Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-17
BRIEF CITY NEWS

Ravs Root Print n
Rudolph r. swoboda, Public Accountant.
Rinsnart, PHOTOGRAPHS. 18th & Farnam
Bowman, III N. 1s, Douglas shoe. ts.5O.
Pa Rourts for holiday candle and CT
gsrs. ais S. 18th.
Equitable ndfs-Policies sight drafts At
maturity n ID. Nicely. manager. Omaha.
For 1mas-Gas or electric reading
lamps make acceptable presents. Prices
reasonable. Burgess-oranden Co, next to
gas office. 1911 Howard 81.
One Of the greatest attractions st night
is the show window Of the Omaha Cas-
company, lighted by the reflex gas
burners. II you have not seen it, do SO
by all means. II will well repay you.
Keep your money ana v~aluablss in a
safe deposit box In the American safe De-
post Vaults in The Bee building. which Is
absolutely burglar and fireproof. Boxes
rent for only 50 a year or 81 a quarter.
Merchants Meeting Rates-Rates have
been authorized for merchants meetings in
the large commercial %centers. the rail-
roads agreeing on a fare and a half for the
round trip on the certificate plan in Janu-
airy, February and March.
Abbie Rice stays Until After Christmas
Mrs. Abbie fice has made another change
In her plans. She now says she will remain
In Omaha until after Christmas, when she
VIII go 10 Boston, where her husband says
he has prepared a home for her.
W. Q. shinn OF Lincoln, Nsb., nanufac-
turer of copper cable lightning rods, has
an exhibit at the Paxton hotel, room %.
He has something new and asks ali i'm
plement dealers to be sure and see this.
Hadquarters for all dealers who handle
lightning rods.
Giant Exclusive Dry Goods Train-The
Great Western is handling one of the
largest trains of exclusive dry goods eve,
shipped in the west. The train consists OF
fifty cars and carries about 1000 coo pound.
Of dry goods from New York for Smith
McCord, Townsend Dry Goods company al
Kansas City.
Clara Castle Makes Sweeping Win
Mrs. Clara Castle has not only secured
divorce from John s.. Castle, but she hai
also been granted an injunction to proven
Castle from interfering with her persona
liberty or her possession of her propert,
at S02 South Sixteenth street. She charge,
nonsupport and threats and is given permits
sion to resume her maiden name, Clari
Hoyt.
Jswslry and watches stolen-Jewelr
and watches valued at $l25 were stolen iron
the office OF Il. j. Scheid, manager Of
premium publication house at sos Mort
sixteenth street, Monday night, and tn
police are endeavoring to find the thief an
bis booty. Entrance to the place wa.
gained by springing a door lock. Thirteel
watches, nine rings and six gold chain
were taken.
Never Signed it," Says Brunnenkant-
Surprised to find his name on a protes
against the issuance Of a saloon licens
to George Brunnenkant at 1901 st. Mary
avenue. Deputy Sheriff A. I. Mead ha
started an investigation to find out HOY
his signature happened to be attached t
a document he declares he never saw be
fore. The formation of the letters, h
says, is not like his signature, but tn
occupation is given as deputy sheriff.
Hons for Little waif-The juvenil
authorities have found a home for littl
George Peasener, 2k years old, who ha
been In the detention school with his fiv
brothers and sisters for almost a year. {
A. Saylor of Pocahontas, Ia, who has a.
ready reared three orphans, saw the pic
ture of George and fell in love with 1
He has written here and the Juvenile AT
thorities will send George over at onc'
George is not an orphan, but because hi
parents did not take care of him an
inc rest OF the CIllluTSu lIt JuNtiillt dulHOt
tiles took charge Of them and will fin
homes for all of them.
Early street Car Time-The Omaha
%. Council Butts street Railway compan
has i~naugurated an early car service 0
three of its. lines for the accommodation (
those who are compelled to get to the
work earlier in the day. The first car no
leaves Twenty-fourth street and Amt
avenue at 4:45 a. m. The first car leave
the east side on the park line at $40 a. n
and the west side at $3.50 a, m. The fir
car on the Sherman avenue lines leay'
rwenty-fourth street and Ames avenue
4:A5 a. m. and leaves Thirty-sixth sire
and Ames avenue at $50 a. m. The fir
car north from Twenty-sixth and Q street
South Omaha. leaves at 5:32 a. m.
Omaha Men in Southern Business
l.. VreelaEd OF {. p. Norwall & Co. lie
Wednesday Afternoon for Muskogee, ok
to address q '-1skogee Chamber of Con
mere ''ht. A large Okli
homa development company has been o
Eanized am incorporate under Il
laws of Nebraska with head officer
Omaha. The company will open offic,
here early in January. This company W
act at a general development compan
establishing offices in all principal elite