Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-02
Brief City News
Platinum Wedding Kings-Edholm
Have Root Print It--Now Beacon Press

Platinum Wedding Kings-Edholm
Have Root Print It--Now Beacon Press
". Whitaker and Myrtle a. Kelle,
announce their removal to 1888 First
National Bank building.
Buffalo Dies--A COW buffalo died a
| Riverview park on Wednesday. Its
calf died three weeks ago.
Jardine Freezes His Ears-Cit.
Commissioner Jardine froze. the tips
4 Of his ears. He wears ear muffs now
Isaacson Now at Work-Jacot
Isaacson, newly appointed superinten.
dent Of public recreation, has started
| his work.
Degree of Honor to Meet-The De-
gree of Honor will meet at Ancient Or
| der of United Workmen temple Fri
| day afternoon at 2 O'clock,
Stamp Club to Meet-The Omaha
Stamp club will meet Friday evening
at 5 o'clock in room a10 Farnam
building, Thirteenth and Farnam
| streets.
Less Births. More Deatbs-The
health department reported the fol-
lowing statistics for January: Births
249; deaths, $50. January last year:
Births, 264; Deaths 173.
Odd Fellows Celebrate-Omaha
Lodge No. 2, Independent Order OF
Odd Fellows, will celebrate the sixty
first anniversary of its birth Friday
night in Odd Fellows building. Mem
bers and their families will join in the
jollification:
New Piano Company-The Nebras-
ka Piano company, Incorporated to do
a general business in musical instru-
ments, has filed articles with the
county clerk. The capital is $4,000.
P. A. Peterson, A. E. Johnson and L.
w. Exley are the incorporators.
New Grain Firm-Capitalized at
$4,000 to do general grain commits
sion business, the Browning Grain
company has filed articles of incor-
liam NJ. Browning, Alexander c. Reed
and Frank d. Stevens are the incorpo-
rators.
Ministers and Teachers Free-Rev.
C. w, Savidge wishes this to be an in
vitation to all minister and teachers
of this city to visit the Monroe theater,
1855 Farnam, where the seven-reel
picture called Charity" is being
shown today from 2 p. m. until II p.
M They will be admitted free, w.
i, Building Boom-Buflding doomed
in Omaha during January, 1917. Six
ty-one permits were granted to erect
structures whose total value was
$192,S35. In January, 1915, forty-five
permits were issued by the building
commissioner and the sum value of
the buildings erected was $177,275.
Eastman Named-O. T. Eastman
has Just been appointed a member of
the governing committee of the bureau
of publicity. The appointment was
made by, the new chairman, W. F.
Baxter. Other appointments will fol-
low to complete the committee, filling
the places left vacant at the first of
the year.
agents of the local railroads are antici-
pating heavy movement of home
seekers next Tuesday, when the Feb
ruary homeseekers' rates apply 1t
is apparent, say the railroad men, that
the heaviest movement will be into
Wyoming, where large area of land
has recently come into market under
the provisions Of the 64O-acre home
stead law.
Five Minutes to Convict-It took
jury in Judge Troup's court just five
minutes to return verdict of guilty
in the case ofLeRoy Mitchell, negro,
charged with having strong
and robbed Charles Curtis at Thir-
teenth street and Capitol avenue. Cur
tbs lost s22 in the holdup. Mitchell
may be sentenced from six to fifteen
years in the state penitentiary for the
crime of highway robbery.
Fine Fireplace Goods-Sunderland