Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-16
BRIEF CITY NEWS
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Communion and reception of members
at 1870 a. m. at the North Presby terian
church. Nineteenth and Ohio. Easter sery-
| ice In the evening at 80 o'clock.
Idle Money earns no dividends. Invest
nents in the Neb Savings a Loan Ass n.
pays Sc per annum. 1905 Farnam street,
Board OF Trade Building, Omaha
/ hrs. Smith Gets Divoree-Adelia
Smith was granted a divorce from Harry
NJ. Smith in district court Friday after
noon. She was given the custody of the
two children.
0ltner Discharged in Bankruptcy
Charles s Giltner OF Omaha was dis
charged in bankruptcy in the United States
district court by Judge ". II. Munger
Saturday morning.
Army to Buy Beef-Bids have been
asked for on 5000 pounds Of frozen beef
for the army at Seattle. Wash Bids are to
be opened at the subsistence office of the
Department of the Missouri on May /.
shoplifter is sentenesd--For pllfering
from the store of Hayden BROS. Jonu Brad
ford was Saturday sentenced to fifteen
days in the county Jail Bradford is said
to have discovered some fine liquor in the
basement OF the store
Coad Inheritance Tax Paid-The city
and county exchequer was enriched s3.45233
Friday afternoon. when the administrator
of the John f. Coad estate paid that
amount as the inheritance tax, due from
the estate The sum is based on l per
cent of the estate save an exemption Of
$4,000
Court House Clocks Purohased-A con-
tract with the Hall Automatic Clock com
pany to furnish the new court house with
clocks at a price of 1924 was awarded
Lynch and Elsasser voted against it's ac.
ceptance, saying that the county was not
yet ready for the voting Of any such
elaborate fixtures.
Carlson Cots Damagss-A verdict Of
sl,24S was returned by a jury in district
court Saturday morning in favor of Carl
Carlson and against the Nye-Schneider-
Fowler Grain company The plaintiff was
suing for 5000 damages for injuries he
sustained In a fall from the companys
building in May, 1910
Pleads Not Guilty-W. G. Leslie, ar
raigned for obtaining money under false
pretenses, pleaded not guilty before Judge
Estelle Saturday morning. He is accused
OF writing check on the First National
bank to pay a board bill at the Henshaw
hotel when there was no money to his
credit at the bank. The check was for $S5
Places for Omaha on Tour-The Boston
Chamber Of Commerce has wired the
Commercial club that two reservations are
being held for any representatives that
Omaha may have on the European tour
being arranged for June u to August 23
The message states that any Omaha bust
ness men wanting to join the party will
have to notify them at once.
Lahey Grabs Pickpocket-Quick work OIL
the part of Dan Lahey. plain clothes man
Friday resulted in the capture Of Albert
Smith, an alleged street car plckpocket, al
Twenty-fourth and Cunning streets. Smith
In company with two other men, was
operating on a Twenty fourth street car
when George Powers, mail carrier. de-
tected one Of the men with his hand in
the pocket OF a passenger. Powers struck
the thief, but failed to hold him. The three
jumped from the car and as they did some
one pointed out Smith to Lahey, who
placed him under arrest. Smith was
charged with being suspicious character
He Is being held for Investigation