Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03
BRIEF CITY NEWS

Havs Root Print II.
svoboda--csrtifisd public Accountant.
Lighting Fixturss-BurEsss-or 90.
is5o-Hationai Life Insurance cO,--lslo
Charles T.. Ady, General Agent Omaha.
Home Ownership is a. uvps OF every
family. Nebraska Savings and Loan Ass n
Bldg. 18th and Farnam.
new Auto Repair oompany-The tnde-
pendent Auto Repair company, which will
engage in general automobile business
has been incorporated for $4,000 by David
]. O'Brien Adolph @. Storz and Albert f.
Bihler.
Court Rouse Plumbing ana Heating
The Board Of County Commissioners VIII
hold special meeting Thursday to take up
the question Of the plumbing and heating
bids for the court house. short routine
meeting was held by the board Saturday
morning.
Buy Their way Out Of Army-Honor-
able discharges from the regular army by
purchase have been granted Sergeant Her
bert Waltz OF Troop x, Fourth cavalry,
and Privates Elex c. Schaffer OF Company
B, Eleventh infantry and John Smith Of
Battery A, Fourth field artillery.
Female Breadwinner Badly Hurt-Mrs
A. Smith Of 30l3 South Nineteenth street
was injured at the Garrett laundry, Six
teenth and Charles streets, at $40 this
morning, her foot being crushed in machln-
cry. She was taken to the Omaha General
hospital Mrs Smith has three children
whom she has been supporting by her
labor
Just Can't Live with Her''-Frank
Simpson OF Florence related to a number
Of past present and possibly future Flor
ence office holders has been arrested be-
cause Mrs. Lulu Simpson has sworn out
complaint OF nonsupport Simpson gave
bond in county court Saturday Asked
what the trouble was he said: II Just can't
live with her"
Begins to Travel at 79-"I have just
begun to travel" said s H. Read. 70 years
old a Custer county pioneer, who returned
last Thursday from trip to Florida and
is now on his way to his old home in
Monroe county New York. Mr.. Read has
SEQ acres of land in Custer county and says
THE last year farmed | cleared $500 and
] didn't farm much either"
Sues Railroad for s5,ooo--George H.
Hennng has brought suit in the United
states circuit court for 5000 against the
Chicago & Northwestern Railway company
for damages resulting from personal in
Jures received while riding as passenger
on that road The injuries are alleged to
have been sustained between Fremont and
Hooper in August, 1909. The Is trans
fsrred from the district court of Dodge
county
stores In old Powell Block-George &
Co. who last week bought the Powell
block on South Sixteenth street for S95 900
cash say they. bought for a syndicate, Of
local capitalists who will Immediately
spend considerable sum in fitting up the
building with new store fronts and prac-
tcally rebuilding the lower floor to make
some up-to-date stores similar to those of
the 500 block on the west side OF Sixteenth
street, a block north
D. Il. woolever Gets o., 1000 for a Hand
r. f. Woolever. formerly employe Of
the Northwestern railroad. has recovered
damages in the sum of $1,000 in a suit in
district court. The plaintiff lost a hand
at Norfolk while boarding a train which
had been slgnaled to stop and which
started up while Wooever was in the act
OF getting on. II think the verdict will
stand" said James Raft, who represented
the, plaintiff before Judge Redck
BIDS for New Kennedy Runding-Bids
will be opened Wednesday by Fisher &
Lawrie for the new slx-story building to
be erected by the Kennedy estate at the
southeast corner Of Sixteenth and Jackson
streets at a cost of 500 OOO ten-year
lease on u property has been taken by
the Unloj fitting company for the en-
tire six and basement Of the new
buildpg. structure will be modern in
every wa. the first and second floors
entirely p,a, lass on both Sixteenth and
Jackson street fronts
Nurse Now Sues Cronk-Annle Vawter.
nurse for Mrs. Cora Cronk, had a hearing
Saturday in county court of her suit
against George p. Cronk for SS9. The hear
ing brought out a statement from Mr..
Cronk that he and his wife separated De-
cember 20, but he did not leave the home
until January is. There is little dispute
about the evidence in this suit, and its de-
clsion by Judge Leslie will turn upon the
legal responsibility Of Mr.. Cronk while sep
aratkd from his wife but before divorce
proceedings had been initiated. Decision by