Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-09
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Closing Exercises Of Public Schools
Arranged for Coming Week.
COMMENCEMENT OCCURS FRIDAY NIGHT
Damage wrought by storm Is Extern
sive-POIice ArrestinE All Huck-
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along toward the end of the week. On
Thursday evening class exercises will be
held at the troop armory and rehearsals
for the event are now being held. A stage
with scenery, drop curtain and other ac-
cessories has been provided by the class
and a large number of extra chairs will be
forthcoming when the time comes. There
will be an orchestra and arrangements are
being made for an elaborate program. AS
far as arranged Clara Tombrink will de-
liver an address of welcome. This will be
followed by a recitation by Stella VIII
liams. Clara Freitag will render an In
trumentals solo and Leta NJ. Mead will de-
liver the class poem. These will be fol-
lowed by an grafton by Julia Willard. Then
there will be a class farce entitled "a Case
of Suspension" Those who will take part
in the farce are: Eunice Ensor, oliver G.
Ryan, Bert Coleman Harvey Renwick,
Leo S. Legro, Lucille Dennis, ALA Gill
christ, Maud Mcdowell, John L. Roberts
and Harriet Smith. The program has been
arranged with considerable care.
Friday evening commencement exercises
will be held at the Methodist church.
Today Rev. Andrew Renwick, pastor Of
the United Presbyterian church, will
preach a baccalureate sermon to the class.
The time for the delivery of the address
mas Dttu set lOT osOU U ClOCh'
Tuesday evening the juniors will tender
a reception to the graduates at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Cressey, 1929 North
Twenty-fourth street. Thursday comes the
class exercises at the armory, Friday the
commencement and Saturday evening the
alumni reception at Masonic hall.
The High school graduating class this
year will be made up as follows: oliver
c. Byam, Lucille w. Dennis, Clara G.
Freitag, Leo s. Legro, Leta NJ. Mead, Har-
vey Renwick, Harriet NJ. Smith, Julia G..
| willard, Herbert Coleman, Eunice Ensor,
ALA NJ. Gilchrist. Maud v. Mcdowell,
Mary T. Moore, John l.. Roberts, Clara
Tombrink and Stella NJ. Williams.
Repairing storm Damage.
1t will take the street foreman and his
men several weeks to repair the damage to
the streets caused by the storm Saturday
morning. The sewers carried off a large
portion OF the storm water, but the ca
pacity proved too small in certain districts.
At the Swift plant the water poured down
into the sheds and a couple Of dozen hogs
were rowne other damage to the plant
will amount to about $500. On east Q and
l. streets the holes in the streets practi-
cally prevent ira f1c and the street cars on
the Missouri Avenue line did not attempt
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At a rough estimate it will cost the city
not less than 81, 900 to repair the damage
to the streets and there is not a cent in
the street repair fund with which to meet
the expense. The work is going ahead,
however, and will be paid for out of the
emergency fund or from the general fund
when a transfer can be made. One OF the
worst washouts is at Twenty-third and z
streets. There is a hole at this intersec-
tion as big as the city hall building.
The electric light company was discom-
NODDED for a time yesterday on account OF
lightning burning out it's transformers at
the local station on M street.
At the stock yards the storm did con-
siderable damage, but repairs were quickly
made where most needed, so that the GUS
toners Of the market were not incon-
venienced to any extent.
Any number of cellars were filled and
there was a lively demand for pumps yes
terday. Another bunch Of sidewalk in
front of the Hunt building at Twenty
fifth and N streets was washed out and ex-
tensive repairs will have to be made to
the building. No reports of damake to any
Of the school buildings had been received
at the superintendent office at tho High
school up to last night.
Continually Making Arrests.
Acting uuueT the INSTRUCTIONS from the
mayor the police are daily making arrests
Of hucksters who have so far failed to pro-
vide themselves with licenses. Every pa
trolman in the city is looking after the
matter and as soon as a huckster Is found
who is not provided with a license he is
arrested and brought before the police
judge. Then he pays a fine and is forced
to take out a license before being permit
ted to continue peddling.
supply of Brick is Short.
Contractors and builders say that there
Is a shortage of brick. Prices for or
binary building brick now rule about $3.50
: per 1000. There was a scarcity of brick
here last fall when the plants shut down
and the practical closing down of one Of
the principal plants has caused a shortage
again, and therefore the price has gone up
I With good weather 1t is asserted that
+, there will soon be plenty OF brick on the
market and builders look for a reduction
, in price within the next week or so.
Pays Special Taxes.
The Board Of Education has paid int
r the city treasury the sum Of 81, 800 In spe-
cial taxes for the paving of Twenty-fftl
: street along the High school building. /
has been a long time since the school dis
{ tTict has paid any special taxes. and nov
; that the precedent has been establishes
members Of the city government hope tina
e the board will keep on paying special take
t when due.
Jones' Attention Called.
5 The attention of Sanitary Inspector Jone
c has been called to the dumping OF mAnur,
q and garbage In the gully on Twenty-hrs
r street between o and p street. 1t is as
serted by residents in that vicinity tina
liverymen and others dump refuse in thl
= gully at early hours in the morning in
y stead OF complying with the city ordinance
: and hauling their loads to the river.
Teachers Meeting Called.
d Teachers in the public schools who de
sire or intend to go to the meeting OF tn
National Educational association at Min
e neapolis are requested to meet at the ofac
OF Superintendent Mclean in the Hig
4 school building on Thursday afternoon a
4 o'clock. At this meeting It is stated tina
arrangements Will be made for those teach
ers who desire TO attend the session.
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