Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-26
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Greeks Fire Several Shots that Injure
Two Young Boys.
PETE BADKUs SERIOUSLY HURT
Young Men Declare Foreigners Fired
without ProvoCation 49, License
Question Puzzles Police
HOnrd.

The peace OF the Thanksgiving day OBJ
servances in South Omaha was narred by
a shooting as the result OF which two
young boys, John Sempeck and Pete
Badlus. who live at Thirty-sixth and II
streets, are patients Of Or. Koutsky. The
shooting occurred in the vicinity Of their
homes. According to the story told the
doctor by Sempeck. who had just got off
the train at the Burlington depot he and
the other boy had got into conversation
with four Greeks employed on some rail-
road. who had been enjoying themselves
during the day. In their spirit Of hilarity
the Greeks began shooting and before Sem
peck knew he felt the impact Of a revolver
bullet in his right leg, which also passed
through the left When Captain Of Police
Dworak and Detectives Sheehan and Nc
CURE got 10 the scene they found that
another lad had been hit, Badkus. His
/ case is the more serious, as the bullet has
lodged in the right hip. He will be taken
TO the hospital this morning to be operated
upon.
The cause Of the shooting Is a mystery
20 the police. but they think the Greeks
had been annoyed by the boys and that
! they had fired to scare, not hurt. After
the shooting the Greeks took the tracks
towards Omaha, but so far nothing has
been heard Of them.
The South Omaha police Friday afternoon
arrested three men on suspicion of having
been implicated in the shooting. The pris-
oners are Joe Prince, Brono Faley and
Gus wono.
who Must Pay for Licenseg
The filing by Attorney J. D. Ringer on
behalf of Mrs. Adelia Gortsky, on the Fire
and Police board. of a notification that
they must insist upon the immediate pay
nent of the license for the saloon at
Thirty-third and L streets, held by Kasper
Lukowsli, is another phase OF q matter
which has been perturbing the board. Mrs.
Gortsky is one Of a number of protestants
to the granting of the license to the place
to Lukowskis brother The board granted
the license and appeal was taken to the
district court The court held that the
man was not entitled to the license and
the board then granted It to Kasper. Claim
was then made for the return of the 81 900
paid. but City Treasurer G!llin maintains
that Lukowski OF the people interested
should pay for the period the saloon was
running; that is, from May l until October.
and that the school fund, which gets the
benefit Of such licenses, should not be
deprived of II. There are legal opinions
pro and con and the most recent phase
Of the situation is this notification upon
the board.
All Enjoy Thanksgiving Day.
Weather, ideal in its character and spring
like in its mildness, favored Thanksgiving
day and as everybody was free from bust
ness the goings and comings were numer-
GUS. All public places of business were
closed as well as the banks, and the mer-
chants generally from the noon hour gave
their assistants a vacation. Union Thanks
giving services were held in the First Bap-
fist church, the preacher being Rev. T. NJ.
Ransom of the Letter Memorial church.
} The offering made during the service was
for the benefit Of the ladies' auxiliary OF
! the Young Mems Christian association.
There was quite number Of dances pub
lie and private, in celebration of the &C.
casion.
t Magic City Gossip.
; storm sash-see Rowland Phone South I
Mrs. Al smead of Minden is visiting he
Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Mead have returne,
from trip to Denver.
For Rent-7-room house, modern eXcep
;, heat. 719 N 2lst. Tel S. 2O27.
, Frank Henry, who is attending Anne
university, is home for few days.
Mrs. w. NJ. Doty has gone to Falls Cit.
b to visit her parents for few days.
Lem A. Scott and Peter Hansen have re
turned from two weeks rest at Excel
! sior Springs.
Councilman George Hoffman and a mum
=, Der Of friends spent yesterday rabbit hunt
- ing at Bellevue,
Mrs. Ben H. scull is spending Thanks
i giving week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
b William McCauley.
n The wedding of Emma O'Loughlin of thi
: | city and William j. O'Connor Of O'Neill
. Neb., took place Wednesday morning at 81