Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-06
steve LukIs Injured.

steve LukIs Injured.
Steve Lukis. 24H . street, nad his right
eye cut from its socket yesterday after
noon in a fight at Twenty-seventh and r.
streets. The quarrel arose between him
and some of his countrymen with little ap-
parent cause. lie said he was attacked
by several at once aud that they used
knives. 1t was found that he had ten
knife wounds in his head. Nine of these
were in his scalp and the most Serious cut
around the inner rim Of the eye socket
and gouged the eye from It's socket. The
nerve Of the eye and the tendon are all
that remained answered. DR.. A. Ii. Koenig
performed the delicate operation of put-
ting the eye back in the socket and clos
ing the wound. 1t required nine stitches
to complete the operation. After the
wounds were dressed Lukis was sent to the
South Omaha hospital
Peter Westby and Joe Beresh were ar
rested in connection with the case, and
the detectives are looking for several others
who are said to have been implicated In
the cutting.
PuEiIism Transferred from Reno.
| No sooner had the bulletins announced
/ the result Of the fight at Reno than c.
{ Ball, colored, Of South Omaha and Bill
Smith, white. Of south Omaha transferred
/ the championship battle to south Omaha
| and engaged in a lively fisticuff without
rounds or referee. They were milling over
/ time when the police, as in other disor-
derby fights, interfered After they arrived
at the Jail and the policeman released his
grip on young Smiths arm, he Immediately
renewed the battle, with the remark: Tn
show him that there is no neEre who can
lick a white man" He landed a hard blow
on Balls eye before the police could in
terfere. Both men had got into the quar-
rel over the result of the flgi 8. Both were
placed in jail to mediate on the merits Of
pugilism.
Grace Green Missing.
Grace Green, IA years old, has been miss
ing from her mothers home since Saturday
evening. The mother is Mrs. I. Green, 25ll
\ street. The girl left home Saturday night
to visit a friend in Albright and did not
return. The mother thought she had de-
cided to stay all night with these friends,
but discovered later she had not been In
Albright and was gone without a trace.
/ she recalled that few days ago some one
had tried to induce the girl to leave home
on the promise of good position. The
girl had told her mother of this and was
advised not to have anything TO do with
the men who had Offered the place. So
far the police have not found the girl
Magic City Gossip.
Herbert Martin has gone TO Burlington
Ia, for a weeks visit.
A. L. Bergquist 4 Son carry new stock
OF cement, lime, stone, sand. brick. etc.
Frank Powers expects TO leave for York
Neb. 10 make his permanent home soon.
The Board OF Education VIII hold its
regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening
The city council Will meet tonight. spe.
cial business will consist of the problem
OF rsadvertising the sale OF bonds.
PHONE SOUTH SOS for a case OF JET
TER GOLD TOP BEER Prompt de
livery to any part OF city William letter
Charles Cox has just returned from a
p pleasant trip TO Spalding Neb He re-
ports crops and pastures in excellent con
| ditiOn.
W. a. Jones OF South Omaha has pu
one Of his merry mixers al the White Cit,
. / il Chicago. II Is a pleasu e-maAing de
vice familiar In South Omaha