Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-21
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Platinum Wedding Rings-Edholm
jeweler.
Crisco, soc, soc. sl.2O and $50.
The Basket Stores.
Approve Widening of Street-A
plan for widening Howard street, Sew
enteenth to Twentieth streets, has been
approved by the city council.
Mrs. Vanderbilt Goes West-En
route to California, travelling in spe-
cial car, Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt will
pass through Omaha at 1880 O'Clock
Wednesday morning over the North
western-Union Pacific.
Federal officials Return-Federai
Judge Woodrough, Marshal Tom Flynn
and Court Clerk R. c. Hoyt, return
ing from Hastings, where court has
adjourned until next Monday, will re-
sumo work here for few days.
Teachers Go to Michigan-Miss Ju
liet McCune and Miss Fannie Myers
of the public school music department
have gone to Grand Rapids, Mich, to
attend an annual meeting of the ma
tional conference of music supervisors
Peter Loses His Car-Val ]. Peter
2715 South Twentieth street, editor Of
the Omaha Tribune, reported to the
police that someone stole his car, a
new Overland, from near Seventeenth
and Cass streets Monday evening.
Burns to Build Annex-John H.
Harte has been awarded the general
contract to build the addition to the
j. Burns baking plant al Twentieth
and Cunning street to cost $4,000. Two
stories and basement are cuntem-
plated.
Deaconess Home to Cost $4,000
Preliminary plans are being made for
the $4,000 Deaconess home of the
Emmanuel Deaconess institute of
Omaha. 1t will probably be built
near the Emmanuel hospital. -Four
stories and brick structure are con-
templated.
Drug Company Files Articles-Lewis
p. Loring, Charles 0. Pickett and Ma
bel L. Loring are the incorporators
of the Pickett oring Drug company,
which has filed articles with the county
clerk. The capital is $4,000. The
company will do a wholesale and re-
tail drug business.
Will Build ENTHUSIASTICALLY
Bros. of Omaha are planning to build
a $4,000 apartment house and store
building of two stories and basement
at Twenty-fourth and Parker streets.
Reinforced concrete, cement and hol-
low tile are to be the materials used.
Bids will be taken soon.
Frankfurt Will Build-H. D. Frank
furt is to build a $4,000 apartment
house Of three stories and basement
at Thirty.ninth street and Dewey ave-
nue.. Brick, cement and Bedford cut
stone are to be principally used in the
construction. The building Is to be
61x65 feet in Dimensions.
Verdict Against Street Railway
Jury in Judge Troup's court returned
a verdict of $4,000 in favor OF Amanda
W. johnson, who sued the street rail-
way company for $4,000 damages:
She was injured at Twentieth and
Dodge streets on October Z, 1915, While
alighting from a street car.
Jewelry Firm Incorporates-Capi-
talized at $4,000, the Fritz SandWal!
Jewelry company has filed articles OF
incorporation with the county clerk.
The concern will do a general Jew
elry and optical business. Fritz Sand.
wall, E. L. Gustafson and August
johnson are the incorporates.
Oranges by crate or dozen. See dis
play ad page Q. The Basket Stores
Toothpicks, three packages for 10c;
comb honey, lie per frame. See the
Basket Stores ad, page 3.
w. H. Dorrance Goes HOme-Wil-
liam H. Dorrance, whose right Shout
der was injured in the collision of his
auto with a street car, has been able
to leave Nicholas Sem hospital and
receive treatment at his home. His
injuries proved to be confined to SUI
perficial bruises and strains.
johnson Gets C0ntract-Carl G.
Johnson has been awarded the con-
tract for the construction of the S40;-
600 apartment house for Mrs. P. Meh-
rens at the corner Of California street
and Lincoln boulevard. The build
ing is to be three stories and base
ment and 54x62 in dimensions.
A. j. Love Improving. J. Love,
insurance man. who sustained inJu-
ries to a leg from a fall on the ice, has
been removed to Clarkson hospital.
His condition is reported as improved
and favorable, but it is said he will be
in the hospital and under treatment
for some time yet, as the injury will
be slow in mending.
Money for Sewers-The city coun-
Gil authorized the following sewer ap-
preparations: Fontenelle park to
Fontenelle sewer, $500; Jones street
sewer reconstruction from $40 feet
east of Sixth street to the river, $12,-
900; Saddle creek storm sewer, Har-
ney to Marcy streets, $4S,5O0; Railroad
avenue. Y to u streets, $1,000.
Study to Be War Nurses-Twenty
young women who are taking short
course in nursing, preparatory to join
ing the Red Cross association and 60
ing to the front in the event there
should be war and their services
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