South Side Notes
Mrs. Velma Hill Scott of 5210 South
Twenty-seventh street has opened a*
ice cream parlor and desires the pa
tronage of the public.
The Nebraska State Federation of
Colored Women’s Clubs met in Bea
trice, Neb., Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week. The state officers who
went from Omaha were: Mrs. Lenora
Gray, vice president; Miss Oletha
Russell, second vice president; Mrs.
Gertrude Ashby, treasurer, and Sara
Severe, chaplain. Presidents of c'ubs;
Mrs. Lulu Rountree, Eureka Art
class; Mrs. Ophelia Sappho, Ivy club;
Mrs. Gertrude Ashby, Clenens club;
Miss Oletha Russell, O. N. E. club.
Delegates-at-large: Mrs. Fannie Rus
sell, Mrs. Anna Covington. Miss Lil
lian Terry, Mrs. Alice Smith. Mrs. G.
W’. Wallace, Mrs. Clarence and Miss
Blanche Nance.
Mr. William, Lloyd and James Gray,
with Mr. Lacy Lewis, motored to Kan
sas City in the Gray machine. They
left last Saturday morning. Letters
from the boys state they are having a
fine time.
Mr. P. Wright, who died at his
home, 2518 K street, Friday morning
after a continued illness for some
months, was buried from the Alien,
chapel, A. M. E. church, Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o’clock. His mother.
Mrs. S. Wright, from Jacksonville.
Fla., came for the funeral. Rev. Broad
nax officiated. Jones & Chiles had
charge of the funeral.
Mrs. Mary' Shaw of Kansas City,
Mo., is here visiting her daughter.
Mrs. G. W. Tucker of 8315 Madison
street. Mrs. Shaw expects to spend
the summer with her daughter.
Mrs. Emma Fisher of 5812 South
Fifteenth street received word from
her son, George Bryant, who left
Camp Funston some time ago, that he
arrived in France all O. K.
Miss Lana Dixon left Monday night
lor Atchison, Kan., where she went as
delegate from Alien chapel Sunday
school to the A. M. E. Sunday School
convention. Rev. Mr. Stapleton, Rev.
Mr. Daniels. Rev. Mr. Walker, with
Rev. J. A. Broadnax, also will attend
th convention to represent the church.
The Ladies’ Aid of the A. M. E.
church will be entertained at River
view park by Mrs. Lulu Rountree Fri
day afternoon, June 28.
Miss Edna Walker of 2604 N street
spent a few days visiting in Lincoln
thus week.
ATCHISON. KANSAS
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The district conference and Sunday
school convention of the Omaha ami
Kansas district opened Tuesday moan
ing with Presiding Elder King master
of ceremonies.
Miss Cleo Taylor, who has been at
tending the State Normal school at
Emporia, has returned home for the
summer vacation.
Miss Cassie living and Mr. Law
rence M. Dysart were quietly married
last Monday night. We extend our
hearty congratulations.
Miss Vassar Cousin of Denver is
the guest of Mrs. Craig.
The many friends of Miss Chloe
Pyles will be glad to know she has
completely recovered.
We are pained to know that Miss
Fiances Griffin will leave next veik
for her nome in Plattsburg. where she
hopes to regain her health, ami we
hope for her a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Grace Anthony and her brok
er, Mr. Lamlen Rothweli, were called
home from Illinois on account ot the
death of their grandmother.
Miss Irene Ellington and mother
have returned home from Minneapolis.
Mrs. Ida Grey of Boise City, Idaho,
is the guest of her brother. A'ex
Denny.
Mrs. Cora Brown of Wyoming s
the guest of her mother and father,
Mr. and Mrs. Ingram.
Mrs. Harry Baylis and children are
the guests of her husband’s parent-,
Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Baylis.
The recital given at the A. M. E.
church by Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Jack
son, assisted by the W. U. students,
was one of refinement and quality.
Mrs. Virginia Elliott and son Jamas
are visiting at the Arthur Jennings
home. Their many friends were glad
to see Mrs. Elliott.
Mrs. Martin and Miss Madeline Rat
ler of Troy are the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. E. Handy.
Mr. Lloyd Rerford will spend Wed
nesday and Thursday in Kansas City.
Many friends were sadly pained to
learn of the death of Mr. Thomas Jen
kins, as his death was so sudden.
PALESTINE, TEXAS
Things are looking good around
here. We had a fine rain out in the
country on the 19th of June and it was
the thing for com.
The fifty-third anniversary of the
( mancipation of the Negroes of Texas
was celebrated at Cuney. a Negro
town about twenty-five miles from
Palestine, and the Negroes were theie
from all over the country. The pro
gram was up to the minute. Mr. H.
L. Price was at his best. He is a very
fine speaker and he had for his sub
ject, "Our Object and Aims,” arn he
was on the job. In fact, the whole
program was splendid.
Dr. W. V. Hurd was in the city re
cently to see if he could take over the
dentistry- work of Dr. E. 0. Masey,
who was called to join thp colors a
few days ago.
Rev. G. W. Carte went to Columbus.
