Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-22
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Have Root Print lt-New Beacon Press
Platinum Wedding Rings-Edohlm.

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Platinum Wedding Rings-Edohlm.
1eweler.
Eight-Inch Electric Fan, $3.50
Burgess Granden Co.
IOwan Loses Money-While visiting
with a new-found friend, ]. W. Read
Of Logan, Ia, lost $40.
Carey Arrested-Carey, the cleaner,
is again arresting the attention of all
Omaha by pressing mems suits for 50
cents.
Files Bankruptcy Plea-Joseph j.
Stephan, a butcher. filed petition
in federal court asking to be ad-
judged bankrupt. His liabilities are
$1,746 and his assets $l74, he says.
VIII Enforce Observation-Disclosures
of the police department again have
been instructed to enforce q city or
dinance which prohibits driving
through funeral professions. Several
complaints were received last week.
Wife Seeks Freedom-Reba Worth,
suing Malvern Worth for divorce in
district court, alleges cruelty and nom
support. They were married at PEN
der, Neb., July s, 1916. She asks the
court to restore her maiden name of
Reba Perkins.
Alleges He "Beat Her"-Mary
Dougherty, suing Andrew Dougherty
for divorce in district court. alleges
that he had a habit Of beating her."
She also says he was a failure as a
home provider. They were married in
Omaha in 1918.
Clean Up Federal Building-This is
house cleaning time in the federal
building. Most of the office floors are
bare, the carpets and rugs having been
taken up and sent to the cleaners.
Altogether 1900 yards of carpets and
rugs were taken up.
School Children Exhibit--The public
is invited all of this week to the city
hall to view an exhibit of art work of
the school children. This collection
recently won honors at a meeting of
western art teachers at Lincoln. Su-
pervisor Hitte is in charge.
Held for Drug Violations-Harry
Collins, colored, was arrested this
morning on the advice of Internal
Revenue Collector McCabe. 1t is
alleged that he was disposing drugs
contrary to the Harrison drug law. He
has been living at 919 North Twen-
tieth.
Rieur to Attend Conference
Jacques Rieur, secretary OF the Asso-
ciated Jewish Charities, has been ap-
pointed by Governor Neville as one of
the Nebraska delegates to attend the
national conference of charities and
corrections, to be held at Pittsburgh
June 6-13.
Thieves Plumber AutO-An automo-
bile belonging to L. H. Metzger, Gil
Fifth avenue, Council Bluffs, stolen
from 420 North Nineteenth street, was
found at Thirty-third and Hamilton
streets. Before abandoning the car
the thieves took all the extra tubes,
pump, ETC., from the car.
Repair County Road - Repairing
and treating with tar the surface of
West Dodge street will be done by the
W. e. Callahan company of Omaha.
Contract for the job was awarded by
the county board Monday on a basis
Of IS cents per surface square yard. |
A mile of road outside the city limits |
will be repaired.
Fined on Dry Law-Ferro- China
Bitters, containing rs per cent alcohol |
caused the arrest of A. G. Wright and |
Edward Herzog. They told the court |
liquor could be bought at Thirteenth |
and Webster streets. Wright was fined |
$40 and costs for drunkenness and |
HerZog 500 and costs for illegally |
having liquor in his possession.
Fined for Defraud-Saul Elfenbaum
was fined $3.50 by Judge Woodrough |
in federal court on charge of using |
the mails to defraud. Elfenbaum was
a travelling salesman for the Nu-Gold |
Ring company of Omaha. 1t was
alleged he sent in a large number Of |
fictitious orders and collected commits |
sions on them. He pleaded guilty.
Seeking Richard T. Owens-omaha |
police have been asked to aid in the |
nationwide hunt for Richard T. |
Owens, known as Billy Broadley, who |
disappeared from his home in In
dianapolis, Ind, twenty-seven years |
ago. Appeals have been sent broad
cast by his sister. Mrs. Georgia Owens
Bage, 1907 Illinois street. Indianapolis. |
His mother, Mrs. Myron Ransom, lives
at Conneautville, Conn.