Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-02
BRIEF CITY NEWS


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Graft to TALK at sohuyler-Superin-
tendent T. u. Craft will address the
teachers Of Colfax county at Schuyler
Saturday.
Birth ana Death Record--There were
30 births in Omaha during November
and 1855 deaths. For the same month In
1919 there were sS5 births and ieo deaths.
Permission to Lay spur Track - The
city commission has granted the Missouri
Pacific railroad permission to lay spur
tracks outside its right-of-way in the
vicinity Of Forty-fifth and lizard streets.
Hummel Plantu Trees-Park Commits
sioner Joe B. Hummel Is planting 1000
maple trees at Carter Lake park and ON
the Northwest boulevard. lie will also
set out 300 elms and a large number Of
hickory trees along the boulevards.
Buiiding Record for November-Build-
ing permits for the month OF November
totaled S2eS, $50. as against $S23. 600 for the
same month last year For the eleven
months of 1919 the permits amounted TO
ss.sei. 2ss and for 1912 during the same
period Si,35S,1ll.
Cuspidors Are Removsd-The boycott
on chewing tobacco at the Union Pacific
headquarters has gone to the extent OF
causing the removal OF cuspidors from
all OF the offices on the fifth floor Of the
building. Now II the men chew tobacco
while on duty they are forced TO SHALLOW
the juice.
schoolmasters' Club TO Meet-The
Schoolmasters' club will hold a meeting
at the Lindell hotel at Lincoln Saturday
evening, at which President Hahn OF the
Wayne Normal school will speak on "A
Psychological Problem Connected with
the Promotion System in Elementary
Schools"
New Position for Quinn - Leland
Quinn of the Union Pacific's passenger
department has been assigned to the
position of inspector of passenger and
dining car equipment his territory being
between Omaha and ogden. He enters
upon the discharge of his new duties I'm
mediately
Smith Forfeits Bonds-John Smith, an
actor in the when Love is Young COM
pany, who was arrested Saturday after
noon by Special officer Finn of the
BrRndeis stores, for the theft of toilet
articles valued at s14. was released or
bonds placed at S25. which he forfeited
, by his failure to appear in police court.
Burglar Makes Good Haul-Helen
Hall, ,colored. 9l6h Capitol avenue, re.
ports to, the police that burglars robbed
her of S45 and two one-carat diamond ear.
rings Sunday night A quantity of wear
ing apparel was also taken Entrance
was gained by forcing a lock of tht
front door open.
New Steel Cars for. Northwsstern--on
the Chicago Northwestern Omaha Chi.
cago train No. p. wooden cars have gone
to the discard. The train has new equip.
ment and everything is steel. The same
order has been applied to No II and the
steel equipment will go into service as
soon as received from the shops.
u. Q. Bronze mack ut His Desk-Ed c.
Browne, chief clerk to General Manager
Ware of the Union Pacific is back at his
desk after a seige in the hospital. where
he was compelled. on account of an In.
fection, to undergo an amputation Of hii
left thumb. Mr.. Browne has completely
recovered. -tE- frt'A t7f
Large Apartment Houss soid-The
large apartment house on Chicago street
facing north. the second door east ol
Twenty-first street, has just been sold &c
James Nesladek for $4,000. Jurger
Thompson. the former owner, is to tak'
farm in Iowa belonging to Nesladch
in part payment for the property.
Has New hog Ordinance = An ordi-
nance reducing the license on femal,
dogs. introduced by Commissioner J. ]
Ryder, has been laid over a week. The
commissioner believes the reduction OF
the license from IS to f3 will result ir
the taking out OF more licenses and re
plenishing the fund so that the dol
catcher may work again.
match Ordinance Goes ovsr-An ordi-
nance prepared by the Commercial clul
prohibiting the sale OF white phosphorus
single dipped. strike-anywhere and
double-dipped matches was laid over fo
week by the city commission in com
mittee of the whole. The ordinance say
such matches can be kept for sale II
municipalities where their sale is no
prohibited. but the phosphorus and blaze
or wind matches must be replaced IA