Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-02
BRIEF CITY NEWS

Lighting Fixtures, Burgess-GrandenC Co
Rsautiful All Modern Homes For sale
IN the easy payment plan. Bankers
Realty Investment Co. Phone Doug. 29es
Death Rata Double the Births-Two
persons died to every one born last month
In Omaha There were 526 deaths and 255
births.
Equalization Board Meets wednesday
The Board Of Equalization will hold a
meeting today to fix sewer tax levies,
New BABY Buffalo ut Rtvsrvisw--A
new buffalo baby bull has arrived at
Riverview park. This is the thld new
member to the family.
steuben's Barn Condomnsd--The city
building inspector has condemned the old
steuben's livery barn building at Twenty
ninth and Woolworth avenue.
United clubs TO Mset--A meeting OF
the United Improvement clubs will be
held this evening IN Commissioner Hum
mel's office at the city hall
Coal Men to 1Gsst-Fifty retail coal
men will take dinner together at the
Paxton hotel this evening. at which time
the winter prices of coal will be dis
cussed.
Abbott Convalesoing-Geor f. Alb
bolt, chief ticket agent at the Union
depot, has been seriously i'll with pneu-
monia. but is now recovering at his home,
the Sherman apartments.
Insurance People to Bsnquet-A din
ner and meeting for fifty of its repre-
Bentatives will be held, given by the
Prairie Life Insurance company at the
Paxton hotel Thursday evening.
snatohes Myers watoh-A man APP
preached p. c. Myer of Dundee while he
was standing on the street at Fourteenth
and Douglas and snatched Myers watch
and ran. He has not been caught.
Hamilton Buys Farm-E. o. Hamil-
ton, president of the Omaha Association
of Building Owners and Managers, has
purchased a 1OO-acre farm near Spring
field and plans to make improvements
and add live stock.
"Today's Complete Movie Program"
may be found on the first page Of the
classified section today. and appears in
The Bee EXCLUSIVELY Find out what
the various moving picture theaters offer.
Dawson Undergoos operation-Pres-
ton c. Dawson, chief rate clerk in office
of the passenger department of the Union
Pacific, has been operated upon at the
General hospital for appendicitis. He is
reported to be getting along nicely.
Davis Succeeds Brinkerhoff-Ralph L.
Davis has been appointed superintendent
of the Union Pacific, succeeding J. o.
Brinkerhoff, deceased. Mr.. Davis has
been with the Union Pacific twenty years
and will have his headquarters in Kansas
City, Mo.
Employment Outlook aood-Improve-
ment in the local employment situation Is
noted by A. a, Remington Of the Youns
Mems Christian association. He says
that there is an increased demand fog
men to fill positions, and the general out
look is bright.
VIII Fold Annual Election - The
Knights and Ladies of Security, Harmony
Council No. 1880. will hold an annual cleo
ton OF officers, Saturday evening, at the
lodge hall in the Ancient Order Of United
Workmen's temple, Fourteenth and Dodge
streets
Seller Joins Cleveland 0ompany-N
H. Seller. well known Omaha druggist
has become interested in the W. G. Cleve
and company and is now connected will
that firm. Mr.. Seller has had wide bust
ness experience and will add strength t.
he Cleveland organization.
Fontenelle beauty Looming up-Some
ldea of the beauty of the new Fontenellt
hotel when finished may now be gained
from it's present appearance. Some OF the
terra Gotta trimmings near the top have
been placed, and they set off the fine
brick work to great advantage.
Marriage licenses Inoreassd-The fall
season for weddings began this week, &C
.ording to indications at the court house
marriage license bureau. From half q
iozen licenses a day the output increased
% fourteen per day, beginning Monday
Permission to marry was granted to Mint
couples on September morn.
Change In Clerks Meeting P1aos-ol
account Of the sudden death of William
j. Rousch, proprietor of the Carlton hotel
the meeting of the Hotel Clerks asso
citation. that was planned for this evening
at that house, will be held at the Schlit
instead. Appropriate memorial action 70
Mr.. Rousch will be taken by the associa
ion.
Haptists to Riverside-Several scor
Of Baptist ministers and laymen will at
tend the annual gathering of the Omah
Association OF Ipdpllsb Nil"iShOS oS ANiNSi
side, Neb. The meeting will continue un
til Thursday night. The membership Q
the association is made up of one repre-
sentative for every 100 church members
Cigar Thieves Caught-The men VIII
robbed Parmer-olson company ITO Sout
Eleventh street of 5000 cigars and lare
amount Of coffee have been apprehende
and held for trial They are John Brel
men. Philadelphia; Joseph o'Brien, Sa
Francisco; Joe Taylor, Chicago; ]. Nj
Grath, New York. The firm robbed
directly across from the police station
which did not seem to trouble the thieve
Carter Exonorated-After an invest
y cation by a special agent of the Norti
western Railroad company. Albert s. Ca
ter, who has charge of the Webster stre'
station checkroom. has been exonerate
from any blame for missing jewelry frol
the grip of Miss Bstelle Hips Of Bloom
field, Neb., who declared that a necklaC