Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-21
Brief City News
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Electric Washers-Burgess-Gr anden Co
Omaha Gasoline and Oils-"Best
in the Long Run."-Adv.
DIR. L. A. Merriam may be con-
suited at ms residence, 1903 Dodge
street.-Adv.
1.-THE American State Bank at 18th
and Farnam pays interest upon time
deposits and savings accounts. -
Adv.
"YOur deposits in the American
State Bank are protected by the
guaranty fund of the state of Ne
braska. ADV.
Use Peerless Laundry Tablets
Washes clothes without rubbing; is
tablets to the box: per box, Is cts.
For sale at all grocers.-Adv.
j. c. Bixby & Son Co. are INSTALL
ing the heating and plumbing in
the garage being erected by John
F. Flack, on Harvey street.-Adv.
Taggers Getting Ready-Visiting
Nurse associations annual tag day
is set for the second week in Sep
TENDER, for which a small army of
attractive taggers is being recruited.
volunteers welcome.
What q Crash-Something drop
ping at the city hall all the time
Another piece of the roof came down
on the Farnam street sidewalk,
which was afterward fenced off for
the protection of pedestrians.
Weaver to Take Vacation-City
Attorney F. J.. Weaver will start
Thursday morning in an automo-
bile with his family for a vacation,
which will include a visit to Cedar
Rapids, Ia, and then a trip along
the lakes Of Minnesota.
Returns From VacatiOn-H ].
Bourgeois has returned to Omaha
after a five weeks vacation spent in
Denver and the mountains of Colo
RADIO. 1t was Mfr. Bourgeois first
vacation in II years and he says
he took full advantage Of it,
NJ. FOgg, who has been director of
the college of journalism of the A.
L. f. university, Beaume, France,
was in Omaha on his way to Lin
coin. He will resume his former
duties as head of the college of
journalism of the state university.
Community Service Branch-The
opening of the new branch of the
War Camp Community Service, to
take care of returned negro SOL
diers, will be celebrated by an in
formal reception at the club rooms,
Twenty-fourth and Burdette streets,
Thursday from 4 p. m. to II o'clock
StOckman Sues RailrOad-Frank
Reid, Montana stockman. has filed
suit in district court asking dam
ages from the Burlington railroad
and Walker D. Hines, director gem
eral of railroads. in the sum of
$2,316.7l for alleged mishandlng
of a number of sheep in transit from
Montana to Omaha.
Physical Instructor Resigns-R
l.. earns, who was supervisor of
physical education in the public
schools prior to his going overseas
~ physical instructor, has ten
dered his resignation to the Board
of Education. On his return to
Omaha from overseas he went in
the mercantile business.
Change Seat Sells High-The
highest price for a membership in
the history of the Omaha Grain ex-
change was paid yesterday, when
f. f. Huntley bought at auction
for $500 membership which had
belonged to the defunct Gate City
Hay and Grain company. Mr.
Huntley is with the j. Rosenbaum
Grain company.
Form Transportation Club-Oma-
ha employees of railroads, street
railways and express companies will
organize here transportation club
under the direction of Rene S. Cur
tiss of Chicago, president of the
Transportation Employees Union of
America. A cooperative store,
club rooms and employment office
will be established and a band or
ganized.
Raymond Accepts Commission
Anan Raymond, who recently re-
turned from service overseas, has
received a commission as lieutenant
colonel of infantry in the reserve
corps, with rank from July "a, 1919.
He has accepted the commission, for
which he was recommended before
leaving the service two months ago.
During the war he served at Fort
Smelling, Camp Dodge and Camp
Perry in this country. and with the
SSth division overseas.
Asks $500 Damages. Henry
Nelson, doing business under the
name Of the Ralston Rendering Co.,
has filed suit in district court
against the Missouri Pacific Rail-
road company and Director General
Walker D. Hines to recover $1,000
damages. Mr.. Nelson asserts that