Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-25

packing house employee and lives at South
Omaha.
Funeral Of Mrs. Laura wsstphal-The
funeral OF Mrs. Laura Westphal of Hous-
ton. Tex, who died in Omaha Monday. was
held at st. Patrick's church. Fourteenth
and CASTELAR, streets. Wednesday morning
at . o'clock. Interment was in Holy
Sepulcher cemetery.
Clothing and Substitutes Go at Once
Steve Martin, engineer at the Child Saving
Institute, wishes he had not hired a man to
take his place for a few days last week
while he took a vacation The day after
the new man started work he left without
giving warning and Martins overcoat, shoes
and 81 in money disappeared at the same
time. The man suspected of the theft has
been described to the police.
Miss Lula Z. Baker ysurisd-Miss Lula
e. Baker. who died az albuquerque, N. M,
last Friday. was buried In Forest Lawn
cemetery Wednesday afternoon. The
funeral service was held at the Hulse &
Rlepen undertaking p%arlors, 100 South Six
teenth street. at 2 o'clock. Miss Baker.
who was only 20 years of age when she
died. was formerly a student at the Omaha
High school. Her father was George w
Baker.
Pawns Invalid sisters -Clothss-steal-
ing and pawning his invalid sisters clothes
while she was in the hospital, Walter
Quinn. a negro, forgot to square things
when his sister left the hospital and
wanted her clothes again. As a result of
neglecting this little matter. he landed in
Jail Tuesday and was fined SO and costs
Wednesday morning by Police Judge Craw-
ford. His sister. Carrie Quinn. is the
negress who was shot by Jesse Brown soms
time ago.
DR.. Jerseys bible Class=Dr. Kersey's
Bible class has increased to $50. Members
Of various churches have enrolled and those
who are members OF no church have also
joined this class. NO PROSECUTING is at
tempted. No collection is taken. All are
led in the study OF the old book; nothing
else says DIR. Kersey, pastor OF the First
Christian church. The class met Tuesday
night at the First Christian church, Twen-
ty-sixth and Harvey streets. The session
begins sharp at s and closes at 9.
Two hundred Lots to Ne araded-A. l..
Reed. Harry Jordan and Daniel shull are
the lncorporators of the~s hun Realty com
pany which has bought and taken over 300
lots near the government corral at Twenty
1 StCO1O Street anu u 0hlOn EdtlAC lTdIhS-
The company plans to begin a big job OF
grading at once and put tie lots in salable
] condition. AS the tract comprises about
eight acres. the grading will take some
time. Some OF the lots were controlled by
the Byron Reed company. others owned
by Mr.. Shull and his sisters.
Seek Drink. Meet Policsman-TryIng to
find an open door at the rear of a North
Sixteenth street saloon shortly after l
o'clock Wednesday morning. Clyde Pond
and Frank Bates were mistaken for
burglars by Patrolmen Mutually and Rus
sell and locked up at the police station.
When they told the Judge Wednesday
morning in police court that they had Just
come in from Kennard, Neb., with some
cattle. and had been thirsty for something
more than hotel ice water and lunch wagon
coffee. the judge discharged them and told
them to go home.
smith and Bullard Have Great Time
w. A. Smith. treasurer and general man
ager OF the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street
Railway company. and w. c. Billiard. the
lumberman. have returned from a three
weeks trip to Cuba. They report a most
delightful trip. They made stops az Chat
~tanooga, Atlanta. Jacksonville. Havana.
Isle Of Pines, ST. Augustine, Savannah,
Richmond and Washington. They made the
ascent OF Lookout Mountain and viewed
the old battlefield. They also struck a
rough sea on the return and Billiard ate
one OF the eighteen meals out OF l4s which
should have been served.
Alleged syrup Thieves Bound over
on the charge OF breaking and entering
Mike Hedricks and Arthur Hall have been
bound over TO the district court under
bonds of 500 each. They are said to have
stolen ninety-six pint cans Of syrup from
Farrell & Co. Friday night. During Halls
preliminary examination In police court
Wednesday, he maintained that he did not
participate In the theft, but merely sold
the syrup for Hedricks afterward. As nc
evidence could he secured in support OF his
statement. he was bound over with He
bricks. who refused 60 testify TO help out
Hall, for fear he would lnjure his owl
case.
strike slugger Fined Fifteen Dollars
N an aftermath OF the press feeders strik,
that occurred some time ago, Andrew
PezdirtE was fined sl5 and costs In pole,
court Wednesday morning for assault anC
battery. John Psnuska was the com,
plainant. He testified that he was sIugget
BY PerdiTtz. who had been secured for IN,
purpose by one Of the factions in IN.