Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-07
BRIEF CITY NEWS
Havs root Print II.

Diamonds, Edholm, Jeweler.
Rudolph +. swohoda, Public Accountant.
Pa Eourke for Quality cigars. 316 5. 18th
Rinshart, photographer. 18th a Farnam.
Bowman, III N. 10. Douglas shoe, S3.5O.
Electrical wiring and Repairs-Burgess-
Granden company. 1911 Howard street.
Equitable Life-Policies sight drafts at
maturity. II. d. Nicely manager, Omaha.
For Furnace or Not Water Comhiuation
heating the Omaha Stove Repair Works,
1905 Douglas. Bell Tel. Doug. $50. IND.
A-3621.
Keep your money and vsluables In a
safe deposit box in the American safe De-
posit Vaults in TIL Bee building. which is
absolutely burglar and fireproof. Boxes
rent for only 81 a year or 81 a quarter.
Pictpooket on Street Cara pickpocket
on a Sherman avenue street car Thursday
afternoon relieved W. w. Love of Ma
hsska, Kan. Of a pocketbook containing
81 and two railroad tickets to his home.
Assault Of Little Girl-waldo Cook of
South Omaha is on trial in district court,
charged with a statutory offense against
7-year-old Hattie Rotholl. The offense was
alleged to have been committed last July.
Dolne Spencer to Play-The Burwood
Stock company will be enhanced next week
during the production of The Professors
Love Story" by Dollie Spencer. who has
been secured to play one of the character
roles ia the piece.
Travelling Men Coming B~aok-There
was a general hegira of travelling men dur
ing the early part of the week for their
homes to vote. The pilgrims are now grad
ually returning and the hotel Hobbies are
resuming their usual activities.
Burglar Gets Money IN House-A bur-
glar visited the home of S. F. Boord, 4e
North Eighteenth street, while the family
was away Thursday night, and took about
SIS worth of Jewelry. Entrance to the
house was gained by cutting the screen
out of a side window.
The Omaha Messenger and Express Co.
yesterday filed articles Of incorporation for
5000. Hereafter the company will be
known as the 30. M. f. Transfer Co." and
a general transfer business will be con-
Quoted with the old messenger business.
Frank Prawl, C. V. Highly and Beecher
Highly. jr., are the stockholders.
Good Price for Land-A tract of
$50 acres three miles northwest of Florence
has been sold by Melissa Swiggart TO j.
N. c. ANDERSEN for 81, 400. The price is
considered good, the hilly nature of the
country being considered. The farm is one
mile from the site of the old town of How
ara ldlQ out Dy MhJOT GeutTdl W. ". I1OW-
ard, the last surviving officer of that rank
In the civil war. The venture was not a
success and has not been called to mind
for a long time.
More Divorces Granted - Walter L.
Beckett has applied for a divorce from
Katherine Beckett, charging extreme
cruelty. Jennie Hool has secured a divorce
from Joseph 7. Hool on charges of deser-
ton and her maiden name-Curtis-wa re-
stored to her. Blanche Jacobs has secured
n divorce from Delos Jacobs, and Anna NJ.
Carey was successful in her suit against
Charles L. Carey. She charged habitual
drunkenness and nonsupport. The court al
lowed her $500 alimony and s. a month for
the support Of their child.
official County Canvass-The official
canvass Of the vote at the fall election was
started by County Clerk Haverly, F. C.
OHailoran and George Holmes. members
of the canvassing board, Friday morning,
The complete vote of the county will be
tabulated from the returns made by the
election boards. ard unless some unfore-
seen difficulties arise the count will be
completed in about a week. The margins
between the republican and democratic
candidates is 80 wide it is believed there
will be no contests to delay the count.
Fails to Identify Auto-Failure properly
to identify the that ran into
his truck wagon at 4:0 one morning
caused Sam Cohen to lose his damage suit
against w. o. True in county court Friday
morning. Cohen sued True for the damage
done his wagon and harness. He testified
he saw the num~ber-1S0-on the car and
this is the number of True's machine.
True, however. testified his car was in
the barn that night and he himself was
in Iowa. Judge Leslie held the identifica-
ton OF the car was not complete and found
for True.
Funds for University Of omaha-Plans
for a campaign to raise funds for the
University of Omaha were laid at a meet
ing of the board of trustees held Wednes-
day evening. The meeting was entirely
preliminary and the work of canvassing
for funds was given over to a finance COM
mittee to be appointed by Judge Kennedy,
mittee to aid in the campaign will also be
named. The board endorsed all the steps
that have been taken so far such as the
securing OF options on the tract of land in
North Omaha. Rev. r. B. A. Mcbride OF
the Central United Presbyterian church
was elected vice president of the board.
suit from Klondike Rush-A suit grow
ing out OF the Klondike gold rush was de-
olded by a jury IN Judge Troup's court
Friday morning. w. G. Preston & Co.
who In 1901 and 1909 was engaged in the
shipment CT supplies to points on the