Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-29
SOUTH SIDE AFFAIRS
Stock Yards Men Leave for
Cheyenne to Attend Frontier
Day Celebration.
GO IN SPECIAL CARS

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Twenty-four strong, the South
Omaha stock yards bunch left yes
terday afternoon for Cheyenne, Wyo.,
where they will attend the Frontier
Days celebration that is now in
progress there. A special car was
chartered for the party and almost
every big organization at the yards,
including many of the foremost COM
mission firms, were represented.
The party included General Man
ager Buckingham and Statistician w.
H. Shellberg of the Union Stock
Yards company, Secretary A. F. Stry-
ker of the Live Stock exchange, Jack
Sullivan and Ben Roth of the Wood
Brothers commission firm, R. M. Law
erty of Laverty Brothers, Tom Indy
of the Bowles Live Stock Commits
sion company, Harry Roberts of Rob-
erts Brothers, Art Tagg of Tagg
Brothers, G. J. Kyle Of the Great
Western Commission company, 0. E.
Rogers of the Omaha Live Stock
Commission company, H. Winder of
Armour & Co., J. F. Coad, jr., OF the
Packers National bank, Alvin John
son of the Live Stock National bank,
and Clarence Owens of the Stock
Yards National bank,
The party left at 4:3O o'clock and
will be gone two days.
They Do Not Buy.
Nothing definite came of the visit
Of the two representatives of the Eng
lish government who came to Omaha
yesterday and gave the local horse
and mule market try-out. Manager
H. A. Proctor of the South Omaha
Horse and Mule barns announced
yesterday afternoon that he was IN
able to arrange contract with them,
Mr.. Proctor said:
"Messrs. Mcneil and Roberts, the
two English buyers, merely paid the
local market trip of inspection. They
purchased two carloads of horses, all
that we had on the market that suited
their purpose, and left. Although /
attempted to get them to sign con-
that they were merely travelling the
country over, making a thorough in
spection of each market. The inten-
ton seems to be that large orders
will be issued later
Accident Case Put Over.
The case of Warren Hewlett, chauf-
feur, arrested on July last charged
with reckless driving, was continued
until Tuesday, August |. Mrs. Sulli-
van, mother of John Sullivan, ll-year-
old boy, who was struck to the pave
ment by the Hewlett car at Twenty
fourth and A streets, asked time to
bring several witnesses into court.
Attorney O'Sullivan defended Hew-
lett. Bill Uvick, pugilist, who was
riding in the Hewlett car at the time
of the accident, testified as to the
speed at which the car was going and
the way the accident happened. The
case has now been continued six
times.
Several Robberies Reported.
Burglars entered the home of DR..
M. D. Reihart, 4403 South Twenty
second street, between 8:45 and 9
o'clock Thursday evening by means
of stepladder. The screen on one
of the bedroom windows was found
torn away and the house completely
ransacked. Nothing was taken. Mrs.
Aultman, neighbor woman at 1928
South Twenty-second street, saw the
burglar enter and gave the police an
accurate description.
Mrs. Angel Bonda, 50l8 South
Twenty-fifth street, reported that her
home had been entered between 2 and
3:4s o'clock Thursday afternoon and
$l3 stolen. Two boys are suspected
of the theft.
A savings bank containing S. in
dimes and nickles was stolen from
the home of Stella Taylor, $40 South
Twenty-fourth street, some time
Thursday The top screen on one of
the windows of the house was found
torn away.
Bill Durkop, who lives five miles
south Of Fort Crook, reported to
Sheriff Hutter of Sarpy country that
his home had been entered by bur-
glars between II and 8 o'clock Thurs
day evening and two suits and guam
| tlty Ol JcWclIy dllu Otuel Ndiudpico
stolen. A report of the theft has
been given the local police.
Police Court Items.
George Lauterback was arrested last eve
| ming by Special Officer Shield of the Ar
| mour packing plant, charged with petit
| larceny. He Is alleged to have stolen a
| piece of brass from the plant, where he is
| employed as a steam filter.
| George Lowry, bartender In the Lowry
saloon, Twenty fourth and N streets, was
| fined $40 and costs for keeping an alleged
| disorderly house. Five of the six inmates
arrested Sunday morning were discharged.
The other forfeited his bonds.
| Magic City Gossip.
| Theda Bara appears at the Besse tonight
In THE Eternal Sapho."
Trunks to and from depot 50c Call
Rapid Auto EXP. So. 1888.
For sale-New seven room modern house,
$4,000 Terms. Phone Web. S4sS.
| Work on the remodeling Of the Trinity
| Baptist church, announced some months
| ago, has been let to contractors and will
| be started some time during the first
days Of August. improvements will cost
about $4,000.
George Lauterback, arrested for an al
legged theft Of fifteen pounds Of brass from
the Armour packing plant last evening,
was sentenced to thirty days in the county
Jail this morning. The sentence was sus-
pended