Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-23
BRIEF CITY NEWS

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Hgyptian Chocolates zoe. Myers-Dlilon
Gas. Flee. Fixtures, Burgess-erandsn.
ON. Mach. wks. Expert auto repairs.
silver RlatinG, ON. Plating Co. D.25sS.
Two Divorces Granted-Divorce de-
erees as follows have been granted In
district court: Seth S. Smith against
Sally Swift; Amelia j. Davis against
William c. Davis.
Would Join Real Estate Exchango-
Scott & Hill, the ArnlstrongWalsh COM
pany and the Phippen Real Estate com
pany have applied for membership in the
Real Estate exchange.
New Boy for shotwsIl-Real Estate
exchange members smoked cigars at the
expense OF Fred Shotwel of the Payne &
Slater company yesterday MIR. Shotwell
is the father Of a new boy.
Report on Commercial Congress-
Henry II. Clarke reported at-the Real Es-
tate exchange meeting on the dolngs of
the recent Transmissssippi Commercial
congress at Kansas City, to which he was
delegate
Doing His Shipping Early-Secretary
Gligg of the Omaha Builders exchange
is doing his Christmas shopping early,
because he is going to send a present to
his wife's niece, Mrs. Foster Wood, a
missionary in the Congo.
viii Award Contract soon-Bids are
in for the f. II. Davis building on the
west side OF Sixteenth street, just south
OF jackson, and the contract will be let
within q day or two. MCGOWAN & Jacob
berger are said to be low bidders. The
building will be two stories, b011OO feet.
win Kold Monthly Gunohsons-
Alumni OF the University of Nebraska
will hold monthly luncheons this winter,
and the first will be held Thursday noon
at the University club in the Barker
block. Among other things the alumni
will make plans for attending the Me-
braska-Michigan foot ball game at Lin
coin Saturday in a body. "a,
Missouri Pacific settles cass-The
Missouri Pacific railroad has settled with
Mrs. Isabella Meehan for the death OF
her husband, Joseph w. Meehan, for
5000. The stipulation of settlement has
Just been filed in district court and the
suit formally dismissed. Meehan was run
down and killed while working as a
Ewitchman in the Union Pacific yards.
Purse for Siltx-Members of the Real
Estate exchange have made up a purse
of SIG to be given to Frank r. Slltz, the
aged real estate man who applied to
the county for help a few days ago w.
II. Green, who started the subscription at
the exchange meeting, said Sitz lost all
his money in a bank in Iowa twenty years
ago and has had hard time ever since.
Rates for Big Msetinss-An of the
transcontinental lines have agreed upon
a rate for the numerous conventions to
be held in Pacific coast cities next sea-
son, among which will be the Shriners,
1clks, Women's clubs, Grand Army, the
Commercial Travellers and others. The
round trip rate from Omaha and other
Missouri river points will be SIS; from
Chicago, S65, and from St Louis. S62-5O
The time limit will be sixty days from
Gate of sale.
Temptation Too Great. McTaggert
driver for the Merchants Express COM
pany, testified in police court that 1t is
impossible to move the contents Of "a
saloon without imblblng too much fife
Water McTaggert was arrested fol
being drunk. He was moving the con.
tents Of a saloon, from one location tc
another and said he got drunk sampline
the various kinds OF wet goods in his
wagon. He was discharged.
ONE4oAoBA AUTO Of1VoC &Iuou--TnOIld
Foley, an employee of the Cadillac com.
pany was fined so and costs in police
court for not stopping at street corners
to allow passengers to alight from street
cars. Foley about three weeks ago rar
into Lucien stephens at Twenty-fourtt
ana Farnam streets while he was alight.
ing from a car, and knocked him dowr
after running over his foot. Mr.. Steph,
raH To-, with ha
distance Of a cane.
RothSFy Wants New TriaI-Ed Roth
cry. convicted last week OF refilling
bonded whisky bottles and refusing rev
enue stamps, has filed a motion for Q
new trial. Rothery's contention is tina
II the stamps were reused and the bot
ties filled again, It was done in his alb
sence by q colored porter, who did &c
without his consent. He states that he
had the opportunity of settling the case
by paying $50 fine at the outset, but tina
he Is innocent and he will fight.
Rome miller Completes Tour-Rom
Miller of the Hotel Rome and one of tn,
leaders OF the Nebraska Hotel Mems as
ISOLATION has returned to Omaha after
three weeks tour of the west with sew
enty-five other innkeepers. A Use,
America First" organization was per
fected Mr. Miller. with. I. A. Modlar
yditor Of the Omaha Hotel Reporter
represented Omaha at Denver, Pueblo
Oklahoma City, Hueston, Galveston, SaT
Antonio, Fort Worth, Dallas, Texar
Kan, Hot Springs and Kansas City
and in all of those towns the speola
train of hotel men boosted advertising
plans to get persons who intend to g
abroad to see this country first. Mr.
Miller made speeches at each OF th,
cities visited and was the princlpa
figure at all OF the meetings.