Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-07
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Steam Shovel at Work on Improvements ct
Union Stock Yards
WINTER WILL NOT STOP THE OPERATIONS
work VIII Continue Untn spring and
Many Material Changes at stock
Quarters VIII BE the
Result.

One steam shovel Is now at work on the
improvements to be made to the Union
stock yards. The shovel now in service is
working Just east Of the brick yard at Boyd
street This shovel Is making the way for
the laying OF tracks which will be used In
hauling dirt from the hills to be leveled
Two engines and two trains Of cars arc
now in operation hauling the dirt raised by
the shovel. This dirt is being wasted in
the hollow north Of L street and closely
follows the line Of tracks leading to the
cooper factory. All OF this ground will be
filled IN when the filling is completed it
is expected that additional trackage will
be laid in order to facilitate the handling
OF cars in the yards For number OF
years past the Stock Yards company has
been Handicapped by a scarcity Of trackage
room. The addition OF several acres of new
tracks in the western portion Of the yards
will relieve, to a great extent, the conges-
tion In the east yards and will tend to give
better service to CudahyB and the Omaha
Packing company.
Contractor MeShane proposes working all
winter. as he says cold weather will not
stop his grading apparatus. SO far only
half a hundred men are in camp, but this
number will be increased before long.
About 10000 cubic yards OF dirt will be
moved and the work will be carried along
until spring, when the erection of addl-
tional cattle pens will begin.
Royal Arcanum Omcers.
Knoxall council, No. t4e4, Of the Royal
Arcanum met Friday night and elected
these officers: P. H. Bell, regent; T. j.
| Nolan, vice regent; P. A. Wells, orator; s.
B. Christie, secretary: 2. r. Leigh, collec-
| tor; J. II. Bulla, chaplain; w. H. Cressey,
guide; F. A. Cressey, trustee.
Kings Daughters Social.
The Magic City Kings Daughters will
| give box social at the home OF Colonel
! and Mrs A. L. Lott on Thursday evening.
A program, musical and literary, will be
rendered and refreshments will be served.
| The proceeds will be used to furnish the
Kings Daughters room at the South Omaha
| hospital
Christmas Festival.
Members of the First Methodist church
propose holding a Christmas festival. There
| will be a Christmas tree and a musical and
| literary program. Committees on tree,
decorations program and finance have been
appointed. Pastor Head has been ener-
getic in securing gifts for the children Of
the Sunday school. These gifts will be
placed on the tree and every member Of
the school will receive a gift.
Magic City Gossip.
Wallace d. Godfrey is reported seriously
i'll at his home on n street.
The new lumber and coal company,
| Crosby, Kopeitz, Casey Co.
Donations for the Presbyterian Kings
| DauRhterS ba2ar solicited.
Roscoe Rowley Is home again after q
southern trip lasting couple OF weeks.
Frank e. Jones', sanitary Inspector, ID
| confined to his home with a severe cold.
The North Star Beneficiary society will
close it's business career on December IS.
C. X. Schafer, a former resident OF
South Omaha, is now located at Cavite'
P.I.
Tribe No. IS of the Red Men initiated a
number of candidates on Thursday evening
last.
DIR. Warren H. slabaugh has been called
to Ohio by the serious illness Of his
father
Rev. DR.. Wheeler will preach both morn
ing and evening today at the Presbyterian
church.
The South Omaha Cavalry troop will
give a dance at the armory on Monday
evening.
Save coal-Get storm sash. E. H. How
land Lumber & Coal Co., 4SS North 24th st.
Phone T.
George Mcbride returned yesterday from
a months trip through the western part
of the state.
Modern woodmen lodge No I0S5 will give
a dance at the armory on the evening oi
December "a.
Glover Leaf camp No, 8, Royal Nelghbors
| of America, will hold an important meet
ing on Thursday evening.
A joint meeting OF the. Wotnan's Relief
corps and the local Grand Army post will
be held on Monday evening
Mrs Wolf Twenty third and Polk streets
! ia homo after undergoing ODPrA.
ton at st. Josephs hospital.
John Dale of Omaha will talk this after
noon to men at the local Young Mems
| Christian association rooms. .....
Mr.. and Mrs. E 8. Harrell have given W
their house on ] street and will board a.
Gilchrist's during the winter.
The New Century club will give
musicale and card party at odd Fellows
hall on Wednesday afternoon
Funeral services over the remains o.
Edith Bradbury will be held at Laprel Hill
cemetery on Sunday afternoon.
/ 1t was reported here yesterday tina
, Frank Roberts, the missing cashier OF tht
Pacific Express company, had been seer
, in Chicago.
The banquet OF the South Omaha Medica
society, given at the rooms of the Soutl
Omaha club on Friday night, was an en-
joyable affair.
Complaint has been made by. the cit!
officials that the electric lights have beef
out on the streets q number OF hours dur
ing the last week.
= MT. ana MN ~. Ia. HOLMES are Hhhliil
3 preparations 20 entertain large numbe
Of friends at their new home on the even
ing of December 30.
Sneak thieves stole a showcase from II
front OF Altman's store, Twenty-eixth an'
N strets, Friday night. A number OF sus
poets have been arrested.
The ladies Auxiliary OF the Youhl
Mems Christian association will give tel
at the home of Mrs. Elmer Wiers, 101
North Twenty-hfth street, on Tuesda!
afternoon.
Fred 8. Goodman, one Of the secretaries
of the International Young Mems Christian
association, will be a guest at the loca
Young Mems Christian association roOtn
this evening.
The Kings Daughters Of the Presbyterian
church will serve a chicken pie dinner a
the troop armOry on Friday December l2
There will be a sale OF fancy goods IN tn
afternoon and luncheon will be served fl
the evening In addition there will be Al
entertainment, consisting of instruments
and vocal music.
Mayfiower hive No. 80, Ladies of the Mac
cabees, met on Wednesday evening las
and elected these officers: Rosa Ryan, lad
commander, Frances Bechtel heutenan
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