Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-03
BRIEF CITY NEWS

1avs Root Print II.
Diamonds, Edho1m, Jeweler.
Rudolph r. swoboda, Public Accountant.
Pa Rourks for Quality cigars. ais S. 18th
&inshart, photographer. 18th q Farnam.
Bowman, III ". 16. Douglas noe, $3.50.
For County Commissioner-Oscar j.
Pickard-Adv.
Electrical Wiring and RspaLfs-Burgess-
Granden company, 1911 Howard street
Equitable ~Gafs-Policss sight drafts at
maturity. H. d. Nelly, manager. Omaha.
Fer Furnace or hot Water Coordination
heating the Omaha Stove Repair Works,
1905 Douglas. Bell Tel. Doug. $50, Ind.
A-3621.
Keep POUR money ana V~aluAblss in q
safe deposit box in the American Safe De-
posit Vaults in The Bee building, which Is
absolutely burglar and flreproof. Boxes
rent for only 81 a year or 81 a quarter.
Woman Gets Divorce and Name-Daisy
Gertrude Brown has been granted a d.
vorce from William Q. Brown on statu-
tory grounds. She has been allowed to
resume her maiden name, Defiance.
Small Fire at Union Pacific Gar Shops.
An alarm of fire from the Union Pacific
car shops called the department to that
district about 2 o'clock Monday afternoon.
TIL fire was unimportant and had been
extinguished before the arrival Of the fire
department.
Election Returns on Union Pacific
The Union Pacific announces that bulle-
tins of the election returns will be for
warded to all through passenger trains
Tuesday night and Wednesday. The Bur
> lington Northwestern and Rock Island
have made similar arrangements, so that
those who travel will be able to hear the
latest news as soon as II Is received at
the larger centers.
Another Convention for omaha-J. G.
Pegg returned Sunday from Kansas City,
where he attended a meeting OF the direc-
tors of the Interstate Literary association
Of Kansas and the west. Omaha was de-
cided on as the next place of meeting and
the convention will be held in the Zion
Baptist church December rs, % and 80. Mr..
Pegg is chairman of the executive commit
tee of the association, which is composed
Of eolored people.
Election nay Not a Federal Holiday
Election day will make no material differ
ence in the transaction of general affairs
over in the big federal building. Business
will ontinue as usual. The postoffice will
remain open all day. The usual carrier
utllNtIlcS Will Nv mdut anu lne OIliCc IN
all its departments will be open as on any
ordinary day. The federal courts will re-
main open for whatever business may
come before them.
Near the Golden wedding Line-Neigh-
bors and friends of W.. b.. Christie gath
cred at his home, 1905 Burdette street, In
large numbers Saturday evening to help
Mr.. and Mrs. Christie celebrate their forty
soNapfh uuadatpg ann{yaraaev M Chrfafia
Is a member of the Board Of Education
and has for years been prominent in the
affairs of Omaha. Forty-two years OF the
married life Of Mr.. and Mrs. Christie have
been spent in Omaha.
U. p. Train to Test sOalss-The Union
Pacific has insugurated a test train TO
make the rounds OF the company's scales
In Omaha, South Omaha and Council Bluffs
the first Of every month and inspect them
as to accuracy. The train made its first
run Monday with the following men or
board John Grant Pegs, city Inspector OF
weights and measures; Lou Klndell, su-
perintendent of Union Pacific terminals; J,
Hoffman. scale inspector for the Union
Pacific; Samuel Kidd, scale Inspector for
the Grain exchange, and J. Klotz. weigh
master for the Western association.
Internal Revenue Receipts for October
The receipts from internal revenue col.
~lections for the Nebraska district for the
month OF October, 1893, were soc. S56.OS. The
receipts for the corresponding month last
year were S226. OS9.12. THIS shows a falling
off in collections for the current year foi
the month OF October of SIS, 1SS.OI. The de.
ficiency is accounted for through large
shipments OF distilled spirits from the Ne.
braska distllery in bond. The tax or