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INTERESTING LOCAL NEWS ITEMS Behumil Michalek wants $25,000 damages for alleged slander. Claims former sweetheart, Mrs. Henrietta Simecek, 1105 N. JHornan st who won $8,000 breach of-promise suit, hurt his reputation by testimony of fered in court. Hugie Hughes, famous auto driver, wanted by police for passing $129 check on De Jonghe Hotel Co., 12 E. Monroe st. J. C. Carney, undertaker, arrested for speeding, fined $25. Broke. Ask ed judge for time until death would bring cash. Stanley Satrek, alleged hold-up man, captured after exciting pistol c!lclS6 Grand rally for Aid. J. Edward Clancy will be held at Conway Hall, Lake and Western av., Thursday, Jan. 29, 8 p. m. Dynamiting of old piling in South Branch river at W. Jackson St., stop ped by police. Menaced "L" road. Dr. John Bennett, dentist, and Waldemar Standow, 547 N. Dearborn St., held for larceny. Mrs. Virginia Brooks Washbourne attacks vice conditions in 1st ward. Claims that Miss Marion Drake would put an end to conditions. Mrs. Edith Hoffhiemer, 31, 2d floor, quarreled with Mrs. Podman Robeson, 3d floor. 21 families in apartment become involved in squab ble. Judge Goodnew threatened to put "whole apartment under peace bond. Chicago City Railway wants au thority to borrow $4,000,000 and is sue $1,400,000 in bonds. Mrs. Eva Conrad, 908 Webster av., caught wedding ring in clothes line. Finger badly torn. Amputated. Policeman Daniel J. Barton, al leged to have freed Jacob Nozovi jurek, 413 N. Desplaines St., for $3 and rusty revolver, to be brought be fore trial board. Northwest Side Commercial Ass'n will meqt 12:30 noon, Thursday, Jan. 29, at Gersten's Cafe, Ashland and Division sts. Sheriff Michael zimmer, principal speaker. . "Dago Frank" Lewis discharged by,j Judge Beitler. Detectives reprimand ed by judge for shooting up dive. , School tract investigators tor question six witnesses. Two new buildings wanted by board. ,T Mrs. Herman A. Bommer, jeweler,, 402 W. North av., took $500 worth of watches to man at 1520 N. Lasalle st. Man took them into other room.., Watches gone. Evanston city council may order N. W. "L" tracks elevated. Too many; accidents. William Jackson, negro, who took uniform and 20 cents from Lardy. Mitka, Western Union messenger,; 1805 W. 13th st, shot by detectives. Jackson will recover. John C. Hartzell found guilty of. taking gold from dentists' offices. Wm. T. Rixey, prodigal son, order ed to return home by Judge Fake. . Harry Lutz, George Graham and. Frank M. Gordon given indetermin-r ate sentences in Joliet Plead guilty to stealing 500 horses. Traffic on C. & O. P. "L" delayed by derailed coach. Creosoted Wood Paving Block Ass'n bankrupt. Liabilities $25,000. Assets $12,000. Unidentified woman, .35, killed by C. & N. W. freight at N. Curtis st. crossing. Samuel Harris, 4910 Indiana av., ass't sup't Porter & Co., arrested. Alleged to have taken articles from store to give lady friends. Frank Vaiva, 4641 Flournoy st, ad-, mits slaying Ingwald Helland, accord- ing to police. Claims Helland was, breaking into butcher" shop. ; Mrs. Amelia Russell came from; New York to marry Alexander Kaiser. Kaiser beat it with $600. worth of , stuff. , Lawrence O'Hern jealous of ma.nt wife knew 36 years ago. Made life