Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-08
BRIEF CITY NEWS

Diamonds, EdhOlm, Jswslsr.
Rudolph r. swoboda, Public Accountant.
DR.. Rwing Brown, sos rands mag.
Pa Rourke for Quality cigars. sis S. 18th
Rinshart, photographer, 18th &Farnam.
bowman, III N. 10. Douglas shoe, &3.5o.
Elsctrieal wiring ana Rspairs-Burgess-
Granden company, 1911 Howard street.
Equitabis Lifs-Policies sight drafts at
maturity. H ID. Nicely. manag omaha.
For furnace or hot water combination
heating see Omaha Stove Repair Works,
1905 Douglas, Bell Tel. Doug. go. Ind.
A-s621.
Your Money and Insurance Papers
should be kept in a fire and burglar
proof safe deposit box in the American
Safe Deposit vaults in the Bee building.
Boxes rent for only 81 a year.
=. A. Benson VIII Talk on "Cowards"-
f. A. Benson will address the Omaha
Philosophical society Sunday at 3 p. m.
in Baright hall, Nineteenth and Farnam
streets, on "Cowards.'
Pipe GETS Too Hot-An overheated fur
race pipe started a fire in a hallway of
the boarding and rooming house conducted
by James Linn at Z21-23 Harvey street
Saturday morning. Floors and carpets
we're damaged to the extent of about SIS.
Foot Ball Fan Loses Clothes-walter
Switzerland, an Ames foot ball enthusiast
from low City, Ia, had his suit case,
which contained a quantity of new clothes,
stolen from Union station late Friday
night. The police were given a descrip-
ton of the man whom Switzerland sus-
poets.
Burglar steals BARRIERS ooods-A bur-
glar with tonsorial inclinations is sup
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ber's Jackets from an Minneapolis &
Omaha freight car which was standing in
the Omaha yards Friday. The Jackets had
been shipped by a local BARRIERS supply
house.
Heart Failure Causes Death-Heart
failure caused the death OF William r.
Hardy of us North Nineteenth street Fri
day morning, according to the verdict of
the coroner's jury at the inquest Saturday
morning. Hardy was an agent of a nur-
sery company and had been setting out
trees just before he fell dead. a brother
at Clinton. Ia, has been notified and will
come for the body. No other relatives are
known here.
Hog Drops on Mans Baok-Because a
live hog dropped from the ceiling on his
back, bruising him and breaking his leg.
George Novak has begun suit against Swift
& Co. for 5000. Novak was at work in
the killing department hooking hogs to a
chain in order that they might be drawn
up over the large wheel to be transferred
to a cable. One of the animals came loose
and fell on him, inflicting the injuries.
Tom sloan Made Guardian for Indians
An order was issued by Judge w. II.
Munger Saturday morning appointing
Thomas L. Sloan of Fender guardian ad
Item, as the representative Of the heirs
of Joseph, William p. and Alvin Cox,
Omaha Indians. in the matter Of certain
land allotments on the Omaha Indian
reservation in Thurston county. The
amount Of land involved a~pproximates
about $50 acres.
NO Federal Court Next week-The fed
eral petit jury recently drawn for the en-
tire Nebraska district and ordered to re-
port next Monday, will not report after
all, the panel having been discharged for
the term. Consequently there will be no
jury term here for the fall session of the
federal courts for the immediate present.
1t is probable that a jury will be empan-
eled later to try civil cases in the Omaha
and North Platte subdivision.
sheldon'a Defeat Blow to state-"Gov-
ernor Sheldon's defeat is u blow to good
government in Nebraska as well as a
great loss to the republican party. He
has made the best governor Nebraska has
had In years." said Senator f. j. Burkett,
who was in Omaha between trains Friday
night. Senator Burkett was on his way to
Carthage, Mo-, to give a lecture. He will
leave In a few days for Washington to
make ready for the coming session of con-
gress.
Noted Colored Woman in Omaha-Mrs
Lucy Thurman of Michigan, national or
ganizer among colored people, has made
several engagements in Omaha. Mrs. Thur
man arrived Friday morning and will
speak at the African Methodist Episcopal
church., Eighteenth and Webster streets,
Sunday evening, at the social science de-
partment of the Omaha Woman's club
Monday, and at the Literary club at Zion
Baptist church Monday evening. Other
meetings in Omaha. South Omaha and
Council Bluffs will be arrange for.
u. =. older Starts Unity Lectures
Monday evening at Unity church, Seven
teenth and Cass streets, Robert F. Gildel
will open the series Of lectures planned b!
Unity club for alternate Monday evenings
during the winter. His subject is Results
Of Excavations at Bellevue and Childs
Point" Mr.. Glider gained distinction
among srchaeologists by his discovery IL
October, 1906, OF eight human skulls of
primitive type in a Loess hill north o
Florence. The antiquity of these finds /
said to compare with that of the famou
Neanderthal man.
-Four Wives ana one Hubby Divorced
-Four wives and one husband were sue
cessful in securing divorces by decree!
filed with the district clerk Saturday morn
ing. Nellie Triplett secured her divorc,
from James on grounds Of desertion; Stell'
Sweeney accused Anthony l.. of desertion
Mae c.. Levine charged Shepard l. witt
non-support; Mandy Miner charged eX
! treme cruelty and secured the custody o
two children. William w. Harper, tn,
lone husband, secured his decree on al
legations Mary d. was extremely crue
AMI abandoned him.
HOW Election Affects Courts-"Peoplt
5 will have to take a week or two to realiz
! that our old state has gone democratic,
= said Justice OF the Peace Eben X. Lon
Saturday morning when asked why tn
= justice courts were not as busy as usual
Only a comparatively small number o