Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-03
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Prospects Are for Many Improvements
During the Summer.
CARPENTERS GET ADVANCE IN WAGES
Lots in New Additions Are Selling
Rapidly and Lumber Dealers Re-
port Unusually Heavy Trade
Magic City Gossip.
CARPENTERS GET ADVANCE IN WAGES

With the coming on Of warmer weather
it is expected that many improvements will
be made in South Omaha. Already the
carpenters who reside here have repaired
for a busy season by increasing the scale
Of wages from 80 to 40 cents an hour. This
change in scale does not, however, take
effect until May /. Dealers in material
are looking forward to a busy season and
in consequence have ordered heavily. The
numerous additions to the city plated last
year are selling rapidly and cottages are
being planned and contracts being made.
Lumber dealers assert that not for several
years have they received so many inquiries
as within the last few weeks. In addition
to the large number of dwellings contem-
plated the packers and stockyards COM
pany will make improvements. At the
yards a new hay barn, north Of the l. street
viaduct, is already under construction, the
piles and piers having already been set.
AS soon as the brick arrives the paving OF
some of the alleys at the yards will com
mence and this work will be continued all
summer. At the packing houses a number
Of improvements, alterations, etc, are con-
templated and there promises to be plenty
of work for artisans.
Returns from Southern Trip.
A.. V. Miller, a member of the Board Of
Education, returned yesterday from Pres
colt, Ariz, where he spent the last three
months looking after his mining interests.
Mr.. Miller said that the country about
Prescott was building up rapidly and that
while he was there not less than ten mills
for the stamping of ore were erected. He
considers his mining property very valuable
and proposes to return as soon as the Board
Of Education reorganizes.
VIII Enter Contest.
The Foresters Of Modern Woodmen Of
America lodge No. 1895 will soon COM
mence drilling three times a week in order
to enter the contest to be held at the Lin
coin State fair. This team has made a
number OF good records and it is the in
tention OF the members to go to Lincoln
and endeavor to clean the platter.
Printing and Charter.
Members Of the city council have given
an order for the printing of 100 copies Of
the city ordinances and the city charter.
These will be bound in leather and will
be delivered as soon as the work can be
turned out. In addition the printers re-
ceiving the contract will make up about
200 copies Of the book which will be sold
at reasonable rates. The books, bound in
leather, will cost the city at the rate Of
s1.75 per page.
Magic City Gossip.
Peter Mitchell is back from a trip to In
diana.
John Riches is out again after a short
illness.
The Lotus club will give a dance at Ma
sonic hall tonight.
The cavalry troop band meets tonight
for rehearsal at the armory.
William VanDusen has gone to New York
to visit friends and relatives.
1t is understood that vitrihed brick will
be used in the paving OF Missouri avenue.
Last weeks feeder shipments numbered
4,6S4 head. of this number over 1000 head
went to Nebraska feed lots.
Jim Jones and wife are here from Lin
coin on a visit. Mr.. Jones was formerl
engaged I'm business at the s~tockyards,
Upchurch lodge No. 2. Degree OF Honor,
will give a box social and dancing party at
Workman hall on Thursday evening OF this
week.
Press reports from AndarKa, okl.. bring
word that John c. Carroll, once South
Omaha's chief Of police, VISA defeated for
mayor BY several hundred votes. The en-
tire democratic ticket went down with
Carroll.
Judge Keysor has decided that the Platts-
mouth Telephone company will have to APP
ply to the ago and city council for a
franchise, instead OF breaking into the city
over the poles OF the Postal Telegraph
company.