Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-18

brother in New York. but his parents are
in Poland. The funeral will be held this
morning at ESQ from the parlors Of
Larkin & Gentleman to st. Frances
church. The burial will be In st. Mary's
cemetery.
Leg Broken by Fall.
William Gammel. 2sll Washington streets,
while helping about his home Tuesday
morning. broke his leg just above the knee.
He was carrying two rather heavy pals
of water from a well TO the house. Along
the way he had to step over a fence of
chicken wire. His toe caught in the wire
and threw him with violence TO the ground.
All his weight anne on his knee and the
strain was too great for the thigh bone.
II was fractured a few inches above the
knee. He was taken 10 the South Omaha
hospital under the care OF DR.. John
Koutsky. 1t is = simple fracture. but may
require a month to knit. in the mean
time he has a wife and family OF five or
six small children, who had depended on
him for support. He was . packing house
employe. r.2u7
Home for Bride and Groom.
John stonak, a Polish citizen. has friends.
They made him a present OF a house on
the occasion of his recent wedding in South
Omaha. KS an example Of the confidence
with which the people OF that land grapple
with the problem OF life the incident is a
type. Stonak wanted TO marry and to be-
gin home life. He had little. His wife
had little. His friends also had little. Be
tween them they raised a purse of SIS.
This they invested in a house. They set
the house on some railroad property near
Boulevard and II streets, and there Mrs.
Stonak will sit In her cottage OF plain tar
paper and watch the return OF spring be-
fore many weeks pass, by. The friends
said, Rent is so high. We thought we
would help John get a little start. The
house ought TO last three or four years,
until he can build a better one
Magic City GOasip.
The American Federation Of Labor. lodge
NO. nl2, will meet Saturday night at Eagle
Mrs, G.. H. Brewer entertained the Pres
noon.
David Anderson. one OF the earliest pIo-
hsers OF Nebraska. celebrated his nth
The Magic City Kings Daughters will be
day afternoon.
Edward Potach and Karmel Muchu,
EasnIeenth and n streets, have been quar-
ANN ANNNAH r.
The funeral OF Seward Wilson. son Of
Jesse Wilson, was held yesterday. DR..
wheeler conducted the The Yeo-
men were present
Ihe Isabella club will give a dancing
party Al Masonic hall Friday evening. FEB
ruary 2 The proceeds viii 60 to the aid OF
deserving poor in South Omaha.
The assistant city attorney IL preparing
a Junk dealers ordinance, requiring ali
dealers In junk 20 pay a license and 10
MAKE daily reports 10 the police. as DO the
p n Shields, z. ID. Weirs, G. A. Young
kenneth White, Loren Bailey and A +
bSreQNlst leave tomorrow morning 10 At
teno the state convention OF the YouDs
Mems Christian association at Hastings
The National Construction companv 80
cured a judgment by default yesterday in
the case OF certain claims on Missouri ave
nue.. The city attorney at once moved Tor
an action OF the court TO set aside this
II IL reported that a number Of residents
on West l. street are objecting to the
eEard OF SG0 damages to property of q Ger
tain landowner by reason Of the change Of
grace. The award OF damages appsrentIy
did not include all who thought thev had
just claims.