Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-04
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SOCIALIST

Little Hope for ServAss.
Orlando X Serviss underwent an opera
ton during the afternoon yesterday with
the slight hope of lifting the skull and thus
relieving the pressure on the brain. He
showed few hopeful signs on coming out
from under the anaesthetic and his death
IL momentarily expected at the hospital
II is a peculiar coincidence that just a
few hours previous to his fatal injury
Monday night he had brought a workman
from Swift and Company who had been
hurt by a freight car, to the South Omaha
hospital. This mans name was August
Hansen. He belongs to the ice gang and
was working between a freight car and
the loading platform and standing in
very narrow space. Accidentally some
freight cars broke away up the track and
ran down on the car at which Hansen was
working, moving It along several feet.
Hansen was rolled between the car and
the loading platform and suffered severe
internal injuries, though no bones were
broken. He is resting fairly we'll since
his injury and It lie thought he will re-
cover. Serviss took the man to the South
Omaha hospital in a buggy and remarked
to the nurse in charge that II he ever
got hurt he would want to be cared for
at the South Omaha hospital. 1t was only
few hours later that he was taken to the
hospital in dying condition.
serviss has a wife and two grown sons.
He is a man OF IS years and has been a
Waterman for Swift and Company for sew
eral years.
Virginia Knejiceks condition was found
10 be so favorable on arriving at the st.
Joseph's hospital Tuesday morning that
she was taken to her home at Seventh and
CASTELAR, streets instead OF being left at
the hospital The doctor who attended
her said he thought the danger practically
past In her case unless something alto
gether unlocked for developed.
Farmer Hurt in Runaway.
Frank Dussr, a farmer living west of
Willard, Neb., was seriously hurt yester-
day about noon in runaway accident on
west Q street. He was driving home with
| q press drill seeder and at Thirty-ninth
and Q streets, In passing over the of
the street railway switch one Of the drills
caught and broke with loud report fright
ening the horses 50 that they ran away.
They ran down the hill to the Burlington
tracks and into a ditch where they broke
loose from and overturned the seeder.
Duser was left lying unconscious in the
ditch with broken leg and one or two
ribs fractured. He was carried to Paul
Wettlehams store and cared for. Later
he was taken 70 his home in a rig from
Spearman's livery. near which the accident
occurred. The team ran to the top OF the
Hill before coming TO a halt. When caught
they had little OF the harness left except
the brides
Union Pacific Gets Busy.
The rumOr OF the purchase OF South
Omaha property by the Rock Island, II Is
believed, has reused the Union Pacific TO
considerable activity also. An agent OF the
latter road was busy in South Omaha yes
terday, seeking It is said. TO gain a foot
ing along the river front II is said that
John McShane's property. almost as large
a tract as the KountEe property is the OBJ
jective OF the negotiations. II It could be
secured by the Union Pacific II could be
used to bar the passage OF the Rock Island
at any convenient point.
Magic City Gossip.
]. Preina, Twentieth and u streets, Is
erecting a 81, 100 residence.
The Swift plant Is making 81 600 worth OF
repairs TO the lard refinery.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to all
parts OF the city. Telephone No. g.
The Ladies OF the Maccabees are to give
q hard times ball at odd Fellows hall
I April 10
Miss Dora Hasburg has gone with her
father 10 Shoshone reservation 10 hle on a
claim
Frank Madura was placed under arrest
yesterday under the charge OF obtaining