Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-02
HAPPENINGS In
THE MAGIC CITY
Live Stock Sanitary Experts Will
Hold Important Meeting
Tomorrow.
RIHA GIVEN NICE PROMOTION

stock sanitary experts OF ten states, TO
discuss the different quarantine regula-
ton laws that now hold sway In the
stock producing states OF the country.
Representatives Of all western states, and
particularly of Nebraska, will be pres
ent.
For months. ever since the foot and
mouth disease broke out IN the middle
western yards and the east. the num-
berless varying quarantine regulations
passed and enforced by the government
has made II practically impossible to
carry on profitable interstate trade in
live stock. The regulations governing
the shipping OF stock In each state vary
ing so radically that It lie said to be
practically impossible to send a lot of
cattle from one state TO another with
out at least one holdup by government
men to comply with some regulation be-
fore the destination is reached.
The state board believed that II action
lie taken in Nebraska tending toward
unanimity OF regulation rules. other
states will follow suit and in this way,
cooperating with the government. a uni
form regulation system may be estab-
lished to the satisfaction Of ali stock
growers and shippers.
Promotion and Marriage.
H. J. Riha. prominent young Bohem-
ian, champion amateur ball player. and
head of the sausage department at the
Swift and Co. packing plant. has been
elected by his company to go to Rich
mond, Va, and take charge of the saus-
age and smoked meat department at the
81. mi ~.
Miss Marie zaloudek of Omaha next
Tuesday morning at o'clock and leave
the same evening on his wedding trip
for Chicago. There he will confer with
officials of the head plant before taking
charge of the plant at Richmond.
The promotion came Unexpectedly and
the many friends OF the young man are
overjoyed at his success. He has been
ten years in the employ of the company
at the local plant and rose rapidly to
be the head of the sausage department,
where he has been for two years
Fiha is a prominent ball player. play
ing with local amateur teams in the City
league. He is a splendid batter and is
feared by all pitchers in the municipal
leagues. Born and reared in South
OAAoAAos AlNAA6 ~ WChNy- hNh anu mar
rlson streets, he has been prominent in
lodge and school circles.
One, Five Years or Life.
II want to get married for one year.
How much does Il COST" was the sur
prising question asked Desk Sergeant
Mike McCsrty and Sergeant Hank Carey
at the police station Wednesday after
noon, by a tall, brown-faced laborer. Be
fore the gasping officials could muster
reply he reiterated.
How much will 1t cost to get married
for five years?"
1t developed that Don Joun, the labor.
er's name, had suddenly tired of the sin.
! gle life and selecting a maid of his choice
had decided to investigate the marriage
proposition. Considerable argument en-
sued before the two sergeants had con-
WINGED the man that they were not mar
riage license clerks Joun lived al
Twenty-sixth and streets and said the
| name Of his prospective wife was Marie
ling.
Sergeant Carey noticed Friday that the
marriage of the couple was published
in that days papers.
Gilman Elected Coach.
Former Captain Paul Gilman of the
Bellevue college basket ball and foot bal
teams has been elected coach of Logan
High school athletics for the coming
year. Gilman, who was in the city yes
terday announced that he will leave soor
for the Iowa town to take charge of the
athletic department there.
The foot ball captain won a place az
All-state guard on the Nebraska college
l ,,ts, Ia q -,
the best athletes ever put out among the
state colleges. He attended the Bellevue
institution four years and won many
honors In the athletic field.
Yesterday he announced that two
games with the South Side High have
been scheduled Considerable rivalry
has always existed between the two
schools and the contest this year is
bound to be more bittor than ever. A
good line of material is reported to have
entered the athletic field at Logan.
Seymour Club Program.
Secretary X. F. Worley OF the Seymour
Lake Country club sent out circular
letter and summer program Of weekly
activities Of the club to members Fri
day afternoon. The entertainments. field
and indoor. for the summer were listed
with the fastest news Of the progress OF
social activities.
President John Benkins and his family
are enjoying trip through western
states. Vice President c. L. Combs is
now visiting at Cheyenne. wyo.. while
on q vacation trip through the west. He
left Thursday en- route for Denver.
The golf courses at the club links arr
being used daily by women OF omahs
and the South Side. Nightly dancing
boating and tennis parties are enjoy.
| ing the use OF the grounds and the cafe
Several parties will be given during the
coming week.
Merchants Team 90 give Ball.
| The second annual ball OF the West 9
street marchants. class c base BED
nine OF the South Side. win be given
Wednesday evening at the Moss hall al
Twenty-ffth and n streets at 8 o'clock
The Banner orchestra will render the
music for the evening. The public is in
vited.
The Merchants Is one OF the fastest
Class teams In Greater Omaha Twenty,
two games were won out OF twenty-five
played this year. The team recently en-
tered the Class c division Of the City
League. Eddie Wilfond manages the
squad and William 0fllogly captains the