Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-05
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
School Board Meets Monday Night
to Organize.
BRIGGS REGARDED AS HERO
Mrs. John Parks, Wife of Building
Inspector, Died at Her Residence
Saturday MOrnins--Fu-
neral Monday.

Monday the Board of Education will
meet to organize for the coming year.
1t is probable that F. S. Richardson will
E. r. Leigh, who has held the place
for two terms. A year ago Richardson
might have become president, but he pre-
ferred to serve one year before assuming
the headship.
Just how the lineup for the secretary
ship will turn out is not known and none
of the school directors will say anything
about the matter. It is conceded that the
matter will be settled Monday and that
the place will go to Fred Mower or
Charles Eads. Both men have many
friends and much support. Dean Ringer,
it is thought, will be attorney for the
board to succeed A. C. Pancoast who
will not be a candidate TO succeed him
self
After the organization of the board there
will be the letting Of contracts, including
much painting and interior decorating
work. The contracts will run well in the
thousands and many of the contractors OF
the city are expecting to get a chance at
the bidding. School contracts have al
ways caused mUre or less difference.
| President E. r. Leigh has expressed the
thought that the board may finally de-
eide to buy material and do the work with
| its own painter, as Is done in some OF the
other cities But whatever way the board
decides. its decision is being awaited with
much interest by the small contractors
and labor men.
Scarr stiII a Sick Man.
| Charles E. Scarr, who has Leen unable
! TO be around the streets, has been con-
fined to the Methodist hospital for some
time, suffering from nervousness and
heart LESSONS. Mr.. Scarrs condition is
said to be somewhat improved. but physi-
clans say he will not be well for a long
time TO come.
| Briggs as a Hero.
Chief Briggs, who shot and captured a
negro desperate in sarpy county yester-
day, has come to look upon the little
county to the south with something OF
superstition and dread. So much so is
this true that the chief will not carry his
gun across the line He generally has an
old weapon slowed away in his auto for
emergencies.
/ Yesterday his bravery and GOODNESS was
the subject on every tongue in South
Omaha. Whatever his political opponents
say, Chief Briggs is accredited with being
absolutely white and without a yellow
streak in his makeup"
| Briggs will not talk much OF the shoot
| ing. He will tell about everything except
! his own prowess. at least.
Mrs, Parks Dies.
! Mrs. John Parks wife Of Building In
spector John Parks, died yesterday
morning at her residence, 1904 North
Twenty-fourth street. following a long
nlness Heart trouble caused Mrs. Parks
death. She had suffered an attack OF
pneumonia a year ago, from which she
had never fully recovered. 1t is said. She
is survived by her husband and two sons
John, jr.. and George Parks.
Mrs Parks was one OF the best known
and highly regarded women OF this city
She was noted for her cheerful disposi.
tion and her gentle kindliness TO the less
fortunate. The funeral viii be held Mon
day morning at $50 O'Clock from the late
residence 70 st. Bridget's church. Burial
viii be in ST. Mary's cemetery.
Burned by Firecrackers.
While playing with firecrackers yester-
day morning the 5-year-old son Of Henry