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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1924)
Dog’s Death Saves Master, Mistress, Physician’s Belief Bluffs Doctor Takes Home Candy; Wife Tosses First Piece to Pup; Con vulsions Fatal. Ming Toy, a dainty little Pomer anian puppy, sat up and begged for a piece of candy. He begged so prettily that Mrs. A. L. Dermody, wife of Dr. L. A. Dermody, lfiOO Twenty-third avenue, Council Bluffs, tossed him the piece she was about to eat herself. A few minutes later the dog lay down and died. Died From Poison. The dog's death probably saved the lives of Dr. and Mrs. Dermody, in the opinion of Dr. J. A. Leuth, veterinarian, who says that the dog died of strychnine poisoning. He be lieves that the poison was "probably contained In the candy. Dr. Dernfcdy had purchased the “peanut brittle” candy at a South avenue grocery while on bis way home Monday cveuiing. When he reached him he offered some to Mrs. Dermody, who took a piece ami was about to cat it when the dog begged for a taste. Before either ate an other piece the dog had developed convulsions. To Be Analyzed. Dr. Dermody said Tuesday morning that he would take the candy to the city chemist in Omaha to ha*e it analyzed. Jf it is found to contain poison lie will place the matter in the hands of the authorities. Officials of the company which made the candy said that no report had been made to them, but they be lieved it highly Improbable that the dog had died as a result of eating the candy. Mrs. Dermody said that some rat poison had been placed In one or two spots about the house several weeks ago, but that she had picked It up a few days later. She was sure that none of It had been left In the house, as she said she remembered distinct ly where all of It had been placed. COUNCIL WANTS • TRAM BUILDING The city council will ask the street railway company to reconsider their proposition to soli the old building and property at Nineteenth and Nicholas streets for f.'iO.OOO. If the company will place a new roof on the building, the council will reopen negotiations. It Is proposed to usp the building as a shop and storehouse for the park department. COFFEY NAMED FEDERAL AGENT John Coffey, retired Omaha police man, Tuesday received ills appoint ment as mobile federal prohibition agent under L'apt. Addison C. Town ® send. Coffey will assist Elmer Thomas, director for Nebraska, temporarily, and will also be assigned to work in four other states under the super vision of Townsend. JUDGE WADE LIFTS RAIL INJUNCTION Federal Judge Martin ,T. Wade at Council muffs has ordered the lifting of a strike injunction obtained by the Fnlon Pacific against its shopmen in August. 1922. The company had nppllcd to haw the Injunction made p'linanerc. i ---- Burgess Bedtime . Stories N/ By THORNTON W. BURGESS. Who travel* much will wl**r b*. Provided h* ha* eye* lo *e*. —Littl* Jo* Ott*r. The Fun of Traveling. Gentle Mistress Moon, peeping down through'the tops^of the trees of the Green Forest, saw a queer pro cession going up the Laughing Brook to the pond of Paddy the Beaver deep in the Green Forest. They were Lit tle Joe Otter, Mr*. Otter and the two nearly grown young Otters. Little Joe was leading, the others following in (Hngle file. When they peached the pond of Pad dy the Beaver they found it covered with smooth ice. The. snow had fallen before the pond hail frozen over. Lit tie Joe made three or four Jumps and then threw himself flat on his stem ach, and away he slid on the smooth ice. As soon as he stopped sliding he scrambled to his feet and did the same thing again. The others did just as he did. They squealed with delight. It was great fun. And it was surprising how fast they went across the pond of Paddy the Beaver. When they got to the other side the young Otters dfen’t want to leave that pond—they wanted to slide some more. But they had been well brought up, and when Littlo Joe prondsed them that they should have more sliding before they reached the end of their Journey they said nothing more. Into I .it Mo .loo w as loading, the others following in single file. the woods, plowing through the snow, Little Joe led the way. Every time there was a lUtle slope he would slide dopn to the bottom. Of course all the others did the same. Sometimes where it was level he would make a. fear swift jumps and then