Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-25
Council Bluffs

age ditch. Supervisors Sets and Spencer
went over the grounds yesterday and VIII
make their report to the board Today.
Mrs. Nellie Mckinley. wife OF Charles M.
Mckinley, a Burlington switchman Of this
city. and william Adair Of Decatur, Neb@
we're placed under arrest late Monday night
at Leeds, a suburb Of Sioux City, on com
plant OF the woman husband, who went
to Sioux City Monday.
Fire originating from a defective flue did
considerable dan age about $3.50 o'clock yes
terday morning to the residence of George
Spencer. Seventh avenue and Fourteenth
street. The entire roof was ablaze when the
fire was discovered and much damage was
dOI G before the department reached the
piece. The house and furniture were in
SUI cd for 5000.
Mrs. Jason Mott returned home yesterday
from Cheyenne, Wyo., where on Sunday
last she was reunited to her husband, who
had been missing since August 81. Mott
viii remain in Cheyenne, where he Is work
ing in a lumber yard, for the present, Mrs.
ellison, Motifs sister, who accompanied Mrs.
Mott and the latter's little son to Cheyenne,
returned home with them.
c. w. Sears, POOL South Eleventh street,
has requested the police to assist in To-
eating his l6-year-old daughter, Ivy Marie
Sears. Miss Sears left the may hotel,
where she had been working, on November
10, and her family has not heard from her
since. The father told the police he thought
his daughter had gone to Omaha In COM
pany with another girl from this city.
A meeting of the board of directors of the
National horticultural congress has been
called for Friday evening at headquarters
in the Merriam block. At this time the
finance committee is expected to make a
report on the result of the recent fruit
show. Indications are that the receipts will
be about sufficient to meet the expenses,
although this cannot be determined until all
bills have been audited.
Claude Doherty, a 15-year-old boy, who
lived with his mother, Mrs. Mary Doherty,
565 South TWenty-elshth street. Omaha,
pleaded guilty In the juvenile court yester-
day to breaking into the summer cottage
OF M LOTUS at the Rod and Gun club
grounds at Cutoff last Friday and steal
Ing a suit case and several articles II
clothing. Judge snyder ordered the lad
The receipts in the general fund Of the
Christian home last week were $1,000 be-
ing S29.96 below the current needs Of the
week and increasing the deficiency In this
fund to date to $474.23. The amount needed
in the contingent and Improvement fund
for $500 is S7,OlO11. The receipts in the
managers fund were $25.75, being 1875 be-
low the needs of the week and Increasing
the deficiency in this fund to date to
$647.67.
Ivanhoe ~commandery, Knights Templar
elected these officers last evening: Eminent
slmo, &. E. Walters; captain general, D.
o.. Smith; treasurer, II. w. Binder; re-
corder. G. H. Jackson; directors in Ma
sonic Temple association, v. Jennings. p.
H.: Wind. The commandery will meet this
evening in special conclave for work In
the order Of the Red Cross. q
Returning home Monday evening after
a two weeks absence James Smith, living
near Seventeenth avenue and Third street,
caused the arrest of his wife, Gertrude
Smith, and an Italian, named Beto Babro.
When the officers arrived at the house
they found the man and woman occupying
the same room. An Information was filed
yesterday by Smith ana the hearing OF the
accused will be resumed this. morning. In
the meantime Mrs. Smith and Babro are
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