Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-06
HAPPENINGS IN
THE MAGIC CITY
Morris Company Announces It
Will Begin Construction of
Plant at Once.
FLOCK TO SWINE SHOW


Reconstruction of the ruined por.
ton of the Morris & Co. plant a,
Iwenty-seventh and P streets, will
be begun at once, according to an.
nouncement made at the company of,
flee yesterday. Men were placed at
work Tuesday afternoon clearing
away debris from the outskirts OF
the fire zone. Dynamiting of the
southwest wall will necessitate some
delay and will entail greater expen-
diture Of money,
Immediately after the destroyed
parts have been rebuilt, the work on
the new sprinkler system that was
being installed, will be begun. I'm
derground pipes are already laid and
it will be matter OF hanging the
pipes on the interior. Definite plans
on the type OF construction work in
the inside have not been announced.
1t Is expected that the sausage de-
partment will be completed in the
most modern style today. Word
from Chicago officials has not been
announced.
The six-foot firewall that separates
the beef house from the pork house,
Is still intact and is as firm as ever.
To this wall Is attributed the failure
OF the flames to sweep the entire
plant. The new fertilizer plant is
still in the course OF construction
The plant is being built near the base
OF the present one In the northwest
corner OF the company lot facing the
o street. viaduet and will cost 100000.
The new sprinkler system will cost
approximately 100000 and will re-
quire years time to complete,
Flock to Swine Show.
The National Swine show in the
new horse barns at fhirtieth and L
streets Is daily being attended BY
thousands OF stockmen who visit the
South Side daily. Local business
men have taken advantage OF the
splendid opportunity for advertise
msnt and have made up unique forms
OF printed matter and distributed the
same on the grounds and throughout
the yards.
All Twenty-fourth street Is decor
ated with red, green and yellow bunt-
ing, emblem OF Ak-Sar-Ben. Last eve
ming thousands Of South Omahans
attended the parade on the North
Side. The street car service was es-
pecially adequate as there was inter
militant service between the two
towns all through the parade and
after.
Fire in Cattle Pens.
A small fire in section 81 of the
cattle pens at the stock yards at
tracted hundreds of stockmen and
farmers at the Stock exchange al
1880 o'clock this morning. The blaze
was soon extinguished, although 1t
threatened to spread,
Magic City Gossip.
For Rent--six- room modern house at 22d
s ,ss, 6 streets Call Perry Wheeler So
Judge, Reed is still absent from the South
Side police court. He is expected back
Monday. Justice Of the Peace Caldwell
is acting in his stead.
Details Of police in plain clothes will be
sent to the North side this morning TO re-
main there all day. The coppers will guard
the path Of the president and his wife as
they lead the Historical parade
= ]. J. Marley, well known baker. is being
held by the police on the double charge
of speeding and passing streets cars while
people were stepping Oft. A street car
conductor advised the police Of the viola
ton and the arrest followed.
A meeting Of the executive committee
of the Young Mems Hughes and Fair
banks club will be held within few days.
Important matters for consideration will be
up and acted upon. The club plans to CO.
operate with the county republican commit
tee in bringing prominent speakers to
Omaha.
Captain Briggs has been assigned to take
care Of Eighteenth and Farnam streets, the
principal street corner In the historical
parade. this afternoon. The captain was
warmly complimented on the efficient man
ner In which he handled Sixteenth and
Douglas streets the most crowded corner
in the parade, last evening.
mass meeting will be held tomorrow
morning at the South High school to an
nounce the big Central South High school
foot ball game of Friday afternoon. Coach
Patton and members of the team will speak
including Captain Graham. The students
will attend en- masse probably chartering a
special street car for the occasion. The
nnpfasf will he pulled off IN Creighton