Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-30
BRIEF CITY NEWS

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Rudolph y evobodA, Pubho-Aee0uutanA
sowman, III X is. Douglas shoe, tS.5o.
Pa Rourhs for quality cigars. Sls 3. 18th
Rinohart, photographer. 18th 4 Farnam.
James o. Kinslsr for county atty. Adv.
Equitable LAfe-Policies. sight drafts at
maturity. IL d. Nicely. manager. Omaha
BurEsss-arand1n Co, 1911 Howard ST.
Gas. electric fixtures. electric wiring aud
repairs. Residence electric fans $3.50.
Depot Empioys Hurt-Joseph Naeratil.
employed at the Burlington station, was
overcome by heat shortly after noon
Wednesday. He was taken 10 81. Joseph's
hospital and attended by DIT. s. II. Smith.
He will probably recover.
Ham ana macon Thsft-John Ell was
bound over to the district court on the
charge Of breaking and entering. His bond
was fixed at 500. Ell broke into the store
house Of w. II. Duncan and stole three
hams and several strips of bacon.
verdict IL Accidental Drowning-The
ooroner's jury Wednesday morning returned
Q verdict Of death by accidental drown
ing" following the inquest held on the
death Of Joe Koohar, the young fisherman
who was drowned in the Missouri river
near the foot OF Woodwork avenue Sun
day noon.
Robert Morris, wife Beatsr-wIth nu-
merous DeighbOrs appearing in police court
TO testify against the manner with which
Robert Morris, Twenty-seventh and Cald-
well streets. treats his wife, Judge Craw-
ford sentenced Morris to fifteen days in
jail Wednesday morning. II was asserted
that Mrris went home Tuesday night and
threw his wife downstairs.
More Candidates Fue-Three more can
didates for positions on the Omaha Water
board and two more for representative
filed Wednesday with the county clerk.
The candidates for the Water board are
]. J. Mahoney. Thomas A. Donahue and
Isaac Il. Congdon, all democrats. James
N. Drake, republican, and John H. Ben
nett. democrat, are the two who filed for
representatives.
Auto Party Tcurtng-A automobile
party, consisting Of G.. e.. Anson and A.
f. McCarty and families OF Carroll, Ia,
passed through Omaha Wednesday morn
ing enroute to Denver. The party con-
sisted of six persons, the two men and
four women. The automobiles were
equipped with camping outfits. 1t is the
purpose OF the party to make the trip to
Colorado through northern Kansas and re-
turn through northern Nebraska.
Or. stebbins Never Mayor Rere-City
Clerk Butler is IN receipt Of a letter from
Rev. w. L. Ropes of Andover, Mass, ask
ing what year Richard stebbins. n. D.,
was mayo of Omaha. The minister states
he wishes the information for a piograph-
zeal sketch of Mr.. Stebbins to appear in
the Hazard Graduates magazine. A
search of the records as far back as 1857
fails to show that any man by the name OF
stebbins held the office Of mayor Of this
city. .r.,
Funeral Of Peter y. HaiEht-The
funeral of Peter B. Haight. who died sud
denly at Kansas City Tuesday evening,
will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:O
from. the family residence. 1894 Florence
boulevard. with interment at Prospect Hill
cemetery. Mr.. Haight was taken sud
denly i'll at Kansas City Sunday night and
was forced to undergo an operation Mon
day from which he did not recover. Rev.
J. w. Kirschstein of the North Side Chris
tan church will officiate. The pallbearers
will be A. C.. Adams, H.. C. Lane, Mark
Price, DIR. p. Fl. Ellis. Frank Porter,
Frank Keogh, J. w. Thomas and Herman
Matthes.