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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1921)
THE BEE: OMAHA", THURSDAY. JULY 21, 1921. 1 Howard Street Straightening Plan Protested L. V. Nicholas Oil Company Objects to Addition of 10. Foot Strip to Property Line on South Side y The L. V. Nicholas Oil company has written City Commissioner Jo seph Koutsky a letter in which ob jection is made against the proposed plan of straightening Howard street from Seventeenth to Eighteenth. The Koutsky plan, which has been informally approved by the city council, contemplates adding a 10 foot strip to the north side of this block and extending the property line 10 feet on the .south side. Would Interfere With View. . L. V, Nicholas, president of the protesting company, does not remon strate against straightening the street on the north side, but he con tends that the proposed extension of the property line on the south side would interfere with the view from his company's office building at the southeast corner of Seventeenth and Howard streets and, therefore, would affect its value and desirability. Mr. Nicholas suggests that instead of adding the 10-foot strip on the south side of Howard street to the prop erty line, this space might be re tained as public property and used for automobile parking. Plan Worked Out. The plan that has been worked out by Mr. Koutsky,' the city council concurring, is that the 'east 143 feet of the 10-foot strip that will be ac quired on the north side of Howard street shall be. bought from the H. A. Wolf company for a consideration of $20,000 and the west 143-foot strip shall be exchanged for a similar strip on the south side of the street. The Kountze interests own the prop erty on the south side of the street It is also agreed that the Kountze interests shall pay $10,000 for the other part of the strip which they would acquire, thus leaving $10,000 ta be assessed over the district "The city legal department has ad vised us that the proceedings are all regular," said Commissioner Kout sky. "Mr. Nicholas has been fight ing this Howard street project for two years. "Murder" of Ice Man Branded Fake by Detective Chief Acting Chief of Detectives John Pszanowski said Wednesday that through collusion with an Omaha girl, Charles McCoy, iceman, 1708 South First street, set the stage to cause a suspicion that he had been murdered so he could get away from town, Mrs. McCoy declared. McCoy "disappeared" once before. She ar rived in Omaha from Sioux City Wednesday. .-. ' . Dealers Fined for Selling Inferior Milk and Cream Five milk dealers were' fined $10 each by Judge Wappich in police court Wednesday after they had been arrested and convicted of sell ing milk and cream below butter fat . standard. The lealer fined' were: George Neilsen, East "Omaha; A. Fredsrickson, 6202 North Forty urnnd utrppt? A. Petersen. 4602 Cen ter street: M. Daht, 4946 Hickory; street; Nels Christensen, Florence. Girl, 10, Sells Vegetables From Garden for Milk Fund Little Lassie Goes a Long Way Several Times a Week to Tend to Her 'Crops. Selling vegetables from her gar den is the way in which Helen Sel domridge, 10, earned money to do nate to The Bee milk and ice fund. Not content with this, Helen, came into The Bee office yesterday to in quire whether she could not take some poor, sick little baby for a ride in her daddy's new automobile. "I thought it would cool the baby off these hot days," she said. Helen deserves more than usual credit for her enterprise, since her vegetable garden is not near the family home at 1518 Lake street, but in kast Umaha. Several times a week she goes out with her father and helps work in the garden. I he little girl has earned $16 al ready. She gave the first 50 cents to The Bee fund and has pledged another such sum for next month. Other contributions are as follows: PrOTlonilr acknowledged ....... .S9CX-M A. A. Mallory 5.00 Virginia Nrhuler 3.00 Helen Seldomrld e 50 Total 1914.64 Mother of Drowned Boy Unable to Attend Funeral Mrs.' Algot Anderson, 1019 South Twenty-sixth street, mother of Reuben Anderson, 17, who was drowned near Tekamah, Sunday, was unable to attend his funeral Wednes day afternoon. Mrs. Anderson be came so hysterical as the time ap proached for the services that she was ordered removed to the Fenger hospital by Dr. Lloyd Kinyoun. A hook on a throwline probable cost the lad his life. Robert Childs, 18, 2504 