Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-29
HAPPENINGS IN
THE MAGIC CITY
Attorney 0'Sullivan Talks Up
Organization Of Volunteers
From South Side.
JUNK DEALERS ORGANIZE

A company of volunteers composed
of South Side young men is being or
ganized by Gene O'Sullivan, deputy
county attorney. The barrister, him
self a South Slider, has been talking
personally to his friends on the quiet.
inducing them, one by one, to be con-
verts to the military service idea.
The understanding, according to the
information he is giving out, is that
his company will be under the regi-
ment of Omaha volunteers planned
for the city by Mayor Dahlman. Jim
Conley, North Side attorney, is assist
ing O'Sullivan in recruiting.
Captain John Briggs Of the local
police took an active interest in the
plan yesterday. The officer accom-
panied Mr.. O'Sullivan on visit to
Major Irving Todd and Lieutenant
Colonel Elsasser.
Breen Only Attendant. ~
Judge ]. ]. Breen, attorney, who is
behind the Civic association and
host of improvements that go along
with the organization, was practically
the entire audience at the meeting last
evening in the high school building.
The Judge is not discouraged, how
ever, and will persist in his efforts to
mass together the taxpayers OF the
central parts of the city in an effort
to get a concerted drive for improve
ments.
Junk Dealers Organize.
War among the junk men on the
South Side is on. Alleging that GER
tain parties prominent in the junk
business here are constantly buying
junk from minors the great mass of
junkers have met and organized into
a society to prevent the practice. This
would eliminate, it is said. consider
able confusion and possible law break
ing. st ~;
fifth street, is president Of the new
organization. There were twenty
FIVE members at the first meeting. The
club will endeavor to obtain passage
OF city ordinance making it unlaw-
full for any junkdealer to purchase
junk from minors without the con-
sent OF the parents
Mrs. Harriet Colvin Dead.
Mrs. Harriet Colvip. aged 81 years.
died last evening at the. home Of
her son, ]. F. Colvin, 26ls E street.
She is survived by three children, two
sons, L. P. Colvin Of Maryville, Mo-,
and J. F. Colvin OF Omaha, and one
daughter, Mrs. Mary E. Cline of
Omaha.
The funeral will be held at 10
o'clock Thursday morning, prayer
service taking place at the Brewer
chapel, Twenty-fourth and M streets.
at that time. An hour later, at II
o'clock, a service will be held at the
church in La Platte. Burial will be in
the La Platte cemetery.
Goldberg Captains Team.
Ralph Goldberg and Louis Wirth,
captain and second colleague of the
1916 South High school debating
team, have won similar .honors at
the University of Chicago, where they
are completing their education. AT
the recent tryouts in the freshman
argumentative turnout Goldberg won
captaincy of the fresh trio and Wirtli
was close second. The team will be
in the race for the university debat-
ing championship. #
"Spinster Convention" Postponed.
The "spinster convention to be
given at the West Side Congrega-
tional church at Thirty-eighth and Q
streets has been indefinitely postponed
on account of the sickness of Mrs..
Herman Parkhurst, who lives in the
basement OF the church. The latter is
seriously i'll with pneumonia. y
The West Side neighborhood folk
are taking an intense interest in the
proposed spinster parade. All the "old
maids" OF the neighborhood will be
narshalled under one roof.
Magic City Gossip.
For Rent-slx-room modern house at a2d
and q. Call Perry Wheeler. South s7s.
For Rent--Stores. houses, cottages and
fats SOUTH OMAHA INVESTMENT co.
The women Of st. Agnes parish will give
a card party Thursday afternoon at the Me-
Cram hall, Twenty-fourth and o streets.
The Armour olee club will give = con-
cert Thursday evening at the Wheeler
Memorial church At Twenty-third and )
streets.
The Letter South side Aid society viii
meet at the home Of Mrs schefelbein on the
Fort Crook boulevard. Wednesday afternoon
at q o'clock.
The r. O. W. will meet at the home Of
vern Himwell. 1884 South Twenty-fourth
street, Thursday afternoon. One o'clock
luncheon will be served. hi
FIRE INSURANCE. choice OF - leading
companies: prompt service. lowest rates.
SOUTH OMAHA INVESTMENT co.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Ancient Order
OF Hibernians will meet at the home OF
Charles p. oHarn. 1870 South Twenty-third
street. Wednesday evening.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the West Side
Congregational church will meet with Mrs
Nels Massey. 6Oi2 South Forty-hrst street
Thursday afternoon. Mesdames Chance and
Widoe will be assistant hostesses.
All evening high school students are en-
titled to a refund Of registration fee. They
will be required to call at the principals
office at the South High school building
before March 29