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POLICE COMMISSIONERS SUED
Forner Metnbert of South Omaha
Board Arfc Made Defendants.
PERMITTED LAW VIOLATION
John Mtit'in In Klllril on !tinilnj
.Wtrrnonn, n Time Whrii the
t.nir Sbj-k .minima Sltonlil
tlr Clixrrt.
Omaha Firm Buys Big Tradtor
An tho of the Tralnr-Plonka-Kar.
poller regime In South Omaha was Iicb.-iI
In district court, whm the trio that
foitnn.y compoatd tho South Omnhn
Board of Vlre and Poller rommlceloiKu'
wro curd for Jtt.Wi 1 a rimers for the
death of John Matnon. who wri MUmI in
a brawi In Michael DIkkIm'r anloon parly
In Jvlh 1111. P. J. Tralnor. former mayor
and firmer member of the lionrd. nnd
Joseph Plvonka anil John J. Ryan,
former member of the board, nrechargm:
tvlth reponlblllty for Mataon'n death 1".
that they permitted Dlgain to violate the
Sunday closing law.
V, t Kraier fllel the nult for C K.
MatHOP, aon of the man who was killed
and administrator of bin eatate.
The killing of Mataon created a Hernia
tion In South Omaha. In company with
Jamei Corr. his personal friend, and
other, Mataon waa drinking in the Dig
gin ealoon 6n a Sunday afternoon, when
the men began to quarrel Corr struck
Mataon In the face, knocking him down.
Matron -died In fifteen minute. Tho
coroner'a Jury aald hla death waa aecL
dental.
Investigation developed the fRct that
Corr waa one or the suretle on Dlggln'a
bond, though Jus did not have sufficient
property to qualify na a surety Ills en
tire wealth did not exceed KOO. This
situation rendered It uselaaa to aue Dlg
gin or Corr for damages for Mataon'n
death.
Subsequently Tralnor went out of office,
irfuslpg to be a candldata fpr re-clec-Hon.
Plvonka and Hyan were ousted for
dereliction of duty and Improper conduct
in office by the state supreme court after
a loitg and bitter fight.
Now cornea Mataon's relatives to 'de
mand damage money from tho old fire
and police board members, alleging- that
If tby had performed their duty In
keeping saloons closed on Sunday tho
fatal quarrel and Its tragic result never
would have occurred.
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KNOX TtmiJlMVHEEl. TRACTOR Tl'
HICR COMPANY
RCIIASKD HY TUB CIUCAQO MJM-
ferlng from mumps or those who have
been oxposed to mump " ttpt out of
schools for seventeen days hn will close,
the .schools which they attend
JAMES YOUNG DIES AFTER
BRIEF ILLNESS AT HOSPITAL
James Young, who for the last eeven
yearn was signal engineer on the I'n'on
Pacific railroad, dlfd yesterday at St.
Joseph's hospital after n very brief Ill
ness. Mr. Young was known for his genial
personality, had hosts of friends and re
sided here the major part ' his life.
Ho waa 3-1 years of age and lived with
hla mother, Mrs. J. Young, 1 toiith
v.fifth nveniis A sister. Mrs. Jo
sephine Harvey of Kort Ward, near Heat-
tie, wash., survives mm. ne win ar
rive here Friday and the body will then
bo taken to Los Angeles and Interment
will be. In Rosedalo cemetery, where his
father was burled mveral ycora ugo.
PUPILS OF THE LOTHROP
SCHOOL TO BE VACCINATED
Nearly 00 kindergarten and lower grodo
pupils In Lothrop school will bo vac
cinated at 14 o'clock Friday morning,
unoer orders from Health Commissioner
Connell, who has notified the Hoard pf
Education that all children In tho kinder
garten and tho grades from one to five A
have been exposed to smallpox and muat
either quit school, show a vaccination
car or be vaccinated.
City physicians will vaccinate the chil
dren without chares to the school board.
Dr. Connell. In a Utter to the school
board, sayc at least 1W pupils have been
exposed to smallpox, one of tho students
having been taken 111 of the disease.
Connell also has notified tho superin
tend of schools that unless children, auf-
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L00MIS RETURNS FROM
UNION PACIFIC HEARING
General Solicitor tootnls of the ITtilon
Pacific has returned from St. lotils.
where he nppcared before tho United
Ptatea circuit court of appeals In tho
Pacific road dissolution of merger suit.
As lo When tho -court will hand down Its
final decision, Mr. Loomls declared that
lie waa unablo to say.
Asked as to what would lie the outcome
tif tho decision of the California Htnle
Railroad commission, holding that tho
Western Pacific has the right to uso tho
Central Pacific tracks from between
rienlcla and Sacramento, Mr. Oxomls In
alMert that h could not srv. However,
he Intimated that the Union Pacific would
not be Inclined to let this decision remain
as final.
The nest Conau Slcillclno.
"I havo used Chambenatn's Cough Rem
edy ever slnco I have been keeping
house," says L. 0. llamee, of Marbury,
Ala. "I consider It one of the best rem
edies I over used. My children have all
taken It and It works Ilka a charm. For
colda and whooping cough It Is excellent,"
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Cold Drives Lad
Who Plays Hookey
to Seek for Shelter
Ills hands and feet nearly frozen and '
weak from exjioaure, Albert Rynearaot;,
8 years of age, living at 2108 Lake street,
knocked at the rear door of the K. A.
Randall residence at :U hake street,
three blocks from his home, and asked
Miii. Randall to allow him to rome In
the house and get warm yesterday morn
ing. Ho told Mrs. Randall that tic had been
sent by his father to get a doctor to at
tend hla mother, who was very sick.
Not having oarfare he would have to
walk down town, and wanted to warm
his hands and feet before setting out on
his long walk. Ho refused to tell Mrs.
Randall his name.
She became auspicious and railed up the
police station. At Right of a police
officer tho little lad broke down and
commenced to cry. He said his mother
was not sick and that the whole story
was a Ho. llccauso ho hated to go to
school he Iiuh been playing truant the
last two days, leaving homo for school
In the morning and playing around In
the neighborhood of his home until
noon. Ho would then go homo for lunch
and leavo for school, returning for the
evening mcnl at the proper time.
Young Ryneatnon had been connnea
to hla homo with the mumps. Last Mon
day hla parents let him roturn to school.
Instead of attending school ho has been
playing "hookey." Tho teachers did not
know he had recovered rrom the nvumpa
and made un Inquiry Into nl absence.
The morning was very cold. Young
Ryncarson walked abouj the stroets for
two hours and his hands ana root De
came so cold ho went to tho Randall
home Bnd told his sympathetic story,
fearful If he went homo his paronts
would punish him,
A Life Sentence
of suffering wUh throat and lung trouble
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Long Stroke Motor
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Fool Proof as Possible
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Maximum Speed Controlled
bv Sealed Governor
I H. E. 2
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LINCOLN
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OMAHA
Lee Huff, Manager.
SIOUX CITY
S. C. Douglas. Manager
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