Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-23

lost their lives. Mr.. McGovern
III worked for the Union Pacific
thirty-two years, beginning as a
messenger boy and working up.
His home Is at 2615 Chicago street
and he has lived in the same house
since the day of his marriage,
twenty-three years ago. He is
now entering on his second term.
Another union man in the new
council is A. c. Kugel, who has
\ held every office in the plumbers
M organization. In 1907 Mr.. Kugel
iii was sent to Norfolk, Va, as a del
iii egate to the national convention
I'LL of the American Federation of La
VI Dor. the new councilman has
I lived in Omaha twenty-five years,
learned his trade here under his
father and served a short time as
+ plumbing inspector for the city
"a before the induction into Office of
~ Harry McVea, the present incum-
~ bent.
Before the political game began
to look good to him Willard Fill
more F~unkhouser vas a ball
player and during the early SOS
played all over this western coun-
try with the Union Pacific team.
Mr.. F%unkhouser came to Omaha
to work in the freight auditing de-
partment of the Union Pacific, but
mess. He was born in st. Louis,
graduated from the University of
New York, is a thirty-third degree
Mason, an Elk and belongs to sew
eral other lodges, and prides him
self with having served five
years on the Omaha Board of Educa-
ton before he broke into the city coun-
Gil three years ago.
The youngest member Of the new
city council is Charles NJ. Davis, who
is eleven months younger than Fred
Schroeder. Mr.. Davis was not born in
Omaha, but came to this city when he
was only 2 years of age, which was
twenty-five years ago. He was a
" "hSh q mo- WY AoNCA
worked for the street car company for
a number of years and has all along
found time to educate himself at home
and is now engaged in the study Of
law, needing two more years In which
to complete his course. The young
man supports his widowed mother and
sister. This is his first appearance in
politics.
Fred II. Hoye was born in England,
but as soon as he was old enough to
travel came to America and chose
Omaha as his place of abode. He
served on the council as member from
the Second ward from 1900 to 1906,
when he was succeeded by Lee Bridges,
his business partner. Mr.. Hoye is in
the contracting business and has had
something to do with many large en-
terprises in this city.
~ William j. Hunter has lived in
Omaha since the early days and has
been in business on the north side
during most of his residence. He is
now in the grocery business at Twenty
fourth n Binney streets. Mr.. Hun
ter was a member of the Board of Re-
view before that body was abolished
by charter amendment.
One of the new city officials who
was born IN Omaha is Charles ]. Kar-
bach. Mr.. Karbach was born in 1869
and the family home at that time was
nj Eiftannth and IInuyorI rE..o4a
across the alley from the Orpheum
theater, and these associations may ac-
count somewhat for the police COM
missioner's love of the theater, he
says. He learned the plumbers trade
and worked at it seven years, but since
the death of his father Mr.. Karbach
has managed the Karbach block.
William F. Wappich came from the
great state of Iowa, Keokuk was his
birthplace. He added to the fame of
that city and state by his advent in
1868. Law has been Mr.. Wappich's
lifework, though, like most youths, he
scrambled around in other lines of oc-
%cupation for a few years jockying for
a start down the circuit in the real
race. He studied law in the Offices of
II. Scott Howell and George w. Nc
Crazy, secretary Of war and later
United States circuit judge, and still
later attorney for the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe railroad, both Of Keo-
kuk. From that sequestered little
city dow in the lower right hand
pocket Of Iowa Mr.. Wappich came TO
Omaha twenty years ago. He has
practiced law here continuously since
and has been very successful. This is
his first public office. Mr., Wappich "a