Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-07
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Mrs. ]. B. Stiles Dies as Result Of a
Street Car Accident.
JURY HOLDS COMPANY BLAMELEss
Deceased Was Guest of Friends In
Magic city when Accident Hap
pcned that Resulted I'm
Her Death.

The coroner's Jury held an inquest over
the body Of Mrs. J. b. stiles Of Mount
Pleasant. la. yesterday afternoon. Mrs
stiles died about noon Wednesday as the
result OF a street car accident on the even
ing of May /. She was In the city as the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. McElEunn, Twenty
third and o streets. on that particular
evening she had been to West @ street,
where Mr.. McElgunn runs a small theater.
Coming back she stepped off the car sud
denly between 2 and o streets and Is said
to have turned backward In such a manner
that the rapidly moving car threw her
violently on the back of her head. She was
picked up unconscious and was taken to
DR.. ]. w. McCrann's office. After being
treated there for a few days she was taken
home by her friends. She died yesterday
as the result Of the fall.
The coroner's jury brought In a verdict
OF accidental death due to her own act and
in a manner that left no fault at the door
of the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Rail-
way company.
The body will be sent to her home in
Mount Pleasant. where the funeral will be
held. Two of her children arrived before
her death and a third arrived last night.
They will ccompan the body home.
y. NJ. e. A. to Organize,
The board Of directors of the South
Omaha Young Mems Christian association
will meet Friday evening for organization.
The usual officers are to be selected from
the board of directors. T. ID. Wiers has
been president of the board and he is still
a member Of the board of directors. II Is
possible that he may be asked to serve an
other year. He has been anxious TO have the
board elect j. D.. Ringer to the position.
The board of directors. after the organiza =
ton, will take up the usual order of bust
ness.
Magic city Gossip.
Bert Hamilton, who has been in Chicago,
has returned.
John Il OrHern has gone to Excelsior
Springs, Mo-, for a rest.
Miss Aida Mead has gone TO Minden for
a short visit with relatives.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to any
part OF the city. Telephone No. S.
Mrs. Carl Root will entertain the women
of the Methodist church this afternoon.
DIR. W. IL. Slabaugh has returned from
Ohio where he was called by, the illness of
his mother.
Success lodge No. SO. Royal Achates. will
meet in Odd Fellows hall Thursday ev n ng
instead of Eagle hall.
l August Miller and others are protesting
against the license of John Keiliar. Go
North Thirty-third street.
Miss Elizabeth NJ. Nicholson and Charles
NJ. Miller of Burdette, Mimi, were mar
ried Tuesday evening in South Omaha.
The city clerk will put the dog tags on
sale at ! y. m. today. After May Is the
dogs will be impounded If the license Is
not paid.
Deputy Sheriff Peak OF Arkansas City,
Ark, took In custody August Brock. a
prisoner for whom he came to South ON
aha, arriving yesterday.
The children of the Lincoln school will
have full charge of the program TINS even
Ing at the South Omaha High school audi
forum. The entertainment Is for the pur-
rose of purchasing statuary.
A good crowd of music lovers offended
the program given last night az the South
gram was s's RESENTED b thS RSfricahn Church rI
societies of Omaha and South Omaha
The Board OF Fire and Police commits
sioners met last evening to continue the
hearings In the protested liquor cases pend
ing before the body. No quorum was pres
ent so the board took adjournment.
Richard Laverty made the course of nine
holes yesterday afternoon in q which Il
bogy play. Each afternoon this week hal
seen the golf lovers out on the links, The
course will be very satisfactory this year
The members of the Mems club OF st
Martins church are preparing a minstre
to be given at the South Omaha High
school auditorium May II.
The swatfest at tho grand opening o.
the South Omaha Country club will begir
promptly at . p. m. Friday afternoon
Floyd Sherwood has a system of handicap!
arranged
Court Allemania No. 3025, Independent
order of Foresters. will hold an importan
meeting this evening. 24lS y street. Re
freshments will follow the business session
The funeral Of Mrs. Augusta Smith will
be held at the residence near Avery a
2:30 p. m. today. The burial will be II
Bellevue cemetery. The funeral is private
Fritz f. Sandwall and family will star
for Sweden Sunday. They will spend
few days visiting in the east and will TAX,
one of the liners the latter part of mex
week.