Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-05
Brief City News
Wedding Rings-Edholm. Jewelry.
Have Root Print It-Nov Beacon Pres


Have Root Print It-Now Beacon Press.
W. Whitaker and Myrtle A. Kelley
announce their removal to 1888 First
National Bank building.
TOwl 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, squalled for the first time Feb
ruary 3, 1885. He says he honor I'd
Wymore, Neb. by being born there,
Mrs. Peyton Gets Divorce-A six
years divorce fight was ended in dis
trict court when Cordelia Peyton was
granted a decree from Lacey E. Pey-
ton, real estate man, by default. A
property settlement was made out of
court.
Brandeis Buyers in the East-The
last few days have witnessed the de-
parture for New York of almost all of
the buyers of the Brandeis Stores.
George Brandeis is now in New York,
and is directing the efforts of the
stores representatives as they arrive.
AutOist Freed-Charges against L.
B. Pixley, 1925 Sahler street, have been
dismissed because of the failure of
anyone to appear in police court
against him. Pixley was arrested
when his automobile collided with a
Weinstein Commission company
wagon, driven by kiwa Hohnsten, at
Eighteenth and lizard streets.
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 12. The case will
be heard at Hastings Darr is ac-
cused of endorsing certificates of de-
posit which the bank issued to him.
POstoffice Clerks Ball-The annual
ball of the Postoffice Clerks Branch
II, United National Association of
Postoffice Clerks, takes place at the
Rome hotel Saturday, February II.
Entertainment committee Harlow F.
Meyers, chairman; e. F. Bandhauer,
e. A. Glass, Frank Nagle, E. F. Bur-
rows and c. Fl. Neck.
Students Ready for Wharf.-The
young men of the University of Omaha
are ready to take up arms to defend
their country. At noon Friday after
they had heard the news of the threat
end break with Germany, they called
an informal meeting in the new lunch
room of Joslyn hall and discussed the
question in all its phases.
Baxter to Speak Later-The pro-
gram Of the Equal Franchise society
scheduled for February Is at the
home of Mrs. j. T. Stewart, second,
has been postponed to February 2S,
owing to the absence from the city of
W. F. Baxter, who was to have spoken.
Mr.. Baxter is to speak at the post
poned meeting. however. and his sub
ject is to be THE Minimum Wage"
Work is Commemorative United
States district attorneys Office here is
commended in letter from Attorney
General Gregory for its work in the
wild horse" case, in which nine per-
sons were found guilty of conspiring
t use the mails to defraud Your
Industry in prosecuting the case is
highly commended" the letter adds.
Motions for new trials filed by four of
the men found guilty will be heard by
Judge Woodrough Monday morning.
New Hotel Manager-Harry H.
Brown, formerly connected with the
Albany hotel of Denver, arrived yester-
day to become manager of the Castle
hotel here. Mr.. Brown is an Omaha
man, having started his hotel career
as a clerk under Rome Miller more
than fifteen years ago. He was also
connected with the Her Grand hotel
before he took up his position in Den
yer. The new manager plans to make
number of changes and improve
ments, which he believes will add to
the comfort of the Castles guests.
Fine Fireplace GoodS-Sunderland