Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29


and that Mrs. Hafner tried to block the
door because he had no money to pay for
a lamp chimney he had accidentally
broken, so he had to smash her agin the
door," He was discharged.
For xmas-Gas or Electric Reading
Lamps make acceptable presents. Prices
reasonable. Burgess-Granden Co., next to
gas office. 1911 Howard st.
Keep your money and vAluables in q
safe deposit box in the American Safe De.
poslt Vaults in The Bee building. which is
absolutely burglar and flreproof. Boxes
rent for only 81 a year or 81 a quarter.
Damages OF $4,000 notwithstanding
he scratched his hand on a wooden skewer
negllgently left in a beef carcass and the
scratch resulted in blood poisoning which
has permanently crippled his hand, Gustav
Peterson has begun suit for $4,000 against
the Omaha Packing company. The petition
was filed in district court Saturday.
Mary Ann Josephine aunders Wins
Because her husband deserted her in Aus
tralia several years ago, Mrs. Mary Ann
Josephine Saunders was granted a decree
Of divorce from William Christopher Ssun-
ders in Judge Estelle's court. She has
heard nothing of Mr.. Saunders for several
years and recently she came to the United
States to be with her friends.
Rather Expensive Jswelry-A fine of
s25 and costs was awarded Arthur F, Spen-
Ger for the larceny Of $3.50 worth of gold
plated jewelry from a large department
store Friday. On the testimony of repre-
sentatives OF the store from which the
goods were taken, Spencer was convicted
In police court Saturday morning, although
he denied the charge. Detectives Davis
and Pattullo made the arrest.
suit over = Note-The Lininger Imple-
ment company has begun suit in district
court against Benjamin Latta and A. L.
Litel of Tekamah, who do business under
the name of the Tekamah Implement COM
pany, for 300. They assert Latta signed
a note with Litel for that amount and that
the note has not been paid. Latta is a sec
ond cousin OF Congressman-elect James p.
Latta.
Runaway with Oork-Legged b1an-Two
runaway girls from Stuart, Ia, are being
sought by the police In Omaha, as they
left Thursday night on a Rock Island train
and are thought to have been bound for
this city. They are Agnes sheehan and
Zola Williams. both about 16 years of age.
A telephone message from the county
sheriff says that they may be in company
OF two men, one OF whom has a cork leg
Copper wire Thief in Jail-Ten days In
the county Jail is George Weston's lot for
stealing $50 pounds of copper wire from
the Union Pacific. He and Valtie James
were picked up on the street at a late
hour Thursday night. with the wire in
their possession, but 1t was found hat
James had not been concerned in its theft.
He was discharged Friday, while Weston
was held and was sentenced Saturday
morning.
Delinquent TAX Sale Largest-The pub
lie sale OF delinquent taxes Just closed was
the largest in point OF the number Of GER
t~ificates issued ever held. No compilation
has as yet been made to show the amount
Of taxes sold or the amount Of money
the sale will bring into the treasury. The
sale was OF delinquent county taxes from
1904 to 1907 and of delinquent Omaha and
South Omaha city taxes from 1904 to 1908.
AT the sale last year n2 certificates were
issued, while during the sale just closed
ECO certificates were issued.
Tom Mason now Shores ON Cement
Following reports that tramps were sleep
ing in the vacant house at Eighteenth
and Dodge streets, Patrolmen Holden and
Nichols, armed with\ revolvers, might
sticks and electric flash lights, made an
attack upon the place at 2 o'clock Saturday
morning. After a search Of the apparently
torsaken premises and a subsequent ex-
change OF sharp orders for peaceful snor-
ing, Tom Mason, a character known to
the police, was removed from the house
and given q cement floor bed at the city
jail for the rest OF the night. In police
court the good work was continued, Tom
being given an order for board and lodging
behind the bars at the county jail for ten
days.