Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Sheriff Busy Serving Warrants on
South Omaha Men.
RESULT OF GRAND JURY WORK
District Convention of Baptist Young
People Meets This Afternoon for
Two Days sessiOn-Church
Cornerstone Laying.

Deputy Sheriff James Chick Of South
Omaha served warrants following grand
jury indictments in the city hall until
he was tired last night and will COM
plete the service up to thirty-flve indict-
ments this morning. He took none of
the indicted men into custody, as they
were all cigar and tobacco dealers, under
the charge OF selling tobacco to minors.
The indictments involved nearly every
cigar dealer in the city. They will all be
forced to appear before the court and
give bond for their appearance.
The indictments furnished topics for
conversation from one axtreme TO the
other about the cigar stores and pool
halls last night.
Paper Buys New Press.
The Drovers' Journal-Stockman has been
provided with a new press, which has a
capacity OF sixteen pages. The paper
came out under a different caption yes
terday afternoon and contained six
pages. 1t was said by members Of the
staff that the paper will not greatly en-
large it's present scope, 1t is primarily
a stock paper devoted strictly to the
markets of which live stock is the great
element The paper has been published
for many years under various combina-
tons.
Baptist Young Peoples Convention.
The Omaha district association OF the
Baptist Young Peoples union will meet
In convention at the First Baptist
church, South Omaha, this afternoon and
continue until Sunday evening. There
will be five general sessions. occupying
about all the time after $3.50 p. m. today,
Mrs. b. F. Fellman of Omaha will lead
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A service for the Juniors will follow at
once, being led by Miss Lena Warner of
Tekamah, with appropriate songs and
exercises. A social hour and supper will
be enjoyed at the church, completing the
afternoon. Saturday evening will be de-
voted TO a song service at 1880 o'clock and
a welcome by Miss Mary Mann. Rev.
J. w. Conley, D.. D., Of Omaha Will make
the principal address at Sis p, m.
Sunday morning, Sunday school and SER
mon at the regular hours, topic, "rhe
Vision of Youth" At 3 p. m. praise serv-
ice and address by Rev. w. II. Bslknap
Of Blair. This will be followed BY roll
call and messages Of encouragement.
Sunday evening the regular young peo-
pies meeting at 7 p. M. followed by a
song service at s p. m. Rev. o. A. Will
liams, d. D.. OF Lincoln will deliver the
closing address OF the rally. His topic
is Baptist Young People and Their Re-
sponsibiiity." This will be followed by
conservation and benediction.
Church Cornerstone Laid.
The Christian church will observe the
ceremony of laying the cornerstone stone
OF their new church at Twenty-third and l
streets sunday Afternoon. The program
will consist OF a sermon and conservation
exercises at the Presbyterian church.
Twenty-ftfth and J streets. at . p. m.
Rev. S. d. Dutscher Of Omaha will deliver
the address. This service will be attended
by the Masonic grand lodge and Beehive
lodge OF South Omaha. accompanied by the
members of the Eastern Star. The COM
pany will march TO the site of the new
edifice at T~wenty-third and streets, where
the Formally OF laying the cornerstone
will be conducted under the auspices Of
the Masonic orders at 4 p. m. The church
will be built of a gray artificial cement
block. and when finished win be an orna-
ment to that section Of the city.
sunday Services.
All the churches Of the city are to hold
a union service at the Presbyterian church
Sunday evening as one Of the observances
Of the week Of prayer for the work OF the
Young Mems Christian association. Rev.
j. NJ. Boutwell, OF the Methodist church
will preach the sermon.
Purple and saekcloth" will be DIR. r. L.
wheeler's Sunday morning topic. Rev. r.
w. LAYERS will preach from the theme,
The Great Miracle"
Rev. Mr.. Garst. district superintendent
Of the Omaha district. will preach the
morning sermon at the First Methodist
church.
Instead OF the regular service at Letters
Memorial church the pastor will address
the sunday school on the occasion OF rally