Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-09
AFFAIRS Ar SOUTH G%aGGl
John Rutz, Burlington Lamp Tender.
Killed by Fast Train.
ENGINE sTRIKEs HIM AT CURVE
Annual Mcctins OF Library Hoard
Hell, ut which Former offlecrs
Are Hc-Elceted--LiFht Regis
trStion Tuesday.

trstion Tuesday.
John Ruiz lamp tender for the Chicago,
Burlington y quincy railroad, was in
stanuy killed Wednesday afternoon on the
company's tracks .Thirty-ninth and .
streets. About 4 y, m, two passenger
trains passed that point. The last train
crew discovered the body or Rats, and the
| train was stopped and word sent TO the
local officials OF the road Ruiz had
evidently been hit by the first train which
passed, The wheels had not passed d-
rectly over him. He was found living ON
! the south side tothe track or the sidlng near
which were the lamps Of the switch which
he had been tending. lie had a can Of oil
and had evidently been w0tNng at the
time The track makes a short curve near
the place and a is Thought the fast moving
/ train swept around the curve, striking him
before he had timo to get out OF the way.
| The deputy coroner ,. Is, Larktn. took
/ charge Of the body
( An inquest will probably be arranged,
The funeral has not been arranged. Rutz
I is of Polish nationality and is survived by
a widow and SON. The latter Is rs years VI
age. Rutz was past middle life
Report OF Library hoard.
The South Omaha Library board held
its annual meeting Tuesday night and
listened to the reading u the annual report
of tile librarian and thpn proceeded TO the
election of officers, All the old officers
were reelected, Mrs, Grace Pinnel who
has had charge Of tho library during the
year, mentioned many ipterestmg improve
| ments i'm the library and tho equipment
During the year the board expended in
the book fund sSSs.4l, ~ the building fund.
! including light, heat tRnltor service and
pair $l,625.l2; in the salary fund. $2lJIa5;
for supplies, 1924 and for miscellaneous
expenses, sal5. This',makes total of
a,7ll.
During the year 4lSs6 books were loaned
for home use. This was not quite so large
a number as In the previous years. More
interest was taken in the Bohemian books.
Many gifts were received Among them
wer seventy five or more books in the I'o-
hemian language e6tbys Statutes,
Chambers encyclopedia, Gend number OF
valuable reference books Including bound
! copies OF the current magazines, lac.
The library was frescoed throughout, and
numerous steel stacks were erected. The
library lost lO4 books by thertof which
ten were later recovered on the whole the
year was counted most successful
Presbyterian. entertainment.
The Presbyterian caurch. has completed
a program of exceptional merit 70 be given
in Highland park Friday evening septem-
Der g. for the benefit OF the church building
fund. Tickets have been Sold for 81 each
by the membership. - The program will con-
sist Of drill by the Bohemian Girls Gym
nastc club of Omaha, which at the recent
exhibitions OF the bohemian turner's proved
to be it's most attractive card Further a
fine company OF weight-liftlug gymnasts
will present an act, c., w. Martin of
Omaha will exhibit moving pictures of real
life which he has taken on his own respon-
sibllity. These pictures are exceedingly in
teresting from the fact that they represent
actual life of many quarters of the world.
Franek's band will also be present and fur
nish music during the drills and for all
needs of the evening. Other features will
make the evening one well worth the time
devoted to it, 'rhe public Is cordially in
w. vited to be present and assist the church
building fund. "A
Registration Very Light.
Less than fifty, on the average. was the
total registration Tuesday in each of the
several precincts of South Omaha. The
total registration for the day reached a
, possible 700 In the city IN this the demo-
cratic registration had slight lead, All
figures are estimates in this respect, as
only about half OF the boards returned the
books to the office of the city clerk yes
terday.
Mrs e. M Godfrey, for a number OF
years one of the prominent dealers in
jewelry in South Omaha, died at the home
Of her mother at Ninth and Locust streets,
Omaha, about 1880 p, m, Tuesday septem-
Der 6, She had been In business In South
Omaha since the death of her husband
several years previous. She had been III
for three or four months. so that she could
not attend to thesbusiness. Her health had
been seriously impaired for three years.
The funeral Will be held at D. M today
from the residence OF her mother, DR., X.
L. Wheeler will have charge. The burial
is to be at Laurel Hin cemetery.
Magic city Gossip.
Lew Etter and wife have returned from
visit to Excelsior springs
L. H. Leigh has returned from a two
weeks outing at Toronto, Can
Mrs. l.. Parish will entertain the women
of Woodmen circle No. 50 at al kensngton
tea this afternoon sd
Frank Lambert was arrested yesterday
on suspicion OF number OF fOrgerles Tor
various small, amounts. .r
Mrs J. l.. Duff, 1928 Missouri avenue will
entertain the Presbyterian Kings Daugh-
i tiers Friday afternoon, -rt
officer Paul MacAuey reports strenu-
l Gus chase to get all the youngsters back
into their school work. -
, Miss Katherine Abbott. OF the South
Omaha public library has returned from
visit with relatives IN penver
! Mrs. ], Nj. Henry Mrs. ]. l.. Van SAINT
and Mrs. VIII Green visited Lincoln Tues
day and Wednesday for the state fair.
! The Ladies' Aid society Of the West q
| mission will meet this afternoon with Mrs
n, Johnson, Thlrtyreighth and H. street.
Phone Bell south S6s, independent F-lS6s
2 for case OF letter Gold Top Prompt
delivery to any part OF the city, William
letter.
a We wish to express our thanks 20 kind
a friends and neighbors who assisted US Ia
q the hour of trouble, and for the beautiful
flowers. Mr.. }. T.. Neiman MI and Mrs
E w. q. Neman, Mr. and Mrs. a. M. Camp
bell .r-
| The Shape Maker-Haye you read Of the
shape maker? You can now see them az
n flynn's. To those that don't know, We
n wish TO say that the shape maker Is Hart,
a shaffner a Marks latest victory In the
4 clothing line. It's suit for the young fell
I'm fparn no hny Z "A