Country Club
Will Purchase
300-Acre Site
Hoard Given Power by Stock
holders to Acquire Loca
tion—$250,000 for
Clubhouse.
A new site for the Omaha Country
club is assured, according to the ac
tion of a special meeting of stock
holders with the board of directors at
tho Omaha club yesterday afternoon.
The net result of this enthusiastic
session was that the board of direc
tors was given full power by the
stockholders to proceed with the selec
tion and purchase of a sito that will
meet the requirements of the organ
ization.
Tentative plans which have been
discussed contemplate moving five to
seven miles west, to make the club a
■‘country ’ rendezvous In fact as well
as in name. When the present loca
tion near Henson was obtained about
- i years ago it was somewhat in the
country. Omaha since has grown
around the club site. Increasing taxes
on the present site Is one of the de
termining factors in favor of the de
cision to move further out. The
present site lias 120 acres. It is pro
posed to obtain a site of nearly 300
acres. If a derlrable half section
of S20 acres can be obtained, a tract
cf that area may be purchased. Sev
eral locations are under observation.
Begin In Spring.
Glen C. Wharton, president of the
Omaha Country club, presided nt the
special meeting r.rid was compliment
ed for the skillful manner in which
he presented the situation and sold
the proposition to those who were in
a doubtful state of mind.
On hundred and fify stockholders
and directors met at dinner and then
pussed back their chairs for tho busi
ness In hand. The unanimity of
opinion which prevailed Indicated the
seriousness with which the members
intended to proceed to make the
Omaha Country club one of the finest
establishments of the kind west of
Chicago.
"It is quite probable that wo will
begin In the early spring to develop
tho new site.” said President Whar
ton. "The matter of a new club
house naturally will be up for con
sideration during the early part of
next year.”
$!50,000 Clubhouse.
Members of the club favor a rein
forced concrete modern clubhouse to
cost approximately $260,000.
Mr. Wharton observed that a new
location 10 miles west of the present
club site would be relatively closer
to the city than the present site was
when acquired 25 yeara ago.
The Omaha Country club lias a
membership of 300. There la an In
vestment of $260,000 in the piesent
ground* and clubhouse, according to
Mr. Wharton.
Rohrer Denies Statement
Still Owners Protected
V. S. Rohrer. federal prohibition
director, in a letter to Chief of Po
lice Dempsey yesterday, denied state
ments accredited to him that certain
members of the police department
were furnishing ‘'protection" for men
who operated the mammoth still at
403 Bancroft street. This still was
uncovered by federal agents last
week.
Rohrer. in the letter, told Dempsey
that he hua no knowledbe that offi
cers had accepted bribes and thanked
Dempsey for courtesies shown his de
partment by the police.
One Killed, One Injured
in Quarter-Million Fire
Bozeman, Mont., Dec. 16.—One fire
man, Ernest Robertson, was killed by
suffocation; Chief Alexander was
overcome by smoko and seriously
but not fatally injured and property
losses estimated at $250,00(1 sustained
in a fire that for a time threatened
to destroy the business district of
Bozeman. Bate yesterday afternoon
the fire was extinguished.
The fire started in the boiler room
In the basement of the Club cafe. In
order to stop the spread of the flame*,
several blasts of dynamite were used.
Smoke in Wvmore Store
Hampers Firemen at Blaze
Wymore, Nib., Dec. 16.—(Special.)
—Eire, starting from an overlieuted
stove In the lwisement of the Julius
Neumann company department store,
mystified firemen who flooded the
first floor with water and cut holes
to let It Into the basement, is'moke
prevented them from entering the
building. The building was con
structed in 1901 at a cost of about
$20,000. The stock Is valued at about
$23,000. Both building and stock are
fully covered by Insurance.
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dren's clothing of every description.
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Happy Youngsters Throng
Theater for Pony Drawing
■ '‘Hal Mahone” Creates Merriment by Sitting Down
on Haunches Like Dog—New Owner Almost
Kisses Pet—Eight of 10 Winners Absent.
The Brandels theater was packed
; from pit to topmost seat of the gallery
with boys and girls Saturday morning.
