Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-23

Davis drugs.
1.effert'e. opticians.
II. Berwick for wall paper.
CorTigans undertakers. Phones 1f1
Genuine Victroa SIS. A. Hospe CO.
For authority on watches see Leffert
FAST BEER AT ROGERS BUFFET.
woodrinE Undertaking CO. Tel. see
Lewis Cutler. funeral director. Phone o..
For Rent-Modern house. 72s sixth Ave.
Every Victor record in stock A.
Hospe Co.
Printing and binding well done More
house q Co.
The best wines for SOC per quart al
Rosenfelds, 5l9 $. Main St
Eyes tested and glasses fitted Lefferts.
Registered opticians, 81 Broadway.
We give premium coupons az The Puff.
bs Broadway. Cigars and tobacco.
Merchants lunch. S5c. at Tony's cafe.
u South sixth. a good place 70 eat.
Pictures framed 10 order for Christ
mas presents We do not charge holiday
prices. II. Berwick, 2li S. Main 81.
II you want wINDoW GLASS call Bell
phone bss Bluff CITY Glass and Mirror
Works. 1914 West Broadway. We make
a speciality OF GLAZING st low prices
SAM SNYDER LOANS MONEY on
household goods, horses, cattie and all
ehRttel securities at a big discount OF the
usual rates. office over SeV West Broad
way,
Judge snyder. sitting in the superior
court, has aaJudged Louis johnson to
be an inebriate and ordered nis commit
Inent to the Knoxville institution, and
he was taken there yesterday.
w. II. Long. a young attorney OF Chi
cage. Is visiting his sister, Mrs. Kosert
Henderson. At the home Of Mr. and Mrs.
Henderson on Benton street Mr. Long
waa an interested spectator at the Marke
trial yesterday. He win be here. for sew
ierab1e time az the county courthouse.
Tho local Grocers' and Butchers as
Bociation has agreed 10 close every mar
ket and grocery in the city on Christmas
and TO remain closed ali day. Ordinarily
ceries open part Of the day, but this year
VIII be an exception to the, rule. Any
thlne forgotten Tor the Christmas dinner
VIII not be obtainable on Christmas day.
A suit for divorce was yesterday filed
by J. w. Ping from his wife, sadie u.
Ping, whom he married at Avoea on
March Y last. He states In his petition
that on May p, a fraction. over two
steadily refused 20 share the home ne
had provided for her near Hancock, this
courty. He also alleges she is now liv-
Ing improperly lie asks only absolute
The annual Christmas treat for the
members % the Second Presbyterian
church sunday school will be held IN
the church, Friday evening. The pro-
srsm wiz consist o. several numbers BY
the menbers of the school. and the
choir. Miss 6wartlandeF and Miss Grant
OF the Omaha Story Teiiers' union Will
be present and assist IN the entertain
any other articles that may DO given 10
those that are less fortunate.
Earl Patterson has returned TO spend
me hoiidays With his mother and brothers
friends around the postoffice yesterlay,
where bis brother. Louis Patterson. IL
one q the chief clerks, Adr. Patterson
shsttucf tapy ssaesmy eVSrss s rs he
Minn.- and has not been home for two
years Ne brings homo plenty OF evi-
aenees Or the hieh honers be has won
the many baagea that cover his coat,
one ie q five-polnted star aet with pearls
ana e tue most coveted priEe glveH by
year before completing his course.
The temporary dam ana f1oodgatea,
which have been in process OF eonsiruc-
tion for some time Eunder direction Of the
street railway conpany Tor the purpose
creek, have been completed and the full
current Of the stream ~ now flowing
into Lake Manawa' The gates are 30
arnen6ed that when the stream, which
Is more than eighty miles long. n carry.
lnR It's usual enormous burden OF rich
Iowa farm Land IN its frequent nood
sIages, that the cnrronb may be diverted
from the. lake and turned into the river
thus preventing the filling OF the lake
with the vast Quantities OF mud. The
water that n now coming down Is clear
fieiently iaree 10 cause "a a percsptibie rSse
~ the lakes level By the time the Ice
~ ready 70 give way IN tbs spring the
lake viii be up to It's normal level, The
and Il 4 believed that tie problem os
l{naintnlning proper water stage has
been solved 40 matter how dry a season
pleased with the results Of the expert
Aaenl: The dam ana fioodgates reutir "a
the qnving OF large number OF piles
1na the use of several carloads OF stone
but the cost has been small IN comparison
with the benefits assured.
Members OF the local Theosophical 30.
ciety have received handsome memenfoz
J cf Christmas and its mystic meaning
from far away Macras India. They
are from Irving g. Cooper. who on two
occasions gave series OF lectures here
and went 70 the headquarters OF the
studying there a year or two under The
InAsteu. For year or more he has
beenD ehe ef che 1rsslstants on Mr. I.eads
,ss neas9r NJ Cooper is q graduate OF
eradnate ot one OF the great MEDICAL
colleges lie turned down a postfion ~
Tered BY the apreckels company that had a
salary attachment OF s7.b year 10 de-
vote all Of his Hfe ana hls splendid taiants
10 the work OF the society His Christi
mas Fenlsmbrances were placed In ire
nials az Madras on November 10 and
were received here Decen,ber n re
SENDS his kindest regards ana We'll
wishes 10 the hundreds OF people whom
ne mea IA Council Bluffs and Omaha
Ar. JsnaraJadaaa, another Of. the great
lnteiieets deYoting his life to the work,
- spending the winter IN Italy ana also
nendg regnembrances 20 his Council
bluffs and Omaha friends