Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-18

and Frank Otis of Humphrey, Neb.
Every one OF the five has proved that his early
training in the institution good, for they have
all won their way worthily in the world. Kinsler
Is practicing law in Omaha, Flynn Is q successful
civil engineer in Montana, o'Connor is secretary
of the Powell Supply company in Omaha, Otis is
the head of large concern in st. Paul. Mimi. and
McGovern has recently been designated as bishop
OF Cheyenne Wyo.
1t is with Patsy" McGovern born and raised
in Omaha, that this article deals in particular
His classmates admit that he was some" boy in
the days when his playground out of school hours
was about the neghborhood of Fifteenth and Jack
son streets
That the child is father to the man" has veri-
fication anew in the career Of Patsy" McGoyern
This loving dimnutve of the noble old name of
Patrick attached itself to him in childhood as
naturally as ever nickname attached itself to any
lad the other youngsters love for himself alone
His mother died when he was but and he was the
baby Of large family lie lost his father by death
a few years later, but his natural merit kept him
gladstone, clean and truthful. II he knew how to
tell lie he would not, and his word was good In
settling many a small dispute. That fact is
tradition among those who remember him as boy.
The father and mother of the new bishop of
Cheyenne moved from Cincinnati to Keokuk, Ia,
shortly after being married they did not remain
long in Iowa, but set out for Omaha, even then
getting on the map "a good town." They ar
rived here in the spring of 1856, and soon after
the head OF the family bought two lots which
to erect home. When the modest cottage
finished the discovery made it had been built
on the wrong lots; in fact, a block east of its
intended location, having been put UP on lana
owned by the noted Tom" Murphy, at Fourteenth
and Jackson. Neighbors did not make trouble for
each other in those days. and no fine points Of law
we're raised against the removal Of the new house
TO McGovern's lots. Here the new bishop Of Chey
enne was born October IL. 1872. In the boom
days the family sold this property, now occupied
by the Savoy hotel, for s1S.5O0. It is worth sew
eral times that sum now.
"Great changes have occurred in the neighbor-
hood of the old home in recent years said Father
McGoyern. AS I first remember the old place
there were terribly steep hills every side, and
We used to have grand sliding in the winter. We
never called It eoasting in those days-just slid
ing. And it wasn't the boy with the newest or
costlIest sled that always beat in the race down
hill The homemade article was most in evidence
and often won. Mostly we went down laying flat
on our stomaehs, and to sit up and steer with one
leg sticking out behind wasn't at ali fashionable.
It was the usual thing to get good grip with both
hands on the front of the sled and very often one
bow would be on top of another. if the sled was
strong enough"
Al the time the McGOverns. of whom there were
eight children. lived at Fifteenth and Jackson
more or less creek flowed through depression
in Jackson street. In rainy weather this creek
supplied the grandest old swimming hole that ever
ran before boys door. Thus the very steep hills
in winter and the creek in summer we're the sources
Of most elegant sport. Jumping the creek or swim
ming in it ard seampering up and down the noun
famous hills then dominating that neighbOrhood-
twas the sport of kings in very truth The joyful
exercise also developed a length Of limb that was
ofton stretched to the flying limit TO escape the
punishment for some piece Of boyish mischief In
these rugged typographical surroundings Patsy