Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-24
BRIEF CITY NEWS


Lighting Fixturss-Burgess-G
nave Root Print Tt-New Becon Press.
To sell Real Estate, list II with J. II
Dumont q Co., Keeline Bldg
A Business Man, going 70 California
for six weeks, will undertake the handling
of any matter of interest to local parties
Address X. 81 Bee.
"Today's Movie Program" classified
section today. 1t appears in The Bee
EXCLUSIVELY. Find out what the va
rious moving picture theaters offer.
Keep Your Money and valuables In the
American Safe Deposit vaults, 2is South
nth ST.. Bee Bldg. Boxes rent 500 for
months. Open from a. m. TO 6 D. m.
Barn ana Auto Rurn--Fire Of unknown
origin destroyed a barn and automobile
last night in the rear of Ernest Larsen's
residence, ga Seward. The barn was
worth 500 and the machine $50
Mrs. Bsrtschy IL rnproving-Mrs. A.
j. p. Bertschy. who has been confined
at Clarkson hospital. following an opera
ton. is reported as improving and will
soon be able to leave the hospital
Losses Carrier and Grip-George A.
Hampton Of the st. James hotel paid
man 81 to carry his grip from the Union
arrived and the grip ana contents valued
at SOS are still at large.
Held for Illinois offioers-Ieonard
Downer. wanted by the Chicago police on
warrant charging him with swindIing
fellow-citizen to the amount Of $40,
was arrested yesterday by the Omaha
police and is being held mere for the IL
linois authorities.
Dan Lahey and Officers c. M. Plots and
o. p. Peterson received rewards of s.
each rendered them by the Omaha Auto
club for accomplishing the arrest and
conviction of individuals breaking glass
in the street
Fight over Point of MISREPRESENTATION
Shearles. negro police character, was
slightly wounded last nient when DUSTY"
Adams. another negro. stabbed him with
pocket knife. The two men had been
arguing a point of etiquette concerning
the use OF percentage" dice.
Police Car in wreck-A police emery.
enoy car. driven by Chauffeur Harry Blu
ford. and a touring car. driven by Glenn
Wharton, 6O4 South Thirty-seventh, were
wrecked early last night at Twenty
fourth and Harvey streets when they col
drivers, was unavoidable.
Woman Robbed Of Fifty Dol1ars-Mrs.
Clara Chambers. colored. cook at the
Young women's Christian association
cafeteria, told the police last night that
a colored man who had been following
her for several blocks attacked her neal
her home. 2617 Park avenue. and took
her purse which contained $50.
Guan ak.a.4 that the
motorman started the street car before
he had alighted, Thomas F. Gallagher
has brought suit against the street rail-
way company for $4,000 damages for per-
sonal injuries. The accident occurred at
Fifty-first streets. on the West Leaven-
worth car line.
Enjoins TAX Colleotion-Hugh Murphy
has secured a temporary restraining
order, and seeks a permanent injunction
against Douglas county and County
Treasurer w. G. IRE, preventing them
from collecting personal taxes from him,
assessment for which he alleges to have
been Illegally increased by the county
assessor. 4S a. =
Dunn and Maloney Return--Chief Of
Police Henry Dunn and Captain of De-
tectives Maloney returned to Omaha Fri
day evening from Lincoln. Both were
confident that the suit brought against
them by Mrs. sadie Walker will result
favorabIy for them. They will return to
Lincoln Monday. and Chief Dunn will
take the witness stand.
Verdict for Mrs. xaneft-Distric
Judge Troup yesterday instructed the
jury to return a verdict for the plaintiff
in the suit of Mrs. Mary r. Kanefl
against the Mutual Benefit Accident and
Health association OF Omaha. She sued
for accidental death indemnity under a
policy carried by her husband. the late
Ollie J. Kaneft. saloon proprietor al
Twenty-eighth and Farnam streets.
Drug Company Reflects Directors
The annual meeting of the Richardson
Realty company was held at the office
of the Richardson Drug company, with
all OF the Omaha stockholders present
Directors were reelected. and at theii
meeting elected c. F. Weller vice presi
dent and chairman OF the board; II. s
Weller. president; F. C. Patton. treas
urer. and f. p. Ellis. secretary. This
company handles the realty interests Of
the Richardson Drug company.