Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-11
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Politician Gives Inside information Re-
garding NerUsrs Promises.
0ANeLNe rosTOTFIcL BIEORL TwO NAN
Say Mercer Promised disappointment
to Etter ana Van Dusen, Acting
for cOnsressman, Promised
Place 60 MoseIy.

Etter and Harvey d. Mosely, deputy post
master, that Mercer and his right bower,
Tom blackburn. have been busy setting mat
ters to rights. This trying to square mat
ters has brought to light the fact that
Mercer has been playing double with Etter
and Mosely.
A politician who Is a close friend Of
both the postmaster and his deputy un-
bosomed himself yesterday to the extent
OF giving away som secrets which the
Mercer-savase combine did not want known
at this time.
ut appears that Mercer has promised
Etter a reappointment ss postmaster" said
this politician, with the understanding
that Etter would bring his influence to
bear to secure the solid delegation from
South Omaha for the congressman, who
has been at the public crib for many years.
More than this. Ettcr was promised by
Mercer that he would be reappointed post
master whether the latter was elected or
not. 30 Etter takes It all in and has HE
ONCE decorated with an oil painting and a
chrome or two Of Mercer and starts to
work to secure a safe hold on his present
Job for q term Of four years more.
Mercer, however. showed his s~cheming
when he sent Van Dusen to Mosely and
promised him the postofice n he would
turn HIS friends In 70 work for the re-
nomination and the reelection Of the pres
emit congressman from this district. Mosely
bit like a trout and he turned out and
hustled for his Uncle Dave TO beat the
band. It was only when Etter found that
Mosely was encroaching on his preserves
that he suggested thai he better re-
Sign and devote his entire time to cleo
tioneering for the once OF postmaster. All
this talk about there being a friendly feel
ing between Etter and Mosely is all bosh.
II has been common street talk for the last
year or more that the TWO did not speak
unless official business demanded. In fact.
Mosely has been compelled to ask some OF
his friends to keep away from the post
ONCE because Etter was Jealous Of the in
fiuence OF Mosely's friends, who are anu
hav been members Of the Young Mems
Republican club.
'As for Captain Etter asserting that he
has never been an applicant for postmaster.
the facts to the contrary can be proven.
senator Willard had not been in ONCE a
month before Etter sent him a letter an
.nouncing his candidacy for reappolntment
and requesting the services OF the senator
In his behalf. This fight for the postofice
between Etter and Moseiy has turned the
tide against Mercer here and the chances
are that all OF the fences built by Tom
blackburn -hila Marcar waa hanging
around eastern seaside resorts will be torn
Town and the undivided support Of the
South Omaha republicans given to some
good man who has not been mixed up
such deals as Mercer has been re-
D~ispositioh of Garbage.
The question Of disposing Of garbage has
practically been settled by the city ON
Arrangements have been made by
Mayor Koutsky Tot the opening OF the
street road to the river. In com
pany with the city engineer n members
of the street and alley committee the
made an inspection Of the road Fri
lay and ordered certain work done which
will permit the passage OF teams to the
river bank.
When talking about the work TO DO done
The mayor said yesterday that with the ex-
penditure Of about $50 the road could be
30 that teams hauling garbage could
get to the river without difficulty. 1t ap-
that the last raise Of the river threw
The channel over to the Nebraska side and
washed away the big sandbar that has
prevented the dumping Of the garbage in
The river for some months past.
Theer has been considerable complaint
ately about the inability Of garbage haul
srs to handle garbage and for this reason
many back yards have gone uncleaned. with
The fixing of the road there will be no ex-
,use for the refusal of property owners 70
comply with the rules Of the health depart
which viii now be enforced. In ad-
iition to the Missouri avenue route the city
to open o street and then there
will be two roads to the river and no ex-
,use can be offered about the negligence of
'ity oneials in providing suitable roads for
he hauling Of garbage.
Dunn's store obbed
Early Sunday morning thieves broke into
he cigar store Of Scott Dunn, Twenty-sec-
,nd and L streets. and carried away about
$50 worth of cigars and chewing tobacco.
yesterday afternoon the police located the
property and arrested two men who
ire suspected to be implicated IN the rob-
'ery. When brought before the city jailer
he men gave their names as Frank swo-
,oda and Vincent Cserivinchie. They are
BEING held on suspicion while the ofhcers
.unt for the third man Ia the party.
Grading BEGINS This Week.
Contractors c~uddington q Hector have
bout completed the grading Of Y street and
he ~excavating for the foundations Of the
lew buildings az the letter brewery ana
operations will be begun At once.
rs soon IS Hector can move his grading
machinery he viii commence the grading Of
rwenty-seventh street from 3 to r streets.
rhis work viii take a month or more. Ar
ansements are all completed for this work
nd as soon as the start is made II will be
'ushed 70 completion.
Another Dry sonaay.
Yesterday was the nfth sunday OF the clos
ng order and as 40 arrests were made the
must have been generally observed.
ntimations had been made that some Of the
liquor dealers proposed to violate the or
Ter and dispense wet goods as OF yore. but
rom the police records no -infringements
Il the order were noted. The police ar
osted one man for intoxication. hut It was
Isserted that he came from out Of the city
nd a acquired his drink outside Of the
limits Of South Omaha.
Another Damage Suit.
II was reported at the city hall Saturday
lfternoon that another damage suit would
y nled against the city on account OF the
'ad condition OF the road On Twenty-fourth
treet south OF Q street. A wagon be-
to D. y. O'Brien Of Omaha went In
he ditch near s street and. It was reported.
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