Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Board Of Education's Selection Of Teachers
Live Topic on Streets,
FRANK SEYKoRNS ELECTION A SURPRISE
south Omaha Sells Twenty-Five MIL
Hon Pounds of Canned Meat to
British Government
Magic City Gossip.

The main topic yesterday was the action
OF the Board Of Education Monday evening
In the selection Of teachers. While the
list selected seems to give general salts
faction, considerable surprise is manifested
over the fact that some twenty more teach
ers than Ia necessary to run the schools OF
the town were chosen.
The election Of Prof. Frank Seykora
as principal OF the schools in the place
Of N. M. Graham was a decided surprise.
Last year Prof. seykora, while a can
didate for reelection, shared the sam fate
as Superintendent Wolfe. the board refus-
ing to r~e-elect him to the position he had
formerly held. When his name was pre-
sented this year, however, the same mem
bers who opposed him at the selection last
year openly supported him, and he re-
ceived a very complimentary vote.
The promise Of the new members to see
to 1t that the incompetent and those hold
Ing positions by reason OF political pull
should be ousted from the faculty was
generally observed. and even the watch
dog Of the board, the Tax Payers
league. seems to find but little to condemn
in review of the work lone. While there
were not many changes in the heads OF
departments and in principals, yet many Of
the changes were openly sanctioned by the
league, both before and after the meeting
OF the board Monday evening.
Strange as 1t may seem, the selection OF
j~anitors of tho schools OF the city seems
to Stir UP about as much excitement as did
the selection of teachers. 1t Is said that
never In the history OF the town has as
much interest been manifested in the
workings Of the Board of Education as this
year. On the subject of ~janitors 1t is
thought that a bitter fight will occur in
the board. tnasmuch as 1t Is said a certain
combine is extremely anxious to retain
many Of the present j~anitors, while another
Is equally DESTROYS OF having all OF those
Tow acting in this capacity fired" from
the pay roll Of the school district.
Cudahy Gets DiE order.
The Cudahy Packing company yesterday
received an order from the British govern
ment for 1000, 900 pounds Of canned corned
beef. The meat is to be shipped direct
from South Omaha to London. An order Of
this size. it is said. will constitute l12 car
loads. The shipment is to be made totally
within the next sixty days and is to be of
a special brand. This is one Of the largest
orders Of it's kind ever received at the
South Omaha packing houses.
Syndicate lark Improvement.
H. NJ. Christy. representing the South
Omaha Land company, yesterday stated
that the company would petition the coun-
ell for permission to grade G street from
Eighteenth to Twentieth street and II
street from Fifteenth to Twentieth
street. A soon as this work is done the
company will grade out a winding boule-
ward from the end Of @ street through the
park to connect with the park boulevard,
and will further finish out the boulevard
that now exists to connect with the
county road at the northern limits Of Syn
dictate park. This will make & beautiful
driveway through the park to Omaha. II
will also have the effect Of opening up
Twentieth street at these points, which,
while heretofore dedicated to the city, has
never been IN a condition for trafic. Mr..
Christy said that the company would ded-
ieste the boulevard through the park to
the city.
Lydia NJ. Ross Dies.
Mrs. Lydia NJ. Ross, aged II, residing at
22l6 ] street. died yesterday afternoon at
her home. Deceased was an old resident
OF the city and had a wide acquaintance.
Five children survive her, two OF whom
resided with her in South Omaha, being
Jennie NJ. ROSS and L. Mary Ross. l. Mary
Ross has been a teacher in the South
Omaha schools for some years. Rev. John
NJ. Ross of the Central United Presbyterian
church, Omaha. and DR.. J. F. Ross Of Kan
sas City. are sons Of the deceased. The
funeral services will be held at the resi-
dsnce at 4 p. m. Thursday. Interment will
be at Monmouth, III.
Going After DrusEists.
The failure OF the druggists Of the city
to meet with the demands OF the council in
securing liquor licenses, the same as the
saloons Of the city have been compelled to
do. is arousing the Ire OF many Of the mem
bers OF the council, who insist that the
druggists must procure licenses or shut out
the sale Of liquors from their respective
establishments. They claim that the drug