Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-15
HAPPENINGS IN
THE MAGIC CITY
Huwaldt Says Registration at
High School Will Reach
Five Hundred.
VISITS EACH OF SCHOOLS

at the South High school for the mid
year term, according to Principal Ed
ward Huwaldt. The last week has
been spent registering undergraduates
who are now attending the school.
Two years ago the attendance at the
local school was less than $50 Prin-
cipal Huwaldt undertook the strenu-
Gus task of speaking daily at each
grade school building in the city, cen
tering his efforts largely on the gradu-
ating classes of the three north side
schools, the CASTELAR,, Edward Rose
water and Ninton street schools, that
were only recently requested by the
Board OF Education to attend school
on the South Side. At each school
he spoke in all rooms alike, from the
kindergarten to the eighth grade.
The opening basket ball game of
the season found many students of the
| Vinton street school in attendance.
Free admission tickets had been
granted by the principal. The effect
| was that more than three-fourths of
the classes that graduate from these
formerly north side schools have en-
Enthusiastically consented to come to
the high school here.
Overcome with Gas.
Henry Lee, gas filter, in the en-
ploy of the Omaha Gas company, was
overcome while at work Friday morn
ing In company with Fred Yarger,
fellow workman, he went to All
South Twenty-sixth street, to repair
leaky pipe. Yarger waited outside
while Lee went within. As he stepped
into the open air again, after complet-
| ing the repairs, he was overcome.
Face Lacerated in Fight.
With lacerated face James Written,
1904 South Thirty-ninth avenue, ap-
peared at the police station last even
ing to complain against o. Powers,
Twenty-eighth and Q streets, John
Wiley. 2202 North Twenty-hrst street,
and H. M. Huston, 1922 Davenport
street. In fight over some meat that
had been purchased by Written, Pow
ers attacked him.
Two men, Elmer Sumler, 26l6 Y
street, and John Harden, $500 Q
street, were brought to the station,
but later released. They had particle
pated in the fight in defense of Whit
ten. Powers was charged with may
hem.
Big Week at Yards.
"A big week all around" is the way
stockmen characterized the last rec
ord breaking six days at the stock
yards. A lack of cars is said to have
hindered in marking up even larger
records than were actually made. The
hog receipts established the first rec
ord The official total was 1909
head, gain of more than 5000 over
the previous record week. All records
for up to six days were broken except
that of single days run. Tuesday,
which was the biggest day this week,
falling about 200 short Of the high
figure chalked up February IS, 1912
Cattle receipts were 1850 head, well
above normal for this time of year,
and the sheep run Of 1857 head was
one of the largest ever received in
January.
Trace Bogus Check.
A bogus check for $3.50 is said to
have been passed at local bank one
day last week. The receipted slip of
paper was tracked to the rooms of
FIVE Austrians at 2o06 R street by De-
tectives Fleming and Sullivan. The
five were arrested and are being held
for investigation.
1t is claimed by the officers that
these men were in an organized con-
Spiracy to swindle local banks of large
sums OF money through bogus checks.
Another bank had been touched"
with a check for $500 on Friday, but
payment was refused by the cashier.
Ice Cutting Monday.
Ice cutting at Seymour lake by men
in the employ of the Cudahy packing
plant will start the second time OF
the season Monday morning. The ice
is reported to be about ten inches
thick. Two hundred men will start
the work.
Negro Steals Coal.
Walter Graves, negro, Twentieth
and U streets, was arrested at Twen-
ty-seventh and N streets Saturday
night by Special Officer Marksberry
OF the Missouri Pacific railroad. He
was discovered roaming about the
railroad yards with sack of coal on
his back. The coal was conhscated
by the railway agent
XII Club Program.
The XII club has arranged to give
the following program Friday eve
ming, January ~, at the McCrann hall,
Twentieth and 0 streets:
Vocal solo-Miss Marie Brady.
Monologue-Clfford Long.
Piano Solo-Miss Sara Keefe.
Vocal SoIo-Wiliam Routt
Reading-Miss BLANCHE Wallweber.
Vocal selection-E. NJ. quartet.
Music furnished by cockrelrs orchestra.
Upchurch Locge, No. 2, Degree OF
Honor, installed officers at their last
meeting. The officers: Past chief OF
honor, Mrs. Rose Bernard; chief OF
honor, Mrs Lizzie Randall; lady OF
honor, Mrs. Mae Bernar chief OF
ceremonies, Mrs. Lillian McCabe;
recorder, Mrs. Margaret Steele; 6nan-
cier, Mrs. Frances Kratky; treasurer
Mrs. Elizabeth Deckert; Usher, Mrs.
Mary Risby; assistant usher. Mrs
Agnes Fisher; inside watch, Mrs. Ida
Martin; outside watch, Mrs Mary
Ratigan, trustee, Mrs. Frances Carne-
man.
Magic City Gossip.
William Kahn. justice of the peace. OF.
fee Aba s. 18th st.