Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-03
BRIEF CITY NEWS
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omaha Electric Works repairs elevators.
R~tnehart, photographer, 18TH & Farnam.
Aeyn, photo, removed TO 18th & Howard.
investors seeking real estate loans, see
e. Fl. Amber, SIS Bee building.
Equitable Life-Policies. sight drafts at
maturity. H. d. Nicely. manager, Omaha
Keep your money and Valuables in the
American Safe Deposit vaults in the Bee
building. Boxes rent from 81 10 SIC.
Savings Accounts in the Nebraska Saw
ings and Loan Association earn six per
cent, credited semi-annually. One dollar
starts an account. 1903 Farnam.
Colonel welsh'B onting-Colonel L. A.
Welsh of the weather bureau announced
Monday morning that ne was about to
take thirty or more days off. Then he
tore the July sheet off the calendar.
Thaysr Building is ld-Th voegele
& Dining company has bought Of E. A.
Thayer the building on Jones street be-
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth, which
it has occupied as a tenant. The consid-
GRAFTON is $Sl, 900.
speeder Freed With w~arning-F. w.
Noble of Thirty-fifth' and Hawthorne
streets, who was arrested Thursday night
for speeding on his motorcycle, was dis
SANA Y ~ ShhbS SIaN ~ GhOllhdg lllOll W.
ing, but was warned to go slower on his
wheel or else not ride at ALL
Who Has That Big NED Cars-some.
where in this world someone is running
a big red touring car that was stolen
from Lake Manawa sunday night. The
machine belongs to Sporting and Trupplett
Of Council Bluffs. 1t is An Interstate cal
with the number D-2O2 on a yellow card.
Parents Looking for 1oys-The parents
Of Elmer Smith and George Blank OF
Council Bluffs, are looking for these boys
who disappeared from their homes Sunday
morning. The Smith boy is 3 years of age
and lives at 1909 Avenue A, and the other
boy is three years older, living at 1927
Broadway.
Lucky to be Deaf-He was unable to
hear Judge Crawford's questions, SO Chris
Evans, a deaf fellow, arrested for being
drunk, was discharged from police court
When asked his name he had to write II
on a sheet of paper. Tha was all tho
Judge needed to show him that he had nc
time to hear the mans case.
One Building Permit-A permit was is.
sued Monday by City Building Inspector
Withheld for the erection OF the First
Church of Christ, Scientist, to cost s7O,O 900
The church viii be built at Twenty-fourtf
street and st. Mary's avenue, and will be
Of brick and stone construction, The
ground space to be covered is sSxl5 feet
Judge Eastman closes Shop-On &C
count Of the serious illness of his wife
Judge w. w. Eastman, justice of the
peace, has closed his office In the Barker
block for the month Of August and his
dockets are in the hands OF Justice George
c. Cockrell. Mrs. Eastman has been i'll fol
several weeks and slight hopes are held
for her recovery.
Ties the Record for Births-Births fol
the month, Of July. 1909, broke even with
the record for the same month last year
226 each month OF those born In July thii
year ia were males and 1I2 are females
Five negro boys and two negro girls wer'
born during the month. There were ID
deaths during July, 1908. as against Is
deaths during July 1908.
Auto victim Is Tmprovsd-The condi
Z ton OF Gust Drahos, who was injured Il
the automobile accident at Thirty-fouru
and Hamilton streets Thursday noon, 1
reported as slightly improved. The full
extent Of his injuries has not yet beei
determined. His case Is. still regarded q
a very serious. one, and he is likely I
have a relapse at any time.
Excavation for New Bank-Excavatlol
for the New City National bank building
at Sixteenth and Harvey is expected I
begin Wednesday or Thursday and will b
done by the general contracting firm 10
the building, the Black Masonry and Con
struction company. II is now planned I
add one more story to the building whio
will make It sixteen stories high.
In Bankruptcy COurt-A petition ha
been filed in the United states distriC
court asking that the Sims Pickle and Pre-
serving company of Lincoln may be d.
olared bankrupt. The petitionins creditor
are Gabriel Eninger. c. b. Quincy an
Pauline Ellinger, all OF Lincoln. Oh
charges in bankruptcy have been granite
Frank J. Murphy and Squire Cox
Omaha.
y Mother Must show the Court-MTs. Nj
~ linda Jones, who lives al Twenty-slH'h al
+ streets in South Omaha, IL accused
y bringing up her children in improper su
81 roundings.l For accusations, however M'
= Melinda doesn't care 4 straw ana VINO
81 The probation ofnce served her with
& summons she advised him 20 take a lourn'
. Tor his health, Judge Kennedy issued
"a bench. warrant for her and she VIII
p aiken before his presence TO explain /,
alleged neglect