Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-02
Braet City News

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Kieser. Book moved to 10y Hotel Bldg
QuaIitas guam quantities.. Edholm. jeweler
Automobile Insurance - Complete
protection. W. Charles Sundblad
Keeline Building. Douglas $500.
Sheriff's Gold Badge-Sheriff Clark
has been presented with a new gold
badge by the members Of his office
force. 1t is regulation sheriff's
badge, with M. L. Clark" engraved
on it.
Cottage on Fire-A Mexican family
residing near Thirteenth and Grace
street was routed out of bed Thurs
| day morning by a driver for the Red
mond Coal company. who saw the cot
tage on fire. 1t is believed that the
| fire started from sparks of a passing
| engine. Damage to the house was
| small.
Hears Brother Is Promoted
Eugene Duval, western agent for the
| Milwaukee, has received word that his
| brother, j. Z. DuVal, for a long time
superintendent of car service for the
| Grand Trunk railroad, has been pro-
| NOTED to general superintendent of
| transportation, with headquarters in
Montreal. Mr.. Duval started with the
Grand Trunk as night telegraph
operator.
Old Wheel Tax Law Repeased-The
city council repealed an ordinance
which provided payment Of an occu-
patton tax for operation of vehicles
engaged in hauling ice, coal and
building materials; also q tax upon
oh nj Of nf al
In view of the new wheel tax ordi-
nance, which will be effective next
week, the occupation tax was deemed
unnecessary.
Store Window Robbed-Six gents
suits, four overcoats and one silk
dress, hanging in the window of the
Bee Hive Cleaning company, 1941 Vim
ton street, for display purposes, were
stolen Wednesday evening by thief,
who gained entrance by picking the
lock of the front door. The thief took
a dozen clothes hangers to keep the
garments from creasing.
Darr Trial at Hastings-Trial of
George B. Darr, Omaha capitalist,
charged with aiding in the violation
of national banking laws, has been
called for March IL at Hastings be-
fore Federal Judge Woodrough. The
case was an outgrowth of the failure
of the First National bank of Sutton,
which led to the prosecution and con-
viction Of Thomas H. Matters on a
similar charge here.
Robbed While at Church-While T.
N. Reynolds, a roomer at 316 South
Twenty-sixth street, was attending a
sneak thieves gained entrance to his
room and departed with nearly all his
wearing apparel. John P. johnson,
another roomer, reported to the police |
that he missed his dress suit, shoes |
and overcoat. An automobile was
seen to stop at the rooming house |
during the evening and it is thought |
the thieves used it in their opera
tons.
Street Cars COllide-An east and
street car collided at |
Sixteenth and Cass streets about 5 |
o'clock Wednesday afternoon. AL |
though the front Of the cars were
no one was injured.
Police Force Changes-Harry Jack
son resigned from the police depart
ment. Wallace R. Vance and A. Muir
ay were appointed on the usual six
probation.
Stork Special-A baby boy arrived
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. B. Kve-
mild, 1910 South Thirty-fifth street.
Mr.. Kvenild is secretary of the City
Planning commission.
Car Hits Electric-Mrs. Kenneth
Paterson narrowly escaped injury on
her way downtown In her electric.
The traffic at Fortieth and Farnam
became congested and a street car hit
Mrs. Paterson's electric just as she
was turning the corner. The machine
was damaged quite badly, but Mrs.
Paterson escaped without any injuries.