Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-02
BRIEF CITY NEWS

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Gas, Electric Fixtures. Burgess
Granden.
Times. Printing.
Omaha Clocks for Indians-Contrsc
for i25s wall clocks. known to the trade
as regulators" for use in the Indian
service. has been awarded to the A. r.
smith company OF Omaha.
More Boys Than Girls-One hun
dred and siNty-six children, eighty-seven OF
them males. were born in the city during
the month Of April During April. 1910. i7a
were born. OF which eighty-one were males.
Prosecution for Short Weights
Charging George Suffer. a dealer in coal
and grain at Twenty-eighth and Farnam
streets with giving short weights. John
Grant Pegs swors out complaint in po-
lice court MONDAY morning
Internal Revenue Receipts Fall OF
The internal revenue receipts for the
month Of April show a decrease OF Sl2.767 30
over the receipts for the corresponding
month the preceding year. The receipts
for April. 1911, are s1ss,s77.Ss. while the re-
ceipts for April. 1910, we're S242 4446s
New Law Firm Is FOrmed-iTrank
H. Woodland was admitted to the law
firm Of Rich, Gilbert e. Nolan Monday.
Mr. Woodland takes the place OF Mr.. Gil
bert, who is leaving the city and the firm
name Is changed to Rich Nolan & Wood
land
No Tickets SOld--The board of gov
ernors Of the Apollo club announces that
no tickets will be sold for admission to
the Apollo club concert at the First Con-
gregstional church. Tuesday evening, May
This concert is private to the members
and friends of the club and tickets for all
ayafIab.e seats hava alraady hean leaned
In. Partnership With His Father
Hugh G. Robertson, son of Bernard N
Robertson, the attorney. has entered into
law partnership with his father. Mr..
Robertson was a member Of the debating
team whloh represented Creighton uni
versity this spring, and was graduated
from the Creighton College of Law last
Saturday evening at the head of his class.
Changes at Federal BuIlding-The
navy recruiting station will move It's Of
fees from the third floor OF the federal
building TO the fourth floor, where It will
occupy the rooms previously used as a
dOrmitory for the mail clerks. The dis
trict clerk will occupy the rooms vacated
by the navy station. Judge Munger viii
annex the room adjoining his library.
Springfield Good Fellowship Dinner
The Springfield (Neb.) Commercial club
will hold ''goodfellowship dinner in its
clubroons wednesday evening. There win
be several prominent local speakers. but
the principal speakers of the evening will
be Clement Chase Of Omaha, who will at
tend the dinner as the official representa-
tive Of the Omaha Commercial club Leroy
Corliss, manager OF the Waterloo Cream
ary company. will also attend the affair.
Grooers After Convention-One spe-
eial car, and probably two, will be run
- a. d. Ts.w, la 18th
delegates 10 the convention OF the National
Retail Grocers' association. They will be
members OF the Nebraska Federation Of
Retail Merchants, and they will be ac-
companied by members of the Omaha Com
rsercial club. all bent securing the next
annual convention for this city. The Dem
yer meeting will be held from June 10 to
%. inclusive.
Maynard Takes Up New Work
James ". Maynard, recertl thy selected as
custodian OF public school properties, as
sumed the duties Of his office Monday.
Though named for the place two months
ago. Mr.. Maynard has been unable to clear
up his business rs an employee Of the Union
Pacific until this date He was granted
Until May l by the Beard of Education
lsto get his affairs In shape. Previously.
the office Of custodian was filled by ID.
Finlayson. superintendent OF construction,
but the departm ,nts wee divorced be-
couse OF press OF business
Bank Opens Savings Department
savings department was opened Monday
at the Omaha National bank. and here
after will constitute one of the several
prominent features of that institution.
Miss Anna Hanson. who has been con-
nected with the bank during the last two
years. has been placed in charge OF the
department Prior TO a year or two ago
the comptroller of the currency would not
permit national banks to maintain savings
departments, but since then the bars have
been let down and national banks all over
the country are taking up the small saw
lnna faariIrn NUharaNhr the fiald war