Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-25

the basement under the Gate city Furni-
ture company. SIS North Sixteenth street,
where a can Of gasoline exploded, smuggling
the hair OF A. sprekl. who was nearby, out
caused no other damage. Shortly after
ward a gasoline stove exploded IN the rear
Of the second hand furniture store opcr-
ated by D. Lund, III North Sixteenth
street. causing a loss Of about $500, fully
covered BY insurance.
Pet Wolf Steals Things-A fun grown
pet wolf. owned by Mrs. Cunningham,
who lives on Clark street between TWEEN
tieth and Twenty-first streets, is the cause
of numerous complaints. For some days
complaints have been made that some
sneak thief had been robbing ice boxes
and p~antries Of the choicest eatlbles. but
Tuesday evening one of the neighbors
saw "B'rer Wolf skulking out of her
Kitchen door with a choice cut OF beef
steak in his jaws. Complaint was made
to the authorities and officer Woodbridge
was detailed to handle the animal.
Second Divorce suit in -Four Months
For the second time this year Hilma Nell
son salestrom is in divorce court asking for
a decree against Peter Salestrom. She says
he has given her $50 since they were mar
ried, December IL, 1907, and has furnished
her neither clothing nor a home. March II
she started suit for separate maintenance,
but dismissed it, as a reconciliation was
effected. After they went to living to-
gether she says he circulated false and hu-
initiating reports about her among her
friends and keeps a mysterious room all to
himself. locking it whenever he leaves il.
Government Contractors Acoepted-Tho
following contracts for service and sup
plies for the fiscal year ending June 80,
lI0nQ FAWU~AHIaI Av r,,-WaIFa, r0aurAurr
have besn accepted by the Treasury de-
partment, all contracts beginning On July
l, 1908. The gas, water and e~lecJric sup
ply remain at the usual fixed rates, there
being no competition: Omaha Ice and Cold
Storage company, rs, 600 pounds of ice; City
) Garbage company, removing ashes and
rubbish; City Steam laundry. washing
5 towels; Omaha Street Sprinkling company
1 sprinkling streets; winding and repairing
clock; Coal Hill Company, 1900 tons Vi
5 coal.
7 millionaire Z. M. G. A. worksr-T. $
] Eippy, a former Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION secretary and at present presiden
a Of the Young Mems Christian association
n at Seattle and one of the rich men of tina
a city who has made his money in the Klon
p dixie, was in Omaha Wednesday enrout
from Baltimore to Denver in an automo
3 bAt MI hlbpy Ia an GHliiuSldSN WIFI ~
auto and also at golf and is making
4 l~eisurely trip across the country playinl
golf at each town where they have goo
courses. After a spin around Omaha to sc
: the city he went to the Field club for a fey
holes at his favorite game.
II Auto Delegates Arrive saturday-Tn
Roger C. Sullivan automobile party fror
Chicago is expected to reach Omaha som
u limo Saturday enroute m Denver tn alton
,e the convention, the twenty men composin
the party being delegates. The automobile
"a left Chicago on Tuesday and Mayor Dab.
man says that local democrats will be at
y, vised OF their arrival at Missouri Vale!
4. when they will go to Council Bluffs an
% meet them. Arrangements have been mad
for the entertainment of the party at ii
10 Rome for Saturday and Saturday nigh
Sunday the party will go to Lincoln an
spend the day at Fairview and proceed G
IA Monday to Denver.
Jury Allows $1,000 vsrdiot-CrushC
w between two freight cars with broke
Drawbacks, allowing the ends of the C;
pd to come together, George Langenfeld.
n dining car cook. secured a verdict for $40
III against the Union Pacific Wednesday
Nv Judge Days court. Langenfeld was on h
n. way to work in the yards, when an nlino
he Central train came along and he stepp,
at between two freight cars to avoid it. VIII
ay he was between the cars a switch engii
bumped some more cars against them an
AT owing to the absence of Drawbacks, Il
,ot cars came together. with Langenfeld b
tween them. He asserted his collar DO,
,el and shoulder were dislocated. several ri
fractured and his right lung crushed. /
a sued for $1,000.