Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-04
BRIEF CITY NEWS


Egyptian Chocolates 800. Myers-DinO
oas, Flee. Fixtures, Burgsss-aranasn.
silver Plating, ON. Plating CO. D.2sS5
Plan war Time conosrt-The Phila-
thea class of Trinity Methodist Episcopal
church is making preparations for war
concert to be given in the church au-
ditorium Thursday evening.
Young People in Comsdy-AThe young
people of the Westminster Presbyterian
church will give a two-act comedy en-
titled Graduation Day at Wood Hill
School, in the parlors Friday at 8 p M
Loses watch and Hronoy-Bert Hem
pei Twelfth and streets, South Omaha,
reported to the Omaha police that his
room was entered by burglars Saturday
night ana robbed of a watch and SIS in
money.
Goods stolen from wagon-George
w. Lard reported to the police that
while he was moving his household goods
from the Normandie flats to 1886 South
Thirty street a box OF silverware
valued at $40 was stolen from the wagon.
Thirty Days for Phillips-william
Philips was convicted IN police court OF
holding up Edward Dykes with penknife
South Ninth street and robbing him of 81
In cash. Phillips was sentenced to thirty
days on the rock pile.
Two Judges Mset-Police Judge Craw-
ford and Police Judge Elect Charles
Foster faced each other in police court
this morning. Foster was not up on any
charge, however, he was just defending a
prisoner and incidentally getting on to
the ropes"
Thief Uses q shovel-Martin Chadel,
lSl4 Blaine street, reported to the police
that his house was entered through a
rear window Saturday night and a valu-
able watch and So In money was taken
from his dresser A shovel was used by
the thief to raise the window
Fugitive Il oaptursd-Joseph Lynch,
negro who escaped from the municipal
rock pile when the entire gang made a
break for liberty about a month ago was
arrested by the police Saturday night.
Lynch was sent to the county jail for
ninety days on a charge of vagrancy and
served but seven days when he escaped.
Alleged Chicken Thief caught-John
Morley, who, it is alleged, has been rob-
bling the various chicken coops in the
city for the last week, was arrested at
Florence Saturday night by City Marshal
Thompson. Morley was in company with
another when they were espied by the
officer and as they acted susplciously
he went after them and succeeded in
capturing Morley, but his pal got away.
In the Divorce Court-Divorce DEGREES
as follows nave been granted in district
COURT George Iverson from Mildred Iver-
son, Iva l., Showers from .Lares G..
Showers, James G. beaverton from Edna
@. Laverton, Chris Sorenson from Flor
ence Sorenson, Josie Bedessem from
Theodore +. Bedessem. Frances l. Fru-
Bhard has filed an answer ana cross
petition to the suit for divorce of Harold
W. Frushard
Learn How to Make Fudge-Lessons
in how to make peanut brittle, eocoanut,
chocolate and nut fudge and fohdant--in
short, every kind Of candy-will be given
December II in the domestic science de-
partment OF the Young Women's Chris
tian association by Miss Gertrude Sly,
Instructor in cooking. This will be an
open lesson to all members who wish to
learn the very best way to make Christ
mas candles.
Chop suey House Raidod-The Unique
NAlop ShtJ HOuS6 anu care at lSculn
and Douglas streets was raided sunday
for the second time since it's opening
last month"; by the police. Sam Joe,
proprietor, and a. Levison, the head
waiter, were arrested, charged with run
ming a disorderly house Several tubs of
beer and about six teapots were con-
fiscated. The beer, 1t is alleged, was
sold in the teapots under the guise of tea.
WIN Consider Ward Changss-Coun-
Gilman Louis Berka is quietly en-
cheering a campaign for a change in
election precinct boundaries in the city
or the creation of new precincts, to
facilitate the handling of elections. This
Is being done by request" said Mr..
Berka, "and those who have an interest
in 1t are requested to communicate with
the council their desires" The action
is scheduled for consideration at the COM
mittee OF the whole meeting this after
noon.
Many Joining Navy-Seventeen men
who enlisted in the navy at the Omaha
recruiting station in the last week have
been sent to the training ship in San
Francisco harbor. In the last few days
the recruiting station attaches have been
busy answering questions from prospec-
tive recruits, and more men have shipped
in the last thirty days than In any two
months this year. Lieutenant Post says
the number of men shipped thus far in
1911 Is more than double the number
shipped in 1910.
nate Question up TOday-A fight
launched few days ago by
lg J. Dunn TO have the light and tele-
phone rates in Omaha investigated by
the city council may eliminate at the
meeting OF the committee of the whole
this afternoon. A resolution was sub
United at the last meeting of the council
asking for the appointment OF com
mittee OF three to conduct the investlga-
ton. Mr.. Dunn wants a table OF COM
parisOn OF rates i'm Omaha and neighbor-
ing cities prepared so that proper rate
may be determined. Two councilmen
stood sponsor for the resolution upon its