Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-21
BRIEF CITY NEWS
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Thomas W. blackburn for congress. adv.
Bowman 1T n. 1s. Douglas shoe. taSe.
Pa RourEs for Quality cigars. sis 8. 18th.
Einshart, photographer. 18th 4 Farnsm
James c. Kinalsr for county atty. Adv.
John L. Pierce for state auditor. ADV.
Douglas Printing Co, 314 S. 18th Tel
sA.
Equitable Life-Policies. sight drafts at
maturity. II D.. Nicely. manager. Omaha
B-urEess-arAndin CO., 1911 Howard ST
Gas. electric fixtures, electric wiring and
repairs. Residence electric fans. SloSo.
Tn Dropped Pattern sale OF room-siSe
rugs at Miner Stewart & Beaton's begins
Monday. August "a.
Kssp your money and valuablss under
your own lock and key in the American
Safe Deposit Vaults in the Bee building.
which are burglar and fireproof. Boxes
rent for - a year. or 81 for three months.
q. W. Hoidrsge Buys Baker Home.
W. HoIdrege. general manager Of the lines
Of the Burlington west of the Missouri
river, has bought the residence at Seven
teenth and Hickory streets Of M. A. Baker
for Sc. 600.
John Finnegan is Disoharged-John Fin
negsn. the saloon keeper OF 8 South
Eleventh street. who was arrested by Of
ficer Woodbridge on the charge of sepiug
liquor on Sunday, August l6, was dis
charged in police court Thursday morn
ing.
4. e. wilcox Goes 70 Calfornia-R. f.
Wilcox Is selling a number OF pieces or
Omaha property which he WINS and in
tends going TO California for his health.
Thursday he sold lots near Seventh and
Arbor streets in the Wilcox addition to
C. r. Cowles for $4,000.
Suit for Mig Amount on Hotss-Walter
Lloyd has begun suit in district court
against NJ. ~ Langley for S22.500 on notes
signed by Langley and assigned to tile
plaintiff. The money was loaned, 1t IS
alleged, while Langley was making Invest
ments in western property.
Divorce After Fourteen Xears-Mrs
Nettie G. stevens has applied to the dis.
trict court for a divorce from William
Oakley Stevens to whom she was married
in Buffalo, n. Y, fourteen years ago
She makes the general charge of cruelty
and nonsupport and asks for the custody
OF their I3-year-old son.
chatelain Dies OF Heart Disease-A posi-
mortem examination of the body of Prof
George Chatelain showed that he died OF
heart disease and not from being over
heated at the ball game sunday. He was
suddenly taken i'll Sunday at vinton street
park. A hurried trip to st. Joseph's hos
pitaI was made in an automobile and Prof
Chatelain died shortly after HIS arrival a.
the hospital.
Boy Hold-ups GO to Jail-Philip Morton
the youthful hold-up. who took Louis
Claude, an employ Of the Omaha Mes
sengcr Express. to the railroad yards
Tuesday night on the pretext of securing
him a cheap ticket to Kansas City an
then attempted to rob Claude with the
assistance Of another messenger who made
his escape. was given fifteen days in jai
by Judge Crawford Thursday morning.
Can Get Road Building Expert-Congress
man Hitchcock has received notification
from the Department of the Interior tina
II the Douglas county commissioners max
application an expert of building road
will be sent to Omaha to look over tn,
tqpoGrapy of the country and advise as t.
the best method of improving the road
in this county Mr.. Hitchcock save tn
commissioner an application blank ant
the road expert will doubtless be here be
fore long.
Nsighbors Have DiBpute-Because 1t Il
alleged he piled brick and rubbish agains
the fence dividing his properly from hi
neighbours and then Dug a trench so nea
the posts It weakened them, Albert Ella
has been ordered into Judge Kennedy
court to show cause why he shouldn't b
fined for contempt. Some time ago fol
owing trouble over the division fence
John Krcjci, his n%eighbor. secured an in
junction to prevent Elias interfering wit
It. Now, according to the complaint jus
filed against him. he has been pilirl
several thousand bricks against It and ha
been doing other things that will tend t
weaken It.
inquiry for Leonard John Cogan-Th
postoffice department of Omaha has re
Ceiyed a letter from II. Thompson, 124
Lakeside avenue. Cleveland, o., making in
guiry for Leonard John Cogan. who
supposed TO be In Omaha. The inquiry
made in the interest of Cogsn's broken
hearted mother, who is seriously Il
Cogan is supposed to be in the vicinity c
Omaha. or was due TO be here in a day q
two. The letter Of inquiry came here seN
eral days ago with a special deliver
stamp attached, but could not be delivere
as his whereabouts were not Known. tn
letter has again been returned with I'll
urgent request that an effort be made I
find Cogan.
Telegram Costs DeRFly-Two hours d.
lay In the Transmission OF a messaG
CAUSES a loss OF S612.50 to the UpdiA
1 Grain company, according to a petitio