The occasion was the drawing of
names in the contest for 10 Shetland
ponies given away by the Brandels
Store.
Oh. such a happy, bubbling, anxious
Juvenile audience! Shrill calls, happy
laughter and then the tremendous si
lence as Postmaster Charles Black
plunged his hand into the big basket
full of cards and withdrew It and Tom
Quinlan read the names.
“Hul Mahone,” the smallest pony In
the stable and second to be drawn for,
didn't approve of the proceedings. He
was led to the front of the stage by a
boy and there insisted upon sitting
down on his haunchea. liko a dog,
greatly to the amusement of all the
boys and girls, who shouted with
laughter at the funny pony.
“Ellsworth I,. Morgan, 3200 Sec
ond avenue. Council Bluffs,” read Mr.
Quinlan.
Nearly Kisses Pony.
“Here I am,” piped a. voice from
the balcony and Ellsworth was al
ready on his happy way. pushing
through the crowd. He came down
stairs and was escorted through the
aisle by a policeman and lifted over
the orchestra pit by a mustcian-and
onto the stage, where apparently he
had no eyes for such unimportant
people as postmasters and store man*
agers, but ran to Hal Mahone, put his
arm around the tiny Shetland's neck,
hugged and nearly kissed him.
The pony seemed to like this, for
when the great Santa Claus himself
tried to lead him away to one side,
Hal Mahone promptly sat down
again. And the children shouted.
Ellsworth is 9 and Is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Morgan. Some
of the other boya advised Ellsworth
he could keep his pony in the cellar.
"Aw, we've got a barn to keep 'lm
in,” said Ellsworth, “and I got 60
cents to buy some hay for 'lm, too.”
On went the drawing. Several of
the winners were not present among
the 2,200 children.
“Whiskaway,” shouted Mr. Quin
lan and that handsome pony was
led to the front of the stage. “Qoea
Man Run Down by
Woman Autoist
Victim Suffers Severe Cuts on
Scalp and Broken Rib—
Driver Held.
Victor Enholm, 65, 3414 Parker
street, a warehouse man for the
Wright & Wilhelmy company, was
tun down this afternoon near the
northeast corner of Seventeenth and
Farnam street by a sedan driven by
a woman.
He suffered severe lacerations of
the scalp and body bruises and was
taken to Central police station for
medical attendance.
Taken to Station.
Mrs. Charles F. Wllle, 1929 South
Thirty-fourth street, who was driving
tho car. was taken to the police sta
tion and hooked for reckless driving
and her bond fixed at $1,000. With her
In the car was her daughter. Harriet;
Miss Mabel Shatwell, 1929 South Thir
ty-fourth street, o teacher In the
Second Avenue school at Council
Bluffs, and Mrs. Michael Keegan, 1931
South Thirty-fourth. Mrs. Wills wept
at the police station. Her husband
is In the mail order department at
tho postofflee.
At the emergency hospital police
surgeons discovered Enholm had suf
fered a fractured right rib.
Foot Slips on Brake.
Mrs. Wllle was permitted to sign
her own $1,000 bond.
She told police she was driving
slowly and everyone got out of the
way at the Intersection and she
thought Enholm was going to do like
wise. Witnesses snld she drove over
the crossing in making a turn at the
Intersection.
Her husband, who appeared at the
station later, told police ho understood
her foot slipped pff the brake.
Enholm Is an employe at tho ware
house of the Wright and Wilhelmy
company. He was on his way to the
city hall to pay hla water hill when
the accident occurred.
Mrs. Fanferlik Dies.
Mrs. Barbara Fanferlik. 66, died at
her home, 1425 South Fourteenth
street, yesterday of senility. She Is
survived by three daughters and two
sons.
to Tom Stipe, 2413 East Locust
street.”
There was a tremendous stir in the
right hand box.
"I'm here,” cried an excited boy
ish voice as though afraid he might
not he heard at this important mo
ment. Tho tow-headed little fellow
ran out of the box. then ran buck
again seeking to litid a way to the
stage. Willing little boys and girls
were calling and darting this way
and that to help him. tit is always
wise to help a boy who owns a
pony.) Finally Tom was guided to
the front of the box where Bolico
Sergt. Sum Morris, looking like a
jolly Santa Claus minus the whiskers,
lifted him across the orchestra pit
to tho stage.
