Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-18
BRIEF CITY NEWS

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Rudolph r. awosoda. Public Accountant
ainshart, photograpnsr. 18th q FarnAm
Bowman, lit N. ls. Douglas shoe $3.50.
Pa Rourke for holiday candles and Oh
gars, ais s. 18th.
Equitable Lifs-Policies sight drafts At
maturity. H d. Nicely, manager, Omaha
For xmas-Qas or electric reauing
lamps make acceptable presents. Prices
reasonable. Burgess-oranden Co. next to
gas office. 1911 Howard st.
One OF the greatest attractions at night
is the show window Of the Omaha Cas-
company. lighted by the reflex gas
burners. IL you have not seen II, do so
by ali means. 1t will well repay YOU
Your money and insurance papers
should be kept in a fire and burglar
proof safe deposit box in the American
Safe Deposit valuts in The Bee build
ing. Boxes rent for only 81 a year. or
oniy 81 a quarter.
Tobacco Case, Awaits Attornsy-Because
II. B. FIeAarty, his attorney, was not ready
to Try the case. Joseph Hoffman was not
p.ac-d on trial Thursday on the Indictment
Charging him with selling tobacco 20
niin-rs. Tine case was postponed until
A.on 4ay
xurs-aI OF I. u. van B~uskirk-The flu
! IA Isaac b. Van Buskirk, who died
+ 5 ornlng at the age of 50 ears.
81 D. a he family residence. o5i'
G Friday al. ernoon at 2
CO... Mr.. Gortner conducting the
hr5T err effta wff~tetat Sloan. Ia.
Ao4gsr valves zsAripg-Under
a. lH;.g sc OF forgery William z. Lindsay
y. - preliminary examination in his case
Na. - -. ~l..- H.. - -
. .anA cvtr to the district court. his bond
bang flied at 500. it is alleged that Lind.
say stole a check for SIS and cashed II
after forging the endorsement.
aleven Alleged Gamblers-Eleven al
lts-u gamblers were arrested in various
houses late Wednesday night and early
Thursday morning by Police sergeants
La. IS, Cook and vanous and Patrolmen
Cna. man., Brugman and Unger. who raided
the places under orders from their su.
periors. The hearing Of the cases against
the men viii be had in police court Friday
morning,
Auto Srsn Who Scare People xinOd-
For soaring pedestrians at busy street cor.
ners with the speed Of their automobiles
and the alleged carelessness with which
they were handled. George Shirley anC
SNOEBe w. MOORE were arrested WEDNESDAY
afternoon by the patrolmen detailed I,
watch the traffic at Farnam and Harne,
streets on Sixteenth. In court THURSDAY
they were each fined IS and costs.
Fool Played by Minor IL costly-Fol
allowing a minor TO play pool in violation
of the city ordinances. Judge Crawfor,
Thursday assessed a fine OF IS and cost
against the proprietor of the Commercia
pool hall, 1872 Douglas street. Tit boy il
the case was Harrison Bowman. who say
he is II years old. but looks several year
younger. Probation Officer Bernstein file
the complaint. The proprietor of the poe
hall stated that he was not in the hall a
ehe time, and that young Bowman starte
% play without securing permission.
Dry Farming Boomer-John I. Burns
secretary OF the T-'ansmissouri Dry Farm
Ing congress. with other prominent Chey
eLne citizens, was In Omaha Thursday t
arrange with the railroad officials for tn
help OF the roads for the congress, whlc
viii be held at CheyeT ne February q,
and IS. Mr.. Burns is an old newspaps
man and has been largely instrumental /
showing that large yields OF grain may b
secured from dry farming methods 4
Wyoming. He brought with him some {
the products from this system. which sho,
that crops can be made to grow In Wyon
ms without irrigation.