Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-06
BRIEF CITY NEWS


garden seeds were received by the Associ-
ated Charities Friday morning The seeds
are ready for distribution upon applica-
tion 70 the office in the city hall.
Juror Has ToOtbaohe--Becauss one Of
the Jurors in the federal court was suf-
tering from a toothachs. the jury In the
case Of Nickola p. Jerich against the
Union Pacific Railroad company. was re-
leved from duty Thursday night and went
into session 20 decide on the case Friday
morning.
michigan men 20 AGsst-Alumni OF the
University Of Michigan will lunch to-
gether at the Commercial club Saturday
noon at 1890 This will be the fifth Of a
series Of monthly luncheons which have
been held for the Wolverines in Omaha and
the suburbs,
Glider on Early Nebraska--"Nebraskas
Earliest People" will be the subject OF
the lecture Of r +. Glider at the First
Presbyterian church next Monday even
ing. 1t is under the auspices Of the Men
club. Women have asked the privilege OF
hearing 1t and they are also invited.
Diocesan Meetings in May-Annual
meetings Of the Episcopal diocese Of Ne
braska will be held May IS, II and Is The
woman's auxiliary meets Tuesday May l6
The council convenes Wednesday, May Ii.
An ordination will be held in the morning
of day, the Rev. Everett A Moore being
advanced from deacon TO priest.
Prof. Eamss Reoovsrs-Prof. IL P.
flames OF Lincoln. who was unable TO fin
his engagement to lecture before the
Omaha Society Of Fine Arts because Of an
attack Of pneumonia. IS now regarded by
his physicians as practically out Of danger.
Word was received in Omaha today that
he Is thought safely on his way to re-
covery.
Federal Prisoners 20 PlSad-Those in
dicted by the last federal grand jury will
be taken before Judge T. c. Munger in the
United States district court Saturday
morning TO make their pleas It is ssio
that the i've persons indicted have all sig
nified their willingness TO plead and It is
believed that all the cases viii be heard
and sentences given Saturday.
LAncoln Officials HsrO-Adna DodEon
city engineer Of Lincoln; q. w. Bates, as
sistant city engineer, and r. o. Castle,
chairman OF the paving committee of the
council, wers Omaha visitors Friday.
While here the Lincoln officials were
guests Of George W. Craig. city engineer
The delegation came to Omaha for the pur-
pose Of inspecting the asphalt paving being
laid IN the city
Eight Take P1umber5p ExnmS-Eight
journey1nen plumbers took the examination
for licenses Br4daO< morning before the
plumbing board. which consists OF A
weitzel. plumbing inspectors Henry Bird.
well and Henry Kruger. The list of appli.
cants included Joseph Z Meade, J. c
Block, Charles Fletcher Id Butler, Pstel
F. Meyers, Fred Holland. Theodore 0ulcl
and c. Won walkenberE.
Ein Trains Try for Records-with thC
return of warm weather the Burlington
fast mail and nyer trains between omahG
and chicago are again trying fog rooorC
ION time runs. Last year Mo- and
No. Is each made some wonderful recoEdi
for exaotness. In the month of April. ISL
No. 2 was on time every day, IS was IN.
Chicago Omaha-DenvOr train. The Chi
cago-omaha limited Eas reported lat
twice In tho month
University Sotan1sts Coming 70 omaha--
Tho members Of the Seminary botanIsts o.
the University OF Nebraska will react
Omaha at a. m. on Saturday morning
and under guidance OF Miss Grace Ernst
daughter OF ex-regent c. J. Ernst. will
visit the woods along the river between
Albright and Bellevue, also Riverview
Hanscom- ElmEood and Miller parks. an,
Forest Lawn cemetery, each OF thes
places having it's own distinct items o
special interest 70 botanists.
Nelson May 8eoOvsr-Jans Nelson. in
jured by an automobile last saturda,
night while standing in front Of his HON
on Sherman avenue, was taken Thursda,
a.. "a
is under the care OF DR.. Charles Allison
Nelson's condition Is stiu doubtful. but Al
indications are now that he will recover
whether he will make complete recover
cannot now be determined by the physl
clans Epilepsy OF paralysis is feared a
an outcome OF the injury sustained.
swifS Continues 20 ImprovO-Unles
complications set in John t. Swift of n
North Thirtieth street. who fell from
moving street car and fractured his skull
will recover. The physicians and nurse
at st. JosepfTs hospital were Delights
with Swift's condition Friday morning Il
view Of the fact that when taken to tn
hospital he was not expected to suryiv
the day Mr.. Swift'B recovery is eonsid
cred marvellous. Swift 10 . telegraph or
orator for Logan & Bryan and a 80
Of tho late Thomas Swift. an old residsn
Of Omaha.
stops sale OF nEsAl-Pending an invssti
cation OF the weights OF sacks of mea
milled by the Genoa Milling company, IN
company has been notified 20 stop the sal
until the weights are standard John Gran
Pegg, inspector OF weights and measures
says he weighed twelve sacks OF meal FIR
day morning and found them to be shoI
four pounds Pegg tested the sacks in tn
warehouse at Eleventh and Douglas streets
selecting twelve at random. The sack
are supposed to weigh eight pounds. b.
Pegg states they varied from one-half
three-quarters Of pound per sack.
one Held for Invsstig Ation-of tn
eight men arrested in club room at 8
South Twelfth street early Friday morr
ing on suspicion Of being connected wit
a series OF recent holdups, five were di
charged in the police court with warnir
10 seek more respectable haunts in futur,
Three others including Tod sharkey. Ne
Nelson and Lawrence Hlxon. were eac
fined s. and costs. Ray Moore anoth,
Of the gang. was held by the police Il