Ohio, last week to attend a meeting of
his church. He returned home on Sat
urday and reported himself as having
had a good time.
Rev. S. M. Boiden went to Buffalo
last Saturday to hold a quarterly con
ference for the Rev. G. W. Carter.
The Newry drug store is putting in
a gasoline tank and soon the Negnes
will be able to fill their auto need* for
gasoline.
The Masons had their annual
thanksgiving service Sunday at the
Grant chapel, A. M. E. church. Rev.
H. McKenna preached the sermon.
Rev. Mr. Thornton was in the city
last week and spent a few days with
his family. He returned to his woik
last Thursday.
Mrs. Hannah Heflin died last
Thursday, the 20th, after a long ill
ness. She was buried last Friday. She
was a member of the C. M. E. church
and the family has the sympathy of
all their friends.
The Western Union Baptist church
has started a battle with the devil and
they beat him out of ten souls last
Sunday. They will continue to fight
for victory until they win the war 'or
Christ.
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MISSOl HI
Hotel Albany continues to render
that high class service which ha*, won
fcr it the name of the most fashion
able hotel in the west. Tourists come
from coast to coast to partake of the
health-giving properties of the springs
and make their home at the Albany.
The following guests were registered
at the hotel during the week: Mr*.
L. E. Bailer, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs.
E. R. West, Omaha; Mr. Robert bran
ham, St. Louis; Mr. Joseph Easter, Sr.
Louis; Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel long,
Kansas City, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. I). T.
Grant, Kansas City, Mo.; G. W. R:tn
Iddph, Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs.
John S. Patrick, Kansas City, Mo.*
B. Foster, Kansas City, Kan.; Delia
Brown, Omaha; W. V. Countee,
Omaha; Mr. John Broomfield, Omaha;
Mr. Robert Wisdom, Kansas City, Mo.;
Mr. William Jackson, Omaha; Rev. B.
F. Watson, Washington, D. C. Reser
vations have already been made for
guests who will begin arriving Saiur
1 day; Bishop Tyree, Nashville, Tenn.;
Dr. Sampson Brooks, Baltimore, Md..
Dr. and Mrs. Hutten, Omaha.
Undertaker Jones of Kansas City,
Kan., motored down for the baths an,I
| was a guest at the Albany.
Mrs. Dorsey Moore and mother of
Missouri City, and Mrs. Edna Moore
and children of Kansas City motored
| to the Springs Saturday evening and
j lunched at the hotel.
Miss Lizzie Calcord is still on the
1 sick list.
Mr. Lee Rosenham is very ili at the
. Albany.
Mr. John Broomfield, with Mr. »V • I -
j liam Jackson and Mr. Robert Wisoom
| motored over from Omaha in his hand
some White on one of their many tr*p.
from the Springs to Kansas City. Mr
Broomfield and Mr. Jackson met witt
an accident, which proved a very cost
ly one. Mr. Broomfield’s car was
wrecked, but neither gentleman vat
injured. The blessing of Provident-*
upon these big-hearted, generous men
A farewell reception and dance v.at
given at Albany hall Thursday nigh!
for the following Excelsior Spring,
boys who have been called to tli*
colors; Frank Elliott, Ray Marsh-:!!
Freddie Marshall, Talbot Bak*-r
Harry Stewart, Tom Gant, Harry
Breedlove.
Back up those who are offering
their all—buy War Savings Stamps.
Many are giving their lives; you
i>re asked only to loan your money.
HUNTERS DISCOVER LAKE
It Wa* In Their County but They
Never Heard of It.
The Sallna Gun club has found a
large lake near Sallna. Kan., for the
fall and spring hunting seasons, and
has leased the property for a term of
years as a private reserve.
The lake Is In the sonthern part of
the county, and many of the old-time
hunters never knew of Its existence
until this spring. The lake covers 30
acres, and when It has been Improved,
Including a large dam. the surface
covered with water will be about 40
acres. On one side of the lake there
Is a sandy beach with the water run
ning from shallow to deep water and
It may be made a bathing place.
It Is also filled with fish of several
varieties. Lumber Is now being
shipped to the place for a house which
will be erected at once. The Gun club
will have the exclusive use of the
property.
WESLEY IS FIGHTING MAD
Because He Was Rejected by Mariner
on Account o! Defective Teeth.
John Paul Wesley, a patriotic young
man of St. Paul, Minn., Is mad. In
fact he is not only fighting mad, but
greatly disappointed.
The cause for John Paul’s sad an
ger and disappointment Is that he was
rejected for the U. S. marine corps be
cause of defective teeth.
“Sherman said war Is h-1,” storm
ed John Paul, “but I think your exami
nation Is even worse. Just because
I’m not able to bite the kaiser, I'm
rejected. What do yon want me to do,
kill 'em and then eat ’em too?”
“Sorry, old man,” said Sergt. Frank
Buck. “Go see a dentist and then
come hack. Maybe there’ll he u chance
then.”
Stop Combination Sales.
“Combination sales” are forbidden
under a new ruling of the Massachu
setts food administration. “Combina
tion sales” are, according to the defi
nition of the food administration, any
sales of two or more commodities, or
different kinds or sixes, at a price ef
fective only if they are bought at the
same time.