Tom wore a brown overcoat over
his blue unionalis. lie ran right
across the stage and took the bridle
of Whiakawuy from the boy who
held it, and feasted his eyes upon his
wonderful playmate.
Eight Winners Absent.
Tom is just 6 and goes to the East
Omaha school and lives with his
cousin, George Green, in East
Omaha.
Eight of the 10 winning youngsters
were not in the vast crowd. The
happy news will be sent at once and
the ponies are waiting to be led away
by them. Six of these live in Oma
ha, one in Council Bluffs and one in
Silver Creek. Neb. They are as fol
lows:
Frankie Waidley, 1219 South Twen
ty-seventh street, won "Marry Larry;”
Frankie Van Alstlne, Silver Creek.
Neb.; "Motor Cop;” Steven Nugent.
3040 Stone avenue, "Major Frank;”
Fred Smith, C525 Florence boulevard,
"Queen Anne;” Catherine Hutchinson,
427 First avenue, Council Bluffs.
"Single G;’’ Dorothy Bennet, 330
Dodge street, "Lady Whitcomb;”
Frances Dodds, 5024 Nicholas street,
"Virginia Dare;” Waldo Daveson, 4330
Burdette street, "Cascade.”
Homes Investigated.
Tho Nebraska Humane society has
been asked by tho Brandeis store to
investigate the homes of winners of
the 10 ponies.
1 Officials of tho society will visit
the little masters and mistresses of
the ponies and teach them the habits
of the ponies, how to care for them,
what is good for them and what not
to do with them.
“The society always investigates
homes where babies are placed,” said
Secretary Bradley, "but I believe this
is tho first instance in which the so- ,
ciety ever has investigated homes
where ponies arc to be placed.”
Tamora School
Row Appealed to
Supreme Gourt
Dispute Over Consolidation,
Kaging More Than Year,
Coes to High Court
Second Time.
Lincoln, Doc. 16.—(Special.)—The
school row in Tamora, Seward county,
which has been raging for a year
and a half, is again in supreme court.
Tho first appeal was on behalf of sev
eral old districts that fought against
being included in a consolidated
! school district that would have given
Tamora a 12-grndo school This time,
I the same faction is fighting against
being alienated from the consolidated
district.
Tho Tamora people fought in the
first case to have them kept in, be
cause they wanted their consolidated
school to be a big one. Later tho
malcontents got control of the board,
by outvoting the others, and now the
Tamora folks want District No. 59,
which contains most of them, eliminat
ed. The District No. 59 folks having
found they were powerful enough to
control the policies of tho consolidat
ed district, now want to stay In.
Before tho board friendly to the
town cause went out of office, it re
districted the territory and cut out
No. 69. The court below eald they
ha^ legal power to do this, and the
decision was appealed to the supreme
court. The new board is opposing
the dismemberment. The old board
said the other crowd raised a dis
turbance at every meeting, and with
out them consolidation has a clear
majority.
As a German church parochial
school is involved, the language and
national issues figured in the dispute,
and at one time tho opponents of
consolidation conducted a boycott
against the town's business institu
tions.
Pioneers’ Association
Will Meet in Lincoln
The Nebraska Territorial Pioneers’
association will hold its annual re
union January 9 in the Grand hotel.
The annual address will be given by
Edgar Howard, Columbus; I. J. Dunn
of Omaha will give a talk on early
days. A round table will be con
ducted by Moses P. O'Brien of Omaha.
Anyone who has lived in the state
35 years is eligible to membership.
Jury Finds Man Guilty
of Elk Creek Burglary
Tecumseh, Neb., Dec. 16. — (Spe
clal.)—William Welter of Nebraska
City was found guilty by a Jury in
district court here of the burglary at
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the general store of F. V. Eversole
at Elk Creek November 13. Judge
J. B. Haper has not yet pronounced
sentence.
