Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-23

the contractors to compel Chairman Ken
nedy to sign the contract. Judge Kennedy
declared the board could appropriate the
money without a vote of the people IL 1t so
desired.
Firm Lays Failure to strike-The stock
of the Omaha Paraphernalia house which
failed recently will be sold by Sheriff
Bradley for the benefit OF creditors March
1. The company dates it's financial troubles
back to the strike OF South Omaha packers.
1t furnished the labor unions with about
$4,000 worth of signs and banners and when
they were wiped out by the strike II could
not collect Since then 1t has been paying
off its Indebtedness gradually, but some Of
the creditors demanded immediate payment
OF the balance and It was necessary to as
sign the stock.
Bruning Gets Order O~ancollod-On mo-
ton by Bruning the county board has can
celled an order issued some time ago by
IRE for the purchase through Klopp g.
Bartlett company of nine loose leaf ledgers
for use in the register of deeds office.
Bruning's objection was that bids were
not called for before the order was given.
Ure said the price agreed on was less than
the lowest figure offered in the competitive
bidding several weeks ago on the ledgers.
Bruning, Harte, Kennard and Trainor
voted In favor Of the Bruning motion and
Ure against 1t.
Man who Took . bath Has Nearing
The suit OF David H. Seaver, an abstracter,
against the Young Mems Christian assoc
citation for 1000 damages for injuries he
received while taking a bath, was heard
by County Judge Leslie Tuesday morning.
Seaver was using one of the baths last
July when he slipped on the wet floor
and fell, breaking his wrist. He charged
the floor was not kept in proper condition.
General Secretary Wade of the Young
Mems Christian association testified the
bath room floor was considered perfect by
experts and hat an attendant was kept
cleaning 1t constantly during the afternoon
and evening.
hoy Sleeps in Moving van-After Sleep
Ing out doors all last night in a moving
van belonging to the Expressmen's Deliv-
cry company, 227 lizard street, Johnnie
Murray. 8 years of age, was found in the
wagon Tuesday morning by a stable hand,
taken to the police station by Emergency
Officer Reigelman and later taken home
by Juvenile Officer Carver. The little fell
low has established quite a reputation as
a runaway and makes occasional visits to
the police station in charge of one of the
patrolmen, many of whom know him. TIL
lad lives with his mother at Thirteenth and
Jackson streets. the father and mother
having separated.
Expose Case OF smallpox-For expos.
ing a case of smallpox in violation of the
health ordinances Of the city. a complain
has been filed and a warrant issued for tn,
arrest of william NJ. Wright, an attorney
who lived at 1914 Farnam street, unit
It was discovered that his wife had small
J pox and the home was quarantined, afteI
which he moved away and the health de
partment lost track Of the couple. Health
Officer +. NJ. Bonee gave the information
of the case to his office and later to tn,
police, who say that every effort will b,
made to take Wright and his wife int
custody and punish the former under tn
city ordinances.
Mrs. 4. Goldsmith Asks DiVorcO-Sam
uel Goldsmith, a saloon keeper at Mint
and Capitol avenue, is defendant in a di
vorce suit filed by Lillian May Goldsmith
in which she charges many forms O
cruelty. They were married in August
1905, when she was IS years old. She as
serts after their return from the honey
moon trip he called her names because sh
bought some furniture for their home. sh
says he has property from which ne r,
ceives an income of $500 a month. She ha
secured a restraining order to prevent h
molesting her or their children. Edwar
Norton has been granted a divorce frol
Fannie Fairfax Norton by Judge Redo
Abandonment was the charge.