Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-22
BRIEF CITY NEWS


AANe MouN ENAuN -
Gas, Electric Fixtures. Burgess-ornndsn-
Times, Printing.
Arrested for PorRery-Rudolph Borgatz
was arrested Friday morning. charged with
passing forged check on Philip Nathan.
pawn broker.
colonists Go wsst-slxty colonists for
California passed through Omaha Friday.
enroute from st. Paul to Sacramento. The
homeseelxers were being taken out by the
Sacramento Valley Land company, and be-
sides the special car, there were ten In
another OF the coaches Of the train.
Library Observes Arbor Day-The circu-
lation department at the public library
will be closed all day Saturday, Arbor
day, and no books will be received, Issued
or exchanged. The reference and reading
rooms will be open from until 6 o'clock
only.
On Trial for HoId-Up-Harry Clark,
alias Harry Pape. went on trial before
Judge Estelle Friday morning charged
with highway robbery. He Is accused of
having help up Charles Hacker, an en-
ploye OF the Drexel Shoe company, on
October u and relieved him Of &c.
hoy Run over by Auto--william Will
kinson, - years old. stepping from a NOV
ing automobile at Sixteenth and Cass
streets. was run over by rear wheel He
sustained severe spFains Of both legs. DIR.
o. O. Bishop, police surgeon, attended the
boy. who was removed to his home
Court House work IL Pushsd-The work
on the new court house is being pushed
70 the limit According to figures given
out Friday by Commissioner o. J. Pickard
there are now ga men at work on the
building. The bulk of this number is made
up by the plasterers and their helpers.
flynn Moves the Rubbish-The street
commissioners department moved 767 loads
OF rubbish and trash as its part of cleaning
up Omaha last Saturday Street Commits
tioner Flynn made his report Friday morn
ing, stating that the work in pursuance to
tho proclamation of the mayor cost S59127.
or n cents . load
interest In Rate Question-Omaha mer-
chAnas and the Commercial club are
greatly interested in the hearing coming
up before the Nebraska Railway commits
sion 81 Lincoln Monday on the return rate
question. Many Of the Omaha merchants
VIII be affected TO the amount Of thousands
Of dollars By tho decision of the commits
sion.
no HntsTtaan Auto Dea1srs-Dealers in
p. NJ y. automobiles OF Nebraska and
Omaha branch office Monday. The dealers
number over 100. Monday morning they will
be shown new models of the Flanders car.
at noon win at down to an elaborate BAN
quot lun0hson at the Paxton and during the
afternoon win see a moving picture show
OF the =. M p plant at Detroit.
no Manufacture Wrenohss-A new en-
teFpr4se has been launched in Omaha for
the purpose OF manufacturing a wrench
whtah u the invention OF Fred Hickman
The name Of the company is the Inter-
national Tool Manufacturing company, and
It has established offices In the Continental
building. The officers are: L. G. Butler
OF Lowe. president; George H. Martin, vice
president: Harry e Thomas, secretary and
treasures.
BoRyman u 1rnoh Better-Ed. p. Berry
man, former member of the Omaha park
board. who has been sick at his home for
some tina. 10 reported to be in much bet
ter health this week than at any time
since he was taken by this stroke of psraly-
sis. He was UP and able to walk about
the house Thursday and Friday, but II
win be q matter of weeks before he will
be able 70 get out Of doors. The physician
in at1endanoe declares that In time he will
recover entirely.
sOhOca 0hndxsn vaOoinated--An even
dozen children. who attend the Cass school
we're Vaccinated by DIN A. J. Langdon. as
sistaut health commissioner. Friday morn
ing In the Health departments office at the
city hall Following the order OF all chill.
drsn who attend the school to get vaccin.
ated orr produce physicianS certificates
the Health department offered to vaccinatS
all who came TO the office free OF charge
DE-. Langdon was on the job from 10 to L
o'clock.