Jacie Banker of Nebraska City and
George Kreifels of Table Bock face
trial for the burglary of the Beethe
Bros, store in Elk Creek the same
night. Banker is in Jail here. Krei
fels is free under bond.
Columbus Elks to Hold
Stag Beefsteak Dinner
Columbus, Neb., Dec. 16.—(Special.)
—The first annual stag beefsteak din
ner of the Columbus Elks lodge will
be held Monday evening at 7 in the
Evans hotel. Gene Huse, Norfolk
newspaperman, will be the principal
speaker and will tell of his recent
trip to Europe. Zachary Taylor
Howell will be the toastmaster.
Hessrvatlons nlrendy have been sent
in In large numbers from Columbus
Elks and from surrounding towns.
Family Destitute, Man Freed.
Joe Cato, sentenced to jail for four
months and fined $1,000 on a liquor
charge two weeks ago, was released
yesterday by Federal Judge Wood
rough on representation that his wife
and family are destitute and need his
help.
Bee Want Ads Bring Itesults.
Legion Liaison
Board Organized
To Promote Pleasant Rela*
lions Between Vocational
Bureau and Employer.
The Legion Liaison board has been
organized under tho chairmanship of
SI Wheeler, to promote pleasant rela
tions between tho disabled soldier, the
Veterans’ bureau and the employer.
"Tho board will act in an advisory
capacity to tho Veterans’ bureau,”
.llmmy Mllota explained yesterday at
American Legion headquarters. "The
bureau Is pleased with tho idea, and
from the numbers of disabled men
who come Into our office with their
difficulties wo feel there Is a real need
for such work.
“laical Legion doctors will give their
services in co-operation with the medi
cal staff of the Veterans' bureau. The
first action of the committee will be
to interview 500 trainees at Bellevue,
Boyles college, the University of Oma
ha and in private businesses.
"The committee will investigate
their working conditions and then will
visit hospitals v here service men are
under care to urge nurses and doctors
to exercise more patience with the ex
service men.
"They don't always realize quite un
der what a nervous strain some of
those men have been.
"This organization will keep track
of the men after they have finished
their training, will try to help them
get Jobs that fit. and will act as big
brothers in every way they can."
Printing Contracts Are
Awarded Lincoln Firms
Lincoln, Deo. 16.—(Special.>— A. B.
Cole, state purchasing agent, has
awarded to George W. Kline of Lin
coln the oonthrnct for printing leg
islative bills at $1.98 a page nnd 12'i,
cents a page for each 100 copies in
addition to the 500 copies covered by
contract. Klines was alRo given the
I contract for printing the house nnd
senate journals. These me printed
each day. nnd for this, the state will
pay $1.96 a page. With corrections
made, they constitute the permanent
journal, in bound form, and for this
the state will pay Kline $1.30 a page
The American Printing company of
Lincoln was awarded the report of
the department of public welfare for
$3.15 a page, and that of the adjutant
general for $2.60 a page.
Record Average Is Made ^
hy Hastings Hereford*
Hastings, Neb., Dec. 16.—(Special )
—Closing ft two-day sale with a grand
total of $17,555, or an average of $185
for 93 purebred Anxiety Fourth Here
fords, the H. and A. J. Gaudrcault an
nual- sale is believed to have set an
other mark for Nebraska broeders.
The first day's sale of $6.00fi, or an
average of $176 per head for 85 ani
mals, was bettered by the second
day's record, which averaged $192 for
60 head.
Body of Juniata Woman
Is Found Frozen in Home
Hastings, Neb., Hoc. 16.—(Special '*
—Mrs. Ellen Alien, TO, found dead
late Friday in the eoal bln of her
homo at Juniata, where she lived
alone, is thought by her friends to
have lain there since Tuesday.
Tile 4>ody was perfectly frozen.
Mrs. Allen had coni delivered Tues
day and probably fell when she went
to close the coal chute window.
Dedicate Kndicott Church.
tVyinore, Nel>., Pec. 16.—(Special,1
—The Methodists at Endlcott have
just dedicated a new church that cost
$15,000. An Indebtedness of $3,700
was paid off at the meeting.
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