Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-20
Council Bluffs.
Minor Mention
The Council Bluffs office of
The Omaha Bee Is at IS Scott
street. Both Phones 20.


See the new 1911 wail paper patterns al
BorWick S. 2ll South Main street.
can "a. for a case Of Gunds Peerless
beer J. J. Klein CO. distributors.
Choice pictures for wedding and gradu-
atng gifts. Fauble Art shop. 1873 Bway
Occunsts prescriptions accurately filled
the same day at Lefferts Big JeWelry
store.
Have your glasses lifted or repaired by
J. w. Terry. optician. al Broadway otrce
with George Corner.
The infant daughter of Nj. and Mrs. M
Larsen. so Avenue c, died yesterday
morning after a short illness.
Preno AIucci paid fine of s. and costs
in police court yesterday morning for run
ming an automobile the previous evening
without lights.
Ed Lee, who was caught by City Physi-
clan Tubbs in the act OF breaking into the
residence of Mrs. Fred Geise on Washing,
ton avenue and Frank street, was held
to the grand jury under 500 bonds
Mrs Frank Waldman was brought over
from her home in Omaha in an automobile
ambulance by DIR. Homach yesterday and
taken to Mercy hospital, where she gave
birth to a daughter few hours after
ward.
A. o. U. w Notice-All members are
requested to be present at the meeting
Friday evening, May ~. Four representa-
tives win report legislation enacted at the
recent session Of the grand lodge IN gen
eral, but particularly to the rate question.
The majority of men appreciate good
cleaning and pressing. That's the reason
our business is growing so rapidly, we
turn out nothing unless We know It will
be satisfactory. Let us clean and press
your suit just once. Bluff City Laundy,
Dry Cleaning and Dye Works. Phones 3l4.
DICK <issane, who umpired the games at
the Merchants park in the Bluffs part of
last season and in 1911 will be missed, as
he was given berth as an umpire in the
Mink league. He was umpire at Ciarinda
at the opening. Kissane did good work
as an umpire and his work will be watched
by his friends both here and In Omaha
E. Keller, charged with breaking into
several houses in the daytime and fright
ening tlAe women he encountred, was In
police court yesterday charged with at
tempted burglary. Keller told Judge Sny-
der that he was weak in the head ana
did not know why he entered the houses.
He asked to have q jail sentence imposed.
Transcripts from judgments obtained in
Justice Coopers court were yesterday
filed in the district court by the Cole
r. Jospeph and Edith Jospeph confessed
tud gment in favor of the company on two
promissory notes, one for $3.50, given in
1904 and the other for S113, dated year
later.
A suit was filed in the district court yes
terday by Hunter w. Finch & Co., Chi
cago wholesale coal dealers, against the
Western Fuel company OF Council Bluffs
and Simon Wilson, manager and sole pro-
prietor, asking judgment for $l5Slb, value
last November, with per cent interest
from date OF delivery.
A suit was yesterday filed in the dis
trict court by Z. A. Williams q co. against
c.. w. Erickson, V. A. Palm, Il. r. Stalcup
and Palm & Co. and Stalcup & Co., with
the Insurance Company OF America ana
the Philadelphia underwriters, garnishees.
The amount involved Is $1SS,S0 for goods
sold to the defendants while located at
Atkinson, Neb. A writ OF attachment is
asked.
land the mentally unbalanced mother who
attempted to brain her daughter with an
axe, was in police court yesterday morning
charged with iatsrteTias win , AN 01s Snd
opposed Deputy Sheriff Leuch when he
went to take Mrs. Sutherland into custody.
A. change OF venue was taken to the office
Of Justice Joseph
The funeral of John Edward Piersall,
who was killed in a train accident at Co
lumbus, Neb., on Tuesday, will be held
avenue Methodist church. The services
Will be conducted by Rev. Mr.. Graves or
Glenwood. Members of Omaha lodge, No.
| iS5, brotherhood OF Railway Trainmen,
win be the pallbearers. They are r K.
Paxton. r. Z. EorrYman c. HOFFMAN
John Ryan. r. q. McCalhn and A. For
rest. Burial will be In Walnut Hill Gene
terry.
The funeral Of Mrs Mary P. Hpe who
| died Tuesday at her home, ~ Sixth ave-
nue. after an am Illness III S o. SIX GAYS IRON st
o'clock at the residence. Mrs. L1pe came
here with her husband. George ". Ipe'
SS01 Nav aver iS ISIS, and had lived here con.
| tinuously since. She will be buried on the
anniversary OF her wedding day. The
services win be in charge of Rev. Marcus
p. Mcclure. Burial viii be in Fairview.
| The fire department was called last
evening to take care of fire that had
| started in a pile of rubbish In the rear OF
| the Maus cyclery at 81 Broadway. II was
| menacing the rear of the Keller-Farns-
| worth furniture establishment. carried
toward the buildings by forty-mIle gale,
| almost hot enough of itself to start fire.
1t was subdued by the use Of one of the
| chemical tanks A still alarm called No.
hose company to Twenty-sixth street and
| a railroad culvert made OF wooden tim
| bers was blazing fiercely. 1t was eX-
| tinguished before the association track on
/ which Il was located was made tmpas-
! sable.
Martin Kane, while intoxicated wednes-
| day night, went into the freight office of
the Northwestern Railroad company and
| Baker. He used a hammer and struck at
Baker twice. Baker ducked the first blow,
| aimed at his head, but caught the other
on the shoulder other clerks came to his
| aid and Kane was overpowered. In police
| court YESTERDAY morning he was charged
ths nat everything connected with the oc-
currence was a complete blank to him
ana that no had no reason whatever for
| attempting 10 XIII bdlAcIs no Noeh - touuNg
jail sentence OF thirty days with good
grace.
During the nearly hurricane conditions
| that prevailed yesterday afternoon a num-
| Der OF trees in various parts Of the town
| were broken and large boughs carried into
| the street. At the corner OF Washington
| and Oakland avenues the top OF tree
| standing within the property line was
! thrown into the middle Of the street At
| the corner OF Washington avenue and
/ North Second street big bough nearly a
/ 60 a.. Al ali ~ axrT IL
! IN front of the property Of DIR. Nell F.
| Bellinger, smashing down the fence and
| making a dangerous obstruction. This or
some other trouble along the lines broke
| the electric light circuit and plunged that
| part of town in darkness, making the OBJ
| struction dangerous until the police de-
| partment swung out q warning red Ian
/ tern.
Charles W. Foster, the veteran sexton OF
| Fairview cemetery, who discharged his
duties faithfully for many years and until
| he became incapacitated by illness, left
| yesterday for Early, Ia. where he will
| hereafter reside. Mira Foster had gone In
| advance 20 prepare the new home and
| returned TO take her nearly helpless huS-
hand to the new abode. The home on
| Harrison street where they have resided
/ for a number OF years was closed yester-
| day after the last shipment OF the house
hold goods was made daughter Of Mr..
/ and Mrs Foster resides at Early. The
other daughter. Mrs. Carter. will remain