Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-16
BRIEF CITY NEWS


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Diamonds, Edholm, Jsvsisr.
Rudolph r. Swoboda. Public Accountant.
Pa RourRs for Quality cigars, ais 8. 18TH
Rinshart, photographer. 18th a Farnam.
DR.. ,. y Foster, dentist, Continental Blk.
zowman, III ~. ls, Douglas shoe. ss.5O.
Elscttieel wiring and Rspairs-BurEess-
Granden company, 1911 Howard street.
Equitable Lifs-Policies sight drafts at
maturity. H. D.. Nicely. manager, Omaha.
5000 omaha zoms Telephone bonds
and so per cent stock at 65. Wire Cohn
Bros, $50 First, Portland. Ore.
For xurnaes or hot wassr continuation
heating see Omaha Stove Repair WorkA
1905 Douglas. Bell Tel Doug. $50. Ind
A-362l.
Keep your money and valuahlss in a
safe deposit box In the American Safe De-
posit Vaults in The Bee building, which Is
absolutely burglar and tireproof. Boxes
rent for only "a a year or 81 a quarter.
FiTty-Dollax Fire--A burning pile Of
rubbish in the rear OF the Blake-Bradish
Drug company, isR Sherman avenue, Thurs
day morning about 1880 ignited a quantity
OF disinfectant which was stored in the
yard and known as a chicken lice killer.
About $50 worth Of the vermin extlnguisher
was burned.
Porch Climber ct Hamilton Koms-By
climbing the front porch Of the residence
Of Frank Hamilton, 1904 81. Mary's avenue,
shortly before.s o'clock Wednesday night a
burglar entered the house through a second
story window. He made his escape with
SIS in money and a valuable gold chain
necklace Of Spanish malaohites set in
green.
Esperanto Club Msating-The regular
meeting of the Esperanto club will be held
Saturday afternoon at 3 O'Clock at the
library with Mrs. w. b.. Howard as leader
- A new class will be organized and meet
Saturday evening at 7:SO o'clock for thosc
who cannot attend the afternoon meetings
Miss Catherine Corey will be the leader
for the evening class.
Five pays for Stealing onionsLThat
there Is no comfort in lying in jail five
days for stealing a few onions, is tbs
opinion Of ]. N. Comfort, who was ar
rested "Wednesday night for stealing thre'
bushels Of onions from a railroad car OF
7 the Northwestern railroad. He received
five days from Judge Crawford on the
charge OF petit larceny.
MRS. Emma \. PEBBLES GETS Divorce
Judge Kennedy granted a decree OF divorc,
to Emma Il. PEBBLES from Walter w. Peeb
. NAA0 Nah VI o1NAgh pbAAAo u VT AAAB
PEBBLES was granted "a, 200 alimouy and tn,
sum Of s2,1cO in specified installments dur
ing the next seven years for the supper
and education Of the child. Petition for di
vorce from George Breitenstein was filed
by Catherine Breitenstein, the charge be
ing cruelty and desertion. They were mar
ried in Rome. N. Y, in 1909.
John Powers Convicted OF Forgery-In
the criminal department Of district court
John Powers was found guilty Of forgery
the offense being the forging of the nam,
OF John Hoagland to a check which wal
cashed by Lucien Stephens OF the firm
of stephens & Smith. The check was 70
S3S. The defense claimed that forgery hat
not been committed for the reason tina
the name "Hoagland' was written HOG
land" the letter a" being omitted n
the first syllable. The case was tried be
fore Judge Sears the jury bringing in tn
verdict late Wednesday evening.
iowa minister's Beat Nebrasxans-Potta
wattamie county Iowa officials defeatet
Douglas county officials Wednesday even
ing at a game of duplicate whist playe'
at Council Bluffs, the score against then
being so high that members Of the Dougla
county court house gang" will not divulg
the figures. After the game, the Council
Biufts officials entertained their visitor
at a spread In one of the cafes. DouglR
. county was represented by Deputy Sher
IFS Foster and Flanagan. Constable Church
john Glassman, w. O. Fraser, w. n
= West, gard. Oscar Richelieu, Jessie Paine
a. MIR. Dosey.