Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-20
HAPPENINGS IN
THE MAGIC CITY
Omaha Library Board May Start
Museum on South Side to
House Relics.
TWO AUTO THIEVES PURSUED

The Omaha Library board. acting under
! suggestion OF former President Gene
! Mayfield of the now defunct South
Omaha Library board. and several other
| prominent local residents, is about to
provide for a small museum at the local
library building at Twenty-third and NJ
streets. For several years, local citizens
have been working for such a depart
ment. but, for obvious reasons, have
failed
/ The abundance Of relics, heirlooms OF
local families that will soon become i'm
mensely valuable. along with the old
skeletons and Indian fighting weapons
dug up in the last few years by Robert
Glider and others in the region near
Child's Point and the creek below the
Magic City, have furnished considerable
argument In themselves to originate II
/ local museum.
! Since the death of Balthas letter,
owner of the letter Brewing company,
whose hobby It was to gather and ac-
cumulate valuable relics, the idea of such
department at the local library has
been increasing An attempt was made
several years ago by Mr.. Mayfield to
originate the department under the South
Omaha Library board but for financial
reasons the start proved a failure.
Il have every reason to believe that
the venture is a sure thing this time, ="
Mayfield said yesterday THE Omaha
| Library board appointed committee
some weeks ago to investigate the mat
/ ter and reported favorably, I understand.
Action will probably be taken during the
coming week by the board authorizing
the expenditure OF enough money TO
carry the thing through
I'VE have every reason to predict sue
cess in the plan. The offer of Bruce
McCulloch to donate free his collection
of Philippine relics as well as the Balthas
letter collection would alone warrant
a success In the venture. Hundreds of
other contributions would follow these
as soon as the museum has become an
actually
The most striking relic unearthed by
Mr.. Glider several years ago in the re-
gion about Child's Point, where Indian
tribes were supposed to have gathered
| for conference in prehistoric years, Is
an entire skeleton of man. an Indian
presumably. This is now resting, I'M
jointed, in the local library.
Bold Theft In office.
A bold theft displaying considerable
cleverness on the part of the thief, was
executed last Friday night, when the busi-
ness place of j. L. Duff. real estate and
| fire insurance man with offices at 1912
| L streets, Just outside the center of the
| downtown district, was broken into and
several checks on different firms and
South Side people taken out of the safe.
On September 8, q Sunday evening, the
home of Mr.. Duff was broken into and
the keys to the office and the safe were
taken. Last Friday night the same
thieves, evidentalIy, secured access to
| the safe by means of the keys. They
were able to unlock inner doors of both
the office and the safe. Entrance was
made by breaking into the back window
Police are keeping a close lookout fol-
the thieves. Several thefts of the same
bold character have taken place in the
last two weeks.
Miss SAKE Talks.
Under the tutorship of Miss SAKE OF the
| ''Billy" Sunday party, some 100 girls,
mostly students of the South side High
school, are meeting weekly at the First
Presbyterian church Miss SAKE, who or
ganized the class, is the instructor and
has instilled enthusiasm among all her
Bible students.
Announcement in The Bee yesterday
that the class was organized in the high
school building was incorrect, owing to
a mistake of the high school reporter
The class was organized and is meeting
in the Presbyterian church.
New schOOi opened.
The educational department of the
newly organized citizens school of the
Central INSTRUMENTATION church al
the old Young Mems Christian associa'
ton building at Twenty-third and
streets, was opened Saturday. A number
Of students enrolled in the classes FOL
piano, voice. public speaking, art anc
needlework Well educated local members
of the church will teach the classes
Nominal prices are charged.
The day nursery has been put into
operation, but still lacks a complete
equipment. Donations of pictures, small
chairs and especially childrens beds anC
bedding are needed by the women II
charge. The work is a comprehensive one
and is the most practical attempted by
local church people. ANY contributions
will be greatly appreciated.
Business wOmcn's Meeting.
The downtown business women's sec
ton for the Sunday campaign for soutf
Omaha, including the Exchange building
"a organizing under Mrs. George Carley
Thirteenth and Harrison streets, South
Omaha. South Omaha business womer
may get in touch with Mrs. Cariey fol
directions in this work. Some of the fea
lures in the near future will be sectiona
prayer meetings in the downtown dis
tricts, with a rally OF South Omaha bust
ness women and a reservation at th'
Tabernacle on some evening to be de
eided upon later.
Auto Thieves Pursued,
At the sight Of Motorcycle officer Der
Hiatt rounding the corner of Railroad
avenue and w street. coming directly
their way. two young auto thieves. EC
Pabln and Louis Chalbrad. South Side
drove the stolen car in which they were
riding directly into the Union Pacific rail
road yards on the west side of the avenue
coming TO a hating stop after they haC
smashed into the fence.
Jumping from the machine, they at
tempted to make their escape from thu
speed cop by running swiftly down tn,
railroad tracks towards the county line q
few blocks below. Hiatt pulled his CUR
after vainly calling upon them TO stop