Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-08
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Coach Patton Giving Basket Ball
Team Final Grilling Before
Meet at Lincoln.
coLoRED SUSPECT IS ARRESTED


basket ball team is running his entire
squad through a stiff grilling practice in
preparation for the big state tournament
at Lincoln. the last four days of this
week. The squad leaves the South side
Wednesday afternoon and will play their
first game with the strong Sutton five
at 4:i5 o'clock in the Armory at that city.
As in previous years the team has
good opportunity of making race for
the state title. II all goes we'll It is ex-
pected that they will land in at least
the seni-flnal and tho finals. Teams that
viii have to he played are either Havelocx
or Hastings, Lincoln and Crete All of
these schools boast of strong teams
a delegation Of high school studen's
and Alumni are planning on making the
tiip to Lincoln. If the team plays into
the semi-finals it is expected that a half
hundred students will be on the side
Ines to witness the games Several will
leave tomorrow with the team. staying at
Lincoln duringl the entire four days of
the tourney.
COlOred Suspect Arrested.
Henrietta Brown. negress. was arrested
last evening at II O'Clock by Detectives
ing something to do with the disappear
ance of $40 that was robbed from an
Omaha pedestrian on an Omaha street
Saturday evening. Central station Of
ficials sent a description of the suspected
woman to local police and after securing.
the negro district Miss Brown was ar
rested in the colored club rooms at
Twenty-sixth and N streets.
Use a real hard-boiled niger woman
am Miss Brown told Detective Flem-
ing at the station last evening when ac-
cused OF the the.t, "but didn't steal that
money. nohow. No sir. didn't"
Entertainment Mt Eagles.
With associate members from Omaha.
Benson. Florence and Elkhorn attendine
local Eagles will give their biggest social
OF the year at the local hall. at Twenty
third and n streets. this evening. The
program. which will be largely athletic
In character. will begin at 8 o'clock.
Lodge members will be admitted free.
BowIers 40 Peoria.
South Side bowling hopes will rest en-
tirely in the hands of the veteran Jet
ters Old Age five that leaves for Peoria
to compete In the national tourney TO be
held there four days beginning Sunday
evening.
Magic city Gossip.
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South 22d. Phone South 3i,9-2
! tor -.....--l'@U rooms. furnished for
lisnt housekeeping. 4egS $, 22d
office space for ient in Bee office, 23iS
| N street. Terms reasonable. Well known
location. Tel South y.
Come to Magic City council. No. 37s.
| kris hts ana ladies of security csri
party. Nc rann's hail. Tuesday evening.
March Z. ADM sslon IS c nUs. PrizCa
hand-painted China.
1he iaales o. tae Christian church will
meet az the home OF Mrs Cottren. 27l0
u street. Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
The kensington of South side grove,
No. So. Woodmen Circle. viii be enter
tanned at home OF Mrs. Huffslky, 1929
South Nineteenth street Wednesday ar
ternoon.
Art Peterson. champ bowler OF Omaha.
rolled 2ss In test series lase evening at
the brunswick alleys A split in an early
frame is all that kept the score from a
The Columbian club gave a leap year
party ppsnSy and and dane last evening in their
This was thes last entertainment before
the Lenten period.
A card party will be given tomorrow
evening NJ tue W cfkfndn temple at TWen-
ty-fifth and NJ streets by members of
superior lodge. No. 1893. Degree OF Honor
An athletic program was given last
evening at the Eagle home at Twenty
third and \ streets. A couple of well
known minor boxers boxed several
rounds before a large and enthusiastic
audience.
Nebraska stil leads in stock raising
states In the shipment OF feeder cattle
according 20 statistics compiled at the
stock exchange yesterday. The number
Of head counted last week was 4.37i, with
Illinois q close second with 3.Sn,
The South Omaha Merchants bowling
team will meet the letters Old Age in
a specially scheduled match Thursday
night instead OF Monday night. The Jet
ters' team will leave for Chicago Satur-
day evening to bowl in the national
tourney there sunday.
While J. A. Gross. owner and driver OF
the wagon. was delivering groceries at
TWeny-fourth and b streets. the horse
became frightened In some way and a
wild runaway ensued. The horse turned
into an alley and collided with hay
wagon, which so took up the alley that
the horse pulling the grocery wagon
could not detour around it. Groceries
were generally distributed over the alley
as the result of the wreck but the horse
NrsHsan N..arn a.