Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-28
BRIEF CITY NEWS
1909 AUGUST 1909
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heyn, photo' removed TO 18th s. Howard
y. y. Amber, Real Estate, Loans. In
surance. Phone D. 52e2, els Bee Bldg.
Equitable Life-Policies, sight drafts at
maturity. H. d. Nicely. nag Omaha
Judge W.. W Eastman has returned and
will be at his office again about septem-
Der l.
Light Rain Out in state-The Burling-
toms weather bureau reports that a light
rain fell at stromsburg and Superior
Thursday night.
Homo Ownership is the hope Of every
family. Nebraska Savings and Loan AS
ISOLATION will show you the way. Board
OF Trade building.
Tool Works mcorporated-The Sharp
y Automatic Tool Works has been incor-
porsted by Lee c. Sharp, Willis A. Sharp
and p. A. Wells. The capital stock is
5000.
Liegett Pleads Not Guilty-Guy Lig-
gett, held for manslsughter. has been ar
raigned in police court on the charge. He
pleaded not guilty and the preliminary
hearing was set for next Friday morning.
City National Bank Meeting-A meeting
OF the City National bank will be held
Wednesday morning. An increase In the
capital stock and in the number of direct
VI " i'll NANAA NC - - - IN
holders and additional directors elected.
Fsrk Board to Meet s~aturday-The reg
ular monthly meeting Of the Board of
Park Commissioners will be held Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock. AT this meeting an
Official name for the lake In Levi Carter
park other than the name Cutoff lake
will be adopted.
Manson Creditors to Meet September 9
Attorney &. G. Mcdonald. referee in
bankruptcy for Tolf Hanson, has announced
that meeting OF the creditors will be held
September s at 8 a. m, in the north fed
eral court room. The creditors will then
choose a trustee in bankruptcy.
Anti-Pree-Lunoh Law Intaot-In the
opinion of Police Commissioners Wapplch,
the saloons are not violating the new anti
free-lunoh ordinance by selling lunches
where liquor Is dispensed. Since the ordin-
ance prohibiting free lunches went into
effect many OF the saloons are advertising
lunches at a nominal price.
Hard TO Blast the Dirt-A few attempts
were made at blasting the dirt out from
around the old court house by the build
ers, but they seemed to be unsuccessful
and the work with the wedge and pick
axe was resumed as the better way. This
clay Is very solid and hard to dig into
but the blasting did not seem to break Il
up properly.
Plenty Of Rain At West Point-Plenty
= of rain in the vicinity of West Point hal
made the corn fill out in good shape and
a bumper yield is expected by +. D
Hunker, mayor Of that city, who spen
Friday in Omaha on legal business. A
heavy rain visited West Point Sunday
said Mr.. bunker. and pastures are still ii
good condition.
Grain Men Going to Chicago-The Omaha
Grain exchange will send a delegation I,
Chicago September II and Is, when 1
meeting will be held at the Board o.
Trade Of grain exchange men from al
over the United States. The object OF tn
meeting is the discussion of matters o
general interest. Who will go from her
is not yet settled.
Hunting for Dead Boys Rslatives-Rel
atives of Otto Johnson, a young man salt
to be from Omaha, who committed sulcld
recently at St. Louis, are being sought b,
the police. The officers have a letter iron
the youths former landlady, who make
the Inquiry. The letter states that John
sons father and other relatives are sup
posed to be In this city.
Farmers Oppose New Road-Frank w
TRAILER. John T. Barnes, Harrison ID. For
est anu t1AAAAANAAeANNf
q arms north Of Florence through which tn
Proposed Prochnow road is to run hav
Drought suit to have the county %enjoine
ftlom building the road. A resolution wa
pFk ssed by the commissioners a year az
pr} ,vlding for the work, but the contra'
wan let only recently.
BoAdy OF Reedsr stin Held-Corone
HeafNey has not yet succeeded In turnin
the Hody of Hugh S. Reeder, one OF tn
week'A suicides. over to his relatives
brothe%, A. l.. Reeder OF Havelock, Neh
telegratohed for the coroner TO hold n
body u4ntl a certain train arrived a da
or two t,eo. but the brother did not arriN
D and il - feared that he may be overcoH
7 with griAef and unable to leave his home.
From hospital to Jail-From the hoi
pltal TO Ahe city Jail was the trip made
wylie johnson, AIS South Eleventh stree
as soon las he recovered from heat pro
tratlon. Nome OF Omaha's sleuthing o
ficers asstkrt that Wylle. who was engine'
at a laundry before he was overcome I
the heat Stwo weeks ago. passed thr'
worthless Nchecks, amounting TO $S,
the ealoonk at Eleventh and DouglI
streets. Thd heat got Johnson soon afte
ward. speaI ing Of punishment. vengeanC
and the ME
Sorry SHE was q Good Samaritan
Gladys Def-Yere, colored, Of 1922 Cumil
street, regt tets that she played the gO
SamaritanF act for Clara Simms, anoth
''duaky a. Sel," who came to the CT
, from FaitHht. S. D., and stayed with I
De We're ffFknan. The latter has report
to the p her roommate. who is on
10 years ~ age, suddenly left for MINI
apolis a1sd that at the same time a &c
loeket Cd htaining nineteen chip diamond
a pair o / coin earrings and s5 in mon
also disa ppeared.
Pepper 9hrOwing IL Punishod-It CO
Mon Tor al a Chinaman employed at I
Bon Tous restaurant $50 and a nicke
worth OF, pepper to stop a fight VI
Harry S NTH, a messenger boy wh'
Tong ALLEGES started trouble In the n
taurant. THE celestial used the pepper
self def ense. he told the police, as
- could ngIt hold his own In a fistie argum'
good eSsOnditiOn.
police court thought that pepper throwi
oushti to be punished. so Tong had
oontrl lbute $50 In fine and costs for
oayeIh me pitching.