Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-17
HAPPENINGS IN
THE MAGIC CITY
Armour Plant Is Rapidly Near.
ing Completion on the
South Side.
coLoRED MAN WOUNDED

coLoRED MAN WOUNDED
The new Armour office building at
Thirteenth and Q streets is rapidly
nearing completion. Last week plas-
terers and finishing bricklayers were
at work completing the interior deco
rations. General Manager R. c. Howe
of the local plant announces that he
will probably be in his new quarters
within a few weeks.
Immediately after the removal from
the. old office quarters at Twenty
eighth and Q streets this building and
the old fertilizer structure will be torn
down. Plans have arrived from the
Chicago offices for the new ice plant
and cold storage apartments planned
to take the place OF the old office
building. The expenditures on the
new plant additions will run up to
about 100000, while the present
nearly completed office building Is
costing about the same.
Shot AZ Result of Gun Fight.
Henry Richards, colored, carries
five bullet wounds in his head and
shoulders as the result of revolver
fight yesterday afternoon with his
roommate, Tom Bell, $40 South
Twenty-fourth street. He is in hos
pital
Richards and Bell have been room
mates for several months. Yesterday
the matter of permitting a third per-
son to room in the same abode arose
and the quarrel followed. Police say
that the landlady of the rooming
house in which the two live also fig
ured in the affair. Bell drew = big
revolver and opened fire at close
range. The two men grappled. Bell
fired all six chambers, the last bullet
entering his owA shoulder.
Captain Tony Vanous arrested the
man and charged him with shooting
to kill.
Appropriates the Money.
After Martin Zaneatali, Thirty-fifth
and ] streets, had offered to set up
drinks at a South Side saloon to
Charles Brown, 1915 w street, the
latter is said to have taken and not
returned the S. bill offered in pay
ment for the drinks by Zaneatali. De-
tectives Sullivan and Fleming were
called in on the case and decided that
both men should be lodged behind the
bars. Brown was charged with petit
larceny.
Fake Calls Trouble.
Police have been troubled more
than usual with an increasing number
of fake calls. They assert that GER
tain persons, now under the surveil-
lance of the department, who harbor
grudge against the station crews
are doing their utmost to make it un-
comfortable by sending in false
alarms. The rule that the name and
address of all complainants be taken
before call is answered has been set
up by the two captains. Certain per-
sons who are now suspected Of send
ing in the false alarms will be pun
ished to the full when detected.
Hog Buyer Promoted.
Ray c. Griffiths, commonly known
as Little Premium" hog buyer who
has been connected with the local
yards staff OF Swift & Co. for
the last eighteen years, left for Chi
cago last evening to report at the
central office Monday morning. A
promotion is in order but the exact
location of the new post is not GER
tain. Griffiths has received unofficial
notice that he will be made head OF
the hog buying staff at the St. Louis
stock yards.
Yards and commission men passed
around the envelope as usual last
week and by way of permanent recol-
lection rendered the old-timer a gold
watch and chain.
Magic City Gossip.
The Baraca class Of Trinity Baptist
church gave pleasant evening" to their
friends on the church lawn, corner Twenty.
fifth and H streets. Thursday. evening.
About 100 guests were present Ice cream
and cake were served.
For Sale-New seven-room modern house.
$4,000 Terms Tel. Web. 34ss.
Mrs William @. Reschke and daughter.
Elbleb Will IehNo kOE lWV nOHtn9 VlblV
with relatives In California.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Nixon, and daughter,
Cecil, have been visiting during the week
past with relatives In Denver.
Lost-Gent's open-faced Elgin watch and
chain In lady's light leather purse In vicin-
ity Of 36th and 9 streets Reward. Room
316, Exchange Bldg. Phone South 46l.
John Dowd. Twenty sixth and 2 streets,
was arrested last evening at o'clock by
Detectives Gillen and Allen on q charge Of
petit larceny. /.
Two autoists were stopped yesterday by
Motorcycle officer Bert Hiatt because their
machine did not carry tail lights. They
are L. A. Wright, ss11 d street. and W. A.
Tite Tekamah. Neb. ...-
For Sale--Six-room house, near High
land Park between A and b streets, on 26th.
Modern except furnace; permanent walks;
trees, shrubbery. ETC.; In good condition, ex-
cellent location; a6lo 8. 26th ST.; Tel y. 1899.
Extraordinary Bargain-Two beautiful
new BUNGALOWS. almost completed. 2lst and
lot; easy terms. Must sell and viii sell sell
right. See l.. c. Gibson. OPP. p. O., So. Side
Maple Avenue Improvers will enjoy
band concert this afternoon at Mandan park
Commissioner Hummel announced that the
$3.50 o'clock instead Of Friday evening as
previously announced.
Nothing has been heard Of tehm the street
railway company In regard to the petition
filed by South Side residents requesting that
they replace the cobble-stoned pavement
that has previously been laid between the
| street car tracks along Twenty fourth
street from to Q streets with smooth
paving block
Stock Yards Notes.
General Manager Everett Buckingham Of
the Union Stock Yards company was the
center Of a vibrant crowd OF Omaha golfers
who made the "trip to Sioux city Saturday
morning Many Seymour Lake and North
Side golfers are commission men at the
yards.
The supply Of horses at the local horse
and mule barn during the last week has
sent In by the French buyers and repre-
sentatives Of other countries. Managers OF
the market are at q loss to find way Of
danger. however. of the main supply dimin-