slide on his stomach. The young Otters were much ex cited. It was the first time they had been any distance from the Laughing Brook, in a hole In the hank of which they had been born. Everything was strange and new and wonderful. They wanted to stop to examine everything. They startled Jumper the Hare, and as he bounded away the young Otters started after him and couldn't under stand why Little Joe and Mrs. Otter called them back. Mrs. Grouse whirred out from under a low hemlock tree and gave them a great fright. Both jumped at the roar of those stout wings. Then as they saw ihat their father and mother hadn't even turned their heads, they looked a little ashamed. Little Joe Otter chose the easiest way. If he could slip under a log in stead of climbing over it, he did It. When he couldn't slip under It he went around it. But though he made a trail that was very winding he .al ways kept to a certain direction. It was clear that he knew exactly where he was heading for. Now Otters have short legs, and traveling in soft snow was tiresome, e\en thnuuh they could slide now and then. Bn -it las' (he two young Otters began to lag a little. Traveling was becoming more werk than fun. Little Joe knew Juat how they felt. He hadn’t forgotten hla flrat Journey when he was a youngster. So when h# came to a great upturned tree, he dived Into the snow and disappeared. In a moment he poked Ills head out of the hole he had made. “We'll stop here for a rest," said he, and once more disappeared. Mrs. Otter and the two young Ot ters followed him. They found him In the snuggest, warmest, little cave under the roots of that old tree. It was Just the place to rest and sleep In two minutes those young Otter* were curled up and sound asleep. Lit tle Joe and Mrs. Otter talked for a few minutes, and then they, too. curled up. The next story: "Towler, the Bob Cat, Follows.” FISH DYNAMITER IS FINED $1,000 Special Ml*patch to The Omaha Bee. Falls City, Dec. 23.—Otto Fnssler was fined $1,000 and costs today by District Judge J. B. Raper on the charge of dynamiting fish in the Me. maha drainage ditch on November 0 Fassler was allowed a reasonable time in which to pay the fine and costs. Yesterday’s Puzzle Answered Cortland.—Mrs. Joseph O'Brien died suddenly at her home of heart trouble. She was 50 years of age and leaves her husband, three daughters and a son. Humboldt. -Public schools will close Wednesday for the holiday vacation and will open on Monday following New Yegr.'s day. Wtnslde.—Harts Mumn, 76, who had lived here SO years, is dead. He is survived by his widow and two daugh ters, Mrs. John Ptevegen of Hoskins, Neb., and Mrs. Herman Krempke of Lynch, Neb. Humboldt.—The Presbyterian choir of this city sang the Christmas can tata "The World's Redeemer,” by Holton, Sunday evening. The Metho dist and Emanuel Me.thodiat choirs united in singing a cantata at the Methodist church the same evening. Albion.—funeral services Were held here Monday for Mrs. Frank M. Silltk, 67. early settler in Boone county. When Mr. Sillik was elected county clerk in 1894 they came to Albion to live and have made this their home since. She la aurVlved by her husband and several grown children. Beatrice.—T. P. Core, *2. for 40 years a resident of the Liberty vicin ity. died at his home a. mile east of Liberty after a year's Illness of paralysis. For a number of years he traveled for commission bouses at St. Joseph and Penver. Surviving are hie widow and two brothers. Wil liam Core of Colorado and Charles A. Gore of Liberty. U. P. North Platte Branch Prospers Freight Traffic in 1921 Shows Heavy Increase Over 1923 Business. Bridgeport, Dee. 23.—Some Idea of the prosperity of the North Platte valley may he gained hy report of the Union Pacific officials of business done by the North Platte branch, which is the heaviest since construc tion of the line In 1907. This Increase in business Is noted along the entire line, from O'Fallon on the main line, near North Platte, to Cottier, Wyo., the other terminus of the line. More than 1,000 cars of stock have ' been shipped out of the territory served hy the line, in the past three months, and several hundred cars of cattle and sheep l\av# been shipped in for‘feeding purposes. The beet busi ness has also been heavier than usual, and several extra trains have been employed for the past two months In handling tills business, 2,750 cars of beets going to the Gerlng factory in 1924, an Increase of 600 cars over the 1923 record. Five hundred cars of coal and lime rock ff>r the Gerlng fac tory have been unloaded, and it is estimated there will be 800 carloads of sugar beet pulp moved from that factory. The Union Pacific also de livered to the Burlington for the Sheridan (VVyo.l factory, 1,015 car loads of sugar beets. Express business out of Gerlng is three times as great as it was last year and passenger business showed a 20 per cent increaa at the same Station. Nelson American Legion Post Head Dies in Hospital Nelson, Dec. 23.