Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-21
BRIEF CITY NEWS

Ahve Moot Nrint ~.
ngyptian Chocolates coo. Myers-Dillon.
Gas, Flee. Fixtures, Burgsss-aranden.
om. Mach. Wks. Expert auto repairs.
Silver Plating, ON. Plating Co. D2s35.
ru Sigma Meeting-The Mu Sigma
will hold an all-day meeting Wednesday
being entertai led at luncheon by the
hostess, Mrs. Frank Boyd.
Police Seek Hiram simmons-Tbe
Omaha police have been asked to try TO
locate in this city Hiram Simmons, who
mysteriously disappeared from his home
IN Harrisburg, Pa, on the night OF Octo-
Der Q.
Royal NeighborP Card Party-The
Royal Neighbors Of America will enjoy
card party Friday afternoon at their
hall. Fifteenth and Douglas streets. The
day Of tho party was enormously an
nounced for Tuesday.
Potter Gives Concert-Francis Pot
ter's mandolin orchestra and pupils gave
a recital Monday at the Young Women's
Christian Association auditorium. The
orchestra was assisted by Mrs. o. A.
Melcher, suprano, with Mrs. Potter as
Rccompanist. Eight numbers were pre-
scented.
Beer Drinkers Arrestsd-I.ieutenant
Hayes surrounded a house at ga North
Thirteenth street last night in which five
bold bad persons were drinking beer. He
arrested the band and took them to the
police station. Anton Jensen, proprietor
OF the place, was held under a charge Of
keeping a disorderly house.
Chief Savage IL Better-Chief of
Detectives John Savage, who has been
confined to his home for the last month
with stomach and heart trouble, is recov-
ering, and is now able to be up and about
the house. He thinks he will be able to
take up the duties Of his office within
the next week.
Dan Mosun Still Unconacious-Dan
1 McSun, whose skull was fractured a
week ago Saturday in a fall down the
stairs of the Globe hotel, 11O7 Douglas
street, is still unconscious. He has been
under the care of Police Surgeon T. Il.
Harris at st. Josephs hospital. 1t is
believed. however. that he viii recover.
Three Pages OF ulustrations-"Th
Creighton Chronicle" for the month OF
November Is out The periodical, which
is published monthly by the Creighton
university, for this month contains three
full page cuts, one each of the univer-
atty foot ball team Of 1911, the Creigh.
ton High school team and view of the
university tennis courts.
Mrs. Davis Wants Divorce-Georgia
Davis, whose husband, Henry Davis
was convicted Of statutory offense and
sentenced to twenty years in the peni-
tentiary by Judge Willis G. Sears In
criminal court last January, started suit
for divorce in district court today. The
decree is asked on the ground that heI
husband is convicted felon.
Seek County Aid-Mr and Mrs. Franz
II. Stiltz, 24l2 South Nineteenth street
an aged couple, called upon the county
commissioners for assistance yesterday
Stiltz formerly was engaged in the req
estate business, but he and his wife los
their money in bank failure at Lennox
la. Mrs. Stiltz said she and her HUSBAND
have been living on bread crusts and tn,
husband has sought work in vain.
Short Measure Corn Returned-N s
Short, local commission merchant, pur
chased a carload of corn in sacks from
the Droge company of Council Bluff
and began forthwith to retail it in Omaha
John Grant Pegg, city inspector o
weights, discovered that each sack o
grain, was from one ITO three pound
short, He ordered the car sent back t
the Bluffs and Mr. Short immediatel,
complied with tn ordr.