Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-18
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Freak Of Nature is Six-Legged Animal
at Stock Yards. ,
BRINGS GOOD PRICE AS EXHIBIT
Mrs. Besta Found Wander
ing, Demented, on streets
Bishop Nuelsen breaches
Sunday Morning.

The crowd which daily patronizes ths
Union Stock yards was halted yesterday
by the curious sight of a full grown bull
with six legs. While doubleheaded calves
and other accidents of nature are not UNI
usual and while several curious prodigies
are mounted in the various offices, the
sight Of a matured animal stiIl bearing
the odd limbs with which II came into
the world is rare. In fact, none OF the
commission men could remember a similar
creature. The animal was handled 10y
Wood brothers and was sold for exhibition
purposes for $l25.
The extra limbs shoot out at the animals
shoulders from a point near the top of
the back, giving the fore quarters of The
animal a most grotesque appearance. II
uses only the four normal legs in walking.
One OF the freak legs is not greatly de-
veloped, but the other shows nearly per-
feet.
C. w. owen Of Springfield shipped the
animal to the yards. The animal was as
active as any OF his kind and showed
signs Of a pugnacious disposition toward
other masters of the herd.
Woman Ind from Home.
Mrs. Barbara Besta, $50 South Eight
zenith street, wife of James Besta, a pack
ing house employe. was found wandering
the streets barefooted and In a demented
condition Friday morning. She Is a woman
of 30 or more. She was taken to the city
Jail and kept In the matron's department
and arrangements were made during the
afternoon to take her to the insane ward
Of the county hospital. According TO MIR.
Besta the woman has been subject to these
fits Of melancholy, In which she refuses
A. - 80 IA -.,Al4Iy utNA InaNArla9a
eyes. robbed OF intelligence. The woman
was never known to be violent and when
asked by her mother at these times to do
household duties has obeyed like a child.
She tells the family, when she regaIns
control OF her mind. that 1t seems like
three bricks lie on her head and weigh
her down. She has some young children.
sunday Services.
THE Truth as 1t is in Jesus" 10 Rev.
George Van Wrinkles topic for Sunday
morning. In the evening John Baptist will
give his lecture. 1.-The American Flag and
Its Power for Christ"
Bishop Nuelsen will occupy the pulpit at
the First Methodist church Sunday morn
ing. While In South Omaha, he will be
entertained at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. L. Howe,
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Edwards at 8 a. m. The Sunday school
will be at $3.50. The vespers will be OBJ
served at 1880 p. m. At St. Clements mis-
sion mathis, with sermon. will be observed
at IL a. m, followed by Sunday school.
"The Duty of Religion" is DIR. r. l..
Wheeler's morning topic, In the evening
his theme will be 1.-The Commonplace
LIFE The evening service Is at 1890, not
changing to the later hour until May L
r. W. Livers OF the English Lutheran
church will preach from the subject. 'Tho
Good Fight Of Faith" A general meeting
OF the congregation will be held at the
close TO consider plans for a new church
building and other business. The young
people will meet at Z D. m.
Burglars Get Small Booty.
Burglars Friday entered the home OF
Fred II. Guthrie. sl North Twenty-second
street. and extracted $40 from the clothes
of Mr.. Guthrie's father who was visit
ing his son. Entrance was had through a
window. but the burglars did not make
enough noise to arouse the family and
the theft was not detected until morning
when furniture was found disarranged.
There Is no clue to the perpetrators Of the
theft.
Magic CITY Gossip.
G.. A. Young is In the city for a few
days visiting friends.
John Riches has gone 10 Greeley. Colo.
to be on the spring roundup on his ranch.
A select dancing party Is to be siven
by the l. M A n. club at Rushing's hall
Friday, April 2s.
DR.. r. L. Wheeler married Jay y. Van
Order and Miss Marie sWack Of Omaha
Thursday Afternoon.