Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-14

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sc the new 1911 wall paper patterns at
Boz wick 8, III South Main street
Gu a. for a case of Gunds Peerless
Leer. J. J. Klein Co. distributors.
Choice pictures for wedding and gradu-
atns gifts. Fauble Art Shop SS3 way.
% culists' prescriptions accurately filled
the same day at Lefferts Big Jeweiry
stole.
Have your glasses ntted or repaired BY
J. w. Terry, optician, All Broadway. Office
With George Corner
Attorney W. 8. Moore of Manila was
in the city looking after the John letter
bankruptcy hearing before Referee W. 3.
MaybA
Mrs. ]. Atkins left last evening for Sioux
where she will be the guest Of numerous
friends for several days.
Excelsior lodge No. $50. Ancient Free
comm unication Saturday evening at 1880
for work in the second degree.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Mcclure Of San
Diego, Cal. are in the city, the guests Of
Mrs q. O. Oldham, Mrs McClure's sister,
ct her home, 2O2 North Eighth street.
John Moran. one OF the hoodlum gang
meeting the territory in the vicinity OF
siNteenth avenue, was in police court yes
te day morning charged With disturbing
the peace The charge was made good by
suffiC., ut evidence and he was tined 40
and co Is.
Mrs e. II. Haworth has gone to Corn
ing, Ia, TO visit her daughter, Mrs. B. w.
Turner, who has been quite Ill for some
time Word received yesterday by Mr..
Hawor,I announced a great Improvement
IN the daughters condition since the ar
rival OF her mother.
Judge Wheeler announced last evening
that he will make the last assignment OF
jury ca Is for the term in the district court
at o lock this morning instead OF $3.50
as pre- lously announced. The change Is
due to The republican county congressional
convention. which convenes at IL clock.
With the concurrence of Mayor Maloney
ana the Board of Fire and Police Commits
sioners Chief OF Police Froom yesterday
issued itesh orders for the strict enforce
ment OF the city ordinance against auto
mobile peeding Complaints of reckless
In with Increasing frequency and the prob
ABILITY OK serious accidents more certain.
All patrol officers have been given strict
oldo. 10 arrest every driver who gets to
gong ia ter than twelve miles an hour.
The Council Bluffs men who went to
SIOUX LILY in special car TO attend the
Shit.-eis gathering there reached home
cOAsiue, ably 1atigued yesterday morning.
I he train arrived here about o clock and
the rainU I'd people allowed the tired sleep
els To d cam away until nearly o'clock
La bh " lliams who were selected to act
as expert guides for the novices In their
dangerous Journey across the hot sands,
wee especially Tired when they awoke.
The CouL III Bluffs men are loud in their
praise of the hospitality shown them by
their Sioux City brethren.
nc QuinaBe suit Drought Dy Henry
Schneider against e, A. Wickham for per-
scnal injuries sustained while in his en-
poy was dismissed in the district court
Ing sewer pipe md was working in the
ditch. A ecdor of the big pipe had been
ana the II. sn holding It were awaiting his
order to let II drop. He gave the order,
but the instant he did SO saw slight
thrust forward his hand to remove it. At
the same instant the tile fell, catching his
beought nn sah "q Tor soooc Judge Wheeler
was on the point OF sustaining the motion
OF the 'defsndsnks attorney to take the
drawn on a motion by counsel for the
psinuff to dismiss without prejudice.
dispute has arisen between the street
railway company and the Independent Tele-
phone com ANY, the new name for the con-
sUioated 4 ouncil Bluffs companies, as to
who shall AZ the cost for raising the tele-
phone wires on Benton street. The wires
are strung along on decrepit old poles that
are five Test lower than the street trolley
poles, brn sing all OF the telephone cross
wires that Tar below the trolley wires and
making II certain that the passage of the
first ar would rip off all the telephone
wires. The telephone company asserts that
It has been occupying the street for many
years and that It's poles were sufficiently
high to keep the cross wires from touching
the ground. and has told the street car
they viii have to do the raising or pay for
IT, The col troversy has not interfered with
the pIOgfe. 3 OF building the car line, Out
will IL an amicable arrangement Is not
reach, d. he street railway company an
nounces tn Il 1t will not be responsible for
the low-ka lging wires and the telephone
people say that they will appeal TO the
courts Il here Is any interference with
their lines
city Sole tor Kimball filed yesterday his
motion in tie district court for new trial
in the SUIT Of Mrs, Ida May Smith against
the city, llrs. Smith secured judgment
against the city for 5000 for personal In
juries sustained when her foot slipped into
a crack bstyee a wooden crossing at Ave
nue. q and Twelfth street last November,
The motion was the most lengthy docu-
ment OF it's character filed in the court for
many ears. MIR, Kimball says in one place
THE crack was so small that man OF
ordinary Judgment could not anticipate the
such minute dimensions that II could pos
sibly slip into It." The argument was thai
the city employees had not been negligent
IN their work of constructing the crossing
and conseG iently the city was not guilty
OF any neg gence that was responsible fol-
the acc.de {. Judge Wheeler expects &c
pass upon he motion within few days
III the apph cation for a new trial is denied
the case VII be appealed to the supreme
the Judgment would not be paid while he
remained In office. II was the first verdict
obtained tbs city exceeding 500 since Mr.
Kimbal has been city attorney.
John Der ION. dopester unknown age
unknown al tecedents and unknown aspra.
tions, vas . police court YESTERDAY morn
" n.
son ccnccil ID a sudden and tender affec,
tion for + nergency officer Jack ONei
and contidtd a most important secret tc
him. 1t WIS 70 the effect that Benson
was worth 81 100000. and not only worth
that amount, but had the stuff in his pos
session ana that he intended to give II all
10 Jack, he date OF the transfer was
not definit, " fixed. but Benson let II. be
known that he was not going to foo
around abol It, until he was dead but was
gems 10 0 the little act Of Christian
beneficcnCe al once O'Neil has blocked
out the f. n and sentiments to be used
In the res. tnauon he Will tender TO the
police lie pa. ment when he gets the money
hut has de, lded not 10 write It for a few
days. lie Expects to clothe Il with more
tender sent ments, couch II In better Ian
iguage Nano make q more generally con
VlncinE THAI the pathetic appeal ne made
10 the city ouncil at the meeting on Mon
day, when 20 begged assistance In escap
ing being G. opped some stormy night int
lrdian creek, together with his house and
family loo, ted at the end OF the Norti
Eighth street bridge.
For Rent.
-Four The sand square feet floor space
With fine u ont office or store room in new