Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-29


years of age ard this offense is his first.
Kelly is paroled to John Weber, a painter.
who viii give the man work.
RookafOllow's Death Accidental That
j. q. Rockafellow, who was found dead in
the basement Of his home. 2565 st. Mary's
avenue, Friday morning, died from gas
poisoning, through an accident, was the
verdict returned by a coroner's Jury Fri
day afternoon.
Dance in Honor of Miss stafford-The
young women Of the business office of Thu
Bee will give a dance this evening at the
German Home in honor Of Miss Matte
Stafford, who is to be married February
IA to Charles Davies. The party will COM
prise about twenty-five couples.
Think They Have the Tool rhief-In
the arrest Of Ed Shredder by Sergeant
Dempsey the police believe they have dis
covered the perpetrator of the series Of
thefts of workmen's tools in the city dur
ing the month. Shredder was. attempting
to dispose of a bunch Of tools when the
sergeant came on the scene and took him
to the station.
Story OF Brookmont Par1n-The story
of a great Iowa farm "Brookmont,' told
in a booklet exquisitely illustrated by
photographs of sweeping stretches of ru-
raj landscape. has been issued by the
Payne Investment company. The photo
graphic work is that of Louis r. Bostwick
of Omaha The work was edited by r. 3.
Wallace. The prospectus tells an alluring
story Of the country. 1t is highly tasteful
and elegant.
Beginning on Thomas Buildinr-Prepa-
rations, are being made to begin work at
once on the new Thomas building on the
northeast corner of Seventeenth and Har-
ney streets. Workmen took down the bill
boards Friday and excavation will begin
at once for the four-story office and store
building which is to be erected on that
corner. The property was bought some
time ago from ]. F. Coad by a syndicate
headed by w. II. Thomas.
r. q. Urlau's Family Comes to KIM.
G. Urlau, who has been in ill-healtn for a.
long time and who is a patient in the
Clarkson hospital, was somewhat better
Friday afternoon. His daughter, Mrs.
Dillon Of New York City and Mrs. M. d.
Baker of Tilden, Neb., are in constant at
tendance at the hospital. Another daugh-
ter, Mrs. G. A. Hunter Of Portland, Ore,
and a son, William Urlau of Denver, have
been notified of their parents serious con-
ton.
Police Get One Compliment, Anyway
Judge g. E. Fields, secretary of the
Progressive Retail Liquor league, has writ
ten a letter to Chief of Police Donahue, in
which he congratulates the chief and the
police department on the enforcement of
the law against licensed and unlicensed
sellers who violate the law" Secretary
Fields says his organization is pledged
to obey the law, and we desire a strict
and impartial enforcement. We stand
ready to assist, and the members, indi-
vidually and collectively, are at your COM
mand."
Remembrance for r. L. Rrown-F. L.
Brown. for a good many years bookkeeper
for the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street
Railway company, was surprised by his
fellow employees on the eve of his depart
ure for his new fruit farm at Arcadia.
Tex. When the employees had returned
from lunch Friday noon they gathered to-
gether and with r. A. Leussler, assistant
general manager of the company, as their
spokesman, presented Mr.. Brown with a
beautiful scarf pin and $40 in gold. Mr..
Brown also has been tiler for the local
lodge Of Elks.
Runaway Horse in OOllision-Sixteenth
street between Douglas and Davenport
streets was the scene Of a somewhat ex-
citing incident. A horse and wagon dashed
around the northwest corner Of Douglas
street and although several attempts were
made to stop the runaway they were inef-
~fectual. The animal went on until 1t col
lided with the horse and wagon OF Sam
Riseman, standing in front of his furniture
store, 222 North Sixteenth. The shafts OF
each wagon were smashed, but the ami
NAL escaped injury. The runaway be-
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North Fourteenth street.
The successful medicines are those that
aid nature. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy