Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-05
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
New School BuiliingI Are Greatly Needed
in the Magic City.
FUNDS, HOWEVER, ARE NOT PLENTIFUL
Percentage Of Increase in Attendance
over Last ear one of Largest
in the stRte-Mickey Gets
warm Reception.

New school buildings are badly needed
in South Omaha. For several years the
Board Of Education has been compelled to
rent outside rooms in which to hold ses-
sions of school, and this year the demand
for more room has outstripped that OF any
year previous.
The Board Of Education seems abund-
antly supplied with school sites. but the
funds to erect buildings seem to be a
minus quantity. The board has succeeded
this year in using almost every cent in
proportion to the number OF months in
session that was allowed It by the levy
and 1t is generally predicted by those who
profess to know, and especially by certain
members Of the board, that IL things are
allowed to run as they have been running
by the time the year closes no available
money will be in the treasury and the
board will have far outstepped the bounds
OF what was intended for 1t in the way of
finance.
The growth Of the schools in South
Omaha has been very large. At the present
time the attendance at the regular schools
of the city looms up as follows: High
school, 233; Central, 395; Hawthorne, SOS;
Jungman, 34S; Brown Park, 446; Albright,
256; Highland. 2S2; West Side, ATS; Corri-
gan, 22s; Field, "a; Lowell, 253: Whittier,
20, and Lincoln. 449. II ia stated by the
teacher that two-thirds Of these schools
are so badly crowded that good work can
not be accomplished.
The percentage of, growth OF schools in
South Omaha is one Of the largest in the
state Of Nebraska, according to estimates
furnished. At the present time there arc
1881 more pupils attending the South
| Omaha schoola than tharo wara In the vaar
1898, and the increase still continues. For
the last five years the attendance at the
South Omaha public schools has been as
follows: 1898, 2,463; 1899, $3.50; 1900, 1872:
1901, 3,72S; 1902, 1884. 1t is expected, how
ever, that the 1902 attendance will be much
larger before the school year closes.
Gets Warm Reception.
J. H. Mickey, republican candidate for
governor, was in South Omaha yesterday
and he was greeted most heartily by hosts
Of personal friends and admirers. His
time was well taken up at the stock yards,
where he visited a number of the promi-
nent stockmen. He displayed considerable
interest in the condition Of the stock yards
and stated to several of his friends, while
there, that as he had heard nothing but
politics for so long, II was a rare treat
to be able to have some other subject dis
cussed in his presence. lie was cordially
greeted wherever he went during his stay
in the Magic City.
Heard MOndRy.
The mandamus proceedings against Mayor
Frank Koutsky wherein the Anti-Saloon
league attempts to secure a mandate from
the district court to compel Mayor Koutsky
to close all South Omaha saloons on Sum
| dava will ha heard In fha dtatrfcf court
on Monday morning. 1t is said the mayor
will vigorously contest the suit, having
taken exceptions to certain charges made
against him in the petition,
Meeting Tomorrow Night.
There seems to be no doubt but that all
of the talk which has been going the rounds
to the effect that the council would hold
no meeting tomorrow night has been based
on nothing more substantial than rumors.
Almost all OF the counciImen who have
been interviewed have stated most en-
phatically that the council would meet and
that all business which should come before
the meeting will be attended to-
Joe MaIy Sinking.
Complications have arisen in the case Of
Joseph ]. Maly, who, about q year and a
half ago, was shot and seriously wounded
in the Frank Dolezol saloon. Twenty-sev-
enth and Q Streets by Fred Stegeman. The
bullet entered the back and lodged in the
spinal column so that the lower portion
Of his body became paralyzed. The at
tending physicians now say that complica-
tions have arisen in the case and It may
be that Maly has but a very short time to
live. He has never left his bed since the
date OF the injury.
Circulating Petitions.
Petitions are said to be in circulation
among the property owners abutting on
Railroad avenue. In which they are asked
to waive all damages which may come to
them by reason Of the location Of a via
duct over the tracks at the foot OF o and
N streets. The number OF lots sought to be
represented in these petitions will be from
NJ to Q street. A member of the Live Stock
exchange stated last evening that 1t was
not the intention OF the Stock Yards com
pany to build a viaduct at all. but that
whatever would be constructed would be
in the shape OF a footbridge, while teams
would be supposed to use either the old
l. or Q street viaducts. coming around to
the yards by way OF the west entrance.
The stock yard officials seem to have moth
Ing to say regarding the matter.
Magic City Gossip.
The new lumber and coal company,
Crosby, Kopeitz. Casey Co.
Mrs. VIII Champin Of Fairbury is the
5 guest of Mrs. Chester j, Mcdonald.
The new night school at the Young Mems
Christian association opens October s.
There will be a meeting of the Ben Hur
! lodge, Banner court No. Is, Monday night.
r Miss Bartle of St. Paul and Miss Kavan
of Howell are guests Of Mrs. ]. l.. Kubat.
, z. Higgins OF the Swift company returned
I yesterday from an extended eastern trip.
j, R. Williamson and family have re-
; moved from South Omaha to Council Bluffs
4 The women OF the Christian church con-
template givirg a rummage sale in Novem-
Der.
Miss Harriet Watkins of Clinton, Ia. Is
here, the guest of her brother, ]. b. Wat,
kns.
e Let us sell you your winters supply OF
coal. Crosby, Kopeitz. Casey Co, 2d2 n
= street.
- See B. f. Wilcox & Co. for good coal