Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-20
Brief City News
Mazda Lamps-Bursess-aranden Co.


Have Root Print It--New Beacon Press
Platinum Wedding Rings-Edholm
jeweler.
Goodrich Garden Hose at Jas. Nor
ton & Son Co.
William l.. Randall, Atty, has moved
his office to 437 Omaha Nat Blk. Bldg
Robs Barber Shop-A burglar with
a skeleton key let himself into the
barber shop OF George Cocas, I'll
South Twenty-fourth street, and stole
$45 from the cash register.
Hayes Goes to Jail-William Haye:
of Lincoln, Neb., got a sixty day SEN
tence in police court. Indecent con
duct toward 7-year-old boy was the
charge proven against him.
Courts Close Monday-The seven
district courts, county court and juve-
nile court, as well as all offices in
the court house, will be closed nexl
Monday-Arbor day. The marriage
license Office, however, will be open
in the morning.
Display Huge Flag-The Farmers
Lumber and Coal company, Twenty
fourth and Boyd streets, is spreading
the patriotic idea by having huge
flag, twenty-four by fifty feet. painted
on the Twenty-fourth street side OF
their large plant.
Deserter Is Captured-An army pri-
vate named Kelly, charged with de-
sertion, WIS arrested in Nebraska.
After being held under guard at Fort
Crook he was taken to Fort Leaven-
worth Tuesday by Sergeant Jess Alex
ander of the Fourth Guard to stand
trial for his offense.
Whisky Goes Out OF Bond-Whisky
is being withdrawn by owners from
the United States bonded warehouse
now at an unprecedented rate. There
are two reasons for this, it is said. One
is the approach of May ! and the
other is the probability Of a heavy
war tax being placed upon "booze."
Wife Says She Is Hungry-A
hungry wife testified against Walter
Johns, negro, in police court. She
said that he persistently refused to
support her and he squandered all
his money on other women. The de-
PENDANT got a sixty-day sentence,
which was suspended when he prom
Used to support her.
Patriotic Srvice-A union service
Of all the Congregational churches of
The city will be held at the First
Congregational church, Nineteenth
and Davenport streets, Sunday even
ing at s o'clock. Patriotism will be
the theme for the evening, and N. H.
Loomis and Richard L Metcalfe will
be the speakers of the evening.
Could Not Identify Gaines-Jin1.
Eusk identified Will Gaines, negro,
out Of thirty colored men in the Mid.-
way resort Wednesday night as the
man who robbed him of $1.65~ early
in the evening at Eleventh and Doug
las streets. But Thursday in police:
court Lusk said he couldn't identify
Gaines. The prisoner was freed.
Visitor Held Up-A highwayman'
celebrated the anniversary of Paul
Revere's ride Thursday morning at 1
by sticking gun under Sidney Wallis
nose and robbing him of $12. Vail
lives in Dow City, Ia The holdup
occurred near Eleventh and Chicago
streets. The robber had a scar on his.
face, Mr.. Vail reports.
Double Wedding-Misses Clara and,
Minnie Iseminger, sisters. Of Guthrie
Center, Ia, were married to Howard
l.. Christianson Of Harlan, Ia, and
Vern Cade Of Guthrie Center Ia, re-
spectively, in the assembly room Of
the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton at $50 p. m. by Rev. B. R. Won
der Lippe, pastor of the Clifton Hill
Presbyterian church. The ring cere-
mony was used.
Grading for New Tract--Hastings
& Heyden are doing an extensive
amount of grading in South Side
Acres, which will be placed on the
market the latter part of this week..
The constant demand for acreage in
duced them to put this addition onj
the market this year instead of wait
ing until next year, which They'll
planned when they purchased the
tract. :
Lawn Mowers and Garden FOODS at
Jas. Morton & Son Co,