Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-11

twenty-sixth annual convention of the
travelling representatives of the Fairmont
Creamery company will be held Thursday
and Friday, the meetings at the COM
pany's general office, Twelfth and Jones
streets; the headquarters at the Hotel
Rome. More than thirty representatives
will come to the city from all over the
west. Following the business sessions
Thursday a dinner will be given by the Of
ficers at the Hanson cafe. followed by a
theater party at the Orpheum.
Five Hundred Cigars, wowi-Five hun
bred cigars is the reserve supply of future
smoke some thief will enjoy at the ex-
pense of ]. p. Cronin, proprietor of a pool
hall at 2210 Farnam street. A burglar en-
tered the place Monday night after remov-
ing the putty from around a pane in a
window. Nothing but the cigars were
taken.
Residents Support University Of Omaha
Residents of Kountze Place met in Trim
ity Methodist church Tuesday evening and
discussed the plans for the University of
Omaha, which is to be located on a tract
almost wholly in Kountze Place. More
than sixty of those present pledged their
support, financial and otherwise. especially
III III a So SdboSlllAAOilS " AAil
school.
Rusty shovel Proprietor Finsd-On the
charge of keeping a dlsorderly house, Joe
Cofmann, proprietor OF the Rusty Shovel
lodging house at S04 North Sixteenth street.
was convicted In police court and fined $50
and costs. Cofmann was arrested with
seven inmates of his place last Saturday
night by a detail of officers. Some of the
policemen visited the place in disguise in
order to gather evidence. The men and
women arrested with Cofmann were dis
charged.
Krahoney Gets Choice Picture-A little
presentation was held In the
chief quartermaster's department In the
army building Wednesday morning. Ii
was supposed 10 be Clerk T. p. Mahoney's
birthday and Chief Clerk A. Wehrner OF
the commissary department made the ad-
dress. The presentation consisted OF a
handsome picture, a chrome replica OF
Venus or some other goddess in summer
dress. The picture has been placed in the
vault OF the office and only a select few
are permitted to feast upon Its beauties.
Summoned as witness to Tennessee
DR.. d. c.. Golding of Fremont has been
summoned to Greenville. Tenn, as a wit
ness in the case of the United States
against Hiram c. Jett. The subpoena is
issued from the United States courts of the
Tennessee district and is served through
the United States mRrshal's office a.
Omaha The nature OF the case In which
DR.. Golding is to testify is not known here
Deputy Marshal Proctor went to Fremont
Wednesday afternoon TO serve the sum.
mons.
Three Sisters OF Destitute woman
Three sisters of Mrs. Mary Hetzler, WHIT
died in destitute circumstance Tuesday a
Fourth and Spring streets, have been 10
Gated by Coroner Heafey at Norfolk. The,
are said by Mr.. Metzler to be well te-do
one of them, Mrs. William Cook. has beer
telegraphed about the case and a reply 4
expected shortly. The body is still beinl
held by the coroner, although he is salts
fled that death was due to natural causes
Although Mrs. Metzler is said by her hus
band to have been only so years old, it Il
believed that she was fully IS when sh,
died.