Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-15
BRIEF CITY NEWS

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Lighting FiEtursE-Rurress-ar CO.
Strictly Home-aGads Pies. Tier Grand Cafe
lssO--Nationai life Snsn-uuo. co.-lsio
Nharles ~ Ady. General Agent. Omaha.
-Four weekly or Mcnthlv sav,nr. r.,d
on shares OF Nebraska Savings ana loan
association win earn per cent per annum
Wo Board Of Trade building.
John Dragsr a Voluntary nanrrupt-
conn Drager grocer and hotel keeper
OF Ponca, Neb.. has filed his voluntary
petition In bankruptcy i'm the United states
district court He schedules his liabilities
vt H,1ie7s and his assets At $500
Big improvements on Burlington--Ex-
tenslve improvements on the Burlington
line between Sioux City and O'Nenl have
been ordered made during the summer.
hNty-five miles OF the 100 win be rebal-
lasted and other needed improvements will
be made.
Argument In Rsnnott-Bauru oase- Argu-
ment Is on before Judge Troup In district
court on the petition of w. r. Bennett
against J. +. Baum and d. A. Baum for
an Injunction against an increase by stock
holders vote ct Dover. Del. Of the capital
stock Of the Bennett company.
Omaha Htan suys Kansas City Realty
Frank T. Walker OF Omaha is buying ex
tensiveiy in Kansas City real estate. He
recently bought OF Floyd K. Ransom a
three-story apartment house at 1222-l22i
Holmes street for $4,000 as an investment
Mr.. Walker has sold 10 James @. Smith.
an attorney, vacant tract at the south
west corner Of Twelfth and Michigan ave-
nue. for $4,000
Sold Liquor without Licsnse-J b.
Kennedy was brought down from tho
Winnebago reservation Monday morning
and lodged in the Douglas county iafl in
default OF $500 bail for selling liauor 10
thirsty Winnebagoes without paying the
government special tax Deputy United
States Marshal John Sides had charge of
the unlicensed liquorist
Charles Moore ct al Continue Case
Charles Moore. who was arrested satur-
day night at si2 Dodge street for violating
the Slocumb law, and twenty men who were
also arrested for being inmates Of a dis
orderly house, obtained continuance until
Tuesday morning in police court raid
was made on the saloon and a bar was
found In the basement where liquor was
being dispensed with much activity.
Army officer Hurt In Railroad wreoK-
Captain a. A King Of the Eighth United
States cavalry, who was returning from
the east from leave Of absence, was in a
railroad accident near Davenport, Ia, Sun
day evening and was severely hurt about
the head. He arrived in Omaha Monday
morning and after receiving treatment from
the surgeons at army headquarters was
taken TO the hospital at Fort Omaha for
further care. His injuries, while severe.
are not necessarily dangerous.
Stil After Union Pacific Reward-Annie
Fody OF Omaha has filed a petition in in
tervenor for S1S,75O Of the Union Pacific
reward offered for the apprehension and
conviction Of the Overland Limited mail
robbers. The suit was filed in the United
States circuit court Monday morning. She
lays special claim to 5000 each for-givine
Information that led to the arrest and con-
vietion OF Grigware and Golden and for
H,26O each for telling the detectives how
TO locate Matthews. Torgenson and Woods
Runaway BOY Seriously ul-Denton
CUlp, 10 years Of age, a runaway boy from
Dallas s. d.. where his father, e. c. Culp,
resides, lies seriously Ill at the residence OF
Mrs Hall, 1910 California street. Mrs. Hall
took pity on the waif and gave him shelter
Saturday. That night he became III, when
Assistant Police Surgeon Loveland was
called to see him. Yesterday his condition
had not improved and this fact was COM
mOnicated to Juvenile officer Mogy Bern
stein with a view to having the boy taken
10 the county hospital.
oriss Family Affairs Are crisn- Crossed
The matrimonial affairs of frankie Criss
orin +. Criss John II. Keck and Leota
Keck seem to be somewhat interviewer.
Or at least orin Criss charges that they
lre. To begin with, Mrs. Reck brought
)uit for divorce against her husband. Mrs
keck then sued for decree. Criss now
iles an answer in district court in which
10 charges that Keck offered Mrs Keck
h.5Oo to get a divorce and that Mrs. Criss
Butt against Criss Is the second part OF a
plot whereby Mrs. Criss will become new
Mrs. Keck.
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