Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-01
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Memorial Day Generally and Fttingly
Observed by the Public.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING
Men who Insult Woman Compelled
by Her to Stand Up
while His wife Admin
listers Punishment.

The o~bservances of Memorial day were of
a quiet kind in South Omaha. During the
morning hours many people visited the
cemeteries bearing a profusion of lowers.
These visitors were mostly members of pri-
vate families doing honor TO their dead.
Many graves were remembered by these
simple tokens.
Most of the stores and places Of business
closed during the afternoon. At 2:0 p. IN.
the Grand Army of the Republic and the
woman's Relief corps held their ceremonies
at Library hall. The attendance was good.
Mrs. NJ. A. Bratton gave a solo and the
Scoville brothers rendered instrumental
numbers. The speaker of the occasion was
j. II. Van Dusen. His address on the OBJ
jects sought and fought for during the
great civil war was characteristically fit
ting. Mr.. Van Dusen has been suffering
severely from rheumatism and was barely
able to be out.
He spent considerable time in discussing
the UNIQUE character Of the great conflict
between the north and the south. Never
before had a civil war been fought on a
principle of liberty TO a third party, as the
slaves might be termed. Then When the
war was over something unknown in MS
tory happened. Two great armies dlsoanoeu
ara the soldiers became citizens at once.
in all FORMER llsNSis 49,
tions the armies on cessing from STRIFE
engaged in spoilation OF private property
md the government for which they had
fought In this the armies north and south
won a distinction above any other nation S
men Of arms. The discussion Of all phases
~ the war, briefly touched, was eloquent
and f%orceful. 49,
Dur,nz the forenoon committees OF the
orvanizatIon visited all the cemeteries ara
decorated forty-eight graves of the soldier
dead.
The last memorial observance was at the
south Omaha Country club last night. The
nrcr-am as published was carried out. The
musical numbers were carefully prepared
and the address Of Rev. James Wise OF 81
Martins Episcopal church was an excep-
tionally able discussion.
HtstortcaI Association Meeting.
The South Omaha Pioneer Historical asso-
citation met last evening al Library hal in
regular session. The attendance was fair.
]. J.. Breen was the attraction Of the even
ing. He directed his address to the rela-
ton Of events before there was any city
OF South Omaha Many gems Of interest
he found in the "reminiscences OF Edward
! Dee. ST.. one OF the earliest pioneers OF the
state. Mr.. Breen told OF the establishment
Of most OF the small towns along the river
Bellevue and Fort Calhoun being among
the first. A little later he told OF the estao-
lishment OF the sarpy ferry. as opposed TO
the original ferry. which charged a fee OF
A.25 10 each patron. The sarpy ferry arose
in opposition. II charged nothing going
wes,. out charged 20 cents going east MI
Sarpy sold whisky TO the Pixies peak
travellers.
Mr.. Breen told Of the development OF the
town OF Omaha and what opportunities
were presented for fortune making. Later
he dwelt for sane time on the aboriginss
Of the Missouri valley and told OF the three
mounds found At Thirtesnth and o streets