Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-30
HAPPENINGS IN
THE MAGIC CITY
Barn Thief Leaves Corn Trail
Four Blocks From Keegan
Residence.
IMPRoVERs MEET TONIGHT

\ leaky sack OF corn nearly re-
suited in the detection OF thief who
broke into the barn of John Keegan
Thirty-fourth and Q streets, Satur-
lay evening and stole seven thorough.
orcd chickens and l00-pound sack
II corn. Keegan awoke Sunday morn
ing to find a trail OF corn leading as
lar as Thirty-third and S streets.
The theft occurred some time in
the night At the Thirty third street
intersection it was plain that the thief
had discovered the leak and repaired
it, The police were notified.
Walter Waskel, saloonkeeper, 24l0
\. street, found the front window of
his saloon pierced with brick this
morning. A half-pint bottle of
whiskey on display was gone.
Suspected of Taking Tire.
Detectives Allen and Zaloudek ar
rested a suspect in the theft of an au-
tomobile tire casing from the yards
of the A. V. Layton Implement COM
pany at Twenty sixth and Washing
ton streets, which was stolen jan
uary g. last. Clarence Bartlett. team
Stcr, Twenty-second and Y streets,
was arrested charged with petit lar
ceny.
Death of Angela Shlam.
angela Sham, l2-year-old daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sham. 1907
South Twenty-eighth street. died at
the South Side hospital. Saturday
evening at $50 o'clock, following a
short illness with pneumonia. The
death was the sixteenth that has oc-
CURED in the month OF January Of
pneumonia
Victim of Brawl.
In the attempt to aid a Polish &C
Quaintance who was engaged in con-
nict with several men at Twenty
cnth and L streets after midnight Sun
day evening James Murphy, 1918 Q
street. laborer at the Cudahy pack
ing plant, came away suffering from
a number of deep knife wounds about
the face, neck and hands. Fifteen
stitches were required TO close the
wounds.
Murphy said he did not know the
names Of either his friend who was
being attacked or his assailants. He
said he came on the fight and, seeing
that his Polish friend was getting the
worst of it, sprang to his assistance.
One of the assailants made for him
with knife and the cutting followed.
When the detectives arrived short
time afterward all of the participants
except Murphy had fed.
Stock Yards Notes.
General Manager Everett Buckingham Is
in receipt Of resolution Of compliment to the
Union Stock Yards from the Sheridan County
Farmers association, whose members re-
Gently were entertained at banquet in the
yards dining room.
James Wyness, head cattle buyer for the
Morris Co. commission firm at Oklahoma
City, visited the yards all day Saturday. He
formerly connected with the Morris firm
here, but was recently transferred. He came
up to take part in the Bobbie Burns birth
day party.
January records in cattle, sheep and hog
marks Of last year have already been passed
or are very near the mark--in fact so near
that a record is expected. Including Sstur-
day. 121,626 head of cattle have been re-
ceived in comparison with the record Of
January year ago, 1850. The totals
when the month is up arc expected to
amount to 1900 head.
The sheep record for January. 226.335
head. made in 1914, is already broken; I'm
ports to date mark up total of 23s,sO+
head. 1t is expected that this months re-
ceipts will total fully 2e5000 head Hog
records are also expected TO be broken
total approximately 3s2.79s head, while the
January record esta bished year ago stands
Sssoss bead AIDING 10th the first ,oh halr Of
for this month will be at least i40, 600 head
Magic City Gossip.
For Rent--Stores, houses cottages and
flats. SOUTH OMAHA INVESTMENT co.
Pennant Lodge No. IS will meet Thursday
evening In the WorKmen temple at Twenty
fifth and NJ streets at o'clock.
The Ladies Aid society of the Wheeler
Memorial church will meet Wednesday, Jan
uary 81. at $50 o'clock at the church at
Twenty third and streets.
Officer Guy Knudtson raided the saloon
of Henry H. King, 240l Q street, last eve
ming at 20 . o'clock I've ;,,i men Frank
twenty second St and Streets. were arrested
a. inmates besides the keeper.
FIRE INSURANCE, choice of - leading
companies; prompt service. lowest rates.
SOUTH OMAHA INVESTMENT CO.
Two boys, Arthur Pierson, aged "A, Thirty
aged 16. of the same address. were picked
up in the Missouri Pacific railroad yards ny
Special Officer Heller, Saturday afternoon at
4:30 o o'clock. They were charged with tres
passing and turned over TO the juvenile
authorities.
MONEY LOANED on vacant and i'm
proved property, any amount at lowest
tcs. SOUTH OMAHA INVESTMENT co.
German Claims Denied