Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-12
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Reward for Capture of Frebugs Made
by Grocer.
IDENTITY OF PERSON NOT KNOWN
Mrs. Moravec, Injured While Jump
ing from Car, suffers
from slightly Fractured
skull.

II. H. Katskee has offered a reward Of
500 for the arrest and conviction Of the
persons who set fire to his grocery store
Tuesday night. The fire did not do great
damage, but the owner believes an in
cendiary set the fire. SeverHI young people
who were at a party in the neighborhood
claimed to have seen two men leave the
premises just before the fire broke out in
the oil shed at the rear. The men thought
by setting fire near the oil that the store
would burn. This would have been the
caes, no doubt, except for the prompt ar
rival of the fire department. The city
detectives are working on the case, but
nave small hope Of securing the right
parties, because they were dimly seen in
the dark and it will be almost Impossible
to Identify them.
The loss by the fire was thought not to
be more than $3.50 by a liberal estimate
Mr.. Katskee could offer no reason why
anyone should single him out.
Mrs. MOravec Seriously Injured.
Against the hope of the family and DR..
John Koutsky, Mrs. Aloisa Moravecs con-
dition appeared worse Wednesday night.
She is thought to be suffering from a
slight fracture of the skull from jumping
off a Missouri avenue car Tuesday night.
She and the other passengers on the car
took fright when the controller box blew
up and the car started down Missouri ave-
nue. borne by gravity.
The train crew was new and when the
controller became useless the men took
fright and ran from the car and jumped
off with the passengers. The accident was
most unnecessary, because the air could
have been used to stop the car, and there
is also a hand brake for just such cases
Of emergency. There is also the emer-
gency stop by the current. Either of the
three means Of stopping should have been
sufficient.
The women on the car took fright and
jumped off. All landed safely except Mrs.
Moravec and Miss Frances Vomicka. Mrs.
Moravec was just at her destination, as
she lives at 13O North Seventeenth street.
The other girl lives at 21lS U street. Her
knee cap was badly injured and she suf-
fered from the shock. The others of the
passengers were bruised.
The conductor is said to have been dis
missed for having been in the vestibule
Of the car instead of in his proper position
in the rear. This accident was the first
serious mishap which the new motorman
had encountered. Mrs. Moravec was
delirious during the night and part Of the
day Wednesday. If a serious result is to
follow it is likely to reach its crisis today.
Fatal Case of Myths.
Elsie Pillar, 22O5 Q street, died yesterday
from an attack Of p~oliomylitis. She was
the daughter Of P. A. Pillar and had been
i'll for several days. The doctors Of South
Omaha note a number of cases in the
city. DR.. John Koutsky has attended
eleven cases. DR.. Koenig has had a num-
Der. These have all been mild and the
patients are on the road to recovery in
most Of them. Yesterdays fatality is the
only one to attract especial attention. The
body of the little girl will be sent to
SW iceberg today for burial.
Police Judge Makes Report.
Judge Callahan of the South Omaha po-
lice court has prepared his monthly re-
port to the city council. Fewer cases have
been before him than in any month since
he has been in office. He passed Judgment
on 122 during the month. Sixty cases were
dismissed. Twenty offenders were found
guilty and sentenced to a term in the city
Jail. Only two we're sent to the county
jail. This is another record for South
Omaha. Eighteen fines were imposed.
Three men were bound over to the district
court, including Captain Peter Powers of
the police force, and SlO2 was collected In
fines.
PrOudfOOt-PetersOn..
Levy Proudfoot and Mrs, Mary Peterson
of South Omaha were mar.i-d Tuesday night
at the parsonage Of the Presbyterian
church by DIR. r. L. Wheeler. Both
parties are well known in South Omaha.
Mr.. Proudfoot is the South Omaha clrcu-
lator of the World-Herald, Mrs. Peter
son has been conducting a photograph
gallery for a number of years. Mrs. Peter
Jensen acted as bridesmaid and Mr.. Jen-
sen as best man. The wedding was not
announced and was a surprise to many OF
their friends. They left after the cere-
mony for Chicago. They will be at home
at Twenty-second and G streets after De-
cember 10.
Magic City Gossip.
st. Agnes court of Foresters will meet
Thursday evening at Labor temple.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to any
part Of the city. Telephone No. s.,
The DTiceS of sheen showed q good ad-