Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-24
BRIEF CITY NEWS

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Rudolph r. swobOaa, Public Aooountane
Rinshart, PHOTOGRAPHS. 18th & FarnAm
bowman, III N. Ie. Douglas shoe, ss'eo'
Sa Rourks for holiday candies and ei-
Ears. sis .. 18th.
SauitabIs Life-Policies sight drafts At
maturity. H. ID. Eeely, manage Omaha
For xmas-Gas or electric reading
lamps make acceptable presents. Prices
reasonable. Burgess-Granden Co.. next to
gas office. 1911 Howard St
Divorce for Cruelty-Louis L. Guertin
has secured a decree OF divorce from Elida
Guertin, charging cruelty. Emma Ellis
worth has been granted a divorce from
George II. Ellsworth on the same charge.
Your money and Insurance. papers
proof safe deposit box in the American
Safe Deposit valuts In The Bee build
ing. Boxes rent for only Is a year. or
only 81 a quarter.
w. n. Holmes Goes TO Peuitsntiary-
WILTON II. Holmes. the attorney, convicted
OF embezzling his clients money. was
taken to the penitentiary Wednesday
morning by Sheriff Bradley. He Will serve
a two-year term.
Hearing of Connor Will Petition-The
hearing of the petition for the sprobatet of
the socalied lost will of Joseph A. Common.
Will come up before County Judge Leslie.
January %. The date was set Wednesday
morning by agreement OF the attorneys.
Nan Leaves wife ana Childrsn-Proba-
ton officers are looking for Joseph Mckee.
and. IL he Is found. charges of wife and
child Abandonment will be preferred against
him The children. two little girls 5 and
Z years of age. are In the detention home
and the mother n supporting herself by
working out.
rodrsa Returns 20 omaha-P. p. Fod-
rea, formerly OF Omaha. who went to Chi
cage e few years ago TO become advertis-
ing agent of the Burlington and later was
with the Railway Ase-GaSette. has re-
signed and viii return to Omaha to form
an advertising agency. Mr.. Fodrea was
In Omaha Wednesday and left for Grand
Island where he will spend the holidays.
Little Johnnie is Caught-Little John
Murphy. a chronic runaway and the bane
OF existence to the Juvenile court authori-
ties. has been captured again and placed
in the 81. James orphanage where 1t is
hoped he will be made 10 stay. The boy,
who is but s years OF age. ran away on
Friday the last time and was not found
until Tuesday when he was discovered
asleep in a wagon ON the street.
Auditorium Victims xmprovsd-F. r.
Calkin and. Roy Flucky, the men hurt al
tho Auditorium Tuesday morning when q
temporary platform fell upon them, are al
the Omaha General hospital In somewhat
improved condition. Calkin suffered the
more sereye injuries, but neither man Il
seriously hurt. Fluekey received a sealI
wound and bruises. while II is thought
one or two Of Calkin's ribs are fractured
Charley says Ono Guiity"-~Entering a
plea OF no guilty" to the charge OF
keeping a disorderly house, Charley Sing
the Chinese proprietor of the Royal choT
suey parlor at 1873 Douglas street, had his
case set for hearing next Tuesday when he
was arralgned in police court Wednesday
morning, He was arrested last week or
complaint OF Juvenile officer Mogy Bern
stein. who claims that liquor has been sold
To minors In Sings place OF business,
brewery wins Law suit-Under order
from Judge Sutton the jury in the case OF
Herman Gasson against the Willow Springs
Brewing eomPany returned a verdict foI
the defendant. Gasson was assaulted while
in the saloon at the brewery and sued the
proprietors for $4,000 on the grounds they