Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
BRIEF CITY NEWS

Granden Co. 1871 Howard
Equitable Lifs-Policies. sight drafts at
maturity. H. d. Nicely. manager, Omaha
Lights stu ghins - The decorative
lights on the county court house will be
Nalntained the remainder OF the week.
- BIS WAS ordered Monday by the county
commissioners.
Preacher Custodian Of Insane Person
ARev. Charles W. savidge has been ap-
pointed custodian Of Cordelia Reid, ad-
4udssd insane. The county commissioner
nade the appointment
County Plumber Gets q Raise-The
epunty commissioners have raised the SAL
ary OF John Lynch. the county plumber,
nom so 20 500 a month. the increase to
become effective January l.
Keep your money ana valuahlss IN q
safe deposit box In the American safe De-
tosit vaults in The Bee building. which Is
AbsoIutely burglar ana fireprOoL Boxes
ent for only - a year OF 81 . quarter.
no saFnifieanes in the MovO-The Wa
lash and the Chicago Great Western are
Knitting their city office in council Bluffs.
his move is said 70 be simply 20 save ex-
pense and has no further significance.
Formal Inquest vsra1ct-coroner Hsa-
fey's Jury sitting in the case of J. Z. ID.
~ ADAaAAAEH AK EaAANIA "
In bed at a lodging house last week. re-
turned q verdict Monday morning to the
effect that death was due TO chronic heart
disease. The body win be taken to Ackley,
la. for burial.
spautsh American vstsraza' Reunion-
The standardization war veterans, old
and prospective. viii hold a reunion in Fra
! ternity hall Monday evening, January T.
The principal feature Of the evening will
be the installation Of officers for the
new year. which vii be followed with a
smoker and , good time generally.
Ten Dollars Tor Duck and Gooss-For
stealing a duck and a goose from L.
Asrnhardts barn, IO4 South Fortieth
street, early Saturday morning, James
Bennessey was fined SO and costs in
police court Monday morning. II is said
q attempted to steal Bernhardt's pony.
(which he had saddled. but could not get
out Of the barn, as the door was. locked.
Fifteen Days for pisturbanes-For hav-
M ing created a disturbance in a place Of
business owned by a man who had ad-
yanced tools and supplies with which he
~ could work. Charles Collins OF 1924 North
Twenty-fourth street Was sentenced TO
serve fifteen days in the county jail. He
wRs arrested on complaint OF Abe Abline.
- aNhlAn hNhNs A11A "a ~ hA1 ANE
titled against Collins.
NabBed Again for Jury ssrvios-v. G.
Lindgren. who served ten weeks as a
member OF the last grand jury, was sum-
moned again Monday to serve as a petit
juror in the trial OF the criminal charge
against Henry Maholeck, accused Of cut
ting Derris McLain with intent 20 do great
bodily harm. TIL case is being tried be-
fore Judge Sutton in district court, who
Is TO relieve Judge Sears of the criminal
bench this week.
Once More for Mrs. Misunderstanding
a raid on an alleged disorderly house Sat
l urday night by the police and the arrest
] -Qf the keeper and five inmates. the three
Ia IN In the case were given fines or short
an sentences in police court Monday and
the two female inmates and the woman
who conducted the place. Mrs. Novak. are
being held TO be tried later. The house is
situated at zoos Capitol avenue and has
been concerned in a number OF police raids
and court cases
saucers for Badges If DSHired-hogy
Bernstein and his assistant probation Of
flcers may have saucers for badges If they
want The chief probation officer asked
the county commissioners for larger badges
the coming year. saying that those now il
use arc so small as not 10 impress thu
! wayward with the importance Of tbs
wearer. The request was granted by th'
board in its Monday morning session snS
Mogy given permission to buy badges Al
large as he wishes.
Court WrAnEla over NE1lk Bottlss-Th'
court OF Justice Cockrell rang all dal
Monday with arguments over the owner
ship OF half a hundred milk bottles which
two dairynen named swarenson and Ped
erson had come into custody Of, having
bought them. they claimed, from peopl'
along the line. The Atlantic Dairy com
pany'a name is blown in the bottles an,
replevin suits were instituted last week
vfforts 10 compromise by exchanging un
stamped bottles for the marked ones failel
Of success.
Ten Days for Charles Fettx-Ten day
IN fan was the sentence given Charlie
Felix. one Of the negroes arrested Christ
mas afternoon in connection with the Al
sAult with knives against william d. Ale1
Gnder. also eoiored- Felix claimed that h
had only thrown rocks at Alexander i
Gelf-defcpSe and so was given a light ser
tencs- n. A Moore, alias Murray HiekI
the other negro held by the police. viii /
tried later in the week. It is said that h
used the knife that cut Alexander. Tn
complaining witness has left the hospltl
and appeared in police court 10 testif
against the men Monday morning.
Premises Not 70 Abass wifs-Charge
with abusing his wife for the last fe'
months Frank Freihsg Of Third an
Spring streets, was Hrraigned in polio
court Monday morning and viii be Above
20 go without a fine or jail sentence O
condition that he does not abuse Mr.
Freihag any more. The latter appeare
against him In court and said that he wa
abusive only when intoxicated, and tia
she wished 20 have something done Rbol
the matter. as they have three chndre
ana her condition Is delicate. Judge Crav