Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-27
HAPPENINGS IN
THE MAGIC CITY
Boosters Club Speaker Urges
Acceptance of Light Con-
tract by Voters.
BIG MEETING IS HELD

BIG MEETING IS HELD
Some people may want to throw a
lot of money into high priced copper
or new plant that will take a decade
to build, but for my part | would
rather wait until the war is over and
buy when prices are reasonable"
Judge G. c. Collins. secretary OF the
West Side Boosters club and cham
pion OF the tive-year electric light
contract, said at big meeting Of club
members at the Fenton hall Friday
evening.
at would take from FIVE to ten
years to stretch all the lines neces-
sary to actually feed all the possible
patrons in Omaha and as for buying
the present plant outright when cop
per is rated twice and three times
what it was before the outbreak of
the war, it would be rank foolishness.
The electric light people have pre-
sented US proposition where we
have nothing to lose and everything
to gain. Ny idea is to let the thing
slide at least until the war is over
and then buy with loss to none and
ultimate good to all"
The majority OF the fifty members
present, all property-owners and tax
payers of the district mentioned
were enthusiastically in favor OF the
contract. Father Jonaitas of St An
thongs church, Lithuanian, spoke in
favor of the contract. The vote was
postponed until Tuesday evening
when it was predicted that still
larger crowd would turn out.
A committee OF three was appoint
ed to interview President Wattles OF
the Street Railway company in re
gard to getting the promise OF the
company that the West Q street car
line would be extended south on
Thirty-sixth street from Q street to
the county line. The main objection,
according to opinions recently rem
dered by street car officials, is that
the street ought to be severty feet
wide. It is only 90 feet wide. Louis
Cohen, M. L. Martin and Joe Giles
are on the committee.
Asks Stiff Penalty.
A good government league,
whose object it will be to seek the
enforcement of the Slocumb law in
the state, was started by resolution
at a meeting of West Side boosters,
Friday night. The club members
passed resolutions authorizing COM
mittee to make the trip to Lincoln
when the state legislature convenes
to implore Legislators to pass law
making the minimum penalty for
bootlegging two years in the state
penitentiary.
The East Side Improvement club,
which also met Friday evening, dis
cussed similar action,
Foot Ball Player Hurt.
Reggie Dean, popular all-round
athlete at the Hawthorne school,
sustained a painful injury and was
carried from the field in foot ball
game between the Hawthorne team
and an Omaha team composed OF
Central and Commercial High school
freshmen. Dean was injured in the
last quarter. The game resulted in
a victory for the uptown men by a
score of IA to 7. Anderson, left half,
and Leo Robinson, linesman for the
locals, also starred. The game marked
the windup of the seasons games for
Hawthorne, which team is the South
Side champions.
Magic City Gossip.
A musical program OF especial interest will
accompany the preahing Of Rev, c. c.
Wilson at the Grace Methodist church this
morning and evening.
Knights and Ladies' of Security will give
card party Tuesday evening at the NC
Cram hall at Twenty fourth and o streets
at s O'Clock. Ten prizes will be given.
A grand ball will be given by the drill
team of Upchurch Lodge No. ., Degree of
Honor, at the Ancient Order Of United
Workmen Temple, Twenty NTH and NJ
streets, Wednesday evening, November 20.
Nixon and famous athlete Of the South
High school. Is visiting In Ogden. Utah.
He Is on his way horne from the Black Hills
country and Is expected next Tuesday.
We wish to express our heartfelt thanks
to St Bridgets school, the employees Of the
Cudahy Packing company, friends and
neighbors for the many beautiful floral
offerings and sympathy shown during the
illness and death of our beloved son. Steven.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Fritz
The South Side Needlecraft club enter
tained at Thanksgiving dinner Tuesday at
the home of Mrs. Enow Harms. Teachers
and school girls of the Highland school
won prizes They were Mrs Mathews, Miss
Burke, Miss Jorgenson and Miss Stilmock,
Miss Laura Long and Miss Edna Smith.
Mesdames L. C. Banner, W. H. Beckett and
C. A. Anderson also were present.