Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-04
TEACHERS NEARLY STARVED
Men Beat Them to Buffet and Eat
Up Just About Everything.
ONLY TWO SMALL EGGS REMAIN
Omaha Teachers snowbound Don't
Think IL Much Fun when
Hungry Men Are Aboard
and Provisions short.

Miss Martha l. Powell. Mrs. Nora II.
Lemon and Emil c. Miller Of the Omaha
schools have returned from 81, Louis.
where they attended the meeting Of the
superintendents' division. o. the National
Educational association. They returned
gaunt and hungry. but not the least bit
peeved over a most eventful trip.
Their train was snowbound in Missouri
for a day and a night. When the train
came TO a standstill in the country the
Omaha school teachers looked out Of the
windows and shivered. ''oh, WELL
thought Superintendent f. L. Graft,
'ftll start pretty soon. for this Wabash
Is reliable road" And he went to
sleep.
Next morning he awoke. and so did the
others. by jovel" announced Prof.
earns, this scenery is just about like
the country We passed through last
night. Wonder why we stop so long In
this placer" He looked through the win
dow, after he had scratched the frost off
the pane. for It was kind OF cold In the
sleeper.
Sees a Bucket brigade.
First thing he saw was a brigade Of
men trudging across a field Of snow, each
carrying two buckets. They were toting
water for the engine. but they could not
tote enough and the steam pipes began
TO cool. 4 conductor came into the Pull
man. His nose was red from the cold.
Come into the chair car" he com
manded. We can't keep this one warm,
stuck in the snow here and can only heat
that chair car. Two women with little
babies In there and so must keep IL
warm"
They went Into the day coach. Time
began TO drag and each took turns read
ing from an ancient copy Of the Literary
Digest, All the advertisements were
learned by rote and each editorial was
read half dozen times.
All day the train stood still and the
crew carried water. The forenoon was
not far advanced. however. until the
passengers from Omaha discovered they
were hungry.
just Two ERRs Left.
Let's go into the diner and get some
thing to eat" suggested Mrs. Lemon.
Where are those mem" They we're not
in the car. They were found, however,
not In the diner. for there was none. but
In the buffet. Dr. Thomas Of the Kear-
ney State Normal school, Superintendent
Graft. Prof earns and Prof. Miller were
there and they had made a clean sweep
OF II. Except two eggs, which the women
declared were the smallest they ever
saw. there was nothing left for them.
They ate the eggs with great relish and
sent Prof. earns TO the nearest town
ever so far away-to get something real
for breakfast He returned with bag
OF raisins, box of Uneeda biscuits and
package Of grape nuts. 30 they ate,
but were not satisfied.
Dr. Thomas Make. Confession.
Late in the afternoon omahas delega-
ton to the st. Louis convention was
actually furnishing. and feeling lonesome.
too. ''whenl when! will we ever have
anything to eat?" walled one OF them.
DR.. Thomas began to fldget about and
looked uncomfortable. But nobody sus-
pected him. Finally he broke down and
confessed.
you see," he began, 81 wanted our
domestic science teacher. who is one of
the best cooks In the state, to have a
share In this banquet that is to be given
Tuesday night to the Hon. Phllander c..
claxton. II is given by the domestic
science teachers. But have lust talked
with the conductor and We win get 10