Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-02
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Sheep Receipts for July Largest in History
Of the Yards.
OUTLOOK GOOD FOR HEAVY RUN NOW
FEEDER sheep from western Ranges
VIII soon Come TO Market ana
Dealers Are Preparing
for = Rush.

Sheep receipts for July, according 10
the oficial figures furnished by the Union
~Stockyards company yesterday, numbered
over lis 900 head. This shows an in
crease OF $4,000 head over July, 1901, and.
In fact, made a record for the highest
receipts in any July since the yards were
opened here.
While it is true that there is a deficit
In the sheep account as compared with
the same period OF time last year, dealers
at the yards assert that this will more
than be made up within two months, and
that the calendar year will end with an
increase in cattle. hogs and sheep.
Last evening a well-known sheepgrower
from Wyoming dropped into The Bee
once and remarked that there was going
to be a big demand for feeder sheep at
this market from this time on. Growers,
he said, are preparing to send In heavy
shipments, as South Omaha has such ex-
cellent facilities for handling sheep, all
of the runways being under cover and
the barns the best that can be built.
In addition to this. many of the live
stock commission dealers at the yards
have received word tina there will be a
big demand for feeder sheep during the
months Of August, September and octo-
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mand will call for thousands Of sheep
OF all grades. lambs, ewes, wethers and
y%earlings.
From these statements II is inferred that
the receipts Of sheep here will be the
largest in the history Of the yards. In
this connection. a packer said last night
that the South Omaha market was in a
condition to handle all the sheep sent
here, and In his opinion good prices Will
prevail throughout the season.
Mayor KOutsky Interferes.
The attention Of Mayor Koutsky was
called yesterday to the fact that the con-
tractor doing the ~excavating for the two
room brick addition to the Albright school
at Seventeenth and Madison streets was
dumping the dirt into the street. In COM
pany with City Engineer Beal the mayor
visited the school building and found that
Madison street near the intersection Of
Seventeenth street was being obstructed
by the dirt taken from the school prop
erty. An order was issued at once by
the mayor to stop the dumping Of dirt
on the streets and to remove the mound
already built. An investigation showed
that P. J. Book, a contractor, and L. A.
Davis, architect for the Board OF Educa-
ton. had authorized the persons In charge
Of the grading to use the street as a
dumping ground. From this time on the
dirt taken from the site Of the proposed
addition will be dumped into holes in the
streets near by and not be piled up so as
to obstruct tramc.
Through Copying Petition.
Yesterday the clerk employed by the
Anti-SaIoon league to copy the petition
signed by about 5000 completed his work
and It is understood that the typewriter
copy Of the signatures will be given to the
printers at once in order that copies OF the
Agitator may be distributed throughout the
city as soon as possible.
The object of the publication, SO 1t Is
stated, is to show TO the general public the
persons who are DESTROYS Of having the
Iiquor houses opened on Sunday. At the
presept time the license committee OF the
council has charge Of the petition and pos
sibly upon its report the opening or con-
tinued closing Of saloons ON Sunday will
rest.
John scheit Fined.
In police court yesterday John scheit was
hned $40 and costs for exposing in his win
dows placards which were alleged to be a
reflection on the standing in the community
OF D.. NJ. Click, formerly city building In
spector. While Judge King did not declare
the placards obscene, he asserted that they
were 'disquieting'' and therefore imposed
the fine mentioned. 1t appears that there
has been i'll feeling between Click. who is
a contractor and builder. and scheit, for
some time and the latter adopted the pla-
card system in order to get even. Notice
Of an appeal to the fine was given.
In conformity with orders issued several
days ago the police yesterday caused the
removal OF all slot machines. The money
machines were taken out some time ago
but Mayor Koutsky has seen Mt to direct
the removal Of trade machines and so last
night there was not a slot machine to be
found in the city. II Is understood that
the mayor will permit the penny gum ma
chimes to continue in operation.
Magic city Gossip.
Fred ]. MulIan, q member OF the city fire
department, Is on the sick list.
Police onicer Otto Leipton has returned
to duty after a ten days Illness
Miss Julia Allen left last nIgha for Darien,
Wis, to spend a two weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira G. Maltstall. 1426 Mis-
souri, avenue, report the birth Of 9
daughter.
g. Kocher. Thirty-nrst and " streets
secured a permit yesterday for the erection
OF a cottage.
Mrs. s. C. shrigley returned last evening
from a three weeks visit with friends al
st. Paul, MINI.
c. o. s~prenger, formerly OF the Denver
Times. was a visitor at the Live Stock ex'
change yesterday.
Editor ]. NJ. Tanner of the Nebrasks
Democrat Is confined to his home with {
severe attack of cholera.
The police are investigating the robbery
of the Till at Joe Byrne's place, 2711 {
street. The sneaks secured about 81 II
change.
Mrs. NJ. A. Dillon was not as well yester
day as she has been for a few days. He
physicians expect she will rally within I
day OF two. =
A permit was issued yesterday to Stelli
O.. Brown for the erection of a 1900 dwell
ing on f street, between Twenty-third anS
~Twenty-fourth streets.