Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-03
BRIEF CITY NEWS

I've Boot Print IL
P.-. Fans-Hurgsss-orandsn
furnaces and Flower vases.
eha Stove Repair works.
Sooketbook in Mail Box-A pocketbook
Vushs to a Chicago man was found bv
postman In the mail box at Sixteenth and
morning. 'ua'
eno on vacation-Miss Emma
Su'cA' stenographer for the internal
revenue department at the federal build
VIII leave for San Francisco Monday
"i's on vacation for one month
=. Sovernment BonGs--uOscriptions for
ne" issue of United States government
S o,'i VIII be Received at the Nebraska
nai pank' where blanks and infJrma-
'o" VIII De supplied without charge.
OhAnes at Federal Building. ]. Pier
was awarded the contract for con-
meeting up the rooms for the pure food
uepartrnent which it recently acquired by
y change on the fourth floor Friday morn
ing. '''''
MISS orooker Goes Through-Niss Jen.
-, n Nrocker, daughter OF the muIiOuatre
vi man OF California will pass through
Omaha in her private car Misbawaka on
New York. ~
Gordon Wins Prixs-John Gordon erin
pc VINO has been battling for a living
Dy soliciting magazine subscriptions from
his bed, has won a prize of 81 coo He will
get only the income from this money $40
month He will continue to work IN
support himself.
Sleeper to the xollowstone-omabat rav-
selers 70 Yellowstone park this summer are
TO have less trouble in getting a sIeener
berth than in former years. The Burlington
Is to put on a sleeper at this point Thus
when the man wishing to start to the park
from this city goes to the ticket office
this summer he will not find all the lower
perths taken by buyers of tickets at points
farther east
GOpson Goes to Conveution-E n
Gepson, truant officer Of the public schools
LEFT Tor Chicago Thursday night to attend
me annual meeting of the truant officers of
the country. The meeting is the first OF
Its Kind to be held. Attendance officers
from cities all over the United States will
be present. Mr.. Gepson will read a paper
on the relation of compulsory attendance
to school systems and cities.
. Travel East IL Heavy-Travel to the
east since the first OF June is the heaviest
1t has ever been in that month in Omaha $
history, declare the local railroad officials.
Hundreds Of people from all points of the
west are passing through this city bound
Tor points over all the long stretch of the
Atlantic coast. The summer rates went
into effect June l and the travelling public
has arisen like swarm since then.
STANDARD OH Company sues-Another
suit against the city on the proposed Locust
street viaduct, where the property owners
are appealing from the damages awarded
B7them by the appraisers. was filed in dis
y trict court Friday by the Standard OIL
company. The company alleges tina its
property frontage of three lots will be
damaged to the extent of $1,000 instead of
the $3.50 allowed them by the appraisers.
smallpox NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is
on the decline in the CITY," says DR.. X. w.
Council. health commits sioner. And it
will be but a short time until the disease
is entirely wiped out" At the emergency
hospital there are only twelve cases now.
Six weeks ago fifty-two sufferers from
the disease were enjoying themselves as
best they could under the handicap.
Hrs. PornOy Gets Divorce-Sylvia s.
Forney was granted decree OF divorce
from s. Wallace Forney in district court
Thursday.