Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-08
BRIEF CITY NEWS

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Gas, electric fixtures Burgess-orandsn.
/ Colorado Applss-Phons Armour cold
stoi age. South Omaha BOX, tl.45 h T.
| Bcebe, Olney, Colo.
Progressive Club Dance 80 The young
Mems Progressive club will give a dance
Sunday night at the Metropolitan club.
La Grippe and Pnsumonia are dangerous.
heavyweight ralncoat tor q cold day is
much better than an overcoat. The Omaha
Rubber Co., +. II. Sprague. president, 1885
Harvey st. Just around the corner.
Reduction in Police Porce-wil result
| in greater activity among burglars.
Phone Creigh. Baldrlge q Co., Douglas
200, about burglary insurance at lowest
rates.
Idle money earns no dividends. Invest
ments in the Neb. Savings q Loan Assn
pay SO per annum. 1905 Farnam street.
Board OF Trade Building. Omaha
In the Divorce Court-Estelle Pollard
was 81 anted decree Oh divorce from Jo-
seph W. Pollard in the equity division Of
district court saturday.
Brick Flat sold-Norris s. Martin have
solo TO Mrs. Lola Vincent the brick flat
building at 25OS sherman avenue for an
investment. The consideration was 5000.
Mrs. Paxton's viii Probated-The win
Of the late Mary J. Paxton was admitted
to probate by Judge Charles Leslie in
county court Saturday. b. j. scannell,
who is named as executor in the WILL was
appointed.
Columbian Circle Entsrtains-The Co
lumbar Circle OF Sacred Heart parish will
entertain Wednesday afternoon at its hall,
TwCnty-second and Locust streets Host
esses will be Mrs. Fitzgerald and Mrs.
Tompkins.
Rehearsals Resumed - Now that the
holiday season is past the Oratorio society
viii resume rehearsals, beginning Monday
evening at o'clock. The time is now very
short and Mr.. Simms urges a full and reg
uar attendance.
Special Board Meeting-A special meet
ing Of the Board Of Fire and Police Com
missioners will be held Monday night for
the purpose of examining applicants for
the firemen's reserve list. One hundred
and fifty applicants will be examined.
Prof. 0rumRnn to Lsoturs-Prof. Paul
II. Grumann, instructor in the German de-
partment at Nebraska State university,
will deliver another Of his series OF lee
lures on German literature at the public
library Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock
who have been undergoing a training proc
ess at Davies Island, New York, arrived
in Omaha Saturday morning bound for
Fort Crook. The recruits, accompanied by
their two officers, will be assigned with
the United States force now at the fort
the Fourth infantry.
hates to AEsrdi 0rRs-Railroad rates for
the annual festival Of the Mardi Gras have
been announced by the Burlington, the
rate from Omaha being 5000. Last year
almost 200 Omaha people attended the fes-
tivsl, according to figures gathered by the
railroad, although all OF them did not come
from omaha direct. This season that many
or more are expected.
Classmates Of gsnatOr--rwo Omaha
attorneys, c. w. Delamater and F. l.. Nc
Coy, were classmates In the Cincinnati
College OF Law of Atlee Pomerene just
elected to the United States senate from
Ohio. Senator Pomerene was a member
Of the little quiz club belonged to-" said
Mr.. Delameter, "and Mr.. Mccoy was a
member Of the same class, that OF 1886.
Horace d. Taft the presidents brother,
was another classmate and so was c. @.
Dawes, former comptroller of the currency.
and president OF the Central Trust COM
pany of Chicago. President Taft was grad
uated from the same college of law two
years, 1 think, before we were"
Day Takes Criminal Dock0t-Because of
the absence on Judge Lee S. Estelle, judge
OF the criminal division Of the district
court, Judge George A. Day, of the equity
division. will preside in the criminal court
next week. Judge Estelle is making a
short lecture tour in Kansas and Okla
homa. Elijah Dale, negro, who shot ana
killed Guy Anderson, another negro, in a
fight in a pool hall under the Bile saloon
last July 4, is expected to plead guilty to a
charge of manslaughter when arraIgned
before Judge Day next Monday. Dale has
Indicated his willingness to plead guilty to
the lesser charge and the county attorneys
office is willing TO accept such a plea
Dale is charged with first degree murder,
Inspect Olooks-Vacuum cleaning and
automatic clock systems will be made
parts Of the equipment OF the new county
building II County Commissioners Piekard,
Lynch and OConnor make a favorable re-
port after they have inspected systems now
In use In Kansas City and Chicago. the
commissioners have agreed that the three
named men shall make an inspection tour
OF these and possibly of other cities within
the next two weeks. The systems would
cost about $1,000 each. 1t is believed that
the cleaning system soon would pay Tor
itself in saving of expense for janitors.
The clock system, Il is believed, would
cost little more than ordinary clocks 10
supply all the rooms in the new building
Messrs. Pickard, Lynch and O'Connor viii
leave for Kansas City soon after the re-
organization meeting of the board jan
uary 10