Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-06
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Lively Time Over tn,
elton OF Lficers,
BRIDEGROOM IS CHARGED WITH PERJURY
Father Prefers the Charge, but Police
Judge Holds ne Has No Jurisdic-
ton over the Case, Venue .
Lying In Omaha.

The South Omaha Eagles held an ex-
siting election contest last evening at their
hall, Twenty-seventh and n streets
more intense effort and more concentrated
work was IN evidence than common about
even the municipal elections. The member
ship In South Omaha Is over 600 and the
chapter is one of the leaders in the entire
state. Last summer It had a candidate for
grand worthy president in the contest al
Milwaukee. Though its candidate was not
elected at Milwaukee the organization has
kept in active touch with AFFAIRS, and for
this reason the membership was out in
large numbers to participate. a general
smoker occupied the attention Of the MEM
bers, aside from the interest in the election
and the hustng of the candidates. ~
the latter there were scores, apparently.
The hardest fight was between the cam
didates for president and out of several
candidates, G. Q. Christianson and J. NJ.
Tanner put up the most strenuous fight.
Jay Williams and Henry Rothholz raced
equally as hard for the Office Of secretary.
George s. Kennedy and F. Tombrink led
the long line for the office Of treasurer.
The candidates worked most Of the day
yesterday upon the streets. The voting
opened early in the evening and the cleo
ton was by ballot. The candidates were
not all considered until after y p. m. and
the election board announced that It would
make full report this morning.
King Has No JurisdictiOn.
In the case Of Joseph Cummings, the
1s-year-old son OF Charles Cummings, who
was arrested with his new bride, a young
woman Of 20, soon after the marriage cere-
mony Monday afternoon, Judge King de-
cided that the case was out of his jurisdio-
ton because the alleged perjury in the
complaint sworn by the father was COM
mitted IN Omaha II is understood that
the father intends to carry the case to the
Omaha courts The marriage took place
at the office Of Judge p. c. Caldwell, and
the words had hardly been spoken which
made them man and wife when the elder
Cummings was heard ascending the stairs,
sending his evident displeasure on in adj
vance. with him was the chief Of police,
who placed both young people under ar
rest. While hearing the details of the
case from the Judge the officers attention
was turned from the groom, who took oc-
casion to bolt from the room and made his
escape His liberty was Of short dura-
ton. for he was taken later in the night
The bride was taken at once to the police
station, but was soon after released, there
being no evidence duplicating her with the
young mans oath before the county clerk.
A brother Of the young man was with him
at the time Of the marriage and he de-
clared the marriage was orderly in every
way.
CoIOred Man Takes Poison.
William Faust, negro, living at Twenty
seventh and L, streets, tried to commit sui
eide by poisoning early yesterday morn
! Ing. He is now lying at the point of death.
He took about cents worth of strychnine
because his wife had gone to Council Bluffs
and refused to return when he went after
her. Immediately on swallowing the pol
son he developed the usual agonizing symp-
toms, which walked up a bedfellow. Dr.
De Lanney was called at once and admins
tered an antidote. The doctor still has
some hopes OF saving the man. though his
pulse had fallen very low. The patient
was resting quietly during the afternoon.
In explanation OF the AFFAIR his mother
said that Fausts wife probably would have
come home with him IL he had not threat
ened her with violence. She said they had
often quarreled
Magic City Gossip.
G. b Gafford. livery. Tel 1906
Mrs II. G. Richmond continues to I'm
prove and there is every indication Of her
recovery.
The condition OF r. B. Montgomery is
unchanged and II is thought teat there
~ a sNBnt Improvement.
Ray Shamp, 25l2 M street and d. W. Van
Sickle, 22l4 street, each report the birth
OF son In their homes.
Salary loans. Get our terms. Standard
Loan Co, 2l20ii n st.
The Union Stock Yards Employees Relief
association viii give its eighth annual ball
Friday evening at the Workmen temple.
The regular meetings at the King s
Daughters chapel, Thursday evenings,
have been postponed until the first Thurs
day of January.
Notices were sent 10 the property owners
in block 81, South Omaha, warning them
OF a meeting of the Board of Appraisers
Wednesday, December r.
The Aid society OF the English Lutheran
church meets at the home of Mrs. j. G.
Wogensen, Twenty-seventh and A streets,
Thursday afternoon at 2:30.
g. b. Gafford. moving and transfer
Tel. 106.
Tom Vaughan. Twenty-seventh and c, as
sistant paymaster for Armour a. Company,
is rejoicing over the possession Of a son
OF fine and athletic proportions.
The death Of Mrs, w. II Heuton, aged
a. occurred at the home OF her daughter
Mrs. Ed Pruss. 12lS North Twenty-fourth