Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-10
HAPPENINGS IN
THE MAGIC CITY

Employees of Armour Packing
House Are Soon to Have
Fine Athletic Park.
FUNERAL OF MRS. CLINE
Perhaps in few months there will
be regular amateur athletic compe-
titions among the men of the differ
ent packing houses of the city, as
there is among the high schools of
the state. At least, such a condition
Of affairs would be a certainty could
General Manager R. c. Howe of the
Armour plant have his way. >,
There have been busy times this
week at Armour's. A gang of men
has been employed grading and spad-
ing the base ball park at Twenty
seventh and R streets. No expense
has been spared to make the park
one of the most modern III the city.
A circular race track is being built
within the park, to be used by track
runners. 1t is the intention OF Mr..
Howe to have an athletic team for
every branch of sport, if possible.
Foot ball, track, base ball and basket
ball are the four branches that prob
ably will be most popular.
Assistant Superintendent John
Boeckhoff of the plant probably will
be in charge of the whole arrange
ment. Boeckhoff is a popular man
among the boys at the plant and is
their leader in the amateur base ball
league. He is one OF the officials.
The third group of vacation girls"
left this morning in an auto truck for
Kings lake, Camp Howe" where
they will stay one week. The camp
has been closed up for week during
the Fourth of July period.
Mrs. Genevieve Cline Dead.
The funeral of Mrs. Genevieve
Cline, 22-year-old wife Of w. S. Cline,
Young Spectator at the stock yards,
which will be held Monday afternoon
at 2 o'clock from the home OF the
couple to the Forest Lawn cemetery,
is attracting wide attention. Mrs.
Cline, formerly young society belle
of the South Side, is we'll known in
social circles. The funeral probably
will be one of the prettiest in long
time.
Mrs. Cline died Saturday morning
at her home, 1910 South Twentieth
street, following short illness. PAIL
bearers have not been selected as yet,
hut will be announced tomorrow
Rev. John G. Alder of the First
Christian church will officiate. In
terment will be made in the Forest
Lawn cemetery.
Two Bound Over.
Russell Bailey, 2622 M street, and
In. c. Sears. Twentieth and y
streets. were bound over to district
court Yesterday morning in South
Side police court under SSOo bonds
each, The two are charged with nav
ine stolen 800 burlap sacks from the
G. E. Harding and Pat Murphy bust
ness places on the night of July 4.
In preliminary trial in police court
each man attempted to fasten the
blame on the other. 1t developed that
Sears had hired team OF mules al
local livery barn, after two attempts
Later. after hiring Bailey to help
him. the two drove to the alley be-
hind the Murphy place and were in
t'.e act of loading the sacks when
espied by Harding and Murphy lheir
arrest followed. a., o..
covered that Sears had attempted to
contract with local man for large
number of sacks. In police court
Sears admitted having sold = number
of sacks to a local coal man before.
Launches Progressive League.
The p. L. I. NJ, or the Progressive
LeaCue for Improvement Mutual, will
informally make its bow to the public
in its new home at 2309-ll-l3 M street
next Tuesday evening. Pastor Cor
nish of the Central lnterdenomina-
tional church and organizer of the
nationwide movement has finished di-
recting the remodeling of the interior
of the old Young Mems Christian
association building. The improve
ments that have been made have COM
pletely transformed both the exterior
and the interior. -,
Cool drinks and ice cream will be
served as refreshments by the choir
guild of the church. A program OF
several musical numbers will be given
BY the orchestra. Rev. Mr.. Cornish
will speak, as well as Others Of the
congregation.
Demand for Morals Squad.
There is a persistent demand in
South Side police circles for morals
squad. The contention is MAIDS that
regular detectives who are supposed
to attend strictly to investigation
cases are considerably hamrered with
the morals end Of their jobs. Rob-
berries and other police business are
piling up in such proportions, it is
said. that soon it will be almost r,eces-