Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-19
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Frank VOndrsoek of 0debolt Dies as
Result Of Taking Poison.
DISAPPOINTED IN LOVE AFFAIR
Was Frequent visitor Here ana on
His Last Trip Became 50 De-
spondent that lie Took
CnrbolIc Actd.


Frank Vondracek. IS years OF age. took
/ poison Yesterday morning at Twenty
sixth and NJ streets over an auesed lis.
appointment in iove. He died last even
ing AZ the South Omaha hospital and his
body was turned over to Undertaken
Morgan Heaty pending the arrival OF
relatives from his home In odebolt la
| Nondracek, or Vondra, as he was known
/ by some, came to South Omaha from
Odebolt few days ago. He is said to be
! related to Frank smisek OF 6a7 North
| Twenty-seventh street lie obtained car
| bolic acid at Tobin's drug store on the
representation that II was for an injury.
] lie gave his residence as 5Z7 North Twen-
! ty-seventh street
Nondracek was found in an alley on
/ Twenty-siNth street. between and NJ
! streets, yesterday morning shortly after
S o'clock. Police Captain Hank Carey
! called DR.. a. A Fricke, who admins
tered first aid remedies and then sent the
man to the South Omaha hospital. He
was identified by Val Buglewicz, a Bo-
! hernian real estate man. According to
| the story told the police, Vondracek had
been working as a farm hand in Iowa,
! but visited South Omaha regularly.
mHg hHCHBt0 NOhNNcNas
! Fred Meyers and George Fry. arrested
last night by officer Jake Small al
Twenty-eighth and n streets. are thought
to be two Of the convicts who escaped
from the military prison at Fort Leaven.
worth a few days ago. The men were
arrested as suspicious characters last
nlEht by Officer Small, who found then
trying to peddle an alarm clock and some
carpenters tools. When taken to the
police station their manner attracted the
attention OF Chief of Police Briggs, who
put them through an investigation. The
account given by the men proved unsatls
factory to the chief and he ordered then
searched. Briggs and Desk Sergeant
Smith in searching the prisoners assert
they discovered prison numbers on theil
clothing. .,.T,
Sells Immune Hogs.
| James w Hall. prominent and larg,
cattle feeder, living at Dunlap, Ia, wal
Represented at the South Omaha yardi
To-day with fun load Of immune hogs
which he has been feeding about thre,
and one-half months, and sold for 500
per cwt. and averaged 256 pounds. On
November 8, 1918, he bought 1872 head o
pigs. averRging at that time 1t0 pounds
for S.15 per hundred, and shipped then
from Stockhsm. Neb., to Mr.. Halls farm
at Dunlap, Charles Cox states that wheI
he purchased these hogs for Mr.. Hall =
was well known that the hogs were al
dying with cholera at Stockham, tn,
point where they were bought and wheI
M. Hail received the carload of pigs h,
Immediately vaccinated them and placed
them In, a yard where he had jus
burned about eighty head Of his owl
hogs that had died with cholera. Mr.
Hall fed these pigs on full feed for abou
Tthree months and did not lose a pig. Or
Z Monday of this week the Inter-stat
lCommission company sold the top ioa,
of these immune hogs, averaging 90
4 pbuEds, at $s.55. the extreme top prlc
. that day. The whole bunch cost Mr.. Hal
81 055 when they were bought. and sol
after being fed out for $780,
a birthday party was given Monda
evening in honor OF Miss Cora Storm a