Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-02
Brief City News
Lighting Fixtures. Burgess. .Granden
Have Root Print It-Beacon Press.

Lighting Fixtures. Burgess Granden
Have Root Print It-Beacon Press.
Nelson e. Pratt has moved his
office to 1880 1st Natl Bank Bldg
Adv.
DR.. Robert G. Person, practice
limited to the eye, ear, nose and
throat, announces that he has opened
offices at 474-4S2 Brandeis Theater
N1g.-Adv. -
-darries Two Couples-Rev.
Charles w. Savidge married two
couples Saturday; Miss Ida Dawson
and Maurice S. Glidden of Omaha
and Miss Alta S. Lawrence and
Julius A. Grote.
To Address Council-Thomas
Adams, head of the department of
town plans and housing, Ottawa,
Canada, will address the city coun.
Gil this morning and will speak
during the luncheon period at the
University club Tuesday noon.
Defer Paving Contracts-The city
council committee of the whole to.
day deferred to Thursday morning
pending documents in connection
with the awarding of paving con-
tracts. One Of the important prof.
ects under consideration is repaving
of Sixteenth street, Douglas street to
Victor avenue.
Find Rabbits Dead-C. e. McLain,
Humane society officer, discovered
an assortment of rabbits, pigeons
and chickens in q neglected condi.
ton at 1920 Charles street. Neigh
bors complained that the occupants
of the house went to Iowa temporar-
lily and failed to make provisions for
theiI pets and poultry. Seven rab-
bits were dead.
Dies Of Burns-Mrs Aurilla Whar-
ton, sister-in-law of John G. Wbar.
ton, former postmaster Of Omaha,
died Saturday in Chicago from the
effects of burns received Thursday,
when her clothing caught fire at a
stove. Mrs. Wharton was the mother
of Charles S. Wharton, former mem
ber of the house of representatives
from Illinois. She was SO years Of
age.
Hear Own Noices-Members of
the good fellowship committee of
the Chamber of Commerce listened
to their own voices, reproduced on
the latest type of dictaphoGe,
demonstrated by A. A. Taylor as a
feature of the meeting at the cham
Der yesterday. F. w. StolZ, man
ager of the Bradstreet company, won
an asbestos table mat, the prize Of
fered this week.
w. o. w. Building Contract let
A contract for the construction of
a 18th floor on the Woodman of the
World building at Fourteenth and
Farnam streets was let to the
Vaughn Construction company, w.
A. Fraser, sovereign commander.
announced today. The work will
start at once and should be com.
pleted by August /, Mr.. Fraser said.
The approximate cost will be $780,.
900.
Anton Munich Fined-Anton
Munich pleaded guilty to a charge
of carrying concealed weapons and
was fined 500 and costs by District
Judge Troup today. Munich was in
dicted by the special grand jury for
conspiracy to break and enter gun
stores the night Of the court house
riot, September 2s, 1919. He was
also indicted for unlawful assem-
blage and rioting. Both these
charges were nolled.
Quit Consolidated Onice-Simul-
lduGOuSlS Will itlptlOll VI private
control of railroads yesterday came
an announcement from Chicago that
the Chicago & Northwestern road
would withdraw from all consoli-
dated ticket offices. At present the
Chicago office of the road is the only
one affected. 1t is expected by rail
road men that similar moves will be
taken by al lroads, necessitating the
abandonment of the consolidated
ticket office in the Union Pacific
building.
Propose New PlaygrOund-The
city commissioners will visit tract
of land between Forty-eighth street
and Happy Hollow boulevard, from
Military avenue to Grant street,
this afternoon to determine its
desira bility for park and playground
purposes. A delegation from the
Clifton Hill Improvement club ap-
peared before the city council COM
mittee of the whole today in this
connection and the New Omaha I'm.
provement club submitted a written
request that the commissioners take
favorable action.