Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-12
Brief City News
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Have Root Print It-Now Beacon Press
Kieser, Book moved to Loyal Hotel Bldg
Qualitas guam quantities.. Edholm jeweler
To Recruit In Dakota--A new sub
office of the local navy recruiting sta
ton has been opened at Lead, S. D.,
with John B. Zimmerman in charge.
Exhibition Oriental Rugs - E. H.
Marshall, authority on oriental rugs,
is exhibiting a rare collection Of orr
entail rugs at Whitemore's Art Gallery
this week.
HaskalI HOnored-Paul Haskall,
secretary Of the Omaha Builders Ex-
change, has just been made commits
soner of the Nebraska Master Build
ers association.
DR.. Hoffman to Talk-Dr, A. A.
Hoffman will deliver lecture to the
public in Theosophical hall, FOL Bee
building, Sunday evening at 8 o'clock.
Subject, Evolution of Man."
Elevator Conductors to Dance-The
elevator conductors union will hold a
mask ball at the German home on
April 7. On the committee are Emil
Peterson, C. ]. Fitzpatrick and George
Ewing.
To Show Bird Slides-Next Satur-
day evening in the auditorium of the
high school building the Audubon as
ISOLATION slides will be shown for the
benefit Of the pupils and all others
who desire to attend the exhibition.
Dinner for Observation-Disclosures Chest
nut was rendered a dinner by friends
at the Henshaw Friday evening. He
has been local sales manager for the
Western Electric company and is
about to depart for Seattle where he
will be district manager.
Garbage Men Fined-Seven garbage
haulers, who have been operating
without licenses, were assessed sus-
pended fines of $25 and costs each in
police court Saturday. Judge Fitzger-
aid ordered them to secure city per-
mits for their business, or else quit
hauling garbage unlawfully.
Live Stock Men to St. Joseph-A
party of something like dozen of
the South Omaha stockmen leave Sun
go to attend the annual convention
of the live stock commission men of
the Missouri valley country. The con-
continue over three days
Field Club District Men to Meet
An important meeting of the Field
Club District Improvement club will
be held at the Field club house on
Tuesday night, March 10. Every resi-
dent and property owner in the dis
trict between Center street and Pa
cific street and Thirty-second street
b. birf,, ivtb cfraat i- faI 30 r.,
present.
"POwer of Purim"-The Temple
Israel alumni will give play at 2:3O
this afternoon at the Temple Is
rael 1t is entitled the Power OF
Purim" The following will partici-
pate: Hattie Rotholz, Julian Harris,
Frances Nogg, Gertrude Cherniak,
Minnie Levy, Hannah Sommers, Made
line Cohn, Leo Kraus, Daniel Lang
field, Virginia Davis. Ralph Cohn.
Thieves Make Big Haul-Safety
razor blades 1870 dozen of them, were
stolen from the Western Druggists
Supply company, 1903 Harvey street
by thieves who entered through rear
window. In addition to the blades
the company reported the loss Of a
number of safety razors, 1000 cigars
a number of water bottles, Colts
automatic revolver. $27 cash and med
ical sundries.
Kept the Change-A gray-haired
man, shabbily dressed and about &C
years old, stopped at the home of Mrs
A. A. McMahill, 1924 Bristol street
and asked If she couldn't use some
fresh farm made hominy. He dis
played q well filled bucket Of the
maize product. She took pity on the
old man, purchasing quart. Having
nothing less than 81, she gave hin
that and requested that he bring bach
the change. She reported to the po'
lice that he never came back.