Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-02
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Hundreds of Citizens Join in 0bserv.
ing Memorial Day.
SERVICES HELD AT ETTER LOT
Dr. wheeler, in Reminiscent Address,
is Fearful of weakenina Along
Patriotic Lines Among
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Many hundred citizens Of South Omaha
visited the different cemeteries of the city
yesterday in honor OF the dead. The re-
membrance was not alone to the old sol
oilers. but very few graves we're forgotten
in the tokens of affectionate remembrance.
This regular memorial day ritual was OBJ
served by the Grand Army Of the RE-
public. The order marched to Laurel Hill
cemetery at 2 p. m. and held exercises
above the grave of the late F. j. Etter.
Musical numbers we're rendered by a quar-
tet consisting OF J. c. Carley, l. A. KEEL
logg, f. A. Brown and C. E. Campbell.
The selections we're; Oh, My America"
Soldier, Rest and America
After the ritual in honor Of the known
dead was finished, DR.. r. L. Wheeler made
q short address on the significance of the
occasion. He said he was just old enough
to remember well the war times, but just
a little too young to be a soldier. Never
theless, he was intensely interested In The
events Of the war and, being a spectator,
he thought his chance Of knowing public
sentiment was better than some In the
thick Of battle. The doctor gave one Of two
"reminiscences and passed into a eulogy
of the heroes of the great war. He said
he had sometimes doubted whether the
blood of the present generation was as
strong and vigorous as in those days of the
pioneers of human liberty. He feared the
younger generation had ceased to revere
the traditions of our country. But when
the Spanish-Americ8n war broke out ana
the whole people responded so nobly to the
demands Of duty, he was led to believe
that the nation was eminently safe, both
from invasion or insult. He dwelt for some
time on the magnitude of that stupendous
war in the sixties. What was called a 1T
tie frolic, a sixty days maneuver, sWelled
10 scores of campaigns through nearly five
years of conflict and required the services
Of over 2,7OO,O 600 men of the north. No one
could tell of the sacrafices OF the south
during those awful years.
He delivered a peroration OF praise to
the great generals of the war and their
immortal leader, and as well
the humble heroes OF Cold Harbor, Get
tysburg, Shiloh, Castle Thunder, Belle Isle
and Andersonville. The doctor did not
forget to mention the thousands OF I'M
known dead sleeping from the scintiilat-
ing Shenandoah valley to the messy cy-
press of the S~usquehanna.
After the address the women's Relief
Corps took charge and presented the rit-
~ualistic honors to these unknown dead.
The women introduced the service with the
favorite hymn, Nearer My God to Thee"
After the graves Of the soldiers in Lau-
rel Hill had been remembered by the sur
viving comrades. a detail went to st.
Mary's cemetery and performed a like
mission there. The other cemeteries In
the vicinity of South Omaha were also
remembered.
POundmaster In Court.
John Hudec, special street officer in
charge of the prison street gang, caused
the arrest of John Zukowsky yesterday
on a charge of disturbing the peace. zu-
kowsky is the city poundInaster, and the
two men got into a dispute. Neither was
disposed to yield to the other. owing to
the dignity OF their respective official du-
ties. To end the matter, Hudec succeeded
In reaching Judge Callahan a neck ahead
OF Zukowsky and swore out a warrant,
charging that the poundmaster had dis
turbed the peace. Zukowsky furnished q
bond and will appear for trial Wednesday
morning.
sIGwaI stars at Weddings.
Anton Siswal, a Pole or Lithuanian, was
arrested last night on the charge of
) drunkenness. disturbing the peace and as
sault and battery. Siswal is a young man
who makes it a point to attend all the
weddings, and the three days celebration
which follows. The wedding ceremony
seems to have the effect Of rousing his
mania for fighting. He has five times
been charged with committing assault, as
he is alleged to have done Saturday night
on John Bosak at the wedding dance of
John Kousa. Siswal gives his intended
victim no warning of his approach, and
on Saturday, as alleged, he attacked his
victim In the dark with a pair Of brass
knuckles. He committed a serious injury
to Bosak, knocking his teeth out and
mutilating his face. No quarrel existed
between him AMI Bosak. When brought
to the Jail last night Siswal had been
repaid to some extent, for his left cheek
was peeled and badly swollen. 1t was
said the neighporhood in the vicinity OF
the assault Saturday night was in tur-
moil Sunday and Monday.
Magic City Gossip.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to any
part OF the city. Telephone No. g.
Nick Bell was arrested yesterday for an
alleged assault committed on Joseph
Brown.
The child of John Novotny. Nineteenth
and S streets died yesterday. The funeral
will be held today.
NlTS. ScONlile. lotV NOIln lweDty-IOITIn
street will entertain the Magic City Kings
daughters, Thursday afternoon.
The. city council will meet Wednesday
evening. The meeting last night was dis
pensed with on account of the holiday.
n. M. Graham went yesterday to Peru
to attend the commencement exercises at
the normal school, He will return today.
Officer d. w. Mawhinney has been some
what exercised because the newspap ers
failed to state positively that he was the
officer who placed w. d. Woods, the Over