Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-02
BRIEF CITY NEWS

Smith Co.. City National Bank Bldg.
Robbed Near HIS Homs-william
Wilmington, 600 North Twentieth street.
was held up and robbed Of 800 by two
men Wednesday night near his home.
To puy Electric cage-The purchase
Of an electric cage for killing dogs at the
city pound has been authorized by the
city council. The expense will be $3.50
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Matches Coins and Losss-Roy Shaul.
strahan, Ia, engaged in a game or
matching coins with two strangers at
the linton depot and lost $22. The police
are looking or the strangers.
Births and Deaths Are Lsss-Dr stork
seems to have sighted Omaha last month.
The health office reports 2O7 births, June
Of last year yielding 22s. Deaths last
month, ISL: June last year, 1853.
Looking Up = Big Hat-Mayor Dahl
man is having his broadest-brimmed cow
boy hat cleaned up for the ride he VIII
take at the head of the circus parade with
his old pal, Buffalo Bill. next week
Claims Are Refsrred-Claims for SAL
aries and supplies incurred by the old
South Omaha park board previous 20
June n were referred by the city council
to the city solicitor for recommendation
as to disposition.
one-Third Are Accepted Out OF
ninety-seven who applied at the local
army recruiting station for enlistment
last month twenty-three were accepted.
In June. 1914, there were twenty-one ac-
cepted out of fifty who applied.
Sanitary inspectors Appointed-Rob-
ert Malcolm. Martin Svacina, w. l.
Burke and Richard Olsen have been ap-
pointed as sanitary inspectors under the
health commissioner. Special effort will
he made during this summer to prohibit
throwing refuse IN vacant lots and alleys.
To Take over South Omaha schools
Secretary Bourke of the Board of Edu-
cation and members of the board have
gone to South Omaha to assume control
OF the school property. J. NJ. Gilchrist
has been engaged to make an audit OF
the books of the South Side school sys-
TEN.
Liberty Bell Committee 1KSets-The
Liberty Bell general reception committee
sylvania society will meet Friday even
ing in the pioneers room at the court
house Plans will be. made for the re-
ceiving and viewing the bell and enter
tanning sixty Philadelphians.
Rangers Leg Broksn-The X-ray ex-
animation of Sidney Ranger who was
run into by an automobile on Sixteenth
street, Wednesday, disclosed the fact that
III Lar Ere IN haa
set and put in a plaster cast, which will
keep him in Wise hospital, where he IS
confined, a couple of weeks or more.
sseka Matron for Jail-Sheriff Nc
Shane is experiencing difficulty in find
ing a successor to Mrs. Jennie Mcpherson.
who Saturday retired as matron of the
county jail Although it was announced
that the place had been filled, 1t was
again left vacant by resignation and no
permanent appointment has been made
Permits from Central City RaiI--The
city building department. announces that
contractors of South Omaha and Dundee
should present their plans and specifica-
lions when they apply for building per-
mits. Permits relating to electrical and
plumbing business in the annexed towns
also will be issued at the central building
office in the city hall.
16yers-DiIlon Company Moving
Work preliminary to tearing down the
building on the southeast corner OF Six
teenth and Farnam streets was begun by
removal OF the soda fountain from the
Myers-Dillon store. The Myers-Dillon
company is to move into the quarters
occupied temporarily by the United States
go
Let Grading Contracts soon--Hasting5
Heyden expect TO let the contract next
week for the grading to be done for the
new West Benson townsite 10 be located
on West Main street and the Northwest
ern railroad junction, west of Benson.
About twenty acres will be plated first.
A number OF factory sites will be reserved
along the railroad right of way.
TO Continue Charity work-The city
council agreed to maintain the monthly
contribution of $50 toward the work of
the Associated Charities in the South
Side. For five years the South Omaha
officials made this appropriation. Rooms
in the South Side city hall will be re-
tanned by the Associated Charities. ]. A,
c. Kennedy. T.. w. Dixon and Robert
Burns appeared before the city council
and presented the situation.
Lee spratlsn In omaha--Lee spratlen,
assistant to President Hale Holden o.
the Burlington. and who has been in tbs
city several days went back to Chicago
last night spratlen. though a resident OF
Omaha nearly all his life, has not beer
here in several months He notes many
changes and improvements and expresses
the opinion that Omaha is still one o.
the best cities In the country.
Boston inks Go ThrouSh-The Boston
Eiks, $50 Of them, were in Omaha tel
minutes yesterday enroute to the annua
meeting of the order at Los Angeles. They
came in over the Rock Island on a spe
cial train OF fourteen cars. Going ives
they go over the same road, making
stop OF day in Denver and another Il
Salt Lake City. At the Union station
the Bostonians were met by a numbe
OF the Omaha Elks
Buy Tickets at the Depots-The cit,
ticket offices Of the railroads are golnl
to be closed all Monday. thus giving thu
passenger agents ana clerks the longes
midsummer vacation that they nave ha;
In years. The offices will close at
o'clock Saturday afternoon. not openin,