Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-22
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Two Unmasked Men with Guns Hold
Up Louis Parsley,
POLICE ARREST TWO SUSPECTS
Parslcy Identifies 1. Ketchum as One
of Hoidup Men who Got BiE sum
from Cash RcEister-Louis
Hotten Arrested.

Two men. unmasked and differing but
little in appearance from prospective Gus
/ toners walked into the grocery store uf
Louis Parsley at go North Twentieth
street South Omaha. at about 7:2O O'Clock
last evening and. pointing guns at Mr..
( Parsleys head, ordered him to throw up his
hands. Mr.. Parsley was alone in the store
and complied, the robbers then going
through the cash drawer and rifling il OF
Its contents $40 in all. and making their
getaway
MI Parsley could give but a meager de-
scrtpuon Of the pair one was tall and
slender with black eyes and wearing a
black SLOUGH hat and dark clothes The
other was about six inches shorter and OF
stouter build, wearing dark clothes also,
but a gray hat
Later In the evening the police arrested
on suspicion man by the name OF J.
ketehum. one Of a gang Of graders. When
taken to Parsley's store Mr.. Parsley was
sure the fellow was one OF the two
Early Friday morning man who gave
the name Of Louis Hotten, employed in
grading gang, was arrested as a suspect
in the hold up.
Keeping on the Lid.
Greater activity on the part Of the police
In preventing the Illicit sale Of liquor and
In closing up places where gambling is
| carried on in the city will probably follow
a meeting of the Fire and Police board
I yesterday morning.
Orders we're issued to the chief Of po-
lice TO be more strict is seeing that the
laws we're obeyed. The action by the board
has followed agitation of the question BY
business men who want a clean city. Some
Of the strongest protests have been made
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| don in trying to obey the law and having
to pay a high license with that Of the
bootlegger, who can sell when and how
he likes. In the last three months nine
/ bootlegRers have been arrested and fined
| by Judge Callahan, but in practically
every case there has been an appeal TO the
district court
Steals from Quarantined House.
| A burglar who stole watch and SIS out
OF the house of a switchman, named John
L. Wells, who lives at Forty-third and o
/ streets. may unwittingly be the means Of
| disseminating smallpox through the city.
Some OF the children are Ill and either
unaware or undeterred the burlar made his
way into the residence and carried off the
money which Wells declares was in the
pockets Of his trousers. Detective Shee-
han did not himself know that the house
was guaranteed until after he had made
his investigations and he then hastily took
measures TO have himself disnfected, al
though the disease has no terrors for him.
The head of the detective staff as the
result Of his Investigations. is somewhat
skepdcal OF the burglar story.
welcome New Minister.
The Rev. and Mrs. Rothwell Of the
FIRST Methodist church of South Omaha
were rendered a splendid reception at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. l. l.. Van SAINT
Twenty sixth and Il streets Thursday even.
ing About 100 members OF the church
! were present. j.. Dean Ringer delivered
the address of welcome and Rev. Mr.
Rothwell replied. Musical selections were
rendered by Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Will
Jams, Miss Pearl Lsverty and Mrs. John
Hughes. Refreshments were served.
/ Reception TO the ROthwells.
The Rev and Mrs. w. A. Pollock Of
the United Presbyterian church were vel
coined by their new congregation in
reception at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. II
W. zore. DR.. Hanna Of the First United
Presbyterian church OF Omaha delivered
the address OF welcome.
MOrseman Farm sold.
The o'Neil real estate agency has SOLD
the Morseman farm, which lies two miles
south OF the city limits and adjoins the
Barton farm. There are 10 acres in tbs
farm and the purchase price was 800 an
acre and was paid by N. Hansen Of Her,
man, Neb. He goes into occupation tn,
first OF March and intends 10 carry on th'
business Of dairying.
StelIinEs Beat Bakkes.
In the Central Bowling alleys last nigh
Stelllngs beat Bakke's Bakers by the scor'
of 2,3Q TO 201s Score:
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