Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-07
Brief City News

Have Root Print It-Now Beacon Press.
Kieser. Book moved to Loyal Hotel Bldg.
Qusi4tas guam quantitas. Bdholm. Jeweler.
Auditorium Receipts-M n & e r
FRANKIE Of the Auditorium reported
February receipts in the sum of
s2,86s.d.
New Planning Draftsman-Otto Sjo-
lander has been confirmed as drafts
man for the City Planning commits
sion, at a salary of $110 a month.
To Discuss High Cost Of Living
The United Buyers have been granted
free use of the Auditorium on March
20 for discussion Of the high cost of
living.
Debate P0stponed-Thsd dual debate
between Ksiaofa and MiHer Park So
cial oeuters, scheduled for Thursday
evening, has been indefinitely post
poned.
Workman HArt-William Wilson, a
laborer, suffered a spraaned right foot
when q clay bank at the brick yards
at Thirteenth and Frederick streets,
where he was working, caved In.
Infant Son of Mr.. and Mrs. Kvenild
Dies-The Snfant son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Kvenild died Sataraay, several days
after birth. Mr. Kvenild rs on the
City Planning commission.
Roomers Lose Money-Two roomers
Of Thomas H. Hansen, 3029 South
Twenty-four street, were robbed Of
$50 Monday evening when someone
gained entrance to their rooms.
Buys on FaEnam SReet-Joseph
Barker has sold twenty-five feet at
2214 Farnam street to Myies Standish
for 900 front foot. The lot is
now occupied by frame grocery
store.
WIN Not Meet In the Eyeaing-By a
vote Of to the city council re-
iected a proposal to hold Tuesday
evening sessions Of the city council.
Commissioners Kugel and Butler vot-
I'd for the resolution.
Auto Hits Gri-Bertha Bait, 7
years old. 1913 California street, was
by an auto in front Of her home Mon
Jacob Crounce, 924 North Sixteenth
street.
Robbed by Three Men--Charles
Fisher, stopping at the Peoples lodg-
hg house, Twelfth and Farnam streets,
reported to the police that he was
strong armed and robbed of 81 by
three men on Fourteenth and Doug
las streets about IL o'clock Monday
evening.
To Hear Protests on Car Service
Complaints OF alleged inadequate
street car service on South Thirteenth
street and West Leavenworth street
will be heard next Monday morning by
the city council committee Of the
whole. Offfcials of the street railway
company have been requested to
appear.
Rush for Land Unprecedented-R.
A. Loveiace, assistant emigration
agent of the Burlington railroad, who
ers into western Nebraska and east
ters at Omaha that he has located all
Of his men upon western homesteads
and that the rush Of people to file on
land is unprecedented.
To Exhibit Pet Animals-Efort
have been started by the Omaha Pet
Stock club to have the State Agficaa-
tural board provide special depart
ment for the exhibition of pet animals
at the next state fair. At meeting
Of the club Monday evening at the
court house Harry B. Fleharty. city
solicitor and dog fancier, was ap-
pointed by President G. P. Wig to
investigate what could be done in the
matter.
Robbers Scared Away-Two rob-
bers who had gained entrance to the
Willow Springs saloon were scared
away Monday evening by l.. Shofe,
watchman of the Willow Springs
brewery, Twelfth and Hickory streets.
Shofe was attracted to the saloon by
the breaking of a glass. When the
robbers heard him they made their
exit by forcing open the front door.
The watchman fired several times at
them. AS far as known the robbers
secured nothing.