Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-29
BRIEF CITY NEWS

"Townsend's for Sporting Goods"
Electric Fans. S7.50-Burgess-G randen Co.
Have Root Print It-Now Beacon Press
Half-karat White Diamonds S7s Edholm
Victor Records for August on sale tomor-
row This list just trimming full OF nits
fhorR Douglas S1S. Orchard Wilhelm Co.
Motorist Fined--Seven violators of the
Traffic regulations were Rrraigned before
Police Magistrate Kubat and fined $3.50
each.
Today's Movie Program" classified Sec
uoh today 1t appears In The Zee exoiu-
siVely Find out what the various moving
picture theaters offer.
Caught Finger In Fan-City Commits
sioner Hummel has learned that 1t is not
wise to touch the blades of an electric fan
with finger when the fan Is in motion.
He is nursing an injured finger.
Fans for Summer Stations-The Omaha
Electric Light and Power company fur
nished the Visiting Nurse association of
summer stations
Two Are Granted Divorces--Frances Ur-
banec has been granted divorce from Jo-
seph Urbanec on her cross-petition. Charles
Hawkins has been given a decree of divorce
from Viola Hawkins.
You increase the cost OF doing business
when you waste time--your own or your
a good location in The Bee Building. the
building Of easy access and that is known
to all.
Swedish Ladies' Picnic-Tho Swedish La.
dies Singing society. Linnea, will hold q
picnic on Sunday at the German Homo.
They will be assisted in the musical pro-
grain by Swedish and Norwegian male
choruses
Has Paralytic Stroke-Ed Merely, Seventh
and Webster street. fell to the pavement
near police headquarters with a stroke of
paralysis. He was attended by DR.. Charles
Shook and taken to st. Joseph's hospital. He
is 40 years old.
City Employees Have Pay Raised-Mayor
Dahlman increased the salary of Supern-
tendent Taylor of the city lighting depart
ment from S125 to $3.50 a month. and Alvin
E. Patten of the city clerks office from
$l10 to S126 month.
I. W. w. Shot-George swartout, Barnes
City, Ia, an Industrial Worker of the World,
was shot in the neck Thursday night when
six holdup men invaded camp near
Barnes City. He was brought to Omaha and
Is receiving medical attention In local
hospital.
Enroute to Fremont-A party Of twenty
officials Of the Hyatt Roller Bearing com
pany of Detroit will stop In Omaha for a
few hours August 9 on their way to the
tractor demonstration at Fremont They
will have chartered car, which will be
handled by the Northwestern.
Comes Back to Help-Rev. ]. o. Carlson.
for many years a prominent Swedish minis
ter in Omaha, is back on the old stamping
ground. helping the local Swedes to raise
s125,000 to build the Deaconess Home. The
ground for this home has already been OBJ
tanned at Thirty fourth and Meredith ave-
nue..
Band Back from Clarinda-The First
Regimental band of the Knights of Pythias,
which went to Clarinda. Ia, for the state
encampment Of the order, returned to Oma-
ha with reports Of very successful meet
ing Most of the musicians are among the
red-capped porters at the Union and Burl-
ington stations.
Sons of Veterans Meet-Manderson camp
of the Sons of Veterans held meeting
Thursday evening at Memorial hall in the
court house. H. T. Farnsworth and F. l.
Everson were initiated. c. E. Ritcher. E.
T. Farnsworth and William H. Hatteroth
were appointed members of committee to
draft resolutions on the death of William
Anthony, who was a civil war veteran and
also son of veteran of that war. A
letter Of sympathy was sent to former
United States Senator Thurston, who is III
at St. Joseph's hospital.