Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-05
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
City Will Resist Claim in Personal Damage
Case.
PHOTOGRAPH OF SIDEWALK TO Be USED
Authorities Not Inclined TO COmprO-
mise with Minnie LinE ana Pro-
pose TO Make Test in the
Courts.

manent injuries by falling on a dilapidated
walk at Thirtieth and S streets on the night
Of November 10. In her petition for dam
ages she asserts that her left leg was
broken and that she sustained a severe
shock to her nerves, from which she has
not yet recovered. In payment for the
suffering and injury the plaintiff asks the
city to pay her $4,000.
A member of the council who looked over
the claim says tho city attorney will GER
tainly fight the case clear through the SUI
preme court. As for the condition Of the
walk the city will show photographs Of its
condition the day after ths accident is
alleged to have occurred.
Schools Nicely Heated.
All OF the public schools are being nicely
heated. There was some little trouble Ct
the Lincoln school yesterday forenccn but
the boilers we're soon in operation and 1t
was not necessary to dismiss any Of the
classes. All of the ~janitors report plenty
Of coal on hand and even II there should
be a long spell OF extremely cold weather
the school buildings will be heated. The
coal now being supplied is considered the
best that has been sent to the school houses
in a number of years past.
Overcoat Thieves.
A half dozen or more suspicious char
acters were arrested yesterday by members
OF the detective force and are being held
for trial on suspicion of being implicated
in stealing overcoats. Thefts Of overcoats
have been reported from the Stock ex-
change and from hotels and public build
ings. The police have made a general
roundup and have landed six so far. Last
night the officers said that the search
was mt uyar They aaaarfad that 4boy
would not stop until all of the thieves i'm
plicated were under arrest.
Medical Society Feast.
The South Omaha Medical society will
banquet at the South Omaha club toniEht.
All Of the physicians in the Magic City
and their wives have been invited. DR..
Foots of Omaha has been invited as a guest
Of honor and he will deliver an address.
Covers will be laid for thirty guests.
Exchange Meeting Postponed.
The meeting of the Live Stock exchange
to have been held today has been postponed
until Monday next. TENDERS OF the ex-
change are taking considerable interest In
the orders recently issued by the govern
ment In relation to the tearing down Of
fences on government land. The postpone
ment Of the meeting, 1t is stated. was for
the purpose Of ascertaining just what is
to be done before the exchange places it.
self on record.
reports About Ready.
General Manager Kenyon of the Union
Stock Yards company has about completed
his reports for the fiscal year which ends
November 80. These reports will be pre-
sented to the stockholders Of the company
at the annual meeting to be held on De-
cember s. One item Of particular interest
will be the showing made In the handling
OF cars. AS compared with the fiscal year
Of 1901, over 81, 900 more cars were handled
In the yards here. The receipts, with the
exception Of hogs, show a big increase.
Annual Election Tonight.
Knoxall council Of the Royal Arcanum
will meet Friday night fer the purpose OF
electing officers. All of the members of
the order are urgently requested to attend
this meeting, as business of Importance
aside from the election will be brought
!: before the body.
Planning New Road.
II the plans Of some of the city officials
are carried out, there will be . road to the
river without the consent OF either MI.
Kountze or Mr.. Sieger. The plan now is
to have the ambulance and the supply
E wagons destined for the Emergency hos.
pital go down Missouri avenue to Tenth
2 street with the customary jog. and thence
8 south along the line Of the Berlin property
to the hospital.
e This proposed road, it is stated by en-.
gineers who has looked over the ground
can be placed in good condition at iittl,
expense and 1t will save the city tn,
stipend demanded from the agent Of Mr.
n Kountze.
!" Ofhcers OF the Board Of Health favor tn,
new road in preference to the old one AM
I the chances are that arrangements will b.
made at once for the opening OF this lin
to the hospital.
20 Force Laid on.
= All Of the members of the street repai
force were laid on by Mayor Koutsky yes
terday, with the exception OF Tom Erwin
I The latter will report each day to the cit
"a Offices for instructions from either tn
10 mayor or city engineer. He will be kep
81 at work as long as there is need Of hi
" services. At the present time some walk
IS are in need Of repair and Erwin will al
70 tend to these matters.
Magic City Gossip.
H. Royal Arcanum lodge No. 1894 will elet
S9 officers tonight.
,2s The cavalry troop will give a dance
$50 the aTmory on Monday night.
~ DR.. Curtis said last night that B. e. w
cox was getting better rapidly.
S99 Mrs. j. G. Blessing has been called
10 Columbus, Neb., by the illness of a rel
tive.
Richard Estes OF Glenwood, Ia, is in II
iS6 city for a few days looking after bushes
80 matters.
rs The ice on the letter pond is gettir
~ thicker every day and the skaters are Il
~ creasing in number.
"a A dozen or more South Omaha people a
tended the funeral of Richard Daniels
Gilmore yesterday afternoon.
Repairs are now being made TO Il
10 which was damaged by fire a coupie
he weeks ago.