Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-05
HAPPENINGS IN
THE MAGIC CITY
High School Printing Press Deliv-
cred and Will Be Put in
Position.
MCCARTHY TO VISIT CHICAGO

grit OF the school instructors who bought
the press.
Principal $ w Moore and Prof r. H.
johnson, head OF the commercial depart
ment are the mysterious two mem
bers OF the faculty who bought the press
The machine with a complete set Of type
for operating cost more than $40 Facii-
ties 70 with the press which will enable
an industrious staff Of workers TO put out
a paper within two weeks time. The ac-
tual cost II all the reading matter were
set by hand would be little more than
81 an issue, with linotype an issue OF
twenty pages would cost approximately
SO.
we don't expect to do wonders with
this press, Prof johnson. former
printer who will have charge Of the de-
phrtment. said yesterday, but we DO ex-
poet TO DO away with the heavy expense
that has formerly been encountered IN
printing the 'Tooter.
According to our figures with what ad-
vertlsing our business STAFF can solicit in
comparison with last years record We
will more than pay for the present press
before the coming school year Is out
Packing House Worker Drops Dead.
Suffering a relapse OF organic heart
!.
, plant, where he was employed on the beef
! killing floor as butcher. William r.
Farmer, coored. recently OF Oklahoma,
dropped dead yesterday morning at 5
clock. lie II survived by n widow and
eight children, who live In Oklahoma.
Farmer was q new resident OF the city.
lie was about forty-fve years OF
age. Deputy Coroner Bernard LarSin
took charge of tho body
Mccarthy to Chicago.
Michael Mccarthy desk sergeant at
the South Side police station, will leave
this evening for Chicago, whore he will
visit with his two sisters during the
next ten days. One sister Mrs. Walter
Bulls. Is the wife OF Chicago police
man, and the other Is Mrs Fred Reed.
Both live at the intersection OF Franklin
boulevard and Western avenue
Deaths ana Funerals.
Mrs Mary Vaohtri aged 81 years died
at the home of her daughter. Mrs. d. p.
5ohwss. SGOs y street Funeral will be
held from the family residence TO the
Church OF Assumption at .. m Sunday
afternoon. Gnterment In 81. Mary's GENE
tory.
small Robber4es Reported.
Merchandise valued at several hundred
dollars and consigned for different towns
OF Nebraska was stolen from a Buring-
ton railroad freight car standing on the
tracks In the city yards yesterday by an
unidentified thief. Ths seal of the car
was broken open. Truant officer Paul
McAuley reported the matter.
A saddle mounted with a silver en-
graved plate. valued at SO, was stolen
from the South side horse and mule
! barns yesterday. The property belonged
! to John Kirchgessner. 6i7 North Twenty
fourth street. South Side. Chauffeur Dan
baum reported the robbery.
boxing Results in Accident.
A friendly boxing match between Mike
Curtin. carpenter. Thirty-sixth and A
streets and David Russell. Thirty-sixth
and d streets, in the center OF tho road
bridge over the Burlington railroad
tracks at Thirty-fourth and r streets,
last evening at $50 o'clock, resulted in
fall of twenty feet TO the tracks below
by the former, Curtln's back was Sc
verely sprained and he was removed to
the South Side hospital. where he was
attended by DR.. e. II. shanahan. spe-
oial Officer zaloudek made the police
report
Fake solicitor Reported.
Soliciting orders In the name of the
Brandeis stores Of Omaha, an imposter.
young man about 30 years of age. ap-
preached two residents OF the West End
In an effort 10 get orders. and eventually
receive payments for same. The two
women called up the South Side police
station and Sergeant Carey was detailed
to the case.
The man was described as a tall. heavy
set person. wearing a blue and white
striped shirt. tan shoes, panama hat.
blue serge suit and OF sandy complexion.
To the Memory of J, O. Eastman.
At no time did Comrade J. o. Eastman
present the appearance OF a man physi-
cally strong. On the last Sunday Of his
life, but one. he walked to the First
Methodist church, where he loved to 20.
He left no farewell word nor any special
dying testimony. Why should he! The
testimony he did leave was a life given
70 the dear Savior and Masters work.
He Is gone from us. but In memory he
Is with us now. The sound OF his voice
is stilled the vanished handelasp not
ours in the old-time kindly greeting. but
he Is not lost 20 Us. He was genial
a companion amiable In manner. and
plthSlnk IN cOhNofpos no was bfako-
lack OF courage in the performance OF
duty he never exhibited as a Christian
and loyal soldier in defense Of Old Glory.
and in this flag he loved and honored,
he was wrapped when he was laid away.
Soldieri Calm be thy rest May thy
Elumber be sweet
No longer the panoplied foe shalt thou
meet.
The strife is now over. the victories
all won.
The deeds are on record. thy duties
d0ne
Sweet type Of our trust in the true and
We offer IN tribute and strsw DER thy
grave
Long as nature her seasons revolving
shall bring.
May thy memory bloom in garlands Of
green.
And now we in sadness must leave thee
IN this thy last tent
The little green tents whore the soldiers
sleep
Are covered with flowers today
And between the tents walk the very few
Who were young and strong in siXty-tWo,
When they went TO the war away,
The little green tents are built OF sod
They are not long, they are not broad
And the SOD 10 part OF the land they
When The nag Of the enemy darkiy