Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-19
HAPPENINGS IN
THE MAGIC CITY
Jacob Humpal, Aged Pioneer
of the South Side, Is
Dead.
STOCKMEN MAKE PLANS

Jacob Humpal, SO years old. resi-
dent Of Nebraska for over half cen
fury and of South Omaha for the last
twenty years, died Saturday morning
at the residence of daughter, Mrs,
Elizabath Shelancy, ThirtyCthird and
O streets.
Ten children survive him. all but
one OF them living in the South Side,
There are also twcnty-nine living
grandchildren and thirty-hve great
grandchildren. The children are:
James, George, Edward, Louis, Win
Slow, John and Anna Humpal' Mrs.
Elizabth Shelaney and Mrs. Mary
Marachek, of the South Side, and
Frank Humpal of David City
This morning the body will be
taken from the I.arkin chapel to At
kinson, Neb the former home, where
it will be buried beside that of the
wife, who died twenty-five years ago,
Edmund Northcutt Dies.
Edmund r. Northcutt, aged "a
year, died Saturday morning at the
home of Mrs. w. B. Meyers. Besides
Mrs. Meyers, another daughter, Mrs
c. l.. Talbo of this city, and son,
Frank Northcutt of Detroit, survive
him.
Funeral services will be from
Brewers chapel Monday at 3 o'clock
to Graceland cemetery and will be
in charge of Bee Hive Lodge No. 1874,
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons.
The lodge will convene promptly at
2:l5 p. m.
Stockmen's Excursion.
A special train of half dozen cars
containing $50 representatives of live
stock interests, railroad and the press
in Omaha, will leave April s on the
Union Pacific bound on the biggest
excursion trip yet attempted by the
yards and commission men of this
market.
officials conferred several hours
yesterday on the itinerary.
Stop overs have already been an
nounced for Belle Fouche, Rapid
City and Cheyenne The first of these
will be the first Of western towns to
be invaded.
The trip is to include approximately
fourteen days, lasting until April p.
The special train will remain intact
all during that time. A number of
new methods of advertising are be-
ing talked of for the trip. 1t will be
another week before the itinerary will
be ready for official announcement.
Chauffeur's Case Continued.
The case of c. +. Swedlancc, chauf-
feur for an Omaha taxi company, who
was arrested Friday afternoon for
reckless driving on north Twenty
fourth street, has been put off until
next Friday. The driver lives at 1918
North Forty-second street. He was
driving south on Twenty-fourth
street with a customer when he struck
Roy Jasnek, stock yard worker, to
the pavement at c street. The lat
ter will be unable to appear in court
until next weeA.
Burial of Mrs. Abramson.
Morning services at the Swedish
Baptist church today will be given
over 10 the funeral services OF Mrs.
Esther B. Abramson, local young
woman, who died Wednesday evening
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. p. Johnson. The choir of the
church and-young peoples chorus will
sing,
The service starts at 1890 o'clock.
The caskct will be carried from the
Johnson home. two doors south of
the church at Twenty-second and K
streets. Rev. Mr.. Arlander, pastor,
will preach the sermon Burial will
be made in the Graccland Park Gene
terry.
Mrs. Abramson was 20 years old at
death. Several sisters and brothers
survive, one being Alvin Johnson, as
sistant cashier of the Live Stock Ma
tional bank. Mrs. Abramson taught
school seven years before marriage
on the South Side.
Arrests in Burglary Case.
Two mcncharged with two success
full robbcries in the Pete Ault saloon,
have been arrested by Detective Flem-
ing and Sergeant Sheahan. June Bell,
3l0l w street, laborer was arrested
Saturday morning at 1880 o'clock,
and Bert Miller, 2420 P street, was
brought in an hour later. Police say
they have confessed. A large quantity
Of bottled liquor was stolen from the
saloon in two raids.
To Entertain Past Chiefs.
The Past Chiefs association of De-
gree of Honor No. 1913 will be enter
tanned Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock at the home of Mrs. George
Brewer, Ala South Twenty-fftb
street. The newly elected officers of
the organization are DR.. AIDA Raj
ston, president; Mrs, Brewer, vice
president; Mrs. Roger, secretary, and
Mrs. Hancock, treasurer
Infant Child Dead.
Baby William Kadlecek, l0-month-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank kad-
lccek, died at 2 o'clock Saturday
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