Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-04
Brief City Ne,cs

wedding Rinxs-Edholm. Jewery.
Have Rect Print It--Now Beacon Press.
W. Whitaker and Myrtle A. Kelley
announce their removal to 1888 First
National Bank building.
Many Notwithstanding January
there were sixty-five highway robberies
in Omaha, according to the records in
the office of the chief Of police.
Keep Your Meney-And vaiuabics in the
American Safe Deposit Vaults, 2is South
nth ST.. Bee Bldg. Boxes rent si.oo for =
months Open from a. m. to g. p. m.
FOWL Engineering Company has
moved to top floor New First National
bank building. Expert drainage and
municipal engineers. Phone Douglas
1918.
The Day We Celebrate-A C. Peter
son, president of the Midwest Iron
works. squaIled for the first time Feb
ruary ., 1885. He says he honored
wymore, Neb.,, by being born there.
Sunday School Teachers Meet
Sunday school teachers of Douglas
county will meet at the Young Mems
Christian association Sunday after
noon TO plan their work for the rest
of the year.
Two Seek Divorces-Honora B.
Thickstun, wife of Lowell Cole Thick
stun, an iron worker, seeks a divorce
in district court on grounds of al
legged cruelty and desertion. Ella l..
Bubb has filed divorce action against
Albert A. Bubb. She alleges cruelty.
Mrs. Bartlett to Speak--Mrs. Har-
riet futile Bartlett will lecture here at
Theosophical hall, 701 Bee build
ing, Sunday evening at o'clock on
the subject THE Message of the Ages
and will remain week and give a
lecture every evening except Wednes-
day.
Debaters Elect Ofiicers-The Lairep-
me Debating society Of the Central
High school elected officers. Presi-
dent, Richard Wood; vice president,
Gilbert Olsen; secretary, Harlan
Haker; treasurer, Leslie Van Nos
trand: sergeant-at-arms. Abe Lack
and Kenneth Baker.
ChiIdren's Diseases 'Children and
Their Diseases" will>be the topic of a
lecture which Miss Townsend, reg
istered nurse. will give Friday after
noon, February 8, before members OF
the Central Park Mothers league. The
meeting will be held In the Central
Park school at 1880 p. m.
Credit for Music-The teachers
committee of the Board of Education
will recommend next Monday evening
an allowance of one-half Of a credit
to high school pupils who take must
cal instruction outside Of the 1urisdic-
ton Of the schools. This instruction
will be defined as to details.
Darr Hearing at Hastings The case
Of George B. Darr, wealthy banker, in
dicted by the grand jury In connection
with the failure Of the Sutton National
bank. has been set by Judge Wood
rough for March H. The case will
be heard at Hastings Darr is ac-
cused Of endorsing certificates of de-
posit which the bank issued to him.
Special Song Service--At Jennings
Memorial Methodist church Sunday
evening there will be a special song
service.
Half Interest In Dog nm Asset--An
undivided half interest In u 4-year-old
dog, right of possession Of which Is in
the owner Of the other half and which
he claims to be worth SIS, Is part OF
the sso9.03 assets which Fred Mont
morency. railroad employee of Benson
lists in his voluntary petition for bank
ruptcy with the clerk Of the United
States district court. Montmorency also
includes in his assets three puppies
worth SIS and a COW at SIS, or the
$s09.03 Montmorency Claims 1894 ex.
empt. He lists his liabilities at S..
S30.S3.
Central High Records-There are
2.175 pupils at the Central High school
or this number 1,042 are boys and
1888 are girls. This eclipses last
years enrolment record by 132 stu.
dents. All classes have been adjusted
Autoist Charges against L
b. Pixley, 1925 Sahler street. have beer
dismissed because Of the failure OF
anyone to appear in police couri
against him. Pixley was arrested
when his automobile colllded with q
Weinstein Commission compan,