Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-07
Brief City News

Have Root Print lt-New Beacon Press
Metal dies, pressw'k. Jubilee Mfg. Co..
Elcc. Fans, S7.50-Burgess-G Granden.
Try the MONDAY 35-cent luncheon
at the Empress Garden, amidst pleas
ant surroundings, music and entertain
ment-Advertiseme
Crochets Flag-Mrs C. L. Williams
of 1906 Miami street has crocheted
yoke for combination suit in the
shape of flag in red, white and blue.
Three Sons Rcgister-Three sons Of
A. Block, 3414 Lafayette avenue, Dave,
Sam and Max, registered Tuesday,
while Mr.. Block, to do his bit, bought
a Liberty bond.
Helen Steinmann Alleges Cruelty
Helen Steinmann, suing Victor Stein
mann for divorce in district court,
alleges cruelty. They were married at
Little Rock, Ark, in February, 1915.
Visits Son at Camp. ]. Hanighen
has returned from Fort Logan, where
he visited his son in training camp.
Il saw $500 splendid young men
there. They have fine quarters he
reported.
Daughters In Relief Work-Daugh-
/, meets Thursday afternoon in Me-
mortal hall of the court house to be-
gin work for war relief. The women
will make pillows and chaussons for
the feet of wounded soldiers.
' Nickel reported r-Tom
Nickel, president Of the Nebraska
Cycle company, who has been confined
to his bed the last three months with
40, II, ttctf &c No
ported as able to sit up. He expects
to be able to resume his work in
three weeks.
Plans Comfort StatiOns-M a y or
Dahlman appointed Commissioners
kugel. Butler and Hummel to serve
as a special committee to obtain plans
for three public comfort stations, to
be established as authorized by the
legislature The city council may sell
5000 bonds without submitting to a
vote.
Talk to Teachers-Dr. George D.
Strayer and DR.. Luther H. Gulick will
address public school teachers next
Tuesday afternoon in the auditorium
of the Central High school. DR..
Strayer will speak on the school sur
vey he is making in Omaha and DR..
Gulick will consider some phase of
hygiene, which has been part of his
life work.
Several Divorces Granted-Judge
Day. sitting in divorce court, granted
DEGREES to the following: Days Wash
ington from Jessie Washington. deser-
ton alleged: Alta McGill from Fred
McGill, cruelty alleged; Marie Peter
son from Arthur Peterson, desertion
alleged and Lydia Longacre from
Jacob Longacrc, cruelty alleged.
New Improvement Club Meets-The
new Omaha Improvement club will
hold it's first social meeting tonight at
the southeast corner of Forty eighth
and Military avenue. This will be
one grand and glorious meeting, with
plenty to eat, drink and smoke. Mayor
Dahlman, Commissioners Jardine and
Hummel and Engineer Bruce will
speak on subjects pertaining to their
different departments.
Mrs. Thomson Wins Prlze-Mrs N.
Thomson, 1922 Charles street, was the
lucky one in guessing the total weight
of the potatoes used in the window at
Burgess-Nash for their display of po-
tato towns patriotic parade. The
total weight was 2SSh pounds. Mrs
Thomson guessed 2S9 pounds. Six
others guessed 290 pounds. The
range of gucsses was really remark
able, showing how hard it Is to make
a good guess on anything of that sort.
The lowest guess was sixty-fve pounds
and the highest was S94 pounds. The
potatoes were delivered to Mrs Thorn
this aftarpooD