Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-10

was inspired with Indignation because OF
the total disregard Of the ordinance that
makes II incumbent upon private prop
erty owners and residents to clean the
sidewalks before their homes and places
Of business His honor was wrathy, ~.
deed. and stated that he would Issue
orders to Chief Of Police John Briggs to
arrest any person who neglected to clean
the snow and ice before their residences
Soldier Found Unconscious.
E. E.Sauntaine. a soldier from Fort
Crook, was found last night at o'clock
lying unconscious from an injured larynx
at Twenty-fourth and N streets. The man
was found by officer William Coulter at
the foot Of the steps that led to the
Eatery restaurant
DR.. A. II. Koenig ordered the man taken
to South Omaha hospital where an ex-
animation revealed that Sauntaine was In
a precarious condition as the result Of
q peculiar injury to the throat In the
region Of the larynx.
DR.. Kocnig notified the Fort Crook
authorities and the injured man will prob
ably be taken to the Post hospital this
morning
sauntaine is q musician at the fort. DR..
Koenis was unable to say whether the
injury in the throat was a recent one or
caused by an old wound. He considers
the case peculiar.
Paints Catch Fire.
While connecting stovepipe to the
smoke intake Of the chimney this morn
ing, John Donovan. proprietor Of paint
shop at al North Twenv-fourth street,
dropped the hot pipe upon several buckets
OF paint In an instant the shop was
ablaze, the ols and combustible material
catching quickly. Immediate response
of the fire department prevented a large
loss and the blaze was soon under con-
troll. but not before several hundred dol
lars worth of merchandise and paints
had been burned. The Larkin undertak-
ing parlors next door weres slightly In
jured.
Magic City Gossip.
Mrs. cer1i Collins is seriously I'll at her
home.
Mrs. 7. A. Fletcher is visiting her son
Harry Fletcher at Crawford, Neb.
Fred Thompson Of Ralston Is suffering
rom dislocated shoulder, the result OF
street car accident
The willing Workers Of the Christian
church will give supper st the church
on Friday evening at $50 p. m.
Jay williams and Mike Brennan are at
Fremont attending the tenth anniversary
OF the Eagles lodge In that city.
Phone Bell South ses-Ind. F-lses for a
case OF letter Gold Top. Prompt delivery
to any part OF the city. William letter.
Next Sunday at the First PRESBYTERIAN
church the services win consist OF Bible
school In departments Of the organization.
Colonel C. NJ. Hunt, for many years a
business man Of South Omaha, Is in the
City on visit from hts present home in
Colorado.
Mrs. Mary o'Donnen. Twenty-fourth
and r streets. is confined by illness to the
home Of her daughter. Mrs. Arthur
Moran OF Ralston, Neb.
Chief Of Police John Briggs will make
round Of the dance halls Of the city In
order to prevent the terpsichorean wrig-
giles that are now in vogue.
George W. Leidigh, former state senator
and representative and warden OF the
penitentiary under the late Governor Sllas
Holcomb, Is visiting in this city from his
home In Nebraska City. Mr.. Leldlgh Is
here on business concerned with real
estate In which he Is Interested
Al Powell. 3 well known commission
man at the Union stock yards. fell from
a street car and injured himself about
the face yesterday morning. The injuries
were not serious and Mr.. Powell wRs
able to return TO his home. Twensy-fiftn
and B streets. after DR.. r z Schin-
del had dressed the laceratiorE.
The choir Of 81. Martins church win be
By Mr.. ii. c. carruthers ard
Mr.. walter HItsche at the residence Of
the latter on Friday, February D. Arrange
mentx for q very entertaining program
have been arranged By the committee con-
stirling u Nts Lam. Miss suanbacr and
H18 Goddard A program u Easter music
VII be sung under the direction Of Mn
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