Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-27
Minor Mention
The Council Bluffs office OF
The Omaha Bee II at IS Scott
Street. both Phones 20.

Davis, drugs
"Chippendale" at Leffert's.
Wedding silver at Leffert's.
Corrigans, undertakers. Phones 143.
FAUST BEER AT ROGERS BUFFET.
Woodring Undertaking company. Tel. $780,
Lewis Cutler, funeral director. Phone g.
PURE GOLD WEDDING RINGS-LEF-
FERT'S.
See the new 1911 wall paper patterns at
Borwicks, 2ll South Main street
Call 142 for a case OF Gund's Peerless
beer. j. J. Klein Co., distributors.
Occulsts prescriptions accurately filled
the same day at Lefferts Big Jewelry
Store.
Congratulation cards and choice pictures
for the graduates. Fauble Art Shop SSS
Broadway.
Have your glasses fitted or repaired by
j. w. Terry optician, AL Broadway, office
with George Corner.
The 3-year-old son of Mrs. Mart. Web
ster, 17Oee Avenue j, died last evening after
four days illness from measles.
1. Beers Rohrer, travelling representative
of the Cudahy Packing company and To-
Gated at Oelwein, la, arrived In the city
last evening, and will be the guest OF his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M, +. kohrer, until
Saturday.
Let us dry clean your lace curtains and
other delicate cloth. Our careful process OF
handling all kinds of fine clothes tnsures
at least 50 per cent more wearing quality
| 20 everything we clean and press. Bum
City Laundry and Dye Works. Phone Sl4.
| Council Bluffs chapter U. D.. Order of
| Eastern Star. will hold an informal re-
ception this afternoon from to O'Clock
in the parlors OF the Masonic temple, in
honor OF Mrs. Hobson, the acting worthy
| ing OF the chapter will be held at o'clock
and the rtualistic work OF the order win
| be rendered. All members are urged to be
present and all members Of the order are
cordially invited.
Mrs. G.. w. Cook wants all of the MEM
| bers of the Woman's Relief corps to meet
at the Grand Army hall on Saturday, ana
as many others as wish to aid in the
| work, and assist in preparing the flowers
to be used for decorating the soldier 5
graves on Tuesday. The preliminary work
will be done and all arrangements made
for the collection of the floral offerings.
ON Monday the women vail spend their
time arranging the flowers In wreaths and
bouquets for adjoining the graves.
E. ]. Wood, one of the registrars at the
first precinct OF the Fourth ward, was try
ing to create a strike in the city hall yes
terday by telling some real fish stories
about his experience in the trout streams
OF northwestern Nebraska in the vicinity
OF Chadron. He returned from there
three days ago. In two days fishing IN
Dead Horse creek he caught 215 specKled
trout, all about one and half pounds IN
weight. Undated pinhooks was about the
character of the device used. 1t was neces-
sary to issue stern order slencins Wood
to prevent every city hall Nattache from
deceased horse country.
Reports that have been circulated for
several days that an admission tee is to
be charged at the gates OF Manawa park
phaucally denied by Manager Barnet.
How the story started is something OF a
mystery, for 1t is declared to have come
from nothing that Manager Barnet has
said. Mr.. Barnet is very anxious to make
his first season at the park phenominally
successful He has had rich and profitable
/ In ma "a fTan or ipk
grade amusement resorts, both in the north
ana south. Mr.. Barnets home for many
/ years has been at Hot Springs, Ark
where he was connected with many OF the
| popular places OF amusement, and where
| his mother for number OF years con-
/ Quoted one of the most famous fashion
/ able boarding houses. MIR. Barnet also has
| charge OF one OF the faVorite amusement
| parks at Minneapolis, and his cosmopolitan
| experience qualities him to understand the
wants and tancies Of all classes of recrea-
ton seekers.
Roy Meadows collector for the Omaha
/ office OF the Welch Transfer company, was
/ IN police court yesterday morning charged
| with neglectng TO provide for his sick wife
! and family OF three children. He was ar
rested upon state Information charging
/ South Eleventh street in this city. Proba.
| ton Officer Herner was led to inquire into
the situation OF the family by reports thai
/ in school, was frequently absent He dis.
| covered the mother seriously i'll in bed with
for her. The wife and mother reluctantly
| told the truth, or part OF IT, which was
fully confirmed and considerably ampli
! He'd by the neighbors, The result was ar
Information charging Meadows with neg
lect. Ills hearing was continued for the
purpose Of permitting the officers to gather
necessary evidence. The stories told e
the probation officer were that Meadows
has recently been spending his money IL
omaha saloons and other resorts.
Deputy Sheriff Leuch returned yester
day from Stockton, ILL.,, having IL
custody Tommy Duffield, a l4-year-olC
boy who ran away from his home 275
Avenue 3, six weeks ago, and was only
recently located at the Illinois town. Tn,
boy was lured away by Mcfarland, thu
negro boy, in company with Willie Fries
the young son OF the Union Pacific bridg,
Waterman, who met a tragic death b!
railing from train at Waverly, Ia. TIT
Duttleld boy says the young negro coaXet
himself and Willie Fries TO run away an'
that they had reached WaVery whel
Willie became homesick and started back
lie fell from the first train he attempte'
20 board. Duffield and the negro lad con
tlnred their journey without knowing tn
ultimate fate OF their young companion, o
apparently caring to know, They becam
| separated after they got into Illinois ant
he does not know what became OF tn
negro. The colored boy had enticed sew
eral other white boys TO leave their homes
and the police have been looking for hin
for sometime. Young Duffield has bee
! greatly coarsened by his hobo experience
and VIII be brought before the juvenil
court today.
William Hughes. an artistic bricklayer
gave number OF thrills TO a large crow
or people in the vicinity Of the Gran
notel yesterday. He was selected TO max
the topmost window OF one OF the tai
towers OF the building. He climbed IN
nre escape TO approach the defective pOin