Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-07
Hall Games Today.

supplies to Topeka and Kansas City as
soon as possible.
Hall Games Today.
Two games of base ball will be played
at letter park. Twenty-efghth and w
streets this afternoon. The first game
will be between the Originals Of Omaha
and the Eagles of Council Bluffs and the
second between the Ideals of Omaha and
the B. letter team OF South Omaha. The
home team will meet the visiting teams
at Twenty-fourth and L streets at 80
o'clock and. headed by band, will march
TO the ball grounds. These games are some
Of the postponed games of the Tri-City
league The first of a series of games for
the championship OF South Omaha will be
played by the South Omahas and the Red
Colts this afternoon at o'clock at Twen-
tleth and Missouri avenue The South
Omaha team desires to make dates with
any strong teams in the state. r. A. De-
vany, $50 North Fourteenth street, is the
manager.
Big stock Receipts.
Last week 1900 cars OF live stock were
received and handled at the yards here,
While all shipments were taken care Of
nicely, it kept the motive power depart
ment OF the yards hustling TO keep In the
clear, The packers were not prepared for
such big run on short notice at this time
of the year. However, the stock yards
company and the packers went TO work
with will and bought and slaughtered
all of the stock sent here. Should the
heavy runs continue this week, and they
are expected, the packers will be in better
shape than they were last week. Stock
yards officials assert that they are ready
to handle all stock that comes here, no
matter what the grade may be.
Committee Seeking Funds.
A committee of the Commercial club COM
| posed of p. A. Wells, j. b. Watkins, ]. NJ.
Tanner Ed Copenharve. j. II. Bulla and
| Charles A. Dunham has been named 10
solicit funds for the purpose of securing
facts and figures and places for meetings
| for the purpose OF enlightening the taxpay-
ers and voters on the proposed bond prop
osition. 1t is the intention of the club to
secure halls in each OF the wards in the
city and call meetings, where the bond
proposition will be discussed. The Com
mercial club will furnish speakers. whose
duty 1t will be to inform the voters on the
/ subject.
Pastor Wheeler Appeals for Aid.
Rev. DR.. r. L. Wheeler. pastor OF the
First Presbyterian church. has issued an
appeal to his congregation Tor AID tor the
| flood sufferers. In his address TO his people
DR.. Wheeler says: Unless our consciences
be dead we cannot quiet them by merely
expressing our sympathies for the flood
sufferers by a pious ejaculation or the
| giving OF something we have no use for.
| Cash is wanted at once, ana plenty OF II;
the unpaid tenths of the Lord now in the
hands Of our people is called for" AZ
the close Of the morning service at the
| Presbyterian church today c. NJ. Rich will
receive cash contributions.
Lodge Elects omcers.
Ancient order of United Workmen lodge
! No. 227 elected these ofncers last week
! S. f. Collins, master workman; James
| Moak. foreman; NJ. ]. Rowley, overseer,
| w. s. Bailey financier; ]. F. Parker, re-
corder; P. S, Casey. receiver; DR.. w. j
McCrann, lodge physician.
Card of Thanks.
To all our friends and nelghbors and to
| the several societies interested, we wish
20 express our sincere thanks and graft
tude for the Kindness they have shown Us
| In our bereavement.
MRS. ROSE AKOFER AND FAMILY.
Magic City Gossip.
Mrs. J. Z. Lush is visiting friends ct
! Shenandoah. la.
| Wounded by the Eater OF Thy Bread
| is the subject OF Rev. Dr. Wheelers ser