Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-24
BRIEF CITY NEWS.


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tetek Fhillippe watches, Edohlm. Jewelez.
9ea' Electric fixtures. Rurgsan -orandsn.
diamonds OF ouality--ledhoin, Isweler.
an the District oourt-Stslla H. Grow-
g" "ua sued George w.. Gruwcock for
divorce,
In the Divorce oourt--stena r. Grow
today filed suit for divorce from Martin
Radford.
Neu Can't Re Robbsd II your valusbles
elo IN our burglar proof vaults. A private
tafe for 50 per year Omaha safe Deposit
Trust Co. Entrance. 1919 Farnam st.
Ben Frankhn sAidi SOW nttle--rsap
little A savings account In the Neb.
Savings & Loan Assn win help you save
your reapings. 1905 Farnam, b. OF T. Bios.
Private Block watohmen cost more than
burglary Insurance and you're not reim-
bursed In event OF loss A burglary policy
with us pays promptly. Crelgh, Bsldrige
n Co.. Phone Doug. 40.
Twenty-ssoond Annual Celebration Of the
birth of Robert Burns, auspices Of Clan
Gordon at Metropolitan hall, Esd and Harvey
streets, Wednesday evening, Jan. Is. Con
cert and ball Tickets, 50 cents each.
Hsavywsights for Cold wsathsr-we
are speaking OF raincOats and we sell them
for from $40 up. Rubber goods of all
kinds Omaha Rubber Co. e. II. Sprsgue,
president 1905 Harvey street Just
around the corner"
Purlong IL STANDARDIZATION Furlong,
convicted Tor an assault with intent 10
Kill, upon Henry Wilson, near Valley, Sep
TENDER /, Monday sentenced TO two years
IN the penitentlary by Judge Estelle Fur
long has served in both the English and
American army.
POstofficS work stoppsd-Construction
work on the postoffice at Fortieth and
Cunning streets was stopped Monday morn
ing by Building Inspector Withheld. The
contractors had failed to have the plans
approved and for this reason were ordered
to discontinue work.
nay GETS twenty YeArs--John Day. som
victed January Is for criminal assault
upon Hattie Hollander, was sentenced to
twenty years Of hard labor by Judge w.
J. Sears today. Called before the bar he
had nothing TO say and received the SEN
tenca with phlegmatic silence. The Judge
commented briefly upon the atrocity Of the
crime
Dragon In the Toils-Albert Dragon was
arrested Saturday night by Deputy Sheriff
French at Ralston and is now in custody.
Saturday morning he returned home intoxi-
Gated and drove his family out of the
house and securing a shotgun, barrlcaded
himself in the house and defied the authori-
ties. Deputy Sheriff French was sent to
the scene, but seeing the situation returned
and secured a warrant.
Jones to be Promoted - Captain William
IL. Jones, who has been released from the
paymasters department at army head
quarters, Department Of the Missouri and
who is now a senior captain of infantry,
is to be promoted to the rank OF major.
The promotion is to take place some time
In the near future and will mean that
Captain Jones will become major of the
Eighteenth infantry and be sent from
Omaha to Fort Mckenzie Wyo.
Youth sent to Kearnsy - Edgar Hebb, a
young lad, whose nomadic spirit will not
allow him to remain long in one place be-
fore he hungers for new sights, was before
Judge Day In juvenile court Monday and
confessed to a bad attack OF the wander
lust This is not the first time he has
collided with the officers in his wanderings.
lie says he was picked up at Atlantic, Ia,
last week. He says his father and mother
are living apart and that there Is no place
in particular for him to stay He was sent
TO Kearney.