Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-30
NORTH OMAHA PROTECTORS
Monthly Meeting Decides to Brand All
Chickens Owned BY Members,
BLooOHOuNDs TO TRACK DOWN THIEVES
Dogs with DoubIe-scsnted Noses VIII
he Used in Pursuit of
sneaks and Hen Roost
fa.r Robbers.

Members Of the North Omaha Protective
association held their regular monthly
meeting Monday at the 0livet Baptist
church. Thirty-elghth and Grand avenue
The meeting was foirly we'll attended and
the interest was keen regarding ways and
means for stamping out petty thievery and
other forms Of crime in the northwest
portion OF the city
One of the most important subjects under
consideration was that OF marking poultry
so that owners could identify their fowls
IL found In 1.-THE, possession of thieves.
Just what the markings will be or in what
part of the fowls the brands will be placed
IL all being kept, under the hat for the
present, as the members do not propose to
tip their hands in advance. But each
chick pullet and aged fowl will bear some
mark according to the various owners.
BIOsdhounds Are Coming.
Then the members talked over the blood
hound proposition again. The North Omaha
Protective association is going to have
a pair OF bloodhounds The matter is
fast coming TO a head. The suggestion was
made last evening that each member be
assessed 81 for the purchase Of a pair of
mounds. That suggestion was we'll re-
. ceived The matter will again be con-
sidsred at the next meeting. which will
be the last Monday of June. The club
now having a membership of eighty, an
assessment of 81 each would raise the
necessary amount for the dogs. 1t is
thought that the possession of the dogs
alone would have a salutaFy effect in re-
ducing thefts to minimum in that sec
ton of town. .a 4es re -n.sts
inpfovsfa 9oo sJoin Protectors.
pointed as a committee to go over to the
Central Park Improvement club meeting
last evening and carry greetings from the
North Omaha Protective association. Mem
bers Horton and Craig returned from the
Improvement club meeting in good order
and with the information that the i'm
provers would henceforth meet with the
protectors the last Monday OF each month
at the Olivet Baptist church.
committee was selected TO arrange to
have 100 small placards made. one for each
4 member of the club. The placards are to
be posted at the home of each member
and are to inform every passerby that he
who lives within Is a member of the Pro-
tective association, which offers $50 for the
arrest and oonxiction of anyone entering
said premises for the purpose of theft.
Many were inclined toward immediate
organization, meetings 10 begin at once,
but it was decided TO do nothing during
the warm months, but motion was car
ried to hold "a meeting and dinner on the
Monday following Ak-SaI Ben week. Mr..
Black was chosen president. William Ken
nedy, vice president. and Robert Manley.
secretary. These three were the prime
movers In bringing about this preliminary
meeting.
1t will be the purpose of the club to take
up a series of topics for discussion on mat
tiers which will be a help to advertising
men, advertisers and writers especially.
! One subject mentioned by speakers was
the program and fake" advertising evils.
and this will be one OF the first matters to
~ 1taken up.