Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-18
H7lEF CITY NEWS

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Times. PRINTING.
An the Divorce Court--luther NJ. Barrett
was GRANTED a decree OF divorce from
1ih7 inc Barrett
Damage Suit ssttlad-rhe sui, Of tda
castor tracy AGAINST the Union Pacific
lhlroad Tor $4,000 personal damages set
'or nearing In federal court Monday morn.
ing vas dismissed by Judge Munger ON
information mat 1t had been settled he
iWeen the attorneys
Asks Damages for Auto Accident
'esinE That the automobile Of Mathew r.
Marun ran her down and greatly injured
her az seventeenth and Webster streets
on March 70, and that the machine was
going at an unlawful rate Of speed with
no warning signal. Lucia Rossito filed suit
against Martin in district court Monday
morning for $1,000 damages
Sues for Death of Rusband-Suit for
S-0'WJ damages was filed in district court
Monday morning against the American
smelling and Refining company by Mrs.
Joseph Bartuska for the death OF her hus-
tand. Bartuska was killed last summer
IN the blowout OF a container in the
copper room, which engulfed him in
food Of matte, or molten copper ore.
Motorcycles Are Reooversd-Two motor
cy ces stolen from Omaha on April l3 have
been recovered at Grand Island and two
men are held there for theft Charles Van
Dusen, detective will bring the prisoners
from Grand Island to Omaha The stolen
machines belonged to the Omaha Motor
cycle company and h. J. Olsen. 1921 Leav-
enworth street. The men held are Charles
Burgeson and George Davey.
Verdict Against Street Railway-on sec
ond trial a jury In district court Monday
morning returned verdict of 5000 against
the street railway company in favor of
susan lnglehart, who has been suing for
$4,000 damages for a fall from a car at
Fortieth and Hamilton streets in the fall
Of 1903 as a result of which she received
a broken hip. In the first trial Of the
case last fall the jury disagreed.
Tries to EnjOin the City-Basing his
suit upon an ordinance passed by the city
council in 1899 allowing him to extend his
fence four feet into the street Lauritz
Christensen Of 1869 Phelps stlee filed a
petition in district court Monday morning
asking for an injunction to prevent the
city from grading into that portion Of the
street as he alleges 1t proposes to do.
Alcohol, not Grim Reaper-An urgent
telephone cali Monday morning informed
the police that a dead man was lying in the
alley near Twelfth and Farnam streets
Hurriedly the police patrol with a doctor
and squad of police made the trip to
find George Mcintosh of Pittsburg suf-
fering from an alcoholic syncope. DR.. O.
c. Bishop made an examination of the
man and administered remedies. Mcintosh
after being revived said that he had fallen
into the company of some man who accom-
panied him near the place where he was
found. He has no recollection of having
been assaulted.
Committee Hears RepoIts-Members os
the committee In charge of the arrange
ments for the Ancient Order of Hibernians
initiation ceremonies. TO be held May T.
met Saturday and heard reports from sub
committees. Indications are that a class
of at least $50 will be in readiness for Ma
tional President James j. Reagan of ST.
Paul, Mimi, and mis- associates, who will
have charge of the exercises. The pro-
gram as at present. outlined provides for
all members and those to be initiated to
attend mass In the morning at one Of the
centrally located churches. The afternoon
will be devoted to the initatory ceremonies
and to conclude with an elaborate banquet
in the evening at one OF the leading hotels
to which not only the members and the
women in the company will be invited, but
TO include also a number of nonmembers
The committee meets again Wednesday
evening, May 10.