Pierce street, the best swimmer in the party 4of boys, heard Reuben's cry for help. As he went into the water, a hook caught if J 1 nr. ! t his leg: After futile efforts to ex tract the hook, Childs pulled it out flesh and all. When . he arrived where he had last seen Reuben, the lad had gone down. Guard Regiment Nearly Complete Medical Detachment to Be In spected Monday by Fed eral Officers. The medical, detachment of the First Regiment Nebraska National guard will be inspected and recog nized Monday night, July 25, by the federal government. Maj. Allyn Moser. is in comand of this detach ment. When this outfit receives recogni tion the entire First Nebraska regi mentknown in combat organiza tion as the 134th infantry will be complete. However, the regiment can still accept enlistments in both line comDanies. headauarters com pany and medical detachment and the officers hope to have the regi ment recruited to maximum strength for the encampment at Camp Dodge, la., August 1 to 31. Arrangements for the camp have been completed. The men will live in barracks. Half of the time will be soent on the range. Colonel Thomas is arranging a series of athletic events and concerts iot the boys while at camp. Younjr men interested in the or ganization should apply at the re cruiting tent in front of the court house in charge of Sergt. L. C. Lank ton. ' Oil Man's Wife Sues for Separate Maintenance Mrs. Minnie Macoubrie filed an answer and cross petition for a de cree of separate maintenance in an swer m a suit for divorce hied about 10 davs asro by her husband, Will iam A. Macoubrie. president of the Nebraska Farmers' Co-operative Oil company. In her petition Mrs. Macoubrie avers that had it not been for her child she would have committed sui cide: She also declares her husband is 'paying money to another wom an, she makes other allegations ol neglect. Brief City News . 7 Paving to Start This Week Par ing on Dodge hill and adjoining iitreeta la ejcoeeted to start this week. according to City Engineer Herman Beal. Painters' Picnic A picnic and basket lunch will be- given by the if Master Painters and Decorators as- sociatlon at Elmwood park next Sat urday. Harding Sends Regrets Mayor Dahlman received a message from President Harding Wednesday ex pressing regret that he would be un able to attend the bier air meet which is to be held here in November. Ijooklng tor "A. Sap" Omaha police are looking for A Bap. wno rented a typewriter from the Under wood company, 1721 Douglas street, recently. Machine and man have disappeared, the company reports to police. ' Must Fight or Work Al Green wood, "pug." who' said ho helped train Jack Dempsey for his last big fight, was arrested Tuesday night charged with vagrancy. He was told to "light or go to work" when re leased by Judge Wappich Wednesday. Soldiers Disappointed Soldiers at Fort Crook, wno naa appuea ror discharge under the recent ruling of congress reducing the army from 220,000 to 60,000 men are disap pointed. Wednesday orders were received to discharge only SO per cent of the men who applied for discharge. Sue Old Associates Suit for $1, 871 against the Nebraska Retail lquor Dealers' association was tiled in district court Wednesday by P. C. Poppenhagen. who declares that according to an agreement judg ments against the individual dealer were to be paid pro rata among the members of the association. Pop penhagen declares the agreement was not fulfilled. Detectives Dig Detectives dug and dug in a weed patch at Tenth and Hascall streets Wednesday morning after an 'excited man had rushed to the police headquarters and reported that as he was cutting weeds he came upon two new-made graves. After they had dug until weary, they gave up the Job as they Oiscoverea nothing;. Good News for Thursday at Drexel July Sale of Low Cuts for Men and Women We have hundreds of customers who wait for our shoe sales be cause they know DREXEL QUALITY and appreciate the values we offer. There are some new items in this sale we want you to know about. N $14.50 Strap Pumps, $8.45 One and two-strap and plain pumpsr' for women in .all . sizes, $14.00 and $14.50 values $8.45 Arch Preservers $5.45 All our. high white, reign cloth ARCH PRESERVER. $10.00 values at $5.45 High White Shoes, $3.45 Every woman's white high shoes that formerly sold up to $8.00, go at $3.45 No Deliveries No Exchanges No Charges. 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