Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-25
Bret City N e,Us

Have Root Print It-Beacon Press
Elec. Fans $S.50-Burgess- Granden
Patronize the American State
Bank.-Adv.
Four Per Cent Interest on time de-
posits. American State Bank.-Adv.
More Garbage Troubles-Resi-
| dents Of the neighborhood Of Fifty
fifth and w streets have complained
to Sheriff Mike Clark that some one
| is dumping dead hogs, chickens and
| garbage in that vicinity at night
| The sheriff Is investigating.
Red Cross Request-The home
service section of the Red Cross is
anxious to locate Anna w. Wolfin-
! barger and Henry D. Ransom
! Anyone having information please
telephone Tyler 2721 or call at the
Red Cross headquarters in the court
! house.
Wheat Yield Short-Judge W. D.
Oldham Of Kearney. Neb., here to
| attend democratic conference
states that the wheat yield IN Buff
| falo county will measure short OF
! expectations this year. Alfalfa
corn and oats. he said. will COM
| pensate for the wheat situation.
Says Law Being Observed-City
| Commissioner Ringer notes an i'm
| provement in the observance Of a
state law and city ordinance pertain
ing to automobile headlights. Spe-
cial traffic officers are cooperating
with the police department to cor
rect the evils of bright headlights
HrI
! City Commissioner Ringer Is con-
templatlng the introduction of an
ordinance to prohibit the keeping
Of hogs within the city limits except
in zone which will be described as
the territory now embracing the
packing house and stock yards dis
| trict.
Gift to Campfire Girls-T. &C.
Horribly of the Federal Land bank
| has donated an Indian saddle blan-
| ket. two pipe bags, two belts and
one vest to the Campfire Girls. All
| of the pieces are the work of the
| Sioux Indians and were secured
| from the Rosebud reservation by
| Mr.. Horribly.
To Name Miller's SuccessOr-The
| railroad administration committee,
having authority to name superin-
tendent of the Union ticket office,
| will meet in Omaha next Monday
| to name the successor to Royal d,
| Miller, who resigned to go with the
| Peters Trust company. There are
a number of candidates for the
| place.
Boyd Mansion SOld-The former
home of Governor Boyd, known as
the Boyd mansion; Nineteenth and
| Davenport streets, has been pur-
chased by the Sisters of Mercy for
$4,000. The head house of the
Sisters Of Mercy at Fifteenth and
Castelar, streets is overcrowded and
| number of sisters will be trans
ferred to the Boyd house.
Boy and Horse Disappear-A
small boy who decided to go out
and see the big world is believed to
| be responsible for the disappearance
of horse belonging to Rex Keeter.
| 1909 South Fifty-tifth street, yes
terday. Sheriff Clark has been
| asked to find the horse and boy.
| The boy was seen near the horse
shortly before the two disappeared.
"OverlOok" Sells for $4,000
David A. Baum has bought ''Over-
look" the summer home and farm
Of F. J. harrington, for $4,000. 1t is
located 10 miles west of Sixteenth
street on the Dodge road and was
purchased by Mr.. harrington in 1913
for $4,000. The farm, which covers
100 acres, has been extensively i'm
proved by Mr.. harrington. 1t is said
Mr.. Baum will not use the property
| for a home.
Cooler in NcLraska-According
to reports to the railroads, Wednes-
day night break in the hot wave
was decidedly apparent all through
the western part of the state and is
working this way. In number Of
localities Thursday morning tenn
peratures were down to 60, a drop
of 80 to 40 degrees from the maxi
mum of Wednesday. Scattered
showers were reported all through
northwestern Nebraska, with a con-
siderable rainfall over portions of
| the sand hill country