Food Commissioner Johnson
The butchers are charged with selling Ham
burg steak with sulphites in 1t and the
saloon men with selling liquor in bottles
without label giving the quantity in the
bottle. County Attorney English will file
complaints as soon as he can have them
drawn.
'Doc" Pierson in TroublO-"Doc" Pier
son, charged with peeling S55 from H. Il
Borers roll OF money in the saloon OF
Frank .Dinuzzo without the aid or consent
of the said Borers, was arraigned in police
court Thursday and his preliminary hear
Ing set for next Wednesday Borers, who
lives in Illinois, was passing through
Omaha and stopped a few hours to see the
sights. He was Investigating the wonders
OF Dinuzzos saloon when the alleged rob
berry took place. Pierson was released
under $500 bond.
Services for Good Friday-speciai serv-
Ices will be held Good Friday at Kountze
aI
3 o'clock. Those who will take part in this
service will be DIR. John Brandt, evangelist
| Rev. Ralph Livers of South Omaha, Rev.
/ l.. Groh Of st. Marks church, Rev. Adolf
/ HUT of the Swedish Lutheran church, Rev.
John Carlson OF Zion Swedish church, Rev.
B. w. Kistler of Benson and Rev. NJ. l..
Meick OF Grace Lutheran church. An
evening service also will be held at s
o'clock at which the choir Will lead in
/ special music.
Novel Way to Collect Debts-Ben Cohen.
tailor 4O4 North Sixteenth street, adopted
novel method OF dealing with a delin-
quent patron according to the story told by
Charles Wulf to City Prosecutor Daniel
Thursday. Wulf has owed the tailor s. for
some time, Thursday morning ne was
passing the tailoring establishment when.
he alleges Cohen ran out. grabbed his hat
from his head and Immediately retreated
| with the tile into his shop. wulf says he
/ followed and tried 10 regain possession Of
the headgear. but failing he borrowed a hat
near by and sought the city prosecutor. A
complaint was issued for the tailor.
Judge Excoriates wife Bsatsr-"A man
who strikes his wife ought to be taken out
and chlorofOTmed," declared Judge Sears
OF the district court Thursday to sOO-pound
Herman Tangeman OF South Omaha, who
was before him for beating his eighty
pound wife. Tangeman was formerly A
member OF the South Omaha police force
! He was sentenced TO ninety days in iail
by Police Judge Callahan and appealed TO
the district court. He ascribed his act "a
drink and he made a solemn promise never
TO touch another drop OF liquor and 10
treat his family right in the future. His
case was allowed TO so over TO the May
term and IL he keeps his promise II NAV