Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-31
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Only One More Day for Open Regis
tration on the South
Side.
SUBSTANTIAL GAIN OF VOTERS

Between 200 and 800 voters registered
at the city hall last evening between
and $50 o'clock Contrary to previous
announcement registration clerks we're at
their desks only during these hours. II
was expected that the office would be
open from u o'clock noon to o'clock
but the plan was changed. Friday even
ing will be the last day the hours being
the same. from TO o'clock in the even
ing.
II Is estimated that a gain of 500 or 700
young voters will be recorded. A large
per cent Of those who have registered are
removals from one house or precinct to
another. The gain will be one Of the
largest ever recorded here. notwithstand-
ing, and the South Side will take an inn
portant part in the coming city and
county elections.
A meeting OF the South Side Republican
club was held at the State Bank building
Immediately after the close of the regis
tration at the city hall. couple OF
hundred OF the oldtimers met to discuss
holding a rousing meeting right after the
close of the primaries. President P. j.
Martin presided and asked that all de-
tails of the proposed meeting be attended
to- This was voted a. proper. The meet
ing was buoyant with republican spirit.
Deputy Here After Man.
Deputy Sheriff William McCoid OF
Grand Island came to the South Side yes
terday afternoon to take charge of a
prisoner, Joe Polinski arrested by De-
tectives Fleming and Sullivan on a de-
scription given by Grand Island police.
Pollnski was discovered by local officers
I'm possession of a quantity of merchan-
disc that was stolen some time ago from
Grand Island store. A. Cohn also OF
the South Side who formerly lived in
Grand Island, appeared as complaining
witness against the man.
McCoid took him over the Union Pa
cific at 12 o'clock.
| TaEer Not Buyer.
"Ah want to buy a pair OF pants" a
slim negro about six feet tall and looking
to he about S6 years of age, asked a clerk
at the Glasgow tailor shop at Twenty
fourth and i streets yesterday afternoon.
| The clerk turned to direct another Gus
toner to a section of the store and when
he returned found his new purchaser
gone.
A glance about showed that the new
visitor had taken not one but two pairs
of trousers Detectives Gillen and Allen
Investigated the case.
OId-TIme StOckman Here.
Superintendent Jack Walters OF the
local Union stock Yards company is en-
tertaining his brother w B. Walters.
of the Chicago Yards company. at his
home at Twenty second and streets.
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Chicago stock business for more than
forty-five years and is surprised at the
remarkable growth OF the local yards.
both in expansion OF business and build
ings.
Coming show HeraIded.
Local stockmen are becoming highly
enthusiastic ovt~ the coming meeting OF
the National Swine association at the
local yards here during the next Ak-Sar-
Ben period In October. a conference
with General Manager Buckingham OF the
yards company. participated in by Pres
ident w. NJ. McFadden and Secretar,
James j. Doty of the association las
Tuesday in the office of the genera
manager. brought some surprising pre-
dictions to public view. The enthusiast,
president predicted that hogs valued
at an aggregate OF more than quarte
million dollars would be brought 10 tn
National show to be held here In th
horse barns at the north end OF tn
yards.
There will probably be more thar
1000 hogs at the show" President Nc
Fadden told Buckingham. THE frs
prize will probably be given TO swim
, valued at between 5000 and $4,000" Thes
; enormous figures startled local stock
: men. but as much success has alread
B been experienced in other shows. It
hoped that the predictions will also appl
10 the coming show.