Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-03
Brief City News
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Platinum Wedding Rings-Edholm
jeweler.
Judge Woodrough to Minneapolis
Federal Judge Woodrough will go to
Minneapolis, where he will hear a pat
emit case this week.
To Guard Gas Plant-Chief of Po-
lice Dunn granted special police au-
thority to four men who will serve
as extra watchmen at the plant Of
the Omaha Gas company.
Miss Heitfeld Returns Home-After
a rest cure Of seven weeks at local
hospital, Louis, daughter Of Police
Captain Heitfeld. 201s Pinkney street,
returned home Sunday afternoon.
Krause Succeeds McBride-Ernest
Krause, law clerk in the legal depart
ment of the Union Pacific, has been
appointed messenger for the same de-
partment, succeeding John Mcbride,
retired,
Flag Upside Down-One Of the city
hall flags was inadvertently placed
upside down this morning. A citizen
rushed into the municipal building and
reported the mistake, which was
promptly corrected.
Commercial Club Dinner-The an
nual good fellowship dinner of the
Commercial club is to be held some
time this month, perhaps the latter
part. The entertainment committee Is
already considering it.
Live Stock Corporation-Capitalized
at $4,000, the Laird Live Stock Com
mission company has filed articles Of
Incorporation with the county clerk.
The incorporators are J. N. Laird, w.
c. Baum and M. F. Guilfoyle.
At Woods Funeral-General Traf-
fic manager Munroe and General
Freight Agent Lane of the Union Pa
cific have gone to Onarga, ILL.,, there
to attend the funeral of the late Ell
mer H. Wood that was held today.
Drives Through Funeral Procession
Bruce Lynch, driver for the Sample
Hart Motor company. was fined 81
and costs for driving through funeral
procession. Lynch followed a physi-
clan, who drove through the process
sion. The physician was released be-
cause he was on an an emergency
case.
Navy Posters Here-Many colored
posters, pictures and signs attracting
attention to the campaign for navy re-
cruits have been received from head
quarters by Lieutenant Waddell of the
navy station here. He is furnishing
them to all persons and firms who will
help in the campaign by displaying
them.
Big Increase I'm Business-The Mis-
souri, Pacific reports that its passen-
ger business out of Omaha and Ne
braska stations during March was
something like so per cent more than
during the corresponding month of
last year. The months business, re-
garding the fact that there was no
large party movements, was about the
best in the history of the road
Movies Help Neutrality-suspicious. the
aters started Sunday to flash out the
navy call for more recruits. Slides
were thrown on the screen appealing
to young men to enlist. A movie reel
furnished by the Navy department and
one or two more in the hands of mo-
tion picture exchanges are being
booked for display in Omaha and ad-
joining territory.
VIII Not Press Bill-The federal
civil service employees met Sunday and
resolved not to press their retirement
bill in congress until the present in
ternational crisis Is past. They also
passed resolution pledging their allie
glance to the country. George ].
Kleffner was elected as representing
this district in civil service legisla-
ton before the Sixty-ffth congress.