Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-21
BRIEF CITY NEWS

Have Root Print II.
Douglas Printing Co. Both phones.
Smoke Bouse for Smokes, 316 9. 18TH.
Dar1ow Advertising Agency, 1904 Bee.
Rudolph r. Swoboda, Public Accountant.
Rinshart, photographer. 18th & Farnam.
Eeyn, photog, removed to 16 & Howard.
Gloves Cleaned, Thos. Kllpatrick's glove
Dept.
Equitable Lifo-Policies. sight drafts at
maturity. IL D.. Nicely. manager. Omaha.
After a fire you want your money. Keep
your insurance papers and money in the
American Safe Deposit vaults in The Bee
building; 81 rents a box.
Railway superintendent a1sstins-The
monthly meeting of the railway superin-
tendents of roads radiating from Omaha
was held at the Paxton hotel at noon
"Wednesday, The meeting was for a gem
Crsl conference and exchange OF views.
Railway Nail Promotion-wiliiam ].
Cook OF Fairfield has been reinstated as a
railway mail clerk on the Omaha & Ogden
division. to take the place of D.. c.. Hus-
don, recently promoted postoffice inspec-
tor. Mr.. Cook was formerly in the rail-
way mail service. but resigned to engage
in other business.
Use Carries Case to the Court-w. q.
Ure, former county commissioner, has
served an appeal to the district court
against tho payment by the board Of 1857
to the Western Bridge company for work
done near Seymour lake. IRE protested
against the appropriation when on the
board, but was outvoted.
Oh, tho Mick VINO Threw the Brick,
He'n-Being drunk and throwing a brick
through "a window of the Stars and Stripes
saloon, 1902 Douglas street, Tuesday night,
cost John Kelley $3.50 in police court
"wednesday. He was fined 81 and costs for
the %offense. the amount OF the costs max
ing the total expense Of his little celebra-
ton rather expensive.
Phone Plant Keeps old staff--For the
present there will be no changes in the
operating staff of the Independent Tele-
phone company. which has Just changed
ownership, passing from the stock corpora
ton to the Automatic Electric company.
Later SOME minor changes probably will be
made, but the new owners have no inten-
ton of making radical changes in the man
agement. ..
General Morton Awaiting ordsrs-Briga-
dler General Charles Morton, United States
army, recently In command OF the Depart
ment of the Missouri, received word from
the headquarters of the army Wednesday
morning to remain In Omaha until further
orders. General Morton Is being considered
in reference to three command propositions.
neither OF which is yet definitely deter
mined. These are the command OF the
brigade post OF Fort d.. A. Russell. Wyo-
ming: the command of the Department OF
the Columbia and the command Of a de-
partment In the Philippines.
Delegates to Tariff Commission-Twelve
delegates to the convention Of the National
Tariff commission. to be held in 1ndianap-
oils on February 10. II and IS, have been
appointed by Mayor Dahlman with the
hope that at least one OF the appointees
win attend the meeting. The delegates APP
pointed are Dan b. Butler, DR.. George L.
Miller. Ed =. Smith. Colonel Charles e.
Tanning, George Rogers. Ed p. Brain. H.
c. Behrens. ID. ]. o'Brien, IL. K. New
branch. George p. Cronk, John A. Hine
and Charles II. Withheld.
Implement Dealers Msst-The board OF
directors OF the Midwest Implement and
Vehicle Dealers association, embracing
the territory OF western Iowa and Ne
braska. met Wednesday afternoon at the
Paxton hotel to complete the organization
of the board and to confer relative to the
situation of the trade for the ensuing year
Those present at the meeting were VIII
liam Kfotter Of Stuart, Neb.. president
j. II. Helwig of Kearney, vice president.
Frank II. Durham OF Normal. secretary
pro tenn, and A. Hansen of Upland
Stephen schults OF Hastings. p. M. Ringei
of South Omaha. c. Van Zyl of Iowa and
C.. H.. Wagner OF Omaha, members OF the
board OF directors. These officers wer,
severaIly elected during the annual meet.
ing held at the National Corn exposition
last December. w, IL. Wagner OF Omaha
was made treasurer OF the association a
Wednesdays meeting and F. II. Dunbar
secretaTy.