—John Crandell died at the Hebron hospital and the body was brought here for burial. De ceased had been operated on for ap pendicitis. He was 44 years old and leaves bis wife and four children. At the time of his death lie was com mander of the local American Legion post. He was proprietor of the Nel son Floral company, and a ploneer rural mall carrier out of Nelson. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at the Methodist church and was in charge of the legion. 1 " ’ I Whipping Cream Order Now for ChrUlmaa Delivery Whether you are a customer or not, your order will be cheer fully delivered. Alamito Dairy Co. Phone JA 25*5 Welcome/ & ^Baak In ths aumhin* on the shove# of the I mild Pacific where the mean winter t»m* ! per ature is 55 degree*, where ocean bath- j Inf is enjoyed tha year 'round, where the I freat outdoors W<*kon* one eaetv beaut1 . ul morning You II find California bur. gaiewe* elegant apartments, palatial ho • tele offering reasonable rate*. Diversified entertainment in a metropolitan city of 14M00 peopl* awalti you. For literature Address Department J-S. Lorg Beach Chamber Commerce, J*>ng JPea^h California Long_i . V . . -f KANSAS CITY 3 fine ■ passenger i trains daily j Departing Morning. *09 s-m. Afternoon........ .. 1.53 p.m. i Naan-Midnight.11.30 p.m. j Ticket Officer { Union Station City Tlcliot OMko 10th and Marcy Sta. .311 So. Idth St. { (Atlantic dllS) (Atlantic SMSI SCENIC, RESTFUL ROUTB _ ' i! 4 Brandeis-Surplus Companies, Purchasers of the Stock of the^^^jS \ ess-Nash Co 1 | SZie Cfirfetmas Store for 6vetyJ6offy | w _ Special 50c u Store Shoppers* DINNER £ Wednesday ^ '* //j 5:30 to 7:30 I *$J^TeaRoom fa Purchases made up to Sf Pp Up|.p 6 p. m. Christmas Eve » - - will be delivered the Wednesday same night in the usual ^ | and Save Bur,e»-NMh „»jr. J| I' Beginning Tuesday at-6 p.m. and Continuing Wednesday a Our Entire Tr\VC I Stock ot IU I iZ)!l Dolls, Mechanical Toys, Jumping Reduced to just 1» of their already Rabbits, Iron Toys, Fancy Bead Out- reduced prices! Many of our finest i* K fits, Laundry Sets, Sandy Andys, toys offered before Christinas at ^ jjj Merry-Go-Rounds, Animals, Sewing prices far below cost. Nothing ex j? Outfits, Toy Furniture, Games of AH cepted but a few articles of contract ^ K Kinds, Paints, Balls, and every other goods. Make your selections early be £ imaginable kind of Toy. fore they are picked over. * p | Our Entire Stock of Wheel Goods €^ ^ &J off 11 g | Carts, tricycles, Kiddy Kars, doll buggies, automobiles, wag- Pric^ ^ A g it ons—all included in this great price reduction. i't 3 "I A ||Christmas Merchandise! I J Throughout Our Entire Store Has Been 11Radically Reduced in Price! 1^ As An Example of the Wonderful Values We Offer & ^ S Our Entire Stock of Cut Glass ^ Article. From Our entire stock oflug- A £ > § 4 Hundred, of Article. From gage. eIectrica, ap. \ Jg % A Urge assortment of t e ' t ec ,on pliances. Pyre* cas- " ** p £ i ckin«- ®ur e^ire **ock 1 / ££?■■» r:f: $ 1 00 •ero,e•and p,ate*- PeV 3 of silk bags. Work bas- bawls, ask trays. “ ■ colators, 5, 7 and 9 3 kets and notion gifts. / £* m • » “ 1 b«.k#u, ■ cupt. Other 'articles \ , , , . tobacco jar*. ■ 5 Ana many other items _ a china doll., bran throughout the store 3 too numerous to men- knocker., etc. are a]to radically re 3 tion " • f »v ^Othe^Table^Fron^SO^t^S^^O^ duced J Coats, Suits | and ' 5 Dresses 4 tf I I I i Apparel of the Finest jj Quality at if Gigantic | Reductions j/WatchJYS ^ / Thursday Papers for \ * / Announcement of Our \ ( Sale of I >A Ready-to-Wear J S \ The Values Will Pay You to Make Your y >■ Plans to Attend This Sale on f [ Friday, Next. Apparel for % p I Unsurpassed A Values in ^ Coats, Suits j! and Dresses 2 rriTlf|tlT|1[T1|