Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-02
BRIEF CITY NEWS
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Many Dog Licenses Issusd-Dog IL
censes to the number Of 2,6S5 have been
issued since April from the city clerk s
office.
Big Suit for slander-Miss Libbie
Bartos has started $4,000 slander dam
age suit against Mrs. Louisa Swoboda, a
midwife, in district court
Many Licenses Are Issued-Marriage
licenses to the number of 1853 were issued
by the marriage license division of the
county court last month; in the corre-
spending month a year ago ITO licenses
were issued.
sugarman Buys Flats-Martin L.
Sugarman has purchased the five brick
flats at the southwest corner of Nine
teenth and Cass streets from j. B. Robin
son. The property changed hands with
SIS, 900 as the consideration.
Birth and Death Rsoord--Deaths dur
ing the month Of May, according to the
report OF thelvitaI statistician numbered
143 and the births were 2O5. 105 males and
100 females being born. The births in
May. 1911, numbered al, and the deaths
134.
Funeral Of Mrs. Hayes Monday-The
funeral Of Mrs. Mary Teresa Hayes, wife
of Police Lieutenant Thomas Hayes, who
died early yesterday morning, will ne
held Monday morning from st. Patrick's
Catholic church, Father T. J. Smith Of
ficiating. Interment will be in st. Mary's
cemetery, South Omaha.
Attorney for Mcarsarey-Al Nc
Grearey, charged with perjury for alleged
fraudulent registration in the Third ward
for the recent city election. was arraigned
in district court and pleaded not guilty.
He has been in Jail ever since his arrest
on election day. He has no money and
the court will appoint lawyer to defend
him at the county's expense.
Fire Cost Five Dollars-Newspapers
under a gas water heater which was
burning In the absence of the family
caused small blaze in the home of Mrs.
lone Giayson, 400 South Twenty-fifth
avenue, Friday afternoon. The fire de-
partment responded to an alarm turned
in by neighbors who saw the smoke. but
before they arrived the fire was eXtin-
guished. The loss was only S..
Park Teachers Away for Summer
Four teachers of Park school will spend
the summer vacation out of the city.
Miss Susan Eveleth will go to Wisconsin.
Miss Matilda Evans will visit in Weyburn,
Saskatchewan, Canada. Miss Myrtle De
Graft will 60 to Colorado. Miss Eleanor
Nevin will spend the summer at Colum-
bus, o. Miss Elizabeth Wilson will go to
Washington, D. c., for the summer.
Big Verdict Against Bridge Company
Estate of Charles H. Harris, who was
killed in a pile driver accident at Elev-
enth and Clark streets in April, 1911, was
given a verdict for $4,000 against the
Western Bridge and Construction COM
pany by jury before Judge Sears. Har-
ris' head was caught and crushed under
the pile driver head and the company was
charged with negligence for letting the
head fall when the man was In dan
gerous position. The estate sued for $5O,-
900.
Two Deaths are Accidental-Two in
quests were held this morning by Coro-
ner Willis c.. Crosby. The first was over
Pierce Wilson, drowned in Carter lake.
The jury returned verdict that the
young man came to his death by accl-
dental drowning. At first it was supposed
that the tragedy occurred in Iowa, but
later it developed that the scene of the
drowning was in Nebraska Wilson will
be buried in Stuart Neb. The second
was over Lyman Butler who died from
injuries received early Thursday morning
from a Union Pacific train. The dead
man was follower of Campbell Bros
circus, which showed in South Omaha
that day. The jury held that he came
to his death from carelessness.