Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-09
HAPPENINGS IN
THE MAGIC CITY
Police Give Orders There Must
Be No More 0bstructing
of Sidewalks.
LOST GIRL HAS BEEN FOUND

There must be no more piling of
signs, boxes or other distractions to
traffic on the sidewalks of.the down.
town streets 70, advertisement here
AFTER" Captain of Police John Briggs
stated last evening. Officers walking
the beat along Twenty-fourth street
have had their attention especially
called to the ordinance.
The runaway OF a few days back
has caused the police to keep closer
lookout for teams and wagons that
are left united on streets of the down
town section. Many reports of teams
left united have come in to the police
station.
Little Girl Found.
Until late last evening police were
mystified over the disappearance Of
little 7-year-old Minnie Sher, daugh-
ter Of z. Sher, 2Sl4 Q street, who was
missing since 2 o'clock Thursday aft
ernoon.
Parents reported to the police last
evening that the girl had been found.
She had wandered to a neighbours
house.
Two South Side Deaths.
Mrs. Jane Brooks, 70 years old,
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. George Straley, 48l0 South Thir-
ty-sixth street. The funeral will be
held from the residence at 4 o'clock
Sunday afternoon. Rev. William ].
Shallcross, pastor Of the West Side
Interdenominational church, will Of
ficiate. Interment will be in Laurel
Hill cemetery.
Mike Connors, a resident Of tho
South Side for twenty years, died at
the County hospital Friday evening
after a long illness. He was for
many years meat inspector at one OF
the local packing houses.
Church Notes.
Grace Methodist, Twenty fifth and .,
Rev J. W. Morris. Particularly school q
worth issTue Al I. Union evening service
at the Trinity Baptist.
Hiiisdale Baptist. Forty.third and I. Rev.
William Holler. Pastor--Sunday school %
Friday evening a s:lS. All Welcome.
Central InterdenominAtionai. 23os-1l-1s y
Morning worship at 1o:tb. Bible school
at noon. Christian fcndeavor ut 6:<b. Eve
ming service at D.,
Charles II. Hoiier. Pastor--sundsy school Il
stb. Preaching at II by the pastor Union
services Of the South Side churehe. will By
held In this church At 8. Rev. ). N. Yerisn
will preach the sermon.
wheeler Memorial. Twenty third and ,,
n. L. Whaelsr, Pastor--sunday school u
s:l6; morning sermon at II; Christian En-
deAvor 81 Z; evening service at Trinity Bap-
tist, whsrs union services will be held
South Omaha United Presbyterian. Cor
ner Twenty third and H. Albert N. Porter.
psstor--Preaehins at II. subject. Refusing
Him that speaketh from Heaven" Sab
bath school. S:%6: Juniors, $40: young peo-
Pies meeting at 7; prayer meeting Wednes-
day evening At ..
west Side Interdenominati onal Thirty
eighth and q, Rev Mr.. shallcross. Pastor
ii. Christian Endeavor At :: Evening sery, :,
ice, at 9. Topic, Call for volunteers
Prayer meeting wednesday evening , a. .:
At Cot Ths scSsS S'ts a ...tsa
day and elected officers as follows: P,ssi-
M s, sss' XII. yiis Rsssidias M
III a reporter. ars Weiis; sick COMMITTEES.
Mrs. Pearl ana mrs. WeHs'
Magic City Gossip.
Roy Campbell. clerk, was arrested yes
terday BY Detectives aiiien and Allen on
charge Of wife and child abandonment
C. swirer Of cass county. who paid the
south side q business trip yesterday, an
nounoed that his county would be well rep
resented with pure bred Duroc ana Poland
China hogs at the national swine show.
Joe Gallup, . big cattle feeder ana ,an no5
the south Side market with fancy load
Of Poland China hogs averaging 2eo pounds
and selling at $3.50 q hundred. The ship
ment was handled by Byron Glow Co.
J. Melville True, . South Side young man
In the employ Of the Fairmont Creamery
company, has been transferred TO Scranton,
Pa, to take up . position with the COM
pany branch there.
III. formal opening Of the p. L. I. IL.
learue organised some months ago by Rev
II, X. P, Cornish. pastor of the Central In
| INSTRUMENTATION church. will be held Tues
day evening at o'clock In the new churcn
hall at Twenty third and M streets.
Tho Junior Christian EndeAvor Of tn
wheeler Memorial church met Friday even-
Ing At the church. Theime Weln leo tne
program. She was assisted b. the entire
memberuhip.
Tho shop Of :. orast. Twsnty-sixth and
N streets. was broken into Thursday eyen-
Ing and q quantity Of merchandise stolen.
"Dock" Tanner. editor Of the Nebraska
Democrat, had an awful time tins
Fourth" He says he broke me- giasses:
lost bunch Of coin on the big ''rassle" ana
mad the safe In his office touched for more
than a hundred all in the same day.