Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-31
HAPPENINGS IN
THE MAGIC CITY
Stock Yards Officials Look with
Satisfaction Upon Record
of January.
BREAKS MARK MADE IN 1919

T yards company In the exchange build
| ms, more than $4,000 head OF hogs were
received at the yards during the month
Of January OF this year. The previous
record was established in February. 1919.
whom Ss,0S2 head were received. Local
stockmen arc overjoyed that record
should have been the first month follow
Ing the greatest year In the history OF
the yards
BirthdHy for Houston.
81 Houston. the dean OF the feeder
spectators celebrated his seventy.flfth
birthday yesterday. He has been in the
game at South omaha for nearly a quar-
ter of century,
Cutie Held Up.
! John cutie. sos South Eighteenth
street, was strongarmed by two young
negroes last evening at Z o'clock at the
corner OF Twenty-slxth and Q streets
and robbed OF SS5 and gold waltham
watch. open face. Cutie was just re-
turning home after going through the
/ . street district.
Descriptions Of the two holdups given
the police follow; First. 20 years. five
feet six inches. 100 pounds. brown suit
and dark cap; second. Is years. six feet
In height, $50 pounds. short dark coat
/
Mrs, FuriOnR Returns,
Mrs. Bridget Furlong arrived home last
Wednesday after four-month visit in
County Wexford, Ireland, whore she has
been visiting with relatives. Mrs. Fur
long made the trip alone. leaving her
son, Thomas, and her brother, John
Murphy. for an Indefinite stay In Europe
Mrs. F'urlong sailed on the New York
I Ilya Gha had
great deal 10 tell her friends OF her
trip across the ocean, while the war was
In progress.
Rev. w. n. Hill Resigns.
Accepting call to pastorate in North
Dakota, Rev. William r. Hill. South
Side Billy Sunday worker and pastor
OF the Trinity Baptist church at Twenty
fifth and II streets, has rendered his
resignation as pastor Of the local church.
The resignation will take effect on Feb
ruary g. Members OF the church board
will act on the matter during the coming
| week.
DIT. Hill will be an evangelist in
, the new territory with headquarters
either at Grand Forks OF Fargo. He has
been pastor OF the local Trinity church
which was formerly the First church
OF South Omaha, for three years and Is
very we'll liked by all who know him.
a successor will be chosen by the board
soon.
| badges for Attendance.
Garfield school pupils to the number
OF eighty attained an average OF 100
per cent In attendance and punctuality
for the entire semester of school just
closingR
School authorities honored the students
In recognition Of their excellent work by
presenting each OF the eighty students
with a neat badge made up OF school
colors. The following pupils OF the school
ranked first in their respective olassesi
Bertha Winter. Ernestine Tomasek.
Kathryn Parker. Stella Horwich. Alva
Chambers. Esther Nystrom, Pauline swo-
boda. Clarence christenBon, Matthias
volz and Evelyn Wore.
Surprise Party.
A surprise party was given compli-
msntary TO Miss Elizabeth PavlaA. at
her home Sunday afternoon. A number
OF friends In the neighborhood partici-
pated. The afternoon was passed play
ing games and dancing. A dainty lunoh-
con was served. Those present were:
Elizabeth Pavlas. Anna Paviik, Jose
phine shramek. Rose slegi. Mary Sed-
lacek Mary Vasak, Mary Stehno. Helen
Vasak. Helen Raindl. Agnes vondra,
Cecil Raindl. Agnes Dolezal, Rose Bosa-
mex. Lucille Kratxy, Mary Pavlas and
Joseph Pavlas.
New Plan at High school.
The opening OF the school semester In
regular high school work at the local
high school tomorrow morning will find
a new schedule In operation. Five ono
hour periods will take the place OF the
seven forty-five-minute sessions that
have been in vogue almost since the
high school was organized in the South
Side. The usual hour for noon will be
allowed
Principal Moore announces that school
will be dismissed at o'clock instead Of
s:lb as has been the case In the past.
Half Of each hour period will be do
voted to study while the other half win
be consumed in the study Of the lesson at
hand. II a student carries five studies he
will have TO do all OF his studies at home
or subject himself TO but a half hour
preparation. Students who carry but four
studies will have but an hour a day to
devote exclusively 10 study while In
school.
The enrolment Is larger than ever re-
The future OF all departments of the
school Il indeed brilliant and students as
we'll as teachers are looking forward to
tho coming semester with pleasure The
printing department did not lose a single
, member
, Collins 10 Omaha u,
Johnny Collins, alumnus OF the local
high school and a brilliant basket ball
player. il staying with relatives in the
South Side. He il expecting to enroll at
the University OF Omaha for the second
semester's work az that institution.
Collins studied a semester at Nebraska
university and planned TO attend this fall.
! but was declared ineligible 10 Join the
university basket ball team His place
Is easily assured. Coach Jumbo Stiehm
and other directors at the Nebraska in
stitution having been after the athlete
for some time. He will attend the state
, school next September, turning out for
the basket ball team the following Jan
uary. Collins was a prominent figure at
: the local South High-University Place
: game last evening IN the High school
gymnasium.
Magic City Gossip.
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