Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-29
ERIEF CITY NEWS

Havo Root Eriat T..
Electric Pans-Burgess-Gr GO.
Bess Dry Cleaning OF garments. Twin
city Dye Works. 4O1 South Fifteenth.
1sso--Nntional Life Insurance co,-Is1o
Charles e. Ady. General Agent, Omaha
o'Keefe Pnes-,iicnard o'Keefe Of
South Omaha has filed his petition TO
run for county commissioner on the dem
ocratc ticket
Savings Accounts in Nebraska Savings
and Loan Assn. one dollar to $4,000 each.
Six per cent per annum credited semi
annually Organized 1885. 1906 Farnam.
Picnic at Manawa-A picnic at Manawa
Tue day, under the auspices of the Mis-
sion circle of Zion Baptist church. and
two special trolley cars carried those
wh, attended from Seventeenth and
L.. streets.
Holdrego HAS a Pet-Gsorge w. hold
rege, general manager of the lines west
of the Missouri for the Burlington route
was in his ol..ce Tuesday after an alb
sence of two week5, caused by car
bunkle on his neck.
Benin FILES for Water Boaxd-John
Fred Benin has filed as a candidate for
tne omaha Water board on the repub-
lican ticket, and Dan j. Connel has paid
his money 10 get in the race for County
Commissioner Brunings place on the
democratic siue.
Markers for Graves-The Board OF
County Commissioners has received pc
tltion asking that fifty markers be Issued
for the graves of Douglas county vet
Grams of the Spanish wa IL 10 signed
by seven officers and members OF Doug
las county posts.
aarney Street Property sold-Twenty-
two feet on Harvey street and lweIith
has been sold ! T II. II. Wheeler TO t. D.
McShane, who gets the properly ioI
$4,000. The land is unimproved. East
OF II ia the property recently bought
from the Millsrds by +. p Kirkendall'
:.,roduoe Exchange Rests-Formh or
ganization of the Produce exchange Las
probably gone over until fall the last
meeting having tai'ed to develop a
quorum. The project has not by any
means been abandoned, but the hot
weather has rendered some of the mem
berJ less enthusiastic.
uovak VIII conteat-The contest of the
will of the late Mrs Mary Novak, leaving
an estate valued at $4,000 to Ernest Z
Dirck, was commenced in county cour1
before JUDI Leslie Tuesday morning
The contestants claim the will was signed
by Mrs Novak on her death bed and
that undue influe @ was brought to beal
by DIrck
Jelen as q Judge-James Jelen of City
Clerk Buffers staff, has been honoreC
with appointment as one of the judges
the athletic contests to be held by thu
southern division, Tel Jed Sokol a
Granger, Tex, July 3, 4 and g. Thii
division is composed of the Bohemian
athletes Of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas
Mr. Selen will leave for Texas on July
sacred Heart PioniO-Rev. Fathe
Judge. pastor of the Sacred Heart church
gave the children of the Sacred Hear
Sunday school a trolley ride to River
view park Tuesday morning. There wer
four big cars and they were packe'
with happy children, who carried lunche
and everything which goes to make up
first class picnic party. The cars lef
Twenty-fourth and Binney Tuesda
morning at 3 o'clock and returned fror
Riverview park at p m.
Must Pay Tax on Autos-The Count
Board of Equalization will adjourn 1T
annual session Thursday. Those havini
grievances have only two more days II
when to make complaints. Some mis-
understanding iias arisen regarding list
ing automobiles for taxation. Many per
sons have the idea that automobiles pur
chased since April ! are not subject t
assessment. The board holds that al
machines received up to July l are tax
able and will list all known to have bee
received up to that time.
Roosevelt Writes to Govsrnors-Th
board OF governors is in receipt of
letter from Theodore Roosevelt, tender
ing his very cordial thanks to them an
to the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben for thei
kind message of welcome. This lette
makes no mention of the letter of inv
tauon and as 1t notes that Mr.. Roosevelt
is overwhelmed with correspondence, vi
doubtedly he has not yet reached the lei
ter which of course he received late
than the telegram The board is sti
hoping for favorable consideration {
its invitation.