Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-12

FAUST BEER AT ROGERS BUFFET.
woodrinE Undertaking company. Tel S9.
Lewis Cutler. funeral director. Phone w. /
PURE GOLD WEDDING RINGs-LEF- y,
FERTS
Hunters. take notice! See J. J. Klein
Co. for pure whisky.
New Picture Mouldlngs, just In. Fauble
Art Shop, 333 Broadway.
See the new 1911 wall paper patterns at
Borwicks, 21i South Main street.
PRIVATE MONEY TO loan on real
estate; low rates good terms. +. J. Schnorr.
OcuiBts prescriptions accurately filled
the same day At Lefferts Big JeWehy
store.
Have your slasss. fl,tso r9 arnIsaI BY
J. w Terry, optician, al broaa"Hy
offics with George Gerner.
The S. A. Pierce = CO. snos store is now
open for business at their new location:
Ea West Broadway. between Pearl and
Sixth streets
In the second section Of the district court
yesterday Judge Wheeler heard the appltca-
ton of Ernest Lewis for a new trial after
the court had modified the verdict OF the
jury to simple assault The application
was granted. lie was indicted for assault
with intent to do great bodily injury when
he struck George Hemstreet with coal
shovel
The friends Of Conrad Gelss are much
alarmed over reports Of his serious condi-
ton, lie was attacked by pneumonia on
Wednesday evening, and is now very III at
his home on West Washington avenue HIS
condition was reported to be slightly i'm
proved yesterday afternoon, but the state
ment was made that the critical point Of
the disease had not been passed.
The new addition doubling the size Of
the Metzger Co. wholesale bakery has
been completed and is now being occupied,
Work Is now in progress on the additional
ovens. which are being made largely OF
concrete. When the ovens are completed
the plant will have a capacity of about
1000 loaves Of bread daily making II
one o. the largest bakeries in the state
George Stevenson. VINO was arrested
few days ago on an indictment returned
thirteen years ago, was discharged I'm the
district court yesterday and the indictment
nolled. Stevenson was indicted in Novem-
her, 1898, charged with using loaded dice
in gambling game. lie has been out of
the state and was arrested by Omaha po-
lice officers The prosecuting witness, Pete
Williams mas long since disappeared
Among the additional plans for spring
building operations Will be a new A,00O
BUILDING lor the Council Bluffs Remedy
company to be erected at the corner OF
Broadway and Eighteenth street. Architect
j. Chris Jensen has drawn the plans. The
basement A new front is to be put in the
building on Broadway occupied by Sam
Friedman as pawnshop. The contemplated
Improvement will cost about $1,000.
The burglars who operated extensively
during the early part Of the week have
apparently taken rest. The only report
made since Wednesday comes from {. H.
Huber, who complains that chicken thieves
made a raid on the hen house I'm the rear
Of his butchershop on East Broadway. The
lock vas broken and all that was left of
the 200 chickens the place contained were
running about the yard the next morning
Huber does not know how many were
taken.
The body Of Mrs. Rebecca Baird. wife of
II. A, Baird, will arrive here this morning
from Ogden, Utah. where she died three
days ago. Mrs. Baird lived for many years
In this city at 759 MINISTER street. Her hus-
band. the brother OF former County
Recorder c. o. Baird, has been for many
years business ,man OF the city. She
sleaNes three children Charles r. Baird of
this city. George II. and Mrs. II. C. HathA-
way OF Evanston, Nyo Two sisters. Mrs.
W. s. Goodrich Of this city and Mrs Mary
Corrigan OF South Omaha, also survive
her.
The Dreier damage case in which Mrs.
Eta Dreier, the mother sues McDermott
and others OF Nicola for the death OF her
son, Louis, was given TO the jury at 8
O'Clock last evening. At II o'clock there
Was reported 20 be no prospect of YER
dict before morning The suit Is for 500 OCO
damages. The fatal accident resulted from
a collision between the automobile driven
by McDermott. with part Of young people
en- route from Nicola to a theater in Omaha
and young Dreier riding a spirited horse
The horse was struck by the automobile
while in the act Of rearing. The boy was
thrown with such force that his neck was
broken, death ensuing Instantly. The horse
sustained broken leg and had to be killed
MIS- Dreier Is daughter of Lewis Ham
mer vice president OF the Commercial Ma.
tonal bank Of Council Bluffs.
Postmaster Hazelton yesterday received
word from Washington authorizing him tC
put into execution the plans for closing this
postoffice on Sundays In accordance with
huge consent petition or vote taken several
weeks ago. OF the first 1000 names SEM
in there were only six negative votes II
VIII require another week to complete tbs
ssTangements for putting, the order into
be relieved of duty on Sunday and the re-
naming ten will not have extra work Il
do. The schedules will be so ARRANGED
that they will not have 70 work every sun
day The new order Will not curtail tn,
privileges OF the patrons OF the office Il
any appreciable extent. and the men who
most need the fun day OF rest will get it
the carriers. II Will probably slightly In
crease the demand for lock boxes. an,
those who have any quantity of Sunda,
mail VIII prefer to pay the extra eNpens,
TO the long tedious wait While standing il
line to approach the carriers, windows
The order win not affect the general de
livery,
Upon recommendation Of Mayor Malone,
a. the council committee meeting yesterda,
the questioning OF widening the sidewalk
on Broadway west from Pearl street a.
Tar as the proposed new paving goes wa
referred to the city engineer and the war,
aldermen to secure an expression from in
terested property holders, The sidewalks
are now thirteen feet wide and the pIaI
Ia to increase the width to fifteen feet Tn
street Is now fifty -four feet wide betWyee,
the cuTbs leaving nineteen and one-haI
from the curolng to street car rails Tn
Will not In any measure interfere with IN
street traffic and Will be OF great benefi
10 the people who use the walks nm
cnrbing Is in such condition that II Vii
have TO be replaced, ana the expense n
widening the walks Will be less than IN
cost OF the pavement. II the plan meet
the approval Of the property owners IN
combination curhing will proha hlv he llsa5
which viii still further reduce the cos
of the paving. The decided Character a
the advsntRge that viii be conferred an,
the material reduction OF the cost OF m
new paving Is believed 70 be sufficient y
remove affections any - Al
erty owners may entertain,
The next dramatic attraction at Dohan
theater will he The Lion and the Mouse
which comes Sunday matinee and nigh
llaygoers expressed a decided pariislit
for Mr., kleins play when IL was see
here first. The United PLAY company wi
undertake 10 make II quite as interestin
ever, presenting next week the mo,
important organization engaged In
presentation The members OF the. con
pany are players OF distinction and ther
Is excellent prospect that Mr., Klein's Ola
Will he found more attractive than eve
Despite the fact that the city has Ion
since dispensed with the services of "A sire,