Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-28
People and Events

The militant of England have buried the
Ratchet and are busily engaged knitting socks for the
soldiers
Having secured an order for 5000 horses from Rus
STA, Pittsburgh the suggestion OF transmitting
its name into Pittsgrad.
Charles II. Grasty has retired from the journalistic
field In Baltimore, leaving the Evening SUI to shine
without his guiding hand.
The furthermost town of East Prussia, between
Russia and the is Nimmersat Never-satsfied-
But the Russians may have turned It into their own
language by this time.
After thrty-three years of continuous service as a
trustee OF Columbia university Seth Low has resigned
For ten years of this period from 1890 TO 1900 Mr.. Low
was president of the university
Bachelor girls outnumber nfsrriageable men in San
JOSE CAL three to one Eastern bachelors headed for
California arrange for stopover at San JOSE IL
they banker for little excitement
The Philadelphia Public Ledger has started a bonn
bardment of Philander C. Knox hoping to bring him
out into the open a candidate for United States
ator to succeed Senator Oliver in 1916.
One OF the OF Santa Barbara, Cal,
rudey attempted to beat Miss Christie Holmberg for
the office of city clerk He was showed under so
badly that his vote listed scattering.
The enthusiasm injected into headlines announcing
Russian assaults the Austrian fortress of PrZemysl
bespeaks the hope OF the printer man of the early
Punishment OF the explosive from the map,
Benjamin Priest Of Canaan Somerset county,
Maine claims TO be the Oldest soldier OF the Civil
living He is just over 1903 and thinks he doesn't
feel much different than he did at 80 Time in its
flight has touched him gently.
Rev. Ira Hardness a University of Chicago gradu-
ate and pastor OF the Wasco Baptist church OF
Aurora, Ill, has cast aside the allurements the
pulpit and taken up the hourly excitements Of .
5-and-lO-csnt-Store Job. Can you beat IL?
The most distinguished wage-earner in North Ber-
wick. Mass is Miss Augusta McCreils, who is stin
the looms after continuous service that Govern
a period OF almost fifty-three years; her step st1
alert intellect unmpaired and her interest in life
great when she a girl the old farm in
Maine.
The late John Alvah Blaisden OF East Lebanon
Me-, lived his farm without human companion
for than forty years but had. at times eighteen
twenty cats. He read every newspaper he could
secure and is said 20 have read every book in the
East Rochester public library. and Of them
three four times
East rutherford n. j.. had great base ball game
scheduled sunday October l. before the president
designated that day for peace prayers The Jersey
town believes prayers and peace also roots the
national game. To reconcile the events the
ayers OF the game have engaged preacher who will
lead In prayer the designated hour between and
O'Clock IN the afternoon" novel and satisfactory
arrangement for peace advocates and sports.
There is greater Joy on the side lines OF family
life than a good aunt a tcklish uncle. Miss Patsy
Campion OF Denver will subscribe to the first half OF
the sentiment for she has aunt who Is peach
strings uncommonly tight fearing daughter would
become a spoiled child OF fortune II given free
with money. Right here the good aunt came TO the
rescue She gave Miss Patsy check FOR as 900 and
told her 70 go 10 it for a good time"