Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-08
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Fire In Furniture store Completely
Ruins the stOck--On Helph
Spread the Flames.

A serious fire occurred at 5 p. m. in the
furniture establishment OF NJ Lipofsky,
Twenty-sixth and q streets. The fire
broke out In the store room and spread
rapidly. so that the stock. amounting TO
5000 or $1,000, was almost completely ru-
ined before the department could get the
fire under control.
The police profess to explain the rspidity
of the c-onflagration from the fact that
two cans OF kerosene were oun under the
counter and evidence OF more scattered
about the place. The firemen said the top
Of one can had been melted off, allowing
the burning oil to flow over the floors.
The water on the floor, after the fire was
out, bore a scum of oil.
The owner Of the establishment was not
to be found last night and It is said he Is
in Lincoln.
Fred Lynn. the assistant fire chief, had
his hand cut by falling glass and as a
consequence is partially disabled When lac
arrived he found all the doors open, with
a free draft blowing through. He closed
one door and the heat caused the glass
to crack and the pieces fell on his hand.
The family lives in the back room and
a kind OF lodging house is overhead.
Neither of these apartments was injured.
Physicians Experience I'm Persia.
DIR. Jesse M. Yonan of SIENNA, Hurdles
tan, Persia, entertained the people of the
First Presbyterian church last night with
a story, dramatic, touching, eloquent, of
his. the first attempt of a sacrificing ply
stefan, to bring medical relief to the Mo-
hammedan inhabitants of that country. lie
received his call from n native Kurd, who,
being driven from his home by religious
prosecutions, prayed him TO take up the
work Of relief. Yonan Immediately started
with a caravan a seventeen days journey
to SIENNA. Arriving there he announced
his mission and was Hospitality received
by the governor Of the province, a highly
educated man. The governor called on
his chiefs to contribute $500 to start him
In his medical profession. He was given
liberties accorded to no other man, lie
was allowed to visit the harems, where
the women were presented to him un
masked. He was uniformly successful, an
the only physician in a population OF
100000 people. They often Travelled &
ten days journey to visit him. He cured
one man of cholera while both he and thu
man had the disease. In all his expert
ences he never neglected to mention tho
inspiration which brought this aid tC
them, namely, Christianity. He is seeking
aid to build a hospital at SIENNA. 1t will
cost about $4,000 and represents a building
of fully 500, 600 in our system of values
He has 5000 raised and expects to rais'
the remainder before January /.
Magic City Gossip.
Mr.. and Mrs. John StiIlwell and son arr
visiting in Ames, la.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to an!
mart of the cfty 1TeleDhOne No. g
Mrs. Della Montgomery and her mothe
have returned from Hot Springs.
Mrs. ]. w. Gordon and children have re
turned from a visit in western Nebraska
A. II. Murdoch and family spent part o
last week in Lincoln at the State fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Heyman are enter
tanning Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Berry Of Oh
cago.
Rollo Krebs and ]. D.. Courtney hav
gone to Sargent, Neb., to look after Ian
Mrs. G.. p. Mathews has been called t
Forest City, Ia. because OF the illness Of
relative.
Clarence Bronson has returned from DE
Moines where he has been visiting for
few days,
Heyman & Berry sellers of quality.
meats, Path and +, telephone $50; Gath an
A, telephone III.
Hugh A. McCulloch leaves this week 70
Knox college which institution he will en-
ter as a freshman.
Mrs. ]. d. Courtney Is entertaining he
sister of Streator, ILL.,, Miss Hutchinson q
M~aquoketa, Ia, is also her guest.
A picnic will be held at the farm of Mri
Charles Martin, Thursday afternoon for tn
women Of the Methodist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Arundel leave tn
latter part of the week for Myrtle Greek
oregon. They will make that their futur
home.
Judge Jacob Levy and his wife are er
PERTAINING Mrs. Anna Blank OF Des MoineI
Mr.. and Mrs. julius Goldsteln and Mri
Ruby Norton Goldstein, Nebraska City.
Patrick Ward of Ulysses and Miss MAJ
garet Malone of South Omaha were mai
ried Thursday morning at st. Bridget
church. Father O'Callahan performed tn
viaduCt because of short pillng used 9
the west end. 1t was found that the sol
ground would require more support for I'll
bases Of the piers than the short pilin
would afford.
Richard O'Keefe left, South Omaha fc
Excelsior Springs, Mo, Saturday evening
for some time and hopes to find relic
Wnlim Buckley has also gone to that cit
for his health.
officer James B. Schaeffer arrived froI
? Cincinnati yesterday to take into eustod
John Orr. A charge of horse stealing stand
against him on hts arrival in Cincinnati
His wife and daughter visited him at III
city jail last evening. He maintains thu
he is innocent or any crime.
The Pork butchers union will give a ba
at BaTton's hall, Twentieth and q. street
The South Omaha labor unions have al
nounced no special observance of LabC
day. 1t is expected that the orders here wi
go to Omaha and join in the exercise
there and participate in the parades.
A picnic will be held at the farm hon
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Morton ThUrsda
of this week. All ladies of Methods
Episcopal church are invited.