Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-29
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Independent Telephone Company Will Try
Aga.n for a Franchise.
QUESTION NAY Be PUT TO THE VOTERS
II CouncH Refuses 90 Grant the Fran
chiSe Company Iptepds 10 Appeal
to n PeopIe-MagIc
City Gossip.

1t is stated by the local independent
telephone company that # will again ask
the council to grant it a franchise to do
business in South Omaha. In the event
that the request is either refused or liz.
hored by the council. the company will
submit the question to the voters OF South
Omaha this fall.
II has been rumored that the council
Will not entertain the request Of the new
company, on account OF its being contrary
to the blanket telephone ordinance passed
during the last administration Under that
ordinance any company could do business
In the city upon meeting certain condi-
lions. These conditions the new company
considers unfair and prcjudicial to its in
terests.
Just how the new company expects to
get this question before the voters with.
cut the consent Of the mayor and council
ia unknown, but the general attorney Of
the company yesterday said that this
would be done without trouble, and that
he felt confident that at the next general
election in this city the voters would have
a chance to decide whether another tele-
phone company should exist in South
Omaha.
OF course, how such a proposition would
take with the voters is not known and It
- n mere matter OF speculation WneIneT
It would be favorably received should It be
submitted. However, the new company
says that 1T is perfectly willing to abide
by the result II It can only get an oppor.
tunity to have the matter submitted in
this manner.
Another Robbery Reported.
Ed Rankin and Earl shull are under ar
rest and confined in the city Jail. charged
with robblng Robert Tyler. an employee at
the Union Stock yards, Saturday night.
Eankin and Shull have not as yet been
identified. These acts Of highway robbery
seem to be en- the increase, despite the
efforts of the police to put q stop to them.
The police are making an extra endeavor
TO rid the city Of all suspicious charac-
tiers
Funeral of Mrs. Curtis.
The funeral Of Mrs. ID. s. Curtis wal
held yesterday afternoon from the FRS;
Methodist church. The church was packed
with friends OF the dead pioneer and some
OF the floral offerings were beautiful. DR.,
Robert l.. wheeler. who ufioiated at the
service, paid q pathetic tribute to the de
ceased. After the services the remains
were inferred in Laurel Hill cemetery.
schOOI Board Tonight.
Inc SCHOOL DOdEO IL 70 meet LOnlRnI huO
the matter OF heating the different school:
OF the city will be discussed. although Il
is not known whether any action will b,
taken. IT is stated that the teachers o
the different schools are going to come
in for their share Of censure on account
OF tho recent troubles. in which. 1t is said
they were in no way to blame.
Frank sbuItz Dies.
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in the basement OF the Pivonka block Sat,
urdsy morning in an unconscious and dying
condition, died at the South Omaha hos
pital yesterday morning. The remains
have been taken TO Brewers undertaking.
rooms and will remain there until SOM
arrangements are made for burial. II 4
thought that a contribution will be takel
up among the business men Of the cit!
to provide for the burial. but II this fails
he probably will be buried at the expens,
of the county.
Omcers Are Praised.
oficers Charles Altstadt and Henry Ellis
fielder are receiving a great, deal Of prais
for their work in the Eads counterfeitin
arrest last Saturday. Oficer Altstadt mad
the arrest on mere suspicion and Ellis
fielder pumped" out the story. The Unite
States authorities have notified the officers
It is said, that the government will pa
them 800 for the capture. Altstadt is on
Of the youngest officers on the force.
saloon Cases Today.
The case against the different saloo
Keepers of South Omaha. charged with vic
lation OF the state liquor law. will com
up for hearing this afternoon at 2 o'cloc
in the police court room. II is said tha
the cases will be prosecuted by the az
sistant city attorney. The cases will prot
, ably be finally disposed Of today.
Magic City Gossip.
There will be no council meeting tonlgh
Scott King returned from Lincoln yestel
day morning.
Mrs. Jay Laverty has returned from
trip In the western part of the state.
d. NJ. Click will leave for California e
day or tomorrow for a months vacation.
Edward Cahow, Eighteenth and M street
Is able to be about again. after a bri,
Illness.
j. {. Haupt of Manning. Ia. is In II
city and will remain during the Ak-Sar-Be
festivities.
Charles Clark. formerly OF Tekamah, ht
accepted a position with the Union StoC
Yards National bank.
Local coal dealers are having a sertoI
time filling out the advance orders tbs
took some months ago for coal delivers
at this time.
Very Near a Crime.