Remove Teutonic Eagles.
Because they too nearly resemble
the German eagle sometimes used as
a Teutonic military emblematic fig
ure, four eagle ornaments at the foot
of two grand stairways in the State
Capitol at Sait Lake City have been
removed.
As soon as his attention was called
;n the resemblance of the ornaments
to the erahletn of Prussianism, Gov
urnor Bamberger ordered their remov
al and their substitution with flguret
nf real American eagles.
Men That Were,Things
That Have Been
Norris Wright Cuney, a Leader of
Men.
BY FREI) C. WILLIAMS.
Lives of great men all remind us
We may make our lives sublime
And departing leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time.
It was in Galveston, that city by
the sea, that, despite the ravages of
the angry gulf, which from time to
t'me have attempted to leap across
its massive walls and sweep it from
its moorings into the sea. yet it stands
firmly planted on this island glister,
mg in the Equatorial sun like a silent
sentinel guarding the mainland from
the ever restless and encroaching sea,
that the above lines occurred to me.
I had strolled into the old customs
] l ouse and there leaning idly against
, one of the stone pillars in the cool
secesses of its gloomy hallways, I
tound myself meditating. My min i
had gone back to events of over a
nuarter of a century ago, when a man
cf my race had risen to the position
of collector of this port and the fig
t res that passed in and out of these
r-aine offices and along this hall and
\p the stairs were men of bath races
v ho owed their positions to the cen
tral figure of this article—Norris
! Wright Cuney, a natural leader, a
i master mind.
I seem to see him now. A figure
just above the average height, «..■II
knit and accentuating strength, a
sharp profile with the beaked nose
of a conqueror, the firm, clear-gazing
1 black eyes that in moments of anger
rcemed to snap fire; firm, evenly
J shaped lips with the strong lower jaw
and pointed chin of the aggress ve
man; a high, broad forehead o’er
topped by a shock of black hair that
reminded one of the lion that he was
so like; but always friendly, always
pleasant, ever ready to help the dis
tressed,• to please a friend, to do i
favor, never even passing the fellow in
the shabby coat or the tom hat or the
worn shoes or the distressed mother,
v. ho pleaded not for herself but the
salvation possibly of her wayward
son. These, all of these, this self
| centered, yet kindly man, one by one
administered to and sent on their vav
relieved or rejoicing. We see hirn
enter his office to take up the duties
as collector in the third port of the
U. S. A., to which he had been up
pointed by President Benjamin b.
Harrison.
We see him again stretched
in the cold clasp of death lying in
state in one of the largest church’s
in the city. The minister had just
finished the funeral rites and his
friends who had followed him to vic
tory through many a state and local
political campaign, through many a
tig convention scrap, were proving
their loyalty by following him to his
grave, and as the procession formed
outside and gradually wended its way
along the streets it became a pageant.
Not only Galveston, but the state of
Texas was paying homage to it-- de
parted chieftain.
First comes a mounted marshal n
command, next a platoon of mounted
police, behind which a military band
tollowed by a battalion of Colored
state militia, composed of the F’xee'
sior Guards of San Antonio, Cjn’s
Rifles of Houston, Texas, Island City
Guards of Galveston, followed by th*
Colored Longshoremen’s Association,
Cotton Screwman’s Association, a
number of fraternal organizations
w’ith the Masons in full charge of the
body, which was accompanied to its
last resting place by his immediate
family and innumerable friends of
both races.
Such was the end of this master of
men, this leader of his race, this cham
pion of his party in the political arena,
who began his career in the city where
he died, and who so lived that he en
joyed the confidence of both races
who came within range of his ac
quaintance, ami became not onlv a
state but a national figure and left a *- '
legacy to his family and also to his
race. A true husband, a true father
and a friend to all mankind and 1
may end by saying, may God be kind
and give to us now, in this hour of
stress and strife, another like Norris
Wright Cuney.
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Country
Awake, Americana!
Make this war your war.
Every man muat prove
Right is Might.
It means your liberty, tf not your liffc
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Cafe
GOOD HOME COOKING
Meals at All Hours.
Baths 25c
EAT AND BE CLEAN
Elizabeth Clark. Prop.
Telephone So. 2793
4917 So. 26th St. So. Side.
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MELCHOR--Druggist
The Old Reliable
Tel. South 807 4826 So. 24th St.
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J. D. HINES
TAILOR AND CLEANER
South 3366 5132 So. 21th St.
NORMAN
PROMPT
Taxi Service
AT ALL HOI RS
Pool Hall and Hilliard Pe'lor in
Connection.
Phone South 2962 2603 N St.
South Omaha.
The Moon
CAFE
GOOD HOME COOKING
MEALS AT ANY HOI R
2603 N St. Tel. South 2962
GLASPER’S
Shining Parlor
AND SOFT DRINKS
1830 South 36th St.
A. Glasper, Prop.
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Petersen & Michelsen
Hardware Co.
GOOD HARDWARE
2408 N St. Tel. South 162
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= Springs for Screen Doors, each
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