Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-05
SOUTH SIDE NEWS
| And NOTES OF LIFE
Swift and Company's New
Garage Is Ready for Accom-
mediation of Trucks.
NO NEW OFFICE BUILDING

Swift and Company just completed
the erection OF two-story garage at
the west end OF the plant terrace at
Twenty-seventh and Q streets this
week Workmen were laying the last
OF the concrete flooring yesterday and
with the equipment for immediate
operation on hand the structure is ex-
pected to be in full swing within the
coming week.
Nine new trucks, to be used for
local transportation, were placed in
operation March /. These represent
but a portion of the new dock equip
ment that the plant has installed in
the year past. Together with the new
garage these two items have cost the
company practically $4,000 and are
furnished according to the modern
idea.
Officials say the original plan to
erect a new Office building has been
revised and the construction of this
building will not be in line for sew
eral years.
Community Work Increases.
Community center work, under the
direction of Jake Isaacson. director of
the department, contemplates expan-
sion of wide scope this spring and
summer. Base ball and park recrea-
ton are two activities that the director
will center on. Negotiations are under
way for the leasing of diamonds in
the first instance and also the con-
struction of more park equipment in
the second case.
The director is in receipt of let
ter from T. J. Newkirk, real estate
agent for the Rock Island railroad,
regarding block of vacant land along
Railroad avenue in Albright, which
was used as base ball diamond years
ago. Last year farmer secured pos
session of the lease and raised farm
products on the soil, but the posi-
bilities are that the property will be
granted this year in long-term lease
to the city.
Five base ball teams from the South
Side took part in the intercity ANA.
teur leagues. -Four other new teams
have been formed, the Albright Ram
blers from Albright, the Tiny Tots
from West L street, the Mount Glars
from Dundee and the South Omaha
Tigers from the Missouri avenue ter
ritory The Brown Park Juniors, the
Missouri Avenue Cubs and the Al
bright Merchants were teams that
represented this portion of the city
last year.
The community center meetings in
the West Side school building under
the direction of Paul McAuley, and
the athletic meets at the South High
school gymnasium under Vern Moore
and Miss Sterba of the recreation de-
partment have reported increased at
tendance. Where from half dozen
to twenty-five persons first attended
now from 50 to 200 people take part
and have been in the months just
passed.
Potach Loses Dog.
Policeman Joe Potach is after the
person who enticed his new beagle
hound pup away from his home at
$500 South Twenty-second street. 1t
hasn't been a month since the copper,
who is an ardent hunter, shipped the
pup in from Kentucky.
Stock Yards Items.
G. J. Ingwerson, retiring president Of the
Live Stock exchange, was presented with q
diamond studded watch charm at the last
meeting of the exchange held Friday. On
the fob is engraved. I'm Appreciation--G.
]. Ingwerson--south Omaha Live Stock
Exchange-1917."
Hogs mounted another step in the ladder
UP the II. C. L. Saturday by registering
30-cent leap, the biggest bid of the pack
ers being 1885 per hundredweight. G. A.
Moates Of Pierce county brought in the rec
ord breakers from a lot OF 1870. The car
averaged 341 pounds. They were Of pure
bred Duroc-Jersey stock.
Local Athletic Notes.
The Hawthorne school base bali team
defeated the Jungman school nine Friday
afternoon on the Hawthorne lot. Bert Etter